Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 15 Apr 2009
Bachelor of Science, Quantitative Ecology, University of St Andrews
Award Date: 1 Jun 2005
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Continental‐wide prioritization of protected areas to address global and habitat‐specific goals for avian biodiversity conservation
Xu, Y., Pavón‐Jordán, D., Hallman, T., Bakx, T. R. M., Brotons, L., Herrando, S., Johnston, A., Sandercock, B. K., Sattler, T., Soultan, A., Ajder, V., Balmer, D. E., Burke, B., Cavalcante, T., Chodkiewicz, T., Foppen, R. P. B., Fox, A. D., Keller, V., Kornienko, T. & Knaus, P. & 14 others, , 14 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Conservation Biology. Early View, e70324.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modeling intra-observer variation in species detections reveals diverse patterns of change over time in participatory scientists
Crowley, C., Auer, T., Hochachka, W. M., Diaz, R., Dube, B., Ligocki, S., Strimas-Mackey, M., Johnston, A. & Fink, D., 3 Apr 2026, In: Condor. Advance Articles, 13 p., duag028.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Same view through a different lens: comparing population trends for North American birds using eBird and the Breeding Bird Survey
Robinson, O. J., Johnston, A. J., Hochachka, W. M., Hostetler, J. A., Sauer, J. R., Auer, T., Strimas-Mackey, M. E., Ligocki, S., Faraco-Hadlock, N. A., Ruiz-Gutierrez, V., Rodewald, A. D. & Fink, D., 1 Feb 2026, In: Ornithological Applications. 128, 1, 14 p., duaf077.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A framework for assessing the habitat correlates of spatially explicit population trends
Stillman, A. N., Davis, C. L., Dunham, K. D., Ruiz-Gutierrez, V., Rodewald, A. D., Johnston, A., Auer, T., Strimas-Mackey, M., Ligocki, S. & Fink, D., 6 May 2025, In: Diversity and Distributions. 31, 5, 12 p., e70030.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Detections of rare species lead citizen scientists to initiate data recording
Backstrom, L. J., Drake, R. L., Worthington, H. & Johnston, A., 10 Oct 2025, In: Diversity and Distributions. 31, 10, 12 p., e70103.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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eBird Status and Trends, Data Version: 2022
Fink, D. (Creator), Auer, T. (Creator), Johnston, A. (Creator), Strimas-Mackey, M. (Creator), Ligocki, S. (Creator), Robinson, O. (Creator), Hochachka, W. (Creator), Jaromczyk, L. (Creator), Crowley, C. (Creator), Dunham, K. (Creator), Stillman, A. (Creator), Davies, I. (Creator), Rodewald, A. (Creator), Ruiz Gutierrez, V. (Creator) & Wood, C. (Creator), Cornell University, 2023
DOI: 10.2173/ebirdst.2022, https://doi.org/10.2173/ebirdst.2022 and one more link, https://science.ebird.org/en/status-and-trends/products-access-terms-of-use (show fewer)
Dataset
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Data from: Estimates of observer expertise improve species distributions from citizen science data
Johnston, A. (Contributor), Fink, D. (Contributor), Hochachka, W. M. (Contributor) & Kelling, S. (Contributor), Dryad, 20 Jan 2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.1f5r2
Dataset
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Data from: Tracking the cultural niches of North American birds through time
Schuetz, J. G. (Contributor) & Johnston, A. (Contributor), Dryad, 3 Dec 2020
Dataset
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Total biomass, abundance and species richness of nocturally migrating landbirds in North America
Ng, W. H. (Contributor), Fink, D. (Contributor), La Sorte, F. (Contributor), Auer, T. (Contributor), Hochachka, W. (Contributor), Johnston, A. (Contributor) & Dokter, A. (Contributor), Figshare, 26 Jan 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.15085275.v1
Dataset
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Code for 'Protected areas have a mixed impact on waterbirds but management helps'
Simmons, B. I. (Contributor), Nagy, S. (Contributor), Mundkur, T. (Contributor), Johnston, A. (Contributor), Geldmann, J. (Contributor), Amano, T. (Contributor), Langendoen, T. (Contributor), Fuller, R. A. (Contributor), Sutherland, W. J. (Contributor), Wauchope, H. (Contributor), Jones, J. P. G. (Contributor) & Blanco, D. (Contributor), Zenodo, 2021
Dataset: Software
Activities
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Doors Open @ Computer Science 2026
Hoffmann, R. (Chair of organising committee), Morrison, D. (Member of organising committee), Ross, K. (Member of organising committee), Ardati, A. A. (Participant), Dearle, A. (Participant), Connor, R. (Participant), Claydon, B. (Participant), Sturdee, M. (Participant), Miguel, A. R. (Participant), Manataki, A. (Participant), Myles, C. G. G. (Participant), Harris-Birtill, D. C. C. (Participant), Balasubramaniam, D. (Participant), Brady, E. C. (Participant), Ye, J. (Participant), Clarke, L. (Participant), Young, M. (Participant), Chang, M. S. (Participant), Akgun, O. (Participant), Gent, I. P. (Participant), Jefferson, C. A. (Participant), Konovalov, O. (Participant), Nickson, Z. (Participant), Woodville-Price, T. (Participant), Donnelly, P. (Participant), To, S. H. (Participant), Spink, T. (Participant), Ren, Q. (Participant), McKechnie, M. (Participant), Redina, P. (Participant), Martin, N. (Participant), Mccurry, A. (Participant), Donaldson, D. (Participant), McCann, P. (Participant), Crowe, S. (Participant), Michalovits, S. (Participant), Terry, S. (Participant), Rosales Sanabria, A. (Participant), Nowshadi, Z. A. (Participant), Lin, Q. (Participant), Fogwill, M. (Participant), Sullivan, J. (Participant), Cardwell, K. (Participant), Kerlaff, K. (Participant), Chan, T. (Participant), Gronda Garrigues, P. (Participant), Janik, V. (Participant), Oswald, J. (Participant), Ellis, A. (Participant), Novozhylova, M. (Participant), Chub, O. (Participant), Shevchenko, V. (Participant), Boiar, Y. (Participant), Schrempf, P. (Participant), Murray, M. (Participant), Nederhof, M. (Participant), Dobson, S. (Participant), Johnston, A. (Participant), Aitken, L. (Participant), Kirby, G. (Participant), Babazadeh, K. (Participant), Hansen, T. E. (Participant), Telford, H. (Participant), Vesely, K. (Participant), Tronciu, V. (Participant), Huica, T. (Participant), Soe, S. (Participant), Abdul Khadeer, M. S. (Participant), Silva De Oliveira, R. (Participant), McGowan, J. (Participant), Doshi, A. (Participant), Loughney, J. P. (Participant) & Boyd, K. (Participant)
28 Apr 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a public festival/exhibition/event
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Big data in ornithology: challenges and opportunities from the rise of citizen science
Johnston, A. (Speaker)
10 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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The decline of biodiversity
Johnston, A. (Speaker)
3 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Prizes
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Marsh Award for Ornithology
Johnston, A. (Recipient), Oct 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)