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Rob Patchett

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4105-3136

  • School of Biology, Sir Harold Mitchell Building, Greenside Place, St Andrews, KY16 9TH, UK

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Research overview

Dr Rob Patchett works on range of topics in ecology and conservation, spanning human-wildlife coexistence, biodiversity monitoring, and the impacts of land use policy on wildlife. His recent work has focused on understanding how human activity and landscape modification influence animal movement and space use, and as part of the COVID-19 Bio-Logging Initiative, he has been investigating how pandemic lockdowns impacted wildlife.

Rob is a core team member of the National Geographic Society’s Living Pathways program, which combines the powers of community building, technology, local empowerment, education and storytelling to promote human–wildlife coexistence in the world’s unprotected landscapes, complementing the 30x30 Initiative.

Alongside his research, he sits on the British Ecological Society's Scottish Policy Group committee and has completed a British Ecological Society Policy Fellowship partnering with the Scottish Government to assess biodiversity impacts of the Agricultural Reform Programme.

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):

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  3. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  4. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

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  • Interacting effects of human presence and landscape modification on birds and mammals

    Oliver, R. Y., Yanco, S. W., Ellis-Soto, D., Jesmer, B. R., Cohen, J., Gao, S., Patchett, R., Avgar, T., Bildstein, K., Bakner, N. W., Barber, D., Barker, K., Barnes, J. G., Bastille-Rousseau, G., Belan, J. L., Benson, J. F., Bêty, J., Beyer, D. E., Bird, D. & Bowersock, N. & 72 others, Boyce, A. J., Carlson, B. S., Casazza, M. L., Chamberlain, M. J., Cherry, M. J., Collier, B. A., Courtemanch, A., Davidson, S. C., DeBloois, D., DeNicola, V., DeSorbo, C. R., Dowler, R. C., Dupont, D., Elbroch, L. M., Elliott, J., Evans, B. A., Ford, W. M., Hancock, D., Hardesty-Moore, M., Hawley, J. E., Jeffress, M. R., Jennings, S., Kauffman, M. J., Kays, R., Kelly, M. J., Kluever, B. M., Lamont, M., LaPoint, S., LaSharr, T. N., Lefebvre, J., Legagneux, P., Loretto, M.-C., Lumpkin, D., Martinez, L. A., Marzluff, J. M., McCauley, D., McDuie, F., Mong, T. W., Monteith, K. L., Mueller, T., Newediuk, L., Ortega, A. C., Ossi, F., Overton, C., Perkins, J. C., Petroelje, T. R., Prugh, L., Sager-Fradkin, K. A., Seer, M., Shawler, A., Skalos, S., Smiley, R. A., Sommefeld, J., Stahler, D. R., Stephenson, J., Stevens, R. D., Svoboda, N. J., Therrien, J.-F., Thomas, P., VanAcker, M., Vander Wal, E., Varland, D., Verzuh, T. L., Wagler, B. L., Warnock, N., Webb, S. L., Williams, C. K., Wilmers, C. C., Wolfson, D. W., Young, J. K., Rutz, C. & Jetz, W., 21 May 2026, In: Science. 392, 100, p. 879-884 6 p.

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  • Migratory and breeding behaviour of Water Rails Rallus aquaticus in east-central Scotland revealed by geolocators

    Patchett, R. & Robertson, D., May 2026, In: Bird Study. 73, 2, p. 89-96 8 p.

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  • A mosaic of modular variation at a single gene underpins convergent plumage coloration

    Lutgen, D., Peona, V., Chase, M., Kakhki, N. A., Lammers, F., de Souza, S. G., Ducrest, A.-L., Burri, M., Andriopoulos, P., Lukhele, S. M., Moysi, M., Yohannes, E., Abbasov, A., Albayrak, T., Albayrak, M., Auchli, N., Bontzorlos, V., Christoforou, I., Copete, J. L. & Fulco, E. & 27 others, Garcia, J. T., Javakhishvili, Z., Kazazou, A., Lei, F., Liu, Y., Paposhvili, N., Patchett, R., Péter, Á., Ritter, R., Sándor, A. D., Schneider, F., Shurulinkov, P., Sklyarenko, S., Stumberger, B., Tagiyev, A., Uboldi, A., Vogiatzis, N., Taborsak-Lines, F., Gruselius, J., Yao, L., Peichel, C. L., Suh, A., Gagnaire, P.-A., Kirschel, A. N. G., Schweizer, M., Schielzeth, H. & Burri, R., 16 Oct 2025, In: Science. 390, 6770, p. 1-19 19 p., eado8005.

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  • Comparing migration of Whinchats Saxicola rubetra from the non-breeding grounds in Liberia and Nigeria: differences due to geography but otherwise very similar

    Cresswell, W., Patchett, R., Blackburn, E. & Burgess, M., 2 Jun 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, p. 1-25 25 p., e0324086.

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  • Habitat selection of three gull species in response to sudden changes in human mobility

    Patchett, R., Smith, B. J., Thaxter, C. B., Burton, N. H. K., Franke, B. H., Yanco, S. W., Oliver, R. Y., Ellis-Soto, D., Tucker, M. A., Loveridge, A., Sommerfeld, J., Ossi, F., Clewley, G. D., Camphuysen, K. C. J., Desmet, P., Ramos, R., González-Solís, J., Green, R. M. W., Humphreys, E. M. & Johnston, D. T. & 9 others, Lens, L., Müller, W., O'Hanlon, N. J., Robin, F., Sallent, Á., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Stienen, E. W. M., Verbruggen, F. & Rutz, C., Dec 2025, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 292, 2061, p. 1-10 10 p., 20252482 .

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