Dr. Cardinale is an ecologist who focuses on the conservation and restoration of biodiversity in natural systems, as well as the ecological design of human engineered systems that benefit from use of native species and biodiversity. Cardinale has published over 130 peer-reviewed papers, received more than $38 million in grant funding, and ranked as one of the world’s most highly cited researchers in the area of Environment / Ecology since 2014. Cardinale is also an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and a fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA).
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Recent Publications
The perceived ecological and human well-being benefits of ecosystem restoration
Jurjonas, M., May, C. A., Cardinale, B., Kyriakakis, S., Pearsall, D. R. & Doran, P. J., Feb 2024, In: People and Nature. 6, 1, p. 4-19 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Key questions for understanding drivers of biodiversity-ecosystem service relationships across spatial scales
Mitchell, M. G. E., Qiu, J., Cardinale, B. J., Chan, K. M. A., Eigenbrod, F., Felipe-Lucia, M. R., Jacob, A. L., Jones, M. S. & Sonter, L. J., Feb 2024, In: Landscape Ecology. 39, 2, 36.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Long-term changes in multi-trophic diversity alter the functioning of river food webs
Moi, D. A., D'Anatro, A., González-Bergonzoni, I., Vidal, N., Silva, I., Gauzens, B., Romero, G. Q., Cardinale, B. J., Bonecker, C. C., Carvalho-Rocha, V. & Teixeira de Mello, F., Aug 2024, In: Functional Ecology. 38, 8, p. 1739-1750 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Impacts of Fungal Disease on Algal Biofuel Systems: Using Life Cycle Assessment to Compare Control Strategies
Miyasato, E. M. & Cardinale, B. J., Feb 14 2023, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 57, 6, p. 2602-2610 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tolerance to allelopathic inhibition by free fatty acids in five biofuel candidate microalgae strains
Thomas, P. K., Hietala, D. C. & Cardinale, B. J., Feb 2023, In: Bioresource Technology Reports. 21, 101321.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of consumer diversity on prey consumption are not influenced by omnivory
Chang, F. H. & Cardinale, B. J., Jul 29 2022, In: Elementa. 10, 1, 00102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A synthesis of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative according to the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation
Jurjonas, M., May, C. A., Cardinale, B. J., Kyriakakis, S., Pearsall, D. R. & Doran, P. J., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Great Lakes Research. 48, 6, p. 1417-1431 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
No evidence of biodiversity effects on stream ecosystem functioning across green and brown food web pathways
López-Rojo, N., Boyero, L., Pérez, J., Basaguren, A. & Cardinale, B. J., Apr 2022, In: Freshwater Biology. 67, 4, p. 720-730 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Do not downplay biodiversity loss
Loreau, M., Cardinale, B. J., Isbell, F., Newbold, T., O’Connor, M. I. & de Mazancourt, C., Jan 27 2022, In: Nature. 601, 7894, p. E27-E28Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Human pressure drives biodiversity–multifunctionality relationships in large Neotropical wetlands
Moi, D. A., Lansac-Tôha, F. M., Romero, G. Q., Sobral-Souza, T., Cardinale, B. J., Kratina, P., Perkins, D. M., Teixeira de Mello, F., Jeppesen, E., Heino, J., Lansac-Tôha, F. A., Velho, L. F. M. & Mormul, R. P., Sep 2022, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 6, 9, p. 1279-1289 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Biodiversity and disease risk in an algal biofuel system: An experimental test in outdoor ponds using a before-after-control-impact (BACI) design
Widin, S. L., Billings, K. M., McGowen, J. & Cardinale, B. J., Apr 2022, In: PloS one. 17, 4 April, e0267674.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics
Boyero, L., López-Rojo, N., Tonin, A. M., Pérez, J., Correa-Araneda, F., Pearson, R. G., Bosch, J., Albariño, R. J., Anbalagan, S., Barmuta, L. A., Basaguren, A., Burdon, F. J., Caliman, A., Callisto, M., Calor, A. R., Campbell, I. C., Cardinale, B. J., Jesús Casas, J., Chará-Serna, A. M. & Chauvet, E. & 55 others, , Dec 1 2021, In: Nature communications. 12, 1, 3700.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition
Boyero, L., Pérez, J., López-Rojo, N., Tonin, A. M., Correa-Araneda, F., Pearson, R. G., Bosch, J., Albariño, R. J., Anbalagan, S., Barmuta, L. A., Beesley, L., Burdon, F. J., Caliman, A., Callisto, M., Campbell, I. C., Cardinale, B. J., Jesús Casas, J., Chará-Serna, A. M., Ciapała, S. & Chauvet, E. & 62 others, , Mar 2021, In: Science Advances. 7, 13, eabe7860.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Why does the public support or oppose agricultural nutrient runoff regulations? The effects of political orientation, environmental worldview, and policy specific beliefs
Guo, T., Campbell-Arvai, V. & Cardinale, B. J., Jan 15 2021, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 279, 111708.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Intra-guild predation (IGP) can increase or decrease prey density depending on the strength of IGP
Chang, F. H. & Cardinale, B. J., Jul 1 2020, In: Ecology. 101, 7, e03012.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review