My research
I am a postdoctoral fellow within the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research. Here, I am studying how the inter-relationships between pollinator biodiversity and crop pollination services can be harnessed to synergistically enhance nature conservation, socio-economic outcomes for farmers and the sustainability of food production.
My background
Prior to my position within CEC, I completed my PhD in Applied Ecology at the University of New England, Australia. My PhD research focused on improving pollination ecosystem services provided by wild and managed insects to commercial blueberry crops.
Publications
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Shared use of a mass-flowering crop drives dietary niche overlap between managed honeybees and bumblebees
Olivia Bernhardsson, Liam Kendall, Ola Olsson, Peter Olsson, Henrik G. Smith
(2024) Journal of Applied Ecology
Journal articlePollinator effectiveness and pollination dependency of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) in Swedish hemi-boreal forests
Océane Bartholomée, Jacob Björnberg, Henrik G. Smith, Liam Kendall
(2024) Journal of Pollination Ecology, 36 p.135-143
Journal articleWithin-bloom shift in abundance of a wild pollinator mediates pollen deposition rates to blueberry
Ulrika Samnegård, Liam K. Kendall, Martin E. Brummell, Maurizio Rocchetti, Karen Cristine Bezerra da Silva Santos, et al.
(2023) Basic and Applied Ecology, 72 p.64-73
Journal articleStingless bee floral visitation in the global tropics and subtropics
Francisco Garcia Bulle Bueno, Liam Kendall, Denise Araujo Alves, Manuel Lequerica Tamara, Tim Heard, et al.
(2023) Global Ecology and Conservation, 43
Journal article reviewLandscape composition and pollinator traits interact to influence pollination success in an individual-based model
Susanne Kortsch, Leonardo Saravia, Alyssa R. Cirtwill, Thomas Timberlake, Jane Memmott, et al.
(2023) Functional Ecology, 37 p.2056-2071
Journal articleCovariation among reproductive traits in flowering plants shapes their interactions with pollinators
Jose B. Lanuza, Romina Rader, Jamie Stavert, Liam K. Kendall, Manu E. Saunders, et al.
(2023) Functional Ecology, 37 p.2072-2084
Journal articleClimate mediates roles of pollinator species in plant–pollinator networks
Manu E. Saunders, Liam K. Kendall, Jose B. Lanuza, Mark A. Hall, Romina Rader, et al.
(2023) Global Ecology and Biogeography, 32 p.511-518
Journal articleA global assessment of the species composition and effectiveness of watermelon pollinators and the management strategies to inform effective pollination service delivery
Erandi C.W.Subasinghe Arachchige, Lisa J. Evans, Joshua W. Campbell, Keith S. Delaplane, Eleanor Spicer Rice, et al.
(2023) Basic and Applied Ecology, 66 p.50-62
Journal article reviewCitizen science initiatives increase pollinator activity in private gardens and green spaces
Anna S. Persson, Veronica Hederström, Iris Ljungkvist, Lovisa Nilsson, Liam Kendall
(2023) Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 4
Journal articleThe potential and realized foraging movements of bees are differentially determined by body size and sociality
Liam K Kendall, John M Mola, Zachary M Portman, Daniel P Cariveau, Henrik G Smith, et al.
(2022) Ecology, 103
Journal articleInitial floral visitor identity and foraging time strongly influence blueberry reproductive success
Liam K. Kendall, Jamie R. Stavert, Vesna Gagic, Mark Hall, Romina Rader
(2022) Basic and Applied Ecology, 60 p.114-122
Journal articleThe effect of protective covers on pollinator health and pollination service delivery
Liam K. Kendall, Lisa J. Evans, Megan Gee, Tobias J. Smith, Vesna Gagic, et al.
(2021) Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 319
Journal article reviewPathways towards a sustainable future envisioned by early-career conservation researchers
Kaisa J. Raatikainen, Jenna Purhonen, Tähti Pohjanmies, Maiju Peura, Eini Nieminen, et al.
(2021) Conservation Science and Practice, 3
Journal articleSelf-compatible blueberry cultivars require fewer floral visits to maximize fruit production than a partially self-incompatible cultivar
Liam K. Kendall, Vesna Gagic, Lisa J. Evans, Brian T. Cutting, Jessica Scalzo, et al.
(2020) Journal of Applied Ecology, 57 p.2454-2462
Journal articleUnderstanding pollinator foraging behaviour and transition rates between flowers is important to maximize seed set in hybrid crops
Vesna Gagic, Lindsey Kirkland, Liam K. Kendall, Jeremy Jones, Jeffrey Kirkland, et al.
(2020) Apidologie
Journal articleEcological, biophysical and production effects of incorporating rest into grazing regimes : A global meta-analysis
Sarah E. McDonald, Rachel Lawrence, Liam Kendall, Romina Rader
(2019) Journal of Applied Ecology, 56 p.2723-2731
Journal articlePollinator size and its consequences : Robust estimates of body size in pollinating insects
Liam K. Kendall, Romina Rader, Vesna Gagic, Daniel P. Cariveau, Matthias Albrecht, et al.
(2019) Ecology and Evolution, 9 p.1702-1714
Journal articleHabitat determinants of the taxonomic and functional diversity of parasitoid wasps
Liam K. Kendall, Darren F. Ward
(2016) Biodiversity and Conservation, 25 p.1955-1972
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