Publications – Riva Lab

Recognized contributions

Riva, F, et al. (2024). Journal of Ecology. 112 (10), 2162-2182. Grime Reviews series and Top-10 cited in the journal in 2024.

Riva, F and L Fahrig (2023). Ecology Letters. 26(2), 267-277. ISI Web of Science “highly-cited” paper, Runner-up for Outstanding Paper Award From IALE-North America.

Riva, F and L Fahrig (2022). Conservation Letters. 15 (3), e12881. ISI Web of Science “highly-cited” paper.

Riva, F and SE Nielsen. (2020). Landscape Ecology. 35, 1495-1504. Best Article Award in Landscape Ecology.

2026

[50] Addressing gaps in butterfly population monitoring to catalyze global insect conservation
Riva, F, R Schmucki, R Cooke, … D Roy — Conservation Letters
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[49] Habitat fragmentation can either increase or decrease with habitat loss.
Martin, AE, C Galán-Acedo, F Riva, L Fahrig — Landscape Ecology
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[48] The relationship between plant and butterfly biodiversity is altered by compound effects of human activities at landscape and regional scales
Cruz Palma, M, A Guisan, A Chowdhury, F Collart, F Riva. — Basic and Applied Ecology
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[47] Global Biodiversity Framework targets can drive action on insect declines, but lack robust indicators to prove their effectiveness
Bladon, A, P Akite, S Chowdhury, F Riva, … L Dicks — Conservation Letters
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2025

[46] Why controlling for habitat amount is critical for resolving the fragmentation debate
Fahrig, L, … F Riva, … T Tscharntke — Conservation Biology
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[45] Echoes of the Past: Long-Term Climate Stability Shapes Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity in Euro-Mediterranean Forests
Magneville, C, … F Riva, … A Ordonez — Global Ecology and Biogeography
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[44] Forest bird diversity increases with fragmentation per se in landscapes following forest gains
Martin, AE, C Galán-Acedo, F Riva, L Fahrig — Journal of Applied Ecology
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[43] Demystifying the romanticized narratives about carbon credits from voluntary forest conservation
West, TAP, … F Riva, … FE Putz — Global Change Biology
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[42] Priority areas to conserve biodiversity in Canada
Karimi, S, R Schuster, JO Hanson, F Riva, A Liczner, JR Bennett — FACETS
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[41] Small patches have high conservation value for primates
Beard, T, F Riva, L Fahrig, C Galán-Acedo — Biological Conservation
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[40] Stakeholder consensus on conservation priorities across scientific, NGO, and governmental sectors
Hernández-Agüero, JA, P Verburg, C Magneville, M Cartereau, E Silva, A Leriche, J-C Svenning, O Tzortzakaki, G Bacchetta, F Riva — Conservation Letters
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[39] Spatially-nested species distribution models (N-SDM): an effective tool to overcome niche truncation for better projections
Guisan, A, … F Riva, … R Mateo — Journal of Ecology
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[38] Complex measures of habitat fragmentation and edge can complicate biodiversity conservation
Martin, AE and Galán-Acedo, C, V Arroyo-Rodríguez, L Daly, SG English, AK Habrich, A Hämäläinen, F Riva, L Fahrig — Conservation Letters
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[37] Why we should not assume that habitat fragmentation is generally bad for restoration: a reply to Watts & Hughes 2024
Riva, F, C Galán-Acedo, AE Martin, L Fahrig — Restoration Ecology
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[36] A nature tourism and citizen science alliance
Martin, CJ, JM Twambaze, F Riva — BioScience
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[35] Time and matrix quality increase the relative habitat value of smaller patches in fragmented landscapes
Deane, D and F Riva — Journal of Applied Ecology
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[34] Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology
Gould, E, … F Riva, … RA Zitomer — BMC Biology
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2024

[33] Protected areas fail to cover the full annual cycle of migratory butterflies
Chowdhury, S, M Cardillo, J Chapman, D Green, R Norris, F Riva, M Zalucki, R Fuller — Conservation Biology
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[32] Principles for area-based biodiversity conservation
Riva, F, N Haddad, L Fahrig, C Banks-Leite — Ecology Letters
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[31] Positive effects of fragmentation per se on the most iconic metapopulation
Galan Acedo, C, L Fahrig, F Riva, T Schulz — Conservation Letters
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[30] Incorporating effects of habitat patches into species distribution models
Riva, F, CJ Martin, C Galan-Acedo, EN Bellon, P Keil, A Moran-Ordonez, L Fahrig, A Guisan — Journal of Ecology
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[29] On the emergence of ecosystem decay: a critical assessment of patch area effects across spatial scales
Riva, F, E Pierre, A Guisan — Biological Conservation
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[28] Overcoming confusion and stigma in habitat fragmentation research
Riva, F, N Koper, L Fahrig — Biological Reviews
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[27] Diverging sub-fields in functional ecology
Viliani, L, S Bonelli, G Gentile, E Parile, Riva, F — Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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[26] Marine fishes experiencing high-velocity range shifts may not be climate change winners
Chaikin, S, F Riva, JP Lessard, K Marshall, Belmaker Y — Nature Ecology and Evolution
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2023

[25] Towards a cohesive understanding of ecological complexity
Riva, F, C Graco-Roza, GN Daskalova, EJ Hudgins, JMM Lewthwaite, E Newman, M Ryo, S Mammola — Science Advances
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[24] The evolution of plasticity at geographic range edges
Usui, T and Lerner, D, IMK Eckert, AL Angert, CJ Garroway, AL Hargreaves, LT Lancaster, J-P Lessard, F Riva, C Schmidt, KRL van der Burg, KE Marshall — Trends in Ecology and Evolution
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[23] 30×30 biodiversity gains rely on national coordination
Eckert, I, A Brown, D Caron, F Riva, LJ Pollock — Nature Communications
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[22] Obstruction of biodiversity conservation by minimum patch size criteria
Riva, F and L Fahrig — Conservation Biology
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[21] Butterfly foraging is remarkably synchronous in an experimental tropical macrocosm
Riva, F, A-P Drapeau Picard, M Larrivée — Biology Letters
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[20] Combining environmental niche models, multi-grain analyses, and species traits identifies pervasive effects of land use on butterfly biodiversity across Italy
Riva, F, F Barbero, E Balletto, S Bonelli — Global Change Biology
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[19] Landscape-scale habitat fragmentation is positively related to biodiversity, despite patch-scale ecosystem decay
Riva, F and L Fahrig — Ecology Letters
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2022

[18] Loss of the world's smallest forests
Riva, F, CJ Martin, K Millard, L Fahrig — Global Change Biology
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[17] A protocol for reproducible functional diversity analyses
Palacio, FX, CT Callaghan, P Cardoso, EJ Hudgins, MA Jarzyna, G Ottaviani, F Riva, C Graco-Roza, V Shirey, S Mammola — Ecography
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[16] Does a short Pollard walk transect capture butterfly and bee diversity? A test to inform pollinator monitoring and community science initiatives
Viliani, L, M Vercelli, S Bonelli, DB Roy, F Riva — Insect Conservation and Diversity
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[15] The disproportionately high value of small patches for biodiversity conservation
Riva, F and L Fahrig — Conservation Letters
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2021

[14] The rarity facets of biodiversity: integrating Zeta diversity and Dark diversity to understand the nature of commonness and rarity
Riva, F and S Mammola — Ecology and Evolution
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[13] Resolving the SLOSS dilemma for biodiversity conservation: a research agenda
Fahrig, L, C Arnillas, V Arroyo-Rodríguez, T Jörger-Hickfang, J Müller, H Pereira, F Riva, V Rösch, S Seibold, T Tscharntke, J Watling, F May — Biological Reviews
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[12] A functional perspective on the analysis of land use and land cover data in ecology
Riva, F and SE Nielsen — Ambio
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[11] Evaluating intraspecific variation in insect trait analysis
Gentile, G, S Bonelli, F Riva — Ecological Entomology
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[10] Short-term effects of wildfire in boreal peatlands: does fire mitigate the linear footprint of oil and gas exploration?
Pinzon, J, A Dabros, F Riva, J Glasier — Ecological Applications
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2020

[9] Six key steps for functional landscape analyses of habitat change
Riva, F and SE Nielsen — Landscape Ecology
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[8] Of detectability and camouflage: evaluating Pollard Walk rules using a common, cryptic butterfly
Riva, F, G Gentile, S Bonelli, JH Acorn, FV Denes, AD Crosby, SE Nielsen — Ecosphere
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2019

[7] Composite Effects of Cutlines and Wildfire Result in Fire Refuges for Plants and Butterflies in Boreal Treed Peatlands
Riva, F, J Pinzon, JH Acorn, SE Nielsen — Ecosystems
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[6] Identification "by eye": integrative character assessment informs regional field identification of greater fritillary butterflies (Nymphalidae: Speyeria)
Riva, F and Campbell, EO, F Carroll, JH Acorn — Journal of Insect Conservation
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2018

[5] Distribution of cranberry blue butterflies (Agriades optilete) and their responses to forest disturbance from in situ oil sands and wildfires
Riva, F, JH Acorn, SE Nielsen — Diversity
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[4] Effects of narrow linear disturbances on light and wind patterns in fragmented boreal forests in northeastern Alberta
Stern, ER, F Riva, SE Nielsen — Forests
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[3] Narrow corridors direct the movement of a generalist boreal butterfly
Riva, F, JH Acorn, SE Nielsen — Biology Letters
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[2] Localized disturbances from oil sands developments increase butterfly diversity and abundance in Alberta's boreal forests
Riva, F, JH Acorn, SE Nielsen — Biological Conservation
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2017

[1] The acoustic repertoire of lycaenid butterfly larvae
Riva, F, F Barbero, S Bonelli, E Balletto and LP Casacci — Bioacoustics
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