Professor Andrew Pullin

Emeritus Professor

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Research Interests: I am Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation and interested in the concept of evidence synthesis and evidence-based practice in environmental management. In 2007 I co-founded the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE, www.environmentalevidence.org), an NGO that promotes the conduct and dissemination of systematic reviews of evidence on environmental impacts of human actions and effectiveness of environmental management and policy interventions worldwide. The CEE acts as a reliable, open-access, source of evidence to inform decision making in conservation and environmental management and policy. Current interests include imp[roving the rigour and efficiency of evidence synthesis methods and improving communication of findings to diverse audiences. I am also Editor of the CEE Journal ‘Environmental Evidence’.

  1. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    Human well-being impacts of terrestrial protected areas

    Pullin, A. S., Bangpan, M., Dalrymple, S., Dickson, K., Haddaway, N. R., Healey, J. R., Hauari, H., Hockley, N., Jones, J. P. G., Knight, T., Vigurs, C. & Oliver, S., 28 Oct 2013, In: Environmental Evidence. 2, p. article 19

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Impact of forest co-management programs on forest conditions in Malawi

    Chinangwa, L., Pullin, A. & Hockley, N., 16 Mar 2017, In: Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 36, 4, p. 338-357

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Impacts of grazing on lowland heathland in north-west Europe.

    Newton, A. C., Stewart, G. B., Myers, G., Diaz, A., Lake, S., Bullock, J. M. & Pullin, A. S., 1 May 2009, In: Biological Conservation. 142, 5, p. 935-947

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Is nest predator exclusion an effective strategy for enhancing bird populations?

    Smith, R. K., Pullin, A. S., Stewart, G. B. & Sutherland, W. J., 1 Jan 2011, In: Biological Conservation. 144, 1, p. 1-10

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Linking reductionist science and holistic policy using systematic reviews: unpacking environmental policy questions to construct an evidence-based framework.

    Pullin, A. S., Knight, T. M. & Watkinson, A. R., 1 Oct 2009, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 46, 5, p. 970-975

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Livelihoods and Welfare Impacts of Forest Comanagement

    Chinangwa, L., Pullin, A. & Hockley, N., 2016, In: International Journal of Forestry Research. 2016, 12 p., 5847068.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Mixing and matching: using qualitative methods to improve quantitative impact evaluations (IEs) and systematic reviews (SRs) of development outcomes

    Jimenez, E., Waddington, H., Goel, N., Prost, A., Pullin, A., White, H., Lahiri, S. & Narain, A., 30 Nov 2018, In: Journal of Development Effectiveness. 10, 4, p. 400-421

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    On the surrogate value of red-listed butterflies for butterflies and grasshoppers: a case study in Grammos site of Natura 2000, Greece.

    Zografou, K., Sfenthourakis, S., Pullin, A. S. & Kati, V., 1 Oct 2009, In: Journal Of Insect Conservation. 13, 5, p. 505-514

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    One Hundred Questions of Importance to the Conservation of Global Biological Diversity.

    Sutherland, W. J., Adams, W. M., Aronson, R. B., Aveling, R., Blackburn, T. M., Broad, S., Ceballos, G., Cote, I. M., Cowling, R. M., Da Fonseca, G. A., Dinerstein, E., Ferraro, P. J., Fleishman, E., Gascon, C., Hunter, M., Hutton, J., Kareiva, P., Kuria, A., MacDonals, D. W., MacKinnon, K., Madgwick, F. J., Mascia, M. B., McNeely, J., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Moon, S., Morley, C. G., Nelson, S., Osborn, D., Pai, M., Parsons, E. C., Peck, L. S., Possingham, H., Prior, S. V., Pullin, A. S., Rands, M. R., Ranganathan, J., Redford, K. H., Rodriguez, J. P., Seymour, F., Sobel, J., Sodhi, N. S., Stott, A., Vance-Borland, K. & Watkinson, A., 1 Jun 2009, In: Conservation Biology. 23, 3, p. 557-567

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Persistence of species in a fragmented urban landscape: the importance of dispersal ability and habitat availability for grassland butterflies.

    Wood, B. C. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Aug 2002, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 11, 8, p. 1451-1468

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Phylogenetic relationships in brown argus butterflies (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae : Aricia) from north-western Europe.

    Aagaard, K., Hindar, K., Pullin, A. S., James, C. H., Hammarstedt, O., Balstad, T. & Hanssen, O., 1 Jan 2002, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 75, 1, p. 27-37

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Phylogeography of the marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae) in the UK.

    Joyce, D. A. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Jan 2001, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 72, 1, p. 129-141

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Phylogeography, genetic diversity and conservation of the large copper butterfly Lycaena dispar in Europe.

    Lai, B. C. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Mar 2004, In: Journal Of Insect Conservation. 8, 1, p. 27-36

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Poor evidence-base for assessment of windfarm impacts on birds.

    Stewart, G. B., Pullin, A. S. & Coles, C. F., 1 Mar 2007, In: Environmental Conservation. 34, 1, p. 1-11

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Potential types of bias when estimating causal effects in environmental research and how to interpret them

    Konno, K., Gibbons, J., Lewis, R. & Pullin, A., 7 Feb 2024, In: Environmental Evidence. 13, 1, 1.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    ROSES RepOrting standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses: pro forma, flow-diagram and descriptive summary of the plan and conduct of environmental systematic reviews and systematic maps.

    Haddaway, N. R., Macura, B., Whalley, P. & Pullin, A. S., 19 Mar 2018, In: Environmental Evidence. 7, 7, 8 p., 7.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Realizing an effectiveness revolution in environmental management

    Keene, M. & Pullin, A. S., Sept 2011, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 92, 9, p. 2130-2135

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Response to Griffiths. Mismatches between conservation science and practice

    Sutherland, W. J., Pullin, A., Dolman, P. M. & Knight, T. M., 1 Nov 2004, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 19, 11, p. 565-566

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Response to Mathevet and Mauchamp: Evidence-based conservation: dealing with social issues.

    Sutherland, W. J., Pullin, A., Dolman, P. M. & Knight, T. M., 1 Aug 2005, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 20, 8, p. 424-425

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Save the Whales? Save the Rainforest? Save the Data!

    Pullin, A. S. & Salafsky, N., 15 Jul 2010, In: Conservation Biology. 24, 4, p. 915-917

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Selecting appropriate methods of knowledge synthesis to inform biodiversity policy

    Pullin, A., Frampton, G., Jongman, R., Kohl, C., Livoreil, B., Lux, A., Pataki, G., Petrokofsky, G., Podhora, A., Saarikoski, H., Santamaria, L., Schindler, S., Sousa-Pinto, I., Vandewalle, M. & Wittmer, H., 1 Jun 2016, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 25, 7, p. 1285-1300

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Selection for discontinuous life-history traits along a continuous thermal gradient in the butterfly Aricia agestis.

    Burke, S., Pullin, A. S., Wilson, R. J. & Thomas, C. D., 1 Dec 2005, In: Ecological Entomology. 30, 6, p. 613-619

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Standardized reporting of the costs of management interventions for biodiversity conservation

    Iacona, G. D., Sutherland, W. J., Mappin, B., Adams, V. M., Armsworth, P. R., Coleshaw, T., Cook, C., Craigie, I., Dicks, L. V., Fitzsimons, J. A., McGowan, J., Plumptre, A. J., Polak, T., Pullin, A. S., Ringma, J., Rushworth, I., Santangeli, A., Stewart, A., Tulloch, A., Walsh, J. C. & Possingham, H. P., Oct 2018, In: Conservation Biology. 32, 5, p. 979-988 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Standards of conduct and reporting in evidence syntheses that could inform environmental policy and management decisions

    Pullin, A. S., Cheng, S. H., Jackson, J. D., Eales, J., Envall, I., Fada, S. J., Frampton, G. K., Harper, M., Kadykalo, A. N., Kohl, C., Konno, K., Livoreil, B., Ouédraogo, D.-Y., O’Leary, B. C., Pullin, G., Randall, N., Rees, R., Smith, A., Sordello, R., Sterling, E. J., Twardek, W. M. & Woodcock, P., 19 Apr 2022, In: Environmental Evidence. 11, 1, 16.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Strengthen causal models for better conservation outcomes for human well-being

    Cheng, S. H., McKinnon, M. C., Masuda, Y. J., Garside, R., Jones, K. W., Miller, D. C., Pullin, A. S., Sutherland, W. J., Augustin, C., Gill, D. A., Wongbusarakum, S. & Wilkie, D., 20 Mar 2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15, 3, p. e0230495

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Support for decision-making in conservation practice: an evidence based approach

    Knight, T. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Jan 2003, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 11, 2, p. 83-90

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Temperate marine reserves: global ecological effects and guidelines for future networks

    Stewart, G. B., Kaiser, M. J., Cote, I. M., Halpern, B. S., Lester, S. E., Bayliss, H. R. & Pullin, A. S., Dec 2009, In: Conservation Letters. 2, 6, p. 243-253

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    The CEEDER database of evidence reviews: An open-access evidence service for researchers and decision-makers

    Konno, K., Cheng, S. H., Eales, J., Frampton, G., Kohl, C., Livoreil, B., Macura, B., O'Leary, B., Randall, N., Taylor, J., Woodcock, P. & Pullin, A., 1 Dec 2020, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 114, p. 256-262

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    The effectiveness of asulam for bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) control in the united kingdom: A meta-analysis.

    Stewart, G. B., Pullin, A. & Tyler, C., 1 Nov 2007, In: Environmental Management. 40, 5, p. 747-760

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    The effectiveness of management interventions for the control of Spartina species: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Roberts, P. D. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Jul 2008, In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 18, 5, p. 592-618

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    The effectiveness of management interventions used to control Ragwort species.

    Roberts, P. D. & Pullin, A. S., 1 May 2007, In: Environmental Management. 39, 5, p. 691-706

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    The effects of flooding on survivorship in overwintering larvae of the large copper butterfly Lycaena dispar batavus (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae), and its possible implications for restoration management.

    Nicholls, C. N. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Jan 2003, In: European Journal of Entomology. 100, 1, p. 65-72

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    The evidence base for community forest management as a mechanism for supplying global environmental benefits and improving local welfare.

    Bowler, D., Buyung-Ali, L., Healey, J., Jones, J. P. G., Knight, T. & Pullin, A., 2010, In: Environmental Evidence. SR48.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    The fitness consequences of inbreeding in natural populations and their implications for species conservation – a systematic map

    Eales, J. F., Neaves, L. E., Eales, J., Whitlock, R., Hollingsworth, P. M., Burke, T. & Pullin, A. S., 26 Feb 2015, In: Environmental Evidence. 4, 5

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    The identification of 100 ecological questions of high policy relevance in the UK.

    Sutherland, W. J., Armstrong-Brown, S., Armsworth, P. R., Brereton, T., Brickland, J., Campbell, C. D., Chamberlain, D. E., Cooke, A. I., Dulvy, N. K., Dusic, N. R., Fitton, M., Freckleton, R. P., Godfray, H. C., Grout, N., Harvey, H. J., Hedley, C., Hopkins, J. J., Kift, N. B., Kirby, J., Kunin, W. E., MacDonald, D. W., Marker, B., Naura, M., Neale, A. R., Oliver, T., Osborn, D., Pullin, A. S., Shardlow, M. E., Showler, D. A., Smith, P. L., Smithers, R. J., Solandt, J. L., Spencer, J., Spray, C. J., Thomas, C. D., Thompson, J., Webb, S. E., Yalden, D. W. & Watkinson, A. R., 1 Aug 2006, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 43, 4, p. 617-627

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    The identification of priority policy options for UK nature conservation

    Sutherland, W. J., Albon, S. D., Allison, H., Armstrong-Brown, S., Bailey, M. J., Brereton, T., Boyd, I. L., Carey, P., Edwards, J., Gill, M., Hill, D., Hodge, I., Hunt, A. J., Le Quesne, W. J. F., Macdonald, D. W., Mee, L. D., Mitchell, R., Norman, T., Owen, R. P., Parker, D., Prior, S. V., Pullin, A. S., Rands, M. R. W., Redpath, S., Spencer, J., Spray, C. J., Thomas, C. D., Tucker, G. M., Watkinson, A. R. & Clements, A., Oct 2010, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 47, 5, p. 955-965

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    The need for evidence-based conservation.

    Sutherland, W. J., Pullin, A. S., Dolman, P. M. & Knight, T. M., 1 Jun 2004, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 19, 6, p. 305-308

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    The policy role of systematic reviews: Past, present and future

    Haddaway, N. R. & Pullin, A. S., 29 Oct 2014, In: Springer Science Reviews. 2, 1-2, p. 179-183

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    The relative importance of grazing stock type and grazing intensity for conservation of mesotrophic 'old meadow' pasture.

    Stewart, G. B. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Oct 2008, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 16, 3, p. 175-185

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    The reliability of evidence review methodology in environmental science and conservation

    O'Leary, B., Kvist, K., Bayliss, H. R., Derroire, G., Healey, J., Hughes, K., Kleinschroth, F., Sciberras, M., Woodcock, P. & Pullin, A., 1 Oct 2016, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 64, p. 75-82

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Published

    The why, what, and how of global biodiversity indicators beyond the 2010 target.

    Jones, J. P. G., Collen, B., Atkinson, G., Baxter, P. W., Bubb, P., Illian, J. B., Katzner, T. E., Keane, A., Loh, J., McDonald-Madden, E., Nicholson, E., Pereira, H. M., Possingham, H. P., Pullin, A. S., Rodrigues, A. S., Ruiz-Gutierrez, V., Sommerville, M. & Milner-Gulland, E. J., 17 Nov 2010, In: Conservation Biology.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Understanding community criteria for assessing forest co-management programmes: evidence from Malawi

    Chinangwa, L., Pullin, A. S. & Hockley, N., 1 Mar 2017, In: International Forestry Review. 19, 1, p. 17-28 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Understanding the Impacts of Research Synthesis

    Wyborn, C., Louder, E., Harrison, J., Montambault, J., Montana, J., Ryan, M., Bednarek, A., Nesshover, C., Pullin, A., Reed, M., Dellecker, E., Kramer, J., Boyd, J., Dellecker, A. & Hutton, J., Aug 2018, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 86, p. 72-84

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Urban greening to cool towns and cities: a systematic review of the empirical evidence.

    Knight, T. M., Bowler, D. E., Buyung-Ali, L. M., Knight, T. & Pullin, A. S., 15 Sept 2010, In: Landscape and Urban Planning. 97, 3, p. 147-155

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Using genetics to inform re-introduction strategies for the Chequered Skipper butterfly (Carterocephalus palaemon, Pallas) in England.

    Joyce, D. A. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Mar 2004, In: Journal Of Insect Conservation. 8, 1, p. 69-74

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. Published

    What evidence exists on the impact of governance type on the conservation effectiveness of forest protected areas? Knowledge base and evidence gaps.

    Macura, B., Laura, S. & Pullin, A., 12 Dec 2015, In: Environmental Evidence. 4, 24

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Wild dog reintroductions in South Africa: a systematic review and cross-validation of an endangered species recovery programme.

    Gusset, M., Stewart, G. B., Bowler, D. E. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Aug 2010, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 18, 3, p. 230-234

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Your evidence or mine? Systematic evaluation of reviews of marine protected area effectiveness

    Woodcock, P., O'Leary, B., Kaiser, M. & Pullin, A., Jul 2017, In: Fish and Fisheries. 18, 4, p. 668-681

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. Editorial › Research › Peer-reviewed
  51. Published

    Key concepts for making informed choices

    Aronson, J. K., Barends, E., Boruch, R., Brennan, M., Chalmers, I., Chislett, J., Cunliffe-Jones, P., Dahlgren, A., Gaarder, M., Haines, A., Heneghan, C., Matthews, R., Maynard, B., Oxman, A. D., Oxman, M., Pullin, A., Randall, N., Roddam, H., Schoonees, A., Sharples, J., Stewart, R., Stott, J., Tallis, R., Thomas, N. & Vale, L., 15 Aug 2019, In: Nature. 572, 7769, p. 303-306 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

  52. Published

    Response to "Every ROSE has its thorns"

    Haddaway, N. R., Macura, B., Whaley, P. & Pullin, A. S., 21 Sept 2018, In: Environmental Evidence. 7, 21

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review