Publications

Peer-reviewed research in behavioural ecology, animal movement, habitat selection, and conservation planning.

  • 16

    peer-reviewed publications, 9 as lead author

  • 26

    conference presentations, plus 7 invited talks

  • >$200,000

    in competitive fellowships and scholarships

  • 29

    peer reviews for 16 journals

Peer-reviewed publications

16 publications, 9 as lead author.

  1. 16 2026

    Native bee genus diversity within bee-friendly urban gardens varies little along an urbanization gradient

    Repovs M, Liczner AR, Pither J

    FACETS

    doi:10.1139/facets-2025-0094

  2. 15 2025

    Priority areas to conserve biodiversity in Canada

    Karimi S, Schuster R, Hanson JO, Riva F, Liczner A, Bennett JR

    FACETS 10: 1-10

    doi:10.1139/facets-2024-0295

  3. 14 2025 Lead author

    Assessing pathogen risk for wild bumblebees (Bombus spp. Apidae) in Canada

    Liczner AR, Fitch G, Colla SR

    Conservation Science and Practice 7: e70099

    doi:10.1111/csp2.70099

  4. 13 2024 Lead author

    Advances and challenges in ecological connectivity science

    Liczner AR, Bowman J, Fletcher R, Ford A, Hall K, Mitchalak J, Parrot L, Pither R, Rayfield B, Wittische J, Pither J

    Ecology and Evolution 14(9): e70231

    doi:10.1002/ece3.70231

  5. 12 2023

    Patronus charm: a comparison of benefactor plants and climate mediation effects on diversity

    Lortie CJ, Liczner A, Ruttan A, Braun J, Sotomayor DA, Westphal M, King R, Filazzola A

    Oikos: e10292

    doi:10.1111/oik.10292

  6. 11 2023 Lead author

    Identifying conservation priority areas for North American bumble bee species in Canada under current and future climate scenarios

    Liczner AR, Schuster R, Richardson LL, Colla SR

    Conservation Science and Practice 5(8): e12994

    doi:10.1111/csp2.12994

  7. 10 2021 Lead author

    Training and usage of detection dogs to better understand bumble bee nesting habitat: Challenges and opportunities

    Liczner AR, MacPhail VP, Woollett (Smith) DA, Richards NL, Colla SR

    PLoS ONE 16(5): e0249248

    doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0249248

  8. 9 2020 Lead author

    One-size does not fit all: at-risk bumble bee habitat management requires species-specific local and landscape considerations

    Liczner AR, Colla SR

    Insect Conservation and Diversity 13(6): 558-570

    doi:10.1111/icad.12419

  9. 8 2019 Lead author

    A systematic review of the nesting and overwintering habitat of bumble bees globally

    Liczner AR, Colla SR

    Journal of Insect Conservation 23(5-6): 787-801

    doi:10.1007/s10841-019-00173-7

  10. 7 2019 Lead author

    Shrubs facilitate native forb re-establishment in an invaded arid shrubland

    Liczner AR, Filazzola A, Westphal M, Lortie CJ

    Journal of Arid Environments 170: 103998

    doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.103998

  11. 6 2019

    Shrubs indirectly increase desert seedbanks through facilitation of the plant community

    Filazzola A, Liczner AR, Westphal M, Lortie CJ

    PLoS ONE 14(4): e0215988

    doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0215988

  12. 5 2019

    Conservation Conundrum: At-risk bumble bees (Bombus spp.) show preference for invasive tufted vetch (Vicia cracca) while foraging in protected areas

    Gibson SD, Liczner AR, Colla SR

    Journal of Insect Science 19(2): 1-10

    doi:10.1093/jisesa/iez017

  13. 4 2018

    The effect of consumer pressure and abiotic stress on positive plant interactions are mediated by extreme climatic events

    Filazzola A, Liczner AR, Westphal M, Lortie CJ

    New Phytologist 217(1): 140-150

    doi:10.1111/nph.14778

  14. 3 2017

    Non-trophic interactions in deserts: Facilitation, interference, and an endangered lizard species

    Filazzola A, Westphal M, Powers M, Liczner AR, Woollett DAS, Johnson B, Lortie CJ

    Basic and Applied Ecology 20(1): 51-61

    doi:10.1016/j.baae.2017.01.002

  15. 2 2017 Lead author

    Germination response of desert annuals to shrub facilitation is species specific but not ecotypic

    Liczner AR, Sotomayor DA, Filazzola A, Lortie CJ

    Journal of Plant Ecology 10(2): 364-374

    doi:10.1093/jpe/rtw030

  16. 1 2014 Lead author

    A global meta-analytic contrast of cushion-plant effects on plants and on arthropods

    Liczner AR, Lortie CJ

    PeerJ 2: e265

    doi:10.7717/peerj.265

In preparation

  • Examining bumble bee behaviour and habitat selection during a sensitive life stage using radio telemetry

    Liczner AR, Franklin E, Raine N

  • Bumble bee queen behaviour and habitat selection changes differ after hibernating in pesticide-contaminated soil

    Liczner AR, Franklin E, Rondeau S, Raine N

  • Using radio-telemetry to track spring bumble bee queen movement and identify habitat selection

    Liczner AR, Franklin E, Raine N

A fourth manuscript, on the impacts of a neonicotinoid insecticide on bumble bee gyne movement behaviour, is also in preparation.

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