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View article: Collaborative conservation for snow leopards: Lessons learned from successful community‐based interventions
Collaborative conservation for snow leopards: Lessons learned from successful community‐based interventions Open
Collaborative conservation interventions based on engagement with local communities are increasingly common, especially for large carnivores that negatively impact people's livelihoods and well‐being. However, evaluating the effectiveness …
View article: Distribution and time budgets limit occupancy of breeding sites in the nonbreeding season in a colonial seabird
Distribution and time budgets limit occupancy of breeding sites in the nonbreeding season in a colonial seabird Open
To acquire or retain a higher quality breeding site, individuals may occupy sites outside the breeding season, with those investing more time and energy in this benefiting from improved breeding success. However, despite this benefit, the …
View article: Seabirds show foraging site and route fidelity but demonstrate flexibility in response to local information
Seabirds show foraging site and route fidelity but demonstrate flexibility in response to local information Open
Background Fidelity to a given foraging location or route may be beneficial when environmental conditions are predictable but costly if conditions deteriorate or become unpredictable. Understanding the magnitude of fidelity displayed by di…
View article: Quantifying the impacts of predation by Great Black-backed Gulls Larus marinus on an Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica population: Implications for conservation management and impact assessments
Quantifying the impacts of predation by Great Black-backed Gulls Larus marinus on an Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica population: Implications for conservation management and impact assessments Open
The management of predator-prey conflicts can be a key aspect of species conservation. For management approaches to be effective, a robust understanding of the predator-prey relationship is needed, particularly when both predator and prey …
View article: Effects of a fishery closure and prey abundance on seabird diet and breeding success: Implications for strategic fisheries management and seabird conservation
Effects of a fishery closure and prey abundance on seabird diet and breeding success: Implications for strategic fisheries management and seabird conservation Open
View article: The use of path analysis to determine effects of environmental factors on the adult seasonality of<i>Culicoides</i>(Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) vector species in Spain
The use of path analysis to determine effects of environmental factors on the adult seasonality of<i>Culicoides</i>(Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) vector species in Spain Open
Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are the main vectors of livestock diseases such as bluetongue (BT) which mainly affect sheep and cattle. In Spain, bluetongue virus (BTV) is transmitted by several Culicoides taxa, includ…
View article: A framework for improving treatment of uncertainty in offshore wind assessments for protected marine birds
A framework for improving treatment of uncertainty in offshore wind assessments for protected marine birds Open
Governments worldwide are setting ambitious targets for offshore renewable energy development (ORD). However, deployment is constrained by a lack of understanding of the environmental consequences of ORD, with impacts on protected birds fo…
View article: Advances in cumulative effects assessment and application in marine and coastal management
Advances in cumulative effects assessment and application in marine and coastal management Open
Quantifying and managing the cumulative effects of human activities on coastal and marine environments is among the foremost challenges in enabling sustainable development in the twenty-first century. As the speed with which these environm…
View article: Framework for assessing and mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy development on marine birds
Framework for assessing and mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy development on marine birds Open
View article: Opposing effects of spatiotemporal variation in resources and temporal variation in climate on density dependent population growth in seabirds
Opposing effects of spatiotemporal variation in resources and temporal variation in climate on density dependent population growth in seabirds Open
Understanding how ecological processes combine to shape population dynamics is crucial in a rapidly changing world. Evidence has been emerging for how fundamental drivers of density dependence in mobile species are related to two differing…
View article: Long-term trends of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) show widespread contamination of a bird-eating predator, the Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) in Britain
Long-term trends of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) show widespread contamination of a bird-eating predator, the Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) in Britain Open
Second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) are widely used to control rodents around the world. However, contamination by SGARs is detectable in many non-target species, particularly carnivorous mammals or birds-of-prey that hunt…
View article: Earlier and more frequent occupation of breeding sites during the non‐breeding season increases breeding success in a colonial seabird
Earlier and more frequent occupation of breeding sites during the non‐breeding season increases breeding success in a colonial seabird Open
Competition for high‐quality breeding sites in colonial species is often intense, such that individuals may invest considerable time in site occupancy even outside the breeding season. The site defense hypothesis predicts that high‐quality…
View article: Site‐dependent regulation of breeding success: Evidence for the buffer effect in the common guillemot, a colonially breeding seabird
Site‐dependent regulation of breeding success: Evidence for the buffer effect in the common guillemot, a colonially breeding seabird Open
Density‐dependent regulation can offer resilience to wild populations experiencing fluctuations in environmental conditions because, at lower population sizes, the average quality of habitats or resources is predicted to increase. Site‐dep…
View article: Long-Term Trends of Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (Sgars) Show Widespread Contamination of a Bird-Eating Predator, the Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter Nisus) in Britain
Long-Term Trends of Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (Sgars) Show Widespread Contamination of a Bird-Eating Predator, the Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter Nisus) in Britain Open
View article: Correction to: The tree that hides the forest: cryptic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in the Palaearctic vector Obsoletus/Scoticus complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at the European level
Correction to: The tree that hides the forest: cryptic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in the Palaearctic vector Obsoletus/Scoticus complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at the European level Open
View article: Environmental Drivers of Adult Seasonality and Abundance of Biting Midges Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Bluetongue Vector Species in Spain
Environmental Drivers of Adult Seasonality and Abundance of Biting Midges Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Bluetongue Vector Species in Spain Open
Bluetongue is a viral disease affecting wild and domestic ruminants transmitted by several species of biting midges Culicoides Latreille. The phenology of these insects were analyzed in relation to potential environmental drivers. Data fro…
View article: Small scale variability in soil moisture drives infection of vulnerable juniper populations by invasive forest pathogen
Small scale variability in soil moisture drives infection of vulnerable juniper populations by invasive forest pathogen Open
The oomycete plant pathogen, Phytophthora austrocedri , is an aggressive killer of cypress trees causing severe mortality of Chilean cedar ( Austrocedrus chilensis ) in Argentina since the 1940s and now common juniper ( Juniperus communis …
View article: The tree that hides the forest: cryptic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in the Palaearctic vector Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at the European level
The tree that hides the forest: cryptic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in the Palaearctic vector Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at the European level Open
View article: Additional file 3 of The tree that hides the forest: cryptic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in the Palaearctic vector Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at the European level
Additional file 3 of The tree that hides the forest: cryptic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in the Palaearctic vector Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at the European level Open
Additional file 3: Table S3. Reference sequences used for specific assignation.
View article: Improving estimates of seabird body mass survival relationships
Improving estimates of seabird body mass survival relationships Open
The Scottish Government has a duty to ensure that offshore renewable developments (ORDs) are achieved in a sustainable manner, by protecting habitats and species from adverse impacts. the objective of this project was to use local data to …
View article: Additional file 1 of The tree that hides the forest: cryptic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in the Palaearctic vector Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at the European level
Additional file 1 of The tree that hides the forest: cryptic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in the Palaearctic vector Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at the European level Open
Additional file 1: Table S1. Information on adult female Culicoides sampling sites and results of specific assignation using cox1.
View article: Additional file 2 of The tree that hides the forest: cryptic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in the Palaearctic vector Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at the European level
Additional file 2 of The tree that hides the forest: cryptic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in the Palaearctic vector Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at the European level Open
Additional file 2: Table S2 Primers used for PCRs and sequencing in this study.
View article: Additional file 4 of The tree that hides the forest: cryptic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in the Palaearctic vector Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at the European level
Additional file 4 of The tree that hides the forest: cryptic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in the Palaearctic vector Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at the European level Open
Additional file 4: Table S4. Information on all Culicoides sequenced and GenBank accession numbers.
View article: Assessing the potential for Bluetongue virus 8 to spread and vaccination strategies in Scotland
Assessing the potential for Bluetongue virus 8 to spread and vaccination strategies in Scotland Open
View article: Assessing the Legacy of Red Mud Pollution in a Shallow Freshwater Lake: Arsenic Accumulation and Speciation in Macrophytes
Assessing the Legacy of Red Mud Pollution in a Shallow Freshwater Lake: Arsenic Accumulation and Speciation in Macrophytes Open
Little is known about long-term ecological responses in lakes following red mud pollution. Among red mud contaminants, arsenic (As) is of considerable concern. Determination of the species of As accumulated in aquatic organisms provides im…
View article: Herbivore regulation of plant abundance in aquatic ecosystems
Herbivore regulation of plant abundance in aquatic ecosystems Open
Herbivory is a fundamental process that controls primary producer abundance and regulates energy and nutrient flows to higher trophic levels. Despite the recent proliferation of small‐scale studies on herbivore effects on aquatic plants, t…
View article: Prevalence and Sequence-Based Identity of Rumen Fluke in Cattle and Deer in New Caledonia
Prevalence and Sequence-Based Identity of Rumen Fluke in Cattle and Deer in New Caledonia Open
An abattoir survey was performed in the French Melanesian archipelago of New Caledonia to determine the prevalence of paramphistomes in cattle and deer and to generate material for molecular typing at species and subspecies level. Prevalen…
View article: Understanding Spatio-Temporal Variability in the Reproduction Ratio of the Bluetongue (BTV-1) Epidemic in Southern Spain (Andalusia) in 2007 Using Epidemic Trees
Understanding Spatio-Temporal Variability in the Reproduction Ratio of the Bluetongue (BTV-1) Epidemic in Southern Spain (Andalusia) in 2007 Using Epidemic Trees Open
Andalusia (Southern Spain) is considered one of the main routes of introduction of bluetongue virus (BTV) into Europe, evidenced by a devastating epidemic caused by BTV-1 in 2007. Understanding the pattern and the drivers of BTV-1 spread i…
View article: The role of trust in the resolution of conservation conflicts
The role of trust in the resolution of conservation conflicts Open
View article: Ecology and eco-epidemiology of Culicoides-borne diseases: what have we learnt and where do we go from here?
Ecology and eco-epidemiology of Culicoides-borne diseases: what have we learnt and where do we go from here? Open