A5020155593- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Child Therapy and Development
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
1979-1996
Perth Royal Infirmary
1984-1986
University of Dundee
1983
Chedoke Hospital
1981
Royal Hospital for Sick Children
1979
Royal Hospital for Children
1979
Islands are global hotspots for biodiversity and extinction, representing ~ 5% of Earth's land area alongside 40% globally threatened vertebrates 61% extinctions since the 1500s. Invasive species primary driver native loss on islands, though eradication invasive from islands has been effective at halting or reversing these trends. A compendium this conservation tool is essential scaling best-practices enabling innovations to maximize outcomes. Here, we synthesize over 100 years vertebrate...
Invasive alien species are a major threat to native insular species. Eradicating invasive mammals from islands is feasible and proven approach prevent biodiversity loss. We developed conceptual framework identify globally important for mammal eradications imminent extinctions of highly threatened using biogeographic technical factors, plus novel consider socio-political feasibility. applied this comprehensive dataset describing the distribution 1,184 vertebrate (i.e. those listed as...
Eradication and maintenance management of island invasive species have long histories, incremental improvements existing technologies plus occasional novel approaches led to more challenging targets increased success rates in certain categories. Many nonnative mammals been eradicated from islands, as several birds, insects, plants. Hundreds rat populations eliminated, with a rate over 80%, islands 10,000 ha are now feasible targets. Mouse eradication has proven challenging, but aerial...
Timely and accurate detection estimation of animal abundance is an important part wildlife management. This particularly true for invasive species where cost-effective tools are needed to enable landscape-scale surveillance management responses, especially when targeting low-density populations residing in dense vegetation under canopies. research focused on investigating the feasibility practicality using uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) hyperspectral imagery (HSI) classify animals wild a...
ABSTRACT Increasing the success of invasive species management depends on development, testing, and deployment new tools. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an effective tool for monitoring that can help identify presence/absence, geographical boundaries invasion, risk pathways, population connectivity. In particular, understanding sensitivity eDNA detection rates to target density allows calibration sampling rates. this study, we take a lab‐validated assay Mus musculus (house mouse) test its at...
Summary The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets a framework of universal Goals (SDGs) to address challenges society and the planet. Island invasive species eradications have well-documented benefits that clearly align with biodiversity conservation-related SDGs, yet value this conservation action socioeconomic is less clear. We examine potential island vertebrate ecological benefits. Specifically, we examine: (1) how SDGs may been achieved through past eradications;...
Context Worldwide, invasive vertebrate eradication campaigns are increasing in scale and complexity, requiring improved decision making tools to achieve validate success. For managers of these campaigns, gaining access timely summaries field data can increase cost-efficiency the likelihood success, particularly for successive control-event style eradications. Conventional collection techniques be time intensive burdensome process. Recent advances digital reduce required collect process...
Abstract Island rodent eradications are increasingly conducted to eliminate the negative impacts of invasive rodents. The success rate in tropics has been lower than temperate regions, triggering research and reviews. Environmental factors unique (e.g., land crabs year‐round breeding) have associated with eradication failure. Operational also important, but these not comprehensively assessed. environmental operational using global cases where initially failed subsequent attempts occurred...
Climate change represents a planetary emergency that is exacerbating the loss of native biodiversity. In response, efforts promoting climate adaptation strategies improve ecosystem resilience and/or mitigate impacts are paramount. Invasive Alien Species key threat to islands globally, where such as preventing establishment (biosecurity), and eradication, especially invasive mammals, have proven effective for reducing biodiversity can also advance create refugia species at risk from change....
Abstract Background Invasive management strategies range from preventing new invasive species incursions to eliminating established populations, with all requiring effective monitoring guide action. The use of DNA sampled the environment (eDNA) is one such tool that provides ability surveille and monitor target through passive sampling. Technology being developed eliminate includes genetic biocontrol in form gene drive. This approach would drive a trait population could be used or modify...
One objective of psychiatric education can be to help trainees describe and understand major concerns patients experience in their key relationships, inner conflict sense self. A precis concepts principles this area (usually known as psychodynamics) is presented without the metapsychological framework which makes some literature difficult grasp. This intended make learning more efficient facilitate formulation hypotheses about presence or absence specific conflicts, problems relationships....
Feral cats have significant negative impacts on island ecosystems and are a major threat to resident seabird populations. In an attempt restore populations of Brandt’s Cormorants, western gulls, other native species San Nicolas Island, California, feral were targeted for eradication. over 83 successful cat eradications from islands, removal by padded leg-hold traps was the most commonly used eradication technique. However, size Nicolas, 5,896 ha (14,562 acres) presence >600 diminutive...
We documented the appearance and elevated abundance of uncommon dingy purplewing butterfly, Eunica monima (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), pronounced herbivory on its host plant Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. (Burseraceae) shortly after island-wide rat (Rattus rattus [L.]; Muridae) removal from Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico. confirmed species as E. by using both molecular morphological analyses larvae adults. This is a first-time record for island Desecheo, one relatively few appearances in...
Abstract Islands are hotspots of biological and cultural diversity that face growing threats from invasive species climate change. Invasive mammal eradication on islands is a proven conservation intervention prevents biodiversity loss foundational activity for restoring degraded island-ocean ecosystems. However, these interventions prioritized evaluated primarily biodiversity-based objectives despite evidence removal may also serve as an effective nature-based solution to increase resilience...