A5058216910- Marine and fisheries research
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
Newcastle University
2016-2025
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2020
Fera Science (United Kingdom)
2010-2011
Marine Scotland
2007-2008
University of the Sunshine Coast
2006
Exploitation influences community structure directly through preferential removal of larger-bodied fishes and indirectly because may exert top-down control upon other members. We consider the direct indirect effects subsistence exploitation size coral reef fish communities along an island-scale spatial gradient fishing intensity. explored effect intensity sample date (three dates over a year) at six islands overall averaged 13 islands. Fishing consistently explained more variation in metrics...
Background: The flipped classroom is an educational approach that has had much recent coverage in the literature. Relatively few studies, however, use objective assessment of student performance to measure impact on learning. purpose this study was evaluate a within medical education setting first two levels Kirkpatrick and Kirkpatrick's effectiveness training framework. Methods: This examined professional skills course offered postgraduate veterinary students. A questionnaire administered...
Abstract Managing the impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) is a great societal challenge. A wide variety terms have been used to describe management and sequence in which they might be applied. This lack consistency creates uncertainty presentation description policy, science practice. Here we expand on existing invasion process develop an IAS framework. We define different forms active using novel approach based changes status, avoiding need for stand-alone descriptions types, provide...
Robust tools are needed to prioritise the management of invasive non-native species (INNS). Risk assessment is commonly used INNS, but fails take into account feasibility management. provides a structured evaluation options, has received little attention date. We present risk scheme assess eradicating INNS that can be used, in conjunction with existing schemes, support prioritisation. The Non-Native Management (NNRM) applied any predefined area and taxa. It uses semi-quantitative response...
Summary An assumed constant trophic fractionation of 15 N/ 14 N between consumer and diet (usually 3·4 for diet–muscle tissue differences) allows inferences to be made about feeding interactions level in food web studies. However, considerable variability surrounds this constant, which may conceal subtle differences the trophodynamics consumers. The ecologies herbivores carnivores differ terms quality (in C : terms) processing mechanisms, affect fractionation. We present a new model that...
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Coral reef predators are overwhelmingly sustained by offshore pelagic plankton sources rather than reef-based sources.
In the Philippines, very high fishing pressure coincides with globally greatest number of shorefish species, yet no long-term fisheries data are available to explore species-level changes that may have occurred widely in most species rich and vulnerable marine ecosystem, namely coral reefs. Through 2655 face-to-face interviews conducted between August 2012 July 2014, we used fishers' recall past catch rates reef-associated finfish infer disappearances from catches five key biodiversity areas...
Prioritizing the management of invasive alien species (IAS) is global importance and within Europe integral to EU IAS regulation. To prioritize effectively, risks posed by need be assessed, but so too does feasibility their management. While risk has been not. We assessed eradicating 60 new (not yet established) 35 emerging (established with limited distribution) that pose a threat EU, as identified horizon scanning. The assessment was carried out 34 experts in invasion from across Europe,...
For sessile broadcast spawning marine invertebrates, such as corals, successful sexual reproduction depends on conspecifics synchronously. The precise monthly, lunar, and diel timing the extent of synchrony, i.e., proportion population reproducing at same time, are likely to play a key role in coral recovery, persistence, adaptation. Despite its importance, mechanisms by which different environmental factors trigger corals spawn specific dates within lunar cycle remain poorly understood....
Abstract Pelagic and benthic systems usually interact, but their dynamics production rates differ. Such differences influence the distribution, reproductive cycles, growth rates, stability productivity of consumers they support. Consumer preferences for, dependence on, pelagic or are governed by availability these sources consumer life history, habitat, behavioural ecology, ontogenetic stage morphology. Diet studies may demonstrate extent to which feed on prey in environments. But do not...
Abstract The growing focus on the threat of invasive non-native species (INNS) in international biodiversity targets highlights a need for targeted research to support effective understanding, legislation, and management. However, publishing landscape invasion biology is complex expanding rapidly, making consolidation information increasingly challenging. To identify major themes INNS literature understand how these have changed over last 35 years, we applied topic modelling approach. We...
Globally there are many examples of synanthropic carnivores exploiting growth in urbanisation. As can come into conflict with humans and potential vectors zoonotic disease, assessing densities suburban areas identifying factors that influence them necessary to aid management mitigation. However, fragmented, privately owned land restricts the use conventional carnivore surveying techniques these areas, requiring development novel methods. We present a method combines questionnaire...
Catch per unit effort is a cost-effective index of abundance and fishing effort, an integral part many fisheries stock assessments. Trap data are often generated using non-standardised methodology the information to improve accuracy estimates not always available due current ecological knowledge gaps. Despite its economic importance, European lobster Homarus gammarus has been relatively understudied compared closely related H. americanus. Previous studies investigating behaviour spp. in...
Abstract We consider the motivations, strategies, and costs involved in invasive mammal management undertaken UK. Widespread established mammals require long‐term to limit damage or spread, but ongoing is costly complex. Long‐term most effective where it applied at a landscape scale, this requires overarching co‐ordination between multiple stakeholders. Five challenges for successful of species are identified as follows: defining landscape‐scale co‐ordination, stakeholder community...
SUMMARY MPAs are being established worldwide at an increasing rate, however empirical evidence for benefits to mobile species of small areas closed fishing in temperate regions little known. Using two North Sea prohibited trawling (PTAs) > 80 years ago, social (fishers’ perceptions), management (fishing effort and compliance) ecological (fish abundance size) data were combined assess the PTAs against their primary societal (conflict resolution) secondary (stock protection) objectives....