A5036268736- Avian ecology and behavior
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Plant and animal studies
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- UAV Applications and Optimization
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Genetic diversity and population structure
University of Nottingham
2021-2025
University of Brighton
2020-2025
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
2020-2023
British Geological Survey
2022
University of Veterinary Sciences Brno
2020
Data from wildlife rehabilitation centers (WRCs) can provide on-the-ground records of causes raptor morbidity and mortality, allowing threat patterns to be explored throughout time space. We an overview native admissions four WRCs in England Wales, quantifying the main trends over time, associations between threats urbanization 2001 2019. Throughout study period, 14 species were admitted totalling 3305 admission records. The Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo; 31%) Tawny Owl (Strix aluco; 29%) most...
Diet differences between the sexes and ages have often been recorded for bird species. Many raptor species show extreme sexual size dimorphism, with females considerably larger than males these may be reflected in their diets. studies raptors most frequently focus on analysing prey remains or pellets collected at nest‐sites. These methods are subsequently limited to breeding birds season also restricted by inability distinguish items sexes. The use of web‐sourced photographs examine diet has...
ABSTRACT Anthropogenic activities threaten many wildlife populations by increasing mortality rates, making it crucial to identify the locations and causes of inform conservation actions. Technological advancements, such as GPS satellite tracking, enable precise recording movements. High‐resolution data from devices can facilitate rapid carcass recovery provide insights into tagged individuals. Obtaining required information determine these is complex, standardized approaches overcome...
Understanding a species' diet is crucial for assessing its ecology and can indicate the success of reintroduction efforts. We explored dietary composition compared pellet morphology supplementary prey proportions between two white stork (Ciconia ciconia) groups to assess effectiveness. White consisted released individuals that were free flying (i.e., "wild group") those kept within confined enclosure ("captive group"). A total 23 pellets collected during 2023 breeding season. Wild group...
Abstract Plants are under‐represented in conservation efforts, with only 9% of described species published on the IUCN Red List. Biodiversity aggregators including Global Information Facility (GBIF) and more recent Botanical Ecology Network (BIEN) contain a wealth potentially useful occurrence data. We investigate influence these data accelerating plant extinction risk assessments for 225 endemic, near‐endemic, socioeconomic Bolivian species. Geo‐referenced herbarium voucher specimens...
Understanding raptor diet is important when managing raptors of conservation concern, especially those experiencing population declines across parts their range. Most traditional methods to study diet, such as indirect analysis pellets and prey remains, tend be biased towards larger more easily identifiable items. However, biases can partly addressed by combining with recent direct approaches stable isotope analysis. Here, we combine compare the use pellet dissection explore spatial...
Summary Avian electrocutions are a global conservation problem. Power outages associated with problematic for electric utilities focused on delivering reliable power. We used contextual data, photographs, line voltage, outage type and assessments of power components to quantify outage-causing avian throughout each Iran’s 31 provinces. evaluated records 222 avian-caused involving 235 electrocuted birds in 2018. Of these, 14.5% involved species concern, few (at least eight) sparked fires when...
Capsule Red-necked Falcons Falco chicquera shift their trophic niche, from eating birds to bats, during the rainy monsoon season.
Dietary studies are essential to better understand raptor ecology and resource requirements through time space, informing species habitat use, interspecific interactions demographic rates. Methods used collect data on diets can constrain how dietary analyses be interpreted. Traditional approaches study diets, such as analysis of pellets or prey remains, often provide at the local population level tend restricted pairs during breeding season. The increasing use citizen science has potential...
The winter months are an important part of the year for raptors as survival throughout this period is critical succeeding year’s population recruitment. We reveal novel insights into wintering kites (Milvus spp.) on Mediterranean island Crete, Greece. use a combination 1) direct field observations, 2) online photograph searches and 3) analysis satellite telemetry data from tagged hybrid Red Kite × Black milvus M. migrans migrans). number observations has increased since 1998. numerous Kites...
Abstract Understanding intrinsic and extrinsic influences of movement behavior in migratory species, with the potential to recommend management actions for species conservation concern, requires data from across species' range. For some raptor such as red kite ( Milvus milvus ; kite), existing focus on breeding populations or movements en route wintering areas without considering within areas. Here, we contribute filling this knowledge gap by investigating landscape‐level associations kites...
Traditional methods to study raptor diet are usually limited temporally, e.g. prey remains at nesting sites, and unsuitable examine dietary changes throughout the year. Using web-sourced photography, we explore temporal patterns in size key species between sexes of sexually dimorphic Eurasian sparrowhawk ( Accipiter nisus ) United Kingdom. We examined 666 photographs on identified involved, together with sex. Changes proportions over time (seasonally monthly) were explored for each Prey...
This paper has been retracted by the authors that found an error in dataset, eventually partially affecting results. A retraction letter is published Avocetta 44.2 (Issue released on December 2020) Original Abstract: The global wildlife trade poses increasing threat to world’s biota. One-fifth of fuelled demand for animals used as pets and entertainment purposes. CITES Trade Database contains data declared listed species from 1975 onwards. Previous research focussed commercial heavily...
Praying mantids (class Insecta, order Mantodea) are a group of predatory insects comprising approximately 2500 described species, that occur across all continents except Antarctica, with the greatest species diversity in tropical and subtropical regions. Mantids predominantly prey on other invertebrates but known to feed small vertebrates. During April May 2021, we observed mantid feeding events Manujan County, Kerman Province southern Iran. Two distinct were where female European (
Views Icon Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Get Permissions Cite Search Site Citation Heather E. Bullock, Connor T. Panter, Tricia A. Miller; Conservation Letter: Raptor Collisions in Built Environments. Journal of Research 2024; doi: https://doi.org/10.3356/jrr248 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Dropdown Menu...
The global legal wildlife trade is worth US$4–20 billion to the world's economy every year. Raptors frequently enter for use as display animals, by falconers or hobbyists sport and recreation. Using data from Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna Flora's (CITES) Database, we examined trends global, commercial CITES-listed raptors between 1975 2020. Overall 272 species were traded, totalling 188,149 traded individuals, which increased over time. Hybrid Falcons...
Abstract Understanding how human activities affect wildlife is fundamental for global biodiversity conservation. Ongoing land use change and human‐induced climate change, compel species to adapt their behaviour in response shifts natural environments. Such responses include changes a species' diet or trophic ecology, with implications the wider ecosystem. This particularly case predatory those that occupy high positions within webs, such as raptors. Between 2002 2019, we observed 1578...
Our world contains many ecosystems, from tropical forests to coral reefs urban parks. Ecosystems help us in important ways, including cleaning our air and water, storing carbon, producing food. People have been shaping most ecosystems for at least 12,000 years. Human impact has become so intense that are now threatened. That is why the United Nations decided next 10 years Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. But what ecosystem restoration how do we it? In this article, will tell you it can be...
ABSTRACT A shared goal within macroecology, biogeography and population ecology research is to understand biodiversity patterns the processes driving them across spatial taxonomic scales. common approach study macroecological involves developing testing ecogeographical rules or hypotheses. The much-debated ‘abundant-centre’ hypothesis posits that species’ abundances are highest in their range centres decline towards edges. We perform largest global test of date, on 3,675 species, using...
Subsequent to the publication of following paper in Avocetta, authors were made aware an error dataset affecting results presented Table 4. After re-analysing data, new failed uphold original conclusions and have requested a retraction manuscript sustain integrity their findings. Panter, C.T., Atkinson, E.D. & White, R.L. 2019. Quantifying global legal trade live CITES-listed raptors owls for commercial purposes over 40-year period. Avocetta 43(1): 23-36. Doi: https://doi.org/10.30456/...
ABSTRACT Data from wildlife rehabilitation centres can provide on-the-ground records of causes raptor morbidity and mortality, allowing threat patterns to be explored throughout time space. We an overview native admissions four (WRCs) in England Wales, quantifying the main trends over whether certain were more common urbanised areas between 2001-2019. Throughout study period 14 species admitted totalling 3305 admission records. The Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo; 31%) Tawny Owl Strix aluco ;...