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Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for kittiwake.

Published online: 10 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Mousley, S. & Kershaw, M.

Content type: Reports

This document sets out Natural England's view on favourable conservation status for kittiwake in England. Favourable conservation status is the situat...

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Ocean health in the northeast United States from 2005-2017.

Published online: 24 Aug 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Montgomery, J. & Scarborough, C. & Shumchenia, E. & Verstaen, J. & Napoli, N. & Halpern, B.

Content type: Blog

The Ocean Health Index (OHI) is a framework for quantitatively assessing ocean health on a scale of 0 to 100 by measuring discrete benefits (termed "g...

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NatureScot Research Report 1273 - Development of Marine Bird Sensitivity Assessments of FeAST.

Published online: 08 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Rogerson, K. & Sinclair, R. & Tyler, G. & St John Glew, K. & Seeney, A. & Coppack, T. & Jervis, L.

Content type: Reports

This publication reports on the results of the NatureScot project that made a sensitivity assessment for 36 marine bird species across 36 discrete hum...

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NatureScot Research Report 1256 - Aerial surveys of seals in Scotland during the harbour seal moult, 2016-2019.

Published online: 09 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Morris, C. D. & Duck, C. D. & Thompson, D.

Content type: Reports

This report presents the latest results of the survey on the population size and distribution harbour seals (Phoca vitulina)around Scotland in context...

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A population viability analysis modelling tool for seabird species.

Published online: 18 Jul 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Searle, K. & Mobbs, D. & Daunt, F. & Butler, A.

Content type: Reports

This report discusses a project which aims to develop a Population Viability Analysis (PVA) modelling framework, applicable to seabirds at a variety o...

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Fostering ocean empathy through future scenarios.

Published online: 07 Aug 2022

Authors: Blythe, J. & Baird, J. & Bennett, N. & Dale, G. & Nash, K. L. & Pickering, G. & Wabnitz, C. C. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Empathy for nature is considered a prerequisite for sustainable interactions with the biosphere. Yet to date, empirical research on how to stimulate e...

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Environmental variables for distribution modelling of UK marine megafauna species.

Published online: 10 Nov 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Wilkinson, D. & Quinn, J.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this report is to summarize the environmental predictor variables regularly used in distribution models for marine megafauna species around...

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Could our fisheries be more productive? Indirect negative effects of bottom trawl fisheries on fish condition.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Hiddink, J. G. & Johnson, A. F. & Kingham, R. & Hinz, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The nets used in bottom trawl fisheries cause mortality of benthic invertebrates and this can decrease the long-term availability of prey to exploited...

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The accumulation of arsenic from arsenic-rich natural waters by aquatic weeds.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Reay, P. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Arsenic accumulations in the range 30 to 650 mg/kg dry wt. were detected in several submerged species taken from the Waikato river system where the el...

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Deposition of air-borne salt on Pinus radiata and the underlying soil.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Potts, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sea-salt deposition was measured under the windward and leeward side of trees of Pinus radiata D. Don growing near the coast of west Wales. Deposition...

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