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NatureScot Research Report 1279 - Analysis of Basking Shark Watch Database 1987 to 2020.

Published online: 13 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Pikesley, S. K. & Hawkes, L. A. & Witt, M. J. & Carruthers, M.

Content type: Reports

This report provides an update on the Basking Shark Watch (BSW) public sightings scheme, which has recorded 17,697 surface sightings of basking sharks...

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NatureScot Research Report 1360 - Site Condition Monitoring of bottlenose dolphins within the Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation 2017-2022.

Published online: 15 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Cheney, B. J. & Civil, M. A. & Hammond, P. S. & Thompson, P. M.

Content type: Reports

This report provides an update on the condition of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) within the Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation (SAC) ...

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Sea-weeding: manual removal of macroalgae facilitates rapid coral recovery.

Published online: 03 Mar 2024

Authors: Smith, H. A. & Fulton, S. E. & McLeod, I. M. & Page, C. A. & Bourne, D. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coral reef ecosystems globally are under threat, leading to declining coral cover and macroalgal proliferation. Manually removing macroalgae (i.e. 'se...

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Sessions organized by the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department and the IUCN Fisheries Expert Group at the Fourth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC4), La Serena, Chile, 5-8 September 2017.

Published online: 01 Aug 2018

Published by: Food and Agriculture Organization

Content type: Bulletin; Conference proceedings

The Fourth International Congress on Marine Protected Areas (IMPAC4) was organized by the Government of Chile and the International Union for Conserva...

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Nature's contributions to human well-being under climate change: evidence from central and eastern Madagascar.

Published online: 10 Jul 2024

Authors: Petzold, J. & Kosanic, A. & Joseph, F. R. & Andrianina, P. R. & Ranaivosoa-Toandro, S. M. & Andriamihaja, O. R. & Voahanginirina, L. M. & Thien, L. & Razanajatovo, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

enThis link goes to a English sectionmgThis link goes to a English section Anthropogenic climate change has an unprecedented impact on ecosystems and ...

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Predicting meiofauna abundance to define preservation and impact zones in a deep-sea mining context using random forest modelling.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Uhlenkott, K. & Vink, A. & Kuhn, T. & Arbizu, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is a strong economic interest in commercial deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules and therefore a need to define suitable preservation zones i...

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The application of oyster reefs in shoreline protection: are we over-engineering for an ecosystem engineer?

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Morris, R. L. & Bilkovic, D. M. & Boswell, M. K. & Bushek, D. & Cebrian, J. & Goff, J. & Kibler, K. M. & Peyre, M. K. la & McClenachan, G. & Moody, J. & Sacks, P. & Shinn, J. P. & Sparks, E. L. & Temple, N. A. & Walters, L. J. & Webb, B. M. & Swearer, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Oyster reef living shorelines have been proposed as an effective alternative to traditional coastal defence structures (e.g. bulkheads, breakwaters), ...

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Local forage fish abundance influences foraging effort and offspring condition in an endangered marine predator.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Campbell, K. J. & Steinfurth, A. & Underhill, L. G. & Coetzee, J. C. & Dyer, B. M. & Ludynia, K. & Makhado, A. B. & Merkle, D. & Rademan, J. & Upfold, L. & Sherley, R. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the functional relationship between marine predators and their prey is vital to inform ecosystem-based management. However, collecting c...

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An uncertainty approach to modelling climate change risk in South Africa.

Published online: 17 Jun 2015

Authors: Cullis, J. & Alton, T. & Arndt, C. & Cartwright, A. & Chang, A. & Gabriel, S. & Gebretsadik, Y. & Hartley, F. & Jager, G. de & Makrelov, K. & Robertson, G. & Schlosser, C. A. & Strzepek, K. & Thurlow, J.

Content type: Bulletin

This study represents the first attempt at an integrated approach to assessing the potential impacts of climate change on the national economy of Sout...

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Rethinking the interface between ecology and society. The case of the cockle controversy in the Dutch Wadden Sea.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Swart, J. A. A. & Andel, J. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Applied ecology, like conservation research, may deal with societal issues if its scientifically based interventions have societal consequences. Human...

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