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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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So far, yet so close: ecological connectivity between ABNJ and territorial waters.

Published online: 09 May 2019

Authors: Popova, E. & Bladon, A. & Mohammed, E. Y. & Vousden, D. & Sauer, W.

Content type: Bulletin

United Nations member states are negotiating a new International Legally Binding Instrument (ILBI) on the conservation and sustainable management of m...

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NatureScot Research Report 1304 - Scottish marine biodiversity data review - stakeholder analysis to inform the marine species and habitats data infrastructure and management requirements for improved availability, accessibility and use in Scotland.

Published online: 28 Nov 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Sinclair, R. & Dargie, J.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this marine review was to explore and determine limitations to the existing infrastructure, through engagement with key stakeholders, and p...

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Research Report No. 1293 - Development of a marine and coastal enhancement project assessment framework for Scottish inshore waters.

Published online: 28 Nov 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Chambers, C. & Jones, K. L. & Malcolm, F. & Boyle, G. & Sanderson, W. G. & Garbutt, A. & Jones, L. & Unsworth, R. K. F. & Lilley, R. J.

Content type: Reports

The work, as presented in this report, is focused on four species / habitats (referred to as features) that applicants most frequently propose as enha...

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Identifying hotpots of threats to marine megafauna.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Carneiro, A. P. B.

Content type: Miscellaneous

There is increased global awareness that the oceans are under threat. Marine megafauna such as seabirds, marine turtles, marine mammals, sharks and ra...

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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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Newquay and The Gannel Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) monitoring report 2017.

Published online: 22 Jul 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Newton, T. & Cesar, C. & Green, B.

Content type: Reports

This report is one of a series of Marine Protected Area (MPA) monitoring reports delivered to Defra by the Marine Protected Areas Group (MPAG), which ...

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Marine renewable energy: potential benefits to biodiversity? An urgent call for research.

Published online: 06 Jan 2010

Authors: Inger, R. & Attrill, M. J. & Bearhop, S. & Broderick, A. C. & Grecian, W. J. & Hodgson, D. J. & Mills, C. & Sheehan, E. & Votier, S. C. & Witt, M. J. & Godley, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The evidence for anthropogenically induced climate change is overwhelming with the production of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels being a ke...

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Temporal and spatial variability in availability Bias has consequences for marine bird abundance estimates during the non-breeding season.

Published online: 30 Oct 2024

Authors: Dunn, R. E. & Duckworth, J. & O'Brien, S. & Furness, R. W. & Buckingham, L. & Daunt, F. & Bogdanova, M. & Green, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

To effectively monitor how marine ecosystems are being reshaped by anthropogenic pressures, we require understanding of species abundances and distrib...

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Fisheries Impacts Evidence Database Project Methodology Report: An in-depth review of fishing impacts on protected habitats and accompanying evidence spreadsheet.

Published online: 08 Nov 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Cantrell, R. & Day, J.

Content type: Reports

The Fisheries Impacts Evidence Database Spreadsheet (FIED) and Fisheries Impacts on Marine Protected Habitats - A Review of the Evidence are two evide...

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