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This report provides an account for the distances at which disturbance could be caused by human related activities to a number of protected UK bird sp...

Fish populations undertaking ontogenetic or spawning migrations pose challenges to marine protected area (MPA) planning because of the large extent of...

Dead wood (DW) provides critical habitat for thousands of species in forests, but its amount, quality and diversity have been heavily reduced by fores...

Conservation of declining migratory species is a challenging task, as the factors that may have determined their past distribution may not determine t...

Grazing by large ungulates may affect plant species richness and diversity at multiple spatial and/or temporal scales, because grazing affects small-s...

The greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum is a rare species in the UK that relies heavily on undisturbed stone buildings in which to breed. ...

In the course of land-use change, especially since the mid-20th century, the area of semi-natural (unimproved) grasslands has dramatically decreased. ...

1. Implementing effective, affordable and ethical conservation management will be crucial for minimising future biodiversity losses. Such management r...

Climate and land-cover changes are major threats to biodiversity, and their impacts are expected to intensify in the future. Protected areas (PAs) are...

The expansion of oil palm plantations at the expense of tropical forests is causing declines in many species and altering ecosystem functions. Maintai...