Outputs (63)

A Summer Sunday Evening (2025)
Digital Artefact
Stutterheim, K. A Summer Sunday Evening. [Film]

An experimental Short Documentary

After a busy summer weekend at one of southern England’s most beautiful beaches, people gather for BBQs, dip their feet in the sea, snap photos, and play ball. As the sun sets, a quieter truth remains: the traces... Read More about A Summer Sunday Evening.

Mangroves support an estimated annual abundance of over 700 billion juvenile fish and invertebrates (2025)
Journal Article
zu Ermgassen, P. S. E., Worthington, T. A., Gair, J. R., Garnett, E. E., Mukherjee, N., Longley-Wood, K., Nagelkerken, I., Abrantes, K., Aburto-Oropeza, O., Acosta, A., Araujo, A. R. D. R., Baker, R., Barnett, A., Beitl, C. M., Benzeev, R., Brookes, J., Castellanos-Galindo, G. A., Ching Chong, V., Connolly, R. M., Cunha-Lignon, M., …Spalding, M. D. (2025). Mangroves support an estimated annual abundance of over 700 billion juvenile fish and invertebrates. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1), Article 299. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02229-w

Mangroves are a critical habitat that provide a suite of ecosystem services and support livelihoods. Here we undertook a global analysis to model the density and abundance of 37 commercially important juvenile fish and juvenile and resident invertebr... Read More about Mangroves support an estimated annual abundance of over 700 billion juvenile fish and invertebrates.

’Bots on the Ground vs Boots on the Ground: The Future of Robots in Terrestrial Ecological Surveying (2025)
Journal Article
White, P., Le Goff, L., Emery, L., Abrahams, C., Findlay, M., Cook, J., Macleod, K., Deacon, L., Reason, P., Stanhope, K., Wale, M., Hart, E., & Diele, K. (2025). ’Bots on the Ground vs Boots on the Ground: The Future of Robots in Terrestrial Ecological Surveying. In Practice (CIEEM), 27, 47-52

At the 2023 CIEEM Modernising Ecology conference, a robot greeted the attendees as they arrived. Was it a glimpse into the future? As with other technologies, robots have the potential to revolutionise ecological surveying, yet this comes with both o... Read More about ’Bots on the Ground vs Boots on the Ground: The Future of Robots in Terrestrial Ecological Surveying.

Mangrove dynamics and resilience in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, across the Holocene (2025)
Journal Article
Holmes, R., Salzmann, U., Djamaluddin, R., Hocking, E. P., Williams, M., Berrio, J. C., Siregar, I., Tjoa, B., Fusi, M., & Diele, K. (2025). Mangrove dynamics and resilience in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, across the Holocene. Ecological Indicators, 171, Article 113231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113231

The mangroves of Sulawesi have been subject to widespread deforestation and degradation, which has intensified since the 1980s. Despite efforts by government and community initiatives to restore these intertidal forests, comprehensive, long-term asse... Read More about Mangrove dynamics and resilience in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, across the Holocene.

PEMS: Peoples Experience Of Mountain Soundscapes (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Donato, B. D., & Mcgregor, I. (2025, June). PEMS: Peoples Experience Of Mountain Soundscapes. Presented at Forum Acusticum / Euronoise 2025: 11th Convention of the European Acoustics Association, Málaga, Spain

This study investigates the role of soundscapes in mountain environments, focusing on their contributions to safety, navigation, and environmental understanding. A survey of 219 participants from 27 countries, primarily experienced mountaineers with... Read More about PEMS: Peoples Experience Of Mountain Soundscapes.

Impacts of mammals on trees and tree protection methods pertinent to English treescapes - a systematic literature review for Forestry Commission (2025)
Report
Mackinnon, J., Turner, R. S., & White, P. J. C. (in press). Impacts of mammals on trees and tree protection methods pertinent to English treescapes - a systematic literature review for Forestry Commission. Forestry Commission

We conducted a systematic literature review as part of a Forestry Commission (FC) contract to provide good practice technical guidance to manage impacts of mammals on trees, woods, establishing woodlands and treescapes. The review examined both the p... Read More about Impacts of mammals on trees and tree protection methods pertinent to English treescapes - a systematic literature review for Forestry Commission.

WABAD: A World Annotated Bird Acoustic Dataset for Passive Acoustic Monitoring (2025)
Preprint / Working Paper
Pérez-Granados, C., Etxebarría, J. M., Darras, K. F. A., Gómez, O. H. M., Mendoza, I., Mohedano-Muñoz, M. Á., Santamaría, E., Bastianelli, G., Márquez-Rodríguez, A., Budka, M., Bota, G., Rubio, J. M. D. L. P., Morena, E. L. G. D. L., Santa-Cruz:, M., Nava, P. D. L., Fernández-Tizón, M., Sánchez-Mateos, H., Barrero, A., Traba, J., Osiejuk, T. S., …Sebastián-González, E. WABAD: A World Annotated Bird Acoustic Dataset for Passive Acoustic Monitoring

Under the current global biodiversity crisis, there is a need for automated and non-invasive monitoring techniques that are able to gather large amounts of information cost-effectively at large scales. One such technique is passive acoustic monitorin... Read More about WABAD: A World Annotated Bird Acoustic Dataset for Passive Acoustic Monitoring.

In Our Hands: Nepali Nature inspired climate solutions in the Anthropocene (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Panneels, I., Philips, R., Dhakal, S., Chitrakar, A., & Chitrakar, S. (2024, September). In Our Hands: Nepali Nature inspired climate solutions in the Anthropocene. Presented at Futuring Craft, Indian Ocean Triennial (IOTA24), Perth, Australia

This paper considers material based making practices as found in the traditional handicraft, contemporary crafts practices and design innovation communities in Nepal. Using case studies from the Road to COP26 Innovation Programme and In Our Hands pro... Read More about In Our Hands: Nepali Nature inspired climate solutions in the Anthropocene.

In Our Hands- Nepali Nature Inspired Climate Solutions In The Anthropocene (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Panneels, I., Phillips, R., Dhakal, S., Chitrakar, A., & Chitrakar, S. (2024, September). In Our Hands- Nepali Nature Inspired Climate Solutions In The Anthropocene. Presented at IOTA 2024, Bentley, Perth, Western Australia

This paper considers material based making practices as found in the traditional handicraft, contemporary crafts practices and design innovation communities in Nepal. Using case studies from the Road to COP26 Innovation Programme and In Our Hands pro... Read More about In Our Hands- Nepali Nature Inspired Climate Solutions In The Anthropocene.

Timber properties of species with potential for wider planting in Great Britain (2024)
Report
Price, A., Ridley-Ellis, D., Adams, S., Lehneke, S., Ash, A., & Macdonald, E. (2024). Timber properties of species with potential for wider planting in Great Britain. Forest Research

Diversifying the range of tree species planted in Great Britain is an important goal in adapting to climate change and increasing the resilience of British forests. The wood properties and utilisation potential of less widely planted species are impo... Read More about Timber properties of species with potential for wider planting in Great Britain.

Diadromous Fish in the Context of Offshore Wind - Review of current knowledge & future research (2024)
Report
Honkanen, H., Moore, I., Roger, J., Adams, C., & Dodd, J. (2024). Diadromous Fish in the Context of Offshore Wind - Review of current knowledge & future research. Marine Directorate

Hardwoods in the United Kingdom Considerations When Looking to Future Planting and Future Value Chains (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D., & Cramer, M. (2024, September). Hardwoods in the United Kingdom Considerations When Looking to Future Planting and Future Value Chains. Presented at International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Processing, Coimbra, Portugal

Reasons for increasing the diversity of the tree species providing wood for the value chain include: improving forest resilience to climate change; mitigating the risks of pests and pathogens; and improving other important functions of forests such a... Read More about Hardwoods in the United Kingdom Considerations When Looking to Future Planting and Future Value Chains.

Quantification and characterisation of microplastics in organic waste-derived soil amendments in Scotland (dataset) (2024)
Data
Rimmaudo, A., Cundill, A., Singleton, I., Morrison, D., & Blaud, A. (2024). Quantification and characterisation of microplastics in organic waste-derived soil amendments in Scotland (dataset). [Data]. https://doi.org/10.17869/enu.2024.3828260

Assessing the potential of acoustic telemetry to underpin the regional management of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) (2024)
Journal Article
Thorburn, J., Collins, P. C., Garbett, A., Vance, H., Phillips, N., Drumm, A., Cooney, J., Waters, C., Ó’Maoiléidigh, N., Johnston, E., Dolton, H. R., Berrow, S., Hall, G., Hall, J., Delvillar, D., McGill, R., Whoriskey, F., Fangue, N. A., McInturf, A. G., Rypel, A. L., …Houghton, J. D. R. (2024). Assessing the potential of acoustic telemetry to underpin the regional management of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus). Animal Biotelemetry, 12, Article 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-024-00370-5

Acoustic telemetry can provide valuable space-use data for a range of marine species. Yet the deployment of species-specific arrays over vast areas to gather data on highly migratory vertebrates poses formidable challenges, often rendering it impract... Read More about Assessing the potential of acoustic telemetry to underpin the regional management of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus).

PEMS: People Experience of Mountain Soundscapes (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Di Donato, B., & McGregor, I. (2024, June). PEMS: People Experience of Mountain Soundscapes. Paper presented at Forum Alpinum 2024, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia

This research delves into the intricate relationship between mountain auditory environments and the mountaineering experience, shedding light on the influence of individual sounds and overall soundscapes. While existing studies acknowledge the positi... Read More about PEMS: People Experience of Mountain Soundscapes.

Surveying Birds in Open Habitats near Proposed Woodland Creation Schemes: What is the Effect of Having Fewer Visits? (2024)
Journal Article
Borthwick, M. D., Kerslake, L., Findlay, M., Briers, R. A., Tomlin, C., Riddle, N., & White, P. J. (2024). Surveying Birds in Open Habitats near Proposed Woodland Creation Schemes: What is the Effect of Having Fewer Visits?. In Practice (CIEEM), 124, 32-37

In relation to new woodland creation in England, the Forestry Commission (FC) may require breeding bird surveys of proposed sites to assess suitability for planting or natural colonisation. Previous protocols required six visits, but we wanted to tes... Read More about Surveying Birds in Open Habitats near Proposed Woodland Creation Schemes: What is the Effect of Having Fewer Visits?.

Scottish Mountain Soundscapes (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Di Donato, B., & McGregor, I. (2024, June). Scottish Mountain Soundscapes. Presented at Invited seminar at UniMont, University of Milan, Edolo, Italy

Mountain environments provide an immersive auditory experience shaped by natural forces and human interactions. This seminar presents results from an ongoing project that delves into people’s experiences of mountain soundscapes, with a focus on the i... Read More about Scottish Mountain Soundscapes.

The Acoustic Index User's Guide: A practical manual for defining, generating and understanding current and future acoustic indices (2024)
Journal Article
Bradfer‐Lawrence, T., Duthie, B., Abrahams, C., Adam, M., Barnett, R. J., Beeston, A., Darby, J., Dell, B., Gardner, N., Gasc, A., Heath, B., Howells, N., Janson, M., Kyoseva, M., Luypaert, T., Metcalf, O. C., Nousek‐McGregor, A. E., Poznansky, F., Ross, S. R. P., Sethi, S., …Froidevaux, J. S. P. (online). The Acoustic Index User's Guide: A practical manual for defining, generating and understanding current and future acoustic indices. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.14357

Ecoacoustics, the study of environmental sound, is a rapidly growing discipline offering ecological insights at scales ranging from individual organisms to whole ecosystems. Substantial methodological developments over the last 15 years have streamli... Read More about The Acoustic Index User's Guide: A practical manual for defining, generating and understanding current and future acoustic indices.

The Presidents of the Institute of Wood Science (2024)
Journal Article
True, A., Ridley-Ellis, D., Spear, M., & Ansell, M. P. (2024). The Presidents of the Institute of Wood Science. International Wood Products Journal, 15(2-4), 139-151. https://doi.org/10.1177/20426445241246844

The Institute of Wood Science (IWSc) represented the interests and knowledge of wood scientists and wood technologists in the UK and beyond between 1955 and 2009 when it merged with the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). In that time... Read More about The Presidents of the Institute of Wood Science.

Minding the Gap for Biodiversity (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dodd, J. (2024, April). Minding the Gap for Biodiversity. Presented at UK DNA Working Group Conference, Inverness, UK