Seagrass removal leads to rapid changes in fauna and loss of carbon. (2019)
Journal Article
Githaiga, M. N., Frouws, A. M., Kairo, J. G., & Huxham, M. (2019). Seagrass removal leads to rapid changes in fauna and loss of carbon. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7, Article 62. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00062

Seagrass habitats are important natural carbon sinks, with an average of ∼14 kg C m−2 buried in their sediments. The fate of this carbon following seagrass removal or damage has major environmental implications but is poorly understood. Using a remov... Read More about Seagrass removal leads to rapid changes in fauna and loss of carbon..

At what spatial scale should risk screenings of translocated freshwater fishes be undertaken – river basin district or climo-geographic designation? (2018)
Journal Article
Dodd, J., Vilizzi, L., Bean, C., Davison, P. I., & Copp, G. H. (2019). At what spatial scale should risk screenings of translocated freshwater fishes be undertaken – river basin district or climo-geographic designation?. Biological Conservation, 230, 122-130

To inform aquatic conservation policy and management decisions, translocated freshwater fish species, i.e. those native to part but not all of Great Britain (GB), were assessed with the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (AS-ISK) at two spa... Read More about At what spatial scale should risk screenings of translocated freshwater fishes be undertaken – river basin district or climo-geographic designation?.

Developing Learning Landscape Partnerships: Why and how to work with protected area managers (2018)
Journal Article
McKee, A., Blackstock, K., Barea Azcón, J. M., Ciucci, P., Hošek, M., Huber, M., Neubert, M., Ritchie, C., Sovinc, A., Trench, H., Végvári, Z., & Velander, K. (2018). Developing Learning Landscape Partnerships: Why and how to work with protected area managers. Parks: The international Journal of Protected Areas and Conservation, 24(2), 63-78. https://doi.org/10.2305/iucn.ch.2018.parks-24-2amck.en

There are many calls for more effective science-policy interaction and knowledge exchange in order to tackle persistent conservation problems; however, more clarity is needed surrounding the roles and practices involved. To address this challenge, we... Read More about Developing Learning Landscape Partnerships: Why and how to work with protected area managers.

Consistent patterns of high alpha and low beta diversity in tropical parasitic and free-living protists (2018)
Journal Article
Lentendu, G., Mahé, F., Bass, D., Rueckert, S., Stoeck, T., & Dunthorn, M. (2018). Consistent patterns of high alpha and low beta diversity in tropical parasitic and free-living protists. Molecular Ecology, 27(13), 2846-2857. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14731

Tropical animals and plants are known to have high alpha diversity within forests, but low beta diversity between forests. By contrast, it is unknown if microbes inhabiting the same ecosystems exhibit similar biogeographic patterns. To evaluate the b... Read More about Consistent patterns of high alpha and low beta diversity in tropical parasitic and free-living protists.

From DNA to Ecological Performance: Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on a Reef-Building Mussel (2018)
Data
Wale, M., Diele, K., & Briers, R. (2018). From DNA to Ecological Performance: Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on a Reef-Building Mussel. [Data]. https://doi.org/10.17869/1ykg-ax55

Community heterogeneity of aquatic macroinvertebrates in urban ponds at a multi-city scale (2018)
Journal Article
Hill, M. J., Biggs, J., Thornhill, I., Briers, R. A., Ledger, M., Gledhill, D. G., Wood, P. J., & Hassall, C. (2018). Community heterogeneity of aquatic macroinvertebrates in urban ponds at a multi-city scale. Landscape Ecology, 33(3), 389-405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-018-0608-1

Purpose
Urbanisation is a leading cause of biotic homogenisation in urban ecosystems. However, there has been little research examining the effect of urbanisation and biotic homogenisation on aquatic communities, and few studies have compared findin... Read More about Community heterogeneity of aquatic macroinvertebrates in urban ponds at a multi-city scale.

From shiny shoes to muddy reality: understanding how meso-state actors negotiate the implementation gap in participatory forest management (2017)
Journal Article
Kairu, A., Upton, C., Huxham, M., Kotut, K., Mbeche, R., & Kairo, J. (2018). From shiny shoes to muddy reality: understanding how meso-state actors negotiate the implementation gap in participatory forest management. Society and Natural Resources, 31(1), 74-88. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2017.1382628

Recent research on participatory forest management (PFM) in the global south has highlighted the existence of a widespread “implementation gap” between the ambitious intent enshrined in legislation and the often partial, disappointing rollout of devo... Read More about From shiny shoes to muddy reality: understanding how meso-state actors negotiate the implementation gap in participatory forest management.

The effects of salinity on growth and survival of mangrove seedlings changes with age (2017)
Journal Article
Kodikara, K. A. S., Jayatissa, L. P., Huxham, M., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., & Koedam, N. (2018). The effects of salinity on growth and survival of mangrove seedlings changes with age. Acta botânica brasilica Sociedade Botânica do Brasil, 32(1), 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-33062017abb0100

Six-wide ranging mangrove species, Rhizophora apiculata, R. mucronata, Avicennia marina, A. officinalis, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, and B. sexangula, were selected to study the growth and survival of seedlings under three contrasting salinity treatments... Read More about The effects of salinity on growth and survival of mangrove seedlings changes with age.

Mangroves and People: Local Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate (2017)
Book Chapter
Huxham, M., Dencer-Brown, A., Diele, K., Kathiresan, K., Nagelkerken, I., & Wanjiru, C. (2017). Mangroves and People: Local Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate. In V. H. Rivera-Monroy, S. Y. (. Lee, E. Kristensen, & R. Twilley (Eds.), Mangrove Ecosystems: A Global Biogeographic Perspective (245-274). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62206-4_8

Mangrove forests provide many services, some of which are used mostly or exclusively by local people, often the relatively poor and marginalised. Here, such ‘local ecosystem services’ are defined as those benefitting people living zero to tens of kil... Read More about Mangroves and People: Local Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate.

The Value and Opportunities of Community- and Citizen-based Approaches to Tropical Forest Biodiversity Monitoring (2017)
Book Chapter
Chandler, M., See, L., Andrianandrasana, H., Becker, D., Berardi, A., Bodmer, R., de Araujo Lima Constantino, P., Cousins, J., Crimmins, T. M., Danielsen, F., Brofeldt, S., Paula Giorgi, A., Huxham, M., Leslie, A., Mistry, J., Mora, B., Nelson, M., Poulsen, M. K., Pratihast, A., Theilade, I., …Williams, J. N. (2017). The Value and Opportunities of Community- and Citizen-based Approaches to Tropical Forest Biodiversity Monitoring. In M. Gill, R. Jongman, S. Luque, B. Mora, M. Paganini, & Z. Szantoi (Eds.), A Sourcebook of Methods and Procedures for Monitoring Essential Biodiversity Variables in Tropical Forests with Remote Sensing (223-281). GOFC-GOLD & GEO-BON

The biodiversity sourcebook is accessible in pdf format for free from:
•GOFC-GOLD Land Cover Office website: http://www.gofcgold.wur.nl/sites/gofcgold-geobon_biodiversitysourcebook.php
•GEO BON website:
http://geobon.org/

The value and opportunites of community-and citizen-based approaches to tropical forest biodiversity monitoring (2016)
Book Chapter
Chandler, M., See, L., Andrianandrasana, H., Becker, D., Berardi, A., Bodmer, R., de Araujo Lima Constantino, P., Cousins, J., Crimmins, T. M., Danielsen, F., Paula Giorgi, A., Huxham, M., Leslie, A., Mistry, J., Mora, B., Nelson, M., Poulsen, M. K., Kumar Pratihast, A., Theilade, I., Vakil, T., & Williams, J. N. (2016). The value and opportunites of community-and citizen-based approaches to tropical forest biodiversity monitoring. In M. Gill, R. Jongman, S. Luque, B. Mora, M. Paganini, & Z. Szantoi (Eds.), A Sourcebook of Methods and Procedures for Monitoring Essential Biodiversity Variables in Tropical Forests with Remote Sensing

Introduction - Earth Observation (EO) refers to the direct and indirect measurement of the Earth’s surface that can be undertaken using satellites, aircraft, on the ground and underwater using active and passive sensors (O’Connor et al., 2015). EO pr... Read More about The value and opportunites of community-and citizen-based approaches to tropical forest biodiversity monitoring.

Estimating abundance of striped hyenas (Hyaena hyaena) in the Negev Desert of Israel using camera traps and closed capture–recapture models (2016)
Journal Article
Tichon, J., Rotem, G., & Ward, P. (2017). Estimating abundance of striped hyenas (Hyaena hyaena) in the Negev Desert of Israel using camera traps and closed capture–recapture models. European journal of wildlife research, 63(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-016-1069-y

Estimating key state variables (e.g., abundance/density) of threatened/endangered species is a difficult yet crucial task. These variables are essential for wildlife conservationists/managers to assess the current states and trends of target populati... Read More about Estimating abundance of striped hyenas (Hyaena hyaena) in the Negev Desert of Israel using camera traps and closed capture–recapture models.

Mangrove Crab Ucides cordatus Removal Does Not Affect Sediment Parameters and Stipule Production in a One Year Experiment in Northern Brazil (2016)
Journal Article
Pülmanns, N., Mehlig, U., Nordhaus, I., Saint-Paul, U., & Diele, K. (2016). Mangrove Crab Ucides cordatus Removal Does Not Affect Sediment Parameters and Stipule Production in a One Year Experiment in Northern Brazil. PLOS ONE, 11(12), Article e0167375. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167375

Mangrove crabs influence ecosystem processes through bioturbation and/or litter feeding. In Brazilian mangroves, the abundant and commercially important crab Ucides cordatus is the main faunal modifier of microtopography establishing up to 2 m deep b... Read More about Mangrove Crab Ucides cordatus Removal Does Not Affect Sediment Parameters and Stipule Production in a One Year Experiment in Northern Brazil.

An acute outbreak of equine dysautonomia (equine grass sickness) in a group of eight Przewalski's horses (Equus ferus [caballus] przewalskii) (2015)
Journal Article
Girling, S. J., Fraser, M. A., Richardson, D., Harley, J., Ireland, J. L., Naylor, A., & Milne, E. (2017). An acute outbreak of equine dysautonomia (equine grass sickness) in a group of eight Przewalski's horses (Equus ferus [caballus] przewalskii). Equine Veterinary Education, 29(7), 358-361. https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.12493

Equine grass sickness (EGS) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting grazing equids of which a single case of the chronic clinical presentation has previously been reported in a Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus [caballus] przewalskii). A group of 8 Pr... Read More about An acute outbreak of equine dysautonomia (equine grass sickness) in a group of eight Przewalski's horses (Equus ferus [caballus] przewalskii).

Eutrophication (2015)
Book Chapter
Briers, R. (2015). Eutrophication. In C. Cater, & B. Garrod (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Sustainable Tourism (226). CAB International Publishing

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Harnessing the climate mitigation, conservation and poverty alleviation potential of seagrasses: prospects for developing blue carbon initiatives and payment for ecosystem service programmes (2015)
Journal Article
Hejnowicz, A. P., Kennedy, H., Rudd, M. A., & Huxham, M. R. (2015). Harnessing the climate mitigation, conservation and poverty alleviation potential of seagrasses: prospects for developing blue carbon initiatives and payment for ecosystem service programmes. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2015.00032

Seagrass ecosystems provide numerous ecosystem services that support coastal communities around the world. They sustain abundant marine life as well as commercial and artisanal fisheries, and help protect shorelines from coastal erosion. Additionally... Read More about Harnessing the climate mitigation, conservation and poverty alleviation potential of seagrasses: prospects for developing blue carbon initiatives and payment for ecosystem service programmes.

NatureScot Commissioned Report 741: Black Grouse Conservation In Southern Scotland (2014)
Report
Warren, P., Atterton, F., Baines, D., & White, P. J. C. (2014). NatureScot Commissioned Report 741: Black Grouse Conservation In Southern Scotland. Inverness: Scottish Natural Heritage

Black grouse in southern Scotland have declined in both numbers and range, with the Scottish Black Grouse Biodiversity Action Plan Steering Group identifying this area as a priority area for conservation action. Recent studies from north Perthshire h... Read More about NatureScot Commissioned Report 741: Black Grouse Conservation In Southern Scotland.

Ecological role and services of tropical mangrove ecosystems: A reassessment. (2014)
Journal Article
Lee, S. Y., Primavera, J. H., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., McKee, K., Bosire, J. O., Cannicci, S., Diele, K., Fromard, F., Koedam, N., Marchand, C., Mendelssohn, I., Mukherjee, N., & Record, S. (2014). Ecological role and services of tropical mangrove ecosystems: A reassessment. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 23, 726-743. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12155

Aim
To reassess the capacity of mangroves for ecosystem services in the light of recent data.

Location
Global mangrove ecosystems.

Methods
We review four long‐standing roles of mangroves: (1) carbon dynamics – export or sink; (2) nursery rol... Read More about Ecological role and services of tropical mangrove ecosystems: A reassessment..

Predator reduction with habitat management can improve songbird nest success: Predator Reduction and Songbird Nest Success (2014)
Journal Article
White, P. J. C., Stoate, C., Szczur, J., & Norris, K. (2014). Predator reduction with habitat management can improve songbird nest success: Predator Reduction and Songbird Nest Success. The journal of wildlife management, 78(3), 402-412. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.687

Predation pressure on many threatened species, including European farmland songbirds, may have increased over recent decades. Predator reduction to protect declining bird populations is a controversial but potentially important tool for managers. Its... Read More about Predator reduction with habitat management can improve songbird nest success: Predator Reduction and Songbird Nest Success.

A method for deriving time-variable avian re-nesting probability functions for use in seasonal productivity models (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
White, P. (2013, April). A method for deriving time-variable avian re-nesting probability functions for use in seasonal productivity models. Presented at BOU Annual Conference. From populations to policy impact: avian demography in a changing world

The demographic parameters productivity, survival and migration ultimately determine local avian population trends. Their measurement is essential in bird conservation, for diagnosing proximate causes of population declines and for testing responses... Read More about A method for deriving time-variable avian re-nesting probability functions for use in seasonal productivity models.