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A review of seagrass cover, status and trends in Africa (2024)
Journal Article
Mwikamba, E., Githaiga, M., Briers, R. A., & Huxham, M. (in press). A review of seagrass cover, status and trends in Africa. Estuaries and Coasts,

The recognition of the benefits that seagrasses contribute has enhanced the research interest in these marine ecosystems. Seagrasses provide critical goods and services and support the livelihoods of millions of people. Despite this, they are declini... Read More about A review of seagrass cover, status and trends in Africa.

Do UK survey licenses for otter support best practice? (2024)
Journal Article
White, P., & Findlay, M. (2024). Do UK survey licenses for otter support best practice?. In Practice, 48-52

Under the Habitats Regulations, resting/breeding places of otters (Lutra lutra) are protected from damage and disturbance, and ecologists are expected to identify such structures. Following an extensive programme of research, we now believe there is... Read More about Do UK survey licenses for otter support best practice?.

Flower‐visitor and pollen‐load data provide complementary insight into species and individual network roles (2024)
Journal Article
Cirtwill, A. R., Wirta, H., Kaartinen, R., Ballantyne, G., Stone, G. N., Cunnold, H., …Roslin, T. (in press). Flower‐visitor and pollen‐load data provide complementary insight into species and individual network roles. Oikos, Article e10301. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10301

Most animal pollination results from plant–insect interactions, but how we perceive these interactions may differ with the sampling method adopted. The two most common methods are observations of visits by pollinators to plants and observations of po... Read More about Flower‐visitor and pollen‐load data provide complementary insight into species and individual network roles.

The impacts of forestry on breeding curlew distribution – a report to the Forestry Commission (2024)
Report
McGrory, R., Briers, R., Findlay, M., & White, P. (2024). The impacts of forestry on breeding curlew distribution – a report to the Forestry Commission. Forestry Commission

We were commissioned by Forestry Commission (FC) to utilise the large-scale Breeding Waders of English Upland Farmland (BWEUF) data and the wider literature to provide evidence for several questions posed by the Curlew Recovery Partnership relating t... Read More about The impacts of forestry on breeding curlew distribution – a report to the Forestry Commission.

Optimisation of Open-habitat Bird Surveys – a report to the Forestry Commission (2024)
Report
Borthwick, M., Findlay, M., Briers, R., & White, P. (2024). Optimisation of Open-habitat Bird Surveys – a report to the Forestry Commission. Forestry Commission

In the process of offering financial grants to landowners seeking to create new areas of woodland in England, the Forestry Commission (FC) requires surveying of proposed woodland creation sites for breeding birds in order to assess the suitability of... Read More about Optimisation of Open-habitat Bird Surveys – a report to the Forestry Commission.

Intraspecific facilitation of the recruitment of a burrowing mangrove crab species along an environmental gradient (2023)
Journal Article
Schmidt, A. J., & Diele, K. (2024). Intraspecific facilitation of the recruitment of a burrowing mangrove crab species along an environmental gradient. Ocean and Coastal Research, 72(suppl 1), 23039-23040. https://doi.org/10.1590/2675-2824072.22162

The exploited mangrove crab Ucides cordatus, an important ecosystem engineer in South American mangroves, has a biphasic lifecycle with pelagic larvae developing offshore. Megalopae return to the mangrove forest to settle, i.e., metamorphose into ben... Read More about Intraspecific facilitation of the recruitment of a burrowing mangrove crab species along an environmental gradient.

A horizon scan of issues affecting UK forest management within 50 years (2023)
Journal Article
Tew, E. R., Ambrose-Oji, B., Beatty, M., Büntgen, U., Butterworth, H., Clover, G., …Sutherland, W. J. (in press). A horizon scan of issues affecting UK forest management within 50 years. Forestry, https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpad047

Forests are in the spotlight: they are expected to play a pivotal role in our response to society’s greatest challenges, such as the climate and biodiversity crises. Yet, the forests themselves, and the sector that manages them, face a range of inter... Read More about A horizon scan of issues affecting UK forest management within 50 years.

A blue carbon model for the European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) and its application in environmental restoration (2023)
Journal Article
Lee, H. Z. L., Davies, I. M., Baxter, J. M., Diele, K., & Sanderson, W. G. (2024). A blue carbon model for the European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) and its application in environmental restoration. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 34(1), Article e4030. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4030

1. Historically, considerations of the carbon budget of bivalve shellfish have disproportionately focused on the cycling of carbon in shell alone, overlooking respiratory release and the potential role of bivalve shellfish habitats in the stabilizati... Read More about A blue carbon model for the European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) and its application in environmental restoration.

Robotics and Autonomous Systems for Environmental Sustainability: Monitoring Terrestrial Biodiversity (2023)
Working Paper
Pringle, S., Davies, Z. G., Goddard, M. A., Dallimer, M., Hart, E., Le Goff, L., & Langdale, S. J. (2023). Robotics and Autonomous Systems for Environmental Sustainability: Monitoring Terrestrial Biodiversity

Welcome to the UK-RAS White paper Series on Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS). This is one of the core activities of UK-RAS Network, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). By Bringing together academic centres o... Read More about Robotics and Autonomous Systems for Environmental Sustainability: Monitoring Terrestrial Biodiversity.

Mapping the Anthropocene: Atelier NL, a Case Study of Place-Based Material Craft Practices (2023)
Journal Article
Panneels, I. (2023). Mapping the Anthropocene: Atelier NL, a Case Study of Place-Based Material Craft Practices. Arts, 12(4), Article 177. https://doi.org/10.3390/arts12040177

This paper argues that mapping as a methodology can support localised production, as exemplified in the case study of the design studio Atelier NL which marries contemporary design sensibilities with traditional glass and ceramics craft-making techni... Read More about Mapping the Anthropocene: Atelier NL, a Case Study of Place-Based Material Craft Practices.

Looking to Livestock: Gauging the Evolution of the EU's Agri-Climate Law and Policy (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, R. (2023, June). Looking to Livestock: Gauging the Evolution of the EU's Agri-Climate Law and Policy. Paper presented at Society of Legal Scholars 2023 Conference, Oxford

Increasingly, awareness of climate impacts from the agricultural sector is growing. In the EU, it is reported that 11.3% of the total greenhouse gas emissions and over 80% of ammonia atmospheric and nitrogen emissions stem from its agricultural secto... Read More about Looking to Livestock: Gauging the Evolution of the EU's Agri-Climate Law and Policy.

Point of (no) return? Vegetation structure and diversity of restored mangroves in Sulawesi, Indonesia, 14–16 years on (2023)
Journal Article
Djamaluddin, R., Fusi, M., Djabar, B., Evans, D., Holmes, R., Huxham, M., …Diele, K. (2023). Point of (no) return? Vegetation structure and diversity of restored mangroves in Sulawesi, Indonesia, 14–16 years on. Restoration Ecology, 31(7), Article e13963. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13963

Mangrove forests, benefitting millions of people, experience significant degradation. Global recognition of the urgency of halting and reversing this trend have initiated numerous restoration activities. Restoration success is typically evaluated by... Read More about Point of (no) return? Vegetation structure and diversity of restored mangroves in Sulawesi, Indonesia, 14–16 years on.

Rawls in the mangrove: perceptions of justice in nature-based solutions projects (Dataset) (2023)
Dataset
Huxham, M. (2023). Rawls in the mangrove: perceptions of justice in nature-based solutions projects (Dataset). [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.17869/ENU.2023.3090209

1. Adapting to and mitigating against climate change requires the protection and expansion of natural carbon sinks, especially ecosystems with exceptional carbon density such as mangrove forests (an example of ‘blue carbon’). Projects that do this ar... Read More about Rawls in the mangrove: perceptions of justice in nature-based solutions projects (Dataset).

Where to fish in the forest? Tree characteristics and contiguous seagrass features predict mangrove forest quality for fishes and crustaceans (Dataset) (2023)
Dataset
Wanjiru, C., Nagelkerken, I., Rueckert, S., Harcourt, W., & Huxham, M. (2023). Where to fish in the forest? Tree characteristics and contiguous seagrass features predict mangrove forest quality for fishes and crustaceans (Dataset). [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.17869/enu.2023.3069847

1) Mangroves often support rich fish and crustacean communities, although faunal abundance and diversity show strong spatio-temporal variability. Consistent patterns in mangrove animal communities might be dictated by forest characteristics, by seasc... Read More about Where to fish in the forest? Tree characteristics and contiguous seagrass features predict mangrove forest quality for fishes and crustaceans (Dataset).

Mammalian predators and vegetated nesting habitat drive reduced protected area nesting success of Kentish plovers, Yellow Sea region, China (2023)
Journal Article
Li, D., Bai, Y., Lei, W., Que, P., Liu, Y., Pagani‐Núñez, E., …Zhang, Z. (2023). Mammalian predators and vegetated nesting habitat drive reduced protected area nesting success of Kentish plovers, Yellow Sea region, China. Ecology and Evolution, 13(3), Article e9884. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9884

Protected areas provide essential habitats for wildlife by conserving natural and semi-natural habitats and reducing human disturbance. However, whether breeding birds vulnerable to nest predation can benefit from strict land management in the protec... Read More about Mammalian predators and vegetated nesting habitat drive reduced protected area nesting success of Kentish plovers, Yellow Sea region, China.

Brachyuran Crabs of Brazilian Mangrove and Salt Marsh Ecosystems (2023)
Book Chapter
Schmidt, A. J., & Diele, K. (2023). Brachyuran Crabs of Brazilian Mangrove and Salt Marsh Ecosystems. In Y. Schaeffer-Novelli, G. M. D. O. Abuchahla, & G. Cintrón-Molero (Eds.), Brazilian Mangroves and Salt Marshes (179-200). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13486-9_10

Brachyuran crabs are the most conspicuous macrobenthic fauna in Brazilian mangrove forests and salt marshes. This chapter presents basic information about the habitat, spatial distribution, and most remarkable biological features of 36 species from t... Read More about Brachyuran Crabs of Brazilian Mangrove and Salt Marsh Ecosystems.

Wood properties and strength grading (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2023, February). Wood properties and strength grading. Presented at ICF South Scotland CPD event

Slides from a CPD event organised for the Chartered Institute of Foresters South Scotland Regional Group - providing an opportunity for tree professionals to learn more about timber strength grading, and the influence silviculture has on wood propert... Read More about Wood properties and strength grading.

Building a Sustainable Dental Practice (2023)
Book Chapter
Ballantyne, G., Viviana, C., Valbuena, C., Armstrong, N., & Duane, B. (2023). Building a Sustainable Dental Practice. In B. Duane (Ed.), Sustainable Dentistry: Making a Difference. Cham: Springer

The greatest challenges we currently face as a society are the twin, interconnected threats of climate change and biodiversity loss. They will jeopardise our future if we go about business as usual. This chapter focuses on more sustainable constructi... Read More about Building a Sustainable Dental Practice.

Arctic Ghosts: Whale Hunting and Haunting in Arthur Conan Doyle’s 'The Captain of the Pole-Star' (2022)
Journal Article
Alder, E. (2022). Arctic Ghosts: Whale Hunting and Haunting in Arthur Conan Doyle’s 'The Captain of the Pole-Star'. Victorian Studies, 65(1), 43-66

Over-hunting in Arctic seas drove bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) nearly to extinction by the end of the nineteenth century. Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Captain of the ‘Pole-Star’” (1883), inspired by his youthful 1880 voyage on the Scottish whalin... Read More about Arctic Ghosts: Whale Hunting and Haunting in Arthur Conan Doyle’s 'The Captain of the Pole-Star'.