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Feral American mink (Neogale vison) continues to expand its European range: time to harmonize population monitoring and coordinate control (2023)
Journal Article
Vada, R., Illanas, S., Acevedo, P., Adriaens, T., Apollonio, M., Belova, O., Blanco-Aguiar, J., Csányi, S., Body, G., G.Fernández-De-Mera, I., Ferroglio, E., A.Jansen, P., M.Jeschke, J., Keuling, O., Palazón, S., Plis, K., Podgórski, T., Rickowski, F., Scandura, M., Shakun, V., …Vicente, J. (2023). Feral American mink (Neogale vison) continues to expand its European range: time to harmonize population monitoring and coordinate control. Mammal Review, 53(3), 158-176. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12315

A camera trap method for estimating target densities of grey squirrels to inform wildlife management applications (2023)
Journal Article
Beatham, S., Stephens, P., Coats, J., Phillips, J., & Massei, G. (2023). A camera trap method for estimating target densities of grey squirrels to inform wildlife management applications. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, Article 1096321. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1096321

Effective wildlife population management requires an understanding of the abundance of the target species. In the UK, the increase in numbers and range of the non-native invasive grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis poses a substantial threat to the ex... Read More about A camera trap method for estimating target densities of grey squirrels to inform wildlife management applications.

Drivers of the changing abundance of European birds at two spatial scales (2023)
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Gregory, R., Eaton, M. A., Burfield, I., Grice, P. V., Howard, C., Klvaňová, A., Stephens, P., Willis, S., Woodward, I. D., & Burns, F. (2023). Drivers of the changing abundance of European birds at two spatial scales. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 378(1881), Article 20220198. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0198

Detecting biodiversity change and identifying its causes is challenging because biodiversity is multifaceted and temporal data often contain bias. Here, we model temporal change in species' abundance and biomass by using extensive data describing the... Read More about Drivers of the changing abundance of European birds at two spatial scales.

Remote monitoring of short-term body mass variation in savanna ungulates (2023)
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Fuentes-Allende, N., Stephens, P., MacTavish, L., MacTavish, D., & Willis, S. (online). Remote monitoring of short-term body mass variation in savanna ungulates. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 9(5), 707-723. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.338

Large herbivores in seasonal environments often experience mass variation due to temporal changes in the availability of critical resources like water and forage, as well as due to breeding events. Yet the documentation of mass variation in mammals o... Read More about Remote monitoring of short-term body mass variation in savanna ungulates.

Removing Human Bottlenecks in Bird Classification Using Camera Trap Images and Deep Learning (2023)
Journal Article
Chalmers, C., Fergus, P., Wich, S., Longmore, S., Walsh, N., Stephens, P., Sutherland, C., Matthews, N., Mudde, J., & Nuseibeh, A. (2023). Removing Human Bottlenecks in Bird Classification Using Camera Trap Images and Deep Learning. Remote Sensing, 15(10), Article 2638. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15102638

Birds are important indicators for monitoring both biodiversity and habitat health; they also play a crucial role in ecosystem management. Declines in bird populations can result in reduced ecosystem services, including seed dispersal, pollination an... Read More about Removing Human Bottlenecks in Bird Classification Using Camera Trap Images and Deep Learning.

Estimating mesocarnivore abundance on commercial farmland using distance sampling with camera traps (2023)
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McKaughan, J., Stephens, P., & Hill, R. (2023). Estimating mesocarnivore abundance on commercial farmland using distance sampling with camera traps. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 4(2), Article e12229. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12229

1. Mesocarnivores are of particular interest in wildlife management. Their adaptability makes them a focus of public attention globally, as negative interactions with people occur regularly, but their importance to wider ecosystem function is increas... Read More about Estimating mesocarnivore abundance on commercial farmland using distance sampling with camera traps.

Factors affecting bait uptake by the grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the future delivery of oral contraceptives (2023)
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Beatham, S., Coats, J., Stephens, P., & Massei, G. (online). Factors affecting bait uptake by the grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the future delivery of oral contraceptives. Wildlife Research, 51, https://doi.org/10.1071/wr22159

Context: Invasive species negatively affect natural communities and human activities. The grey squirrel is an invasive species in the UK, causing damage to forestry and the decline of the native red squirrel. Oral contraceptives have the potential to... Read More about Factors affecting bait uptake by the grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the future delivery of oral contraceptives.

Model Selection in Occupancy Models: Inference versus Prediction (2023)
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Stewart, P. S., Stephens, P. A., Hill, R. A., Whittingham, M. J., & Dawson, W. (2023). Model Selection in Occupancy Models: Inference versus Prediction. Ecology, 104(3), Article e3942. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3942

Occupancy models are a vital tool for ecologists studying the patterns and drivers of species occurrence, but their use often involves selecting among models with different sets of occupancy and detection covariates. The information-theoretic approac... Read More about Model Selection in Occupancy Models: Inference versus Prediction.