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Predicting insect phenology across space and time by HODGSON, J. A., THOMAS, C. D., OLIVER, T. H., ANDERSON, B. J., BRERETON, T. M., CRONE, E. E.

“…Many species appear to be undergoing shifts in phenology, arising from climate change. To predict the direction and magnitude of future changes requires an…”
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Trends and indicators for quantifying moth abundance and occupancy in Scotland by Dennis, E. B., Brereton, T. M., Morgan, B. J. T., Fox, R., Shortall, C. R., Prescott, T., Foster, S.

“…Moths form an important part of Scotland’s biodiversity and an up-to-date assessment of their status is needed given their value as a diverse and species-rich…”
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Using citizen science data to assess the vulnerability of bottlenose dolphins to human impacts along England's South Coast by Corr, S., Dudley, R., Brereton, T., Clear, N., Crosby, A., Duncan, S., Evans, P. G. H., Jones, D., Sayer, S., Taylor, T., Tregenza, N., Williams, R., Witt, M. J., Ingram, S. N.

“…Coastal bottlenose dolphin populations are highly vulnerable due to their small population sizes and proximity to human activities. Long‐term studies in the UK…”
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Reduced-Effort Schemes for Monitoring Butterfly Populations by Roy, D. B., Rothery, P., T. Brereton

“…1. Butterflies are one of the few insect groups that can be monitored effectively and have the potential to develop national and Europe-wide trends in…”
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An indicator highlights seasonal variation in the response of Lepidoptera communities to warming by Martay, B., Monteith, D.T., Brewer, M.J., Brereton, T., Shortall, C.R., Pearce-Higgins, J.W.

“…The impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems are increasingly evident. While these tend to be clearest with respect to changes in phenology and…”
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Fitting Laguerre tessellation approximations to tomographic image data by Spettl, A., Brereton, T., Duan, Q., Werz, T., Krill, C. E., Kroese, D. P., Schmidt, V.

“…The analysis of polycrystalline materials benefits greatly from accurate quantitative descriptions of their grain structures. Laguerre tessellations…”
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The development of butterfly indicators in the United Kingdom and assessments in 2010 by Brereton, T., Roy, D. B., Middlebrook, I., Botham, M., Warren, M.

“…The United Kingdom (UK) Government has national and international commitments to tackle the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. Biodiversity indicators are used…”
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Identifying time lags in the restoration of grassland butterfly communities: A multi-site assessment by Woodcock, B.A., Bullock, J.M., Mortimer, S.R., Brereton, T., Redhead, J.W., Thomas, J.A., Pywell, R.F.

“…► We assessed limiting factors for butterflies during grassland restoration. ► For arable reversion restoration success increased to a plateau over time. ►…”
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Assessing species’ habitat associations from occurrence records, standardised monitoring data and expert opinion: A test with British butterflies by Redhead, J.W., Fox, R., Brereton, T., Oliver, T.H.

“…•Biological recording data can be used to provide quantitative measures of habitat association.•Large quantities of occurrence data perform better than smaller…”
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Lepidoptera communities across an agricultural gradient: how important are habitat area and habitat diversity in supporting high diversity? by Botham, M. S., Fernandez-Ploquin, E. C., Brereton, T., Harrower, C. A., Roy, D. B., Heard, M. S.

“…Agricultural expansion and intensification have been linked with losses of biodiversity and disruption of key ecosystem services in farmed landscapes. A number…”
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Developing and launching a wider countryside butterfly survey across the United Kingdom by Brereton, T. M., Cruickshanks, K. L., Risely, K., Noble, D. G., Roy, D. B.

“…Many butterfly species that were historically common throughout the UK are thought to have declined due to land use intensification, whilst others have…”
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Comparison of trends in butterfly populations between monitoring schemes by Roy, D. B., Ploquin, E. F., Randle, Z., Risely, K., Botham, M. S., Middlebrook, I., Noble, D., Cruickshanks, K., Freeman, S. N., Brereton, T. M.

“…Butterflies are an important indicator of the impacts of environmental change. Butterfly monitoring schemes (BMS) have provided national and Europe-wide trends…”
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A New Approach to Modelling the Relationship Between Annual Population Abundance Indices and Weather Data by Elston, D. A., Brewer, M. J., Martay, B., Johnston, A., Henrys, P. A., Bell, J. R., Harrington, R., Monteith, D., Brereton, T. M., Boughey, K. L., Pearce-Higgins, J. W.

“…Weather has often been associated with fluctuations in population sizes of species; however, it can be difficult to estimate the effects satisfactorily because…”
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The Rise and Demise of the Glanville fritillary on the Isle of Wight by Curtis, R. J., Botham, M. S., Brereton, T. M., Isaac, N. J. B.

“…The Glanville fritillary is one of Britain’s rarest breeding butterflies, and is predominantly restricted to the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Populations…”
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Using integrated land- and boat-based surveys to inform conservation of the Critically Endangered Balearic shearwater by AR Jones, RB Wynn, P Yésou, L Thébault, P Collins, L Suberg, KM Lewis, TM Brereton

“…We investigated spatio-temporal distribution patterns of the Critically Endangered Balearic shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus in the northern part of its…”
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Educating the U.S. Army: Arthur L. Wagner and Reform, 1875-1905 by Brereton, T. R

“…Arthur Lockwood Wagner, who graduated from West Point in 1876, was one of the best known and most influential U.S. Army officers of his day. An intellectual…”
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The re-expansion and improving status of the silver-spotted skipper butterfly ( Hesperia comma) in Britain: a metapopulation success story by Davies, Zoe G., Wilson, Robert J., Brereton, Tom M., Thomas, Chris D.

“…Many specialist species are declining as a result of habitat loss and fragmentation, such that conservation actions typically aim to stem rates of decline…”
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Differences in the climatic debts of birds and butterflies at a continental scale by Devictor, Vincent, van Swaay, Chris, Brereton, Tom, Brotons, Lluís, Chamberlain, Dan, Heliölä, Janne, Herrando, Sergi, Julliard, Romain, Kuussaari, Mikko, Lindström, Åke, Reif, Jiří, Roy, David B., Schweiger, Oliver, Settele, Josef, Stefanescu, Constantí, Van Strien, Arco, Van Turnhout, Chris, Vermouzek, Zdeněk, WallisDeVries, Michiel, Wynhoff, Irma, Jiguet, Frédéric

“…An analysis of annual variations in ecological community composition in several thousand plots distributed across Europe over two decades reveals that European…”
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Distribution maps of cetacean and seabird populations in the North‐East Atlantic by Waggitt, James J., Evans, Peter G. H., Andrade, Joana, Banks, Alex N., Boisseau, Oliver, Bolton, Mark, Bradbury, Gareth, Brereton, Tom, Camphuysen, Cornelis Jan, Durinck, Jan, Felce, Tom, Fijn, Ruben Christiaan, Garcia‐Baron, Isabel, Garthe, Stefan, Geelhoed, Steve C. V., Gilles, Anita, Goodall, Martin, Haelters, Jan, Hamilton, Sally, Hartny‐Mills, Lauren, Hodgins, Nicola, James, Kathy, Jessopp, Mark, Kavanagh, Ailbhe S., Leopold, Mardik, Lohrengel, Katrin, Louzao, Maite, Markones, Nele, Martínez-Cedeira, Jose, Ó Cadhla, Oliver, Perry, Sarah L., Pierce, Graham J., Ridoux, Vincent, Robinson, Kevin P., Santos, M. Begoña, Saavedra, Camilo, Skov, Henrik, Stienen, Eric W. M., Sveegaard, Signe, Thompson, Paul, Vanermen, Nicolas, Wall, Dave, Webb, Andy, Wilson, Jared, Wanless, Sarah, Hiddink, Jan Geert, Punt, Andre

“…Distribution maps of cetaceans and seabirds at basin and monthly scales are needed for conservation and marine management. These are usually created from…”
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Assessing species’ habitat associations from occurrence records, standardised monitoring data and expert opinion: A test with British butterflies by Redhead, J.W, R. Fox, T. Brereton, T.H. Oliver

“…Accurate knowledge of species’ habitat associations is important for conservation planning and policy. Assessing habitat associations is a vital precursor to…”
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