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Consequences of climate-driven biodiversity changes for ecosystem functioning of North European rocky shores by Hawkins, S. J., Sugden, H. E., Mieszkowska, N., Moore, P. J., Poloczanska, E., Leaper, R., Herbert, R. J. H., Genner, M. J., Moschella, P. S., Thompson, R. C., Jenkins, S. R., Southward, A. J., Burrows, M. T.

“…We review how intertidal biodiversity is responding to globally driven climate change, focusing on long-term data from rocky shores in the British Isles…”
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The characteristics of krill swarms in relation to aggregating Antarctic blue whales by Miller, E. J., Potts, J. M., Cox, M. J., Miller, B. S., Calderan, S., Leaper, R., Olson, P. A., O’Driscoll, R. L., Double, M. C.

“…We model the presence of rare Antarctic blue whales ( Balaenoptera musculus intermedia ) in relation to the swarm characteristics of their main prey species,…”
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Estimates of humpback and minke whale entanglements in the Scottish static pot (creel) fishery by Leaper, R, MacLennan, E, Brownlow, A, Calderan, SV, Dyke, K, Evans, PGH, Hartny-Mills, L, Jarvis, D, McWhinnie, L, Philp, A, Read, FL, Robinson, KP, Ryan, C

“…Entanglement in static fishing gear (pots, or creels as they are called in Scottish fisheries) is a major cause of anthropogenic mortality and morbidity in…”
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Changes in the range of some common rocky shore species in Britain : a response to climate change? by MIESZKOWSKA, N, KENDALL, M. A, HAWKINS, S. J, LEAPER, R, WILLIAMSON, P, HARDMAN-MOUNTFORD, N. J, SOUTHWARD, A. J

“…Issue Title: Theme Marine Biodiversity: Patterns and Processes, Assessment,Threats, Management and Conservation Since the 1990s there has been a period of…”
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The feasibility of reintroducing Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) to Scotland by LEAPER, R., MASSEI, G., GORMAN, M. L., ASPINALL, R.

“…The feasibility of reintroducing Wild Boar Sus scrofa to Scotland was investigated using the predictions of a Geographical information System (GIS) and a…”
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Predictions of beta diversity for reef macroalgae across southeastern Australia by Leaper, R., Hill, N. A., Edgar, G. J., Ellis, N., Lawrence, E., Pitcher, C. R., Barrett, N. S., Thomson, R.

“…We analyzed and predicted spatial patterns of turnover in macroalgal community composition (beta diversity) that accounted for broad‐scale environmental…”
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An unusual presentation of oropharyngeal mucosal plasmacytosis related to toothpaste by Tong, D C, Leaper, M R, Colquhoun, A N, Rich, A M

“…We present the case of a 59-year-old Chinese patient with an unusual presentation of mucosal plasmacytosis involving the oropharynx, related to the use of…”
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Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena L.) by-catch in set gillnets in the Celtic Sea by Tregenza, N. J. C., Berrow, S. D., Hammond, P. S., Leaper, R.

“…A programme to assess the cetacean by-catch in the Irish and UK set gillnet fisheries in the Celtic Sea was conducted from August 1992 to March 1994 using…”
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A New Technique to Measure Spatial Relationships within Groups of Free-Ranging Coastal Cetaceans by Denardo, C., Dougherty, M., Hastie, G., Leaper, R., Wilson, B., Thompson, P. M.

“…1. The development and calibration of a land-based technique to measure inter-animal spacing in free-ranging coastal cetaceans is described here. The technique…”
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The effects of superior semicircular canal dehiscence on the labyrinth: does size matter? by Rajan, Gunesh P, Leaper, Matthew R, Goggin, Leigh, Atlas, Marcus D, Boeddinghaus, Rudolf, Eikelboom, Robert K

“…Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) is characterized by lack of bony covering of the superior semicircular canal in the inner ear, resulting in a…”
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South Georgia blue whales five decades after the end of whaling by Calderan, SV, Black, A, Branch, TA, Collins, MA, Kelly, N, Leaper, R, Lurcock, S, Miller, BS, Moore, M, Olson, PA, Širović, A, Wood, AG, Jackson, JA

“…Blue whales Balaenoptera musculus at South Georgia were heavily exploited during 20 th century industrial whaling, to the point of local near-extirpation…”
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Have whales returned to a historical hotspot of industrial whaling? The pattern of southern right whale Eubalaena australis recovery at South Georgia by Jackson, JA, Kennedy, A, Moore, M, Andriolo, A, Bamford, CCG, Calderan, S, Cheeseman, T, Gittins, G, Groch, K, Kelly, N, Leaper, R, Leslie, MS, Lurcock, S, Miller, BS, Richardson, J, Rowntree, V, Smith, P, Stepien, E, Stowasser, G, Trathan, P, Vermeulen, E, Zerbini, AN, Carroll, EL

“…Around 176500 whales were killed in the sub-Antarctic waters off South Georgia (South Atlantic) between 1904 and 1965. In recent decades, whales have once…”
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Variability and predictability of Antarctic krill swarm structure by Tarling, Geraint A., Klevjer, Thor, Fielding, Sophie, Watkins, Jon, Atkinson, Angus, Murphy, Eugene, Korb, Rebecca, Whitehouse, Mick, Leaper, Russell

“…Swarming is a fundamental part of the life of Euphausia superba, yet we still know very little about what drives the considerable variability in swarm shape,…”
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Quantifying wave exposure in shallow temperate reef systems: applicability of fetch models for predicting algal biodiversity by Hill, Nicole A., Pepper, Austen R., Puotinen, Marji L., Hughes, Michael G., Edgar, Graham J., Barrett, Neville S., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Leaper, Rebecca

“…Management and conservation of ecosystems relies on biodiversity data; however, broad-scale biological data are often limited. Predictive modelling using…”
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Validating the reliability of passive acoustic localisation: a novel method for encountering rare and remote Antarctic blue whales by Miller, BS, Barlow, J, Calderan, S, Collins, K, Leaper, R, Olson, P, Ensor, P, Peel, D, Donnelly, D, Andrews-Goff, V, Olavarria, C, Owen, K, Rekdahl, M, Schmitt, N, Wadley, V, Gedamke, J, Gales, N, Double, MC

“…Since its near extirpation during the period of industrial whaling in the early and mid 20th century, the once common Antarctic blue whale Balaenoptera…”
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Spatial Scales of Variance in Abundance of Intertidal Species: Effects of Region, Dispersal Mode, and Trophic Level by Burrows, Michael T., Harvey, Robin, Robb, Linda, Poloczanska, Elvira S., Mieszkowska, Nova, Moore, Pippa, Leaper, Rebecca, Hawkins, Stephen J., Benedetti-Cecchi, Lisandro

“…Determination of the pattern of variation in population abundance among spatial scales offers much insight into the potential regulating factors. Here we offer…”
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Long-term oceanographic and ecological research in the Western English Channel by Southward, Alan J, Langmead, Olivia, Hardman-Mountford, Nicholas J, Aiken, James, Boalch, Gerald T, Dando, Paul R, Genner, Martin J, Joint, Ian, Kendall, Michael A, Halliday, Nicholas C, Harris, Roger P, Leaper, Rebecca, Mieszkowska, Nova, Pingree, Robin D, Richardson, Anthony J, Sims, David W, Smith, Tania, Walne, Anthony W, Hawkins, Stephen J

“…Long-term research in the western English Channel, undertaken by the marine laboratories in Plymouth, is described and details of survey methods, sites, and…”
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Is Japan's whaling humane? by Gales, Nick, Leaper, Russell, Papastavrou, Vassili

“…Video taken by Greenpeace of whaling by the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean provided a unique opportunity to obtain quantitative data relevant to…”
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Blue (Balaenoptera musculus) and fin (B. physalus) whale vocalisations measured from northern latitudes of the Atlantic Ocean by Boisseau, O., Gillespie, D., Leaper, R., Moscrop, A.

“…Vocalisations were recorded in the vicinity of sighted blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) and fin whales (B. physalus) in the North Atlantic between Iceland…”
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Size constraints in a real food web: predator, parasite and prey body-size relationships by Leaper, Rebecca, Huxham, Mark

“…In the absence of well-resolved food webs that include both information on predators and parasites, body-size has been proposed as the biological mechanism…”
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