Search Results - "Newson, Stuart E."

Bat detective-Deep learning tools for bat acoustic signal detection by Mac Aodha, Oisin, Gibb, Rory, Barlow, Kate E, Browning, Ella, Firman, Michael, Freeman, Robin, Harder, Briana, Kinsey, Libby, Mead, Gary R, Newson, Stuart E, Pandourski, Ivan, Parsons, Stuart, Russ, Jon, Szodoray-Paradi, Abigel, Szodoray-Paradi, Farkas, Tilova, Elena, Girolami, Mark, Brostow, Gabriel, Jones, Kate E

“…Passive acoustic sensing has emerged as a powerful tool for quantifying anthropogenic impacts on biodiversity, especially for echolocating bat species. To…”
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Roads as a contributor to landscape-scale variation in bird communities by Cooke, Sophia C., Balmford, Andrew, Donald, Paul F., Newson, Stuart E., Johnston, Alison

“…Roads and their traffic can affect wildlife over large areas and, in regions with dense road networks, may influence a high proportion of the ecological…”
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Climate envelope, life history traits and the resilience of birds facing global change by JIGUET, FRÉDÉRIC, GADOT, ANNE-SOPHIE, JULLIARD, ROMAIN, NEWSON, STUART E, COUVET, DENIS

“…Few studies have examined how life history traits and the climate envelope influence the ability of species to respond to climate change and habitat…”
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Vocal individuality measures reveal spatial and temporal variation in roding behaviour in Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) by Bristow, Thomas G., McHugh, Niamh M., Heward, Christopher J., Jenkins, Dionne L., Newson, Stuart E., Snaddon, Jake L.

“…Use of species‐specific field methods may be required for taxa that are inherently difficult to survey, for example species with cryptic camouflage or…”
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Observed and predicted effects of climate change on species abundance in protected areas by Johnston, Alison, Ausden, Malcolm, Dodd, Andrew M., Bradbury, Richard B., Chamberlain, Dan E., Jiguet, Frédéric, Thomas, Chris D., Cook, Aonghais S. C. P., Newson, Stuart E., Ockendon, Nancy, Rehfisch, Mark M., Roos, Staffan, Thaxter, Chris B., Brown, Andy, Crick, Humphrey Q. P., Douse, Andrew, McCall, Rob A., Pontier, Helen, Stroud, David A., Cadiou, Bernard, Crowe, Olivia, Deceuninck, Bernard, Hornman, Menno, Pearce-Higgins, James W.

“…The dynamic nature and diversity of species’ responses to climate change poses significant difficulties for developing robust, long-term conservation…”
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Mitigating the Impact of Bats in Historic Churches: The Response of Natterer's Bats Myotis nattereri to Artificial Roosts and Deterrence by Zeale, Matt R K, Bennitt, Emily, Newson, Stuart E, Packman, Charlotte, Browne, William J, Harris, Stephen, Jones, Gareth, Stone, Emma

“…Bats frequently roost in historic churches, and these colonies are of considerable conservation value. Inside churches, bat droppings and urine can cause…”
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Use of distance sampling to improve estimates of national population sizes for common and widespread breeding birds in the UK by Newson, Stuart E., Evans, Karl L., Noble, David G., Greenwood, Jeremy J. D., Gaston, Kevin J.

“…1. Population estimates are of fundamental importance for setting conservation priorities and for numerous aspects of conservation biology. 2. Distance…”
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Managing Conflict between Bats and Humans: The Response of Soprano Pipistrelles (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) to Exclusion from Roosts in Houses by Stone, Emma, Zeale, Matt R K, Newson, Stuart E, Browne, William J, Harris, Stephen, Jones, Gareth

“…Conflict can arise when bats roost in human dwellings and householders are affected adversely by their presence. In the United Kingdom, the exclusion of bats…”
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Correction: Mitigating the Impact of Bats in Historic Churches: The Response of Natterer's Bats Myotis nattereri to Artificial Roosts and Deterrence by Zeale, Matt R K, Bennitt, Emily, Newson, Stuart E, Packman, Charlotte, Browne, William J, Harris, Stephen, Jones, Gareth, Stone, Emma

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Can site and landscape‐scale environmental attributes buffer bird populations against weather events? by Newson, Stuart E, Oliver, Tom H, Gillings, Simon, Crick, Humphrey Q. P, Morecroft, Michael D, Duffield, Simon J, Macgregor, Nicholas A, Pearce‐Higgins, James W

“…Projected impacts of climate change on the populations and distributions of species pose a challenge for conservationists. In response, a number of adaptation…”
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Winter availability of cereal stubbles attracts declining farmland birds and positively influences breeding population trends by Gillings, S, Newson, S.E, Noble, D.G, Vickery, J.A

“…Many studies have demonstrated the selection of stubble fields by farmland birds in winter, but none have shown whether provisioning of this key habitat…”
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Should we account for detectability in population trends? by Newson, Stuart E, Massimino, Dario, Johnston, Alison, Baillie, Stephen R, Pearce-Higgins, James W

“…Capsule Accounting for changes in detectability over time which could invalidate population trends for common and widespread breeding birds in the UK, resulted…”
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How important are climate‐induced changes in host availability for population processes in an obligate brood parasite, the European cuckoo by Douglas, David J. T., Newson, Stuart E., Leech, David I., Noble, David G., Robinson, Robert A.

“…In recent years, populations of long‐distance migrant birds have declined markedly. Resource availability, both on breeding and wintering grounds, is likely to…”
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A novel citizen science approach for large-scale standardised monitoring of bat activity and distribution, evaluated in eastern England by Newson, Stuart E., Evans, Hazel E., Gillings, Simon

“…In many countries, bats have high conservation prioritisation owing to their trophic position, habitat associations and threat level, and many have dedicated…”
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Rise of the generalists: evidence for climate driven homogenization in avian communities by Davey, Catherine M., Chamberlain, Dan E., Newson, Stuart E., Noble, David G., Johnston, Alison

“…Aims: Biogeographical evidence suggests a strong link between climate and patterns of species diversity, and climate change is known to cause range shifts…”
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Variation in abundances of common bird species associated with roads by Cooke, Sophia C., Balmford, Andrew, Johnston, Alison, Newson, Stuart E., Donald, Paul F., Villard, Marc‐André

“…The global road network, currently over 45 million lane‐km in length, is expected to reach 70 million lane‐km by 2050, while the number of vehicles utilizing…”
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Habitat influences on urban avian assemblages by EVANS, KARL L, NEWSON, STUART E, GASTON, KEVIN J

“…Urbanization is increasing across the globe and there is growing interest in urban ecology and a recognition that developed areas may be important for…”
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Potential for coupling the monitoring of bush‐crickets with established large‐scale acoustic monitoring of bats by Newson, Stuart E., Bas, Yves, Murray, Ash, Gillings, Simon, Freckleton, Robert

“…Summary Monitoring biodiversity over large spatial and temporal scales is crucial for assessing the impact of global changes and environmental mitigation…”
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Eye size in birds and the timing of song at dawn by Thomas, Robert J., Széskely, Tamás, Cuthill, Innes C., Harper, David G. C., Newson, Stuart E., Frayling, Tim D., Wallis, Paul D.

“…Why do different species of birds start their dawn choruses at different times? We test the hypothesis that the times at which different species start singing…”
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A national-scale model of linear features improves predictions of farmland biodiversity by Sullivan, Martin J. P., Pearce-Higgins, James W., Newson, Stuart E., Scholefield, Paul, Brereton, Tom, Oliver, Tom H.

“…1. Modelling species distribution and abundance is important for many conservation applications, but it is typically performed using relatively coarse-scale…”
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