People and elephants
de Boer, W.F., van Langevelde, F., Prins, H.H.T., de Ruiter, P.C., Blanc, J., Vis, M.J.P., Gaston, K.J. & Douglas-Hamilton, I. 2013. Understanding spatial differences in African elephant densities and occurrence,…
Read moreWhy people visit green spaces
Irvine, K.N., Warber, S.L., Devine-Wright, P. & Gaston, K.J. 2013. Understanding urban green space as a health resource: a qualitative comparison of visit motivation and derived effects among park users in…
Read moreFearing the feline
Bonnington, C., Gaston, K.J. & Evans, K.L. 2013. Fearing the feline: domestic cats reduce avian fecundity through trait-mediated indirect effects that increase nest predation by other species. Journal of Applied Ecology 50,…
Read moreChanging biodiversity
Dornelas, M., Magurran, A.E., Buckland, S.T., Chao, A., Chazdon, R.L., Colwell, R.K., Curtis, T. Gaston, K.J., Gotelli, N.J., Kosnik, M.A., McGill, B., McCune, J.L., Morlon, H., Mumby, P.J., Øvreås, L.,…
Read moreHidden carbon
Edmondson, J.L., Davies, Z.G., McHugh, N., Gaston, K.J. & Leake, J.R. 2012. Organic carbon hidden in urban ecosystems. Scientific Reports 2, 963. Urbanization is widely presumed to degrade ecosystem services, but empirical…
Read moreReducing the impacts of nighttime lighting
Gaston, K.J., Davies, T.W., Bennie, J. & Hopkins, J. 2013. Reducing the ecological consequences of night-time light pollution: options and developments. Journal of Applied Ecology 49, 1256-1266. Much concern has been expressed…
Read moreWelcome
A warm welcome to James Duffy, who joins the research group as a technician, providing analytical support for a range of projects. We look forward to keeping him very busy!
Read morePeople and birds
Fuller, R.A., Irvine, K.N., Davies, Z.G., Armsworth, P.R. & Gaston, K.J. 2012. Interactions between people and birds in urban landscapes. Studies in Avian Biology 45, 249-266. A large body of work over…
Read moreStreet lighting changes communities
Davies, T.W., Bennie, J. & Gaston, K.J. 2012. Street lighting changes the composition of invertebrate communities. Biology Letters 8, 764-767. Artificial lighting has been used to illuminate the nocturnal environment for centuries…
Read moreThere is no artefact
Webb, T.J., Freckleton, R.P. & Gaston, K.J. 2012. Characterising abundance-occupancy relationships: there is no artefact. Global Ecology & Biogeography 21, 952-957. A short piece logically and empirically refuting a recent suggestion that…
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