Changing 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…
Read moreNeutral networks
Canard, E., Mouquet, N., Marescot, L., Gaston, K.J., Gravel, D. & Mouillot, D. 2012. Emergence of structural patterns in neutral trophic networks. PLoS One 7, e38295. Networks of interactions between species are…
Read moreWho feeds the birds?
Davies, Z.G., Fuller, R.A., Dallimer, M., Loram, A. & Gaston, K.J. 2012. Household factors influencing participation in bird feeding activity: a national scale analysis. PLoS One 7, e39692. In highly urbanized nations,…
Read moreAre corridors corridors?
Dallimer, M., Rouquette, J.R., Skinner, A.M.J., Armsworth, P.R., Maltby, L.M., Warren, P.H. & Gaston, K.J. 2012. Contrasting patterns in species richness of birds, butterflies and plants along riparian corridors in…
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