Welcome to the St Andrews Research Repository

This is the official institutional research repository for the University of St Andrews. The repository contains electronic theses and research publications including articles, conference proceedings, working papers and some research monographs. It also contains material and publications affiliated to the University and arising from specific projects. Full text content is provided for all research publications in the repository, and wherever possible (following embargoes) for electronic theses.

The University requires submission of an electronic version of theses. For help with electronic thesis deposit see Library webpages on how to submit your electronic copy or contact Digital-Repository@st-andrews.ac.uk.

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  • Shine a light : under-ice light and its ecological implications in a changing Arctic Ocean 

    Castellani, Giulia; Veyssière, Gaëlle; Karcher, Michael; Stroeve, Julienne; Banas, S. Neil; Bouman, A. Heather; Brierley, S. Andrew; Connan, Stacey; Cottier, Finlo; Große, Fabian; Hobbs, Laura; Katlein, Christian; Light, Bonnie; McKee, David; Orkney, Andrew; Proud, Roland; Schourup-Kristensen, Vibe (2021-11-25) - Journal article
    The Arctic marine ecosystem is shaped by the seasonality of the solar cycle, spanning from 24-h light at the sea surface in summer to 24-h darkness in winter. The amount of light available for under-ice ecosystems is the ...

  • PHYTO-THREATS : addressing threats to uk forests and woodlands from phytophthora; identifying risks of spread in trade and methods for mitigation 

    Green, Sarah; Cooke, David E. L.; Dunn, Mike; Barwell, Louise; Purse, Bethan; Chapman, Daniel S.; Valatin, Gregory; Schlenzig, Alexandra; Barbrook, Jane; Pettitt, Tim; Price, Colin; Pérez-Sierra, Ana; Frederickson-Matika, Debra; Pritchard, Leighton; Thorpe, Peter; Cock, Peter J. A.; Randall, Eva; Keillor, Beatrix; Marzano, Mariella (2021-11-23) - Journal article
    The multidisciplinary ‘Phyto-threats’ project was initiated in 2016 to address the increasing risks to UK forest and woodland ecosystems from trade-disseminated Phytophthora. A major component of this project was to examine ...

  • Making care fit manifesto 

    Kunneman, Marleen; Griffioen, Ingeborg P M; Labrie, Nanon H M; Kristiansen, Maria; Montori, Victor M; van Beusekom, Mara Myrthe; the Making Care Fit Working Group (2021-11-23) - Journal item

  • Road exposure and the detectability of birds in field surveys 

    Cooke, Sophia C.; Balmford, Andrew; Johnston, Alison; Massimino, Dario; Newson, Stuart E.; Donald, Paul F. (2020-07) - Journal article
    Road ecology, the study of the impacts of roads and their traffic on wildlife, including birds, is a rapidly growing field, with research showing effects on local avian population densities up to several kilometres from a ...

  • Variation in abundances of common bird species associated with roads 

    Cooke, Sophia C.; Balmford, Andrew; Johnston, Alison; Newson, Stuart E.; Donald, Paul F. (2020-07) - Journal article
    1. 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 it is expected to double. Roads have been shown to affect a ...

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