Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling (CREEM) Research

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CREEM is an inter-disciplinary research centre at the University of St Andrews, linking researchers from the schools of Mathematics and Statistics, Biology and Geography and Geosciences. Our remit is to develop and apply advanced mathematical and statistical methods to practical problems in biology, ecology and geography.

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Surveying abundance and stand type associations of Formica aquilonia and F. lugubris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nest mounds over an extensive area : Trialing a novel method

Borkin, Kerry; Summers, Ron; Thomas, Len (2012-01-03) - Journal article

Red wood ants are ecologically important members of woodland communities, and some species are of conservation concern. They occur commonly only in certain habitats in Britain, but there is limited knowledge of their numbers ...
Assessing the utility and limitations of accelerometers and machine learning approaches in classifying behaviour during lactation in a phocid seal

Schuert, Courtney; Pomeroy, Patrick; Twiss, Sean (2018-10-16) - Journal article

Background: Classifying behaviour with animal-borne accelerometers is quickly becoming a popular tool for remotely observing behavioural states in a variety of species. Most accelerometry work in pinnipeds has focused on ...
Occurrence, distribution and abundance of cetaceans in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, USA

Read, Andrew, J.; Barco, S.; Bell, J.; Borchers, David Louis; Burt, M Louise; Cummings, E.W.; Dunn, J.; Fougeres, J.; Hazen, L.; Williams-Hodge, L.E.; Laura, A-M.; McAlarney, R.J.; Nilsson, P.; Pabst, D.A.; Paxton, Charles G. M.; Schneider, S.Z.; Urian, Kim; Waples, D.M.; McLellan, W.A. (2014) - Journal article

In this paper the occurrence, distribution and abundance of cetaceans in offshore waters of Onslow Bay, North Carolina, USA is described. Between June 2007 and June 2010 monthly aerial and shipboard line-transect surveys ...
Predicting future European breeding distributions of British seabird species under climate change and unlimited/no dispersal scenarios

Russell, Deborah Jill Fraser; Wanless, Sarah; Collingham, Yvonne C.; Huntley, Brian; Hamer, Keith C. (2015-11-02) - Journal article

Understanding which traits make species vulnerable to climatic change and predicting future distributions permits conservation efforts to be focused on the most vulnerable species and the most appropriate sites. Here, we ...
Pelagic movements of pacific leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) reveal the complex role of prey and ocean currents

Schick, Robert Schilling; Roberts, Jason; Eckert, Scott; Clark, James; Bailey, Helen; Chai, Fei; Shi, Li; Halpin, Patrick (2013-11-20) - Journal article

Background: Leatherback turtles are renowned for their trans-oceanic migrations. However, despite numerous movement studies, the precise drivers of movement patterns in leatherbacks remain elusive. Many previous studies ...