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Long-term trends in the use of a protected area by small cetaceans in relation to changes in population status
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dc.contributor.author | Cheney, Barbara | |
dc.contributor.author | Corkery, Ross | |
dc.contributor.author | Durban, John | |
dc.contributor.author | Grellier, Kate | |
dc.contributor.author | Hammond, Philip Steven | |
dc.contributor.author | Islas Villanueva, Valentina | |
dc.contributor.author | Janik, Vincent M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lusseau, Susan | |
dc.contributor.author | Parsons, Kim | |
dc.contributor.author | Quick, Nicola Jane | |
dc.contributor.author | Wilson, Ben | |
dc.contributor.author | Thompson, Paul | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-29T16:10:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-05-29T16:10:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-12 | |
dc.identifier | 152222735 | |
dc.identifier | d4c9a717-62d9-4a15-a5fc-4233a462c59d | |
dc.identifier | 84915733858 | |
dc.identifier | 000416218800012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Cheney , B , Corkery , R , Durban , J , Grellier , K , Hammond , P S , Islas Villanueva , V , Janik , V M , Lusseau , S , Parsons , K , Quick , N J , Wilson , B & Thompson , P 2014 , ' Long-term trends in the use of a protected area by small cetaceans in relation to changes in population status ' , Global Ecology and Conservation , vol. 2 , pp. 118-128 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2014.08.010 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2351-9894 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-2381-8302/work/47531639 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0001-7894-0121/work/60427866 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/6712 | |
dc.description | The BES, ASAB, Greenpeace Environmental Trust, Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Government, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd., Department of Energy and Climate Change, Chevron, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the University of Aberdeen all provided funding for annual surveys in the Moray Firth. St. Andrews Bay surveys were funded by a Royal Society University Research Fellowship to V.M.J., studentships from NERC and the Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT). | en |
dc.description.abstract | The requirement to monitor listed species in European designated sites is challenging for long-lived mobile species that only temporarily occupy protected areas. We use a 21 year time series of bottlenose dolphin photo-identification data to assess trends in abundance and conservation status within a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in Scotland. Mark–recapture methods were used to estimate annual abundance within the SAC from 1990 to 2010. A Bayesian mark–recapture model with a state-space approach was used to estimate overall population trends using data collected across the populations’ range. Despite inter-annual variability in the number of dolphins within the SAC, there was a >99% probability that the wider population was stable or increasing. Results indicate that use of the SAC by the wider population has declined. This is the first evidence of long-term trends in the use of an EU protected area by small cetaceans in relation to changes in overall population status. Our results highlight the importance of adapting the survey protocols used in long-term photo-identification studies to maintain high capture probabilities and minimise sampling heterogeneity. Crucially, these data demonstrate the value of collecting data from the wider population to assess the success of protected areas designated for mobile predators. | |
dc.format.extent | 11 | |
dc.format.extent | 3082155 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Global Ecology and Conservation | en |
dc.subject | Abundance | en |
dc.subject | Bayesian | en |
dc.subject | Bottlenose dolphin | en |
dc.subject | Mark-recapture | en |
dc.subject | Photo-identification | en |
dc.subject | Special Area of Conservation | en |
dc.subject | QH301 Biology | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QH301 | en |
dc.title | Long-term trends in the use of a protected area by small cetaceans in relation to changes in population status | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews.School of Biology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews.Sea Mammal Research Unit | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews.Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews.Scottish Oceans Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews.Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews.Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews.Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolution | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews.Bioacoustics group | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.gecco.2014.08.010 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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