Browsing by Author "Lawton, Colin"
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Developing optimal strategies for limiting the spread of grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) and conservation of reds (Sciurus vulgaris) in Ireland
Flaherty, Margaret (2016-05-05)Ireland has two species of squirrel, the native red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) and the non-native and invasive grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Since the initial introduction of the grey squirrel to a single site in ... -
The interannual variability of gelatinous zooplankton abundance and diversity in North East Atlantic shelf seas
Long, Aidan (NUI Galway, 2020-09-30)Gelatinous zooplankton are a natural and globally important group of marine organisms, as they provide regulating, provisioning and supporting services to ecosystems. However, gelatinous zooplankton are still a major issue ... -
Locating species range frontiers: a cost and efficiency comparison of citizen science and hair-tube survey methods for use in tracking an invasive squirrel
Goldstein, Emily A.; Lawton, Colin; Sheehy, Emma; Butler, Fidelma (CSIRO Publishing, 2014-01-01)Context. Improved knowledge of changing species distributions is critically important for conservation managers in the face of increasing species invasions, habitat disturbance and climate change. Efficient monitoring of ... -
Modeling future range expansion and management strategies for an invasive squirrel species
Goldstein, Emily A.; Butler, Fidelma; Lawton, Colin (Springer Nature, 2016-02-18)Successful management of an invasive species requires in depth knowledge of the invader, the invaded ecosystem, and their interactions. The complexity of the species-system interactions can be reduced and represented in ... -
Post-release Monitoring of Two Translocated Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris L.) Populations
Waters, Catherine (2012-10-24)The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) has suffered a 20% decline in its range in Ireland since the introduction of the grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) mainly through competition. Translocation (the intentional movement ... -
Range expansion in an invasive small mammal: influence of life-history and habitat quality
White, Thomas A.; Lundy, Mathieu G.; Montgomery, W. Ian; Montgomery, Sally; Perkins, Sarah E.; Lawton, Colin; Meehan, John M.; Hayden, Tom J.; Heckel, Gerald; Reid, Neil; Searle, Jeremy B. (Springer Nature, 2012-04-18)Invasive species pose a major threat to biodiversity but provide an opportunity to describe the processes that lead to changes in a species' range. The bank vole (Myodes glareolus) is an invasive rodent that was introduced ... -
Red squirrels in the british isles are infected with leprosy bacilli
Avanzi, Charlotte; del-Pozo, Jorge; Benjak, Andrej; Stevenson, Karen; Simpson, Victor R.; Busso, Philippe; McLuckie, Joyce; Loiseau, Chloé; Lawton, Colin; Schoening, Janne; Shaw, Darren J.; Piton, Jérémie; Vera-Cabrera, Lucio; Velarde-Felix, Jesùs S.; McDermott, Fergal; Gordon, Stephen V.; Cole, Stewart T.; Meredith, Anna L. (American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2016-11-10)Leprosy, caused by infection with Mycobacterium leprae or the recently discovered Mycobacterium lepromatosis, was once endemic in humans in the British Isles. Red squirrels in Great Britain (Sciurus vulgaris) have increasingly ... -
Reduced helminth parasitism in the introduced bank vole (myodes glareolus): more parasites lost than gained
Loxton, Karen C.; Lawton, Colin; Stafford, Peter; Holland, Celia V. (Elsevier BV, 2016-08-01) -
Reptiles in Souss-Massa National Park: Diversity, habitat suitability and ecological niche modelling
Elbahi, Abderrafea (NUI Galway, 2024-02-08)The reptiles of Souss-Massa National Park (SMNP) hold great ecological value, yet remain relatively understudied. This thesis aims to advance our knowledge of reptiles and generate conservation-related data. The thesis's ... -
The role of the pine marten in Irish squirrel population dynamics
Sheehy, Emma (2013-09-19)There are two squirrel species found in Ireland. The native red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, and the invasive North American grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis. In Ireland, the UK and Italy the grey squirrel threatens ... -
Spawning migration of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in a regulated river
Bateman, Anne (NUI Galway, 2018-04-24)Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are an iconic species that undertake arduous migrations between marine and freshwater habitats to complete their life-cycle. Populations of Atlantic salmon are in decline across their range ... -
Studies on downstream migrating silver-phase European eels (Anguilla anguilla) in hydropower-regulated rivers
Lenihan, Eamonn (NUI Galway, 2020-09-29)Within the last 50 years, the European eel has gone from one of the largest freshwater fisheries resources throughout its range to being listed as critically endangered. A variety of factors have been implicated in this ... -
Tardigrada of ireland: a review of records and an updated checklist of species including a new addition to the irish fauna
DeMilio, Erica; Lawton, Colin; Marley, Nigel J. (Pensoft Publishers, 2016-09-12)The phylum Tardigrada was not recorded in Ireland until the Clare Island Survey of 1909-1911, with only rare subsequent reports on Irish tardigrade species. In recent decades, significant taxonomic revision has occurred ... -
Taxonomy, diversity, and habitat ecology of Irish tardigrades
DeMilio, Erica (NUI Galway, 2022-08-30)Tardigrades (phylum Tardigrada Doyère, 1840) are obligate aquatic, microscopic animals that inhabit marine and freshwater habitats, as well as the terrestrial environment. They occur in limnoterrestrial settings including ...