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    • A landscape classification map of Ireland and its potential use in national land use monitoring 

      Carlier, J.; Doyle, M.; Finn, J.A.; Ó hUallacháin, D.; Moran, J. (Elsevier B.V., 2021-04-17)
      This study presents a novel landscape classification map of the Republic of Ireland and is the first to identify broad landscape classes by incorporating physiographic and land cover data. The landscape classification ...
    • Legacy and emerging contaminants in common guillemot Uria aalge eggs in Ireland and Wales 

      Power, Andrew; White, Philip; McHugh, Brendan; McGovern, Evin; Murphy, Sinéad; Berrow, Simon; Schlingermann, Moira; Gately, Cillian; Tannian, Marissa; Newton, Stephen; Crowley, Denis; O'Hea, Linda; Boyle, Brian; O'Connor, Ian (Elsevier Ltd, 2021-06-12)
      Guillemot eggs from multiple Irish colonies and one Welsh colony were analysed for legacy pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and other organochlorine compounds (OCs), ...
    • Levels of persistent organic pollutants in eastern north Atlantic humpback whales 

      Ryan, Conor; McHugh, Brendan; Boyle, Brian; McGovern, Evin; Bérubé, Martine; López-Suárez, Pedro; Elfes, Cristiane T.; Boyd, Daryle T.; Ylitalo, Gina M.; Van Blaricom, Glenn R.; Clapham, Phillip J.; Robbins, Jooke; Palsbøll, Per J.; O’Connor, Ian; Berrow, Simon (2013)
      Blubber lipid concentrations of 14 organochlorine compounds and 10 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) were measured by gas chromatography with electron-capture detection in eastern North Atlantic humpback whales Megaptera ...
    • Long-term trends in herring growth primarily linked to temperature by gradient boosting regression trees 

      Lyashevska, Olga; Harma, Clementine; Minto, Cóilín; Clarke, Maurice; Brophy, Deirdre (Elsevier B.V., 2020-09-01)
      Environmental change and fishing activity can produce directional trends in exploited fish populations with consequences for stock productivity. For herring in the Celtic Sea, size at age has been in steady decline since ...
    • A longitudinal study of humpback whales in Irish waters 

      Ryan, Conor; Whooley, Padraig; Berrow, Simon; Barnes, Colin; Massett, Nick; Strietman, Wouter J.; Broms, Fredrik; Stevick, Peter T.; Fernald, Thomas W. (Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2014)
      Knowledge on the ecology of humpback whales in the eastern North Atlantic is lacking by comparison with most other ocean basins. Humpback whales were historically over-exploited in the region and are still found in low ...
    • Low levels of microplastics recorded from the common periwinkle, Littorina littorea on the west coast of Ireland 

      Doyle, Darragh; Gammell, Martin; Frias, João; Griffin, Gráinne; Nash, Róisín (2019-12)
      Microplastics (MPs) are an environmental pollutant of increasing concern. However, little research has assessed MP levels in intertidal gastropods. The authors explored MP abundance in the gastropod Littorina littorea from ...
    • Managing a Dynamic North Sea in the light of its ecological dynamics: Increasing occurrence of large baleen whales in the southern North Sea 

      Berrow, Simon; Whooley, Pádraig (Elsevier Ltd, 2022-03-01)
      A recent increase in sightings and strandings of humpback and to a lesser extent, fin whales in the southern North Sea has been well documented. This positive trend in the marine mammal community is to be welcome. A similar ...
    • Microplastics in brown trout (Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758) from an Irish riverine system 

      O'Connor, James D.; Murphy, Sinéad; Lally, Heather T.; O'Connor, Ian; Nash, Róisín; O'Sullivan, John; Bruen, Michael; Heerey, Linda; Koelmans, Albert A.; Cullagh, Alan; Cullagh, Declan; Mahon, Anne Marie (Elsevier B.V., 2020-09-01)
      Rivers play an important role in the overall transport of microplastic pollution (1 μm to 5 mm), with fluvial dynamics expected to influence biotic interactions, particularly for fish. So far, there have been few assessments ...
    • Modelling abundance hotspots for data-poor Irish sea rays 

      Dedman, Simon; Officer, Rick; Brophy, Deirdre; Clarke, Maurice; Reid, David G. (Elsevier, 2015)
      Skates and rays represent one of the most vulnerable components of fish communities in temperate demersal fisheries such as the Irish Sea. They also tend to be data poor in comparison to commercially exploited teleost fish. ...
    • Modelling the transfer and accumulation of microplastics in a riverine freshwater food web 

      O'Connor, James D.; Lally, Heather T.; Koelmans, Albert A.; Mahon, Anne Marie; O'Connor, Ian; Nash, Róisín; O'Sullivan, John J.; Bruen, Michael; Heerey, Linda; Murphy, Sinéad (Elsevier Ltd, 2022-02-26)
      Microplastics are a pervasive pollutant of aquatic ecosystems and are reported to interact with a wide range of aquatic biota. The complexities of natural food webs means that the transfer and accumulation of microplastics ...
    • Morphometric methods for the analysis and classification of gastropods: a comparison using Littorina littorea 

      Doyle, Darragh; Gammell, Martin P.; Nash, Róisín (Oxford Academic, 2018)
      The study of morphology is a common means of biological grouping and classification. In recent years, morphometric studies have been dominated by quantitative geometric-morphometric methods of data extraction such as outline ...
    • Mucus: aiding elasmobranch conservation through non-invasive genetic sampling 

      Lieber, Lilian; Berrow, Simon; Johnston, Emmett; Hall, Graham; Hall, Jackie; Gubili, Chrysoula; Sims, David W.; Jones, Catherine S.; Noble, Leslie R. (Endangered Species Research, 2013-09)
      Large-scale genetic sampling by non-invasive methods is of vital importance for the conservation of vulnerable or elusive species. In the marine environment, non-invasive genetic sampling can provide a powerful alternative ...
    • A note on long-distance matches of bottlenose dolphins (tursiops truncatus) around the Irish coast using photo-identification 

      O'Brien, Joanne; Berrow, Simon; Ryan, Conor; McGrath, David; O'Connor, Ian; Giovanna, Pesante; Burrows, Gary; Massett, Nick; Klotzer, Vanessa; Whooley, Padraig (International Whaling Commission, 2009-01)
      Images of 120 individual bottlenose dolphins from around the Irish coast were obtained from three photo-identification catalogues. Twenty three individuals were subsequently re-sighted, which is a re-sighting rate of 19%. ...
    • Oceanographic Drivers of Cuvier's (Ziphius cavirostris) and Sowerby's (Mesoplodon bidens) Beaked Whales Acoustic Occurrence along the Irish Shelf Edge 

      Barile, Cynthia; Berrow, Simon; O'Brien, Joanne (MDPI Journals, 2021-10-02)
      Cuvier’s and Sowerby’s beaked whales occur year-round in western Irish waters, yet remain some of the most poorly understood cetaceans in the area. Considering the importance of the area for anthropogenic activities and ...
    • An open-source database model and collections management system for fish scale and otolith archives 

      Tray, Elizabeth; Leadbetter, Adam; Meaney, Will; Conway, Andrew; Kelly, Caoimhín; Ó'Maoiléidigh, Niall; de Eyto, Elvira; Moran, Siobhan; Brophy, Deirdre (Elsevier B.V., 2020)
      Scales and otoliths (ear stones) from fish are routinely sampled for age estimation and fisheries management purposes. Growth records from scales and otoliths can be used to generate long-term time series data, and in ...
    • PCB pollution continues to impact populations of orcas and other dolphins in European waters 

      Jepson, Paul D.; Deaville, Rob; Barber, Jonathan L.; Aguilar, Àlex; Borrell, Asunción; Murphy, Sinéad; Barry, John; Brownlow, Andrew; Barnett, James; Berrow, Simon; Cunningham, Andrew A.; Davison, Nicholas J.; Doeschate, Mariel ten; Esteban, Ruth; Ferreira, Marisa; Foote, Andrew D.; Genov, Tilen; Giménez, Joan; Loveridge, Jan; Llavona, Ángela; Martin, Vidal; Maxwell, David L.; Papachlimitzou, Alexandra; Penrose, Rod; Perkins, Matthew W.; Smith, Brian; Stephanis, Renaud de; Tregenza, Nick; Verborgh, Philippe; Fernandez, Antonio; Law, Robin J. (Macmillan Publishers, 2016-01)
      Organochlorine (OC) pesticides and the more persistent polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have well-established dose-dependent toxicities to birds, fish and mammals in experimental studies, but the actual impact of OC ...
    • Persistent pollutants in fresh and abandoned eggs of Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) and Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) in Ireland 

      Power, Andrew; White, Philip; McHugh, Brendan; Berrow, Simon; Schlingermann, Moira; McKeown, Aaron; Cabot, David; Tannian, Marissa; Newton, Stephen; McGovern, Evin; Murphy, Sinéad; Crowley, Denis; O'Hea, Linda; Boyle, Brian; O'Connor, Ian (Elsevier Ltd, 2-05-03)
      Higher levels of persistent pollutants (Σ16PCB, Σ6PBDE, ΣHCH, ΣDDT, ΣCHL) were detected in fresh eggs of Common Terns Sterna hirundo from Rockabill Island near Dublin (Ireland's industrialised capital city) compared to ...
    • PESI - a taxonomic backbone for Europe 

      De Jong, Y; Kouwenberg, J.; Boumans, L.; Hussey, C.; Hyam, R.; Nicolson, N.; Kirk, P.; Paton, A.; Michel, E.; Guiry, M.; Boegh, P.; Pedersen, H.; Enghoff, H.; Von Raab-Straube, E.; Güntsch, A.; Geoffroy, M.; Müller, A.; Kohlbecker, A; Berendsohn, W; Appeltans, W.; Arvanitidis, C.; Vanhoorne, B.; Declerck, J.; Vandepitte, L.; Hernandez, F.; Nash, Roisin; Costello, M.; Ouvrard, D.; Bezard-Falgas, P.; Bourgoin, T.; Wetzel, F.; Ulenberg, S. (2015-09)
      Reliable taxonomy underpins communication in all of biology, not least nature conservation and sustainable use of ecosystem resources. The flexibility of taxonomic interpretations,however, presents a serious challenge for ...
    • Peterman's productivity method for estimating dynamic reference points in changing ecosystems 

      Silvar-Viladomiu, Paula; Minto, Cóilín; Brophy, Deirdre; Reid, David G. (Oxford University Press, 2022-03-15)
      Target and limit reference points are fundamental management components used to define sustainable harvest strategies. Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) and the precautionary principle underpin many reference points. Non-proxy ...
    • PHOTO-IDENTIFICATION OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) IN TRALEE BAY AND BRANDON BAY, CO. KERRY: A CASE FOR SAC BOUNDARY EXTENSION 

      Baker, Isabel; Levesque, Stephanie; Reusch, Katharina; O’Brien, Joanne; Berrow, Simon (ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY, 2016)
      The Lower River Shannon is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) with bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) as a qualifying interest, and is one of only two SACs for this species in Ireland. Bottlenose dolphins in the ...