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    • 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 ...

    • Plastics, prawns, and patterns: Microplastic loadings in Nephrops norvegicus and surrounding habitat in the North East Atlantic 

      Joyce, Haleigh; Frias, João; Kavanagh, Fiona; Lynch, Rachel; Pagter, Elena; White, Jonathan; Nash, Róisín (Elsevier B.V., 2022-02-21)
      The presence of microplastics (MPs), a contaminant of emerging concern, has attracted increasing attention in commercially important seafood species such as Nephrops norvegicus. This species lend themselves well as ...

    • Polluted porpoises: Generational transfer of organic contaminants in harbour porpoises from the southern North Sea 

      van den Heuvel-Greve, Martine J.; van den Brink, Anneke M.; Kotterman, Michiel J.J.; Kwadijk, Christiaan J.A.F.; Geelhoed, Steve C.V.; Murphy, Sinéad; van der Broek, Jan; Heesterbeek, Hans; Gröne, Andrea; IJsseldijk, Lonneke L. (Elsevier Ltd, 2021-07-09)
      Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB), bioaccumulate in marine ecosystems. Top predators contain high levels of ...

    • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in seabird eggs in Ireland 

      Power, Andrew; White, Philip; McHugh, Brendan; Berrow, Simon; McKeown, Aaron; Crowley, Denis; Newton, Stephen; McGovern, Evin; Murphy, Sinéad; O'Connor, Ian (Elsevier Ltd, 2021-06-19)
      Seabird eggs are considered a favourable matrix for monitoring marine pollutants and are widely used as higher trophic level indicators. Concentrations of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Σ15PAH) were determined in the ...

    • Prey preferences of sympatric fin (Balaenoptera physalus) and humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) whales revealed by stable isotope mixing models 

      Ryan, Conor; Berrow, Simon; McHugh, Brendan; O'Donell, Ciaran; Trueman, Clive N.; O'Connor, Ian (2013)
      Over-exploitation of top predators and fish stocks has altered ecosystems towards less productive systems with fewer trophic levels. In the Celtic Sea (CS), discards and bycatch levels have prompted concern about some ...

    • Quantification of microplastic ingestion by the decapod crustacean Nephrops norvegicus from Irish waters 

      Hara, Jenevieve; Frias, João; Nash, Róisín (Elsevier B.V., 2020-01-15)
      Microplastics are widespread pollutants in the marine environment, yet few studies have assessed the abundance and characteristics of microplastics in commercial species. This study evaluates the presence of ingested ...

    • A review of dystrophic lake and pool habitat in Europe: An Irish perspective 

      Gray, Emma; Cappelli, Giovanni; Gammell, Martin P.; Roden, Cilian M.; Lally, Heather T. (Elsevier B.V., 2022-05-13)
      Freshwater lakes and pools contained within peatlands are unique habitats that support rare and specialised species. Despite this, these ecosystems have been overlooked in conservation and management practices. One of these ...