Avian vulnerability to wind farm collision through the year: Insights from lesser black‐backed gulls (Larus fuscus) tracked from multiple breeding colonies

CB Thaxter, VH Ross‐Smith, W Bouten… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Wind energy generation has become an important means to reduce reliance on fossil fuels
and mitigate against human‐induced climate change, but could also represent a significant …

Seasonal variation in habitat use, daily routines and interactions with humans by urban-dwelling gulls

J Pais de Faria, VH Paiva, S Veríssimo… - Urban …, 2021 - Springer
The effects of growing urbanization have caused an increase in human-wildlife interactions
in urban areas. Human-gull conflicts have been particularly studied during the breeding …

When speed matters: the importance of flight speed in an avian collision risk model

EA Masden, ASCP Cook, A McCluskie… - Environmental Impact …, 2021 - Elsevier
Renewable energy continues to grow globally, and the number of offshore wind farms is set
to increase. Whilst wind energy developments provide energy security and reduced carbon …

Dodging the blades: new insights into three-dimensional space use of offshore wind farms by lesser black-backed gulls Larus fuscus

CB Thaxter, VH Ross-Smith, W Bouten… - Marine Ecology …, 2018 - int-res.com
GPS telemetry is improving our understanding of the way animals interact with their
environment. Recent research has used this technology to assess the impact of offshore …

Summer in the city: behaviour of large gulls visiting an urban area during the breeding season

N Huig, RJ Buijs, E Kleyheeg - Bird Study, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Capsule: Large numbers of Herring Gulls Larus argentatus and Lesser Black-
backed Gulls Larus fuscus from a traditional colony in the Netherlands visit an urban area for …

Urban and coastal breeding lesser black‐backed gulls (Larus fuscus) segregate by foraging habitat

LP Langley, S Bearhop, NHK Burton, AN Banks… - Ibis, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite urbanization's general erosion of biodiversity, towns and cities provide novel
opportunities for some species. During the 20th century, gulls (Laridae) colonized urban …

Opening a can of worms: can the availability of soil invertebrates be indicated by birds?

B Martay, JW Pearce-Higgins - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently detected invertebrate population declines are likely to have far-reaching impacts
for ecosystem function. However, very little large-scale monitoring of invertebrates …

Annual plastic ingestion and isotopic niche patterns of two sympatric gull species at Newfoundland, Canada

AM Jardine, JF Provencher, I Pratte, ER Holland… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ingestion of plastic pollution by pelagic seabirds is well-documented globally, but
increasingly, researchers are investigating plastic ingestion in generalist predators and …

Forced nest site relocations negatively affect reproductive investment in a colonial seabird species

R Salas, W Müller, H Vercruijsse, L Lens… - Biological Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Species breeding in urban environments are highly prone to a wide variety of non-natural,
human activities, which range from short-term disturbances to the degradation or loss of …

'The Year of the Gull': Demonisation of Wildlife, Pestilence and Science in the British Press

L Carr, L Reyes-Galindo - Intercultural communication and science and …, 2017 - Springer
During 2015 an unusually large number of articles denouncing seagull 'antisocial
behaviour'appeared in the British press, with public outcry pushing for culls to seagull …