Grey squirrels ( Sciurus carolinensis ) are an invasive non-native species in the UK which can strip bark from trees, detrimentally impacting biodiversity and forestry. Extensive control measures are undertaken to reduce grey squirrel populations each year; however, it is unclear if abundance influences the extent of damage. Predicting changes in abundance could be an important technique to increase the efficacy of control mea...

Biogeographical regions provide a framework for understanding species’ ecological patterns, yet their application to herbivore dietary studies remains limited. The European roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) presents an ideal candidate for biogeographical dietary analysis due to its widespread distribution and well-documented feeding patterns across Europe. Here, we analysed microhistological diet data using linear mixed-effects...

With an area covering just under 1 million km 2 , Australia’s Coral Sea Marine Park (CSMP) is among the largest marine protected areas globally. Yet, the demersal deep-reef fish fauna of the CSMP remains poorly described, due in part to its remote location, as well as its sheer size, much of which is inaccessible below conventional SCUBA diving depths. Recent remotely operated vehicle (ROV) explorations conducted by the Schmid...

As anthropogenic disturbance restructures ecological communities worldwide, ecologists have developed and tested hypotheses about which species “win” and “lose” in the face of human impacts. One heavily invoked paradigm is that of the human shield, which posits that predators avoid areas of human disturbance due to perceived risk from humans, and prey therefore seek refuge in these areas of perceived safety. Since its introduc...