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Diet analysis of Kittiwake and Shag using DNA metabarcoding of faeces
Author: O’Hanlon, N.J., Jardine, D.C., Lennon, J., Svobodova, D., Swann, R.L., Ward, R.M., Humphreys, E.M. & Morrissey, B.J.
Published: 2025
This study used DNA metabarcoding on faeces collected opportunistically during the breeding season, to identify fish and marine invertebrate prey in the diet of Shag and Kittiwake in western Scotland.
17.06.25
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Responding to high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) and the conservation crisis in wild birds – where next?
Author: Atkinson, P.W. & Baillie, S.R.
Published: 2025
HPAI has now affected over 300 avian species globally, including seabirds, raptors, and waterfowl, with significant mortality observed across both hemispheres.
12.06.25
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Evaluating the use of carcass and testing data to assess the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) related mortality in wild birds in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies between 2021–2023
Author: Atkinson, P.A., Balmer, D.E., Banyard, A.C., Duggan, J., Falchieri, M., Frost, T.M., Humphreys, E.M., Jones, R., Langlois Lopez, S., Miles, W.T.S., Murphy, M., Owens, R., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Reid, S.M., Smith C. & Tremlett, C.J.
Published: 2025
21.05.25
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Assessing the vulnerability of wild bird populations to high pathogenicity avian influenza
Author: Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Clewley, G., Bolton, M., Banyard, A.C., Marco Falchierie, M., Lindley, P. & Atkinson, P.W.
Published: 2025
A vulnerability assessment to high pathogenicity avian influenza predicted mortality at the avian family, but not the species, level. Waterfowl, seabirds, other waterbirds and raptors were ranked as most vulnerable families.
16.05.25
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Using expert elicitation to assess the likely effectiveness of conservation interventions during an unprecedented outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds
Author: Pearce-Higgins, J.W. & Pollock, C.J.
Published: 2025
16.05.25
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