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Managing wildlife in a changing environment: the case of the Baltic grey seal

This blog post is provided by Daire Carroll from the Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Gothenburg University and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “120-years of ecological monitoring data shows that the risk of overhunting is increased by environmental degradation for an isolated marine mammal population: the Baltic grey seal“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In the paper, they explore … Continue reading Managing wildlife in a changing environment: the case of the Baltic grey seal

How complex should a model be? Inferences from a long-term study of an island reintroduction

This blog post is provided by Doug P. Armstrong and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Capturing the dynamics of small populations: A retrospective assessment using long-term data for an island reintroduction”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. The one factor common to long-term studies is that they are never planned. Instead, they evolve serendipitously as opportunities present themselves. Start of … Continue reading How complex should a model be? Inferences from a long-term study of an island reintroduction