Metrics to assess ecological condition, change, and impacts in sandy beach ecosystems

TA Schlacher, DS Schoeman, AR Jones… - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Complexity is increasingly the hallmark in environmental management practices of sandy
shorelines. This arises primarily from meeting growing public demands (eg, real estate …

Selecting umbrella species for conservation: A test of habitat models and niche overlap for beach-nesting birds

B Maslo, K Leu, C Faillace, MA Weston, T Pover… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Umbrella species are rarely selected systematically from a range of candidate species. On
sandy beaches, birds that nest on the upper beach or in dunes are threatened globally and …

The early shorebird will catch fewer invertebrates on trampled sandy beaches

TA Schlacher, LK Carracher, N Porch, RM Connolly… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Many species of birds breeding on ocean beaches and in coastal dunes are of global
conservation concern. Most of these species rely on invertebrates (eg insects, small …

Combined effects of urbanization and connectivity on iconic coastal fishes

E Vargas‐Fonseca, AD Olds, BL Gilby… - Diversity and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Disturbance and connectivity shape the structure and spatial distribution of animal
populations in all ecosystems, but the combined effects of these factors are rarely measured …

Marine turtles are not fussy nesters: a novel test of small-scale nest site selection using structure from motion beach terrain information

I Kelly, JX Leon, BL Gilby, AD Olds, TA Schlacher - PeerJ, 2017 - peerj.com
Background Nest selection is widely regarded as a key process determining the fitness of
individuals and viability of animal populations. For marine turtles that nest on beaches, this …

Understanding the impact of recreational disturbance caused by motor vehicles on waterbirds: a case study from the Bundala Wetland, Sri Lanka

S Marasinghe, P Perera, D Newsome… - Journal of Coastal …, 2022 - Springer
Promotion of recreational access is an important strategy that helps to impart conservation
values to wetlands and aids in fostering sustainable employment for local communities who …

Golden opportunities: A horizon scan to expand sandy beach ecology

TA Schlacher, MA Weston, DS Schoeman… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Robust ecological paradigms and theories should, ideally, hold across several ecosystems.
Yet, limited testing of generalities has occurred in some habitats despite these habitats …

Species composition of foraging birds in association with benthic fauna in four intertidal habitats of the Wadden Sea

S Horn, P Schwemmer, M Mercker, L Enners… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
About 10 to 12 million birds per year use the intertidal flats of the Wadden Sea in north-
eastern Europe as a food source during their moulting, wintering or breeding season and as …

Differences in benthic assemblage structures between vegetated and unvegetated habitats in a salt marsh in Lake Shinji, western Japan

S Kawaida, M Horinouchi, K Kurata, K Toda - Fisheries Science, 2024 - Springer
To clarify the mechanisms determining benthic assemblage structures in a salt marsh
system in the brackish water Lake Shinji, western Japan, differences in the number and …

Setback distances as a conservation tool in wildlife-human interactions: testing their efficacy for birds affected by vehicles on open-coast sandy beaches

TA Schlacher, MA Weston, D Lynn, RM Connolly - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
In some wilderness areas, wildlife encounter vehicles disrupt their behaviour and habitat
use. Changing driver behaviour has been proposed where bans on vehicle use are …