2024

Scientific (refereed)

2023

Scientific (refereed)

  • Lee ATK, Whitecross MA, Smit-Robinson HA, Allan DG, van den Heever L, Jenkins A, Retief EF, Colyn RB, Tarboton W, Chetty K, Brink CW. 2023. A review of the conservation status of Black Stork Ciconia nigra in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini. Bird Conservation International, 33, e56, 1–15. [DOI: 10.1017/S0959270923000059] https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270923000059
  • Mikula P, Tomášek O, Romportl D, et al. 2023. Bird tolerance to humans in open tropical ecosystems. Nat Commun 14, 2146. [DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37936-5] https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37936-5
  • Lee ATK, Theron S. 2023. Distribution and habits of the Sclater’s Lark Spizocorys sclateri on the Aberdeen Plain, South Africa. Afrotropical Bird Biology: Journal of the Natural History of African Birds, 3. https://journals.uct.ac.za/index.php/ABB/article/view/1298
  • Lee ATK, Herrmann E, Retief EF, van der Westhuizen-Coetzer E, Seymour CL. 2023. The impact of a massive wildfire event on avian species richness and abundance in an arid African savanna ecosystem. Journal of Arid Environments, Volume 217, 105039. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196323001106
  • Boersch-Supan PH, Lee ATK, Oschadleus HD. 2023. A demonstration of the value of recapture data for informing moult phenology models for avian species with imperfect moult data. Ostrich. [DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2023.2248396] 10.2989/00306525.2023.2248396
  • Rose S, Thomson RL, Lee ATK, et al. 2023. The breeding ecology of the Agulhas Long-billed Lark: an endemic bird dependent on the remnant Renosterveld of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. J Ornithol. [DOI: 10.1007/s10336-023-02123-2] https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-023-02123-2, https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10336-023-02123-2.pdf
  • Lee ATK. 2023. Multiple circannual moult strategies: feather tract moult patterns for common birds of the central Fynbos region, South Africa. Ostrich. [DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2023.2272051] https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2023.2272051
  • Banda S, Pistorius P, Collet J, Corbeau A, Weimerskirch H, Pajot A, Keys DZ, Orgeret F, Gauging the threat: exposure and attraction of sooty albatrosses and white-chinned petrels to fisheries activities in the Southern Indian Ocean, ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2023; fsad176, https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsad176
  • Mosikidi T, Le Maitre N, Steenhuisen S-L, Clark VR, Lloyd KS, Le Roux A. Passive acoustic monitoring detects new records of globally threatened birds in a high-elevation wetland (Free State, South Africa). Bird Conservation International. 2023;33:e80. doi:10.1017/S0959270923000345

2022

Scientific (refereed)

  • Downs C, Cresswell W, Monteiro L, Bezuidenhout J, Freysen-Pretorious N, Lee ATK, Singh P, Willows-Munro S. 2022. The pros and cons of a virtual conference: the first virtual International Ornithological Congress held in 2022, Ostrich 93:3 217 – 221.
  • Van den Heever L, Elburg MA, Iaccheri L, Naidoo V, Ueckermann H, Bybee G, Smit‑Robinson HA, Whitecross MA, McKechnie AE. 2022. Identifying the origin of lead poisoning in white‑backed vulture (Gyps africanus) chicks at an important South African breeding colony: a stable lead isotope approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23209-z
  • Brooks M, Rose S, Altwegg R, Lee ATK, Nel H, Ottosson U, Retief E, Reynolds C, Ryan PG, Shema S, Tende T, Underhill LG, Thomson RL. 2022. The African Bird Atlas Project: a description of the project and BirdMap data-collection protocol, Ostrich, DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2022.2125097
  • Jörn Theuerkauf Camila P, Villavicencio Nicolas M, Adreani Rodrigo A, Vásquez John C, Wingfield Juan F, Masello. 2022. Austral birds offer insightful complementary models in ecology and evolution. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 37:9 759-767.
  • Priyadarshani D, Altwegg R, Lee ATK, Hwang WH. 2022.What can occupancy models gain from time-to-detection data? Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3832
  • Lee ATK. 2022. How do we feel, African Ornithology? A sentiment analysis search for symptoms of eco-anxiety. Ostrich Journal of African Ornithology 2: 141 – 146. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2022.2114640
  • Lee ATK, Hammer SAJ. 2022. A comparison of migrant and resident bird population changes in South Africa using citizen science data: trends in relation to Northern Hemisphere distribution, Ostrich 93:3 160-170, DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2022.2145383
  • Crawford RJM, Sydeman WJ, Tom DB, Thayer JA, Sherley RB, Shannon LJ, McInnes AM, Makhado AB, Hagen C, Furness RW, Carpenter-Kling, T, Saraux C. 2022. Food limitation of seabirds in the Benguela ecosystem and management of their prey base. Namibian Journal of Environment 6: 1–17. http://nje.org.na/index.php/nje/article/view/volume6-crawford
  • Carpenter-Kling T, de Blocq A, Hagen C, Harding C, Morris T, Pichegru L, Roberts J, Ryan PG, Wanless RM, McInnes A. 2022. Important marine areas for endangered African penguins before and after the crucial stage of moulting. Scientific Reports 12: 1–13. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-12969-w
  • Lee ATK, Brooks M, Underhill LG. 2022. The SABAP2 legacy: A reviw of the history and use of data generated by a long-running citizen science project. South African Journal of Science, 118(1/2). https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2022/12030
  • Pichegru L, Vibert L, Thiebault A, Charrier I, Stander N, Ludynia K, Lewis M, Carpenter-Kling T, McInnes A. 2022. Maritime traffic trends around the southern tip of Africa – Did marine noise pollution contribute to the local penguins’ collapse? Science of the Total Environment 849. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969722049774

2021

Scientific (refereed)

  • Conway AM, Durbach IN, McInnes AM, Harris RN. 2021. Frame‐by‐frame annotation of video recordings using deep neural networks. Ecosphere 12:  e03384. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3384
  • Grace MK, Akçakaya HR, Bennett EL, Brooks TM, Heath A, Hedges S, Hilton‐Taylor C, Hoffmann M, Hochkirch A, Jenkins R, Keith DA, Long B, Mallon DP, Meijaard E, Milner-Gulland EJ, Rodriguez JP, Stephenson PJ, Stuart SN, Young RP, Acebes P, Alfaro-Shigueto A, Alvarez-Clare S, Andriantsimanarilafy RR, Arbetman M, Azat C, Bacchetta G, Badola R, Barcelos LMD, Barreiros JP, Basak S, Berger DJ, Bhattacharyya S, Bino G, Borges PAV, Boughton RK, Brockmann J, Buckley HL, Burfield IJ, Burton J, Camacho-Badani T, Cano-Alonso LS, Carmichael RH, Carrero C, Carroll JP, Catsadorakis G, Chapple DG, Chapron G, Chowdhury GW, Claassens L, Cogoni D, Constantine R, Craig CA, Cunningham AA, Dahal N, Daltry JC, Chandra Das G, Dasgupta N, Davey A, Davies K, Develey P, Elangovan V, Fairclough D, Di Febbraro M, Fenu G, Fernandes FM, Fernandez EP, Finucci B, Földesi R, Foley CM, Ford M, Forstner MRJ, García N, Garcia-Sandoval R, Gardner PC, Garibay-Orijel R, Gatan-Balbas M, Gauto I, Ghazi MGU, Godfrey SS, Gollock M, González BA, Grant TD, Gray T, Gregory AJ, van Grunsven RHA, Gryzenhout M, Guernsey NC, Gupta G, Hagen C, Hagen CA, Hall MB, Hallerman E, Hare K, Hart T, Hartdegen R, Harvey-Brown Y, Hatfield R, Hawke T, Hermes C, Hitchmough R, Hoffmann PM, Howarth C, Hudson MA, Hussain SA, Huveneers C, Jacques H, Jorgensen D, Katdare S, Katsis LKD, Kaul R, Kaunda-Arara B, Keith-Diagne L, Kraus DT, de Lima TM, Lindeman K, Linsky J, Louis Jr. E, Loy A, Lughadha EN, Mangel JC, Marinari PE, Martin GM, Martinelli G, McGowan PJK, McInnes AM, Mendes ETB, Millard MJ, Mirande C, Money D, Monks JM, Morales CL, Mumu NN, Negrao R, Nguyen AH, Niloy NH, Norbury GL, Nordmeyer C, Norris D, O’Brien M, Oda GA, Orsenigo S, Outerbridge ME, Pasachnik S, Pérez-Jiménez JC, Pike C, Pilkington F, Plumb G, Portela RDCQ, Prohaska A, Quintana MG, Rakotondrasoa EF, Ranglack DH, Rankou H, Rawat AP, Reardon JT, Rheingantz ML, Richter SC, Rivers MC, Rogers LR, da Rosa P, Rose P, Royer E, Ryan C, de Mitcheson YJS, Salmon L, Salvador CH, Samways MJ, Sanjuan T, dos Santos AS, Sasaki H, Schutz E, Scott HA, Scott RM, Serena F, Sharma SP, Shuey JA, Silva CJP, Simaika JP, Smith DR, Spaet JLY, Sultana S, Talukdar BK, Tatayah V, Thomas P, Tringali A, Trinh-Dinh H, Tuboi C, Usmani AA, Vasco-Palacios AM, Vié J-C, Virens J, Walker A, Wallace B, Waller LJ, Wang H, Wearn OR, van Weerd M, Weigmann S, Willcox D, Woinarski J, Yong JWH, Young S. 2021. Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact. Conservation Biology: 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13756
  • Makhado AB, Braby R, Dyer BM, Kemper J, McInnes AM, Tom D, Crawford RJ. 2021. Seabirds of the Benguela Ecosystem: Utilisation, Long-Term Changes and Challenges. In: Mikkola HJ (ed), Birds-Challenges and Opportunities for Business, Conservation and Research. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96326
  • Mair L , Bennun LA,  Brooks TM, Butchart SHM , Bolam FC, Burgess ND, Ekstrom JMM, Milner-Gulland EJ, Hoffmann M , Ma  K, Macfarlane NBW , Raimondo DC, Rodrigues ASL, Shen  X, Strassburg BBN, Beatty CR , Gómez-Creutzberg  C , Iribarrem A, Irmadhiany M, Lacerda E, Mattos BC, Parakkasi K, Tognelli MF, Bennett EL, Bryan C, Carbone G, Chaudhary A, Eiselin M , da Fonseca GAB , Galt  R, Geschke A , Glew L, Goedicke R, Green JMH , Gregory RD, Hill SLL, Hole DG, Hughes J, Hutton J, Keijzer MPW, Navarro LM, Nic Lughadha E, Plumptre AJ, Puydarrieux P, Possingham  HP, Rankovic A, Regan EC, Rondinini C, Schneck JD, Siikamäki J, Sendashonga C, Seutin G, Sinclair S, Skowno AL, Soto-Navarro CA, Stuart SN, Temple HJ, Vallier A, Verones F, Viana LR, Watson J, Bezeng S , Böhm M , Burfield IJ, Clausnitzer V, Clubbe  C, Cox NA, Freyhof J, Gerber LR, Hilton-Taylor C, Jenkins R, Joolia A, Joppa LN, Pin Koh L, Lacher Jr TE, Langhammer PF, Long B, Mallon D, Pacifici M , Polidoro BA, Pollock CM, Rivers MC, Roach NS, Rodríguez JP, Smart J, Young BE, Hawkins F, McGowan PJK. 2021. A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets. Nature Ecology & Evolution 5: 836–844. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01432-0
  • Marais AJ, Lloyd K, Smit-Robinson HA, Brown LR. 2021. A vegetation classification and description of White-winged Flufftail (Sarothrura ayresi) habitat at selected high-altitude peatlands in South Africa. Royal Society open science 8: 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.211482
  • Moussy C, Burfield IJ, Stephenson PJ, Newton AF, Butchart SHM, Sutherland WJ, Gregory RD, McRae L, Bubb P, Roesler I, Ursino C, Wu Y, Retief EF, Udin JS, Urazaliyev R, Sánchez-Clavijo LM, Lartey E, Donald PF. 2021. A quantitative global review of species population monitoring. Conservation Biology: 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13721
  • Ottinger MA, Botha A, Buij R, Coverdale B, Gore ML, Harrell RM, Hassell J, Krüger S, McClure CJ, Mullinax JM, Shaffer LJ, Smit-Robinson H, Thompson LJ, van den Heever L, Bowerman WW. 2021. A Strategy For Conserving Old World Vulture Populations In the Framework of One Health. Journal of Raptor Research 55: 374–387. https://doi.org/10.3356/JRR-20-98
  • Potts WM, Mann-Lang JB, Mann BQ, Griffiths CL, Attwood CG, de Blocq AD, Elwen SH, Nel R, Sink K, Thornycroft R. 2021. South African marine citizen science – benefits, challenges and future directions. African Journal of Marine Science 43: 353–366. https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2021.1960890
  • van den Heever L, Thompson LJ, Bowerman WW, Smit-Robinson H, Shaffer LJ, Harrell RM, Ottinger MA. 2021. Reviewing the role of vultures at the human–wildlife–livestock disease interface: An African perspective. Journal of Raptor Research 55: 1–17. https://doi.org/10.3356/JRR-20-22

2020

Scientific (refereed)

  • Colyn RB, Campbell A, Smit-Robinson HA. 2020. The use of a camera trap and acoustic survey design to ascertain the vocalization and breeding status of the highly elusive White-winged Flufftail, Sarothrura ayresi. Avian Conservation and Ecology 15: 12. https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-01681-150212
  • Colyn RB, Ehlers Smith DA, Ehlers Smith YC, Smit-Robinson HA, Downs CT. Predicted distributions of avian specialists: A framework for conservation of endangered forests under future climates. Diversity and Distributions 26: 652–667. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13048
  • Colyn RB, Henderson CL, Altwegg R, Smit-Robinson HA. Habitat transformation and climate change: Implications for the distribution, population status, and colony extinction of Southern Bald Ibis (Geronticus calvus) in southern Africa. The Condor 112: 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1093/condor/duz064
  • Colyn RB, Howes-Whitecross MA, Howes C, Smit-Robinson HA. 2020. Restricted breeding habitat of the Critically Endangered White-winged Flufftail in Ethiopia and its conservation implications. Ostrich 91: 204–213. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2020.1737259
  • Hoveka LN, van der Bank M, Bezeng BS, Davies TJ. 2020. Identifying biodiversity knowledge gaps for conserving South Africa’s endemic flora. Biodiversity and Conservation 29: 2803–2819. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-01998-4
  • Howes-Whitecross MA, Howes C, Colyn RB, Smit-Robinson HA. 2020. Challenges in nest monitoring of White-winged Flufftails Sarothrura ayersi in Ethiopia. Ostrich 91: 260–263. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2020.1794996
  • Lee ATK, Wright DR. 2020. Patterns of bird species richness at two sampling scales in the Karoo biome of South Africa. Journal of Arid Environments 174: 104077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.104077
  • Mittermeier JC, Wright DR, Armand B, Colyn R, Gardner B, Jocque M, Kemp L, Slootmaekers D, Rene de Roland LA. 2020. A rapid avifaunal survey of the Mahimborondro Protected Area, northern Madagascar. Malagasy Naturel 14: 44–56. PDF
  • Perold V, Ralston-Paton S, Ryan P. 2020. On a collision course? The large diversity of birds killed by wind turbines in South Africa. Ostrich 91: 228–239. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2020.1770889
  • Sherley RB, Crawford RJ, de Blocq AD, Dyer BM, Geldenhuys D, Hagen C, Kemper J, Makhado AB, Pichegru L, Tom D, Upfold L, Visagie J, Waller LJ, Winker H. 2020. The conservation status and population decline of the African penguin deconstructed in space and time. Ecology and Evolution 10: 8506–8516. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6554

2019

Scientific (refereed)

  • Colyn RB, Campbell A, Smit-Robinson HA. 2019. Camera-trapping successfully and non-invasively reveals the presence, activity and habitat choice of the Critically Endangered White-winged Flufftail Sarothrura ayresi in a South African high-altitude wetland. Bird Conservation International 1: 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270918000400
  • Dalton DL, de Bruyn M, Mwale M, Labuschagne K, Hofmann M, Froneman A, Smit-Robinson HA, Kotze A. 2019. Using multiple mtDNA markers to identify first White Stork birdstrike record in South Africa. Human-Wildlife Interactions 13: 150–157. https://doi.org/10.26076/cxxw-2t94
  • Donald PF, Buchanan GM, Balmford A, Bingham H, Couturier AR, de la Rosa Jr GE, Gacheru P, Herzog SK, Jathar G, Kingston N, Marnewick D, Maurer G, Reaney L, Shmygaleva T, Sklyarenko S, Stevens CMD, Butchart SHM. 2019. The prevalence, characteristics and effectiveness of Aichi Target 11’s “other effective area-based conservation measures” (OECMs) in Key Biodiversity Areas. Conservation Letters 12: e12659. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12659
  • Lee ATK, Geary C, Wright DR, Dean WRJ. 2019. Vulnerability of birds to contaminated water sources in the Karoo region of South Africa. Ostrich 90: 397–406. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2019.1638846
  • Jenkins A, Van Zyl A, Magunja I, Matsvimbo F, Rodriques L, Robinson L, Sebele L, Tiran D, Smit-Robinson H. 2019. Status of the Taita Falcon (Falco fasciinucha) and other cliff-nesting raptors in Batoka Gorge, Zimbabwe. Journal of Raptor Research 53: 46–55. https://doi.org/10.3356/JRR-18-36
  • Maphisa DH, Smit-Robinson HA, Altwegg R. 2019. Dynamic multi-species occupancy models reveal individualistic habitat preferences in a high-altitude grassland bird community. PeerJ 7: e6276. http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6276
  • Visconti P, Butchart SHM, Brooks TM, Langhammer PF, Marnewick D, Vergara S, Yanosky A, Watson JEM. 2019. Protected area targets post-2020. Science 364: 239–241. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aav6886
  • Visconti P, Butchart SH, Brooks TM, Langhammer PF, Marnewick D, Vergara S, Yanosky A, Crowe O, Watson JE. 2019. A bold successor to Aichi Target 11-Response. Science 365: 650–651. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay2768
  • Van den Heever L, Smit-Robinson HA, Naidoo V, McKechnie AE. 2019. Blood and bone lead levels in South Africa’s Gyps vultures: Risk to nest-bound chicks and comparison with other avian taxa. Science of the Total Environment 669: 471–480.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.123
  • Van Niekerk L, Adams AB, Lamberth SJ, Taljaard S, MacKay CF, Bachoo S, Parak O, Murison G, Weerts SP. 2019. Chapter 6: Pressures on the estuarine realm. In: South African National Biodiversity Assessment 2018: Technical Report, vol 3. Report No. SANBI/NAT/NBA2018/2019/Vol3/A. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
  • Van Niekerk L, Taljaard S, Adams JB, Bachoo S, George C, De Villiers P, Lamberth SJ, Sink K, MacKay CF, Parak P, Murison G. Chapter 11: Government’s responses to declining estuarine condition and biodiversity. In: South African National Biodiversity Assessment 2018: Technical Report, vol 3. Report No. SANBI/NAT/NBA2018/2019/Vol3/A. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
  • Whitecross MW, Retief EF, Smit-Robinson HA. 2019. Dispersal dynamics of juvenile Secretarybirds Sagittarius serpentarius in southern Africa. Ostrich 90: 97–110. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2019.1581295

2018

Scientific (refereed)

  • Dalton DL, Smit-Robinson HA, Vermaak E, Jarvis E, Kotzé A. 2018. Is there genetic connectivity among the Critically Endangered Whited-winged Flufftail (Sarothrura ayresi) populations from South Africa and Ethiopia? African Journal of Ecology 56: 28–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12414
  • Lee ATK, Fleming C, Wright DR. 2018. Modelling bird atlas reporting rate as a function of density in the southern Karoo, South Africa. Ostrich 89: 363–372. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2018.1553804
  • Lee ATK, Wright DR, Reeves B. 2018. Habitat variables associated with encounters of Hottentot Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus during flush surveys across the Fynbos biome. Ostrich 89: 13–18. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2017.1343209
  • Sherley RB, Barham BJ, Barham PJ, Campbell KJ, Crawford RJM, Grigg J, Horswill C, McInnes A, Morris TL, Pichegru L, Steinfurth A, Weller F, Winker H, Votier SC. 2018. Bayesian inference reveals positive but subtle effects of experimental fishery closures on marine predator demographics. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285: 20172443. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2443
  • Stuart SN, Brooks TM, Butchart SHM, Elliott W, Heath M, Hoffmann D, Honey L, Kostadinova I, Langhammer P, Langrand O, Lieberman S, Marnewick D, Raik D, Rodríguez JP, Sechrest W, Smart J, Vergara S, Woodley S, Yanosky A, Zimsky M. 2018. Clarifying the key biodiversity areas partnership and programme. Biodiversity and Conservation 27: 791–793. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-017-1490-x
  • Sullivan BJ, Kibel B, Kibel P, Yates O, Potts JM, Ingham B, Domingo A, Gianuca D, Jiménez S, Lebepe B, Maree BA, Neves T, Peppes F, Rasehlomi T, Silva‐Costa A, Wanless RM. 2018. At-sea trialling of the Hookpod: a ‘one-stop’ mitigationsolution for seabird bycatch in pelagic longline fisheries. Animal Conservation 21: 159–167. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12388
  • Visser E, Perold V, Ralston-Paton S, Cardenal AC, Ryan PG. 2018. Assessing the impacts of a utility-scale photovoltaic solar energy facility on birds in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Renewable Energy 133: 1285–1294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.08.106
  • Watson RT, Kolar PS, Ferrer M, Nygard T, Johnston N, Hunt WG, Smit-Robinson HA, Farmer C, Huso M, Katzner T. 2018. Raptor interactions with wind energy: case studies from around the world. Journal of Raptor Research 52: 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3356/JRR-16-100.1
  • Wright DR, Stevens CMD, Marnewick DM, Mortimer G. 2018. Privately Protected Areas and Biodiversity Stewardship in South Africa: Current challenges and opportunities for implementation agencies. Parks 24.2: 45–62. PDF

2017

Scientific (refereed)

  • Colyn R, Campbell A, Smit-Robinson HA. 2017. The application of camera trapping to assess Rallidae species richness within palustrine wetland habitat in South Africa. Ostrich 88: 235–245. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2017.1292562
  • Connan M, Bonnevie BT, Hagen C, van der Lingen CD, McQuaid C. 2017. Diet specialization in a colonial seabird studied using three complementary dietary techniques: effects of intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Marine Biology 164: 171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3201-2
  • Crawford R, Ellenberg U, Frere E, Hagen C, Baird K, Brewin P, Crofts S, Glass J, Mattern T, Pompert J, Ross K, Kemper J, Ludynia K, Sherley RB, Steinfurth A, Suazo CG, Yorio P, Tamini L, Mangel JC, Bugoni L, Jiménez-Uzcátegui G, Simeone A, Luna-Jorquera G, Gandini P, Woehler EJ, Pütz K, Dann P, Chiaradia A, Small C. 2017. Tangled and drowned: a global review of penguin bycatch in fisheries. Endangered Species Research 34: 373–396. https://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2017/34/n034p373.pdf
  • Dias MP, Oppel S, Bond AL, Carneiro AP, Cuthbert RJ, González-Solís J, Wanless RM, Glass T, Lascelles B, Small C, Phillips RA, Ryan PG. 2017. Using globally threatened pelagic birds to identify priority sites for marine conservation in the South Atlantic Ocean. Biological Conservation 211: 76–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.05.009
  • Du Plessis M, Dalton DL, Smit-Robinson HA, Kotzé A. 2017. Next generation sequencing yields the mitochondrial genome of the critically endangered Sarothrura ayresi (white-winged Flufftail). Mitochondrial DNA Part B 2: 236–237. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2017.1318675
  • Krüger L, Ramos JA, Xavier JC, Grémillet D, Gonzalez-Solis J, Kolbeinsson Y, Militão T, Navarro J, Petry MV, Phillips RA, Ramirez I, Reyes- González JM, Ryan PG, Sigurðsson IA, Van Sebille E, Wanless RM, Paiva VH. 2017. Identification of candidate pelagic marine protected areas through a seabird seasonal, multispecific- and extinction risk-based approach. Animal Conservation 20: 409–424. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12339
  • Lee ATK, Barnard P, Wright DR. 2017. Hot bird drinking patterns: drivers of water visitation in a fynbos bird community. African Journal of Ecology 55: 541–553. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12384
  • Lee ATK, Wright DR, Reeves B. 2017. Habitat variables associated with encounters of Hottentot Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus during flush surveys across the fynbos biome. Ostrich 89: 13–18. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2017.1343209
  • Maphisa DH, Smit-Robinson HA, Underhill LG, Altwegg R. 2017. Management factors affecting densities of common grassland birds of high elevation grasslands of eastern South Africa: Ingula as a case study. Avian Research 8: 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0063-8
  • Pichegru L, Nyengera R, McInnes AM, Pistorius P. 2017. Avoidance of seismic survey activities by penguins. Scientific Reports 7: 16305. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16569-x
  • Sydeman WJ, Thompson SA, Anker-Nilssen T, Arimitsu, M, Bennison A, Bertrand S, Boersch-Supa, P, Boyd C, Bransome NC, Crawford RJM, Daunt F, Furness RW, Gianuca D, Gladics A, Koehn L, Lang JW, Logerwell E, Morris TL, Phillips EM, Provencher J, Punt AE, Saraux C, Shannon L, Sherley RB, Simeone A, Wanless RM, Wanless S, Zador S. 2017. Best practices for assessing forage fish fisheries-seabird resource competition. Fisheries Research 194: 209–221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2017.05.018

2016

Scientific (refereed)

  • Colyn R, Smit-Robinson HA. 2016. Fennoscandian-ringed Western Osprey recovery, Ingula, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Biodiversity Observations 7: 1–5. https://journals.uct.ac.za/index.php/BO/article/view/366/407
  • Cuthbert RJ, Wanless RM, Angel A, Burle M-H, Hilton GM, Louw H, Visser P, Wilson J, Ryan PG. 2016. Drivers of predatory behavior and extreme size in house mice Mus musculus on Gough Island. Journal of Mammalogy 97: 533–544. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyv199
  • Dalton DL, Vermaak E, Smit-Robinson HA, Kotzé, A. 2016.  Lack of diversity at innate immunity Toll-like receptors genes in the critically endangered White-winged Flufftail (Sarothrura ayresi). Scientific Reports 6: 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep36757
  • Maphisa DH, Smit-Robinson HA, Underhill LG, Altwegg R. 2016. Drivers of bird species richness within moist high-altitude grasslands in eastern South Africa. Plos One 11: e0162609. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162609
  • Maree BM, Cowley PD, Naesje TF, Childs A-R, Terorde AL, Thorstad EB. 2016. Influence of prey abundance and abiotic factors on the long-term home-range and movement dynamics of spotter grunter Pomadasys commersonni in an intermittently open estuary. African Journal of Marine Science 38: 171–180. https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2016.1176956
  • Valle S, Barros N, Wanless RM. 2016. Population estimates of the breeding birds of the Tinhosas islands (Gulf of Guinea), the only major seabird colony of the eastern tropical Atlantic. Ostrich 87: 209–215. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2016.1207720

2015

Scientific (refereed)

  • Davies GBP, Smit-Robinson HA, Drummond IMM, Gardner B, Rautenbach S, Van Stuyvenberg D, Nattrass C, Pretorius M, Pietersen DW, Symes CT. 2015. Recent records of the White-winged Flufftail Sarothrura ayresi (Aves, Sarothruridae) in South Africa, including details of a survey of high-altitude wetlands in 2013-2014. Durban Natural Science Museum Novitates 37: 62–75.
  • Marnewick DM. 2015. Panorama Global Solution. Protecting important areas through engaging with private sector.
  • Marnewick DM, Retief EF, Theron NT, Wright DR, Anderson TA (eds). 2015. Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas of South Africa. Johannesburg: BirdLife South Africa.
  • Marnewick DM, Retief EF, Wright DR, Theron NT. 2015. South Africa’s Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas Status Report 2015. Johannesburg: BirdLife South Africa. https://www.cepf.net/resources/documents/south-africas-important-bird-and-biodiversity-areas-status-report-2015
  • McInnes AM, Khoosal A, Murrell B, Merkle D, Lacerda M, Nyengera R, Coetzee JC, Edwards LC, Ryan PG, Rademan J, van der Westhuizen JJ. 2015. Recreational Fish-Finders—An Inexpensive Alternative to Scientific Echo-Sounders for Unravelling the Links between Marine Top Predators and Their Prey. PLoS one 10: e0140936. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140936
  • Silva MC, Matias R, Wanless RM, Ryan PG, Stephenson BM, Bolton M, Ferrand N, Coelho MM. 2015. Understanding the mechanisms of anti-tropical divergence in the seabird White-faced Storm-petrel (Procellariiformes: Pelagodroma marina) using a multi-locus approach. Molecular Ecology 24: 3122–3137. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13212
  • Wanless RM. 2015. Seabirds; a review of status, distribution and interaction with fisheries in the Southwest Indian Ocean. In: Van der Elst RP, Everett BI (eds). Offshore fisheries of the Southwest Indian Ocean: their status and the impact on vulnerable species. Durban: Oceanographic Research Institute. pp 351–364.

2014

Scientific (refereed)

  • Maree BA, Wanless RM, Fairweather TP, Sullivan BJ, Yates O. 2014. Significant reductions in mortality of threatened seabirds in a South Africa trawl fishery. Animal Conservation 17: 520–529. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12126
  • Wanless RM, Maree BA. 2014. Problems and solutions for seabird bycatch in trawl fisheries. Animal Conservation 17: 534. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12183