Professor STEPHEN REDPATH The University of Aberdeen School of Biological Sciences Director of Aberdeen Centre for Environm work +44 (0)1224 274181 pref s.redpath@abdn.ac.uk pref Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability (ACES), University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, UK.

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Biography

• 2008-2011 Director of ACES 
• 2007-       Chair in Conservation Science, Aberdeen University.
• 1997-2007 Research Scientist at CEH, Banchory.
• 1990-1997 Research Scientist at ITE, Monks Wood.
• 1985-1989 PhD Leeds University.
• 1982-1985 BSc (Ecology) Leeds University.

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Research Interests

My core research interests lie in ecology and conservation. My work has focused on long-term and large-scale field systems, using experiments to tease out the impact of population processes and land use on individual behaviour, populations and communities. Much of this work has taken place within the uplands.Within ACES we are linking natural, social and physical sciences together with policy makes and stakeholders to tackle key research questions in environmental sustainability.

Current research focuses on the following areas:

• Population dynamics
• Predation and predator management
• Hunting
• Resolving ecological conflicts

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Current Research

Red grouse, parasites & territorial behaviour. One of the main challenges facing population ecology is to explain the enormous spatial and temporal variation observed in patterns of abundance. Our Long-term harvest records of red grouse show that populations exhibit unstable dynamics with geographical variation in cycle period ranging from 2 to 15 years. Within this system there are two dominant, destabilising biotic factors: territorial behaviour and parasites. We have undertaken a range of experiments to confirm the de-stabilising role of both processes and explor how they interact. Currently, we are testing the hypothesis that interactions between parasites, territorial behaviour and climate can account for the spatial variation in the dynamical behaviour of red grouse populations. Funded by two NERC grants, this project links in with the EU Marie Curie Fellowship of Pablo Vergara and is in collaboration with Jesus Martinez, Francois Mougeot & Mohammed Zeineddine.  

 

Rabbits, predation risk & myxomatosis.  Rabbits are considered a keystone species in their native Spain. However, over the last 50 years, populations have undergone a sharp decline, mainly as a result Myxomatosis and Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD). The decline poses potentially profound consequences for hunting practices and for the wide guild of predators that is dependent on them, including the endangered Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) and the Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti). There is an urgent need to restore rabbit populations. Here, we seek to test the hypothesis that interactions between predation risk and disease prevent population recovery. Funded by Junta de communidades de Castilla La Mancha, with Rafael Villafuerte & Catarina Ferreira (UCLM).

 

 Grazing and biodiversity. In 2002 we started a grazing manipulation in the Scottish uplands, to examine the consequences of changing herbivory on vegetation dynamics and the cascading effects through upland ecosystems. We focus on developing a mechanistic understanding of how grazing affects upland birds, with meadow pipits as a model system. This  work is funded by RERAD and is led by Robin Pakeman (Macaulay Institute) and is in collaboration with Darren Evans (Hull University).

 

 

Hunting for Sustainability. HUNT is an international interdisciplinary research project,  looking into the wider meaning of hunting in the 21st century. Using hunting as a lens, HUNT aims to explore general aspects of the relationship between humans and nature, seeking ways to reconcile conflicts between people over hunting practices. In Scotland we are exploring the ecological, social and economic consequences of alternative land management styles, from intensive management for grouse, to management for conservation. Funded by the EU's 7th Framework program, coordinated by Justin Irvien (James Hutton Institute).

 

Predation and predator management. The impact of raptors on game has been one of the most contentious conflicts in UK conservation. I have worked on this problem since 1985, quantifying the impact of hen harriers on red grouse populations through long-term studies and exploring alternative mitigation strategies. I continue to explore how we can use robust science, stakeholder dialogue and knowledge exchange to resolve these challenging conflicts.

 

Conflict management. Building on the experience of many of our projects, and the cross-disciplinary nature of ACES we are holding an international conference on Conflicts in Conservation at Aberdeen in August, 2011. The aim is to take a broad cross-disciplinary perspective and consider a variety of conflicts from around the world.

 

Ecocycles. Ecocyles is a European collaborative project that links science with policy to improve ecosystem conservation. Climate change and human-induced shifts in land use have caused dramatic changes in ecosystem processes and functioning across Europe.  Particularly spectacular have been changing populations of keystone herbivores such as voles. This project explores how ecosystem processes are affected by the cascading effects of changing small herbivore dynamics. Ecocycles combines ecosystems in Norway, UK, France and Spain to conduct research on ecosystem processes and influential management issues. Funded by EU Biodiversa programme, PI - Xavier Lambin.

 

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Collaborations

I collaborate widely with a range of colleagues locally, nationally and internationally.

I work with many colleagues from across different disciplines within ACES. My other principal collaborators include: Arjun Amar (Cape Town University); Beatriz Arroyo (IREC); Justin Irvine (James Hutton Institute); Darren Evans (Hull); Peter Hudson (Penn State); Jason Matthiopoulos (St. Andrews), Francois Mougeot (Aberdeen & CSIC); Rafael Villafuerte (IREC); Dave Elston (BIoSS).

 

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Research Grants

CURRENT:

2008-2012 EU FP7. Hunting for sustainability. With Irvine (Macaulay) and partners across Europe & Africa.

2009-2012 Biodiversa. Ecocycles. With Lambin (UoA) and partners across Europe

2011 Environment Council. Quantifying hen harrier ceilings. With Elston (BIoSS).

 

RECENT:

2007-2010 NERC. The impact of interacting processes on population dynamics. With Dall (UEC) & Haydon (Glasgow).

2007-2009 UKPopNET. Scaling in interdisciplinary research: from plots to catchments to regions.  With Travis - PI (Aberdeen) and Pitchford (York).

2006-2008 Spanish Government. Relationships between predation risk and disease in the wild rabbit. With Villafuerte - PI & Ferrera (CSIC).

2006-2008 Spanish Government. Quantifying the predator pit hypothesis:  predation and the recovery of wild rabbit populations in Spain. With Ferrera - PI & Villafuerte (CSIC). 

2004-2006 UKPopNET NERC. A framework for sustainable livelihoods, biodiversity change and conflict  resolution.With White (CEH), Raffaelli (York), Watkinson (UEA), Bateman (UEA), Lambin (Aberdeen)  & Richards (MI).  

2002-2006. SNH. Habitat use and range management of priority areas for hen harriers. With Arroyo (CEH).

2000-2004 NERC. Red grouse population cycles: territorial behaviour and parasites. With Hudson (Penn State).

 

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Teaching Responsibilities

I coordinate a 4th year course on Nature Conservation in Britain, with Paul Thompson. I also contribute to a variety of undergraduate courses. I am to start a Conservation Science programme in autumn 2012.

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External Responsibilities

Editor for Animal Conservation.

Member of NERC Peer Review Panel (2007-2010)

Member of Moorland Forum.        

Board member of Heather Trust (2007-2010)

Member of review panel for FORMAS - Swedish Research Grants

Memeber of langholm Demonstration Project Science and Technical Advisory Committee for SNH

 

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PhD Students

Current:

Innes Sim (start 2007) Diagnosing the causes of Ring Ouzel declines in Britain. RSPB funded. Part-time student with Jane Reid (Ecology).

Chloe Denerley (start 2009) Impacts of climate and land use change on a brood parasite system – ecological mechanisms & evolutionary implications. With  René van der Wal (ACES, Ecology) & Jeremy Wilson (RSPB)

Johannes Heinonen (start 2011)  Agent-based, socio-ecological modelling to inform human-wildlife conflicts. With Justin Travis (main supervisor, Ecology) & Michelle Pinard (Ecology).

Danny Hepinstall (start 2011) Nature conservation, digital technologies and the ecology of red kites within reintroduced UK populations. With  René van der Wal (main supervisor, ACES, Ecology), Advaith Siddharthan (Computer Science) & Jeremy Wilson (RSPB).

Marius Wenzel (start 2011) Landscape genomics in red grouse. With Stuart Piertney (main supervisor, Ecology).

 

Graduated:

Gina Prior (2011). Climate change, grazing and breeding success in upland birds.

Alexandra Komissarova (2011) Migration decisions in a changing world - mechanisms and consequences

Karen Mustin (2010) Modelling the impact of climate change on migratory birds.

Nacho Villar –  (2010). Grazing, voles and predation – consequences of land use change in the uplands.

Graham Rebecca (2006). Impact of commercial forestry on the population ecology of Merlins in north-east Scotland.

Kerry Lock (2004). Role of nepotism in driving red grouse population cycles.

Linzi Seivwright (2004). Patterns of transmission of T. tenuis in Red Grouse.

Arjun Amar (2001). Conservation of declining hen harriers Circus cyaneus in Orkney: roles of land use and polygyny.

 

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Publications

Working Papers and Discussion Papers

Working Papers

• Dirnbock, T., Bezak, P., Dullinger, S., Haberl, H., Lotze-Campen, H., Mirtl, M., Peterseil, J., Redpath, S., Singh, SJ., Travis, JMJ. & Wijdeven, SM. (2008). 'Scaling issues in long-term socio-ecological biodiversity research : a review of European cases'. Social Ecology Working Paper 100, Vienna.

Contributions to Journals

Articles

• Martinez-Padilla, J., Vergara, P., Perez-Rodriguez, L., Mougeot, F., Casas, F., Ludwig, SC., Haines, JA., Zeineddine, M. & Redpath, SM. (2011). 'Condition- and parasite-dependent expression of a male-like trait in a female bird'. Biology Letters, vol 7, no. 3, pp. 364-367.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0991
• Amar, A., Grant, M., Buchanan, G., Sim, I., Wilson, J., Pearce-Higgins, JW. & Redpath, S. (2011). 'Exploring the relationships between wader declines and current land-use in the British uplands'. Bird Study, vol 58, no. 1, pp. 13-26.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2010.513412
• Amar, A., Davies, J., Meek, E., Williams, J., Knight, A. & Redpath, S. (2011). 'Long-term impact of changes in sheep Ovis aries densities on the breeding output of the hen harrier Circus cyaneus'. Journal of Applied Ecology, vol 48, no. 1, pp. 220-227.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01896.x
• Prior, GL., Evans, DM., Redpath, S., Thirgood, SJ. & Monaghan, P. (in press). 'Birds bias offspring sex ratio in response to livestock grazing'. Biology Letters.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0264
• Vergara, P., Martinez-Padilla, J., Redpath, SM. & Mougeot, F. (2011). 'The ornament-condition relationship varies with parasite abundance at population level in a female bird'. Naturwissenschaften, vol 98, no. 10, pp. 897-902.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1007/s00114-011-0833-9
• New, LF., Buckland, ST., Redpath, S. & Matthiopoulos, J. (2011). 'Hen harrier management: insights from demographic models fitted to population data'. Journal of Applied Ecology, vol 48, no. 5, pp. 1187-1194.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02013.x
• Young, JC., Marzano, M., White, RM., McCracken, DI., Redpath, SM., Carss, DN., Quine, CP. & Watt, AD. (2010). 'The emergence of biodiversity conflicts from biodiversity impacts: characteristics and management strategies'. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol 19, no. 14, pp. 3973-3990.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9941-7
• Hanley, N., Czajkowski, M., Hanley-Nickolls, R. & Redpath, S. (2010). 'Economic values of species management options in human-wildlife conflicts'. Ecological Economics, vol 70, no. 1, pp. 107-113.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.08.009
• Smout, S., Asseburg, C., Matthiopoulos, J., Fernandez, C., Redpath, S., Thirgood, S. & Harwood, J. (2010). 'The Functional Response of a Generalist Predator'. PLoS one, vol 5, no. 5.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010761
  [Online] AURA: Smout_et_al._PLOS_2010_Functional_Response_of_Generalist_predator.pdf
• Olea, PP., Casas, F., Redpath, S. & Vinuela, J. (2010). 'Bottoms up: great bustards use the sun to maximise signal efficacy'. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol 64, no. 6, pp. 927-937.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-0908-1
• Amar, A., Redpath, S., Sim, I. & Buchanan, G. (2010). 'Spatial and temporal associations between recovering populations of common raven Corvus corax and British upland wader populations'. Journal of Applied Ecology, vol 47, no. 2, pp. 253-262.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01772.x
• Redpath, S. (2010). 'Simon Thirgood, 1962-2009: Obituary'. Ibis, vol 152, no. 1, pp. 220-221.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00994.x
• Komissarova, A., Travis, JMJ. & Redpath, SM. (2010). 'Dispersal costs and kin selection have a strong effect on the evolution of migratory strategy'. Integrative and Comparative Biology, vol 50, no. Suppl. 1, pp. E92.
• Reed, M., Bonn, A., Slee, RW., Beharry-Borg, N., Birch, J., Brown, I., Burt, TP., Chapman, D., Chapman, PJ., Clay, GD., Cornell, SJ., Fraser, E., Glass, JH., Holden, J., Hodgson, JA., Hubacek, K., Irvine, B., Jin, N., Kirkby, MJ., Kunin, WE., Moore, O., Moseley, D., Prell, C., Price, M., Quinn, CH., Redpath, S., Reid, C., Stagl, S., Stringer, LC., Termansen, M., Thorp, S., Towers, W. & Worrall, F. (2009). 'The future of the uplands'. Land Use Policy, vol 26, no. Suppl.1, pp. S204-S216.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.09.013
• Ferreira, C., Ramirez, E., Castro, F., Ferreras, P., Alves, PC., Redpath, S. & Villafuerte, R. (2009). 'Field experimental vaccination campaigns against myxomatosis and their effectiveness in the wild'. Vaccine, vol 27, no. 50, pp. 6998-7002.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.09.075
• New, LF., Matthiopoulos, J., Redpath, S. & Buckland, ST. (2009). 'Fitting Models of Multiple Hypotheses to Partial Population Data: Investigating the Causes of Cycles in Red Grouse'. The American Naturalist, vol 174, no. 3, pp. 399-412.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1086/603625
• Anderson, BJ., Arroyo, BE., Collingham, YC., Etheridge, B., Fernandez-De-Simon, J., Gillings, S., Gregory, RD., Leckie, FM., Sim, IMW., Thomas, CD., Travis, JMJ. & Redpath, SM. (2009). 'Using distribution models to test alternative hypotheses about a species' environmental limits and recovery prospects'. Biological Conservation, vol 142, no. 3, pp. 488-499.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.10.036
• Arroyo, B., Amar, A., Leckie, F., Buchanan, GM., Wilson, JD. & Redpath, S. (2009). 'Hunting habitat selection by hen harriers on moorland: Implications for conservation management'. Biological Conservation, vol 142, no. 3, pp. 586-596.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.11.013
• van der Wal, R., Fischer, A., Marquiss, M., Redpath, S. & Wanless, S. (2009). 'Is bigger necessarily better for environmental research?'. Scientometrics, vol 78, no. 2, pp. 317-322.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-2017-0
• White, RM., Fischer, A., Marshall, K., Travis, JMJ., Webb, TJ., di Falco, S., Redpath, SM. & van der Wal, R. (2009). 'Developing an integrated conceptual framework to understand biodiversity conflicts'. Land Use Policy, vol 26, no. 2, pp. 242-253.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2008.03.005
• Thirgood, SJ. & Redpath, S. (2008). 'Hen Harriers and Red Grouse: science, politics and human-wildlife conflict'. Journal of Applied Ecology, vol 45, no. 5, pp. 1550-1554.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01519.x
• Piertney, SB., Lambin, X., Maccoll, ADC., Lock, K., Bacon, PJ., Dallas, JF., Leckie, F., Mougeot, F., Racey, PA., Redpath, S. & Moss, R. (2008). 'Temporal changes in kin structure through a population cycle in a territorial bird, the red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus'. Molecular Ecology, vol 17, no. 10, pp. 2544-2551.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03778.x
• Douglas, DJT., Evans, DM. & Redpath, S. (2008). 'Selection of foraging habitat and nestling diet by meadow pipits breading on intensively grazed moorland'. Bird Study, vol 55, no. 3, pp. 290-296.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1080/00063650809461534
• Martinez, JE., Martinez, JA., Zuberogoitia, I., Zabala, J., Redpath, S. & Calvo, JF. (2008). 'The effect of intra- and interspecific interactions in the large scale distribution of cliff nesting raptors'. Ornis Fennica, vol 85, no. 1, pp. 13-21.
• Baines, D., Redpath, S., Richardson, M. & Thirgood, S. (2008). 'The direct and indirect effects of predation by hen harriers on trends in breeding birds on a Scottish grouse moor'. Ibis, vol 150, no. Supplement 1, pp. 27-36.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00848.x
• Leckie, FM., Arroyo, BE., Thirgood, SJ. & Redpath, S. (2008). 'Parental differences in brood provisioning by hen harriers Circus cyaneus'. Bird Study, vol 55, pp. 209-215.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1080/00063650809461524
• Amar, A., Thirgood, S., Pearce-Higgins, J. & Redpath, S. (2008). 'The impact of raptors on the abundance of upland passerines and waders'. Oikos, vol 117, no. 8, pp. 1143-1152.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16769.x
• Amar, A., Arroyo, B., Meek, B., Redpath, S. & Riley, H. (2008). 'Influence of habitat on breeding performance of Hen Harriers Circus cyaneus in Orkney'. Ibis, vol 150, no. 2, pp. 400-404.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00765.x
• Martinez, JA., Calvo, JF., Martinez, JE., Zuberogoitia, I., Zabala, J. & Redpath, S. (2008). 'Breeding performance, age effects and territory occupancy in a Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus population'. Ibis, vol 150, no. 2, pp. 223-233.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00774.x
• Matthiopoulos, J., Graham, K., Smout, S., Asseburg, C., Redpath, S., Thirgood, S., Hudson, P. & Harwood, J. (2007). 'Sensitivity to assumptions in models of generalist predation on a cyclic prey'. Ecology, vol 88, no. 10, pp. 2576-2586.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1890/06-0483.1
• Irvine, RJ., Leckie, F. & Redpath, SM. (2007). 'Cost of carrying radio transmitters: A test with racing pigeons Columba livia'. Wildlife Biology, vol 13, no. 3, pp. 238-243.
• Evans, SA., Mougeot, F., Redpath, SM. & Leckie, F. (2007). 'Alternative methods for estimating density in an upland game bird: The red grouse Lagopus lagopus scotieus'. Wildlife Biology, vol 13, no. 2, pp. 130-139.
• Delibes-Mateos, M., Redpath, SM., Angulo, E., Ferreras, P. & Villafuerte, R. (2007). 'Rabbits as a keystone species in southern Europe'. Biological Conservation, vol 137, no. 1, pp. 149-156.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.01.024
• Evans, DM., Redpath, S., Evans, SA., Elston, DA., Gardner, CJ., Dennis, P. & Pakeman, R. (2006). 'Low intensity, mixed livestock grazing improves the breeding abundance of a common insectivorous passerine'. Biology Letters, vol 2, no. 4, pp. 636-638.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0543
• Ellis, DH., Lish, JW., Kery, M. & Redpath, S. (2006). 'Short-term oscillations in avian molt intensity: evidence from the golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos'. Journal of Avian Biology, vol 37, no. 6, pp. 642-644.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2006.03756.x
• Redpath, S., Mougeot, F., Leckie, FM. & Evans, SA. (2006). 'The effects of autumn testosterone on survival and productivity in red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scoticus'. Animal Behaviour, vol 71, no. 6, pp. 1297-1305.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.08.012
• Redpath, S., Leckie, FM., Arroyo, B., Amar, A. & Thirgood, SJ. (2006). 'Compensating for the costs of polygyny in hen harriers Circus cyaneus'. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol 60, no. 3, pp. 386-391.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0176-2
• Evans, DM., Redpath, S., Elston, D., Evans, SA. & Dennis, P. (2006). 'To graze or not to graze? Sheep, voles, forestry and nature conservation in the British uplands'. Journal of Applied Ecology, vol 43, no. 3, pp. 499-505.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01158.x
• Sunde, P. & Redpath, S. (2006). 'Combining information from range use and habitat selection: sex-specific spatial responses to habitat fragmentation in tawny owls Strix aluco'. Ecography, vol 29, no. 2, pp. 152-158.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0906-7590.04397.x
• Mougeot, F., Redpath, SM., Piertney, SB. & Hudson, PJ. (2005). 'Separating behavioral and physiological mechanisms in testosterone-mediated trade-offs'. The American Naturalist, vol 166, no. 2, pp. 158-168.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1086/431256
• Mougeot, F., Dawson, A., Redpath, SM. & Leckie, F. (2005). 'Testosterone and autumn territorial behavior in male red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus'. Hormones and Behavior, vol 47, no. 5, pp. 576-584.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2004.11.021
• Evans, DM., Redpath, SM. & Evans, SA. (2005). 'Seasonal patterns in the productivity of Meadow Pipits in the uplands of Scotland'. Journal of Field Ornithology, vol 76, no. 3, pp. 245-251.
• Evans, DM., Redpath, S., Evans, SA., Elston, DA. & Dennis, P. (2005). 'Livestock grazing affects the egg size of an insectivorous passerine'. Biology Letters, vol 1, no. 3, pp. 322-325.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0335
• Mougeot, FR., Redpath, S. & Leckie, FM. (2005). 'Ultra-violet reflectance of male and female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scoticus: sexual ornaments reflect nematode parasite intensity'. Journal of Avian Biology, vol 36, no. 3, pp. 203-209.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2005.03424.x
• Mougeot, F., Irvine, JR., Seivwright, L., Redpath, S. & Piertney, SB. (2004). 'Testosterone, immunocompetence, and honest sexual signaling in male red grouse'. Behavioral Ecology, vol 15, no. 6, pp. 930-937.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arh087
• Mougeot, F. & Redpath, SM. (2004). 'Sexual ornamentation relates to immune function in male red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus'. Journal of Avian Biology, vol 35, no. 5, pp. 425-433.
• Amar, A., Arroyo, B., Redpath, S. & Thirgood, S. (2004). 'Habitat predicts losses of red grouse to individual hen harriers'. Journal of Applied Ecology, vol 41, no. 2, pp. 305-314.
• Redpath, SA., Arroyo, BE., Leckie, EM., Bacon, P., Bayfield, N. & Thirgood, SJ. (2004). 'Using decision modeling with stakeholders to reduce human-wildlife conflict: a Raptor-Grouse case study'. Conservation Biology, vol 18, no. 2, pp. 350-359.
• Seivwright, LJ., Redpath, SM., Mougeot, F. & Hudson, PJ. (2004). 'Faecal egg counts provide a reliable measure of Trichostrongylus tenuis intensities in free-living red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus'. Journal of Helminthology, vol 78, no. 1, pp. 69-76.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1079/JOH2003220
• Mougeot, F., Redpath, SM., Leckie, F. & Hudson, PJ. (2003). 'The effect of aggressiveness on the population dynamics of a territorial bird'. Nature, vol 421, no. 6924, pp. 737-739.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1038/nature01395
• Campbell, S., Smith, A., Redpath, S. & Thirgood, S. (2002). 'Nest site characteristics and nest success in red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus'. Wildlife Biology, vol 8, no. 3, pp. 169-174.
• Redpath, SM., Arroyo, BE., Etheridge, B., Leckie, F., Bouwman, K. & Thirgood, SJ. (2002). 'Temperature and hen harrier productivity: from local mechanisms to geographical patterns'. Ecography, vol 25, no. 5, pp. 533-540.
• Thirgood, SJ. & Redpath, SM. (2002). 'Do habitat characteristics influence predation on red grouse?'. Journal of Applied Ecology, vol 39, no. 2, pp. 217-225.
• Redpath, SM., Thirgood, SJ. & Clarke, R. (2002). 'Field vole Microtus agrestis abundance and hen harrier Circus cyaneus diet and breeding in Scotland'. Ibis, vol 144, no. 1, pp. E33-E38.
• Redpath, SM., Thirgood, SJ. & Leckie, FM. (2001). 'Does supplementary feeding reduce predation of red grouse by hen harriers?'. Journal of Applied Ecology, vol 38, no. 6, pp. 1157-1168.
• Smith, AA., Redpath, SM., Campbell, ST. & Thirgood, SJ. (2001). 'Meadow pipits, red grouse and the habitat characteristics of managed grouse moors'. Journal of Applied Ecology, vol 38, no. 2, pp. 390-400.
• Redpath, SM., Clarke, R., Madders, M. & Thirgood, SJ. (2001). 'Assessing raptor diet: Comparing pellets, prey remains, and observational data at hen harrier nests'. Condor, vol 103, no. 1, pp. 184-188.
• Redpath, SM., Appleby, BM. & Petty, SJ. (2000). 'Do male hoots betray parasite loads in Tawny Owls?'. Journal of Avian Biology, vol 31, no. 4, pp. 457-462.
• Thirgood, SJ., Redpath, SM., Rothery, P. & Aebischer, NJ. (2000). 'Raptor predation and population limitation in red grouse'. Journal of Animal Ecology, vol 69, no. 3, pp. 504-516.
• Thirgood, SJ., Redpath, SM., Haydon, DT., Rothery, P., Newton, I. & Hudson, PJ. (2000). 'Habitat loss and raptor predation: disentangling long- and short-term causes of red grouse declines'. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B, Biological Sciences, vol 267, no. 1444, pp. 651-656.
• Redpath, SM. & Thirgood, SJ. (1999). 'Numerical and functional responses in generalist predators: hen harriers and peregrines on Scottish grouse moors'. Journal of Animal Ecology, vol 68, no. 5, pp. 879-892.
• Leckie, FM., Thirgood, SJ., May, R. & Redpath, SM. (1998). 'Variation in the diet of red foxes on Scottish moorland in relation to prey abundance'. Ecography, vol 21, no. 6, pp. 599-604.
• Redpath, S., Madders, M. & Thirgood, S. (1998). 'Nest site selection by Hen Harriers in Scotland'. Bird Study, vol 45, no. 1, pp. 51-61.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1080/00063659809461077
• Appleby, BM. & Redpath, SM. (1997). 'Indicators of male quality in the hoots of Tawny Owls (Strix aluco)'. Journal of Raptor Research, vol 31, no. 1, pp. 65-70.
• Appleby, BM. & Redpath, SM. (1997). 'Variation in the male territorial hoot of the Tawny Owl Strix aluco in three English populations'. Ibis, vol 139, no. 1, pp. 152-158.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1997.tb04515.x
• Galeotti, PR., Appleby, BM. & Redpath, SM. (1996). 'Macro and microgeographical variations in the 'hoot' of Italian and English tawny owls (Strix aluco) (vol 63, pg 57, 1996)'. Italian Journal of Zoology, vol 63, no. 2, pp. 200.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1080/11250009609356131
• Galeotti, PR., Appleby, BM. & Redpath, SM. (1996). 'Macro and microgeographical variations in the 'hoot' of Italian and English tawny owls (Strix aluco)'. Italian Journal of Zoology, vol 63, no. 1, pp. 57-64.
• GRAHAM, IM., REDPATH., SM. & THIRGOOD, SJ. (1995). 'The diet and breeding density of Common Buzzards Buteo buteo in relation to indices of prey abundance'. Bird Study, vol 42, no. 2, pp. 165-173.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1080/00063659509477162
• Redpath, SM. (1995). 'Impact of habitat fragmentation on activity and hunting behavior in the tawny owl, Strix aluco'. Behavioral Ecology, vol 6, no. 4, pp. 410-415.
• REDPATH, SM. (1995). 'HABITAT FRAGMENTATION AND THE INDIVIDUAL - TAWNY OWLS STRIX ALUCO IN WOODLAND PATCHES'. Journal of Animal Ecology, vol 64, no. 5, pp. 652-661.
• REDPATH, CJ., THIRGOOD., SJ. & REDPATH, SM. (1995). 'EVALUATION OF METHODS TO ESTIMATE FIELD VOLE MICROTUS-AGRESTIS ABUNDANCE IN UPLAND HABITATS'. Journal of Zoology, vol 237, pp. 49-55.
• REDPATH, SM. (1994). 'CENSUSING TAWNY OWLS STRIX-ALUCO BY THE USE OF IMITATION CALLS'. Bird Study, vol 41, pp. 192-198.
• REDPATH, SM. (1992). 'BEHAVIORAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN HEN HARRIERS AND THEIR MOORLAND PREY'. Ornis Scandinavica, vol 23, no. 1, pp. 73-80.
• REDPATH, SM. (1991). 'THE IMPACT OF HEN HARRIERS ON RED GROUSE BREEDING SUCCESS'. Journal of Applied Ecology, vol 28, no. 2, pp. 659-671.

Letters

• Thirgood, S. & Redpath, S. (1997). 'Red grouse and their predators'. Nature, vol 390, no. 6660, pp. 547.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1038/37450

Comments and Debates

• THIRGOOD, SJ., LECKIE., FM. & REDPATH, SM. (1995). 'DIURNAL AND SEASONAL-VARIATION IN-LINE TRANSECT COUNTS OF MOORLAND PASSERINES'. Bird Study, vol 42, pp. 257-259.
• REDPATH, SM. & WYLLIE, I. (1994). 'TRAPS FOR CAPTURING TERRITORIAL OWLS'. Journal of Raptor Research, vol 28, no. 2, pp. 115-117.
• REDPATH, S. (1988). 'VIGILANCE LEVELS IN PREENING DUNLIN CALIDRIS-ALPINA'. Ibis, vol 130, no. 4, pp. 555-557.

Scientific Reviews

• Sutherland, WJ., Albon, SD., Allison, H., Armstrong-Brown, S., Bailey, MJ., Brereton, T., Boyd, IL., Carey, P., Edwards, J., Gill, M., Hill, D., Hodge, I., Hunt, AJ., Le Quesne, WJ.F, Macdonald, DW., Mee, LD., Mitchell, R., Owen, RP., Parker, D., Prior, SV., Pullin, AS., Rands, MRW., Redpath, S., Spencer, J., Spray, CJ., Thomas, CD., Tucker, GM., Watkinson, AR. & Clements, A. (2010). 'The identification of priority policy options for UK nature conservation'. Journal of Applied Ecology, vol 47, no. 5, pp. 955-965.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01863.x
• Valkama, J., Korpimaki, E., Arroyo, B., Beja, P., Bretagnolle, V., Bro, E., Kenward, R., Manosa, S., Redpath, S., Thirgood, S. & Vinuela, J. (2005). 'Birds of prey as limiting factors of gamebird populations in Europe: a review'. Biological Reviews, vol 80, no. 2, pp. 171-203.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1017/S146479310400658X
• Thirgood, S., Redpath, S., Newton, I. & Hudson, P. (2000). 'Raptors and Red Grouse: Conservation conflicts and management solutions'. Conservation Biology, vol 14, no. 1, pp. 95-104.

Editorials

• Donnelly, RE., Katzner, T., Gordon, IJ., Gompper, ME., Redpath, S., Garner, TWJ., Altwegg, R., Reed, DH., Acevedo-Whitehouse, K. & Pettorelli, N. (2011). 'Putting the eco back in ecotourism'. Animal Conservation, vol 14, no. 4, pp. 325-327.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2011.00468.x
• Linnell, JD.C., Rondeau, D., Reed, DH., Williams, R., Altwegg, R., Raxworthy, CJ., Austin, JD., Hanley, N., Fritz, H., Evans, DM., Gordon, IJ., Reyers, B., Redpath, S. & Pettorelli, N. (2010). 'Confronting the costs and conflicts associated with biodiversity'. Animal Conservation, vol 13, no. 5, pp. 429-431.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00393.x
• Reyers, B., Pettorelli, N., Katzner, T., Gompper, ME., Redpath, S., Garner, TWJ., Altwegg, R., Reed, DH. & Gordon, IJ. (2010). 'Animal conservation and ecosystem services: garnering the support of mightier forces'. Animal Conservation, vol 13, no. 6, pp. 523-525.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00414.x
• Pettorelli, N., Gordon, IJ., Katzner, T., Gompper, ME., Mock, K., Redpath, S. & Altwegg, R. (2010). 'Protected areas: the challenge of maintaining a strong backbone for conservation strategies worldwide'. Animal Conservation, vol 13, no. 4, pp. 333-334.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00380.x
• Blackburn, TM., Pettorelli, N., Katzner, T., Gompper, ME., Mock, K., Altwegg, R., Redpath, S. & Gordon, IJ. (2010). 'Dying for conservation: eradicating invasive alien species in the face of opposition'. Animal Conservation, vol 13, no. 3, pp. 227-228.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00372.x
• Gordon, IJ., Pettorelli, N., Katzner, T., Gompper, ME., Mock, K., Redpath, S. & Altwegg, R. (2010). 'International year of biodiversity: missed targets and the need for better monitoring, real action and global policy'. Animal Conservation, vol 13, no. 2, pp. 113-114.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00365.x
• Penteriani, V., Pettorelli, N., Gordon, IJ., Katzner, T., Mock, K., Redpath, S., Altwegg, R. & Gompper, ME. (2010). 'New European Union fisheries regulations could benefit conservation of marine animals'. Animal Conservation, vol 13, no. 1, pp. 1-2.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00348.x
• Pettorelli, N., Katzner, T., Gordon, I., Garner, T., Mock, K., Redpath, S. & Gompper, M. (2009). 'Possible consequences of the Copenhagen climate change meeting for conservation of animals'. Animal Conservation, vol 12, no. 6, pp. 503-504.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00327.x
• Redpath, S. & Thirgood, S. (2009). 'Hen harriers and red grouse: moving towards consensus?'. Journal of Applied Ecology, vol 46, no. 5, pp. 961-963.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01702.x

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings

Chapters

• Redpath, S., Amar, A., Smith, A., Thompson, DB. & Thirgood, S. (2010). 'People and nature in conflict: can we reconcile hen harrier conservation and game management?'. in J Baxter & CA Galbraith (eds), Species management - challenges and solutions for the 21st Century TSO (The Stationery Office), Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Books and Reports

Books

• Redpath, SM., Thirgood, SJ. & Newton, I. (1997). 'Birds of prey and red grouse'. Stationery Office Edinburgh, London.

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