Dr James Grecian - Durham University

Dr James Grecian

Publications

Journal Article

Gomez, S., English, H. M., Bejarano Alegre, V., Blackwell, P. G., Bracken, A. M., Bray, E., Evans, L. C., Gan, J. L., Grecian, W. J., Gutmann Roberts, C., Harju, S. M., Hejcmanová, P., Lelotte, L., Marshall, B. M., Matthiopoulos, J., Mnenge, A. J., Niebuhr, B. B., Ortega, Z., Pollock, C. J., Potts, J. R., …Börger, L. (online). Understanding and predicting animal movements and distributions in the Anthropocene. Journal of Animal Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.70040
Atkins, K., Bearhop, S., Bodey, T. W., Grecian, W. J., Hamer, K., Pereira, J. M., Meinertzhagen, H., Mitchell, C., Morgan, G., Morgan, L., Newton, J., Sherley, R. B., & Votier, S. C. (2023). Geolocator‐tracking seabird migration and moult reveal large‐scale, temperature‐driven isoscapes in the NE Atlantic. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 37(9), https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.9489
Jonsen, I. D., Grecian, W. J., Phillips, L., Carroll, G., McMahon, C., Harcourt, R. G., Hindell, M. A., & Patterson, T. A. (2023). aniMotum, an R package for animal movement data: Rapid quality control, behavioural estimation and simulation. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 14(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.14060
Clark, B. L., Cox, S. L., Atkins, K. M., Bearhop, S., Bicknell, A. W., Bodey, T. W., Cleasby, I. R., Grecian, W. J., Hamer, K. C., Loveday, B. R., Miller, I. P., Morgan, G., Morgan, L., Newton, J., Patrick, S. C., Scales, K. L., Sherley, R. B., Vigfusdottir, F., Wakefield, E. D., & Votier, S. C. (2021). Sexual segregation of gannet foraging over 11 years: movements vary but isotopic differences remain stable. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 661, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13636
Critchley, E., Grecian, W., Bennison, A., Kane, A., Wischnewski, S., Canadas, A., Tierney, D., Quinn, J., & Jessopp, M. (2020). Assessing the effectiveness of foraging radius models for seabird distributions using biotelemetry and survey data. Ecography, 43(2), 184-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04653
Mul, E., Blanchet, M.-A., McClintock, B. T., Grecian, W. J., Biuw, M., & Rikardsen, A. (2020). Killer whales are attracted to herring fishing vessels. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 652, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13481
Jonsen, I. D., Patterson, T. A., Costa, D. P., Doherty, P. D., Godley, B. J., Grecian, W. J., Guinet, C., Hoenner, X., Kienle, S. S., Robinson, P. W., Votier, S. C., Whiting, S., Witt, M. J., Hindell, M. A., Harcourt, R. G., & McMahon, C. R. (2020). A continuous-time state-space model for rapid quality control of argos locations from animal-borne tags. Movement Ecology, 8(1), Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-020-00217-7
Jones, C. W., Phillips, R. A., Grecian, W. J., & Ryan, P. G. (2020). Ecological segregation of two superabundant, morphologically similar, sister seabird taxa breeding in sympatry. Marine Biology, 167(4), Article 45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-020-3645-7
Grecian, W. J., Williams, H. J., Votier, S. C., Bearhop, S., Cleasby, I. R., Gremillet, D., Hamer, K. C., Le Nuz, M., Lescroel, A., Newton, J., Patrick, S. C., Phillips, R. A., Wakefield, E. D., & Bodey, T. W. (2019). Individual Spatial Consistency and Dietary Flexibility in the Migratory Behavior of Northern Gannets Wintering in the Northeast Atlantic. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7, Article 214. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00214
Baylis, A. M., Tierney, M., Orben, R. A., Warwick-Evans, V., Wakefield, E., Grecian, W. J., Trathan, P., Reisinger, R., Ratcliffe, N., Croxall, J., Campioni, L., Catry, P., Crofts, S., Boersma, P. D., Galimberti, F., Granadeiro, J., Handley, J., Hayes, S., Hedd, A., Masello, J. F., …Brickle, P. (2019). Important At-Sea Areas of Colonial Breeding Marine Predators on the Southern Patagonian Shelf. Scientific Reports, 9, Article 8517. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44695-1
Deakin, Z., Hamer, K. C., Sherley, R. B., Bearhop, S., Bodey, T. W., Clark, B. L., Grecian, W. J., Gummery, M., Lane, J., Morgan, G., Morgan, L., Phillips, R. A., Wakefield, E. D., & Votier, S. C. (2019). Sex differences in migration and demography of a wide-ranging seabird, the northern gannet. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 622, 191-201. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12986
Critchley, E. J., Grecian, W. J., Kane, A., Jessopp, M. J., & Quinn, J. L. (2018). Marine protected areas show low overlap with projected distributions of seabird populations in Britain and Ireland. Biological Conservation, 224, 309-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.06.007
Grecian, W. J., Lane, J. V., Michelot, T., Wade, H. M., & Hamer, K. C. (2018). Understanding the ontogeny of foraging behaviour: insights from combining marine predator bio-logging with satellite-derived oceanography in hidden Markov models. Journal of the Royal Society. Interface, 15(143), Article 20180084. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0084
Bennison, A., Bearhop, S., Bodey, T. W., Votier, S. C., Grecian, W. J., Wakefield, E. D., Hamer, K. C., & Jessopp, M. (2018). Search and foraging behaviors from movement data: A comparison of methods. Ecology and Evolution, 8(1), 13-24. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3593
Plotz, R. D., Grecian, W. J., Kerley, G. I., & Linklater, W. L. (2017). Too close and too far: quantifying black rhino displacement and location error during research. African journal of wildlife research, 47(1), 47-58. https://doi.org/10.3957/056.047.0047
Votier, S. C., Fayet, A. L., Bearhop, S., Bodey, T. W., Clark, B. L., Grecian, J., Guilford, T., Hamer, K. C., Jeglinski, J. W., Morgan, G., Wakefield, E., & Patrick, S. C. (2017). Effects of age and reproductive status on individual foraging site fidelity in a long-lived marine predator. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284(1859), Article 20171068. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.1068
Plotz, R. D., Grecian, W. J., Kerley, G. I., & Linklater, W. L. (2016). Standardising Home Range Studies for Improved Management of the Critically Endangered Black Rhinoceros. PLoS ONE, 11(3), Article e0150571. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150571
Grecian, W. J., Taylor, G. A., Loh, G., McGill, R. A., Miskelly, C. M., Phillips, R. A., Thompson, D. R., & Furness, R. W. (2016). Contrasting migratory responses of two closely related seabirds to long-term climate change. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 559, 231-242. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11875
Carter, M. I., Cox, S. L., Scales, K. L., Bicknell, A. W., Nicholson, M. D., Atkins, K. M., Morgan, G., Morgan, L., Grecian, W. J., Patrick, S. C., & Votier, S. C. (2016). GPS tracking reveals rafting behaviour of Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus): implications for foraging ecology and conservation. Bird Study, 63(1), 83-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2015.1134441
Grecian, W. J., Witt, M. J., Attrill, M. J., Bearhop, S., Becker, P. H., Egevang, C., Furness, R. W., Godley, B. J., Gonzalez-Solis, J., Gremillet, D., Kopp, M., Lescroel, A., Matthiopoulos, J., Patrick, S. C., Peter, H.-U., Phillips, R. A., Stenhouse, I. J., & Votier, S. C. (2016). Seabird diversity hotspot linked to ocean productivity in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem. Biology Letters, 12(8), Article 20160024. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0024
Patrick, S. C., Bearhop, S., Bodey, T. W., Grecian, W. J., Hamer, K. C., Lee, J., & Votier, S. C. (2015). Individual seabirds show consistent foraging strategies in response to predictable fisheries discards. Journal of Avian Biology, 46(5), 431-440. https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.00660
Grecian, W. J., McGill, R. A., Phillips, R. A., Ryan, P. G., & Furness, R. W. (2015). Quantifying variation in delta C-13 and delta N-15 isotopes within and between feathers and individuals: Is one sample enough?. Marine Biology, 162(4), 733-741. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-015-2618-8
Robertson, G., Bolton, M., Grecian, W., & Monaghan, P. (2014). Inter- and intra-year variation in foraging areas of breeding kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla). Marine Biology, 161(9), 1973-1986. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-014-2477-8
Robertson, G., Bolton, M., Grecian, W., Wilson, L., Davies, W., & Monaghan, P. (2014). Resource partitioning in three congeneric sympatrically breeding seabirds: Foraging areas and prey utilization. https://doi.org/10.1642/auk-13-243.1
Maclean, I. M., Inger, R., Benson, D., Booth, C. G., Embling, C. B., Grecian, W. J., Heymans, J. J., Plummer, K. E., Shackshaft, M., Sparling, C. E., Wilson, B., Wright, L. J., Bradbury, G., Christen, N., Godley, B. J., Jackson, A. C., McCluskie, A., Nicholls-Lee, R., & Bearhop, S. (2014). Resolving issues with environmental impact assessment of marine renewable energy installations. Frontiers in Marine Science, 1, Article 75. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2014.00075
Waggitt, J., Briffa, M., Grecian, W., Newton, J., Patrick, S., Stauss, C., & Votier, S. (2014). Testing for sub-colony variation in seabird foraging behaviour: ecological and methodological consequences for understanding colonial living. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 498, 275-285. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10628
Patrick, S. C., Bearhop, S., Gremillet, D., Lescroel, A., Grecian, W. J., Bodey, T. W., Hamer, K. C., Wakefield, E., Le Nuz, M., & Votier, S. C. (2014). Individual differences in searching behaviour and spatial foraging consistency in a central place marine predator. Oikos, 123(1), 33-40. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00406.x
Leat, E. H., Bourgeon, S., Magnusdottir, E., Gabrielsen, G. W., Grecian, W. J., Hanssen, S. A., Olafsdottir, K., Petersen, A., Phillips, R. A., Strom, H., Ellis, S., Fisk, A. T., Bustnes, J. O., Furness, R. W., & Borga, K. (2013). Influence of wintering area on persistent organic pollutants in a breeding migratory seabird. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 491, https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10455
Fort, J., Pettex, E., Tremblay, Y., Lorentsen, S.-H., Garthe, S., Votier, S., Pons, J. B., Siorat, F., Furness, R. W., Grecian, W. J., Bearhop, S., Montevecchi, W. A., & Gremillet, D. (2012). Meta-population evidence of oriented chain migration in northern gannets (Morus bassanus). Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 10(5), 237-242. https://doi.org/10.1890/110194
Stauss, C., Bearhop, S., Bodey, T., Garthe, S., Gunn, C., Grecian, W., Inger, R., Knight, M., Newton, J., Patrick, S., Phillips, R., Waggitt, J., & Votier, S. (2012). Sex-specific foraging behaviour in northern gannets Morus bassanus: incidence and implications. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 457, 151-162. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09734
Witt, M., Sheehan, E., Bearhop, S., Broderick, A., Conley, D., Cotterell, S., Crow, E., Grecian, W., Halsband, C., Hodgson, D., Hosegood, P., Inger, R., Miller, P., Sims, D., Thompson, R., Vanstaen, K., Votier, S., Attrill, M., & Godley, B. (2012). Assessing wave energy effects on biodiversity: the Wave Hub experience. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 370(1959), 502-529. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2011.0265
Grecian, W. J., Witt, M. J., Attrill, M. J., Bearhop, S., Godley, B. J., Gremillet, D., Hamer, K. C., & Votier, S. C. (2012). A novel projection technique to identify important at-sea areas for seabird conservation: An example using Northern gannets breeding in the North East Atlantic. Biological Conservation, 156(SI), 43-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.010
Votier, S. C., Grecian, W. J., Patrick, S., & Newton, J. (2011). Inter-colony movements, at-sea behaviour and foraging in an immature seabird: results from GPS-PPT tracking, radio-tracking and stable isotope analysis. Marine Biology, 158(2), 355-362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-010-1563-9
Grecian, W. J., Inger, R., Attrill, M. J., Bearhop, S., Godley, B. J., Witt, M. J., & Votier, S. C. (2010). Potential impacts of wave-powered marine renewable energy installations on marine birds. Ibis: International Journal of Avian Science, 152(4), 683-697. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.2010.01048.x
Inger, R., Attrill, M. J., Bearhop, S., Broderick, A. C., Grecian, W. J., Hodgson, D. J., Mills, C., Sheehan, E., Votier, S. C., Witt, M. J., & Godley, B. J. (2009). Marine renewable energy: potential benefits to biodiversity? An urgent call for research. Journal of Applied Ecology, 46(6), 1145-1153. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01697.x