Prof Philip Hammond

Professor

tel: 01334 463222
fax:
email: psh2@st-andrews.ac.uk
room: B7  (Bute)
Bute Building
University of St Andrews
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9TS
UK


General Information

Additional Information

Research group: Sea Mammal Research Unit

Research fellows:

Dr Rob Williams (EU Marie Curie); Dr Christian Ramp (Fisheries and Oceans, Canada); Dr Debbie Russell (DECC)

Research students:

Monica Arso; Erin Ashe; Aaron Banks; Inez Campbell; Diane Claridge; Salomé Dussán-Duque; Sanna Kuningas; Antonella Servidio; Lindsay Wilson; Heather Anderson (second supervisor); Marina Costa (second supervisor)

Professional Representation:

Member: International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee. Member: IUCN Cetacean Specialist Group and Cetacean Red List Authority. Associate Editor: Marine Mammal Science; Journal of Cetacean Research & Management

 

Recent Publications

Cheney, B, Thompson, PM, Ingram, SN , Hammond, PS , Stevick, PT, Durban, JW, Culloch, RM, Elwen, SH, Mandleberg, L , Janik, VM , Quick, NJ , Islas Villanueva, V , Robinson, KP, Costa, M, Eisfeld, SM, Walters, A, Phillips, C, Weir, CR, Evans, PGH, Anderwald, P, Reid, RJ, Reid, JB & Wilson, B 2013, ' Integrating multiple data sources to assess the distribution and abundance of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Scottish waters. ' Mammal Review , vol 43, pp. 71-88.
Sharples, RJ , Moss, SE, Patterson, TA & Hammond, PS 2012, ' Spatial variation in foraging behaviour of a marine top predator (Phoca vitulina) determined by a large-scale satellite tagging program ' PLoS One , vol 7, no. 5, e37216.
Jewell, RL , Thomas, L , Harris, CM , Kaschner, K, Wiff, RA , Hammond, PS & Quick, NJ 2012, ' Global analysis of cetacean line-transect surveys: detecting trends in cetacean density ' Marine Ecology Progress Series , vol 453, pp. 227-240.
Silva, M, Prieto, R, Magalhães, S, Seabra, MI, Machete, M & Hammond, PS 2012, ' Incorporating information on bottlenose dolphin distribution into marine protected area design ' Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems , vol 22, no. 1, pp. 122-133.
Williams, R, Krkošek, M, Ashe, E, Branch, TA, Clark, S , Hammond, PS , Hoyt, E, Noren, DP, Rosen, D & Winship, A 2011, ' Competing conservation objectives for predators and prey: estimating killer whale prey requirements for Chinook salmon ' PLoS One , vol 6, no. 11, e26738.
Photopoulou, T, Best, PB , Hammond, PS & Findlay, K 2011, ' Movement patterns of coastal dolphins in the presence of a fast-flowing prevailing current: shore-based observations at Cape Vidal, South Africa ' African Journal of Marine Science , vol 33, no. 3, pp. 393-401.
Penry, GS, Cockcroft, VG & Hammond, PS 2011, ' Seasonal fluctuations in occurrence of inshore Bryde’s whales in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, with notes on feeding and multi-species associations ' African Journal of Marine Science , vol 33, no. 3, pp. 403-414.
Embling, CB, Gillibrand, PA , Gordon, JCD , Shrimpton, J, Stevick, PT & Hammond, PS 2010, ' Using habitat models to identify suitable sites for marine protected areas for harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) ' Biological Conservation , vol 143, pp. 267-279.
Williams, R, Lusseau, D & Hammond, PS 2009, ' The role of social aggregations and protected areas in killer whale conservation: the mixed blessing of critical habitat ' Biological Conservation , vol 142, pp. 709-719.
Silva, M, Magalhães, S, Prieto, R, Santos, RS & Hammond, PS 2009, ' Estimating survival and abundance in a bottlenose dolphin population taking into account transience and temporary emigration ' Marine Ecology Progress Series , vol 392, pp. 263-276.
Sharples, RJ , Arrizabalaga, B & Hammond, PS 2009, ' Seals, sandeels and salmon: diet of harbour seals in St. Andrews Bay and the Tay Estuary, southeast Scotland ' Marine Ecology Progress Series , vol 390, pp. 265-276.
Hammond, PS 2009, ' Mark-recapture '. in WF Perrin, B Würsig & JGM Thewissen (eds), Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, Second Edition. Elsevier Academic Press.
Sharples, RJ , MacKenzie, ML & Hammond, PS 2009, ' Estimating seasonal abundance of a central place forager using counts and telemetry data ' Marine Ecology Progress Series , vol 378, pp. 289-298.
Silva, MA, Prieto, R, Magalhães, S, Seabra, MI, Santos, RS & Hammond, PS 2008, ' Ranging patterns of bottlenose dolphins living in oceanic waters: implications for population structure ' Marine Biology , vol 156, pp. 179-192.
Schipper, J, Chanson, JS, Chiozza, F, Cox, NA, Hoffmann, M, Katariya, V, Lamoreux, J, Rodrigues, ASL, Stuart, SN, Temple, HJ, Baillie, J, Boitani, L, Lacher, TE, Mittermeier, RA, Smith, AT, Absolon, D, Aguiar, JM, Amori, G, Bakkour, N, Baldi, R, Berridge, RJ, Bielby, J, Black, PA, Blanc, JJ, Brooks, TM, Burton, JA, Butynski, TM, Catullo, G, Chapman, R, Cokeliss, Z, Collen, B, Conroy, J, Cooke, JG, da Fonseca, GAB, Derocher, AE, Dublin, HT, Duckworth, JW, Emmons, L, Emslie, RH, Festa-Bianchet, M, Foster, M, Foster, S, Garshelis, DL, Gates, C, Gimenez-Dixon, M, Gonzalez, S, Gonzalez-Maya, JF, Good, TC, Hammerson, G , Hammond, PS , Happold, D, Happold, M, Hare, J , Harris, RB , Hawkins, CE, Haywood, M, Heaney, LR, Hedges, S, Helgen, KM, Hilton-Taylor, C, Hussain, SA, Ishii, N, Jefferson, TA, Jenkins, RKB, Johnston, CH, Keith, M, Kingdon, J, Knox, DH, Kovacs, KM, Langhammer, P, Leus, K, Lewison, R, Lichtenstein, G, Lowry, LF, Macavoy, Z, Mace, GM, Mallon, DP, Masi, M, McKnight, MW, Medellin, RA, Medici, P, Mills, G, Moehlman, PD, Molur, S, Mora, A, Nowell, K, Oates, JF, Olech, W, Oliver, WRL, Oprea, M, Patterson, BD, Perrin, WF, Polidoro, BA, Pollock, C, Powel, A, Protas, Y, Racey, P, Ragle, J, Ramani, P, Rathbun, G, Reeves, RR, Reilly, SB, Reynolds, JE, Rondinini, C, Rosell-Ambal, RG, Rulli, M, Rylands, AB, Savini, S, Schank, CJ, Sechrest, W, Self-Sullivan, C, Shoemaker, A, Sillero-Zubiri, C, De Silva, N, Smith, DE, Srinivasulu, C, Stephenson, PJ, van Strien, N, Talukdar, BK, Taylor, BL, Timmins, R, Tirira, DG, Tognelli, MF, Tsytsulina, K, Veiga, LM, Vie, J-C, Williamson, EA, Wyatt, SA, Xie, Y & Young, BE 2008, ' The status of the world's land and marine mammals: Diversity, threat, and knowledge ' Science , vol 322, pp. 225-230.
Gómez de Segura, A , Hammond, PS & Raga, JA 2008, ' Influence of environmental factors on small cetacean distribution in the Spanish Mediterranean. ' Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , vol 88, pp. 1185-1192.
Corkrey, R, Brooks, S, Lusseau, D, Parsons, K, Durban, JW , Hammond, PS & Thompson, PM 2008, ' A Bayesian capture-recapture population model with simultaneous estimation of heterogeneity. ' Journal of the American Statistical Association , vol 103, pp. 948-960.
Panigada, S, Zanardelli, M , MacKenzie, ML , Donovan, CR , Mélin, F & Hammond, PS 2008, ' Modelling habitat preferences for fin whales and striped dolphins in the Pelagos Sanctuary (Western Mediterranean Sea) with physiographic and remote sensing variables ' Remote Sensing of Environment , vol 112, pp. 3400-3412.
Cañadas, A & Hammond, PS 2008, ' Abundance and habitat preferences of the short-beaked common dolphin ( Delphinus delphis ) in the South-western Mediterranean: implications for conservation. ' Endangered Species Research , vol 4, pp. 309-331.
Quérouil, S, Silva, MA, Freitas, L, Prieto, R, Magalhães, S, Dinis, A, Alves, F, Matos, JA, Mendonça, D , Hammond, PS & Santos, RS 2007, ' High gene flow in oceanic bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) of the North Atlantic. ' Conservation Genetics , vol 8, pp. 1405-1419.
Williams, R, Leaper, R, Zerbini, AN & Hammond, PS 2007, ' Methods for investigating measurement error in cetacean line-transect surveys ' Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , vol 87, no. 1, pp. 313-320.
Gómez de Segura, A , Hammond, PS , Cañadas, A & Raga, JA 2007, ' Comparing cetacean abundance estimates derived from spatial models and design-based line transect methods ' Marine Ecology Progress Series , vol 329, pp. 289-299.
Williams, R, Lusseau, D & Hammond, PS 2006, ' Estimating relative energetic costs of human disturbance to killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) ' Biological Conservation , vol 133, no. 3, pp. 301-311.
Gómez de Segura, A, Crespo, EA, Pedraza, SN , Hammond, PS & Raga, JA 2006, ' Abundance of small cetaceans in the waters of the central Spanish Mediterranean ' Marine Biology , vol 150, pp. 149-160.
Stevick, PT, Allen, J, Clapham, PJ, Katona, SK, Larsen, F, Lien, J, Mattila, DK, Palsbøll, PJ, Sears, R, Sigurjónsson, J, Smith, TD, Vikingsson, G, Øien, N & Hammond, PS 2006, ' Population spatial structuring on the feeding grounds in North Atlantic humpback whales ' Journal of Zoology , vol 270, pp. 244-255.
Grellier, K & Hammond, PS 2006, ' Robust digestion and passage rate estimates for hard parts of grey seal ( Halichoerus grypus ) prey ' Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences , vol 63, no. 9, pp. 1982-1998.
Hammond, PS 2006, ' Whale science – and how (not) to use it. ' Significance , vol 3, no. 2, pp. 54-58.
Williams, R, Hedley, SL & Hammond, PS 2006, ' Modeling distribution and abundance of Antarctic baleen whales using ships of opportunity ' Ecology and Society , vol 11, no. 1, 1.
Lusseau, D, Wilson, B , Hammond, PS , Grellier, K , Durban, JW, Parsons, KM, Barton, TR & Thompson, PM 2006, ' Quantifying the influence of sociality on population structure in bottlenose dolphins ' Journal of Animal Ecology , vol 75, no. 1, pp. 14-24.
Hammond, PS & Harris, RN 2006, Grey seal diet composition and prey consumption off western Scotland and Shetland . Unknown Publisher.
Cañadas, A & Hammond, PS 2006, ' Model-based abundance estimates for bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) off southern Spain: implications for management ' Journal of Cetacean Research and Management , vol 8, no. 1, pp. 13-27.
Cañadas, A, Sagarminaga, R, de Stephanis, R, Urquiola, E & Hammond, PS 2005, ' Habitat preference modelling as a conservation tool: proposals for marine protected areas for cetaceans in southern Spanish waters ' Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems , vol 15, no. 5, pp. 495-521.
Parsons, KM, Piertney, SB, Middlemass, SJ , Hammond, PS & Armstrong, JD 2005, ' DNA-based identification of salmonid prey species in seal faeces. ' Journal of Zoology , vol 266, no. 3, pp. 275-281.
Hammond, PS & Grellier, K 2005, Grey seal diet composition and fish consumption in the North Sea . Unknown Publisher.
Grellier, K & Hammond, PS 2005, ' Feeding method affects otolith digestion in captive grey seals: implications for diet composition estimation ' Marine Mammal Science , vol 21, pp. 296-306.
Durban, JW, Elston, DA, Ellifrit, DK, Dickson, E , Hammond, PS & Thompson, PM 2005, ' Multi-site mark-racapture for cetaceans: population estimates with Bayesian model averaging ' Marine Mammal Science , vol 21, pp. 80-92.
Wilson, B, Reid, RJ , Grellier, K , Thompson, PM & Hammond, PS 2004, ' Considering the temporal when managing the spatial: A population range expansion impacts protected areas-based management for bottlenose dolphins. ' Animal Conservation , vol 7, pp. 331-338.
Lusseau, D, Williams, R, Wilson, B , Grellier, K , Barton, TR , Hammond, PS & Thompson, PM 2004, ' Parallel influence of climate on the behaviour of Pacific killer whales and Atlantic bottlenose dolphins ' Ecology Letters , vol 7, no. 11, pp. 1068-1076.
Larsen, F & Hammond, PS 2004, ' Distribution and abundance of west Greenland humpback whales ' Journal of Zoology , vol 263, pp. 343-358.
Evans, PGH & Hammond, PS 2004, ' Monitoring cetaceans in European waters ' Mammal Review , vol 34, pp. 131-156.
Northridge, SP , Sanderson, JD, Mackay, AI & Hammond, PS 2003, Analysis and mitigation of cetacean bycatch in UK fisheries . Unknown Publisher.
Grellier, K , Hammond, PS , Wilson, B, Sanders-Reed, CA & Thompson, PM 2003, ' Use of photo-identification data to quantify mother-calf association patterns in bottlenose dolphins ' Canadian Journal of Zoology , vol 81, pp. 1421-1427.
Stevick, PT, Allen, J, Clapham, PJ, Friday, N, Katona, SK, Larsen, F, Lien, J, Mattila, DK, Palsboll, PJ, Sigurjonsson, J, Smith, TD, Oien, N & Hammond, PS 2003, ' North Atlantic humpback whale abundance and rate of increase four decades after protection from whaling ' Marine Ecology Progress Series , vol 258, pp. 263-273.
Stevick, PT, Allen, J, Bérubé, M, Clapham, PJ, Katona, SK, Larsen, F, Lien, J, Mattila, DK, Palsbøll, PJ, Robbins, J, Sigurjónsson, J, Smith, TD, Øien, N & Hammond, PS 2003, ' Segregation of migration by feeding ground origin in North Atlantic humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) ' Journal of Zoology , vol 259, pp. 231-237.
Hastie, GD , Barton, T , Grellier, K , Hammond, PS , Swift, RJ, Thompson, P & Wilson, B 2003, ' Distribution of small cetaceans within a candidate Special Area of Conservation; implications for management. ' Journal of Cetacean Research and Management , vol 5, no. 3, pp. 261-266.
Hammond, PS , Berggren, P, Benke, H , Borchers, DL , Collet, A, Heide-Jørgensen, MP, Heimlich, S, Hiby, AR, Leopold, MF & Øien, N 2002, ' Abundance of harbour porpoise and other cetaceans in the North Sea and adjacent waters ' Journal of Applied Ecology , vol 39, no. 2, pp. 361-376.
Stevick, PT , McConnell, BJ & Hammond, PS 2002, ' Patterns of Movement '. in AR Hoelzel (ed.), Marine Mammal Biology: an evolutionary approach. Blackwell Publishing, pp. 185-216.
Stevick, PT, Palsbøll, P, Smith, TD, Bravington, MV & Hammond, PS 2001, ' Errors in identification using natural markings: rates, sources and effects on capture-recapture estimates of abundance ' Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences , vol 58, pp. 1861-1870.
Palka, DL & Hammond, PS 2001, ' Accounting for responsive movement in line transect estimates of abundance ' Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences , vol 58, pp. 777-787.
Tregenza, N , Northridge, SP , Rogan, E & Hammond, PS 2001, Monitoring echo-location activity of porpoise around set gillnets . Unknown Publisher.
Hammond, PS 2001, ' The assessment of marine mammal population size and status. '. in PGH Evans & JA Raga (eds), Marine Mammals: Biology and Conservation. Kluwer, pp. 269-291.
Thompson, PM, Wilson, B , Grellier, K & Hammond, PS 2000, ' Combining power analysis and population viability analysis to compare traditional and precautionary approaches to conservation of coastal cetaceans ' Conservation Biology , vol 14, no. 5, pp. 1253-1263.
Hammond, PS , McConnell, BJ , Stevick, PT , Matthiopoulos, J , Lovell, P & Fedak, MA 2000, ' The foraging distribution and behaviour of grey seals and humpback whales: practical lessons for determining critical habitat '.
Wilson, B , Grellier, K , Hammond, PS , Brown, G & Thompson, PM 2000, ' Changing occurrence of epidermal lesions in wild bottlenose dolphins ' Marine Ecology Progress Series , vol 205, pp. 283-290.
McConnell, BJ , Fedak, MA , Lovell, P & Hammond, PS 1999, ' Movements and foraging areas of grey seals in the North Sea ' Journal of Applied Ecology , vol 36, pp. 573-590.
Wilson, B, Arnold, H, Bearzi, G, Fortuna, CM, Gaspar, R, Ingram, S, Liret, C, Pribanic, S, Read, AJ, Ridoux, V, Schneider, K, Urian, KW, Wells, RS, Wood, C, Thompson, PM & Hammond, PS 1999, ' Epidermal diseases in bottlenose dolphins: impacts of natural and anthropogenic factors ' Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences , vol 266, pp. 1077-1083.
Wilson, B , Hammond, PS & Thompson, PM 1999, ' Estimating size and assessing trends in a coastal bottlenose dolphin population. ' Ecological Applications , vol 9, no. 1, pp. 288-300.
Smith, TD, Allen, J, Clapham, PJ , Hammond, PS , Katona, SK, Larsen, F, Lien, J, Mattila, DK, Sigurjónsson, J, Stevick, P & Øien, N 1999, ' An ocean-basin-wide mark-recapture study of the North Atlantic humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). ' Marine Mammal Science , vol 15, no. 1, pp. 1-32.
Hammond, PS , Aiton, JF , Hughes, G & Nimmo, I 1999, ' The biology of numbers: teaching core mathematical skills in the biological sciences '. in S Fallows & K Ahmet (eds), Inspiring Students: case studies in motivating the learner Staff and Educational Development Series. Kogan Page, pp. 137-148.
Forcada, J , Hammond, PS & Aguilar, A 1999, ' Status of the Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus in the western Sahara and the implications of a mass mortality event ' Marine Ecology Progress Series , vol 188, pp. 249-261.
Thompson, PM, Tollit, DJ, Enderby, S & Hammond, PS 1998, ' The influence of body size and sex on the characteristics of harbour seal foraging trips ' Canadian Journal of Zoology , vol 76, no. 6, pp. 1044-1053.
Hall, AJ, Watkins, J & Hammond, PS 1998, ' Seasonal variation in the diet of harbour seals in the south-western North Sea: prey availability and predator preferences ' Marine Ecology Progress Series , vol 170, pp. 269-281.
Forcada, J & Hammond, PS 1998, ' Geographical variation in density and numbers of striped and common dolphins of the western Mediterranean ' Journal of Sea Research , vol 39, no. 3-4, pp. 31-325.
Wilson, B, Thompson, PM & Hammond, PS 1997, ' Habitat use by bottlenose dolphins: seasonal distribution and stratified movement patterns in the Moray Firth, Scotland ' Journal of Applied Ecology , vol 34, pp. 1365-1374.
Tregenza, NJC, Berrow, SD , Hammond, PS & Leaper, R 1997, ' Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena L., bycatch in set gill nets in the Celtic Sea ' ICES Journal of Marine Science , vol 54, pp. 896-904.
Wilson, B, Thompson, PM & Hammond, PS 1997, ' Skin lesions and physical deformities in bottlenose dolphins in the Moray Firth: population prevalence and age-sex differences ' Ambio , vol 26, no. 4, pp. 243-247.
Thompson, PM, Tollit, DJ, Wood, D, Corpe, HM , Hammond, PS & MacKay, A 1997, ' Estimating harbour seal abundance and status in an estuarine habitat in N.E. Scotland ' Journal of Applied Ecology , vol 34, pp. 43-52.
Tregenza, NJC, Berrow, SD , Hammond, PS & Leaper, R 1997, ' Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis L., bycatch in bottom set gillnets in the Celtic Sea ' Rep int Whal Commn , vol 47, pp. 835-839.
Palsboll, P, Allen, J, Bérubé, M, Clapham, PJ, Feddersen, TP , Hammond, PS , Hudson, RR, Jørgensen, H, Katona, S, Larsen, AH, Larsen, F, Lien, J, Mattila, DK, Sigurjónsson, J, Sears, R, Smith, T, Sponer, R, Stevick, P & Øien, N 1997, ' Genetic tagging of humpback whales ' Nature , vol 388, pp. 767-769.
Bjorge, A , Thompson, D , Hammond, P , Fedak, M , Bryant, E, Aarefjord, H, Roen, R & Olsen, M 1995, ' Habitat use and diving behaviour of harbour seals in a coastal archipelago in Norway ' Developments in Marine Biology , vol 4, pp. 211-223.
THOMPSON, D , HAMMOND, PS , NICHOLAS, KS & FEDAK, MA 1991, ' MOVEMENTS, DIVING AND FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF GRAY SEALS (HALICHOERUS-GRYPUS) ' Journal of Zoology , vol 224, pp. 223-232.
HARWOOD, J , ANDERSON, SS , FEDAK, MA , HAMMOND, PS , HIBY, AR , MCCONNELL, BJ , MARTIN, AR & THOMPSON, D 1989, ' NEW APPROACHES FOR FIELD STUDIES OF MAMMALS - EXPERIENCES WITH MARINE MAMMALS ' Biological Journal of the Linnean Society , vol 38, no. 1, pp. 103-111.


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