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Prof John Harwood
Professor

Population and Conservation Biology : Effects of individual variation and spatial structure on the population dynamics, genetics and epidemiology of vertebrates, particularly marine mammals. Interactions between anthropogenic activities and ecosystem function.

Research groups:

CREEM : http://creem2.st-andrews.ac.uk/

NERC Sea Mammal Research Unit

source: symbiosis

Recent publications

50 (of 68 published available) for jh17. (source: University of St Andrews PURE)
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Ecology and Evolution
vol.Early View
(Review article)

Understanding the population consequences of disturbance
Enrico Pirotta, Daniel P. Costa, Erica Fleishman, Scott D. Kraus, David Lusseau, David Moretti, Leslie Frances New, Robert Schilling Schick, Lisa K. Schwarz, Samantha E. Simmons, Len Thomas, Peter Lloyd Tyack, Michael J. Weise, Randall S. Wells, John Harwood
Keywords: Anthropogenic disturbance, Environmental impact assessments, Marine mammals, Nonconsumptive effects, Population consequences, Trait-mediated indirect interactions, Uncertainty

2017 (4)
Ecology and Evolution
vol.7 pp.2101-2111
(Article)

A simulation approach to assessing environmental risk of sound exposure to marine mammals
Carl Robert Donovan, Catriona M Harris, Lorenzo Milazzo, John Harwood, Laura Helen Marshall,
Keywords: Agent-based models, Grey seal, Harbour porpoise, Risk assessment, Underwater sound

2017

(Commissioned report)

Approaches to Understanding the Cumulative Effects of Stressors on Marine Mammals
Peter Lloyd Tyack, Helen Bailey, Daniel Crocker, James E Estes, Clinton D Francis, John Harwood, Lori Schwacke, Len Thomas, Douglas Wartzok

2016 (7)
Marine Mammal Science
vol.32 pp.1004-1021
(Article)

Monitoring population-level responses of marine mammals to human activities
Erica Fleishman, Daniel P. Costa, John Harwood, Scott Kraus, David Moretti, Leslie F. New, Robert Schilling Schick, Lisa K. Schwarz, Samantha E. Simmons, Len Thomas, Randall S. Wells
Keywords: Acoustics, Environmental impact statements, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Results chains, Take, Vital rates

2015 (13/10)
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
vol.6 pp.1150-1158
(Article)

An interim framework for assessing the population consequences of disturbance
Robert Schilling Schick, Carl Robert Donovan, Mark Burgman, Len Thomas, John Harwood

2015 (21/1)
Journal of Theoretical Biology
vol.365 pp.67-75
(Article)

Modelling production per unit of food consumed in fish populations
Mauricio A. Barrientos, Andres C. Milessi, J. C. Quiroz, John Harwood
Keywords: Consumption, Von Bertalanffy growth function, Population energetics, Conversion efficiency, Ecosystem models, Growth, Management, Biomass, Age

2015 (11)
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
vol.282
(Article)

Predicting the effects of human developments on individual dolphins to understand potential long-term population consequences
Enrico Pirotta, John Harwood, Paul Thompson, Leslie New, Barbara Cheney, Monica Arso Civil, Philip Steven Hammond, Carl Robert Donovan, David Lusseau
Keywords: Behavioural response, Human development, Individual-based modelling, Individual heterogeneity, Management, Population consequences of disturbance

2014 (1)
PLoS One
vol.9
(Article)

A risk function for behavioral disruption of Blainvilleâs beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) from mid-frequency active sonar
Len Thomas, Tiago A. Marques, John Harwood, Ashley Dilley, Bert Neales, Jessica Shaffer, E Mccarthy, Leslie Frances New, S Jarvis, Ron Morrissey
Keywords: Marine noise pollution, Marine mammals, Anthropogenic sound, Behavioral disruption, Naval sonar, Blainvilleâs beaked whales , Sound field modeling

2014 (24/6)
Ecological Modelling
vol.282 pp.44-58
(Article)

Activities, motivations and disturbance
Enrico Pirotta, Leslie Frances New, John Harwood, David Lusseau
Keywords: Agent-based model, Animal behavior, Bayesian, Human disturbance, Multi-state model, Wildlife tourism, TURSIOPS-TRUNCATUS, MARINE MAMMALS, PREDATION RISK, KILLER WHALES, TIME-SERIES, HABITAT USE, POPULATION, RESPONSES, CANADA, BOATS

2014 (22/12)
PLoS One
vol.9
(Comment/debate)

Errutum
Len Thomas, Tiago A. Marques, John Harwood, A. Dilley
Keywords: Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all), Medicine(all)

2014 (1)
ICES Journal of Marine Science
vol.71 pp.81-89
(Article)

Modelling prey consumption and switching by UK grey seals
Sophie Caroline Smout, Anna Rindorf, Philip Steven Hammond, John Harwood, Jason Matthiopoulos
Keywords: Apparent competition, Cod recovery program, Encounter rate, Gadhus morhua, Halichoerus grypus, Predatorâprey interaction, Predator trap, Prey preference, Prey suitability

2014 (27/1)
Marine Ecology Progress Series
vol.496 pp.99-108
(Article)

Using short-term measures of behaviour to estimate long-term fitness of southern elephant seals.
Leslie Frances New, James Clark, Daniel Costa, Erica Fleishman, Mark Hindell, Tin KlanjÅ¡Äek, David Lusseau, Scott Kraus, Clive McMahon, Patrick Robinson, Robert Schilling Schick, Lisa Schwartz, Samantha Simmons, Len Thomas, Peter Lloyd Tyack, John Harwood
Keywords: Kalman filter, Mirounga leonina, Population consequences of disturbance , State-space model, Telemetry data

2013 (11)
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
vol.134
(Article)

Applying distance sampling to fin whale calls recorded by single seismic instruments in the northeast Atlantic.
Danielle Harris, Luis Matias, Len Thomas, John Harwood, Wolfram Geissler
Keywords: Seismic waves, Agroacoustics, Data analysis, Seismic sources, Acoustic sensing

2013
Journal of Animal Ecology
vol.82 pp.1300-1315
(Article)

Estimating resource acquisition and at-sea body condition of a marine predator
Robert Schilling Schick, Leslie New, Len Thomas, Daniel Costa, Mark Hindell, Clive McMahon, Patrick Robinson, Samantha Simmons, Michele Thums, John Harwood, James Clark
Keywords: Resource acquisition, Bayesian, Elephant seals, Markov chain Monte Carlo, Satellite telemetry, State-space model, Body condition, AÃ±o Nuevo, Macquarie Island

2013
Functional Ecology
vol.27 pp.314-322
(Article)

Modelling the biological significance of behavioural change in coastal bottlenose dolphins in response to disturbance
Leslie Frances New, John Harwood, Len Thomas, Carl Robert Donovan, James Clark, Gordon Drummond Hastie, Paul Thompson, Barbara Cheney, Lindesay Alexandra Sarah Scott-Hayward, David Lusseau
Keywords: Cumulative effects; Conservation; Health; Management; Population dynamics

2013 (1)
Journal of Applied Ecology
vol.50 pp.499-509
(Article)

Uncovering the links between foraging and breeding regions in a highly mobile mammal
Debbie JF Russell, Bernie J McConnell, David Thompson, Callan David Duck, Chris Morris, John Harwood, Jason Matthiopoulos
Keywords: Bayesian statistics, Capital breeding, Individually referenced data, Integrated modelling, Marine conservation, Markov Chain Monte Carlo, Migration, Pinnipeds, Site fidelity, WinBUGS

2011
Molecular Ecology
vol.20 pp.740-752
(Article)

Geographic variation of the major histocompatibility complex in Eastern Atlantic grey seals (Halichoerus grypus).
K Cammen, J.I. Hoffman, L.A. Knapp, John Harwood, W. Amos

2010 (17/2)
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
vol.88 pp.183-188
(Article)

Comparison of the 1988 and 2002 phocine distemper epizootics in British harbour seal Phoca vitulina populations
Mike Lonergan, Ailsa Jane Hall, Hal Thompson, Paul M. Thompson, Patrick Pomeroy, John Harwood
Keywords: Epidemic, Epidemiology, Mathematical model, Pinniped, COMMON SEAL, NORTHEAST SCOTLAND, VIRUS, ABUNDANCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, ANTIBODIES, OUTBREAK, DECLINES, DISEASE, EUROPE

2010 (27/5)
PLoS One
vol.5
(Article)

The functional response of a generalist predator
Sophie Caroline Smout, C Asseburg, Jason Matthiopoulos, Carmen FernÃ¡ndez, S Redpath, S Thirgood, John Harwood

2009

(Commissioned report)

A critical review of the literature on population modelling
Abigail Cabrelli, John Harwood, Jason Matthiopoulos, Leslie Frances New, Len Thomas
Keywords: Population dynamics models, Acoustic disturbance, Biological significance, Matrix population models, State-space model

2009
pp.1-8
(Conference contribution)

Environmental Risk Management Capability: Advice on Minimising the Impact of Both Sonar and Seismic Offshore Operations on Marine Mammals
Alex Mollett, Colin Schofield, Ian Miller, John Harwood, Catriona M Harris, Carl Robert Donovan

2009 (12)
Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics
vol.14 pp.411-431
(Article)

Integrated Data Analysis in the Presence of Emigration and Mark Loss
Ruth King, John Harwood, Morten Frederiksen, Michael P. Harris, Sarah Wanless
Keywords: Bayesian inference, Combined data, Common guillemot (Uria aalge), Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC), Population dynamics, State-space model, GUILLEMOTS URIA-AALGE, RECOVERY/RECAPTURE DATA, RECAPTURE-RECOVERY, POPULATION DECLINE, JOINT INFERENCE, SURVIVAL RATES, COMMON MURRES, CENSUS-DATA, DYNAMICS, RECRUITMENT

2009
pp.709-711
(Chapter)

Mass Mortalities
Ailsa Jane Hall, John Harwood

2008 (7)
PLoS One
vol.3
(Article)

Evaluating the influence of epidemiological parameters and host ecology on the spread of phocine distemper virus through populations of harbour seals
Catriona M Harris, J.M.J Travis, John Harwood

2008 (4)
Mammal Review
vol.38 pp.167-188
(Article)

Getting beneath the surface of marine mammal - fisheries competition
Jason Matthiopoulos, Sophie Caroline Smout, Arliss Winship, David Thompson, Ian Boyd, John Harwood
Keywords: Food web, Functional response, Human-wildlife conflict, Predator prey, Spatial heterogeneity

2008 (11)
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
vol.124 pp.2823-2832
(Article)

Passive acoustic detection of deep-diving beaked whales
WMX Zimmer, John Harwood, Peter Lloyd Tyack, Mark Johnson, Peter T Madsen
Keywords: PHYSETER-MACROCEPHALUS, ECHOLOCATION CLICKS, SPERM-WHALES, BEHAVIOR, SONAR, SOUND, ARRAY, TAG

2008
Endangered Species Research

(Article)

Travelling through a warming world: climate change and migratory species
RA Robinson, John Harwood, None and 18 others

2007 (2)
Statistical Science
vol.22 pp.44-58
(Article)

Embedding population dynamics models in inference.
Stephen Terrence Buckland, Ken B Newman, C Fernandez, Len Thomas, John Harwood
Keywords: hidden process models, filtering, Kalman filter, matrix population models, Markov chain Monte Carlo, particle filter, sequential importance sampling, state-space models, CAPTURE-RECAPTURE DATA, IMPORTANCE RESAMPLING ALGORITHM, STOCK ASSESSMENT, BAYESIAN-ESTIMATION, BOWHEAD WHALES, TIME-SERIES, AGE DATA, FRAMEWORK, ABUNDANCE, SALMON

2007 (12)
Ecological Informatics
vol.2 pp.308-317
(Article)

Influence of the physical environment and conspecific aggression on the spatial arrangement of breeding grey seals
Catriona M Harris, Jason Matthiopoulos, John Harwood
Keywords: Generalized additive models, GIS, Habitat suitability, Individual-based model, Pupping site selection, Spatial and temporal simulation modelling, Halichoerus-grypus, Site fidelity, North-Rona, Relating poulations, Landscape patterns, Models, Scotland, Distributions, Availability

2007 (1)
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
vol.17 pp.1-4
(Article)

Is there a role for ecologists in an ecosystem approach to the management of marine resources?
John Harwood
Keywords: SIZE-BASED INDICATORS, FISHERIES-MANAGEMENT, SCIENTISTS, METRICS

2007 (10)
Ecology
vol.88 pp.2576-2586
(Article)

Sensitivity to assumptions in models of generalist predation on a cyclic prey
Jason Matthiopoulos, K Graham, Sophie Caroline Smout, C Asseburg, S Redpath, S Thirgood, P Hudson, John Harwood
Keywords: aggregative response, birds of prey, Circus cyaneus, host-parasite, intrinsic population cycles, Monte Carlo Markov chain, multispecies functional response, parameter uncertainty, predator-prey model, prey-switching, stochasticity, territoriality, LAGOPUS-LAGOPUS-SCOTICUS, VOLE MICROTUS-AGRESTIS, HOST-PARASITE SYSTEM, RED GROUSE, APPARENT COMPETITION, POPULATION-DYNAMICS, FUNCTIONAL-RESPONSE, TERRITORIAL BEHAVIOR, HEN HARRIERS, TRICHOSTRONGYLUS-TENUIS

2006 (9)
pp.15-27
(Paper)

Defining matrix population models and fitting them to data
Stephen Terrence Buckland, Ken B Newman, Len Thomas, John Harwood

2006 (5)
Journal of Animal Ecology
vol.75 pp.634-645
(Article)

Incorporating movement into models of grey seal population dynamics
Phil Harrison, Stephen Terrence Buckland, Len Thomas, R Harris, Patrick Pomeroy, John Harwood
Keywords: metapopulations, multisite capture-recapture, photo-identification, sequential importance sampling, state-space models, CAPTURE-RECAPTURE MODELS, HALICHOERUS-GRYPUS, CONSPECIFIC ATTRACTION, SITE FIDELITY, HYPOTHESES, SIMULATION, DISPERSAL, INFERENCE

2006
pp.262-274
(Chapter)

The functional response of generalist predators, and their implications for the monitoring of marine ecosystems.
C Asseburg, John Harwood, Jason Matthiopoulos, Sophie Caroline Smout

2005 (3)
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics
vol.47 pp.19-34
(Article)

A unified framework for modelling wildlife population dynamics
Len Thomas, Stephen Terrence Buckland, Ken B Newman, John Harwood
Keywords: auxiliary particle filter, ecology, Grey Seals, Halichoerus grypus, metapopulation, nonlinear stochastic matrix models, sequential importance sampling, wildlife, conservation and management, grey seals, state-space models, wildlife conservation and management

2005

(Commissioned report)

Defining biologically relevant management units for seal populations in the UK
K Everard, John Harwood, Jason Matthiopoulos, Bernie J McConnell, R Sharples, Catriona M Harris, C Z Warnes

2005 (7)
Journal of Animal Ecology
vol.74 pp.716-727
(Article)

Metapopulation consequences of site fidelity for colonially breeding mammals and birds
Jason Matthiopoulos, John Harwood, Len Thomas
Keywords: apparent carrying capacity, breeding habitat, natal dispersal, philopatry, prospecting, NATAL DISPERSAL, DENSITY-DEPENDENCE, URIA-AALGE, GREY SEALS, POPULATION REGULATION, DYNAMICS, PATTERNS, SEABIRD, COLONY, PHILOPATRY

2004 (4)
Molecular Ecology
vol.13 pp.811-825
(Article)

Combining demographic, environmental and genetic data to test hypotheses about colonisation events in metapopulations
Oscar Eduardo Gaggiotti, SP Brooks, W Amos, John Harwood
Keywords: Bayesian methods, colonization, genetic admixture, multilocus genotypes, parameter estimation, reversible jump MCMC, BAYESIAN-ANALYSIS, UNKNOWN NUMBER, GIBBS SAMPLER, COMPONENTS

2004
vol.25
(Other contribution)

Modelling interactions between marine mammals and fisheries: model structure, assumptions and data requirements.
John Harwood, IA McLaren

2003 (12)
Trends in Ecology and Evolution
vol.18 pp.617-622
(Article)

Coping with uncertainty in ecological advice: lessons from fisheries
John Harwood, K Stokes
Keywords: CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, BAYESIAN-APPROACH, DECISION-ANALYSIS, RISK-ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT, MODELS, POLICY, POPULATION, PATTERN, STOCK

2003

(Commissioned report)

Estimating Annual Pup Production in Grey Seal Breeding Colonies
Jason Matthiopoulos, John Harwood

2003

(Commissioned report)

Modelling the Short-Term Movements of Grey Seals between Breeding Colonies and their Long-Term Population Consequences
Jason Matthiopoulos, John Harwood, Len Thomas

2003 (10)
Ecology Letters
vol.6 pp.889-893
(Article)

The potential effects of repeated outbreaks of phocine distemper among harbour seals: a response to Harding et al.(2002)
Mike Lonergan, John Harwood
Keywords: epidemiology, epizootiology, extinction risk, mathematical model, mortality rates, phocine distemper virus, population dynamics, AGE-STRUCTURED POPULATIONS, VITULINA, EPIDEMIOLOGY, DYNAMICS, EUROPE, DEATHS

2002

(Other contribution)

Mass die-offs
John Harwood

2002 (9)
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
vol.12 pp.485-488
(Article)

Mitigating the effects of acoustic disturbance in the oceans
John Harwood

2002 (28/3)
Nature
vol.416 pp.424-427
(Article)

Patterns of colonization in a metapopulation of grey seals
Oscar Eduardo Gaggiotti, F Jones, WM Lee, W Amos, John Harwood, RA Nichols
Keywords: POPULATION-STRUCTURE

2002

(Other contribution)

Report of the Eminent panel on seal management
I McLaren, S Brault, John Harwood, D Vardy

2001

(Other contribution)

Available information on the distribution and abundance of marine mammals in the Skagerrak and Kattegat.
Ailsa Jane Hall, John Harwood

2001
vol.23
(Other contribution)

Coping with uncertainty when managing marine resources.
John Harwood

2001 (8)
Journal of Mammalogy
vol.82 pp.630-640
(Article)