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Prof Philip Hammond

Prof Philip Hammond
Professor


 

Research group: Sea Mammal Research Unit

Research students (current):

PhD: Gui Bortolotto; Luis Freitas; Tilen Genov; Claire Lacey; Nadya Ramirez; Anna Schleimer

MPhil: Cristel Reyes

Professional Representation:

Member: IUCN Cetacean Specialist Group and Cetacean Red List Authority.

Member: ICES Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology.

Associate Editor: Marine Mammal Science; Journal of Cetacean Research & Management

source: symbiosis

 

Recent publications


50  (of 131 published available) for psh2. (source: University of St Andrews PURE)
Please click title of any item for full details.

2019 (1)
Ecology and Evolution
vol.9 pp.533-544
(Article)
Variations in age- and sex-specific survival rates help explain population trend in a discrete marine mammal population
Monica Arso Civil, Barbara Cheney, Valentina Islas-Villanueva, Jefferson Alden Graves, Vincent Janik, Paul M Thompson, Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Calf survival, Capture-recapture, Mortality rate, Population dynamics, Sex-specific survival, Tursiops

Scientific Reports
vol.8 
(Article)
Assessing cetacean surveys throughout the Mediterranean Sea
Laura Mannocci, Jason J. Roberts, Patrick N. Halpin, Matthieu Authier, Oliver Boisseau, Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai, Ana Cañadas, Carla Chicote, Léa David, Nathalie Di-Méglio, Caterina M. Fortuna, Alexandros Frantzis, Manel Gazo, Philip Steven Hammond, DraÅ¡ko Holcer, Kristin Kaschner, Dani Kerem, Giancarlo Lauriano, Tim Lewis, Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Simone Panigada, Juan Antonio Raga, Aviad Scheinin, Vincent Ridoux, Adriana Vella, Joseph Vella 
2018 (2)
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
vol.28 pp.216-230
(Article)
Cetacean rapid assessment: an approach to fill knowledge gaps and target conservation across large data deficient areas
Gillian Tracey Braulik, Magreth Kasuga, Anja Wittich, Jeremy J Kiszka, Jamie Donald John MacAulay, Douglas Michael Gillespie, Jonathan Charles David Gordon, Said Shaib Said, Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Cetaceans, Distribution, Environmental impact assessement, Management, Marine spatial planning, Rapid assessment, Tanzania
2018 (1)

(Commissioned report)
Man-made structures and Apex Predators: Spatial interactions and overlap (MAPS)
James Grecian, Elizabeth A Masden, Philip Steven Hammond, Ellie Owen, Francis Daunt, Sarah Wanless, Debbie JF Russell 
Keywords: NERC
2018 (12)
Conservation Genetics
vol.19 pp.1349-1365
(Article)
Phylogenetic relationships in southern African Bryde's whales inferred from mitochondrial DNA
Philip Steven Hammond, Vic G Cockcroft, Peter B Best, Meredith Thornton, Jefferson Alden Graves 
Keywords: Bryde’s whale, Balaenoptera edeni, Balaenoptera brydei, Southern Africa, MtDNA control region, Phylogenetics
2017 (4)
Ecosphere
vol.8 
(Article)
A new approach to estimate fecundity rate from inter-birth intervals
Monica Arso Civil, Barbara Cheney, Paul Thompson, Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Birth interval, Birth probablility, Bottlenose dolphin, Cetaceans, Fecundity, Generalized linear mixed model, Mark-recapture data
2017 (12/3)
Aquatic Mammals
vol.43 pp.156-161
(Article)
Can the camera lie? A non-permanent nick in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Barbara Cheney, Paul M Thompson, Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Photographic-identification, Bottlenose dolphins, Permanent mark
2017 (7)
Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
vol.141 pp.8-19
(Article)
Distribution, abundance and habitat use of deep diving cetaceans in the North-East Atlantic
Emer Rogan, Ana Cañadas, Kelly Macleod, M. Begoña Santos, Bjarni Mikkelsen, Ainhize Uriarte, Olivier Van Canneyt, José Antonio Vázquez, Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Design-based abundance, Model-based abundance, Beaked whales, Sperm whales, Pilot whales, Distribution, Deep divers, Habitat models
2017 (12/10)
Conservation Letters
vol.10 pp.588-595
(Letter)
Extinction is imminent for Mexico’s endemic porpoise unless fishery bycatch is eliminated
Barbara L Taylor, Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho, Jeffrey Moore, Armando Jaramillo-Legorreta, Jay M Ver Hoef, Gustavo Cardenas-Hinojosa, Edwyna Nieto-Garcia, Jay Barlow, Tim Gerrodette, Nicholas Tregenza, Len Thomas, Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Extinction, Illegal fishing, Line transect, Phocoena sinus, Totoaba macdonaldi, Vaquita abundance , Passive acoustic monitoring , C-POD
2017

(Commissioned report)
FIS013 – Scoping the background information for an ecosystem approach to fisheries in Scottish waters
Michael R. Heath, Law Richard, Searle Kate, Robin Cook, Dougie Speirs, Francis Daunt, Sarah Wanless, Kieran Hyder, John K. Pinnegar, Robert Thorpe, Diele Karen, Neil Campbell, Peter Wright, James Thorburn, Robert Arthur, Paul Macdonald, Beth Mouat, Clive Fox, Sheila Heymans, Ken Coull, Peter Evans, Paul Fernandes, Philip Steven Hammond, Sophie Caroline Smout, Jeppe Kolding, David Reid 
Keywords: fisheries economics , Fisheries management
2017 (10)
Marine Mammal Science
vol.33 pp.1149-1169
(Article)
Improved estimates of digestion correction factors and passage rates for harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) prey in the northeast Atlantic
Kate Grellier, Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Digestion, Digestion correction factor, Digestion coefficient, Recovery rate, Passage rate, Harbor seal, Diet, Prey, Otolith, Beak
2017 (27/12)
Marine Ecology Progress Series
vol.585 pp.213-227
(Article)
Whale distribution in a breeding area
Daniel Danilewicz, Philip Steven Hammond, Len Thomas, Alexandre N Zerbini 
Keywords: Shelter, Conservation, Density surface model, Cetacean, Line transect, Reproduction
2017 (14/7)

(Book)
Whales
Philip Steven Hammond, Sonja Heinrich, Sascha Kate Hooker, Peter Lloyd Tyack 
2016 (12)
Journal of Applied Ecology
vol.53 pp.1642-1652
(Article)
Avoidance of wind farms by harbour seals is limited to pile driving activities
Debbie JF Russell, Gordon Drummond Hastie, David Thompson, Vincent Janik, Philip Steven Hammond, Lindesay Alexandra Sarah Scott-Hayward, Jason Matthiopoulos, Esther Lane Jones, Bernie J McConnell 
Keywords: Complex Region Spatial Smoother, Disturbance, Marine renewables, Marine spatial planning, Pinnipeds, Renewable energy, Spatially Adaptive Local Smoothing Algorithm, Spatially adaptive smoothing , Underwater noiseNERC, BEIS/DECC, Scottish Government
2016

(Commissioned report)
Comparing the Diet of Harbour and Grey Seals in Scotland and Eastern England
Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Scottish Government
2016 (13/7)
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
vol.7 pp.762-769
(Article)
Echolocation detections and digital video surveys provide reliable estimates of the relative density of harbour porpoises
Laura D. Williamson, Kate L. Brookes, Beth E. Scott, Isla M. Graham, Gareth Bradbury, Philip Steven Hammond, Paul M. Thompson 
Keywords: Abundance, Acoustics, Availability, C-POD, Density surface modelling, Digital survey, Distance sampling, Harbour porpoise
2016 (8)
Marine Policy
vol.70 pp.58-64
(Article)
Gauging allowable harm limits to cumulative, sub-lethal effects of human activities on wildlife
Rob Williams, Len Thomas, Christopher W. Clark, Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Allowable harm limits, Cumulative impact, Industrialization, Marine mammal, Ocean, Population dynamics, Whale
2016

(Commissioned report)
Grey Seal Diet Composition and Prey Consumption
Philip Steven Hammond,  
Keywords: Scottish Government
2016

(Commissioned report)
Harbour Seal Diet Composition and Diversity
Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Scottish Government
2016

(Commissioned report)
Improved estimates of digestion correction factors and passage rates for harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) prey
Kate Grellier, Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Scottish Government
2016

(Commissioned report)
Strategic Regional Pre-construction Marine Mammal Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2016
Isla Graham, Barbara Cheney, Rebecca Hewitt, Line Cordes, Gordon Drummond Hastie, Debbie JF Russell, Monica Arso Civil, Philip Steven Hammond, Paul Thompson 
2016

(Chapter (peer-reviewed))
The Gulf of Ambracia’s common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Joan Gonzalvo, Giancarlo Lauriano, Philip Steven Hammond, Karine A Viaud-Martinez, Maria Cristina Fossi, Ada Natoli, Letizia Marsili 
Keywords: Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Photo-identification, Site-fidelity, Abundance estimate
2015 (18/3)
PLoS One
vol.10 
(Article)
Adapting to a warmer ocean – seasonal shift of baleen whale movements over three decades
Christian Ramp, Julian Delarue, Per J Palsbøll, Richard Sears, Philip Steven Hammond 
2015 (17/2)
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
vol.3 
(Article)
Distribution, abundance, and feeding ecology of baleen whales in Icelandic waters: have recent environmental changes had an effect?
Gisli A Vikingsson, Daniel G Pike, Héðinn Valdimarsson, Anna Schleimer, Thorvaldur Gunnlaugsson, Teresa Silva, Bjarki Þ Elvarsson, Bjarni Mikkelsen, Nils Øien, Geneviève Desportes, Valur Bogason, Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Climate change, Finwhale, Common minke whale, Whale abundance, Feeding ecology, Humpback whale, Oceanic warming, Habitat modeling
2015 (10)
Ocean and Coastal Management
vol.115 pp.17-24
(Article)
Impacts of anthropogenic noise on marine life
Andrew J Wright, LK Blight, R Bruintjes, R Canessa, CW Clark, S Cullis-Suzuki, DT Dakin, C Erbe, Philip Steven Hammond, MD Merchant, PD O'Hara, J Purser, AN Radford, SD Simpson, Len Thomas, MA Wale 
Keywords: Anthropogenic, Conservation, Ecology, Marine, Ocean noise, Policy, Shipping
2015 (11)
Oikos
vol.124 pp.1462-1472
(Article)
Intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of activity budgets in sympatric grey and harbour seals
Debbie JF Russell, Brett Thomas McClintock, Jason Matthiopoulos, Paul Thompson, David Thompson, Philip Steven Hammond, Esther Lane Jones, Monique MacKenzie, Simon Moss, Bernie J McConnell 
Keywords: Area-restricted search, Bayesian , Energetic requirements, Energy budget, Hidden process models, Pinnipeds, Time budgetBEIS/DECC, NERC
2015 (27/8)
Marine Ecology Progress Series
vol.534 pp.235-249
(Article)
Patterns of space use in sympatric marine colonial predators reveals scales of spatial partitioning
Esther Lane Jones, Bernie J McConnell, Sophie Caroline Smout, Philip Steven Hammond, Callan David Duck, Christopher Morris, David Thompson, Debbie JF Russell, cecile vincent, michelle cronin, Ruth Jemma Sharples, jason matthiopoulos 
Keywords: Halichoerus grypus, Phoca vitulina, Density estimation, Propagating uncertainty, Species distribution, Telemetry, Area-based conservation
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
2015 (1)
Marine Mammal Science
vol.31 pp.298–321
(Article)
Recommendations for photo-identification methods used in capture-recapture models with cetaceans
Kim Urian, A Gorgone, Andrew J Read, Brian Balmer, Randall S Wells, Per Berggren, John W Durban, Tomo Eguchi, Will Rayment, Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Capture-recapture, Mark-recapture, Photo-identification, Abundance, Population size estimates
2014
Endangered Species Research
vol.23 pp.125-132
(Article)
Fin whale survival and abundance in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
Christian Ramp, J Delarue, Martine Bérubé, Philip Steven Hammond, Richard Sears 
Keywords: Fin whale, Mark-recapture, Survival, Abundance, Modeling
2014 (2)
Biological Conservation
vol.170 pp.338-339
(Letter)
Large scale surveys for cetaceans
Philip Steven Hammond, Douglas Michael Gillespie, Philip Lovell, Filipa Isabel Pereira Samarra, Kelly Macleod, Mark L Tasker, Per Berggren, David Louis Borchers, M Louise Burt, Charles G. M. Paxton, Ana Canadas, Genevieve Desportes, Greg P Donovan, Anita Gilles, Kristina Lehnert, Ursula Siebert, Jonathan Charles David Gordon, Russell Leaper, Mardik Leopold, Meike Scheidat, Nils Oien, Vincent Ridoux, Emer Rogan, Henrik Skov, Jonas Teilmann, Olivier Van Canneyt, Jose Antonio Vazquez 
Keywords: Line transect sampling, Survey design, Abundance estimation, Cetacean, Conservation, EU Habitats Directive
2014 (12)
Global Ecology and Conservation
vol.2 pp.118-128
(Article)
Long-term trends in the use of a protected area by small cetaceans in relation to changes in population status
Barbara Cheney, Ross Corkery, John Durban, Kate Grellier, Philip Steven Hammond, Valentina Islas Villanueva, Vincent Janik, Susan Lusseau, Kim Parsons, Ben Wilson, Paul Thompson 
Keywords: Abundance, Bayesian, Bottlenose dolphin, Mark-recapture, Photo-identification, Special Area of Conservation
2014 (1)
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
vol.450 pp.30–39
(Article)
Modelling harbour seal habitat by combining data from multiple tracking systems
Helen Bailey, Philip Steven Hammond, Paul M Thompson 
Keywords: Density, Habitat preference model, Phoca vitulina, Spatial ecology, State-space model, Telemetry
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, Predator–prey interaction, Predator trap, Prey preference, Prey suitability
2014
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
vol.94 pp.1277-1291
(Article)
Population size, survival and reproductive rates of northern Norwegian killer whales (Orcinus orca) in 1986-2003
Tiu Similä, Philip Steven Hammond 
2014 (7/5)

(Commissioned report)
The east coast of Scotland bottlenose dolphin population
Monica Arso Civil, Barbara Cheney, Valentina Islas Villanueva, Vincent Janik, Paul Thompson, Philip Steven Hammond 
2013 (8)
Biological Conservation
vol.164 pp.107-122
(Article)
Cetacean abundance and distribution in European Atlantic shelf waters to inform conservation and management
Philip Steven Hammond, Kelly Macleod, Per Berggren, David Louis Borchers, M Louise Burt, Ana Cañadas, Genevieve Desportes, Greg P Donovan, Anita Gilles, Douglas Michael Gillespie, Jonathan Charles David Gordon, Lex Hiby, Iwona Kuklik, Russell Leaper, Kristina Lehnert, Mardik Leopold, Philip Lovell, Nils Øien, Charles G. M. Paxton, Vincent Ridoux, Emer Rogan, Filipa Isabel Pereira Samarra, Meike Scheidat, Marina Sequeira, Ursula Siebert, Henrik Skov, Mark Tasker, Jonas Teilmann, Olivier Van Canneyt, José Antonio Vázquez 
Keywords: Conservation status, North Sea, Line transect sampling, SCANS, Harbour porpoise, Bottlenose dolphin, Common dolphin, White-beaked dolphin, Minke whale, Bycatch, Habitats Directive
2013 (3)
ICES Journal of Marine Science

(Article)
Evidence for density-dependent changes in body condition and pregnancy rate of North Atlantic fin whales over four decades of varying environmental conditions
Gisli A. Vikingsson, Astthor Gislason, Christina Lockyer, Leslie New, Len Thomas, Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Cetacean, Demography, Density dependence, Energetics, Fecundity, Marine mammal
2013 (25/3)
Marine Ecology Progress Series
vol.478 pp.273–285
(Article)
Habitat preferences and distribution of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) west of Scotland
J. Gordon, S. V. Calderan, Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Harbour porpoise, Habitat preference, Distribution, Interannual variability
2013
Mammal Review
vol.43 pp.71-88
(Article)
Integrating multiple data sources to assess the distribution and abundance of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Scottish waters.
Barbara Cheney, Paul M Thompson, Simon N Ingram, Philip Steven Hammond, Peter T Stevick, John W Durban, Ross M Culloch, Simon H Elwen, Laura Mandleberg, Vincent Janik, Valentina Islas Villanueva, Kevin P Robinson, S M Eisfeld, A Walters, C Phillips, Caroline R Weir, Peter G H Evans, Pia Anderwald, Robert J Reid, James B Reid, Ben Wilson 
2013
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
vol.61 pp.877-888
(Article)
Population estimates and distribution patterns of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) and Indo-Pacific finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in the Kuching Bay, Sarawak
Gianna Minton, C Peter, ANZ Poh, J Ngeian, Gillian Tracey Braulik, Philip Steven Hammond, AA Tuen 
2012 (7/5)
Marine Ecology Progress Series
vol.453 pp.227-240
(Article)
Global analysis of cetacean line-transect surveys
Len Thomas, Catriona M Harris, Kristin Kaschner, Philip Steven Hammond,  
Keywords: Marine mammal density, Population trends, Generalised additive modelling, Power analysis, Monitoring
2012 (1)
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
vol.22 pp.122-133
(Article)
Incorporating information on bottlenose dolphin distribution into marine protected area design
Rui Prieto, Sara Magalhães, M I Seabra, M Machete, Philip Steven Hammond 
2012

(Other report)
Marine distribution of grey & harbour seals around the UK.
Esther Lane Jones, Bernie J McConnell, Callan David Duck, Chris Morris, Philip Steven Hammond, Debbie JF Russell 
2012 (11/1)
African Journal of Marine Science
vol.33 pp.393-401
(Article)
Movement patterns of coastal dolphins in the presence of a fast-flowing prevailing current: shore-based observations at Cape Vidal, South Africa
Theoni Photopoulou, Peter B Best, Philip Steven Hammond, Ken Findlay 
Keywords: Agulhas Current, Generlised estimating equation, Generalised linear model, Sightings, Theodolite, Tursiops aduncus


(Paper)
Spatial distributions between UK grey & harbour seal populations
Esther Lane Jones, Bernie J McConnell, Callan David Duck, Philip Steven Hammond, Jason Matthiopoulos 
2012 (21/5)
PLoS One
vol.7 
(Article)
Spatial variation in foraging behaviour of a marine top predator (Phoca vitulina) determined by a large-scale satellite tagging program
Ruth Jemma Sharples, Simon E Moss, Toby A Patterson, Philip Steven Hammond 
Keywords: Ecology, Harbour seal
2011 (9/11)
PLoS One
vol.6 
(Article)
Competing conservation objectives for predators and prey
Martin KrkoÅ¡ek, Trevor A Branch, Stephen Clark, Philip Steven Hammond, Eric Hoyt, Dawn P Noren, David Rosen, Arliss Winship 
2011
African Journal of Marine Science
vol.33 pp.403-414
(Article)
Seasonal fluctuations in occurrence of inshore Bryde’s whales in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, with notes on feeding and multi-species associations
Vic G Cockcroft, Philip Steven Hammond 
2010
Biological Conservation
vol.143 pp.267-279
(Article)
Using habitat models to identify suitable sites for marine protected areas for harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
CB Embling, PA Gillibrand, Jonathan Charles David Gordon, J Shrimpton, PT Stevick, Philip Steven Hammond 

Contact Details:

Prof Philip Hammond
Bute Building
University of St Andrews
St Andrews
KY16 9TS
Fife
UK

tel: 01334 463222
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email: psh2@st-andrews.ac.uk

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