Professor
Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
I work at the interface between biodiversity and society combining natural and social sciences to improve our understanding of decision making from local to global levels in relation to natural resource use, climate change, people's livelihoods and sustainable development. I also contribute to science policy links on biodiversity through the European Eklipse initiative and the UNEP Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds.
Brief biography:
2017-present Professor, Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling
2016-2017 Reader/Associate Professor, Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling
2015-2016 Senior Lecturer, Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling
2012-2015 Lecturer, Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling
2010-2012 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Imperial College London
2008-2010 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Umeå
2008 PhD, Imperial College London
2003 MSc, University of Groningen, Netherlands
1999 Vordiplom, University of Goettingen, Germany
AEWA - Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
United Nations Environment Programme
https://www.unep-aewa.org/en
I am a member of the Technical Committee (TC) which is a subsidiary body to the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA). TC's main purpose is to provide scientific and technical advice and information to the Meeting of the Parties and, through the Agreement Secretariat, to Parties. AEWA is an intergovernmental treaty dedicated to the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, Greenland and the Canadian Archipelago.
Developed under the framework of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), AEWA brings together countries and the wider international conservation community in an effort to establish coordinated conservation and management of migratory waterbirds throughout their entire migratory range.
Conservation and Sustainability Consortium of Academic Institutions (CASCADE)
https://www.cascade.ac.uk/home
Biodiversity conservation is one of the defining issues of our age, and the UK government has made clear its ambition for global leadership in this area; for example by initiation of the Leaders' Pledge for Biodiversity, by commitment to deforestation-free supply chains in the Environment Bill, and in its ambitious 25-year Environment Plan. UK universities have expertise and experience in interdisciplinary conservation science; in research, training and capacity-building.
Based in the UK, the Conservation And Sustainability Consortium of AcaDEmic institutions (CASCADE) brings together organisations working on finding solutions to one of the biggest challenges facing humanity, the biodiversity crisis. We believe that only through sharing resources and knowledge and acting in partnership with other research institutions, government agencies, NGOs and industry will we be able to work towards finding solutions to issues of global significance.
Our vision:
To use CASCADE's expertise in people-orientated conservation science to support the development of principles, policies and practices that meet CBD goals in the UK and partner countries in an equitable, socially-just and inclusive way.
Our mission:
We will achieve our vision through a network of UK and international partner institutions carrying out innovative inter- and transdisciplinary research and education on conservation policy and practice, allowing us to discover, devise and disseminate the actions required for transformational change in biodiversity conservation whilst helping train and support the next generation of conservation scientists.
Eklipse - Bridging the gap between policy and knowledge on biodiversity in Europe
https://eklipse.eu/
Eklipse is a European mechanism for science-policy on biodiversity and has a fourfold approach: 1) Answering questions from decision-makers by synthesising the best available knowledge. 2) Facilitating evidence-based decisions through a transparent, proven, and robust request process. 3) Creating a European network of experts and knowledge holders recognised for their work. 4) Increasing citizen engagement in science-policy interface activities.
Since 2023, I am the Co-Chair of the Knowledge Coordination Body of Eklipse (KCB) which is responsible for selecting together with the Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) the requests Eklipse will process. In close collaboration with the Eklipse Management Body (EMB), its main responsibility is ensuring that requests from policy and other societal actors are answered through the coordination of joint evidence processes. The KCB also coordinates the identification of research priorities and emerging issues and encourages societal engagement. The role of the KCB is to act at the interface between the Expert Working Groups (EWGs), the different governance bodies, as well as with the requesters and possible end-users of Eklipse.
Scotland National Goose Forum
https://www.gov.scot/groups/national-goose-forum/
We established the National Goose Forum (previously, the National Goose Management Review Group, NGMRG) in May 2000 to implement the national policy framework and to advise Scottish Ministers on goose management in Scotland.
The Forum is required to conduct a multi-disciplinary review of the national policy framework every five years, and to report its findings to ministers.
Its core objectives are to:
- meet the UK's nature conservation obligations for geese, within the context of wider biodiversity objectives
- minimise economic losses experienced by farmers and crofters caused by geese
- maximise the value for money of public expenditure on geese management
Mentor for Dr Isabel Jones - UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship
https://www.thebeaconproject.net/
The Beacon Project is an interdisciplinary scientific research programme that uses large hydropower development as a model system to investigate trade-offs between different United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Mentor for Dr Isla Hogdson for NERC Knowledge Exchange Fellowship
http://gotw.nerc.ac.uk/list_full.asp?pcode=NE%2FX001873%2F1
This knowledge exchange fellowship will transfer conflict research to stakeholders involved in the management and governance of Scotland's MPA management network, using the Conservation Conflict Curve (Cusack et al., 2021) as both a diagnostic tool to assess conflict intensity and a conflict management tool to bring stakeholders together and share understanding of conflicts in the area.
Director of Centre for Policy, Conflict and Cooperation Research (CPCCR)
https://www.stir.ac.uk/…erationresearch/
The CPCCR seeks to bring together international and domestic politics and history, environmental management and climate science, policy making and theory, as well as the advancement of professional practice and theoretical developments. We regularly engage with professionals in diplomacy, military, international development, environmental protection and biodiversity conservation and other related areas, both in our teaching and in our research. This Centre is co-hosted by the Division of History and Politics and Biological and Environmental Sciences. At the heart of what our Centre does is the interaction between theory and practice. We explore how conflict and co-operation work in practice and we are keen on developing insights on how our research can help in real-life situations. We are happy to offer our global experiences for consultancy and training sessions to public and private sector clients.
Director of MSc Environmental Management (Conservation)
https://www.stir.ac.uk/…ntal-management/
Our Masters degree will give you a solid grounding in the scientific principles that underpin Environmental Management. We cover topics including the ecological, economic, social, political and legal aspects of environmental management. We give comprehensive training in quantitative, theoretical, analytical and practical skills.
Environmental managers play a vital role in the protection and sustainable use of resources. You’ll learn to address issues such as adaptation to climate change, biodiversity and sustainable energy management. At the local level, Environmental Management focuses on conservation and protection of land and water resources and natural habitats.
You’ll also benefit from employability skills training, a residential field skills course and the chance to carry out an environmental management related dissertation project which may include working collaboratively with a business.
I am currently working on two EU HorizonEurope funded projects. The RestoreID project (Restoring Ecosystems to Stop the Threat Of Re - Emerging Infectious Disease https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101134969) will run from 2024 until 2027 with the objective to understand how ecosystem restoration might impact wildlife disease and emergent spillover risk. The RestoreID project has now published a new online game called Restore, play it here https://glitchers.itch.io/restore. The Eco-Ready project (2022-2026) will work towards "Achieving ecological resilient dynamism for the European food system through consumer-driven policies, socio-ecological challenges, biodiversity, data-driven policy, sustainable futures" (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084201). I work on Eco-Ready through a part-time secondment to the science-policy organisation Alternet/Eklipse (https://alterneteurope.eu/)
I am currently involved as a mentor in the Beacon project (https://www.thebeaconproject.net/) led by Dr Isabel Jones and funded by a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship. The Beacon Project is an interdisciplinary scientific research programme that uses large hydropower development as a model system to investigate trade-offs between different United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Between 2016 and 2022, I held a European Research Council Starting Grant called ConFooBio (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/679651): Resolving conflicts between biodiversity conservation and food security under uncertainty. The project was mentioned in EU "Frontier research for Food 2030" contributing to governance and system change (https://erc.europa.eu/projects-statistics/mapping-erc-frontier-research/frontier-research-food-2030) as well as in "Frontier research for biodiversity" highlighting the importance of understanding conflicts between food security and biodiversity conservation (https://erc.europa.eu/projects-statistics/mapping-erc-frontier-research/frontier-research-biodiversity). In 2023, the European Commission’s Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) mentions ConFooBio in their Scientific Opinion publication containing a set of recommendations that includes the removal of conflicting policy interventions (https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/29369). In 2024, The ERC Frontier Research series published "Transformative change for a sustianable future". ConFooBio was mentioned as one of the projects tackling conflicts and trade offs, such as between biodiversity conservation and food security https://erc.europa.eu/projects-statistics/mapping-erc-frontier-research/frontier-research-transformative-change.
Achieving Ecological Resilient Dynamism for the European food system through consumer-driven policies, socio-ecological challenges, biodiversity, data-driven policy, sustainable futures
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon Europe)
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The Beacon Project: Using Biodiversity and Energy justice to resolve Conflicts between Sustainable Development Goals
PI: Dr Isabel Jones
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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From field and farm to flyway: management of geese in new landscapes
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
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Enhancing Diversity to Overcome Resistance Evolution
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Long term trends in Central African Forest phenology
PI: Professor Katharine Abernethy
Funded by: Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux
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ConFooBio
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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An interdisciplinary approach to encourage coexistence between livestock production and biodiversity conservation in Chile
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: The British Council
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Development of a population model tool to predict shooting levels of Greenland barnacle geese on Islay
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: NatureScot (Formerly Scottish Natural Heritage)
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Sustainable Small Game Management using Management System Evaluation Models (MSE)
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: The Research Council of Norway
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Goose games: developing new approaches to resolve conflicts over rising geese populations in Scotland
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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Grant from Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Research into the sustainable management of migratory water birds in the relation to the revision of AEWA guidelines
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: Aarhus University
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Towards a European Study on the Economics of Hunting and its contribution to Ecosystems services
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: FACE: The European Federation for Associations for Hunting and Conservation
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Review of Adaptive Management Approaches
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: NatureScot (Formerly Scottish Natural Heritage)
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Article
Littleboy C, Jones I, Subke J & Bunnefeld N (2024) WorldSeasons: a seasonal classification system interpolating biome classifications within the year for better temporal aggregation in climate science. Scientific Data, 11, Art. No.: 927. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03732-z
Article
Updated distribution of spotted hyaenas in Gabon reveals resident populations
Orbell C, Abernethy KA, Akomo‐Okoue EF, Bourgeois S, Bunnefeld N, Dloniak SM, Ebang‐Mbele A, Nguema AGE, Ebouta F, Fonteyn D, Kakoua J, Maganga P, Mamboundou Koiuma G, White LJT & Whytock RC (2024) Updated distribution of spotted hyaenas in Gabon reveals resident populations. African Journal of Ecology, 62 (2), Art. No.: e13272. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13272
Article
Stosch KC, Quilliam RS, Bunnefeld N & Oliver DM (2022) Rapid Characterisation of Stakeholder Networks in Three Catchments Reveals Contrasting Land-Water Management Issues. Land, 11 (12), Art. No.: 2324. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11122324
Article
Bach A, Minderman J, Bunnefeld N, Mill A & Duthie A (2022) Intervene or wait? A model evaluating the timing of intervention in conservation conflicts adaptive management under uncertainty. Ecology and Society, 27 (3), Art. No.: 3. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-13341-270303
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Jones IL, Timoshenko A, Zuban I, Zhadan K, Cusack JJ, Duthie AB, Hodgson ID, Minderman J, Pozo RA, Whytock RC & Bunnefeld N (2022) Achieving international biodiversity targets: learning from local norms, values and actions regarding migratory waterfowl management in Kazakhstan. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59 (7), pp. 1911-1924. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14198
Article
Cusack JJ, Nilsen EB, Israelsen MF, Andrén H, Grainger M, Linnell JDC, Odden J & Bunnefeld N (2022) Quantifying the checks and balances of collaborative governance systems for adaptive carnivore management. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59 (4), pp. 1038-1049. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14113
Article
Leapfrog migration and residents: New migratory habits in Swedish Greylag geese
Nilsson L, Olsson C, Elmberg J, Bunnefeld N, Liljebäck N & Månsson J (2022) Leapfrog migration and residents: New migratory habits in Swedish Greylag geese. Ecology and Evolution, 12 (3), Art. No.: e8740. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8740
Article
Long-term monitoring of wildlife populations for protected area management in Southeast Asia
Nuttall MN, Griffin O, Fewster RM, McGowan PJK, Abernethy K, O'Kelly H, Nut M, Sot V & Bunnefeld N (2022) Long-term monitoring of wildlife populations for protected area management in Southeast Asia. Conservation Science and Practice, 4 (2), Art. No.: e614. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.614
Article
Stosch KC, Quilliam RS, Bunnefeld N & Oliver DM (2022) Catchment-Scale Participatory Mapping Identifies Stakeholder Perceptions of Land and Water Management Conflicts. Land, 11 (2), Art. No.: 300. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11020300
Article
Sargent R, Pfeifer M, Deere NJ, Bunnefeld N & McGowan PJK (2022) Room to roam for African lions Panthera leo: a review of the key drivers of lion habitat use and implications for conservation. Mammal Review, 52 (1), pp. 39-51. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12262
Article
The role of incentive-based instruments and social equity in conservation conflict interventions
Rakotonarivo SO, Bell AR, Abernethy K, Minderman J, Duthie AB, Redpath S, Keane A, Travers H, Bourgeois S, Moukagni L, Cusack JJ, Jones IL, Pozo RA & Bunnefeld N (2021) The role of incentive-based instruments and social equity in conservation conflict interventions. Ecology and Society, 26 (2), Art. No.: 8. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12306-260208
Book Chapter
Building Peace to Save Nature: Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Managing Conflicts in Conservation
Hodgson ID, Cusack J, Jones I, Minderman J, Nilsson L, Pozo RA, Rakotonarivo OS & Bunnefeld N (2021) Building Peace to Save Nature: Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Managing Conflicts in Conservation. In: Underkoffler SC & Adams HR (eds.) Wildlife Biodiversity Conservation: Multidisciplinary and Forensic Approaches. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, pp. 3-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64682-0_1
Article
Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Payments and Property Rights on Forest User Decisions
Rakotonarivo OS, Bell A, Dillon B, Duthie AB, Kipchumba A, Andriarilala Rasolofoson R, Razafimanahaka J & Bunnefeld N (2021) Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Payments and Property Rights on Forest User Decisions. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2, Art. No.: 661987. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2021.661987
Preprint / Working Paper
Models as games: a novel approach for ‘gamesourcing’ parameter data and communicating complex models
Minderman J, Duthie AB, Jones IL, Thomas-Walters L, Bach A, Nuttall M & Bunnefeld N (2021) Models as games: a novel approach for ‘gamesourcing’ parameter data and communicating complex models. BioRxiv. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.09.23.461497v1
Article
Reconciling livestock production and wild herbivore conservation: challenges and opportunities
Pozo RA, Cusack JJ, Acebes P, Malo JE, Traba J, Iranzo EC, Morris-Trainor Z, Minderman J, Bunnefeld N, Radic-Schilling S, Moraga CA, Arriagada R & Corti P (2021) Reconciling livestock production and wild herbivore conservation: challenges and opportunities. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 36 (8), pp. 750-761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.05.002
Article
News selection and framing: the media as a stakeholder in human-carnivore coexistence
Arbieu U, Chapron G, Astaras C, Bunnefeld N, Harkins S, Iliopoulos Y, Mehring M, Reinhardt I & Mueller T (2021) News selection and framing: the media as a stakeholder in human-carnivore coexistence. Environmental Research Letters, 16 (6), Art. No.: 064075. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac05ef
Article
Duthie AB, Minderman J, Rakotonarivo OS, Ochoa G & Bunnefeld N (2021) Online multiplayer games as virtual laboratories for collecting data on social-ecological decision making. Conservation Biology, 35 (3), pp. 1051-1053. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13633
Article
Measuring the intensity of conflicts in conservation
Cusack JJ, Bradfer‐Lawrence T, Baynham‐Herd Z, Castelló y Tickell S, Duporge I, Hegre H, Moreno Zárate L, Naude V, Nijhawan S, Wilson J, Zambrano Cortes DG & Bunnefeld N (2021) Measuring the intensity of conflicts in conservation. Conservation Letters, 14 (3), Art. No.: e12783. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12783
Article
A multispecies assessment of wildlife impacts on local community livelihoods
Pozo RA, LeFlore EG, Duthie AB, Bunnefeld N, Jones IL, Minderman J, Rakotonarivo S & Cusack JJ (2021) A multispecies assessment of wildlife impacts on local community livelihoods. Conservation Biology, 35 (1), pp. 297-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13565
Article
Rakotonarivo OS, Jones II, Bell AR, Duthie AB, Cusack JJ, Minderman J, Hogan J, Hodgson I & Bunnefeld N (2021) Experimental evidence for conservation conflict interventions: the importance of financial payments, community trust and equity attitudes. People and Nature, 3 (1), pp. 162-175. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10155
Article
St John FAV, Mason THE & Bunnefeld N (2021) The role of risk perception and affect in predicting support for conservation policy under rapid ecosystem change. Conservation Science and Practice, 3 (2), Art. No.: e316. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.316
Article
Effects of stakeholder empowerment on crane population and agricultural production
Nilsson L, Bunnefeld N, Minderman J & Duthie AB (2021) Effects of stakeholder empowerment on crane population and agricultural production. Ecological Modelling, 440, Art. No.: 109396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109396
Article
Baynham‐Herd Z, Bunnefeld N, Molony T, Redpath S & Keane A (2020) Intervener trustworthiness predicts cooperation with conservation interventions in an elephant conflict public goods game. People and Nature, 2 (4), pp. 1075-1084. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10134
Research Report
Bunnefeld N, Pozo RA, Cusack JJ, Duthie AB & Minderman J (2020) Development of a population model tool to predict shooting levels of Greenland barnacle geese on Islay. NatureScot. Scottish Natural Heritage Research Report, 1039. Inverness. https://www.nature.scot/naturescot-research-report-1039-development-population-model-tool-predict-shooting-levels-greenland
Book Chapter
Skrimizea E, Lecuyer L, Bunnefeld N, Butler JRA, Fickel T, Hodgson I, Holtkamp C, Marzano M, Parra C, Pereira L, Petit S, Pound D, Rodríguez I, Ryan P & Staffler J (2020) Sustainable agriculture: Recognizing the potential of conflict as a positive driver for transformative change. In: Bohan DA & Vanbergen AJ (eds.) The Future of Agricultural Landscapes, Part I. Advances in Ecological Research, 63. London: Academic Press, pp. 255-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aecr.2020.08.003
Article
Long-term collapse in fruit availability threatens Central African forest megafauna
Bush ER, Whytock RC, Bahaa-el-din L, Bourgeois S, Bunnefeld N, Cardoso AW, Dikangadissi JT, Dimbonda P, Dimoto E, Edzang Ndong J, Jeffery KJ, Lehmann D, Makaga L, Momboua B, Momont LRW, Tutin CEG, White LJT, Whittaker A & Abernethy K (2020) Long-term collapse in fruit availability threatens Central African forest megafauna. Science, 370 (6521), pp. 1219-1222. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc7791
Article
Rapid assessment of avian species richness and abundance using acoustic indices
Bradfer-Lawrence T, Bunnefeld N, Gardner N, Willis SG & Dent DH (2020) Rapid assessment of avian species richness and abundance using acoustic indices. Ecological Indicators, 115, Art. No.: 106400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106400
Article
Central place foraging in a human-dominated landscape: how do common cranes select feeding sites?
Nilsson L, Persson J, Bunnefeld N & Mansson J (2020) Central place foraging in a human-dominated landscape: how do common cranes select feeding sites?. Journal of Avian Biology, 51 (6), Art. No.: e02487. https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02487
Article
The positive experience of encountering wolves in the wild
Arbieu U, Albrecht J, Mehring M, Bunnefeld N, Reinhardt I & Mueller T (2020) The positive experience of encountering wolves in the wild. Conservation Science and Practice, 2 (5), Art. No.: e184. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.184
Article
Integrating conflict, lobbying, and compliance to predict the sustainability of natural resource use
Cusack JJ, Duthie AB, Minderman J, Jones IL, Pozo RA, Rakotonarivo OS, Redpath S & Bunnefeld N (2020) Integrating conflict, lobbying, and compliance to predict the sustainability of natural resource use. Ecology and Society, 25 (2), Art. No.: 13. https://doi.org/10.5751/es-11552-250213
Article
Rare ground data confirm significant warming and drying in western equatorial Africa
Bush ER, Jeffery K, Bunnefeld N, Tutin C, Musgrave R, Moussavou G, Mihindou V, Malhi Y, Lehmann D, Edzang Ndong J, Makaga L & Abernethy K (2020) Rare ground data confirm significant warming and drying in western equatorial Africa. PeerJ, 8, Art. No.: e8732. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8732
Article
Predicting intervention priorities for wildlife conflicts
Baynham-Herd Z, Redpath S, Bunnefeld N & Keane A (2020) Predicting intervention priorities for wildlife conflicts. Conservation Biology, 34 (1), pp. 232-243. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13372
Article
Guidelines for the use of acoustic indices in environmental research
Bradfer-Lawrence T, Gardner N, Bunnefeld L, Bunnefeld N, Willis SG & Dent DH (2019) Guidelines for the use of acoustic indices in environmental research. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 10 (10), pp. 1796-1807. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.13254
Article
Gebremichael G, Tsegaye D, Bunnefeld N, Zinner D & Atickem A (2019) Fluctuating asymmetry and feather growth bars as biomarkers to assess the habitat quality of shade coffee farming for avian diversity conservation. Royal Society Open Science, 6 (8), p. 190013. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190013
Article
Nilsson L, Bunnefeld N, Persson J, Žydelis R & Månsson J (2019) Conservation success or increased crop damage risk? The Natura 2000 network for a thriving migratory and protected bird. Biological Conservation, 236, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.05.006
Article
Arbieu U, Mehring M, Bunnefeld N, Kaczensky P, Reinhardt I, Ansorge H, Böhning-Gaese K, Glikman JA, Kluth G, Nowak C & Müller T (2019) Attitudes towards returning wolves (Canis lupus) in Germany: Exposure, information sources and trust matter. Biological Conservation, 234, pp. 202-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.03.027
Article
The impact of uncertainty on cooperation intent in a conservation conflict
Pollard C, Redpath S, Bussière L, Keane A, Thompson D, Young J & Bunnefeld N (2019) The impact of uncertainty on cooperation intent in a conservation conflict. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56 (5), pp. 1278-1288. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13361
Article
Quantifying stakeholder understanding of an ecosystem service trade-off
Stosch KC, Quilliam RS, Bunnefeld N & Oliver DM (2019) Quantifying stakeholder understanding of an ecosystem service trade-off. Science of The Total Environment, 651 (Part 2), pp. 2524-2534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.090
Letter
Decision Trees for Data Publishing May Exacerbate Conservation Conflict
Minderman J, Cusack JJ, Duthie AB, Jones IL, Pozo RA, Rakotonarivo OS & Bunnefeld N (2019) Decision Trees for Data Publishing May Exacerbate Conservation Conflict. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 3, p. 318. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0804-7
Article
Cusack J, Duthie AB, Rakotonarivo OS, Pozo R, Mason T, Månsson J, Nilsson L, Tombre I, Eythórsson E, Madsen J, Tulloch AIT, Hearn R, Redpath S & Bunnefeld N (2019) Time series analysis reveals synchrony and asynchrony between conflict management effort and increasing large grazing bird populations in northern Europe. Conservation Letters, 12 (1), Art. No.: e12450. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12450
Article
Improving cost-efficiency of faecal genotyping: New tools for elephant species
Bourgeois S, Kaden J, Senn H, Bunnefeld N, Jeffery K, Akomo-Okoue EF, Ogden R & McEwing R (2019) Improving cost-efficiency of faecal genotyping: New tools for elephant species. PLoS ONE, 14 (1), Art. No.: e0210811. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210811
Article
GMSE: an R package for generalised management strategy evaluation
Duthie AB, Cusack JJ, Jones IL, Minderman J, Nilsen EB, Pozo RA, Rakotonarivo OS, Van Moorter B & Bunnefeld N (2018) GMSE: an R package for generalised management strategy evaluation. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 9 (12), pp. 2396-2401. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.13091
Newspaper / Magazine
La naturaleza es un filón para obtener medicinas, pero solo si la protegemos
Piper R, Kagansky A, Malone J, Bunnefeld N & Jenkins R (2018) La naturaleza es un filón para obtener medicinas, pero solo si la protegemos. The Conversation. 26.12.2018.
Newspaper / Magazine
Nature is a rich source of medicine - if we can protect it
Piper R, Kagansky A, Malone J, Bunnefeld N & Jenkins R (2018) Nature is a rich source of medicine - if we can protect it. The Conversation. 13.12.2018.
Article
Wicked conflict: Using wicked problem thinking for holistic management of conservation conflict
Mason THE, Pollard CRJ, Chimalakonda D, Guerrero AM, Kerr-Smith C, Milheiras SAG, Roberts M, Ngafack PR & Bunnefeld N (2018) Wicked conflict: Using wicked problem thinking for holistic management of conservation conflict. Conservation Letters, 11 (6), Art. No.: e12460. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12460
Article
Games as Tools to Address Conservation Conflicts
Redpath S, Keane A, Andren H, Baynham-Herd Z, Bunnefeld N, Duthie AB, Frank J, Garcia CA, Mansson J, Nilsson L, Pollard CRJ, Rakotonarivo OS, Salk CF & Travers H (2018) Games as Tools to Address Conservation Conflicts. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 33 (6), pp. 415-426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2018.03.005
Article
Conservation conflicts: Behavioural threats, frames, and intervention recommendations
Baynham-Herd Z, Redpath S, Bunnefeld N, Molony T & Keane A (2018) Conservation conflicts: Behavioural threats, frames, and intervention recommendations. Biological Conservation, 222, pp. 180-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.04.012
Article
Bush ER, Bunnefeld N, Dimoto E, Dikangadissi J, Jeffery K, Tutin C, White L & Abernethy KA (2018) Towards effective monitoring of tropical phenology: maximizing returns and reducing uncertainty in long‐term studies. Biotropica, 50 (3), pp. 455-464. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12543
Article
The changing environment of conservation conflict: Geese and farming in Scotland
Mason THE, Keane A, Redpath S & Bunnefeld N (2018) The changing environment of conservation conflict: Geese and farming in Scotland. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55 (2), pp. 651-662. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12969
Article
Tidal range and recovery from the impacts mechanical beach grooming
Griffin C, Day N, Rosenquist H, Wellenreuther M, Bunnefeld N & Gilburn AS (2018) Tidal range and recovery from the impacts mechanical beach grooming. Ocean and Coastal Management, 154, pp. 66-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.01.004
Article
Whytock R, Morgan BJ, Awa TI, Bekokon Z, Abwe E, Buij R, Virani M, Vickery JA & Bunnefeld N (2018) Quantifying the scale and socioeconomic drivers of bird hunting in Central African forest communities. Biological Conservation, 218, pp. 18-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.11.034
Article
Single-nucleotide polymorphism discovery and panel characterization in the African forest elephant
Bourgeois S, Senn H, Kaden J, Taggart J, Ogden R, Jeffery KJ, Bunnefeld N, Abernethy K & McEwing R (2018) Single-nucleotide polymorphism discovery and panel characterization in the African forest elephant. Ecology and Evolution, 8 (4), pp. 2207-2217. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3854
Book Chapter
Nuno A, Bunnefeld N & Milner-Gulland EJ (2017) Using Management Strategy Evaluation as a Framework for Improving Conservation under Uncertainty: The Case of the Serengeti Ecosystem. In: Bunnefeld N, Nicholson E & Milner-Gulland E (eds.) Decision-Making in Conservation and Natural Resource Management: Models for Interdisciplinary Approaches. Conservation Biology Series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 156-181. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316135938.007
Book Chapter
Synthesis: Moving Forward Together
Milner-Gulland EJ, Nicholson E & Bunnefeld N (2017) Synthesis: Moving Forward Together. In: Bunnefeld N, Nicholson E & Milner-Gulland E (eds.) Decision-Making in Conservation and Natural Resource Management: Models for Interdisciplinary Approaches. Conservation Biology Series. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Press, pp. 213-234. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316135938.010
Research Report
Jones I, Whytock R & Bunnefeld N (2017) Assessing Motivations for the Illegal Killing of Lesser White-fronted Geese at Key Sites in Kazakhstan (2017). UN-AEWA. AEWA Lesser White-fronted Goose International Working Group Report Series, 6. Bonn, Germany. https://www.unep-aewa.org/en/publication/assessing-motivations-illegal-killing-lesser-white-fronted-geese-key-sites-kazakhstan
Article
Neergheen-Bhujun V, Awan AT, Baran Y, Bunnefeld N, Chan K, Cruz TEd, Egamberdieva D, Elsasser S, Johnson MV, Komai S, Konevega AL, Malone JH, Mason P, Nguon R & Piper R (2017) Biodiversity, drug discovery, and the future of global health: Introducing the biodiversity to biomedicine consortium, a call to action. Journal of Global Health, 7 (2), Art. No.: 020304. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.07.020304
Article
Don't forget to look down - collaborative approaches to predator conservation
Redpath S, Linnell JDC, Festa-Bianchet M, Boitani L, Bunnefeld N, Dickman AJ, Gutierrez RJ, Irvine RJ, Johansson M, Majic A, McMahon BJ, Pooley S, Sandstrom C, Skogen K, Swenson JE, Trouwborst A, Young J & Milner-Gulland EJ (2017) Don't forget to look down - collaborative approaches to predator conservation. Biological Reviews, 92 (4), pp. 2157-2163. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12326
Article
Morelle K, Bunnefeld N, Lejeune P & Oswald SA (2017) From animal tracks to fine-scale movement modes: A straightforward approach for identifying multiple spatial movement patterns. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8 (11), pp. 1488-1498. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12787
Article
Quantifying the expected value of uncertain management choices for over-abundant Greylag Geese
Tulloch AIT, Nicol S & Bunnefeld N (2017) Quantifying the expected value of uncertain management choices for over-abundant Greylag Geese. Biological Conservation, 214, pp. 147-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.08.013
Article
Managing multiple catchment demands for sustainablewater use and ecosystem service provision
Stosch KC, Quilliam R, Bunnefeld N & Oliver D (2017) Managing multiple catchment demands for sustainablewater use and ecosystem service provision. Water, 9 (9), Art. No.: 677. https://doi.org/10.3390/w9090677
Article
Facing different predators: adaptiveness of behavioral and morphological traits under predation
Heynen M, Bunnefeld N & Borcherding J (2017) Facing different predators: adaptiveness of behavioral and morphological traits under predation. Current Zoology, 63 (3), pp. 249-257. https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zow056
Article
Fourier analysis to detect phenological cycles using long-term tropical field data and simulations
Bush E, Abernethy K, Jeffery KJ, Tutin CEG, White L, Dimoto E, Dikangadissi J, Jump A & Bunnefeld N (2017) Fourier analysis to detect phenological cycles using long-term tropical field data and simulations. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8 (5), pp. 530-540. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12704
Article
Wam HK, Bunnefeld N, Clarke N & Hofstad O (2016) Conflicting interests of ecosystem services: Multi-criteria modelling and indirect evaluation of trade-offs between monetary and non-monetary measures. Ecosystem Services, 22 (Part B), pp. 280-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.10.003
Article
Plasticity and consistency of behavioural responses to predation risk in laboratory environments
Heynen M, Borcherding J, Bunnefeld N & Magnhagen C (2016) Plasticity and consistency of behavioural responses to predation risk in laboratory environments. Journal of Zoology, 300 (3), pp. 228-235. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12375
Article
Extinction debt on reservoir land-bridge islands
Jones IL, Bunnefeld N, Jump A, Peres CA & Dent D (2016) Extinction debt on reservoir land-bridge islands. Biological Conservation, 199, pp. 75-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.04.036
Article
Impact of Management on Avian Communities in the Scottish Highlands
Newey S, Mustin K, Bryce R, Fielding D, Redpath S, Bunnefeld N, Daniel B & Irvine RJ (2016) Impact of Management on Avian Communities in the Scottish Highlands. PLoS ONE, 11 (5), Art. No.: e0155473. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155473
Article
Differential responses of cryptic bat species to the urban landscape
Lintott P, Barlow K, Bunnefeld N, Briggs P, Gajas Roig C & Park K (2016) Differential responses of cryptic bat species to the urban landscape. Ecology and Evolution, 6 (7), pp. 2044-2052. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1996
Article
Nilsson L, Bunnefeld N, Persson J & Mansson J (2016) Large grazing birds and agriculture—predicting field use of common cranes and implications for crop damage prevention. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 219, pp. 163-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.12.021
Article
Investigating determinants of compliance with wildlife protection laws: bird persecution in Portugal
Fairbrass A, Nuno A, Bunnefeld N & Milner-Gulland EJ (2016) Investigating determinants of compliance with wildlife protection laws: bird persecution in Portugal. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 62 (1), pp. 93-101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-015-0977-6
Article
Diversionary feeding: an effective management strategy for conservation conflict?
Kubasiewicz LM, Bunnefeld N, Tulloch AIT, Quine CP & Park K (2016) Diversionary feeding: an effective management strategy for conservation conflict?. Biodiversity and Conservation, 25 (1), pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-1026-1
Article
Opportunities for improving the foraging potential of urban waterways for bats
Lintott P, Bunnefeld N & Park K (2015) Opportunities for improving the foraging potential of urban waterways for bats. Biological Conservation, 191, pp. 224-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.06.036
Article
Are neonicotinoid insecticides driving declines of widespread butterflies?
Gilburn A, Bunnefeld N, Wilson JM, Botham MS, Brereton TM, Fox R & Goulson D (2015) Are neonicotinoid insecticides driving declines of widespread butterflies?. PeerJ, 3, Art. No.: e1402. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1402
Article
Grauer A, Konig A & Bunnefeld N (2015) Citizen Science Based Monitoring of Greylag goose (Anser anser) in Bavaria (Germany): Combining Count Data and Bag Data to Estimate Long-Term Trends between 1988/89 and 2010/11. PLoS ONE, 10 (6), Art. No.: e0130159. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130159
Article
Wallace APC, Milner-Gulland EJ, Jones JPG, Bunnefeld N, Young R & Nicholson E (2015) Quantifying the short-term costs of conservation interventions for fishers at Lake Alaotra, Madagascar. PLoS ONE, 10 (6), Art. No.: e0129440. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129440
Article
Lintott P, Bunnefeld N, Minderman J, Fuentes-Montemayor E, Mayhew RJ, Olley L & Park K (2015) Differential responses to woodland character and landscape context by cryptic bats in urban environments. PLoS ONE, 10 (5), Art. No.: e0126850. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126850
Article
Being smart about SMART environmental targets
Maxwell SL, Milner-Gulland EJ, Jones JPG, Knight AT, Bunnefeld N, Nuno A, Bal P, Earle S, Watson JEM & Rhodes JR (2015) Being smart about SMART environmental targets. Science, 347 (6226), pp. 1075-1076. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaa1451
Article
Cross-boundary collaboration: Key to the conservation puzzle
Kark S, Tulloch AIT, Gordon A, Mazor T, Bunnefeld N & Levin N (2015) Cross-boundary collaboration: Key to the conservation puzzle. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 12, pp. 12-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2014.08.005
Article
City life makes females fussy: sex differences in habitat use of temperate bats in urban areas
Lintott P, Bunnefeld N, Fuentes-Montemayor E, Minderman J, Mayhew RJ, Olley L & Park K (2014) City life makes females fussy: sex differences in habitat use of temperate bats in urban areas. Royal Society Open Science, 1 (3), Art. No.: 140200. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.140200
Article
Lintott P, Bunnefeld N, Fuentes-Montemayor E, Minderman J, Blackmore LM, Goulson D & Park K (2014) Moth species richness, abundance and diversity in fragmented urban woodlands: implications for conservation and management strategies. Biodiversity and Conservation, 23 (11), pp. 2875-2901. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0753-z
Article
Managing wildlife for ecological, socioeconomic, and evolutionary sustainability
Bunnefeld N (2014) Managing wildlife for ecological, socioeconomic, and evolutionary sustainability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111 (36), pp. 12964-12965. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1413571111
Article
Jarnemo A, Minderman J, Bunnefeld N, Zidar J & Mansson J (2014) Managing landscapes for multiple objectives: alternative forage can reduce the conflict between deer and forestry. Ecosphere, 5 (8), Art. No.: 97. https://doi.org/10.1890/ES14-00106.1
Article
The impacts of landscape structure on the winter movements and habitat selection of female red deer
Allen AM, Mansson J, Jarnemo A & Bunnefeld N (2014) The impacts of landscape structure on the winter movements and habitat selection of female red deer. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 60 (3), pp. 411-421. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-014-0797-0
Article
Managing social-ecological systems under uncertainty: Implementation in the real world
Nuno A, Bunnefeld N & Milner-Gulland EJ (2014) Managing social-ecological systems under uncertainty: Implementation in the real world. Ecology and Society, 19 (2), Art. No.: 52. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06490-190252
Article
The potential impacts of changes in bear hunting policy for hunting organisations in Croatia
Knott EJ, Bunnefeld N, Huber D, Reljic S, Kerezi V & Milner-Gulland EJ (2014) The potential impacts of changes in bear hunting policy for hunting organisations in Croatia. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 60 (1), pp. 85-97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-013-0754-3
Article
Beavers and lilies: Selective herbivory and adaptive foraging behaviour
Law A, Bunnefeld N & Willby N (2014) Beavers and lilies: Selective herbivory and adaptive foraging behaviour. Freshwater Biology, 59 (2), pp. 224-232. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12259
Article
Data-poor management of African lion hunting using a relative index of abundance
Edwards CTT, Bunnefeld N, Balme GA & Milner-Gulland EJ (2014) Data-poor management of African lion hunting using a relative index of abundance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111 (1), pp. 539-543. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1219615110
Article
Incentivizing monitoring and compliance in trophy hunting
Bunnefeld N, Edwards CTT, Atickem A, Hailu F & Milner-Gulland EJ (2013) Incentivizing monitoring and compliance in trophy hunting. Conservation Biology, 27 (6), pp. 1344-1354. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12120
Article
Nuno A, Bunnefeld N, Naiman LC & Milner-Gulland EJ (2013) A Novel Approach to Assessing the Prevalence and Drivers of Illegal Bushmeat Hunting in the Serengeti. Conservation Biology, 27 (6), pp. 1355-1365. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12124
Article
Fishing Farmers: Fishing, Livelihood Diversification and Poverty in Rural Laos
Martin SM, Lorenzen K & Bunnefeld N (2013) Fishing Farmers: Fishing, Livelihood Diversification and Poverty in Rural Laos. Human Ecology, 41 (5), pp. 737-747. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-013-9567-y
Article
Understanding scales of movement: Animals ride waves and ripples of environmental change
van Moorter B, Bunnefeld N, Panzacchi M, Rolandsen CM, Solberg EJ & Saether B (2013) Understanding scales of movement: Animals ride waves and ripples of environmental change. Journal of Animal Ecology, 82 (4), pp. 770-780. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12045
Article
Levin N, Tulloch AIT, Gordon A, Mazor T, Bunnefeld N & Kark S (2013) Incorporating socioeconomic and political drivers of international collaboration into marine conservation planning. Bioscience, 63 (7), pp. 547-563. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/bio.2013.63.7.8; https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2013.63.7.8
Article
Nuno A, Bunnefeld N & Milner-Gulland EJ (2013) Matching observations and reality: Using simulation models to improve monitoring under uncertainty in the Serengeti. Journal of Applied Ecology, 50 (2), pp. 488-498. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12051
Article
Kinahan AA & Bunnefeld N (2012) Effectiveness and cost efficiency of monitoring mountain nyala in the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. Endangered Species Research, 18 (2), pp. 105-114. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00438
Article
Spatial and temporal predictions of moose winter distribution
Mansson J, Bunnefeld N, Andren H & Ericsson G (2012) Spatial and temporal predictions of moose winter distribution. Oecologia, 170 (2), pp. 411-419. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-012-2305-0
Article
From migration to nomadism: movement variability in a northern ungulate across its latitudinal range
Singh N, Borger L, Dettki H, Bunnefeld N & Ericsson G (2012) From migration to nomadism: movement variability in a northern ungulate across its latitudinal range. Ecological Applications, 22 (7), pp. 2007-2020. https://doi.org/10.1890/12-0245.1
Article
Long-Term Survival of Microscopic Animals Under Desiccation Is Not So Long
Fontaneto D, Bunnefeld N & Westberg M (2012) Long-Term Survival of Microscopic Animals Under Desiccation Is Not So Long. Astrobiology, 12 (9), pp. 863-869. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2012.0828
Article
Papworth SK, Bunnefeld N, Slocombe K & Milner-Gulland EJ (2012) Movement ecology of human resource users: using net squared displacement, biased random bridges and resource utilization functions to quantify hunter and gatherer behaviour. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 3 (3), pp. 584-594. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-210X.2012.00189.x
Article
New horizons for managing the environment: a review of coupled social-ecological systems modeling
Schluter M, McAllister RRJ, Arlinghaus R, Bunnefeld N, Eisenack K, Holker F, Milner-Gulland EJ, Muller B, Nicholson E, Quaas M & Stoven MT (2012) New horizons for managing the environment: a review of coupled social-ecological systems modeling. Natural Resource Modeling, 25 (1), pp. 219-272. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-7445.2011.00108.x
Article
Bunnefeld N & Phillimore AB (2012) Island, archipelago and taxon effects: mixed models as a means of dealing with the imperfect design of nature's experiments. Ecography, 35 (1), pp. 15-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.07078.x
Article
Difference in spatiotemporal patterns of wildlife road-crossings and wildlife-vehicle collisions
Neumann W, Ericsson G, Dettki H, Bunnefeld N, Keuler NS, Helmers DP & Radeloff VC (2012) Difference in spatiotemporal patterns of wildlife road-crossings and wildlife-vehicle collisions. Biological Conservation, 145 (1), pp. 70-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.10.011
