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Co-location of fisheries and offshore wind farms: current practices and enabling conditions in the North Sea (2023)
Journal Article
Owusu Bonsu, P., Letschert, J., Yates, K., Christian Svendsen, J., Berkenhagen, J., Rozemeijer, M., …Stelzenmüller, V. (2024). Co-location of fisheries and offshore wind farms: current practices and enabling conditions in the North Sea. Marine Policy, 159, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105941

Current expansion in offshore wind farm (OWF) development is resulting in increased spatial conflicts with other uses. In the North Sea, marine spatial planning (MSP) processes include co-existence strategies, with co-location between fisheries and... Read More about Co-location of fisheries and offshore wind farms: current practices and enabling conditions in the North Sea.

Dune slope, not wind speed, best predicts bare sand in vegetated coastal dunes. (2023)
Journal Article
Smyth, T., Rooney, P., & Yates, K. (2023). Dune slope, not wind speed, best predicts bare sand in vegetated coastal dunes. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 27, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-023-00957-9

Globally vegetation cover on coastal sand dunes has increased since at least the 1950s. With the aim of restoring or increasing biodiversity, land managers in several countries have removed vegetation and/or reprofiled dune slopes to reinvigorate geo... Read More about Dune slope, not wind speed, best predicts bare sand in vegetated coastal dunes..

Extent, accuracy and repeatability of bare sand and vegetation cover in dunes mapped from aerial imagery is highly variable (2022)
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Smyth, T. A., Wilson, R., Rooney, P., & Yates, K. L. (2022). Extent, accuracy and repeatability of bare sand and vegetation cover in dunes mapped from aerial imagery is highly variable. Aeolian research, 56, 100799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2022.100799

Vegetation cover on coastal sand dunes has been increasing worldwide since at least the 1940s. Analysis of aerial and satellite imagery has been the principal source used to measure this change, however no studies have systematically evaluated the ac... Read More about Extent, accuracy and repeatability of bare sand and vegetation cover in dunes mapped from aerial imagery is highly variable.

The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 : opportunities and challenges on the path towards biodiversity recovery (2021)
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Hermoso, V., Carvalho, S., Giakoumi, S., Goldsborough, D., Katsanevakis, S., Leontiou, S., …Yates, K. (2022). The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 : opportunities and challenges on the path towards biodiversity recovery. Environmental Science and Policy, 127, 263-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2021.10.028

The European Union (EU) has committed to an ambitious biodiversity recovery plan in its Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the Green Deal. These policies aim to halt biodiversity loss and move towards sustainable development, focusing on restoring de... Read More about The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 : opportunities and challenges on the path towards biodiversity recovery.

The nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in the UK and similar coastal waters: a systematic map (2021)
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O’Leary, B. C., Copping, J. P., Mukherjee, N., Dorning, S. L., Stewart, B. D., McKinley, E., …Yates, K. L. (2021). The nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in the UK and similar coastal waters: a systematic map. Environmental Evidence, 10(1), 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-021-00227-x

Background: Anthropogenic degradation of marine ecosystems is widely accepted as a major social-ecological problem. The growing urgency to manage marine ecosystems more effectively has led to increasing application of spatial management measures (mar... Read More about The nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in the UK and similar coastal waters: a systematic map.

Sidney Holt’s legacy lives on in fisheries science (2021)
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Anderson, E., Bartolino, V., Birchenough, S., Browman, H., Gibbs, M., Hidalgo, M., …Yates, K. (2021). Sidney Holt’s legacy lives on in fisheries science. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 78(6), 2150-2154. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsab091

On 22 December 2019, the world of fisheries science and whale conservation lost one of its most ardent champions with the passing of Sidney J. Holt. His career began in 1947 at the age of 21. Ten years later, he and his colleague Ray Beverton publish... Read More about Sidney Holt’s legacy lives on in fisheries science.

Seascape ecology : identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science (2021)
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Pittman, S., Yates, K., Bouchet, P., Alvarez-Berastegui, D., Andréfouët, S., Bell, S., …Young, M. (2021). Seascape ecology : identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 663, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13661

Seascape ecology, the marine-centric counterpart to landscape ecology, is rapidly emerging as an interdisciplinary and spatially explicit ecological science with relevance to marine management, biodiversity conservation, and restoration. While import... Read More about Seascape ecology : identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science.

Advancing the use of evolutionary considerations in spatial conservation planning (2020)
Thesis
Robertson, S. Advancing the use of evolutionary considerations in spatial conservation planning. (Thesis). University of Salford

The existence of life on earth as we know it relies on a diversity of life. Biodiversity underpins vital ecosystems services globally, at all spatial scales, and yet is being lost at an alarming rate. Current extinction rates are estimated to be 100-... Read More about Advancing the use of evolutionary considerations in spatial conservation planning.

Evaluation of marine spatial planning requires fit for purpose monitoring strategies (2020)
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Stelzenmüller, V., Cormier, R., Gee, K., Shucksmith, R., Gubbins, M., Yates, K., …Clarke, S. (2021). Evaluation of marine spatial planning requires fit for purpose monitoring strategies. Journal of Environmental Management, 278, 111545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111545

Marine spatial planning (MSP) has rapidly become the most widely used integrated, place-based management approach in the marine environment. Monitoring and evaluation of MSP is key to inform best practices, adaptive management and plan iteration. Whi... Read More about Evaluation of marine spatial planning requires fit for purpose monitoring strategies.

Can ecological models be transferred in time and space? An investigation using a range of contrasting taxa (2020)
Thesis
Copping, J. Can ecological models be transferred in time and space? An investigation using a range of contrasting taxa. (Thesis). University of Salford

Investigating the relationship between organisms and the environment has long been a focus of study in the conservation and ecology fields. Central to this research is the use of ecological models to explain, predict and project species distributions... Read More about Can ecological models be transferred in time and space? An investigation using a range of contrasting taxa.

Twelve recommendations for advancing marine conservation in European and contiguous seas (2020)
Journal Article
Katsanevakis, S., Coll, M., Fraschetti, S., Giakoumi, S., Goldsborough, D., Mačić, V., …Yates, K. (2020). Twelve recommendations for advancing marine conservation in European and contiguous seas. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, 565968. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.565968

Like most ocean regions today, the European and contiguous seas experience cumulative impacts from local human activities and global pressures. They are largely in poor environmental condition with deteriorating trends. Despite several success storie... Read More about Twelve recommendations for advancing marine conservation in European and contiguous seas.

A standard protocol for reporting species distribution models (2020)
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Zurrel, D., Franklin, J., König, C., Yates, K., Zimmerman, N., & Merow, C. (2020). A standard protocol for reporting species distribution models. Ecography, 43(9), 1261-1277. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04960

Species distribution models (SDMs) constitute the most common class of models across ecology, evolution and conservation. The advent of ready-to-use software pack - ages and increasing availability of digital geoinformation have considerably assis... Read More about A standard protocol for reporting species distribution models.

Marine social sciences: Looking towards a sustainable future (2020)
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McKinley, E., Acott, T., & Yates, K. (2020). Marine social sciences: Looking towards a sustainable future. Environmental Science and Policy, 108, 85-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.03.015

Marine and coastal environments provide extensive and essential ecosystem services upon which much of humanity relies, yet the incorporation of human dimensions into marine and coastal policy and management has historically been lacking. As efforts t... Read More about Marine social sciences: Looking towards a sustainable future.

Marine social sciences : looking towards a sustainable future (2020)
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McKinley, E., Acott, T., & Yates, K. (2020). Marine social sciences : looking towards a sustainable future. Environmental Science and Policy, 108, 85-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.03.015

Marine and coastal environments provide extensive and essential ecosystem services upon which much of humanity relies, yet the incorporation of human dimensions into marine and coastal policy and management has historically been lacking. As efforts... Read More about Marine social sciences : looking towards a sustainable future.

What is the nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in UK and similar coastal waters? A systematic map protocol (2019)
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O'Leary, B., Bryce, D., McKinley, E., Addison, P. F. E., Williams, C., Carpenter, G., …Yates, K. L. (2019). What is the nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in UK and similar coastal waters? A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence, 8(1), 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-019-0178-y

Background: Anthropogenic degradation of marine ecosystems is widely accepted as a major social-ecological problem. The growing urgency to better manage marine ecosystems has led to the increasing application of ‘spatial management measures’ includin... Read More about What is the nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in UK and similar coastal waters? A systematic map protocol.

Stakeholder dynamics, perceptions and representation in a regional coastal partnership (2019)
Journal Article
Buchan, P., & Yates, K. (2019). Stakeholder dynamics, perceptions and representation in a regional coastal partnership. Marine Policy, 101(Mar 19), 125-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.12.017

Effective stakeholder participation is increasingly seen as an essential part of improving marine and coastal management. Coastal partnerships are a well-established informal method for enabling stakeholder participation in coastal management. Howeve... Read More about Stakeholder dynamics, perceptions and representation in a regional coastal partnership.

Purpose vs performance : what does marine protected area success look like? (2018)
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Yates, K., Clarke, B., & Thurstan, R. (2018). Purpose vs performance : what does marine protected area success look like?. Environmental Science and Policy, 92, 76-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2018.11.012

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an increasingly deployed spatial management tool. MPAs are primarily designed for biodiversity conservation, with their success commonly measured using a narrow suite of ecological indicators. However, for MPAs to ac... Read More about Purpose vs performance : what does marine protected area success look like?.

Outstanding challenges in the transferability of ecological models (2018)
Journal Article
Yates, K., Bouchet, P., Caley, M., & Mengersen, K. E. A. (2018). Outstanding challenges in the transferability of ecological models. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 33(10), 790-802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2018.08.001

Predictive models are central to many scientific disciplines and vital for informing management in a rapidly changing world. However, limited understanding of the accuracy and precision of models transferred to novel conditions (their ‘transferabilit... Read More about Outstanding challenges in the transferability of ecological models.

Conserving European biodiversity across realms (2018)
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Giakoumi, S., Hermoso, V., Carvalho, S., Markantonatou, V., Dagys, M., Iwamura, T., …Vogiatzakis, I. (2019). Conserving European biodiversity across realms. Conservation Letters, 12(1), e12586. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12586

Terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems are connected via multiple biophysical and ecological processes. Identifying and quantifying links among ecosystems is necessary for the uptake of integrated conservation actions across realms. Such acti... Read More about Conserving European biodiversity across realms.

Offshore energy and marine spatial planning (2018)
Book
(2018). K. Yates, & C. Bradshaw (Eds.), Offshore energy and marine spatial planning. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315666877

The generation of offshore energy is a rapidly growing sector, competing for space in an already busy seascape. This book brings together the ecological, economic, and social implications of the spatial conflict this growth entails. Covering all ener... Read More about Offshore energy and marine spatial planning.

Compatibility of offshore energy installations with marine protected areas (2018)
Book Chapter
Thurstan, R., Yates, K., & O'Leary, B. (2018). Compatibility of offshore energy installations with marine protected areas. In K. Yates, & C. Bradshaw (Eds.), Offshore Energy and Marine Spatial Planning (214-230). Routledge

Energy generation sites are increasingly being constructed in coastal and marine spaces and the rate of implementation is likely to increase in coming decades, due to a combination of increasing energy demand and international targets to reduce green... Read More about Compatibility of offshore energy installations with marine protected areas.

Meaningful stakeholder participation in marine spatial planning with offshore energy (2018)
Book Chapter
Yates, K. (2018). Meaningful stakeholder participation in marine spatial planning with offshore energy. In K. Yates, & C. Bradshaw (Eds.), Offshore Energy and Marine Spatial Planning (169-188). Routledge

Within an increasingly busy seascape, competition between different uses of marine resources is growing. Offshore-energy generation in particular is expanding rapidly, with implications for both existing users and nature conservation. Marine spatial... Read More about Meaningful stakeholder participation in marine spatial planning with offshore energy.

Transferring biodiversity models for conservation : opportunities and challenges (2018)
Journal Article
Sequeira, A., Bouchet, P., Yates, K., Mengersen, K., & Caley, M. (2018). Transferring biodiversity models for conservation : opportunities and challenges. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 9(5), 1250-1264. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12998

After decades of extensive surveying, knowledge of the global distribution of species still remains inadequate for many purposes. In the short to medium term, such knowledge is unlikely to improve greatly given the often prohibitive costs of surveyin... Read More about Transferring biodiversity models for conservation : opportunities and challenges.

Ocean zoning within a sparing versus sharing framework (2018)
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McGowan, J., Bode, M., Holden, M., Davis, K., Krueck, N., Beger, M., …Possingham, H. (2018). Ocean zoning within a sparing versus sharing framework. Theoretical Ecology, 11(2), 245-254. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12080-017-0364-x

The land-sparing versus land-sharing debate centers around how different intensities of habitat use can be coordinated to satisfy competing demands for biodiversity persistence and food production in agricultural landscapes. We apply the broad concep... Read More about Ocean zoning within a sparing versus sharing framework.

Models of marine fish biodiversity : assessing predictors from three habitat classification schemes (2016)
Journal Article
Yates, K., Mellin, C., Caley, M., Radford, B., & Meeuwig, J. (2016). Models of marine fish biodiversity : assessing predictors from three habitat classification schemes. PLoS ONE, 11(6), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155634

Prioritising biodiversity conservation requires knowledge of where biodiversity occurs. Such knowledge, however, is often lacking. New technologies for collecting biological and physical data coupled with advances in modelling techniques could help a... Read More about Models of marine fish biodiversity : assessing predictors from three habitat classification schemes.

Stakeholder perceptions of a coastal marine protected area (2016)
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Clarke, B., Thurstan, R., & Yates, K. (2016). Stakeholder perceptions of a coastal marine protected area. Journal of Coastal Research, 75, 622-626. https://doi.org/10.2112/SI75-125.1

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an increasingly utilised marine and coastal management tool, with rates of designation rising steeply over the last twenty years. MPAs are most commonly designated for biological conservation objectives and the manag... Read More about Stakeholder perceptions of a coastal marine protected area.

Challenges and benefits in the design of coastal walking and cycling amenities : toward a more integrated coastal management approach (2015)
Journal Article
Farrel, M., Cooper, J., & Yates, K. (2015). Challenges and benefits in the design of coastal walking and cycling amenities : toward a more integrated coastal management approach. Coastal Management, 43(6), 628-650. https://doi.org/10.1080/08920753.2015.1086950

The planning and development of pedestrian and cycling amenities in coastal urban environments is a challenging process because a wide range of policies and considerations must be taken into account. Among these, the concepts of sustainability and mo... Read More about Challenges and benefits in the design of coastal walking and cycling amenities : toward a more integrated coastal management approach.

Integrated coastal zone management and its potential application to Antigua and Barbuda (2015)
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Ramsey, V., Cooper, J., & Yates, K. (2015). Integrated coastal zone management and its potential application to Antigua and Barbuda. Ocean and Coastal Management, 118(Part B), 259-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.04.017

Coastal resources are an essential asset for many nations, particularly small island nations, whose dependency upon coastal resources is especially high. Antigua and Barbuda has a population of approximately 85,000, of which a high percentage either... Read More about Integrated coastal zone management and its potential application to Antigua and Barbuda.

Ocean zoning for conservation, fisheries and marine renewable energy : assessing trade-offs and co-location opportunities (2015)
Journal Article
Yates, K., Schoeman, D., & Klein, C. (2015). Ocean zoning for conservation, fisheries and marine renewable energy : assessing trade-offs and co-location opportunities. Journal of Environmental Management, 152, 201-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.01.045

Oceans, particularly coastal areas, are getting busier and within this increasingly human-dominated seascape, marine biodiversity continues to decline. Attempts to maintain and restore marine biodiversity are becoming more spatial, principally throug... Read More about Ocean zoning for conservation, fisheries and marine renewable energy : assessing trade-offs and co-location opportunities.

Quantitative incorporation of fishers’ spatial access priorities into strategic conservation planning and fisheries management (2014)
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Yates, K., & Schoeman, D. (2014). Quantitative incorporation of fishers’ spatial access priorities into strategic conservation planning and fisheries management. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 72(2), 587-594. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsu122

Both marine conservation and fisheries management are increasingly incorporating spatial tools such as marine protected areas (MPAs) and seasonal closures. To be able to develop spatial management plans that minimise negative impacts on the fishing c... Read More about Quantitative incorporation of fishers’ spatial access priorities into strategic conservation planning and fisheries management.

Incorporating the spatial access priorities of fishers into strategic conservation planning and marine protected area design : reducing cost and increasing transparency (2014)
Journal Article
Yates, K., & Schoeman, D. (2015). Incorporating the spatial access priorities of fishers into strategic conservation planning and marine protected area design : reducing cost and increasing transparency. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 72(2), 587-594. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsu122

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly used to address multiple marine management needs, and the incorporation of stakeholders into the MPA planning and designation processes is considered vital for success. Commercial fishers are often the s... Read More about Incorporating the spatial access priorities of fishers into strategic conservation planning and marine protected area design : reducing cost and increasing transparency.

Assessing the vulnerability of coastal infrastructure to sea level rise using multi-criteria analysis in Scarborough, Maine (USA) (2014)
Journal Article
Johnston, A., Slovinsky, P., & Yates, K. (2014). Assessing the vulnerability of coastal infrastructure to sea level rise using multi-criteria analysis in Scarborough, Maine (USA). Ocean and Coastal Management, 95, 176-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.04.016

Sea level rise and climate change will have widespread impacts on coastal towns and cities, many of which have seen dramatic increases in development over recent decades. In addition to potential private property damage, the critical public infrastru... Read More about Assessing the vulnerability of coastal infrastructure to sea level rise using multi-criteria analysis in Scarborough, Maine (USA).

View from the wheelhouse : perceptions on marine management from the fishing community and suggestions for improvement (2014)
Journal Article
Yates, K. (2014). View from the wheelhouse : perceptions on marine management from the fishing community and suggestions for improvement. Marine Policy, 48, 39-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2014.03.002

Marine capture fisheries are of global importance, supporting hundreds of millions of livelihoods and making a significant contribution to global food security. Yet many fisheries are at risk from unsustainable exploitation and fishing has caused sig... Read More about View from the wheelhouse : perceptions on marine management from the fishing community and suggestions for improvement.

Spatial access priority mapping (SAPM) with fishers : a quantitative GIS method for participatory planning (2013)
Journal Article
Yates, K., & Schoeman, D. (2013). Spatial access priority mapping (SAPM) with fishers : a quantitative GIS method for participatory planning. PLoS ONE, 8(7), e68424. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068424

Spatial management tools, such as marine spatial planning and marine protected areas, are playing an increasingly important role in attempts to improve marine management and accommodate conflicting needs. Robust data are needed to inform decisions am... Read More about Spatial access priority mapping (SAPM) with fishers : a quantitative GIS method for participatory planning.

International,regional and national commitments meet local implementation : a case study of marine conservation in Northern Ireland (2012)
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implementation : a case study of marine conservation in Northern Ireland. Marine Policy, 38, 140-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2012.05.030

It is increasingly accepted that humanity’s unsustainable use of the marine environment is causing the degradation of the very marine ecosystems it relies upon. This awareness had led to the generation of a significant number of international agreeme... Read More about International,regional and national commitments meet local implementation : a case study of marine conservation in Northern Ireland.