Recent Scientific Papers

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2019

Bunbury N et al. (2019) Five eradications, three species, three islands: Overview, insights and recommendations from invasive bird eradications in the Seychelles. In: IUCN Island Invasives: Scaling up to meet the challenge. Proceedings of the international conference on island invasives 2017

Holmes ND et al. (2019) Globally important islands where eradicating invasive mammals will benefit highly threatened vertebrates. PLoS ONE 14 (3): e0212128. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212128

Labisko J, Griffiths RA, Chong-Seng L, Bunbury N, Maddock ST, Bradfield KS, Taylor ML, & Groombridge JJ. (2019) Endemic, endangered and evolutionarily significant: cryptic lineages in Seychelles’ frogs (Anura: Sooglossidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 126 (3): 417–435. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/bly183

Walton R, Baxter R, Bunbury N, Hansen DM, Fleischer-Dogley F, Greenwood S, & Schaepman-Strub G. (In press) In the land of giants: Habitat use and selection of the Aldabra giant tortoise on Aldabra Atoll. Biodiversity & Conservation

2018

Bunbury N, von Brandis R, Currie JC, van de Crommenacker J, Accouche W, Birch D, Chong-Seng L, Doak N, Haupt P, Haverson P, Jean-Baptiste M, Fleischer-Dogley F (2018). Late stage dynamics of a successful feral goat eradication from the UNESCO World Heritage site of Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles. Biological Invasions 20: 1735–1747. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1657-0

Falcon W, Baxter RP, Furrer S, Bauert M, Hatt J-M, Schaepman-Strub G, Ozgul A, Bunbury N, Clauss M & Hansen D. Patterns of activity and body temperature of Aldabra giant tortoises in relation to environmental temperature. Ecology & Evolution 8(4):2108-2121. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3766

Fogell DJ, Martin RO, Bunbury N, Lawson B, Sells J, McKeand AM, Tatayah V, Trung CT, Groombridge JJ (2018). Trade and conservation implications of new beak and feather disease virus detection in native and introduced parrots. Conservation Biology 32 (6): 1325-1335.

Hamylton S, Hagan A, Bunbury N, Fleischer-Dogley F, Spencer T (2018) Mapping the lagoon at Aldabra Atoll, Western Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin 619: 45-59

Scheyer TM, Delfino M, Klein N, Bunbury N, Fleischer-Dogley F, Hansen DM (2018). Trophic interactions between lager crocodylians and giant tortoises on Aldabra Atoll, Western Indian Ocean, during the late Pleistocene. Royal Society Open Science 5: 171800. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171800

2017

Haverkamp PJ, Shekeine J, de Jong R, Schaepman M, Turnbull LA, Baxter R, Hansen D, Bunbury N, Fleischer-Dogley F, Schaepman-Strub G (2017). Giant tortoise habitats under increasing drought conditions on Aldabra Atoll – Ecological indicators to monitor rainfall anomalies and related vegetation activity. Ecological Indicators 80: 354-362

Hansen DM, Austin JJ, Baxter RH, de Boer EJ, Falcon W, Norder SJ, Rijsdijk KF, Thebaud C, Bunbury N & Warren BH. (year). Origins of endemic island tortoises in the western Indian Ocean: a critique of the human-translocation hypothesis. Journal of Biogeography, 44: 1430-1435

Rocha S, Perera A, Bunbury N, Kaiser-Bunbury CN & Harris J. (2016). Speciation history and species- delimitation within the Seychelles bronze geckos, Ailuronyx spp.: molecular and morphological evidence. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2016: 1-21

Santamaria C, Bluemel J, Bunbury N & Curran M. (2017). Cryptic biodiversity and phylogeographic patterns of Seychellois Ligia isopods. PeerJ 5:e3894 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3894

2016

Jackson H, Bunbury N, Przelomska N & Groombridge JJ. (2016). Evolutionary distinctiveness and historical decline in genetic diversity in the Seychelles Black Parrot Coracopsis nigra barklyi. Ibis 158(2): 380–394

Morgan E, Määttänen K, Kaiser-Bunbury CN, Buser A, Fleischer-Dogley F & Kettle C. (2016). Development of twelve polymorphic microsatellite loci for the endangered Seychelles palm Lodoicea maldivica (Arecaceae). Applications in Plant Sciences 4: 1500119 van de Crommenacker J, Richards H, Onezia C, Mahoune T, Accouche W, Fleischer-Dogley F & Bunbury N. (2016) Long-term monitoring of landbirds on Aldabra Atoll indicates increasing population trends. Bird Conservation International 26(3): 337–349

2015

Edwards PJ, Fleischer-Dogley F & Kaiser-Bunbury CN. (2015). The nutrient economy of Lodoicea maldivica, a monodominant palm producing the world’s largest seed. New Phytologist 206: 990–999

Harper G & Bunbury N. (2015) Invasive rats on tropical islands: their population biology and impacts on native species. Global Ecology & Conservation 3: 607–627

Harper G, van Dinther M, Russell J & Bunbury N. (2015) The response of black rats (Rattus rattus) to evergreen and seasonally arid habitats: informing eradication planning on a tropical island. Biological Conservation 185: 66–74

Harris DJ, Perera A, Valente J, Rocha S. 2015. Deep genetic differentiation within Janetaescincus spp. (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Seychelles Islands. Herpetological Journal 25: 205-213.

Kaiser-Bunbury C, Fleischer-Dogley F, Dogley D & Bunbury N. (2015) Scientists’ responsibilities towards evidence-based conservation in Small Island Developing States. Journal of Applied Ecology 52: 7–11

Labisko J, Maddock ST, Taylor ML, ChongSeng L, Gower DJ, Wynne F, Wombwell E, Morel C, French GCA, Bunbury N & Bradfield KS. (2015) Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) undetected in the two orders of Seychelles amphibians. Herpetological Review. 64: 41–45

Turnbull LA, Ozgul A, Accouche W, Baxter R, Chongseng L, Currie J, Doak N, Hansen D, Pistorius P, Richards H, van de Crommenacker J, von Brandis R, Fleischer-Dogley F & Bunbury N. (2015) Persistence of distinctive morphotypes in the native range of the CITES-listed Aldabra giant tortoise. Ecology & Evolution DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1764 van de Crommenacker J, Bourgeois YXC, Warren BH, Jackson H, Fleischer-Dogley F, Groombridge J & Bunbury N. (2015) Using molecular tools to guide management of invasive alien species: assessing the genetic impact of a recently introduced island bird population. Diversity & Distributions 21(12): 1414–1427 van Dinther M, Bunbury N & Kaiser-Bunbury CN. (2015) Trial of herbicide control methods for sisal (Agave sisalana) in the arid island environment of Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles. Conservation Evidence 12: 14–18

2014

Bunbury N. (2014) Distribution, seasonality and habitat preferences of the endangered Madagascar pond-heron Ardeola idae on Aldabra Atoll: 2009–2012. Ibis 156: 233–235

Kaiser-Bunbury C, Cuthbert H, Fox R, Birch D & Bunbury N. (2014) Invasion of yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes in a Seychelles UNESCO palm forest. NeoBiota 22: 43–57

Martin RO, Perrin MR, Boyes RS, Abebe YD, Annorbah ND, Asamoah A, Bizimana D, Bobo K, Bunbury N et al. (2014) Research and conservation of the larger parrots of Africa and Madagascar: a review of knowledge gaps and opportunities. Ostrich 85: 205–233

Reuleaux A, Richards H, Payet T, Villard P, Waltert M & Bunbury N. (2014) Breeding ecology of the Seychelles black parrot Coracopsis barklyi. Ostrich 85: 255–265

Reuleaux A, Richards H, Payet T, Villard P, Waltert M & Bunbury N. (2014) Insights into the feeding ecology of the Seychelles black parrot Coracopsis barklyi using two monitoring approaches. Ostrich 85: 245–253

2013

Bunbury N, von Brandis R, Currie J, Jean-Baptiste M, Accouche W, Souyave J, Haupt P & Fleischer-Dogley F. (2013). Goats eradicated from Aldabra Atoll. IUCN Aliens Bulletin 33: 18-24

Bunbury N, Mahoune T, Raguain J & Richards H. (2013). Red-whiskered bulbuls eradicated from Aldabra Atoll. IUCN Aliens Bulletin 33: 8-9

Mortimer JA & von Brandis RG. (2013). Mortality of adult green turtles (Chelonia mydas) at the nesting beaches of Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles. Chelonian Conservation & Biology 12(1): 151–157

Quanz C, Bunbury N & Fleischer-Dogley F. (2013) Improving the sustainable operation of a World Heritage Site: Increasing energy efficiency and implementing a renewable energy system on Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles. PARKS: International Journal for Protected Areas Conservation 19: 47-58

Reuleaux A, Bunbury N, Villard P & Waltert M. (2013) Status, distribution and recommendations for monitoring of the Seychelles black parrot Coracopsis (nigra) barklyi. Oryx 47: 561–568

Šúr M, Bunbury N & van de Crommenacker J. (2013a) Frigatebirds on Aldabra Atoll: Census, recommended monitoring protocol and sustainable tourism guidelines. Bird Conservation International 23: 214–220

Šúr M, van de Crommenacker J & Bunbury N. (2013b) Assessing effectiveness of reintroduction of the flightless Aldabra rail on Picard Island, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles. Conservation Evidence 10: 80–84

2012

Hagan AB, Hamylton SM & Doak N. (2012). Observations of Dugongs (Dugong dugon) at Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean: Lagoon Habitat Mapping and Spatial Analysis of Sighting Records. International Journal of Geographic Information Science 26 (5): 839-853

Hamylton S, Spencer T & Hagan AB. (2012). Spatial modelling of benthic cover using remote sensing data in the Aldabra lagoon, western Indian Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series 460: 35-47

Mortimer JA. (2012). Seasonality of Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) reproduction at Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles (1981–2008) in the context of the Western Indian Ocean regions (1981–2008) and in the wider Western Indian Ocean region. Chelonian Conservation & Biology 11(2): 170-181

Taylor ML, Bunbury N, ChongSeng L, Doak N, Kundu S, Griffiths R & Groombridge JG. (2012) Evidence for evolutionary distinctiveness of a newly discovered population of sooglossid frogs on Praslin Island, Seychelles. Conservation Genetics 13: 557–566

2011

Fleischer-Dogley F, Kettle C, Edwards PJ, Ghazoul J, Määttänen K & Kaiser-Bunbury CN. (2011). Morphological and genetic differentiation in populations of the dispersal-limited coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica): implications for management and conservation. Diversity & Distributions 17: 235–243

Mortimer JA, Von Brandis RG, Liljevik A, Chapman R & Collie J. (2011). Fall and Rise of Nesting Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) at Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles: Positive Response to Four Decades of Protection (1968–2008). Chelonian Conservation & Biology 10(2): 165-176

Noble T, Bunbury N, Kaiser-Bunbury C & Bell DJ. (2011) Ecology and co-existence of endemic gecko species in a native palm forest. Journal of Zoology 283: 73–80

2010

Rist L, Kaiser-Bunbury C, Fleischer-Dogley F, Edwards P, Bunbury N & Ghazoul J. (2010) Sustainable harvesting of coco de mer in the Vallée de Mai, Seychelles. Forest Ecology & Management 260: 2224–2231