A paper from my lab, led by Betty Boyse as part of her PhD work, shows how tiny traces of DNA from seawater can provide
Category: Conservation
Parasites are ecological dark matter – and they need protecting
How should we best support conservation of endangered parasites? Timothy Brown, University of Leeds; Andrew Cunningham, Zoological Society of London, and Simon Goodman, University of
Climate change is fast shrinking the world’s largest inland sea
In the face of rapid declines in the level of the Caspian Sea, is it possible to avoid conflicts between protecting human interests and conserving
Developing policy to address marine mammal bycatch in illegal fisheries
Globally, large numbers of marine mammals are entangled and drowned in fishing gear every year. Much of this mortality is associated with illegal and unregulated
Ferries and marine eDNA
Innovative new approach could open up marine biodiversity discovery and monitoring In a new paper with Dr Elena Valsecchi from the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy,
Understanding how icebreaking vessels can impact on breeding seals and what to do about it
By Simon Goodman & Sue Wilson In our new open access paper, just published in Biological Conservation, we examined the impact of icebreaking vessels passing
Goodman Ecology & Evolution Lab @Leeds 