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Ketos
Ecology is currently working on a number of
scientific papers (see
Current Projects for
an update). Some of the scientific and popular media publications produced to date
(often in collaboration with other colleagues/institutes) are listed below.
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Weir,
C.R. (2008). Occurrence and
distribution of
cetaceans off northern
Angola, 2004-2005.
Journal of
Cetacean Research and
Management, 9(3):
225-239.
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Kb).
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Weir, C.R. (2008). Overt responses
of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), sperm whales
(Physeter macrocephalus), and Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella
frontalis) to seismic exploration off Angola. Aquatic
Mammals, 34: 71-83.
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MacLeod, C.D., Weir, C.R., Santos, M.B.
and Dunn, T.E. (2008). Temperature-based summer habitat partitioning between
white-beaked and common dolphins around the United Kingdom and
Republic of Ireland. Journal of the Marine Biological
Association, 88: 1193-1198.
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Dolman, S.J., Weir, C.R. and Jasny,
M. (2008). Comparative review of marine mammal guidance
implemented during naval exercises. Paper accepted for
presentation at ‘Underwater Noise Measurement, Impact and
Mitigation’ organised by the Institute of Acoustics, UK, October
2008.
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Weir, C.R., Calderan,
S., Unwin, M., Pitman,
R.L., Booth, C.,
Photopoulos, T. and
Robinson, K.P. (2008).
White-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus
albirostris)
occurrence in the Minch
(Scotland, UK) during
August 2007.
Presentation at the
European Cetacean
Society Conference, The
Netherlands, 10-12 March
2008.
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Weir, C.R. and
Coles, P. (2007). Morphology of common dolphins (Delphinus
spp.) photographed off Angola. Presentation at the Society for
Marine Mammalogy Conference, Cape Town, Africa.
Available here.
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Dolman, S.J. and Weir, C.R. (2007).
Avoidance as a conservation strategy for spatio-temporal management
of anthropogenic sound sources. Poster presentation at the
Conference of the European Cetacean Society, San Sebastian, Spain,
April 2007.
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Weir,
C.R., Ron, T., Morais, M.
and Duarte, A.D.C.
(2007) Nesting and pelagic
distribution of marine
turtles in Angola, West
Africa, 2000-2006:
occurrence, threats and
conservation
implications. Oryx,
41: 224-231.
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Kb).
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Weir, C.R. (2007). Observations of marine turtles in relation to seismic
airgun sound off Angola. Marine Turtle Newsletter, 116:
17-20.
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Mb).
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Weir, C.R. and Dolman, S.J.
(2007). Comparative review of the regional
marine mammal mitigation guidelines implemented during industrial seismic
surveys, and guidance towards a worldwide standard. Journal of
International Wildlife Law and Policy, 10: 1-27.
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Weir, C.R., Frantzis, A., Alexiadou, P. and
Goold, J.C. (2007). The burst-pulse nature of ‘squeal’ sounds emitted by
sperm whales. Journal of the Marine Biological Association
of the UK, 87: 39-46.
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here (653 Kb).
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MacLeod, C.D.,
Weir, C.R., Pierpoint, C. and Harland, E.
(2007). The
habitat preferences of marine mammals west of
Scotland (UK). Journal of the Marine
Biological Association of the UK, 87: 157-164. Download
here (394 Kb). |
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Weir,
C.R., Stockin, K.A. and Pierce, G.J.
(2007). Spatial and temporal trends in the distribution of harbour
porpoises, white-beaked dolphins and minke whales off Aberdeenshire
(UK), north-western North Sea.
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the
UK, 87: 327-338.
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here (420 Kb).
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Weir,
C.R. (2006). First confirmed records of Clymene dolphin Stenella
clymene (Gray, 1850) from Angola and Congo, South-east Atlantic
Ocean. African Zoology,
41(2): 297-300.
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here (446 Kb).
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Weir,
C.R. (2006). Sightings of beaked whales (Cetacea: Ziphiidae) including
first confirmed Cuvier's beaked whales Ziphius cavirostris
from Angola. African Journal of Marine
Science, 28(1): 173-175.
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here (102 Kb). |
Weir,
C.R. (2006). Sightings
of rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) off Angola and
Gabon, South-east Atlantic Ocean.
Abstracts of the 20th Annual Conference of the
European Cetacean Society, 2-7 April 2006, Gdynia, Poland.
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here (53 Kb). |
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Weir, C.R., Dolman, S.J. and Simmonds, M.P.
(2006). Marine mammal
mitigation during seismic surveys and recommendations for worldwide
standard mitigation guidance. Paper
SC/58/E12 presented to the Scientific Committee of the International
Whaling Commission, St Kitts, May 2006.
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Parsons, C., Swift, R., Weir, C. and Dolman,
S. 2006.
Sources of marine noise.
In: Oceans of Noise, Chapter 3.
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, UK. |
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Weir, C.R. 2006. The temporal and spatial
distribution of marine mammals, turtles and other marine fauna off
northern Angola, September 2003 – March 2006.
Report by Ketos Ecology for BP (Angola) Exploration Ltd.
May 2006. 157 pp. |
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Weir, C.R. 2006. BP identification guide to
the marine mammals and turtles of Angola.
Produced by Ketos Ecology for BP (Angola) Exploration Ltd.
24 pp. |
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Stockin,
K.A., Weir, C.R. and Pierce, G.J. (2006).
Examining the importance of Aberdeenshire coastal waters for
North Sea bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK,
86:
201-207.
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(320 Kb). |
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Weir,
C.R., Stokes, J., Martin, C. and Cermeño,
P. (2004). Three
sightings of Mesoplodon species in the Bay of Biscay: first
confirmed True’s beaked whales (M. mirus) for the north-east
Atlantic? Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the
UK, 84: 1095-1099.
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(1.06 MB PDF). |
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Weir,
C.R. (2003). Sperm
whale (Physeter macrocephalus) codas in the northern Gulf of Mexico:
repertoire, structure and usage. MSc Thesis, University of Wales, Bangor.
(Unpublished. Please
Contact
Us for 2.6 MB PDF). |
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Weir,
C.R. (2002).
Killer whales in British waters. British
Wildlife, 14(2): 106-108.
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(23 KB).
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Stockin,
K.A. and Weir, C.R. (2002). Monitoring
the presence and occurrence of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
in the coastal waters of Aberdeenshire, NE Scotland (UK).
Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean
Society, Liege, Belgium, 7-11 April 2002.
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(140 KB). |
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Weir,
C.R.
and Stockin, K.A. (2002). Seasonal
occurrence of the white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) in
coastal Aberdeenshire waters, North-east Scotland.
Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference of the European
Cetacean Society, Liege, Belgium, 7-11 April 2002.
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(160 KB). |
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Stockin,
K.A. and Weir, C.R. (2001). Monitoring
the presence and occurrence of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
in the coastal waters of Aberdeenshire, NE Scotland (UK).
14th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals,
Vancouver, British Columbia, 28 Nov-3 Dec 2001.
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Weir, C.R.,
and Stockin, K.A. (2001). The
occurrence and distribution of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and other cetacean species in the coastal waters
of Aberdeenshire. Sea Watch
Foundation Report to Shell UK
Exploration and Production.
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(1.3 MB). |
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Hobbs,
M., Brereton, T.M., Weir, C.R. and Williams, AD. (2001).
Baseline
Monitoring data on Procellariformes (Shearwaters) in the Bay of Biscay.
Paper presented at the European Bird Census Council Bird Numbers 2001
Conference, Hungary, and In Press in Ornis Hungaria.
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Brereton,
T.M., Weir, C.R., Hobbs, M. and Williams, A.D. (2001).
A
Year-Round Seabird Monitoring Programme in the English Channel and Bay Of
Biscay: Preliminary Results 1995-2001. Paper
presented at the European Bird Census Council Bird Numbers 2001 Conference,
Hungary, and In Press in Ornis
Hungaria.
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Weir,
C.R. (2001). Best of British: where to watch whales, dolphins and
porpoises in UK waters. Birdwatch
Magazine, April, 12-13.
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(66 KB). |
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Weir, C.R.,
Pollock, C., Cronin, C. and Taylor, S. (2001).
Cetaceans of the Atlantic Frontier, north and west of Scotland.
Continental Shelf Research 21: 1047-1071.
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(1.59 MB). |
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Weir,
C.R. (2001). A
dedicated cetacean sighting survey of the Torrelavega and Santander canyons,
southern Bay of Biscay. A report
on the whales, dolphins and seabirds of the Bay of Biscay and English Channel,
ORCA Report, 1: 61-80.
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(893 KB). |
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Weir, C.R.
(2001). Sightings of marine mammals
and other animals recorded from offshore installations in the North Sea.
In: North Sea Bird Club 21st Anniversary report, ed. by
A.W. Thorpe, 93-103.
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Tasker,
M.L. and Weir, C.R. (eds) (2001). Proceedings
of the Seismic and Marine Mammals Workshop, London, 23-25 June 1998.
Published on web
at:
http://www.smru.st-and.ac.uk/seismic/index.html.
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Pollock,
C.M., Mavor, R., Weir, C.R.,
Reid, A., White, R.W., Tasker, M.L., Webb, A. and Reid, J.B. (2000).
The distribution of seabirds and marine mammals in the Atlantic
Frontier, north and west of Scotland. Joint
Nature Conservation Committee, Aberdeen.
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Weir,
C.R. (2000).
Sightings of beaked whale species (Cetacea: Ziphiidae) in the waters to
the north and west of Scotland and the Faroe Islands. In: European
Research on Cetaceans – 14. Proceedings of the fourteenth Annual
Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Cork, Ireland, 2-5 April
2000.
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Weir,
C.R. and O’Brien, S. (2000).
Association of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena
phocoena) with the western Irish Sea front.
In: European Research on Cetaceans
– 14. Proceedings of the fourteenth Annual Conference of the European
Cetacean Society, Cork, Ireland, 2-5 April 2000.
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(164 KB). |
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Weir,
C.R. (1999).
Cetacean surveys in the Atlantic Frontier.
Soundings, 5:
5-7.
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(539 KB).
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Weir,
C.R. (1999). Sightings
of beaked whales in the Faroe-Shetland Channel.
The Shetland Sea Mammal Report 1998: 17-19.
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(38 KB). |
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Weir,
C.R. (1999). Northern
bottlenose whales, Isle of Skye. Birding Scotland, 2(1): 12-13.
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(89 KB).
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Weir,
C.R.
and Coles, P.
(1998). Northern Bottlenose whales
at Broadford Bay, Isle of Skye. Soundings,
4(3): 4-5.
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(122 KB). |
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Evans,
P.G.H., Weir, C.R. and Nice,
H.E.
(1996). Temporal and spatial
distribution of harbour porpoises in Shetland waters, 1990-1995.
In: European Research on Cetaceans
– 10. Proceedings of the Tenth Annual
Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Lisbon, Portugal, 11-13 Mar,
1996. (Ed. P.G.H. Evans).
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Evans,
P.G.H., Nice, H.E. and Weir, C.R.
(1996). Sightings frequency and
distribution of cetaceans in Shetland waters.
In: European Research on Cetaceans
– 10: Proceedings of the Tenth Annual
Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Lisbon, Portugal, 11-13 Mar,
1996. (Ed. P.G.H. Evans).
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(163 KB).
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