Publications by authors named "Tristan Bantock"

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  • This study provides annual estimates of occupancy and species trends for over 5,000 UK bryophytes, lichens, and invertebrates, offering a comprehensive view of biodiversity changes from 1970 to 2015.
  • The data, sourced from 29 national recording schemes, utilizes a Bayesian occupancy modeling framework to analyze a massive dataset of over 24 million species occurrence records.
  • This approach enables the assessment of species trends and occupancy for various taxa that lacked structured monitoring, enhancing understanding of biodiversity variation and its drivers in the UK.
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Invasive alien species (IAS) are considered one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, particularly through their interactions with other drivers of change. Horizon scanning, the systematic examination of future potential threats and opportunities, leading to prioritization of IAS threats is seen as an essential component of IAS management. Our aim was to consider IAS that were likely to impact on native biodiversity but were not yet established in the wild in Great Britain.

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We present two new avian molecular sexing techniques for nonpasserine and passerine birds (Neognathae), which are more suitable for use with museum specimens than earlier methods. The technique for nonpasserines is based on a new primer (M5) which, in combination with the existing P8 primer, targets a smaller amplicon in the CHD1 sex-linked gene than previously. Primers targeting ATP5A1, an avian sex-linked gene not previously used for sex identification, were developed for passerines.

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