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11287
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3990
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1395

Overview

Bernie R. Tershy is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Genetics, and Insect Science.

The main topics covered in their work span a range of ecological and conservation themes. These include:

  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Tershy has published notable papers in several scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • "The global contribution of invasive vertebrate eradication as a key island restoration tool," 2022, Scientific Reports
  • "Framework for assessing and mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy development on marine birds," 2022, Biological Conservation
  • "Indirect effects of invasive rat removal result in recovery of island rocky intertidal community structure," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Invasive vertebrate eradications on islands as a tool for implementing global Sustainable Development Goals," 2020, Environmental Conservation
  • "Spatial ecology of hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in foraging habitats of the Gulf of California, Mexico," 2021, Global Ecology and Conservation

Their publications have appeared predominantly in venues such as Scientific Reports and Global Ecology and Conservation, as well as Birds of the World, Biological Conservation, and Environmental Conservation.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Tershy include:

  • Donald A. Croll
  • Kelly M. Zilliacus
  • Bradford S. Keitt
  • Nick D. Holmes
  • Lourdes Martínez-Estévez

This network of collaborators reflects a focus on marine and terrestrial ecology, conservation biology, and related environmental issues, supporting interdisciplinary research approaches.

Best Publications

  • Invasive rodent eradication on islands.

    Gregg Howald;C. Josh Donlan;C. Josh Donlan;Juan Pablo Galván;James C. Russell

  • A global review of the impacts of invasive cats on island endangered vertebrates

    Félix M. Medina;Elsa Bonnaud;Elsa Bonnaud;Eric Vidal;Bernie R. Tershy

  • Severity of the Effects of Invasive Rats on Seabirds: A Global Review

    Holly P. Jones;Bernie R. Tershy;Erika S. Zavaleta;Donald A. Croll

  • A Review of Feral Cat Eradication on Islands

    Manuel Nogales;Aurelio Martín;Bernie R. Tershy;C. Josh Donlan;C. Josh Donlan

  • Invasive mammal eradication on islands results in substantial conservation gains

    Holly P. Jones;Nick D. Holmes;Stuart H. M. Butchart;Bernie R. Tershy

  • From wind to whales: trophic links in a coastal upwelling system

    Donald A. Croll;Baldo Marinovic;Scott Benson;Francisco P. Chavez

  • Only male fin whales sing loud songs

    Donald A. Croll;Christopher W. Clark;Alejandro Acevedo;Bernie Tershy

  • An integrated approch to the foraging ecology of marine birds and mammals

    Donald A. Croll;Bernie R. Tershy;Roger P. Hewitt;David A. Demer

  • The Importance of Islands for the Protection of Biological and Linguistic Diversity

    Bernie R. Tershy;Kuo-Wei Shen;Kelly M. Newton;Nick D. Holmes

  • Blue whale habitat and prey in the California Channel Islands

    Paul C. Fiedler;Stephen B. Reilly;Roger P. Hewitt;David Demer

  • Globally threatened vertebrates on islands with invasive species

    Dena R. Spatz;Kelly M. Zilliacus;Nick D. Holmes;Stuart H. M. Butchart;Stuart H. M. Butchart

  • The diving behavior of blue and fin whales: is dive duration shorter than expected based on oxygen stores?

    Donald A Croll;Alejandro Acevedo-Gutiérrez;Bernie R Tershy;Jorge Urbán-Ramı́rez

  • The diet of feral cats on islands: a review and a call for more studies

    E. Bonnaud;E. Bonnaud;F. M. Medina;Eric Vidal;M. Nogales

  • High feeding costs limit dive time in the largest whales.

    A. Acevedo-Gutiérrez;A. Acevedo-Gutiérrez;D. A. Croll;B. R. Tershy

  • Vulnerabilities and fisheries impacts: The uncertain future of manta and devil rays

    Donald A. Croll;Heidi Dewar;Nicholas K. Dulvy;Daniel Fernando

  • Feral Cats and Biodiversity Conservation: The Urgent Prioritization of Island Management

    Manuel Nogales;Eric Vidal;Félix M. Medina;Elsa Bonnaud

  • Effect of anthropogenic low-frequency noise on the foraging ecology of Balaenoptera whales

    Donald A. Croll;Christopher W. Clark;John Calambokidis;William T. Ellison

  • Mutualism Disruption Threatens Global Plant Biodiversity: A Systematic Review.

    Clare E. Aslan;Erika S. Zavaleta;Bernie Tershy;Donald Croll

  • History and status of introduced mammals and impacts to breeding seabirds on the California channel and Northwestern Baja California Islands

    Gerard J. McChesney;Bernie R. Tershy

  • Introduced rats indirectly change marine rocky intertidal communities from algae- to invertebrate-dominated

    Carolyn M. Kurle;Donald A. Croll;Bernie R. Tershy

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald A. Croll
Donald A. Croll University of California, Santa Cruz
Stuart H. M. Butchart
Stuart H. M. Butchart BirdLife international, UK
Erika S. Zavaleta
Erika S. Zavaleta University of California, Santa Cruz
Piero Genovesi
Piero Genovesi Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale
Steffen Oppel
Steffen Oppel Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
James C. Russell
James C. Russell University of Auckland
Manuel Nogales
Manuel Nogales Spanish National Research Council
Holly P. Jones
Holly P. Jones Northern Illinois University
A. Marm Kilpatrick
A. Marm Kilpatrick University of California, Santa Cruz
Christopher W. Clark
Christopher W. Clark Cornell University

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