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Overview

John Gurnell is affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, focusing on subfields such as Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, and Infectious Diseases.

The central themes of their work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, as well as investigations into Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research, and Viral Infections and Vectors.

Key recent publications by John Gurnell include:

  • "Interactions between native and invasive species: A systematic review of the red squirrel-gray squirrel paradigm," 2023, published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Implications of squirrelpox virus for successful red squirrel translocations within mainland UK," 2020, published in Conservation Science and Practice
  • "Hedgerows for Hedgehogs and Campus Biodiversity," 2024, published in Journal of Awareness-Based Systems Change
  • "Issue Information," 2020, published in Conservation Science and Practice

John Gurnell has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Peter W. W. Lurz
  • Anthony W. Sainsbury
  • Julian Chantrey
  • John G. Ewen
  • Peter J. Hudson

Their work has appeared regularly in journals such as Conservation Science and Practice, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, and the Journal of Awareness-Based Systems Change.

Best Publications

  • The natural history of squirrels

    J Gurnell

  • Alien species and interspecific competition: effects of introduced eastern grey squirrels on red squirrel population dynamics

    John Gurnell;Luc A. Wauters;Peter W. W. Lurz;Guido Tosi

  • Parapoxvirus causes a deleterious disease in red squirrels associated with UK population declines

    Daniel M Tompkins;A W Sainsbury;P Nettleton;D Buxton

  • Disease threats posed by alien species: the role of a poxvirus in the decline of the native red squirrel in Britain

    S. P. Rushton;P. W. W. Lurz;J. Gurnell;P. Nettleton

  • Modelling the spatial dynamics of parapoxvirus disease in red and grey squirrels: a possible cause of the decline in the red squirrel in the UK?

    S.P. Rushton;P.W.W. Lurz;J. Gurnell;R. Fuller

  • A critical look at conserving the British Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris

    John Gurnell;Harry Pepper

  • Squirrel numbers and the abundance of tree seeds

    John Gurnell

  • Home range, territoriality, caching behaviour and food supply of the red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus fremonti) in a subalpine lodgepole pine forest

    John Gurnell

  • Grey squirrels have high seroprevalence to a parapoxvirus associated with deaths in red squirrels

    Anthony W. Sainsbury;Peter Nettleton;Janice Gilray;John Gurnell

  • Interspecific competition between native Eurasian red squirrels and alien grey squirrels: does resource partitioning occur?

    Luc A. Wauters;John Gurnell;Adriano Martinoli;Guido Tosi

  • The effects of food availability and winter weather on the dynamics of a grey squirrel population in southern England

    John Gurnell

  • Interspecific competition in tree squirrels: do introduced grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) deplete tree seeds hoarded by red squirrels (S. vulgaris)?

    Luc A. Wauters;Guido Tosi;John Gurnell

  • Interspecific effects of grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) on the space use and population demography of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in conifer plantations

    Luc A. Wauters;Peter W. W. Lurz;John Gurnell

  • The Mechanism of Replacement of Red Squirrels by Grey Squirrels: A Test of the Interference Competition Hypothesis

    Luc A. Wauters;John Gurnell

  • Genetic structure of fragmented populations of red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in the UK.

    E. M. Barratt;J. Gurnell;G. Malarky;R. Deaville

  • Conserving red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris): mapping and forecasting habitat suitability using a Geographic Information Systems Approach

    John Gurnell;Mike J Clark;Peter W.W. Lurz;Mark D.F Shirley

  • Practical Techniques for Surveying and Monitoring Squirrels

    J Gurnell;Pww Lurz;R McDonald;H Pepper

  • The Red Squirrel

    John Gurnell

  • Effects of spatial variation in food availability on spacing behaviour and demography of Eurasian red squirrels

    Luc A. Wauters;John Gurnell;Damiano Preatoni;Guido Tosi

  • Poxviral Disease in Red Squirrels Sciurus vulgaris in the UK: Spatial and Temporal Trends of an Emerging Threat

    Anthony W. Sainsbury;Robert Deaville;Becki Lawson;William A. Cooley

  • Monitoring red squirrels Sciurus vulgaris and grey squirrels Sciurus carolinensis in Britain

    J. Gurnell;P. W. W. Lurz;M. D. F. Shirley;S. Cartmel

  • natural history of squirrels

    J. Gurnell

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter W. W. Lurz
Peter W. W. Lurz University of Edinburgh
Luc A. Wauters
Luc A. Wauters University of Insubria
Stephen P. Rushton
Stephen P. Rushton Newcastle University
David Hunt
David Hunt University of Edinburgh
John G. Ewen
John G. Ewen Zoological Society of London
Robbie A. McDonald
Robbie A. McDonald University of Exeter
Angela M. Gurnell
Angela M. Gurnell Queen Mary University of London
Walter Bertoldi
Walter Bertoldi University of Trento
Becki Lawson
Becki Lawson Zoological Society of London
Peter J. Hudson
Peter J. Hudson Pennsylvania State University

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