Kristian Metcalfe

Sykes, R., Juffe-Bignoli, D., Metcalfe, K., O’Neil, H., Stephenson, P.J., Struebig, M.J.,Visconti, P., Burgess, N.D., Kingston, N., Davies, Z.G. and Smith, R.J. (in press) Developing a framework to improve global estimates of conservation area coverage. Oryx

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Doherty, P.D., De Bruyne, G., Moundzoho, B.D., Dilambaka, E., Okondza, G.N., Atsango, B.C., Ngouembe, A., Akendze, T., Parnell, R.J., Cournarie, M., Malonga, R., Missamou, A., Godley, B.J., and Metcalfe K (in press) Artisanal fisheries catch highlights hotspot for threatened sharks and rays in the Republic of the Congo. Conservation Science & Practice e13017. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13017

Casale, P., Abitsi, G., Agamboue, P.D., Augowet, E., Bayet, J-P., Billes, Al., Bitsindou, A., Collins, T., Doherty, P.D., Faure, F.E., Fretey, J., du Plessis, P., Gibudi, A., Godley, B.J., Kema Kema, J.R., Mabert, B.D.K., Boussamba, F.L., Maganga, P.B., Manfoumbi, J.C., Ndong, B.O., Metcalfe, K., Minton, G., Mounguengui, G.A., Ngouessono, S., Nzegouse, J., Kouerey Oliwina, C.K., Parnell, R.J., Ricois, S., Roumet, D., Sounguet, G.P., Tilley, D., Vanleeuwe, H., Verhage, B., White, L., Witt, M.J., Viljoen, W., and Formia, A. (in press) Conservation-relevant reproductive parameters from long-term tagging of two globally important sea turtle nesting aggregations in Central Africa. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3995

Palmer, J.L., Armstrong, C., Akbora, H.D., Beton, D., Çağlar, C., Godley, B.J., Metcalfe, K., Özkan, M., Snape, R.T.E., and Broderick, A.C. (2024) Behavioural patterns, spatial utilisation and catch composition of a small-scale fishery in the eastern Mediterranean. Fisheries Research https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106861

Leung, F., Doherty, P.D., Liu, M.F., Metcalfe, K., Godley, B.J., and Lee, S.Y. (2024) Rise and fall of an avian oasis: Tracking the impacts of land use change in a key coastal wetland in the world’s largest megalopolis. Science of the Total Environment https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167231

Garzon, F., Barrientos, C., Anvene, R.E., Mba, F.E., Fallabrino, A., Formia, A., Godley, B.J., Gonder, M.K., Prieto, C.M., Ayetebe, J.M., Metcalfe, K., Montgomery, D., Nsogo, J., Nze, J-C.O., Possardt, E., Salazar, E.R., Tiwari, M., and Witt, M.J. (2023) Spatial ecology and conservation of Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. PLoS ONE 18(6): e0286545 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286545

Conners, M.G., Agamboue, P.D., Atkinson, P.W., Baylis, A.M.M., Benson, S.R., Block, B., Bograd, S.J., Bordino, P., Bowen, W.D., Brickle, P., Bruno, I.M., Carman, V.G., Champagne, C.D., Crocker, D., Costa, D., Dawson, T.M., Deguchi, T., Dewar, H., Doherty, P.D., Eguchi, T., Formia, A., Godley, B.J., Graham, R.T., Gredzens, C., Hart, K.M., Hawkes, L.A., Henderson, S., Henry, W., Hückstädt, L.A., Irvine, L., Kienle, S., Kuhn, C.E., Lidgard, D., Loredo, S.A., Mate, B., Metcalfe, K., Nzegoue, J., Kouerey Oliwina, C.K., Orben, R.A., Ozaki, K., Parnell, R.J., Pike, E.P., Robinson, R., Rosenbaum, H., Sato, F., Shaffer, S.A., Shaver, D.J., Simmons, S.E., Sisson, N.B., Smith, B.J., Sounget, G.P., Suryan, R., Thompson. D.R., Tierney, M., Tilley, D., Young, H.S., Warwick-Evans, V., Weise, M.J., Wells, R.S., Wilkinson, B.P., Witt, M.J., Estes, J.A. and Maxwell, S.M. (2022) Mismatches in Scale Between Highly Mobile Marine Megafauna and Marine Protected Areas. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9:897104 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.897104

Omeyer, L.C.M., McKinley, T.J., Bréheret, N., Bal, G., Balchin, G.P., Bitsondou, A., Chauvet, E., Collins, T., Curran, B.K., Formia, A., Girard, A., Girondot, M., Godley, B.J., Mavoungou, J-G., Poli, L., Tilley, D., VanLeeuwe, H., and Metcalfe, K. (2022) Missing data in sea turtle population monitoring: a Bayesian statistical framework accounting for incomplete sampling. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:817014 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.817014

Kot, C., Åkesson, S., Alfaro-Shigueto, J.,Amorocho Llanos, D.F., Antonopoulou, M., Balazs, G., Baverstock, W., Blumenthal, J., Broderick, A., Bruno, I., Canbolat, A., Casale, P., Cejudo, D., Coyne, M., Curtice, C., DeLand, S., DiMatteo, A., Dodge, K., Dunn, D., Esteban, N., Formia, A., Fuentes, M., Fujioka , E., Garnier, J., Godfrey, M., Godley, B., González Carman, V., Harrison, A.L., Hart, C., Hawkes, L., Hays, G., Hill, N., Hochscheid, S., Kaska, Y., Levy, Y., Ley-Quiñónez, C., Lockhart, G., López-Mendilaharsu, M., Luschi, P., Mangel, J., Margaritoulis, D., Maxwell, S., McClellan, C., Metcalfe, K., Mingozzi, A., Moncada, F., Nichols, W., Parker, D., Patel, S., Pilcher, N., Poulin, S., Read, A., Rees, A., Robinson, D., Robinson, N., Sandoval-Lugo, A., Schofield, G., Seminoff, J., Seney, E., Snape, R., Sözbilen, D., Tomás, J., Varo-Cruz, N., Wallace, B., Wildermann, N., Witt, M.J., Zavala-Norzagaray, A. Halpin, P. (2022) Network analysis of sea turtle movements and connectivity: a tool for conservation prioritization Diversity & Distributions 28(4) 810-829 https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13485

Pritchard, A.M., Sanchez, C.L., Bunbury, N., Burt, A.J., Currie, J., Doak, N., Fleischer-Dogley, F., Metcalfe, K., Mortimer, J.A., Richards, H., van de Crommenacker, J. & Godley, B.J. (2022) Green Turtle Population Recovery at Aldabra Atoll Continues after 50 Years of Protection. Endangered Species Research, 47:205-215 https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01174

Metcalfe, K., White, L., Lee, M.E., Fay, J.M., Abitsi, G., Parnell, R.J., Smith, R.J., Agamboue, P.D., Bayet, J.P., Mve Beh, J.H., Bongo, S., Boussamba, F., De Bruyne, G., Cardiec, F., Chartrain, E., Collins, T., Doherty, P.D., Formia, A., Gately, M., Schummer Gnandji, M., Ikoubou, I., Kema Kema, J.R., Kombila, K., Etoughe Kongo, P., Churley Manfoumbi, J., Maxwell, S.M., Mba Asseko, G., McClellan, C.M., Minton, G., Orianne Ndjimbou, S., Nkoane Ndoutoume, G., Bibang Bi Nguema, J.N., Nkizogho, T., Nzegoue, J., Kouerey Oliwina, C.K., Mbeme Otsagha, F., Savarit, D., Pikesley, S.K., du Plessis, P., Rainey, H., Rockombeny, L.A.D.K., Rosenbaum, H.C., Segan, D., Sounguet, G-P., Stokes, E.J., Tilley, D., Vilela, R., Viljoen, W., Weber, S.B., Witt, M.J., Godley, B.J. (2022) Fulfilling global marine commitments; lessons learned from Gabon. Conservation Letters 15(3) e12872. https://doi.org//10.1111/conl.12872

Doherty, P.D., Atsango., B.C., Ngassiki, G., Ngouembe, A., Bréheret, N., Chauvet, E., Godley, B.J., Machin. L., Moundzoho, B.D., Parnell, R.J. and Metcalfe, K (2021) Threats of illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing to biodiversity and food security in the Republic of the Congo. Conservation Biology 35, 1463 - 1472 https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13723

Cardiec, F., Bertrand, S., Witt, M.J., Metcalfe, K., Godley, B.J., McClellan, C.M., Vilela, R., Parnell, R.J., Le Loc’h, F. (2020) Too Big To Ignore: a feasibility analysis of detecting fishing events in Gabonese small-scale fisheries. PLoS ONE 15, e0234091. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234091

Metcalfe, K., Bréheret, N., Bal, G., Chauvet, E., Doherty, P.D., Formia, A., Girard, A., Mavoungou, J.G., Parnell, R.J., Pikesley, S.K. & Godley, B.J.G. (2020) Tracking foraging green turtles in Republic of the Congo; insights into the spatial ecology from a data poor region. Oryx 54, 299 – 306. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605319000309

Trew, B.T., Grantham, H.S., Barrientos, C., Collins, T., Doherty, P.D., Formia, A., Godley. B.J., Maxwell, S.M., Parnell, R.J., Pikesley, S.K., Tilley, D., Witt, M.J. & Metcalfe, K. (2019) Using cumulative impact mapping to prioritise marine conservation efforts in Equatorial Guinea. Frontiers in Marine Science 6, 71. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00717

Duncan, E.M., Arrowsmith, J., Bain, C., Broderick, A.C., Lee, J., Metcalfe, K., Pikesley, S.K., Snape, R.T.E., Sebille, E.V. & Godley, B.J. (2018) The true depth of the Mediterranean plastic problem: Extreme microplastic pollution on marine turtle nesting beaches in Cyprus. Marine Pollution Bulletin 136, 334 - 340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.09.019

Metcalfe, K. Bréheret, N., Chauvet, E., Collins, T., Curran, B.K., Parnell, R.J., Turner, R.A., Witt, M.J. & Godley, B.J. (2018) Using satellite AIS to improve our understanding of shipping and fill gaps in ocean observation data to support marine spatial planning. Journal of Applied Ecology 55, 1834– 1845. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13139  

Pikesley, S.K., Agamboue, P.D., Asseko, G.M., Bayet, J.P., Bibang, J.N., Bonguno, E.A., Boussamba, F., Broderick, A.C., Coyne, M., Faure, F.E., Fay, J.M., Formia, A., Godley, B.J., Gnandji, M.S., Kema Kema, J.R., Mabert, B.D.K., Manfoumbi, J.C., Metcalfe, K., Minton, G., Nelms, S., Nzegoue, J., Ogandanga, C., Olwina, C.K.K., Otsagha, F., Parnell, R.J., du Plessis, P., Ngouessono, S., Sounguet, G.-P., Wada, M. & White, L., Witt, M.J. (2018) A novel approach to estimate the distribution, density and at-sea risks of a centrally-placed mobile marine vertebrate. Biological Conservation 221, 246 - 256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.03.011

Dawson, T.M., Agamboué, P.D., Formia, A., Godley, B., Metcalfe, K., Asseko, G.M., Boussamba, F., Cardiec, F., Chartrain, E., Doherty, P.D., Fay, J.M., Oliwina C.K., Lambert, F., Mabert, B.D.K., Manfoumbi, J.C., Minton, G., Ndanga, I., Nzegoue, J., du Plessis, P., Sounguet, G.-P., Tilley, D., & Witt, M.J., Maxwell, S.M. (2017) Informing marine protected areas and bycatch mitigation in sea turtles using satellite tracking. Frontiers in Marine Science 4:312 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00312

Shwartz, A., Davies, Z.G., Macgregor, N.A., Crick, H.Q.P., Clarke, D., Eigenbrod, F., Gonner, C., Hill, C.T., Knight, A.T., Metcalfe, K., Osborne, P.E., Phalan, B. & Smith, R.J.  (2017) Scaling up from protected areas in England: the value of establishing large conservation areas. Biological Conservation 212, 279-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.06.016

Long, S., Ffrench-Constant, R., Metcalfe, K. & Witt, M.J. (2017) Have Centuries of Inefficient Fishing Sustained a Wild Oyster Fishery: a Case Study. Fisheries and Aquaculture Journal

Metcalfe, K., Collins, T., Abernethy, K.E., Boumba, R., Dengui, J.C., Miyalou, R., Parnell, R.J., Plummer, K.E., Russell, D.J.F., Safou, G.K., Tilley, D., Turner, R.A., Vanleeuwe, H., Witt, M.J., & Godley, B.J. (2017) Addressing uncertainty in marine resource management; combining communit engagement and tracking technology to characterise human behavior. Conservation Letters 10, 460-469. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12293  

Metcalfe, K., Vaughan, G., Vaz, S. & Smith, R.J. (2015) Spatial, socio-economic and ecological implications of incorporating minimum size constraints in marine protected area network design. Conservation Biology 29, 1615-1625. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12571   

Gardner, C.J., Raxworthy, C.J., Metcalfe, K., Raselimanana, A.P., Smith, R.J. & Davies, Z.G. (2015) Comparing methods for prioritising protected areas for investment: A case study using Madagascar’s dry forest reptiles. PLoS ONE 10: e0132803. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132803

Metcalfe, K. Agamboué, P.D., Augowet, E., Boussamba, F., Cardiec, F., Fay, J.M., Formia, A., Kema Kema, J.R., Kouerey, C., Mabert, B.D.K., Maxwell, S.M., Minton, G., Mounguengui Mounguengui, G.A., Moussounda, C., Moukoumou, N., Manfoumbi, J.C., Nguema, A.M., Nzegoue, J., Parnell, R.J., du Plessis, P., Sounguet, G.-P., Tilley, D., Verhage, S., Viljoen, W., White, L., Witt, M.J. & Godley, B.J. (2015) Going the extra mile: Ground-based monitoring of olive ridley turtles reveals Gabon hosts the largest rookery in the Atlantic. Biological Conservation 190, 14-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.05.008

Metcalfe, K., Vaz, S. Engelhard, G.H., Villanueva, M.C., Smith, R.J. & Mackinson, S. (2015) Evaluating conservation and fisheries management strategies by linking spatial prioritisation software and ecosystem and fisheries modelling tools. Journal of Applied Ecology 52, 665-674. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12404

Struebig, M.J., Wilting, A., Gaveau, D., Meijaard, E., Smith, R.J., Bornean Mammal Distribution Consortium, Fischer, M., Scharf, A.K., Metcalfe, K. & Kramer-Schadt, S. (2015) Targeted conservation to safeguard a biodiversity hotspot from climate and land-cover change. Current Biology 25, 372-378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.11.067

Metcalfe, K., Roberts, T.M., Smith, R.J. & Harrop. S.R. (2013) Marine conservation science and governance in North-West Europe: conservation planning and international law and policy. Marine Policy 39, 289-295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2012.12.002

Metcalfe, K., Delavenne, J., Garcia, C., Foveau, A., Dauvin, J.C., Coggan, R., Vaz, S., Harrop, S.R. & Smith, R.J. (2013) Impacts of data quality on the setting of conservation planning targets using the species-area relationship. Diversity and Distributions 19, 1 – 13. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2012.00921.x

Delavenne, J., Metcalfe, K., Smith R.J., Vaz, S., Martin, C.S., Dupuis, L., Coppin, F. & Carpentier, A. (2012) Systematic conservation planning in the eastern English Channel: comparing the Marxan and Zonation decision support tools. ICES Journal of Marine Science 69, 75 – 83. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsr180 

Metcalfe, K., Ffrench-Constant, R. & Gordon, I. (2010) Sacred Sites as Hotspots for Forest Biodiversity, the Three Sisters Cave Complex in Coastal Kenya. Oryx 44, 118 – 123. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605309990731