Justin Irvine
My research has focused on understanding the mechanisms governing the population regulation in free ranging herbivores with an emphasis on the role that disease plays in the dynamics of these ecosystems. Current work focuses on the relative impacts of wild and domestic herbivores on the biodiversity and conservation of upland in the light of climate and land-use change.
I am developing an interdisciplinary approach to link the above work on grazing ecology with social and economic scientists in order to tackle the management of natural resources using hunting as a lens. This has lead to a RELU funded project entitled Collaborative frameworks in land management: A case study on integrated deer management to address conflicts over land-use objectives. Further to this, I coordinate an EU FP7 project looking at the role of hunting for the conservation of biodiversity in Europe and Africa and a Defra funded Darwin grant developing community based natural resource management approaches in the Ethiopian highlands.
Bibliography
Justin's highlighted publications
- Irvine, R.J.; Fiorini, S.; Yearley, S.; McLeod, J.E..; Turner, A.; Armstrong, H.; van der Wal, R.; Macmillan, D.C.; Mayle, B.; O'Brien, L..; White, R.M.; Dandy, N.; Philip, S.; White, P.C.L., (2010) Collaborative frameworks in land management: a case study on integrated deer management., End of Award Report for the Rural Economy and Land Use Programme. Reference Number 224-25-0014. Submitted to Economic and Social Research Council, Swindon.
Justin's most recent publications
- Mustin, K.; Newey, S.; Irvine, J.; Arroyo, B.; Redpath, S., (2011) Biodiversity impacts of game bird hunting and associated management practices in Europe and North America., Confidential Report to RSPB.
- Xin, G.S.; Long, R.J.; Guo, X.S.; Irvine, R.J.; Ding, L.M.; Ding, L.L.; Shang, Z.H., (2011) Blood mineral status of grazing Tibetan sheep in the Northeast of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau., Livestock Science, 136, 102-107.
- Austin, Z.; Smart, J.C.R.; Yearley, S.; Irvine, R.J.; White, P.C.L., (2010) Identifying conflicts and opportunities for collaboration in the management of a wildlife resource: a mixed-methods approach., Wildlife Research, 37, 647-657.
- Brassey, R.; Armstrong, H.; Goddard, P.; Perez-Barberia, J.; Irvine, R.J., (2010) Developing methods to monitor performance and health of deer RP64 final report 2008 - 2010., Final report on Project RO 64 to Deer Commission Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage.
- Hughes, J.; Albon, S.D.; Irvine, R.J.; Woodin, S., (2009) Is there a cost of parasites to caribou?, Parasitology, 136, 253-265.
- Irvine, R.J.; Fiorini, S.; McLeod, J.; Turner, A.; Van der Wal, R.; Armstrong, H.; Yearley, S.; White, P.C.L., (2009) Can managers inform models? Integrating local knowledge into models of red deer habitat use., Journal of Applied Ecology, 46, 344-352.
- Omsjoe, E.H.; Stien, A.; Irvine, RJ.; Albon, S.D.; Dahl, E.; Thoresen, S.I.; Rustad, E.; Ropstad, E. , (2009) Evaluating capture stress and its effects on reproductive success in Svalbard reindeer., Canadian Journal of Zoology, 87, 73-85.
- Veiberg, V.; Mysterud, A.; Irvine, R.J.; Sormo, W.; Langvatn, R., (2009) Increased mass of reticulo-rumen tissue and contents with advancing age in Svalbard reindeer., Journal of Zoology, 278, 15-23.
- Watts, E.J.; Palmer, S.C.F.; Bowman, A.S.; Irvine, R.J.; Smith, A.; Travis, J.M.J., (2009) The effect of host movement on viral transmission dynamics in a vector-borne disease system., Parasitology, 136, 1221-1234.
- Irvine, R.J.; Pearce, I.; van der Wal, R.; Fiorini, S., (2008) Developing methodologies for assessing diffuse deer impacts in the wider countryside., SEERAD FF Nick Halfide/Mike Daniels. Final Report to RERAD, including activities in the extension period January - March 2008.
- Mougeot, F.; Moseley, M.; Leckie, F.; Martinez-Padilla, J.; Miller, A.; Pounds, N.; Irvine, R.J., (2008) Reducing tick burdens on chicks by treating breeding female grouse with permethrin., Journal of Wildlife Management, 72, 468-472.
- Irvine, R.J., (2007) Parasites and the dynamics of wild mammal populations., Animal Science, 82, 775-781.
- Irvine, R.J.; Leckie, F.; Redpath, S.M., (2007) Cost of carrying radio transmitters: a test with racing pigeons Columbia livia., Wildlife Biology, 13, 238-243.
- Loe, L.E.; Bonenfant, C.; Mysterud, A.; Severinsen, T.; Oritsland, N.; Langvatn, R.; Stien, A.; Irvine, R.J.; Stenseth, N., (2007) Activity pattern of arctic reindeer in a predator-free environment - no need to keep a daily rhythm., Oecologia, 152, 617-624.
- Moseley, M.H.; Marriott, L.; Nettleton, P.; Dukes, J.; Irvine, R.J.; Mougoet, F., (2007) Use of real-time RT-PCR to determine the prevalence of louping ill virus in live red grouse chicks., Veterinary Record, 161, 660-661.
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