Biodiversity and Upland Management

Contents Introduction 2 Management of upland biodiversity CHAPTER 1 The consequences of upland management for avian diversity 4 Scott Newey, Karen Mustin, Debbie Fielding, Justin Irvine (James Hutton Institute); Steve Redpath (University of Aberdeen); Beatrice Arroyo (The Institute of Research in Game Resources, Ciudad Real, Spain); Rosalynd Bryce (University of Highlands & Islands); Pedro Beja (Universidade do Porto) and Nils Bunnefeld (University of Stirling) CHAPTER 2 An assessment of the suitability of candidate wildcat conservation areas 6 Justin Irvine, Petra Lackova and Scott Newey (James Hutton Institute) CHAPTER 3 Effective use of larder data for sustainable red deer management 8 Scot Ramsay, Justin Irvine, Javier Perez-Barberia, Pete Goddard (James Hutton Institute) and Helen Armstrong (Forest Research) CHAPTER 4 Investigating the causes of changes in deer distribution in relation to changes in sheep numbers and public access 10 Danielle Gauthier, Phil Stephens (University of Durham) and Justin Irvine (James Hutton Institute) CHAPTER 5 Developing monitoring methods for mountain hares to improve the evidence base for decision making 12 Scott Newey, Glenn Iason (James Hutton Institute), Jackie Potts (BioSS) and Kathy Fletcher (The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust) CHAPTER 6 Heath vegetation recovery after muirburn under different grazing regimes 14 Debbie Fielding and Justin Irvine (James Hutton Institute) CHAPTER 7 Engaging communities in biodiversity: the value of camera trapping 16 Rose Toney (North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership & James Hutton Institute) Ecosystem processes CHAPTER 8 Quantifying ecosystem services in the uplands 18 John Holland (Scotland’s Rural College) CHAPTER 9 Drivers of long-term biodiversity change – Key Scottish habitats in a European context 20 Alison Hester, Louise Ross and Andrea Britton (James Hutton Institute) CHAPTER 10 Cascading effects of nitrogen pollution on biodiversity and ecosystem function in alpine systems 22 Andrea Britton, Ruth Mitchell and Andy Taylor (James Hutton Institute) CHAPTER 11 Opportunities for translocating mountain species 24 Rob Brooker, Antonia Eastwood, Alessandro Gimona, Laura Poggio (James Hutton Institute), David Genney (Scottish Natural Heritage), Chris Ellis (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) and Mark Brewer (BioSS) CHAPTER 12 The role of woodland expansion in shaping tick abundance over Scotland 26 Lucy Gilbert, Jim McLeod and Joao Braga (James Hutton Institute) Reintroductions and re-wilding CHAPTER 13 The effects of beavers on woodlands 28 Glenn Iason, Dave Sim, Ben Moore (James Hutton institute), Mark Brewer (BioSS), Roisin Campbell-Palmer (Royal Zoological Society of Scotland), Martin Gaywood and Jeanette Hall (Scottish Natural Heritage) CHAPTER 14 The potential for reintroduction of Eurasian lynx to Great Britain: a summary of the evidence 30 Jos Milner (University of Aberdeen) and Justin Irvine (James Hutton Institute) CHAPTER 15 The impact of red deer carcasses on soil nutrients and invertebrate communities 32 Debbie Fielding, Scott Newey, Cristian Navarro and Justin Irvine (James Hutton Institute) CHAPTER 16 The use of deer carcasses by avian and mammalian scavengers 34 Scott Newey, Debbie Fielding, Justin Irvine (James Hutton Institute) and René van der Wal (University of Aberdeen) Citation: Biodiversity and Upland Management (2016) Edited by Justin Irvine, The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen. 36 pp 3 Series editors: Glenn Iason and Robin Pakeman Graphics: Sarah Horne