Countries have more and more policies related to zero carbon emissions because 2050 year is getting closer and closer. Carbon emission reduction and carbon removal are the two main ways for countries to achieve zero emissions. In addition to domestic policies, there...
Investigating Body Condition, Autotomy, and the Blue-spotted morph in Slow-worms (Anguis fragilis) in Jersey Populations: Habitat, Intersex and Ontogenetic Variation
The Slow worm is one of the most abundant species of reptile in Western Europe. However, due to its cryptic nature there are considerable gaps within the knowledge surrounding it. We investigated the ecological determinates of body condition, caudal autotomy, and blue...
First report of the proportionality of Potato Cyst Nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida in Jersey, Channel Islands.
The potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and Globodera pallida are harmful pests of the potato (Solanum tuberosum) causing major yield loss to the cash crop central to Jersey’s agricultural economy. In the summer of 2022 a survey was conducted in 44...
Population assemblages of seaweeds and gastropods in the East and West of Portelet Bay No-Take Zone
A total of fifty-two species were recorded from Portelet Bay in the study conducted from June to August 2022. The species richness of seaweeds is more in East Portelet. The species richness of gastropods is more in West Portelet. The Shannon diversity index,1-Simpson...
Temporal patterns of dolphins across the Channel Islands
Despite many high profile cetacean species receiving considerable scientific and media attention, isolated and residential populations can often be overlooked. This lack of understanding on a local level can hinder conservation measures that seek to improve the status...
The Minquiers and Écréhous in spatial context: Contemporary issues and cross perspectives on border islands, reefs and rocks
The Minquiers and Écréhous reefs are located in different parts of the Gulf ofSt Malo between the British island of Jersey and the French mainland. As a part of the Bailiwick of Jersey, they are geographically very close to the international sea border between Jersey...