Publications

PUBLICATIONS – IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS

2013
76- Ameca y Juarez, E.I., Mace, G.M., Cowlishaw, G. & Pettorelli, N. (2013) "Identifying species characteristics shaping natural population die-offs in terrestrial mammals". Animal Conservation, in press
75- Pettorelli, N., Evans, D.M.,Garner, T.W.J.,Katzner, T., Gompper, M.E., Altwegg, R., Branch, T.A.,Johnson, J.A., Acevedo-Whitehouse, K., DaVolls, L., Rantanen, E. & Gordon, I.J. (2013) "Addressing gender imbalances in Animal Conservation". Animal Conservation, in press
74- Borowik, T., Pettorelli, N., Sönnichsen, L. & Jędrzejewska B. (2013) "Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) as a predictor of ground vegetation biomass in the forest and field habitats". European Journal of Wildlife Research, in press
73- Freemantle, T.P., Wacher, T., Newby, J. & Pettorelli, N. (2013) “Earth Observation: overlooked potential to support species reintroduction programmes”. African Journal of Ecology, in press
72- Ameca y Juarez, E.I., Mace, G.M., Cowlishaw, G., Cornforth, W. & Pettorelli, N. (2013) "Assessing exposure to extreme climatic events for terrestrial mammals". Conservation Letters, in press
71- Chauvenet, A.L.M., Ewen, J., Armstrong, D., Blackburn, T. & Pettorelli, N. (2013) “Maximising the success of assisted colonisations”. Animal Conservation, in press
70- García Rangel, S. & Pettorelli, N. (2013) “Thinking spatially: Carnivore conservation and the importance of geospatial techniques”. Ecological Informatics 14: 84-89.
69- Pereira,H.M., Ferrier, S., Walters, M., Geller, G.N., Jongman, R.H.G., Scholes, R.J., Bruford, M.W., Brummitt, N., Butchart, S.H.M., Cardoso, A.C., Coops, N.C., Dulloo, E., Faith, D.P., Freyhof, J., Gregory, R.D., Heip, C., Höft, R., Hurtt, G., Jetz, W., Karp, D., McGeoch, M.A., Obura, D., Onoda, Y., Pettorelli, N., Reyers, B., Sayre, R., Scharlemann, J.P.W., Stuart, S.N., Turak, E., Walpole, M. & Wegmann, M. (2013) "Essential Biodiversity Variables". Science 339: 277.
68- Cornforth, W., Fatoyinbo, T., Freemantle, T.P. & Pettorelli, N. (2013) “ALOS PALSAR to inform the conservation of mangroves: Sundarbans as a case study”. Remote Sensing 5: 224-237.

2012
67- Duncan, C., Chauvenet, A.L.M., McRae, L. & Pettorelli, N. (2012) “Quantifying the future impact of droughts on ungulate populations in arid and semi-arid environments”. PLoS ONE 7(12): e51490
66- Msuha, M.J., Carbone, C., Pettorelli, N. & Durant, S.M. (2012) “Land use change and species richness in northern Tanzania”. Biodiversity and Conservation 21: 2747-2759.
65- English, A., Chauvenet, A.L.M., Safi , K. & Pettorelli, N. (2012) “Reassessing the determinants of breeding synchrony on ungulates”. PLoS ONE 7(7): e50580
64- Hilborn, A., Pettorelli, N., Orme, D. & Durant, S.M. (2012) "Stalk and chase: how hunt stages affect hunting success in Serengeti cheetah". Animal Behaviour 84: 701-706.
63- Nielsen, A., Yoccoz, N.G., Steinheim, G., Storvik, G., Rekdal, Y., Angeloff, M., Pettorelli, N., Holand, O. & Mysterud, A. (2012) "Are responses of herbivores to environmental variability spatially consistent in alpine ecosystems?". Global Change Biology 18: 3050-3062.
62- Duffy, J.P. & Pettorelli, N. (2012) "Exploring the relationship between NDVI and African elephant population density in protected areas". African Journal of Ecology 50: 455-463.
61- Chauvenet, A., Ewen, J.G., Armstrong, D.P., Coulson, T., Blackburn, T.M., Adams, L., Walker, L.K. & Pettorelli, N. (2012) "Does supplemental feeding affect the viability of translocated populations? The example of the hihi". Animal Conservation 15: 337-350.
60- Benavides, J.A., Huchard, E., Pettorelli, N., King, A.J., Brown, M.E., Archer,
C.E., Appleton, C.C., Raymond, M. & Cowlishaw, G. (2011) "From parasite encounter to infection: multiple-scale drivers of parasite richness in a wild social primate population". American Journal of Physical Anthropology 147:52-63.
59- Pettorelli, N. (2012) "Climate change as a main driver of ecological research". Journal of Applied Ecology 49: 542-545.
58- Ameca y Juarez, E.I., Mace, G., Cowlishaw, G. & Pettorelli, N. (2012) "Natural population die-offs: causes and consequences for terrestrial mammals". Trends in Ecology and Evolution 27: 272-277.
57- Durant, S.M., Pettorelli, N., et al. (2012) "Forgotten biodiversity in desert ecosystems". Science 336: 1379-1380.
56- Evans, D.M., Barnard, P., Koh, L.P., Chapman, C.A., Altwegg, R., Garner, T.W.J., Gompper, M.E., Gordon, I.J., Katzner, T.E. & Pettorelli, N. (2012) "Funding nature conservation: who pays?" Animal Conservation 15: 215–216.
55- Gordon, I.J., Acevedo-Whitehouse, K., Altwegg, R., Garner, T.W.J., Gompper, M.E., Katzner, T.E., Pettorelli, N. & Redpath, S. (2012) "What the ‘food security’ agenda means for animal conservation in terrestrial ecosystems". Animal Conservation 15: 115-116
54- Pettorelli, N., Chauvenet, A.L.M., Duffy, J.P., Cornforth, W.A., Meillere, A. & Baillie, J.E.M (2012) "Tracking the effect of climate change on ecosystem functioning using protected areas: Africa as a study case". Ecological Indicators 20: 269-276.
53- Branch, T.A., Austin, J.D., Acevedo-Whitehouse, K., Gordon, I.J., Gompper, M.E., Katzner, T.E. & Pettorelli, N. (2012) "Fisheries conservation and management: finding consensus in the midst of competing paradigms". Animal Conservation 15: 1-3.

2011
52- Chauvenet, A., Durant, S., Hilborn, R. & Pettorelli, N. (2011) "Unintended consequences of conservation actions: managing disease in complex ecosystems". PLoS ONE 6(12): e28671. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028671
51- Fazey, I., Pettorelli, N., Kenter, J.O., Wagatora, D. & Schuett, D. (2011) "Maladaptive trajectories of change in Makira, Solomon Islands". Global Environmental Change 21: 1275-1289.
50- Donnelly, R.E., Katzner, T., Gordon, I.J., Gompper, M.E., Redpath, S., Garner, T.W.J., Altwegg, R., Reed, D.H., Acevedo-Whitehouse, K. & Pettorelli, N. (2011) "Putting the eco back in ecotourism ". Animal Conservation 14: 325-327.
49- Pettorelli, N., Coulson T., Durant, S.M. & Gaillard, J.M. (2011) "Predation, individual variability and vertebrate population dynamics". Oecologia 167: 305-314
48- Carbone, C., Pettorelli, N. & Stephens, P.A. (2011) "The bigger they come the harder they fall: size and abundance influence predator-prey ratios". Biology Letters 7: 312-315.
47- Pettorelli, N., Ryan, S., Mueller, T., Bunnefeld, N., Jędrzejewska, B., Lima, M. & Kausrud, K. (2011) “The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) : unforeseen successes in animal ecology”. Climate Research 46: 15-27.
46- Oliver, L.J., Morgan, B.J.T., Durant, S.M. & Pettorelli, N. (2011) "Individual heterogeneity in recapture probability and survival estimates in cheetah". Ecological Modelling 222: 776-784.

2010
45- Brekke, P., Bennett, P.M., Wang, J., Pettorelli, N. & Ewen, J.G. (2010) "Sensitive males: inbreeding depression in an endangered bird". Proceedings of the Royal Society (B) 277: 3677-3684.
44- Durant, S., Craft, M., Foley, C., Hampson, K., Lobora, A., Msuha, M., Eblate, E., Bukombe, J., Mchetto, J. & Pettorelli, N. (2010) "Does size matter? An investigation of habitat use across a carnivore assemblage in the Serengeti, Tanzania". Journal of Animal Ecology 79: 1012-1022.
43- Hart, T., Mann, R., Coulson, T., Pettorelli, N. & Trathan, P. (2010) “Behavioural switching in a central place forager: patterns of diving behaviour in the Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)”. Marine Biology 157: 1543-1553.
42- Safi, K. & Pettorelli, N. (2010) “Phylogenetic, spatial and environmental components of extinction risk in carnivores”, Global Ecology and Biogeography 19:352-362.
41- Pettorelli, N., Lobora, A., Msuha, M., Foley, C., Durant, S. (2010) “Carnivore biodiversity in Tanzania: Revealing the distribution patterns of secretive mammals using camera traps”. Animal Conservation 13: 131–139.
40- Reyers, B., Pettorelli, N., Katzner, T., Gompper, M.E., Redpath, S., Garner, T.W.J., Altwegg, R., Reed, D.H. & Gordon, I.J. (2010) “Animal conservation and ecosystem services: garnering the support of mightier forces”. Animal Conservation 13: 523-525.
39- Linnell, J.D.C., Rondeau, D., Reed, D.H., Williams, B., Altwegg, R., Raxworthy, D., Austin, J., Hanley, B., Fritz, H., Evans, L., Gordon, I.J., Reyers, B., Redpath, S. & Pettorelli, N. (2010) “Confronting the costs and conflicts associated with biodiversity”. Animal Conservation 13: 429-431.
38- Pettorelli, N., Gordon,I.J., Katzner, T., Gompper, M.E., Mock, K., Redpath, S., Garner, T.W.J. & Altwegg, R. (2010) “Protected areas: the challenge of maintaining a strong backbone for conservation strategies worldwide”. Animal Conservation 13: 333-334.
37- Blackburn, T.M., Pettorelli, N., Katzner, T., Gompper, M.E., Mock, K., Garner, T.W.J., Altwegg, R., Redpath, S. & Gordon, I.J. (2010) "Dying for conservation: eradicating invasive alien species in the face of opposition". Animal Conservation 13: 227-228.
36- Gordon, I.J., Pettorelli, N., Katzner, T., Gompper, M.E., Mock, K., Redpath, S., Garner, T.W.J. & Altwegg, R. (2010) “International Year of Biodiversity – missed targets and the need for better monitoring, real action and global policy”. Animal Conservation 13: 113-114.
35- Penteriani, V., Pettorelli, N., Gordon, I.J., Katzner, T., Mock, K., Redpath, S., Altwegg, R. & Gompper M.E. “New European Union fisheries regulations could benefit conservation of marine animals”. Animal Conservation 13: 1-2.

2009
34- Carbone, C. & Pettorelli, N. (2009) “Testing relationships between energy and abundance”. International Journal of Ecology Volume 2009, Article ID 496175, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/496175.
33- Garonna, I., Fazey, I., Brown, M. & Pettorelli, N. (2009) “Rapid primary productivity change in one of the last coastal rainforests: The case of Kahua, Solomon Islands”. Environmental Conservation 36 (3): 253–260.
32- Pettorelli, N., Bro-Jørgensen, J., Durant, S. M., Blackburn, T. & Carbone, C. (2009) “Energy availability and density estimates in African ungulates”. American Naturalist 173: 698-704.
31- Bonenfant, C., Gaillard, J.-M., Coulson, T., Festa-Bianchet, M., Loison, A., Garel, M., Loe, L.E., Blanchard, P., Pettorelli, N., Owen-Smith, N., du Toit, J. & Duncan, P. (2008) “Empirical evidences of density-dependence in populations of large herbivores”. Advances in Ecological Research 41: 313-357.
30- Pettorelli, N., Hilborn, A., Broekhuis, F. & Durant, S. M. (2009) “Exploring habitat use by cheetahs using Ecological Niche Factor Analysis”. Journal of Zoology 277: 141-148.
29- Pettorelli, N., Katzner, T., Gordon, I., Garner, T., Mock, K., Redpath, S. & Gompper, M. (2009) “Possible consequences of the Copenhagen climate change meeting for conservation of animals” Animal Conservation 12: 503–504.
28- Pettorelli, N. (2009) “Book review - Serengeti III: Human impacts on ecosystem dynamics”. Ecoscience 16:142-143.

2008
27- Foley, C., Pettorelli, N. & Foley, L. (2008) “Severe drought and calf survival in elephants: the importance of old females”. Biology Letters 4: 541-544.
26- Bro-Jørgensen, J., Brown, M. & Pettorelli, N. (2008) “Using NDVI to explain ranging patterns in a lek-breeding antelope: the importance of scale”. Oecologia 158: 177-182.
25- Gaillard, J.-M., Hewison, M., Kjellander, P., Pettorelli, N., Bonenfant, C.,Van Moorter, B., Liberg, O., Andren, H., Van Laere, G., Klein, F., Angibault, J.-M., Coulon, A. & Vanpé, C. (2008) “Population density and sex do not influence fine-scale natal dispersal in roe deer”. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B) 275: 2025–2030.
24- Mysterud, A., Yoccoz, N.G., Langvatn, R., Pettorelli, N. & Stenseth, N.C. (2008) “Hierarchical path analysis of deer responses to direct and indirect effects of climate in northern forest”. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 363: 2359-2368.

2007
23- Pettorelli, N. & Durant, S. M. (2007) “Longevity In Cheetahs: The Key To Success?” Oikos 116: 1879-1886.
22- Pettorelli, N. & Durant, S. (2007) “Family effects on early survival and variance in long-term reproductive success of female cheetahs” Journal of Animal Ecology 76: 908–914.
21- Mysterud, A., Tryjanowski, P., Panek, M., Pettorelli, N. & Stenseth, N.C. (2007) “Inter-specific synchrony of two contrasting ungulates: wild boar and roe deer.” Oecologia 151(2): 232-239.
20- Pettorelli, N., Pelletier, F., Von Hardenberg, A., Festa-Bianchet, M. & Cote, S. (2007) “Early onset of vegetation growth versus rapid green-up: impacts on juvenile mountain ungulates” Ecology 88(2): 381-390.
19- Cooper A., Pettorelli N. & Durant S. (2007) “Large carnivore menus: factors affecting hunting decisions by cheetahs in the Serengeti”. Animal Behaviour 73: 651-659.
18- Pettorelli N., Côté S.D., Gingras A., Potvin F., Huot J. (2007) “Aerial surveys vs hunting statistics to monitor deer density: the example of Anticosti Island (Québec, Canada)”. Wildlife Biology 13(3): 321-327.

2006
17- Berteaux, D., Humphries, M.M., Krebds, C.J., Lima, M., McAdam, A.G., Pettorelli, N., Reale, D., Saitoh, T., Tkadlec, E., Weladji, R.B. & Stenseth, N.C. (2006) “Constraints to predicting the effects of climate change on mammals.” Climate Research 32(2): 151-158.
16- Stige, L.C., Stave, J., Chan, K.-S., Ciannelli, L., Pettorelli, N., Glantz, M., Herren, H.R., Stenseth, N.C. (2006) “The effect of climate variation on agro-pastoral production in Africa”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 103: 3049-3053
15-Pettorelli N., Gaillard J.M., Mysterud A., Duncan P., Stenseth N.C., Delorme D., Van Laere G. (2006) “Using a proxy of plant productivity (NDVI) to track animal performance: the case of roe deer”, Oikos 112: 565-572.

2005
14- Pettorelli N., Mysterud A., Yoccoz N.G., Langvatn R., Stenseth N.C. (2005) “Importance of climatological downscaling and plant phenology for red deer in heterogeneous landscapes”. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B) 272: 2357-2364
13- Pettorelli N., Vik J.O., Mysterud A., Gaillard J.M., Tucker C.J., Stenseth N.C. (2005) “Using the satellite-derived Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to assess ecological effects of environmental change”, Trends in Ecology and Evolution 20(9): 503-510
12- Durant J.M., Hjermann D.Ø., Anker-Nilssen T., Beaugrand G., Coulson T., Pettorelli N., Stenseth N.C. (2005) “Timing and abundance as key mechanisms affecting trophic interactions in variable environments”, Ecology Letters 8(9): 952-958
11- Pettorelli N., Gaillard J.M., Yoccoz N.G., Duncan P., Maillard D., Delorme D., Van Laere G., Toïgo C. (2005) “The response of fawn survival to changes in habitat quality varies according to cohort quality and spatial scale”. Journal of Animal Ecology 74: 972-981
10- Leif Loe, Christophe Bonenfant, Atle Mysterud, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Rolf Langvatn, Nils Stenseth, Francois Klein, Torbjørn Ergon, Pettorelli N. (2005) “Climate predictability and breeding phenology in red deer : timing and synchrony of rutting and calving in Norway and France”. Journal of Animal Ecology 74: 579-588
9- Pettorelli N., Dray S., Maillard D. (2005) “Coupling Principal Component Analysis and GIS to map deer habitats”. Wildlife Biology 11(4): 363-370
8- Pettorelli N., Weladji R., Holand Ø, Mysterud A., Breie H., Stenseth N.C. (2005) “The relative role of winter and spring conditions: linking climate and landscape-scale plant phenology to alpine reindeer body mass”. Biology Letters 1: 24-26.

2003
7- Pettorelli N., Gaillard J.M., Duncan P., Maillard D., Van Laere G., Delorme D. (2003) “Age and density modify the effects of habitat quality on survival and movements of roe deer”. Ecology 84(12): 3307-3316
6- Gaillard J.M., Duncan P., Delorme D., Van Laere G., Pettorelli N., Maillard D. (2003) “Effects of hurricane Lothar on the population dynamics of European roe deer”. Journal of Wildlife Management 67(4): 767-773
5- Pettorelli N., Dray S., Gaillard J.M., Chessel D., Duncan P., Illius A., Klein F., Guillon N., Van Laere G. (2003) “The distribution of preferred plant species in spring determines spatial variation in the body mass of roe deer fawns in winter.” Oecologia 137: 363-369
4- Dray S., Pettorelli N., Chessel D. (2003) “Multivariate analysis of incomplete mapped data”. Transactions in GIS 7(3):411-422.

2002
3- Dray S., Pettorelli N., Chessel D. (2002) “Matching data sets from two different spatial samples”. Journal of Vegetation Science 13:867-874
2- Pettorelli N., Gaillard J.M., Van Laere G., Duncan P., Kjellander P., Liberg O., Delorme D., Maillard D. (2002) “Variations in adult body mass in roe deer: the effects of population density at birth and of habitat quality”. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B) 269:747-753

2001
1- Pettorelli N., Gaillard J.M., Duncan P., Ouellet J.P., Van Laere G. (2001) “Population density and small-scale variation in habitat quality affect phenotypic quality in roe deer”. Oecologia 128(3): 400-405.
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS

22- Sumner, S. & Pettorelli, N. (2013) "Soapbox Science: Bringing Science to the Streets". British Ecological Society Bulletin, in press
21- Leidner, A.K., Turner, W., Pettorelli, N., Leimgruber, P., Wegmann, M. (2012) "Satellite remote sensing for biodiversity research and conservation applications: a Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) workshop"
20- Pettorelli, N. (2012) “Virtual issue: Protected areas” Animal Conservation
19- Pettorelli, N. & Sumner, S. (2012) “SpotOn London 2012: Improving visibility of female scientists online”. Nature blog
18- Pettorelli, N., Else, L. & Sumner, S. (2012) "Perspective: Embrace Flexible Work Arrangements". Science careers , October 2012
17- Collen, C., Pettorelli, N., Baillie, J.E.M. & Durant, S.M. (2013) Biodiversity monitoring and conservation: bridging the gaps between global commitment and location action. Wiley-Blackwell, UK
16- Pettorelli, N.(2013) "Satellite data based indices to monitor land use and habitat changes". In: Collen, C., Pettorelli, N., Baillie, J.E.M. & Durant, S.M. (eds) Biodiversity monitoring and conservation: bridging the gaps between global commitment and location action. Wiley-Blackwell
15- Collen, C., Pettorelli, N., Baillie, J.E.M. & Durant, S.M. (2013) "Biodiversity monitoring and conservation: bridging the gaps between global commitment and location action". In: Collen, C., Pettorelli, N., Baillie, J.E.M. & Durant, S.M. (eds) Biodiversity monitoring and conservation: bridging the gaps between global commitment and location action. Wiley-Blackwell
14- Sumner, S. & Pettorelli, N. (2012) “Top recommendations from top women in science”. Nature Blog , July 2012
13- Pettorelli, N. & Sumner, S. (2012) “Women in science: plug the leaky career pipes for women challenging social norms”. The Independent Blog Series, July 2012
12- Gompper, M. & Pettorelli, N. (2012) “Virtual issue: Camera trapping”. Animal Conservation, online
11- Pettorelli, N. (2012) "Virtual Issue: Climate change – from problem detection to solution design and implementation" see link
10- Sumner, S. & Pettorelli, N. (2011) “Women in science: getting women to stay in the field”. The Independent, blog
9- Pettorelli, N. & Sumner, S. (2011) “Conservation of an endangered species: the female scientist.” The Guardian, blog
8- Sumner, S. & Pettorelli, N. (2011) "The high cost of being a woman". New Scientist, 16 July 2011: 26-27.
7- Pettorelli, N. (2011) "Editor's choice: Technological developments and their associated opportunities in animal ecology: microphone arrays as an example". Journal of Applied Ecology
6- Durant, S.M., Dickman , A.J., Maddox, T., Waweru, M. & Pettorelli, N. (2010) "Past, present and future of cheetah in Tanzania: from long term study to conservation strategy". In: Macdonald, DW & AJ Loveridge. Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids, Oxford University Press.
5- Duncan, P., Pellerin, M., Gaillard, J.-M., Pettorelli, N., Klein, F., Saïd, S., Delorme, D., van Laere, G., Widmer, O., Ballon, P. & Delcros, P. (2009) “Impact des tempêtes de 1999 sur les relations entre forêt et chevreuils et conséquences pour la gestion de ces ongulés”. In “La forêt face aux tempêtes” by Yves Birot, Guy Landmann & Ingrid Bonhême. ISBN : 978-2-7592-0330-7.
4- Pauli, N. & Pettorelli, N. (2009) “Monitoring and measuring changes in above-ground biomass in tropical forests”. Briefing note prepared by the Zoological Society of London for the Global Legislators Organisation meeting in Pittsburgh, September 25-26, 2009.
3- Dickson, B., Dunning, E., Killen, S., Miles, L. & Pettorelli, N. (2009) “Carbon markets and forest conservation: A review of the environmental benefits of REDD mechanisms”. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge.
2- Pettorelli, N. & Durant, S. D. (2008) “Choosing where to roam depends on age and family commitments in cheetah”. Carnivore News Bites, Tanzania
1- Pettorelli, N. (2008) “The Tanzania - UK Science Networking Scheme and the Maswa Survey”. Carnivore News Bites, Tanzania