Publications

Pagès, J., Jenkins, S., Bouma, T., Sharps, E., Skov, M. (2019) Opposing indirect effects of domestic herbivores on saltmarsh erosion. Ecosystems 22, 1055–1068 . https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10021-018-0322-5

Davis, S., Sharps, E.,Brown, A., Lock, L., Wilson, L.J. and Bolton, M. (2018). Breeding success of sympatric Herring Gulls Larus argentatus and Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus fuscus breeding at two adjacent colonies with contrasting population trends. RSPB Research Report 62. RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2DL. https://www.rspb.org.uk/globalassets/downloads/documents/conservation-science/davis_sharps_brown_etal_2018.pdf

Davis, S., Wilson, L. J., Brown, A., Lock, L. Sharps, E., and Bolton, M. (2018). Productivity of Herring Gulls Larus argentatus and Lesser Black-backed Gulls L. fuscus in relation to fox predation risk at colonies across northern England and Wales in 2012. RSPB Research Report 61. RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2DL. https://www.rspb.org.uk/globalassets/downloads/documents/conservation-science/davis_wilson_brown_etal_2018.pdf

Sharps, E., Smart, J., Mason, L., Jones, K., Skov, M.W., Garbutt, A. & Hiddink, J.G. (2017) Nest trampling and ground nesting birds: quantifying overlap between cattle activity and Redshank breeding in time and space. Ecology and Evolution, 7, 6622-6633. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.3271

Sharps, E., Garbutt, A., Hiddink, J.G. Smart, J., & Skov, M.W. (2016) Light grazing of saltmarshes increases the availability of nest sites for Common Redshank Tringa totanus, but reduces their quality. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 221, 71-78. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167880916300421

Sharps, E., Smart, J., Skov, M.W., Garbutt, A. & Hiddink, J.G. (2015) Light grazing of saltmarshes is a direct and indirect cause of nest failure in Common Redshank Tringa totanus. Ibis, 157, 239-249. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ibi.12249

Malpas, L.R., Smart, J., Drewitt, A., Sharps, E. & Garbutt, A. (2013) Continued declines of Redshank Tringa totanus breeding on saltmarsh in Great Britain: is there a solution to this conservation problem? Bird Study, 1-14. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00063657.2013.781112

PhD Thesis

Sharps, E. (2015). The effects of saltmarsh conservation grazing on breeding Common Redshank Tringa totanus, PhD thesis, Bangor University. Published online at http://e.bangor.ac.uk/5254/.