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Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson - Research Scientist

Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson

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Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson

Research Scientist

Director - South Iceland Research Centre, University of Iceland

Location
Háskólasetur
Phone
525 - 5460
Email
tomas [at] hi.is

Unit
The University of Iceland's Research Centre in South Iceland

Published works

2022

Barriers and bridges for sustaining functional habitat networks: A macroecological system analysis of wet grassland landscapesEcology and Evolution
Subarctic afforestation: effects of forest plantations on ground‐nesting birds in lowland IcelandJournal of Applied Ecology

2021

Paternal effects in the initiation of migratory behaviour in birdsScientific Reports
Linking range wide energetic tradeoffs to breeding performance in a long-distance migrantEcography

2020

Búsvæði og vernd íslenskra vaðfuglaNáttúrufræðingurinn
Vegetation structure influences predation rates of early nests in subarctic breeding wadersIbis
Losing space for breeding wadersWader Study
Individual variation in migratory behavior in a subarctic partial migrant shorebirdBehavioral Ecology
Linking Weather and Phenology to Stopover Dynamics of a Long-Distance MigrantFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Size, shape and sex differences in three subspecies of Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosaBird Study

2019

Why do earlier-arriving migratory birds have better breeding success?Ecology and Evolution
Linking warming effects on phenology, demography, and range expansion in a migratory bird populationEcology and Evolution
Faster migration in autumn than in spring: seasonal migration patterns and non-breeding distribution of Icelandic whimbrels Numenius phaeopus islandicusJournal of Avian Biology
Talningar á mófuglum (counting waders and associated species in Iceland)Náttúrufræðingurinn
Mechanisms driving phenological and range change in migratory speciesPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Interacting effects of agriculture and landscape on breeding wader populationsAgriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
Icelandic meadow-breeding waders: status, threats and conservation challengesWader Study
Why are whimbrels not advancing their arrival dates into iceland? Exploring seasonal and sex-specific variation in consistency of individual timing during the annual cycleFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution

2018

Patterns and processes in shorebird survival rates: a global reviewIbis
Population size of Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus wintering in IcelandBird Study
Use of agricultural land by breeding waders in low-intensity farming landscapesAnimal Conservation

2017

Effects of spring temperature and volcanic eruptions on wader productivityIbis
Reconciling biodiversity conservation and agricultural expansion in the subarctic environment of IcelandEcology and Society
Bloody cockles: A novel and important food item for whimbrels in the banc d’arguinWader Study
Corrigendum: Very rapid long-distance sea crossing by a migratory birdScientific Reports

2016

Avian abundance and communities in areas revegetated with exotic versus native plant speciesIcelandic Agricultural Sciences
Very rapid long-distance sea crossing by a migratory birdScientific Reports
Migration and non-breeding distribution of Icelandic whimbrels numenius phaeopus islandicus as revealed by ringing recoveriesWader Study

2015

Annual and large-scale variation in breeding output of Greylag geese Anser anser in IcelandBird Study
The effects of habitat type and volcanic eruptions on the breeding demography of icelandic whimbrels numenius phaeopusPLoS ONE
Ecosystem recharge by volcanic dust drives broad-scale variation in bird abundanceEcology and Evolution

2014

Why is timing of bird migration advancing when individuals are not?
Identifying important bird habitats in a sub-arctic area undergoing rapid land-use changeBird Study
Individual specialization in a shorebird population with narrow foraging nicheActa Oecologica

2013

Do different subspecies of Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa overlap in Iberian wintering and staging areas? Validation with genetic markers,Überschneiden sich verschiedene Unterarten der Uferschnepfe Limosa limosa in den iberischen Winterund Rastgebieten? Eine Bestätigung anhand genetischer MarkerJournal of Ornithology
Sexing Icelandic Whimbrels Numenius phaeopus islandicus with DNA and biometricsRinging and Migration
Annual and between-colony variation in productivity of Arctic Terns in West IcelandBird Study
Relationships between Long-Term Demography and Weather in a Sub-Arctic Population of Common EiderPLoS ONE
Sex-biases in distribution and resource use at different spatial scales in a migratory shorebirdEcology and Evolution
Costs, benefits, and fitness consequences of different migratory strategiesEcology

2012

Results of a coordinated count of Eurasian Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria in Europe during october 2008Wader Study Group Bulletin
Sex promotes spatial and dietary segregation in a migratory shorebird during the non-breeding seasonPLoS ONE
Rapid changes in phenotype distribution during range expansion in a migratory birdProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
A horizon scanning assessment of current and potential future threats to migratory shorebirdsIbis
Overtaking on migration: Does longer distance migration always incur a penalty?Oikos
The non-breeding distribution of icelandic Common Ringed PloversWader Study Group Bulletin

2011

Flexibility in spring arrival of migratory birds at northern latitudes under rapid temperature changesBird Study

2009

Effects of sandplain revegetation on avian abundance and diversity at Skogasandur and Myrdalssandur, South-IcelandConservation Evidence

2008

When density dependence is not instantaneous: Theoretical developments and management implications (Ecology Letters (2008) 11, (184-198))Ecology Letters

2006

Why do female migratory birds arrive later than males?Journal of Animal Ecology
Large-scale habitat associations of birds in lowland Iceland: Implications for conservationBiological Conservation
Sexing of Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa islandica: A comparison of behavioural, molecular, biometric and field-based techniquesBird Study
Population-scale drivers of individual arrival times in migratory birdsJournal of Animal Ecology

2005

A double buffer effect in a migratory shorebird populationJournal of Animal Ecology
Estimating population size in Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa islandica by colour-markingBird Study
Seasonal matching of habitat quality and fitness in a migratory birdProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

2004

Pair bonds: Arrival synchrony in migratory birdsNature
Erratum: Arrival synchrony in migratory birds (Nature (2004) 431 (646))Nature

2001

The buffer effect and large-scale population regulation in migratory birdsNature

Keywords for Specialisation:

Behavioural Ecology

Habitat selection

Population ecology

Nature conservation