Viola Ross-Smith

British Trust for Ornithology — United Kingdom

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

11h-index581citations20works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Avian ecology and behavior(14), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(9), Rangeland and Wildlife Management(5), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(4), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(3)

Publications20 total

Breeding and foraging habitat are important in determining foraging ranges of sympatric generalist species
Ibis·2025Open Access
Hotspots in the grid: Avian sensitivity and vulnerability to collision risk from energy infrastructure interactions in Europe and North Africa
Journal of Applied Ecology·2022· 56 citedOpen Access
Avian vulnerability to wind farm collision through the year: Insights from lesser black‐backed gulls (<i>Larus fuscus</i>) tracked from multiple breeding colonies
Journal of Applied Ecology·2019· 40 citedOpen Access
Diverse migration strategies with similar investments in movement
2017
Sample size required to characterize area use of tracked seabirds
Journal of Wildlife Management·2017· 17 citedOpen Access
Sharing the Aerosphere: Conflicts and Potential Solutions
2017· 15 cited
Modelling flight heights of lesser black‐backed gulls and great skuas from<scp>GPS</scp>: a Bayesian approach
Journal of Applied Ecology·2016· 53 citedOpen Access
Results from the first GPS tracking of roof-nesting Herring Gulls<i>Larus argentatus</i>in the UK
Ringing & Migration·2016· 37 citedOpen Access
Contrasting effects of<scp>GPS</scp>device and harness attachment on adult survival of Lesser Black‐backed Gulls<i>Larus fuscus</i>and Great Skuas<i>Stercorarius skua</i>
Ibis·2015· 98 cited
Use of environmental stratification to derive non-breeding population estimates of dispersed waterbirds in Great Britain
Journal for Nature Conservation·2015· 6 cited
Seabird–wind farm interactions during the breeding season vary within and between years: A case study of lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus in the UK
Biological Conservation·2015· 65 cited
Hatching success in Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus fuscus - an island case study of the effects of egg and nest site quality
Seabird Journal·2015· 3 cited
A trial of three harness attachment methods and their suitability for long-term use on Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Great Skuas
Ringing & Migration·2014· 125 citedOpen Access
Bat-monitoring:approach
2014
The Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus in England: how to resolve a conservation conundrum
Seabird Journal·2014· 19 citedOpen Access
Guidance to Interpretation of Wetland Bird Survey Within-Site Trends
2014
Indicators of seabird reproductive performance demonstrate the impact of commercial fisheries on seabird populations in the North Sea
Ecological Indicators·2013· 44 cited
Function of colored bill tips, stripes and spots in breeding gulls
ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University)·2009
Function of Coloured Bill Tips, Stripes and Spots in Breeding Gulls
Marine ornithology·2009Open Access
Pecking response in Lesser Black-backed Gull chicks, Larus fuscus
ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University)·2009· 3 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Chris B. Thaxter(9), Niall H. K. Burton(8), Noel A. Clark(6), Greg J. Conway(5), Elizabeth A. Masden(5), Willem Bouten(5), Judy Shamoun‐Baranes(4), Jacquie A. Clark(3), Gary D. Clewley(3), Peter N. Ferns(3), Mike Marsh(2), Eliza H. K. Leat(2), Mark M. Rehfisch(2), Philip W. Atkinson(2), Elizabeth M. Humphreys(2), Emily S. Scragg(2), Alison Johnston(2), Robert A. Robinson(2), Graham E. Austin(2), Helen M. Wade(1)