Iain Gordon

Jul 5, 2024 | nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Kiarrah J. Smith |Jennifer Pierson |Maldwyn J. Evans |Iain Gordon

Introduction Shifting baseline syndrome is a phenomenon that occurs when the knowledge or experience of previous human generations is forgotten or ignored, such that over time, the present environmental state (that is changed) is considered the norm (Pauly 1995, Manning et al. 2006, Papworth et al. 2009, Soga and Gaston 2018). Without recognition of this phenomenon, it can be easy to inadvertently overlook the full extent of a species' decline (McDowell 2014, Faurby and Araújo 2018, Price et al.

Apr 30, 2024 | zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Iain Gordon |Rahel Sollmann |Jeff Johnson |Elina M. Rantanen

The biodiversity crisis continues apace, with daily calls for more action to save species and populations in peril from direct and indirect human activities and other pressures. The expanding human footprint is also causing alterations in animal behaviour, as species attempt to survive displacement in increasingly fragmented and modified habitats (Lehman et al., 2021).