Dr David Thompson
Principal Research Fellow (Re-engaged)
Selected publications
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At-sea distribution of seals on the Northwest European Shelf: towards transboundary conservation and management
Carter, M. I. D., Aarts, G., van Beest, F. M., Bivins, M., Brasseur, S. M. J. M., Dietz, R., Duck, C. D., Galatius, A., Gilles, A., Haelters, J., Hastie, G. D., Jessop, M., Morris, C. D., Moss, S. E. W., Nabe-Nielsen, J., Nachtsheim, D. A., Schaffeld, T., Schop, J., Siebert, U. & Teilmann, J. & 4 others, , Jan 2026, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 63, 1, p. 1-16 16 p., e70236.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Scale-dependent foraging behaviour and habitat associations of two sympatric marine top predators
Carter, M. I. D., Aarts, G., Brasseur, S. M. J. M., Hastie, G. D., Moss, S. E. W., Nabe-Nielsen, J., Teilmann, J., Thompson, D., Thompson, P. M., Vincent, C. & Russell, D. J. F., Feb 2026, In: Landscape Ecology. 41, 2, p. 1-22 22 p., 21.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Preliminary report on the distribution and abundance of harbour seals 231 (Phoca vitulina) during the 2024 breeding season in The Wash: SCOS Briefing Paper
Thompson, D., Waitland, S. & Russell, D. J., 2025, (NERC Special Committee on Seals)Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Provisional Regional PBR values for Scottish seals in 2025: SCOS Briefing Paper 25/04
Russell, D. J., Morris, C., Thompson, D. & Duck, C., 2025, (NERC Special Committee on Seals)Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Recent counts and distribution of UK seals during August surveys: SCOS Briefing Paper 25/01
Morris, C., Riddoch , N., Thompson, D., Waitland, S. & Russell, D. J., 2025, (NERC Special Committee on Seals)Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Trends in seal abundance and grey seal pup production: SCOS Briefing Paper 25/03
Russell, D. J., Duck, C., Morris, C., Thompson, D. & Waitland, S., 2025, (NERC Special Committee on SEals)Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Updated habitat-based at-sea distribution maps for harbour and grey seals in Scotland: Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews
Carter, M. I. D., Bivins, M., Duck, C., Hastie, G., Morris, C., Moss, S., Thompson, D., Thompson, P., Vincent, C. & Russell, D. J., 2025, Scottish Government.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Observations at north-west Scottish Gannet colonies in 2023 in the context of an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in 2022
Wilson, L., Harris, M., Morley, N., Fox, D., Russell, D. J., Thompson, D. & Wanless, S., 2024, In: Scottish Birds. 44, 1, p. 33 42 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantifying and reducing the cost of tagging: combining computational fluid dynamics and diving experiments to reduce impact from animal-borne tags
McKnight, C., Pass, C., Thompson, D., Balfour, S. T., Brasseur, S., Embling, C., Hastie, G. D., Milne, R., Kyte, A., Moss, S., Pemberton, R. & Russell, D. J., 6 Nov 2024, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 291, 2034, 12 p., 20241441.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Recent counts and distribution of UK seals during August surveys: SCOS Briefing Paper 24/01
Morris, C., Riddoch , N., Duck, C., Thompson, D., Waitland, S. & Russell, D. J., 2024, (NERC Special Committee on Seals)Research output: Book/Report › Other report