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Expedition reports Scientific expedition reports detail how expedition contributions were spent to conduct the expedition's research work and what the results of this research work were. Reports are made available here as soon as they are published. Please note that publication usually takes six months to one year from the expedition's return date.  Altai 2003 (snow leopard) 880.00 Kb  Altai 2004 (snow leopard) 2.04 Mb  Altai 2005 (snow leopard) 1.82 Mb  Altai 2006 (snow leopard) 2.84 Mb  Altai 2007 (snow leopard) 3.75 Mb  Altai 2008 (snow leopard) 2.52 Mb   Altai 2009 (snow leopard) 5.80 Mb  Altai 2010 (snow leopard) 2.05 Mb  Azores 2004 (whales & dolphins) 313.16 Kb  Azores 2005 (whales & dolphins) 1.84 Mb  Azores 2006 (whales & dolphins) 2.54 Mb  Azores 2007 (whales & dolphins) 1.67 Mb  Azores 2008 (whales & dolphins) 3.35 Mb  Azores 2009 (whales & dolphins) 1.27 Mb   Azores 2010 (whales & dolphins) 3.39 Mb  Azores 2011 (whales & dolphins) 2.51 Mb  Azores 2012 (whales & dolphins) 4.32 Mb  Brazil 2006 (jaguar & puma) 3.51 Mb  Brazil 2007 (jaguar & puma) 5.50 Mb  Brazil 2008 (jaguar & puma) 5.12 Mb  Brazil 2010 (jaguar & puma) 4.05 Mb    Brazil 2011 (jaguar & puma) 4.47 Mb  Caprivi 2008 (human/predator conflict) 1.68 Mb  Emirates 2012 (Arabian oryx, Gordon's wildcat et al.) 2.17 Mb  Honduras 2006 (coral reef) 941.79 Kb  Honduras 2007 (coral reef) 2.09 Mb  Honduras 2008 (coral reef) 3.35 Mb   Honduras 2009 (coral reef) 4.64 Mb   Malaysia 2012 (coral reef) 2.78 Mb   Maldives 2011 (coral reef & whale shark) 3.17 Mb    Maldives 2012 (coral reef & whale shark) 5.64 Mb     Musandam 2009 (coral reef) 1.38 Mb   Musandam 2010 (coral reef) 1.26 Mb  Musandam 2011 (coral reef) 1.21 Mb   Musandam 2012 (coral reef) 1.28 Mb      Namibia 2002 (big cats) 622.72 Kb  Namibia 2003 (big cats) 397.41 Kb  Namibia 2004 (big cats) 986.44 Kb  Namibia 2005 spring (big cats) 1.56 Mb  Namibia 2005 autumn (big cats) & 2006 7.43 Mb  Namibia 2007 (big cats) 10.80 Mb  Namibia (Caprivi) 2008 (human/predator conflict) 1.68 Mb  Namibia 2010/2011 (big cats) 13.82 Mb  Oman 2006 & 2007 (Arabian leopard) 2.44 Mb  Oman 2008 (Arabian leopard) 5.00 Mb   Oman 2009 & 2010 (Arabian leopard) 2.66 Mb   Oman 2011 (Arabian leopard) 3.48 Mb  Peru 2001 (macaws & biodiversity) 1.00 Mb  Peru 2002 (macaws & biodiversity) 407.50 Kb  Peru 2003 (macaws & biodiversity) 426.13 Kb  Peru 2005 (macaws & biodiversity) 2.07 Mb  Peru 2006 (macaws & biodiversity) 1.75 Mb  Peru 2008 (macaws & biodiversity) 3.60 Mb   Peru 2009 (macaws & biodiversity) 4.94 Mb  Peru 2012 (primates, cats & biodiversity) 3.11 Mb   Poland 2000 & 2001 (wolves) 429.82 Kb  Slovakia 2004 (chamois, wolf, bear) 1.45 Mb  Slovakia 2005 & 2006 (chamois, wolf, bear) 3.44 Mb  Slovakia 2010 (lynx & wolf) 1.23 Mb   Slovakia 2012 (lynx & wolf) 10.23 Mb  Spain 2008 (lammergeier) 2.73 Mb   Sri Lanka 2005 (elephant) 3.39 Mb  Ukraine 2001 (wolves & migratory birds) 1.24 Mb  Ukraine 2002 (wolves & migratory birds) 2.42 Mb  Ukraine 2003 (wolves & migratory birds) 1.44 Mb    Western Australia 2010 (flatback turtle) 3.27 Mb   Western Australia 2011 (flatback turtle) 1.71 Mb Other scientific publications Selection of publications in scientific journals arising out of expedition research work.  Bento, R. Burt, J., Feary, D. and Hammer, M. 2012. Benthic communities of Musandam Peninsula. Poster prestented at Coral Reefs of the Gulf Conference, New York University in Abu Dhabi, 17 - 19 Jan 2012. 361.40 Kb  Kostiushyn, V.A., Andrienko, T.L., Melnichuk, V.P. 2008. Overview of biodiversity monitoring programmes in Ukraine. Kyiv: National Ecological Centre of Ukraine, 2008, 54. 898.34 Kb  Matthews, J.N., Steiner, L., Gordon, J. 2001. Mark-recapture analysis of sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) photo-id data from the Azores (1987-1995), Journal of Cetecean resource Management 3(3):219–226. 211.59 Kb  Mazzolli, M. 2007. Projecto Puma: Studying and conserving puma and jaguar in Brazil. Wild Felid Monitor, Winter 2007-2008, Issue 1, Volume 1, 15. 137.13 Kb  Mazzolli, M., 2008. Loss of historical range of jaguars in southern Brazil. Biodiversity and Conservation 18(6), 1715-1717.  900.62 Kb  Mazzolli, M., 2009. Volunteer expeditions support felid research projects. CatNews 50, 18-19. 109.86 Kb   Mazzolli, M., 2009. Arabian leopard, Panthera pardus nimr, status and habitat assessment in northwest Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman (Mammalia: Felidae). Zoology in the Middle East 47, 3-12. 1.16 Mb  Mazzolli, M., Hammer, M.L.A., 2008. Environmental quality for jaguars, pumas, and ocelots in the Guaratuba Bay, State of Paraná, using programs Capture and Presence. Biotemas 21(2), 105 – 117. 291.74 Kb  Shrives, J. 2009. Investigating Riverine Impact upon the Coral Reefs of Los Cayos Cochinos, Honduras. D.Phil. thesis, Oxford University. 13.14 Mb  Smietana, W. 2005. Selectivity of wolf predation on red deer in the Bieszczady Mountains, Poland. Acta Theriologica 50(2), 277-288. 429.82 Kb  Steiner, L., L. Lamoni, M. Acosta Plata, T. Lewis, C. Beer, J. Gordan, L. Pettersson, M. Domingo, E. Lettevall, S.-K. Jensen (2009) Long distance movement of sperm whales, Physeter macrocephalus, in the North Atlantic: including new matches between the Azores and Norway. Poster Presentation. The Society for Marine Mammalogy Conference, Quebec City, 2009. 2.17 Mb  Tobias, J.A., Brightsmith, D.J., 2007. Distribution, ecology and conservation status of the blue-headed Macaw Primolius couloni. Biological Conservation 139, 126-138.  260.75 Kb  Tytar V.M., 2009. Monitoring studies of the bird fauna in the Talduair massif in the Russian Altai. Animal Wildlife in Mountainous Areas. Moscow: KMK Scientific Publishers, pp.484-488. 299.10 Kb  Titar, V.M., McGregor, T., Hammer, M., 2007. Monitoring of the snow leopard (Uncia uncia Schreber, 1775) in the Talduair massif in the Altai.  3.19 Mb  Tytar, V., Hammer, M., 2004. Monitoring wolf (Canis lupus L.) in the Kinburnska kosa regional landscape park. Uchenye zapiski Tavricheskogo Natsionalnogo Universiteta im. V.I. Vernadskogo. Series “Biology, Chemistry” 17(56)(No. 2), 160–170. 147.19 Kb