Dr Jenny Gill
| Job Title | Contact | Location |
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| Reader |
J dot Gill at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 3553 |
Biology 01.42 |
Career
- Reader, University of East Anglia (2007-present)
- Lecturer, University of East Anglia (2006-2007)
- NERC Fellow, University of East Anglia (2003-2006)
- Tyndall Senior Research Associate, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (2001-2003)
- NERC Senior Research Associate, University of East Anglia (1998-2001)
- RSPB-funded Senior Research Associate, University of East Anglia (1994-1998)
- PhD: Population Ecology, University of East Anglia (1994)
- BSc: Zoology, University of Edinburgh (1990)
Key Research Interests
Current research projects
• Ecological and behavioural constraints on range expansion in migratory birds (with the University of Iceland and University of Cambridge)• Causes of population change in long-distance migratory bird species (with the British Trust for Ornithology)
• Population dynamics of Arctic Terns in Iceland (with the University of Iceland and Icelandic Natural History Institute)
• Intra-guild relationships among predators of breeding waders (with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
• Climatic impacts and conservation management for breeding Lapwing (with BTO and RSPB)
• Impacts of rising sea temperatures, hurricane intensity and frequency and global atmospheric processes on coral reefs in the Caribbean
• The economic and ecological sustainability of the common eider in Iceland (with University of Iceland and Icelandic Natural History Institute).
Life in our research group
Field research is carried out in a variety of locations and habitats. Our shorebird work includes breeding season research in Iceland (in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Iceland), and non-breeding season research in coastal habitats throughout western Europe. In addition, we work with colleagues at the RSPB to explore the consequences of different habitat management techniques for biodiversity and ecosystem services on wetlands, and with colleagues at the British Trust for Ornithology to explore demographic trends and their drivers in migratory species. Research into coral reef ecology and conservation (in collaboration with colleagues at Simon Fraser University, Canada) is focused around identifying large-scale changes in reef ecosystems and their ecological and socio-economic consequences. We are a dynamic group with passionate interests in conservation ecology, and we meet regularly to discuss and develop research ideas and plans. We attend many conferences and workshops and we are involved in organising the annual Rebellion student conference at UEA.
PhD Positions
Please email me to discuss PhD opportunities and projects within the School of Biological Sciences.
Postdocs & Fellows
I am always happy to discuss potential post-doctoral research and collaborations.Teaching Activities
- Biodiversity Conservation and Human Society (3A17/MA17)
- Univariate Statistics (M519)
- Multivariate Statistics (M517)
- Mathematics and Statistics for Biologists (1A6Y)
- Skills for Biologists (1A4Y)
- Annual fieldcourse of the MSc in Applied Ecology and Conservation
- Supervision of undergraduate and MSc dissertation projects
Article
Forster, J, Schuhmann, PW, Lake, IR, Watkinson, AR and Gill, JA (2012) The influence of hurricane risk on tourist destination choice in the Caribbean. Climatic Change, 114 (3-4). pp. 745-768. ISSN 0165-0009
Mendez, V, Gill, JA, Burton, NHK, Austin, GE, Petchey, OL and Davies, RG (2012) Functional diversity across space and time: trends in wader communities on British estuaries. Diversity and Distributions. no-no. ISSN 13669516 (In Press)
Knudsen, Endre, Lindén, Andreas, Both, Christiaan, Jonzén, Niclas, Pulido, Francisco, Saino, Nicola, Sutherland, William J., Bach, Lars A., Coppack, Timothy, Ergon, Torbjørn, Gienapp, Phillip, Gill, Jenny, Gordo, Oscar, Hedenström, Anders, Lehikoinen, Esa, Marra, Peter P, Møller, Anders P, Nilsson, Anna L K, Péron, Guillaume, Ranta, Esa, Rubolini, Diego, Sparks, Tim H., Spina, Fernando, Studds, Colin E, Saether, Stein A, Tryjanowski, Piotr and Chr. Stenseth, N (2011) Challenging claims in the study of migratory birds and climate change. Biological Reviews, 86 (4). pp. 928-946. ISSN 14647931
Alvarez-Filip, L, Dulvy, NK, Côté, IM, Watkinson, AR and Gill, JA (2011) Coral identity underpins architectural complexity on Caribbean reefs. Ecological Applications, 21 (6). pp. 2223-2231. ISSN 1051-0761
Alvarez-Filip, L, Cote, IM, Gill, JA, Watkinson, AR and Dulvy, NK (2011) Region-wide temporal and spatial variation in Caribbean reef architecture: is coral cover the whole story? Global Change Biology. no-no. ISSN 13541013
Alvarez-Filip, L, Gill, JA, Dulvy, NK, Perry, AL, Watkinson, AR and Côte, IM (2011) Drivers of region-wide declines in architectural complexity on Caribbean reefs. Coral Reefs. ISSN 0722-4028 (In Press)
Alves, JA, Gunnarsson, TG, Potts, PM, Gelinaud, G, Sutherland, WJ and Gill, JA (2011) Overtaking on migration: does longer distance migration always incur a penalty? Oikos. (In Press)
Alves, JA, Sutherland, WJ and Gill, JA (2011) Will improving wastewater treatment impact shorebirds? Effects of sewage discharges on estuarine invertebrates and birds. Animal Conservation. no-no. ISSN 13679430 (In Press)
Fisher, B, Bradbury, RB, Andrews, JE, Ausden, M, Bentham-Green, S, White, SM and Gill, JA (2011) Impacts of species-led conservation on ecosystem services of wetlands: Understanding co-benefits and tradeoffs. Biodiversity and Conservation. (In Press)
Forster, J, Lake, IR, Watkinson, AR and Gill, JA (2011) Marine biodiversity in the Caribbean UK overseas territories: Perceived threats and constraints to environmental management. Marine Policy, 35 (5). pp. 647-657.
Brooks, SE, Allison, EH, Gill, JA and Reynolds, JD (2010) Snake prices and crocodile appetites: Aquatic wildlife supply and demand on Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia. Biological Conservation, 143 (9). pp. 2127-2135. ISSN 00063207
Alves, JA, Lourenco, PM, Piersma, T, Sutherland, WJ and Gill, JA (2010) Population overlap and habitat segregation in wintering Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa. Bird Study, 57 (3). pp. 381-391. ISSN 0006-3657
Calvo Uyarra, MC, Gill, JA and Côté, IM (2010) Charging for Nature: Marine Park Fees and Management from a User Perspective. AMBIO, 39 (7). pp. 515-523. ISSN 0044-7447
Eglington, SM, Bolton, M, Smart, MA, Sutherland, WJ, Watkinson, AR and Gill, JA (2010) Managing water levels on wet grasslands to improve foraging conditions for breeding northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus. Journal of Applied Ecology, 47 (2). pp. 451-458.
Gunnarsson, TG, Sutherland, WJ, Alves, JA, Potts, PM and Gill, JA (2010) Rapid changes in phenotype distribution during range expansion in a migratory bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. ISSN 0962-8452 (In Press)
Morrison, CA, Robinson, RA, Clark, JA and Gill, JA (2010) Spatial and temporal variation in population trends in a long-distance migratory bird. Diversity and Distributions, 16 (4). pp. 620-627. ISSN 13669516
Pearce-Higgins, JW and Gill, JA (2010) Commentary: Unravelling the mechanisms linking climate change, agriculture and avian population declines. Ibis, 152 (3). pp. 439-442. ISSN 00191019
Alvarez-Filip, L., Dulvy, N.K., Gill, Jenny, Cote, I.M. and Watkinson, A.R. (2009) Flattening of Caribbean coral reefs: region-wide declines in architectural complexity. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 276 (1669). pp. 3019-3025.
Brooks, S.E., Allison, E.J., Gill, J.A. and Reynolds, J.D. (2009) Reproductive and trophic ecology of an assemblage of aquatic and semi-aquatic snakes in Tonle Sap, Cambodia. Copeia, 1. pp. 7-20.
Coombes, EG, Jones, AP, Bateman, IJ, Tratalos, JA, Gill, JA, Showler, DA, Watkinson, AR and Sutherland, WJ (2009) Spatial and temporal modeling of beach use: A case study of East Anglia, UK. Coastal Management, 37 (1). pp. 94-115. ISSN 0892-0753
Eglington, S.M., Gill, J.A., Smart, M. and Bolton, M. (2009) Reversion of arable land to wet grassland for breeding waders. Conservation Land Management, 7. pp. 5-9.
Eglington, SM, Gill, JA, Smart, MA, Sutherland, WJ, Watkinson, AR and Bolton, M (2009) Habitat management and patterns of predation of Northern Lapwings on wet grasslands: The influence of linear habitat structures at different spatial scales. Biological Conservation, 142 (2). pp. 314-324.
Jonsson, J.E., Gardarsson, A., Gill, J.A., Petersen, A. and Gunnarsson, T.G. (2009) Seasonal weather effects on the common eider, a subarctic capital breeder, in Iceland over 55 years. Climate Research, 38. pp. 237-248.
Robinson, R.A., Crick, H.Q.P., Learmonth, J.A., Maclean, I.M.D., Thomas, C.D., Bairlein, F., Forchhammer, M.C., Francis, C.M., Gill, J.A., Godley, B.J., Harwood, J., Hays, G.C., Huntley, B., Hutson, A.M., Pierce, G.J., Rehfisch, M.M., Sims, D.W., Begona Santos, M., Sparks, T.H., Stroud, D.A. and Visser, M.E. (2009) Travelling through a warming world - climate change and migratory species. Endangered Species Research, 7. pp. 87-99.
Eglington, Sarah, Gill, Jenny, Bolton, M., Smart, M.A., Sutherland, W.J. and Watkinson, A.R. (2008) Restoration of wet features for breeding waders on lowland grassland. Journal of Applied Ecology, 45 (1). pp. 305-324.
Gill, JA, Langston, RHW, Alves, JA, Atkinson, PW, Bocher, P, Vieira, NC, Crockford, NJ, Gelinaud, G, Groen, N, Gunnarsson, TG, Hayhow, B, Hooijmeijer, J, Kentie, R, Kleijn, D, Lourenco, PM, Masero, JA, Meunier, F, Potts, PM, Roodbergen, M, Schekkerman, H, Schroder, J, Wymenga, E and Piersma, T (2008) Contrasting trends in two Black-tailed Godwit populations: a review of causes and recommendations. Wader Study Group Bulletin, 114. pp. 43-50.
Ratikainen, I.I., Gill, J.A., Gunnarsson, T.G., Sutherland, W.J. and Kokko, H. (2008) When density dependence is not instantaneous: theoretical developments and management implications. Ecology Letters, 11. pp. 184-198.
Verkuil, Y.I., Jukema, J., Gill, J.A., Karlionova, N., Koopman, K., Melter, J., Hooijmeijer, J.C.E.W. and Piersma, T. (2008) Nonbreeding faeders Ruffs Philomachus pugnax associate according to sex, not morphology. Bird Study, 55. pp. 241-246.
Gill, J.A. (2007) Approaches to measuring the effects of human disturbance on birds. Ibis, 149 (1). pp. 9-14.
Jude, SR, Jones, AP, Watkinson, AR, Brown, I and Gill, JA (2007) The development of a visualization methodology for integrated coastal management. Coastal Management, 35 (5). pp. 525-544. ISSN 0892-0753
Mustin, K., Sutherland, W.J. and Gill, J.A. (2007) The complexity of predicting climate-induced ecological impacts. Climate Research, 35. pp. 165-175.
Senapathi, D., Vogiatzakis, I.N., Jeganathan, P., Gill, J.A., Green, R.E., Bowden, C.G.R., Rahmani, A.R., Pain, D. and Norris, K. (2007) Use of remote sensing to measure habitat change for Jerdon's Courser, a critically endangered Indian bird. Ibis, 149. pp. 328-337.
Gill, Jenny, Watkinson, A.R., McWilliams, J.P. and Cote, I.M. (2006) Opposing forces of aerosol cooling and El Nino drive coral bleaching on Caribbean reefs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 103 (49). pp. 18870-18873. ISSN 0027-8424
Goss-Custard, JD, West, AD, Yates, MG, Caldow, RWG, Stillman, RA, Bardsley, L, Castilla, J, Castro, M, Dierschke, V, dit Durell, SEALeV, Eichhorn, G, Ens, BJ, Exo, K-M, Udayangani-Fernando, PU, Ferns, PN, Hockey, PAR, Gill, JA, Johnstone, I, Kalejta-Summers, B, Masero, JA, Moreira, F, Nagarajan, RV, Owens, IPF, Pacheco, C, Perez-Hurtado, A, Rogers, D, Scheiffarth, G, Sitters, H, Sutherland, WJ, Triplet, P, Worrall1, DH, Zharikov, Y, Zwarts, L and Pettifor, RA (2006) Intake rates and the functional response in shorebirds (Charadriiformes) eating macro-invertebrates. Biological Reviews, 81 (04). pp. 501-529. ISSN 1464-7931
Gunnarsson, T.G., Gill, J.A., Atkinson, P.W., Gelinaud, G., Potts, P.M., Croger, R.E., Gudmundsson, G.A., Appleton, G.F. and Sutherland, W.J. (2006) Population-scale drivers of individual arrival times in migratory birds. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75. pp. 1119-1127.
Gunnarsson, T.G., Gill, J.A., Goodacre, S.L., Gelinaud, G., Atkinson, P.W., Hewitt, G.M., Potts, P.M. and Sutherland, W.J. (2006) Sexing of Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa islandica: a comparison of behavioural, molecular, biometric and field-based techniques. Bird Study, 53. pp. 193-198.
Gunnarsson, Tomas, Gill, Jenny, Appleton, G.F., Gislason, H., Gardarsson, A., Watkinson, A.R. and Sutherland, W.J. (2006) Large-scale habitat associations of birds in lowland Iceland: Implications for conservation. Biological Conservation, 128 (2). pp. 265-275.
Kokko, H, Gunnarsson, TG, Morrell, LJ and Gill, JA (2006) Why do female migratory birds arrive later than males? Journal of Animal Ecology, 75 (6). pp. 1293-1303. ISSN 0021-8790
Smart, J., Gill, J.A., Sutherland, W.J. and Watkinson, A.R. (2006) Grassland-breeding waders: identifying key habitat requirements for management. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43. pp. 454-463.
Soutullo, A., Liminana, R., Urios, V., Surroca, M. and Gill, J.A. (2006) Density-dependent regulation of population size in colonial breeders: Allee and buffer effects in the migratory Montagu's harrier. Oecologia, 149. pp. 543-552.
Calvo Uyarra, Maria, Cote, I.M., Gill, J.A., Tinch, Rob, Viner, David and Watkinson, A.R. (2005) Island-specific preferences of tourism for environmental features: implications of climate change for tourism dependent states. Environmental Conservation, 32. pp. 11-19.
Cote, I.M., Gill, J.A., Gardner, T.A. and Watkinson, A.R. (2005) Measuring coral reef decline through meta-analyses. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B, 360. pp. 385-395.
Fish, M, Cote, IM, Gill, JA, Jones, AP, Renshoff, S and Watkinson, AR (2005) Predicting the impact of sea-level rise on Caribbean Sea turtle nesting habitat. Conservation Biology, 19 (2). pp. 482-491. ISSN 0888-8892
Freckleton, R.P., Gill, Jenny, Noble, D. and Watkinson, A.R. (2005) Large-scale population dynamics, abundance-occupancy relationships and the scaling from local to regional population size. Journal of Animal Ecology, 74. pp. 353-364.
Gardner, TB, Cote, IM, Gill, J, Grant, A and Watkinson, AR (2005) Hurricanes and caribbean coral reefs: Impacts, recovery patterns, and role in long-term decline. Ecology, 86 (1). pp. 174-184. ISSN 0012-9658
Gunnarsson, T.G., Gill, J.A., Newton, J., Potts, P.M. and Sutherland, W.J. (2005) Seasonal matching of habitat quality and fitness in migratory birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 272. pp. 2319-2323.
Gunnarsson, T.G., Gill, J.A., Petersen, A., Appleton, G.F. and Sutherland, W.J. (2005) A double buffer effect in a migratory population. Journal of Animal Ecology, 74. pp. 965-971.
Gunnarsson, T.G., Gill, J.A., Potts, P.M., Atkinson, P.W., Croger, R.E., Gelinaud, G., Gardarsson, A. and Sutherland, W.J. (2005) Estimating population size in Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa islandica by colour-marking. Bird Study, 52. pp. 153-158.
McWilliams, JP, Cote, IM, Gill, JA, Sutherland, WJ and Watkinson, AR (2005) Accelerating impacts of temperature-induced coral bleaching in the Caribbean. Ecology (86). pp. 2055-2060. ISSN 0012-9658
Gunnarsson, T.G., Gill, J.A., Sigurbjornsson, P. and Sutherland, W.J. (2004) Pair bonds - Arrival synchrony in migratory birds. Nature, 431. p. 646.
Norris, K., Atkinson, P.W. and Gill, J.A. (2004) Climate change and coastal waterbird populations - past declines and future impacts. Ibis, 146 (1). pp. 82-89.
Smart, Jennifer, Sutherland, W.J., Watkinson, A.R. and Gill, Jenny (2004) A new means of presenting the results of logistic regression. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America - Technological Tools, 85. pp. 100-102.
Watkinson, AR, Gill, JA and Hulme, M (2004) Flying in the face of climate change: A review of climate change, past, present and future. Ibis, 146 (1). pp. 4-10.
Gardner, TA, Cote, I, Gill, JA, Grant, A and Watkinson, AR (2003) Coral reef decline in the Caribbean (response to Buddemeier and Wade). Science, 302 (5644). 391c-393. ISSN 0036-8075
Gardner, TA, Cote, IM, Gill, J, Grant, A and Watkinson, AR (2003) Long-term region-wide declines in Caribbean corals. Science, 301 (5635). pp. 958-960. ISSN 0036-8075
Gardner, TA, Cote, IM, Gill, JA, Grant, A and Watkinson, AR (2003) Coral reef decline in the Caribbean - Response. Science (302). pp. 392-393. ISSN 1095-9203
Smart, J. and Gill, J.A. (2003) Non-intertidal habitat use by shorebirds: a reflection of inadequate intertidal resources? Biological Conservation, 111. pp. 359-369.
Gill, J.A., Norris, K., Potts, P.M., Gunnarson, F.G., Atkinson, P.W. and Sutherland, W.J. (2001) The buffer effect and large-scale population regulation in migratory birds. Nature, 412. pp. 436-438.
Gill, J.A., Norris, K. and Sutherland, W.J. (2001) Why behavioural responses may not reflect the population consequences of human disturbance. Biological Conservation, 97. pp. 265-268.
Gill, J.A., Norris, K. and Sutherland, W.J. (2001) The effects of disturbance on habitat use by black-tailed godwits Limosa limosa. Journal of Applied Ecology, 38. pp. 846-856.
Gill, J.A., Sutherland, W.J. and Norris, K. (2001) Depletion models can predict shorebird distribution at different spatial scales. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 268. pp. 369-376.
Book Section
Cote, I.M., Gardner, T.A., Gill, J.A., Hutchinson, D.J. and Watkinson, A.R. (2006) New approaches to estimating recent ecological changes on coral reefs. In: Coral Reef Conservation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Gill, J.A. (2006) Climate change and coastal migrant birds. In: Principles of Conservation Biology 3rd Ed. Sinauer Associates, USA.
Sutherland, W.J., Gill, J.A. and Norris, K. (2004) Density dependent dispersal: concepts, evidence, mechanisms and consequences. In: Dispersal. Blackwells, Oxford, pp. 134-151.
Watkinson, A.R. and Gill, J.A. (2004) Climate change and dispersal. In: Dispersal. Blackwells, Oxford, pp. 410-428.
Watkinson, A.R., Gill, J.A. and Freckleton, R.P. (2003) Macroecology and microecology: linking large-scale patterns of abundance to population processes. In: Macroecology. Blackwells, Oxford, pp. 256-273.
Gill, J.A., Hatton, L. and Potts, P.M. (2002) Black-tailed Godwit. In: The Migration Atlas: Movements of the Birds of Britain and Ireland. T. & A.D. Poyser, London, pp. 323-325.
Smart, Jennifer, Gill, J.A., Clark, J.A. and Clark, N.A. (2002) Ruff. In: The Migration Atlas: Movements of the Birds of Britain and Ireland. T. & A.D. Poyser, London, pp. 311-313.
Sutherland, W.J. and Gill, J.A. (2001) The role of behaviour in studying sustainable exploitation. In: Conservation of Exploited Species. Cambridge University Press, pp. 259-280.
External Activities and Indicators of Esteem
- President of the British Ornithologists’ Union (2011 – present)
- Member of NERC Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Sustainability (BESS) Programme Advisory Group (2010 – present)
- Member of All-party Parliamentary Group on Biodiversity (2010 – present)
- Recipient of the Marsh Award for Ornithology (2010)
- NERC Peer Review College (2009 – present)
- Associate Editor: Journal of Applied Ecology (2005 –present)
- Editorial Board member: Bird Study (2004 –) and Ringing & Migration (2001 – present)
- Member of UKPopNet Science Management Committee (2006 – 2011)
- Vice-President, British Ornithologists’ Union (2009 – 2011)
- Chair of BOU Ibis journal Committee (2005 – 2008)
Administrative Posts/Responsibilities
- Deputy Director, Post-graduate Research
- CEEC Seminar co-ordinator
- CEEC Rebellion co-ordinator
- Module convenor for Univariate Statistics (M519) and Multivariate Statistics (M517), and co-convenor for Biodiversity Conservation and Human Society (3A17/MA17)


