Andy Wood

Marine Predator Ecologist

Andy Wood

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Andy Wood

Biography

Current role

Andy Wood is a Marine Predator Ecologist in the Ecosystems team.  He is a Chartered Information Technology Professional.

Previous positions

  • 2009 – present.  Marine Predator Ecologist – British Antarctic Survey.
  • 2003 – 2009.  Senior Systems Consultant – British Antarctic Survey.
  • 1989 – 2003.  Database Administrator – British Antarctic Survey.
  • 1984 – 1989.  Off-shore Biological Programme Database Manager – British Antarctic Survey.

 

Research interests

My research interests are in the ecology and conservation of seabirds, and the application of data science and information technology in support of this.

Xavier, J.C., Croxall, J. P., Trathan, P. N. & Wood, A. G. (2003). Feeding strategies and diets of breeding grey-headed and wandering albatrosses at South Georgia. Mar. Biol. 143: 221-232.

Hamer, K.C., Phillips, R.A., Hill, J.K.,Wanless, S. and Wood, A.G. (2001). Contrasting foraging strategies of gannets Morus bassanus at two North Atlantic colonies: foraging trip duration and foraging area fidelity. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 224: 283-290.

Xavier, J. C., Wood, A. G., Croxall, J. P. and Rodhouse, P. G. (2001). New estimates of cephalopod prey stocks based on predator diet – implications for South Atlantic fisheries. ICES CM 2001/K:37

Berrow, S.D., Wood, A.G. and Prince, P.A. (2000). Foraging location and range of White-chinned Petrels Procellaria aequinoctialis breeding in the South Atlantic. J. Avian Biol. 31: 303-311.

Croxall, J.P., Prince, P.A., Trathan, P.N. and Wood, A.G. (1996). Distribution and movements of South Georgia black-browed albatrosses: implications for Falkland Islands populations. Warrah 9: 7-9.

Arnould, J.P.Y., Briggs, D.R., Croxall, J.P., Prince, P.A. and Wood, A.G. (1996). The foraging behaviour and energetics of wandering albatrosses brooding chicks. Antarctic Science 8: 229-236.

Ward, P., A. Atkinson, A.W.A. Murray, A.G. Wood, R. Williams, S.A. Poulet. (1994). The summer zooplankton community at South Georgia: biomass, vertical migration and grazing. Polar Biology 9: 45-52.

Prince, P.A., P. Rothery, J.P. Croxall and A.G. Wood. (1994). Population dynamics of Black-browed and Grey-headed Alabtrosses Diomeda melanophris and D. chrysostoma at Bird Island, South Georgia. Ibis 136: 50-71.

Prince, P.A., A.G. Wood, T. Barton and J.P. Croxall. (1992). Satellite tracking of wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) in the South Atlantic. Antarctic Science 4: 31-36.

Ward, P., Atkinson, A., Peck, J.M., and Wood, A.G. (1990). Euphausiid life cycles and distribution around South Georgia. Antarctic Science 2: 43-52.

Wood, A.G. (1988). Discriminant and graphical analyses of Norwegian Knot biometrics: the sex and race problem revisited. Wader Study Group Bull. 52: 9-11.

Ward, P. and Wood, A.G. (1988). The distribution of the Euchaetidae (Copepoda: Calanoida) around South Georgia. Polar Biology 9: 45-52.

Wood, A.G. (1987). Discriminating the sex of Sanderling Calidris alba: some results and their implications. Bird Study 34: 200-204.

Wood, A.G. (1986). Diurnal and nocturnal territoriality in the Grey Plover at Teesmouth, as revealed by radio telemetry. J. Field Ornithol. 57: 213-221.

Wood, A.G. (1984). Time and energy budgets of the Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) at Teesmouth. Ph.D. thesis, University of Durham.

 

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2019

Clay, Thomas A., Small, Cleo, Tuck, Geoffrey N., Pardo, Deborah, Carneiro, Ana P.B., Wood, Andy G., Croxall, John P., Crossin, Glenn T., Phillips, Richard A.. (2019) A comprehensive large-scale assessment of fisheries bycatch risk to threatened seabird populations. Journal of Applied Ecology. 10.1111/1365-2664.13407

2018

Keogan, Katharine, Daunt, Francis, Wanless, Sarah, Phillips, Richard A., Walling, Craig A., Agnew, Philippa, Ainley, David G., Anker-Nilssen, Tycho, Ballard, Grant, Barrett, Robert T., Barton, Kerry J., Bech, Claus, Becker, Peter, Berglund, Per-Arvid, Bollache, Loïc, Bond, Alexander L., Bouwhuis, Sandra, Bradley, Russell W., Burr, Zofia M., Camphuysen, Kees, Catry, Paulo, Chiaradia, Andre, Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe, Cuthbert, Richard, Dehnhard, Nina, Descamps, Sébastien, Diamond, Tony, Divoky, George, Drummond, Hugh, Dugger, Katie M., Dunn, Michael J., Emmerson, Louise, Erikstad, Kjell Einar, Fort, Jérôme, Fraser, William, Genovart, Meritxell, Gilg, Olivier, González-Solís, Jacob, Granadeiro, José Pedro, Grémillet, David, Hansen, Jannik, Hanssen, Sveinn A., Harris, Mike, Hedd, April, Hinke, Jefferson, Igual, José Manuel, Jahncke, Jaime, Jones, Ian, Kappes, Peter J., Lang, Johannes, Langset, Magdalene, Lescroël, Amélie, Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon, Lyver, Phil O’B., Mallory, Mark, Moe, Børge, Montevecchi, William A., Monticelli, David, Mostello, Carolyn, Newell, Mark, Nicholson, Lisa, Nisbet, Ian, Olsson, Olof, Oro, Daniel, Pattison, Vivian, Poisbleau, Maud, Pyk, Tanya, Quintana, Flavio, Ramos, Jaime A., Ramos, Raül, Reiertsen, Tone Kirstin, Rodríguez, Cristina, Ryan, Peter, Sanz-Aguilar, Ana, Schmidt, Niels M., Shannon, Paula, Sittler, Benoit, Southwell, Colin, Surman, Christopher, Svagelj, Walter S., Trivelpiece, Wayne, Warzybok, Pete, Watanuki, Yutaka, Weimerskirch, Henri, Wilson, Peter R., Wood, Andrew G., Phillimore, Albert B., Lewis, Sue. (2018) Global phenological insensitivity to shifting ocean temperatures among seabirds. Nature Climate Change, 8. 313-318. 10.1038/s41558-018-0115-z

2017

Pardo, Deborah, Forcada, Jaume, Wood, Andrew G., Tuck, Geoff N., Ireland, Louise, Pradel, Roger, Croxall, John P., Phillips, Richard A.. (2017) Additive effects of climate and fisheries drive ongoing declines in multiple albatross species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114. E10829-E10837. 10.1073/pnas.1618819114

Froy, Hannah, Lewis, Sue, Nussey, Daniel H., Wood, Andrew G., Phillips, Richard A.. (2017) Contrasting drivers of reproductive ageing in albatrosses. Journal of Animal Ecology, 86. 1022-1032. 10.1111/1365-2656.12712

2016

Jiménez, S., Domingo, A., Brazeiro, A., Defeo, O., Wood, A. G., Froy, H., Xavier, J. C., Phillips, R. A.. (2016) Sex-related variation in the vulnerability of wandering albatrosses to pelagic longline fleets. Animal Conservation, 19. 281-295. doi:10.1111/acv.12245

Mourocq, Emeline, Bize, Pierre, Bouwhuis, Sandra, Bradley, Russell, Charmantier, Anne, de la Cruz, Carlos, Drobniak, Szymon M., Espie, Richard H. M., Herényi, Márton, Hötker, Hermann, Krüger, Oliver, Marzluff, John, Møller, Anders P., Nakagawa, Shinichi, Phillips, Richard A., Radford, Andrew N., Roulin, Alexandre, Török, János, Valencia, Juliana, van de Pol, Martijn, Warkentin, Ian G., Winney, Isabel S., Wood, Andrew G., Griesser, Michael. (2016) Life span and reproductive cost explain interspecific variation in the optimal onset of reproduction. Evolution, 70. 296-313. doi:10.1111/evo.12853

2014

Abadi, Fitsum, Barbraud, Christophe, Besson, Dominique, Bried, Joël, Crochet, Pierre-André, Delord, Karine, Forcada, Jaume, Grosbois, Vladimir, Phillips, Richard A., Sagar, Paul, Thompson, Paul, Waugh, Susan, Weimerskirch, Henri, Wood, Andrew G., Gimenez, Olivier. (2014) Importance of accounting for phylogenetic dependence in multi-species mark–recapture studies. Ecological Modelling, 273. 236-241. doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.11.017

2013

Froy, Hannah, Phillips, Richard A., Wood, Andrew G., Nussey, Daniel H., Lewis, Sue. (2013) Age-related variation in reproductive traits in the wandering albatross: evidence for terminal improvement following senescence. Ecology Letters, 16. 642-649. doi:10.1111/ele.12092

2012

Richardson, Jessica, Wood, Andrew G., Neil, Alison, Nowacek, Doug, Moore, Michael. (2012) Changes in distribution, relative abundance, and species composition of large whales around South Georgia from opportunistic sightings: 1992 to 2011. Endangered Species Research, 19. 149-156. doi:10.3354/esr00471

Lewis, Sue, Nussey, Daniel H., Wood, Andrew G., Croxall, John P., Phillips, Richard A.. (2012) Intrinsic determinants of a population trend in timing of breeding in the wandering albatross. Oikos, 121. 2061-2071. 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20293.x

2007

Xavier, J.C., Wood, A.G., Rodhouse, P.G., Croxall, J.P.. (2007) Interannual variation in cephalopod consumption by albatrosses at South Georgia: implications for future commercial exploitation of cephalopods. Marine and Freshwater Research, 58. 1136-1143. 10.1071/MF06237

Ryan, Peter G., Phillips, Richard A., Nel, Deon C., Wood, Andrew J.. (2007) Breeding frequency in Grey-headed Albatrosses Thalassarche chrysostoma. Ibis, 149. 45-52. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00594.x

Otley, Helen, Reid, Tim, Phillips, Richard, Wood, Andy, Phalan, Ben, Forster, Isaac. (2007) Origin, age, sex and breeding status of wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans), northern (Macronectes halli) and southern giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus) attending demersal longliners in Falkland Islands and Scotia Ridge waters, 2001–2005. Polar Biology, 30. 359-368. doi:10.1007/s00300-006-0192-8

2003

Xavier, J.C., Croxall, J.P., Trathan, P.N., Wood, A.G.. (2003) Feeding strategies and diets of breeding grey-headed and wandering albatrosses at South Georgia. Marine Biology, 143. 221-232. 10.1007/s00227-003-1049-0

Meredith, Michael P., Watkins, Jon L., Murphy, Eugene J., Cunningham, Nathan J., Wood, Andrew G., Korb, Rebecca, Whitehouse, Mick J., Thorpe, Sally E., Vivier, Frédéric. (2003) An anticyclonic circulation above the Northwest Georgia Rise, Southern Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, 30. 4 pp. 10.1029/2003GL018039

2002

Croxall, J.P., Wood, A.G.. (2002) The importance of the Patagonian Shelf for top predator species breeding at South Georgia. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 12. 101-118. 10.1002/aqc.480

2000

González-Solís, J, Croxall, J.P., Wood, A.G.. (2000) Foraging partitioning between giant petrels Macronectes spp. and its relationship with breeding population changes at Bird Island, South Georgia. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 204. 279-288. doi:10.3354/meps204279

González-Solís, Jacob, Croxall, John P., Wood, Andy G.. (2000) Sexual dimorphism and sexual segregation in foraging strategies of northern giant petrels, Macronectes halli, during incubation. Oikos, 90. 390-398. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.900220.x

Hamer, K.C., Phillips, R.A., Wanless, S., Harris, M.P., Wood, A.G.. (2000) Foraging ranges, diets and feeding locations of gannets Morus bassanus in the North Sea:evidence from satellite telemetry. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 200. 257-264. doi:10.3354/meps200257

Wood, A. G., Naef-Daenzer, B., Prince, P. A., Croxall, J. P.. (2000) Quantifying habitat use in satellite-tracked pelagic seabirds: application of kernel estimation to albatross locations. Journal of Avian Biology, 31. 278-286. doi:10.1034/j.1600-048X.2000.310302.x

Wood, Andy G.. (2000) South Georgia albatross studies. Argos Newsletter, 56. 9-9.

1999

Croxall, J. P., Black, A. D., Wood, A. G.. (1999) Age, sex and status of wandering albatrosses Diomedea exulans L. in Falkland Islands waters. Antarctic Science, 11. 150-156. doi:10.1017/S0954102099000218

Prince, P.A., Weimerskirch, H., Wood, A.G., Croxall, J.P.. (1999) Areas and scales of interactions between albatrosses and the marine environment: species, populations and sexes. In: Proceedings of 22nd Ornithological congress, Durban, August 1998, Johannesburg, BirdLife South Africa, 17 pp.

Xavier, J.C., Rodhouse, P.G., Trathan, P.N., Wood, A.G.. (1999) A Geographical Information System (GIS) Atlas of cephalopod distribution in the Southern Ocean. Antarctic Science, 11. 61-62. doi:10.1017/S0954102099000097

1998

Prince, P. A., Croxall, J. P., Trathan, P. N., Wood, A. G.. (1998) The pelagic distribution of South Georgia albatrosses and their relationships with fisheries. In: Albatross biology and conservation, Chipping Norton, NSW, Surrey Beatty, 137-167.

1988

Ward, Peter, Wood, Andrew G.. (1988) The distribution of the Euchaetidae (Copepoda: Calanoida) around South Georgia. Polar Biology, 9. 45-52. 10.1007/BF00441763