Publications of Stephen Blake

Uiterwaal, S. F.; Palmer, J. L.; Farook, S.; Deem, S. L.; Taylor, C.; Blake, S.: Reduced thermoregulatory ability contributes to increased mortality in urban box turtles (Terrapene spp.). Journal of Thermal Biology 130, 104135 (2025)

Bessone, M.; Kühl, H. S.; Herbinger, I.; Hohmann, G.; N'Goran, K. P.; Asanzi, P.; Blake, S.; Basele, M.; Bofeko, M.; Bondjengo, N. et al.; Bondo, P. W.; Booto, R.; da Costa, P. B.; Dérozier, V.; Emetshu, M.; Fotsing, E. D. B.; Grossmann, F.; Guislain, P.; Hart, J.; Ikembelo, B. B.; Iyomi, M. D.; Inogwabini, B. I.; Intamba, O.; Iyatshi, I. B.; Kafando, P.; Kambere, M. A.; Katembo, J. L. K.; Kukumanga, J. K.; Liengola, I.; Maisels, F.; Maliva, F.; Manala, M.; Matungila, S.; Mbende, M.; Mbenga, J. A. D.; Moundzoho, D. B.; Musenzi, P. P.; Mwanduko, S.; Naky, P.; Ngomo, M.; Nkumu, P. M.; Ratsina, R.; Reinartz, G. E.; Sop, T.; Strindberg, S.; Vosper, A.; Musubaho, L. K. W.; Fruth, B.: Bonobo (Pan paniscus) density and distribution in Central Africa's largest rainforest reserve: long-term survey data show pitfalls in methodological approaches and call for vigilance. International Journal of Primatology (2024)

Blake, S.; Cabrera, F.; Cruz, S.; Ellis-Soto, D.; Yackulic, C. B.; Bastille-Rousseau, G.; Wikelski, M.; Kuemmeth, F.; Gibbs, J. P.; Deem, S. L.: Environmental variation structures reproduction and recruitment in long-lived mega-herbivores: Galapagos giant tortoises. Ecological Monographs 94 (2), e1599 (2024)

Blake, S.; Cabrera, F.; Rivas-Torres, G.; Deem, S. L.; Nieto-Claudin, A.; Zahawi, R. A.; Bastille-Rousseau, G.: Invasion by Cedrela odorata threatens long distance migration of Galapagos tortoises. Ecology and Evolution 14 (2), e10994 (2024)

Donovan, E. B.; Blake, S.; Deem, S. L.; Moldowan, P. D.; Nieto-Claudin, A.; Cabrera, F.; Peñafiel, C.; Bastille-Rousseau, G.: Using non-continuous accelerometry to identify cryptic nesting events of Galapagos giant tortoises. Animal Biotelemetry 12 (1), 32 (2024)

Pike, K. N.; Blake, S.; Gordon, I. J.; Schwarzkopf, L.: Habitat quality in farmland influences the activity patterns of giant Galapagos tortoises. Biodiversity and Conservation (2024)

Wise, A.; Rosener, A.; Martin, A.; Cote, M.; Hopwood, C. D.; Schwartz, E.; Tharp, R.; Blake, S.: A deep dive into the waterbird community of an urban oasis: implications for park management. Urban Ecosystems (2024)

Blake, S.; Palmer, J.; Brenn-White, M.; Deem, S. L.: Home ranges of box turtles in a rural woodland and an urban park in Saint Louis, MO; implications for turtle conservation. Urban Ecosystems 26 (4), pp. 1181 - 1189 (2023)

Deem, S. L.; Rivera, S.; Nieto-Claudin, A.; Emmel, E.; Cabrera, F.; Blake, S.: Temperature along an elevation gradient determines Galapagos tortoise sex ratios. Ecology and Evolution 13 (4), e10008 (2023)

Pike, K. N.; Blake, S.; Gordon, I. J.; Cabrera, F.; Rivas-Torres, G.; Laso, F. J.; Schwarzkopf, L.: Navigating agricultural landscapes: responses of critically endangered giant tortoises to farmland vegetation and infrastructure. Landscape Ecology 38, pp. 501 - 516 (2023)

Pike, K. N.; Blake, S.; Cabrera, F.; Gordon, I. J.; Schwarzkopf, L.: Body size, sex and high philopatry influence the use of agricultural land by Galapagos giant tortoises. Oryx 56 (1), pp. 16 - 25 (2022)

Pike, K. N.; Blake, S.; Gordon, I. J.; Cabrera, F.; Nieto-Claudin, A.; Deem, S. L.; Guezou, A.; Schwarzkopf, L.: Sharing land with giants: Habitat preferences of Galapagos tortoises on farms. Global Ecology and Conservation 37, e02171 (2022)

Charney, N. D.; Bastille-Rousseau, G.; Yackulic, C. B.; Blake, S.; Gibbs, J. P.: A greener future for the Galapagos: forecasting ecosystem productivity by finding climate analogs in time. Ecosphere 12 (10), e03753 (2021)

Emmel, E. S.; Rivera, S.; Cabrera, F.; Blake, S.; Deem, S. L.: Field anesthesia and gonadal morphology of immature Western Santa Cruz tortoises (Chelonoidis porteri). Journal of zoo and Wildlife Medicine 51 (4), pp. 848 - 855 (2021)

Wall, J.; Wittemyer, G.; Klinkenberg, B.; LeMay, V.; Blake, S.; Strindberg, S.; Henley, M.; Vollrath, F.; Maisels, F.; Ferwerda, J. et al.; Douglas-Hamilton, I.: Human footprint and protected areas shape elephant range across Africa. Current Biology 31 (11), pp. 2437 - 2445 (2021)

Bastille‐Rousseau, G.; Yackulic, C. B.; Gibbs, J. P.; Frair, J. L.; Cabrera, F.; Blake, S.: Migration triggers in a large herbivore: Galápagos giant tortoises navigating resource gradients on volcanoes. Ecology 100 (6), e02658 (2019)

Benitez-Capistros, F.; Couenberg, P.; Nieto, A.; Cabrera, F.; Blake, S.: Identifying shared strategies and solutions to the human–giant tortoise interactions in Santa Cruz, Galapagos: A nominal group technique application. Sustainability 11 (10), 2937 (2019)

Berzaghi, F.; Longo, M.; Ciais, P.; Blake, S.; Bretagnolle, F.; Vieira, S.; Scaranello, M.; Scarascia-Mugnozza, G.; Doughty, C. E.: Carbon stocks in central African forests enhanced by elephant disturbance. Nature Geoscience 12, pp. 725 - 729 (2019)

Nieto‐Claudin, A.; Esperón, F.; Blake, S.; Deem, S. L.: Antimicrobial resistance genes present in the faecal microbiota of free-living Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis porteri). Zoonoses and Public Health 66, pp. 900 - 908 (2019)

Bastille‐Rousseau, G.; Douglas‐Hamilton, I.; Blake, S.; Northrup, J. M.; Wittemyer, G.: Applying network theory to animal movements to identify properties of landscape space use. Ecological Applications 28 (3), pp. 854 - 864 (2018)