Rana dalmatina has an extensive range spanning Europe and Northern Turkey (Ward et al., 2016). However, throughout the British Isles, R. dalmatina is only found on Jersey, accounting for one of the three native amphibian species, along with Bufo spinosus and...
Analysis of grazing on a dune system: Are Manx Loaghtan sheep suitable for management of Quercus ilex (holm oak) at Les Blanches Banques, Jersey, Channel Islands?
Les Blanches Banques is a sand dune system in Jersey, Channel Islands which is facing successional development due to over-scrubbing and the encroachment of holm oak from an escarpment to the south of the site. Manx Loaghtan sheep, considered a near relative of the...
Apparent lack of sex ratio change due to anthropogenic pressures in Jersey grass snakes
The grass snake (Natrix helvetica), is Least Concern Europe-wide. However, it is rare on Jersey and is the island’s most threatened reptilian. A 2017 thesis studied the Jersey grass snake population, sampled in western Jersey. However, the sex ratio of the observed...
A comparative study of the biomass and density of seagrass beds in Jersey, Channel Islands
Seagrasses provide a variety of ecosystem functions within the marine environment. Recently, an increasing interest has been shown in the Blue Carbon potential of seagrass meadows. As these plants sequester more carbon than they omit, they are classed as carbon sinks...
Risk and need assessment in British probation: the contribution of LSI-R
From 1996 until about 2000 the Canadian Level of Service Inventory Revised (LSI-R) was in use in a number of probation services in England and Wales, and it is still in use in the Jersey Probation and After-Care Service. This article reviews what has been learned...
Evidence-based Probation in a Microstate
Probation services throughout the world have difficulty in assessing the risks and needs presented by offenders, in evaluating the effectiveness of supervision, and in enabling practitioners to assess the impact of their work with individual offenders. This paper...