Senior Curator in Charge, Birds Tring
Department: Life SciencesDivision: LS Vertebrates Division
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Phone: +44 (0)20 7942 6162
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Alexander Bond
Specialisms
conservation, contaminants, invasive species, plastic, seabirds, stable isotopes
Summary
I'm a conservation biologist with a focus on the marine environment and island biology. Particular interests include seabirds, marine debris, invasive species, and globally threatened or extinct species. I make use of a variety of field-, lab-, and collections-based techniques, including stable isotopes, ICP-MS, demographic modelling, and analysis of population trends.
I am always interested in hearing from prospective students or post-doctoral fellows based in the UK, or elsewhere, who wish to join the research group. There are a number of options, depending on the career stage and location of prospective lab members.
I strongly encourage women, queer, indigenous, and other minority group scholars to get in touch. I support flexible working hours and locations.
I am always interested in hearing from prospective students or post-doctoral fellows who have research interests in (marine) ornithology, conservation, islands, and pollution topics. Students or researchers in other fields, including the arts, humanities, and social sciences, are also welcome to contact me about potential projects around the history of the collections, particular collectors or ornithological figures, sustainability of plastic use, or other topics. For more information, see https://alexanderbond.org/opportunities/
Qualifications
Degrees
PhD, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, 2007 - 2011
MSc, University of New Brunswick, Canada, 2005 - 2007
B.Sc. (Honours), Mount Allison University, Canada, 2001 - 2005
Employment history
Academic
Senior Curator in Charge of Birds, Natural History Museum, Department of Life Sciences, United Kingdom, 2017 - ongoing
Associate, University of the Highlands and Islands, Environmental Research Institute-North Highland College, United Kingdom, 2018 - 2022
Honorary Researcher, University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Australia, 2017 - 2023
Adjunct Professor, University of Saskatchewan, School of Environment and Sustainability, Canada, 2014 - 2019
Senior Conservation Scientist, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Centre for Conservation Science, United Kingdom, 2014 - 2017
NSERC Visiting Fellow in Government Laboratories, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada, 2013 - 2014
NSERC Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 2011 - 2013
Editorships
Editor in chief, Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2019 - on going.
Subject editor, Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2012 - on going.
Publications
Lavers JL, Hutton I, Bond AL (2021) Temporal trends and interannual variation in plastic ingestion by Flesh-footed Shearwaters (Ardenna carneipes) using different sampling strategies. Environmental Pollution, 290 : 118086 - 118086. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118086
Grant ML, O'Hanlon NJ, Lavers JL, Masden EA, James NA, Bond AL (2021) A standardised method for estimating the level of visible debris in bird nests. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 172 : 112889 - 112889. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112889
Lavers JL, Rivers-Auty J, Bond AL (2021) Plastic debris increases circadian temperature extremes in beach sediments. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 416 : 126140 - 126140. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126140
Driver RJ, Bond AL (2021) Towards redressing inaccurate, offensive and inappropriate common bird names. Ibis, 163 (4) : 1492 - 1499. doi: 10.1111/ibi.12984
O'Hanlon NJ, Bond AL, Masden EA, Lavers JL, James NA (2021) Measuring nest incorporation of anthropogenic debris by seabirds: An opportunistic approach increases geographic scope and reduces costs. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 171 : 112706 - 112706. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112706
Grant ML, Lavers JL, Hutton I, Bond AL (2021) Seabird breeding islands as sinks for marine plastic debris. Environmental Pollution, 276 : 116734 - 116734. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116734
Bond AL, Hutton I, Lavers JL (2021) Plastics in regurgitated Flesh-footed Shearwater (Ardenna carneipes) boluses as a monitoring tool. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 168 : 112428 - 112428. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112428
Nichols EC, Lavers JL, Archer-Rand S, Bond AL (2021) Assessing plastic size distribution and quantity on a remote island in the South Pacific. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 167 : 112366 - 112366. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112366
Bond AL, Taylor C, Kinchin-Smith D, Fox D, Witcutt E, Ryan PG, Loader SP, Weimerskirch H (2021) A juvenile Tristan albatross (Diomedea dabbenena) on land at the Crozet Islands. Polar Biology, 44 (1) : 229 - 233. doi: 10.1007/s00300-020-02786-0
Gianuca D, Bugoni L, Jiménez S, Daudt NW, Miller P, Canani G, Silva-Costa A, Faria FA, Bastida J, Seco Pon JP, Yates O, Serafini PP, Bond AL (2020) Intentional killing and extensive aggressive handling of albatrosses and petrels at sea in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Biological Conservation, 252 : 108817 - 108817. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108817
Dilley BJ, Davies D, Glass T, Bond AL, Ryan PG (2020) Severe impact of introduced scale insects on Island Trees threatens endemic finches at the Tristan da Cunha archipelago. Biological Conservation, 251 : 108761 - 108761. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108761
Pollet IL, Bond AL (2021) Evaluation and recommendations for greater accessibility of colour figures in ornithology. Ibis, 163 (1) : 292 - 295. doi: 10.1111/ibi.12887
Cantlay JC, Bond AL, Wells-Berlin AM, Crawford R, Martin GR, Rouxel Y, Peregoy S, McGrew KA, Portugal SJ (2020) Ineffectiveness of light emitting diodes as underwater deterrents for Long-tailed Ducks Clangula hyemalis. Global Ecology and Conservation, 23 : e01102 - e01102. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01102
Stewart LG, Lavers JL, Grant ML, Puskic PS, Bond AL (2020) Seasonal ingestion of anthropogenic debris in an urban population of gulls. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 160 : 111549 - 111549. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111549
Bond AL, Lavers JL (2020) Biological archives reveal contrasting patterns in trace element concentrations in pelagic seabird feathers over more than a century. Environmental Pollution, 263 : 114631 - 114631. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114631
Sutherland WJ, Alvarez‐Castañeda ST, Amano T, Ambrosini R, Atkinson P, Baxter JM, Bond AL, Boon PJ, Buchanan KL, Barlow J, Bogliani G, Bragg OM, Burgman M, Cadotte MW, Calver M, Cooke SJ, Corlett RT, Devictor V, Ewen JG, Fisher M, Freeman G, Game E, Godley BJ, Gortázar C, Hartley IR, Hawksworth DL, Hobson KA, Lu M, Martín‐López B, Ma K, Machado A, Maes D, Mangiacotti M, McCafferty DJ, Melfi V, Molur S, Moore AJ, Murphy SD, Norris D, Oudenhoven APE, Powers J, Rees EC, Schwartz MW, Storch I, Wordley C (2020) Ensuring tests of conservation interventions build on existing literature. Conservation Biology, 34 (4) : 781 - 783. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13555
Puskic PS, Lavers JL, Bond AL (2020) A critical review of harm associated with plastic ingestion on vertebrates. Science of The Total Environment, 743 : 140666 - 140666. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140666
Puskic PS, Lavers JL, Adams LR, Bond AL (2020) Ingested plastic and trace element concentrations in Short-tailed Shearwaters (Ardenna tenuirostris). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 155 : 111143 - 111143. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111143
Provencher JF, Liboiron M, Borrelle SB, Bond AL, Rochman C, Lavers JL, Avery-Gomm S, Yamashita R, Ryan PG, Lusher AL, Hammer S, Bradshaw H, Khan J, Mallory ML (2020) A Horizon Scan of research priorities to inform policies aimed at reducing the harm of plastic pollution to biota. Science of The Total Environment, 733 : 139381 - 139381. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139381
Requena S, Oppel S, Bond AL, Hall J, Cleeland J, Crawford RJM, Davies D, Dilley BJ, Glass T, Makhado A, Ratcliffe N, Reid TA, Ronconi RA, Schofield A, Steinfurth A, Wege M, Bester M, Ryan PG (2020) Marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction. Animal Conservation, 23 (5) : 585 - 596. doi: 10.1111/acv.12572
Bond AL, Jones IL (2020) Relationships between mercury burden, sex, and sexually selected feather ornaments in crested auklet (Aethia cristatella). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27 (14) : 16640 - 16645. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-08219-z
Lavers JL, Humphreys-Williams E, Crameri NJ, Bond AL (2020) Trace element concentrations in feathers from three seabird species breeding in the Timor Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 151 : 110876 - 110876. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110876
O’Hanlon NJ, Bond AL, James NA, Masden EA (2020) Oil Vulnerability Index, Impact on Arctic Bird Populations (Proposing a Method for Calculating an Oil Vulnerability Index for the Arctic Seabirds), In: Arctic Marine Sustainability, Springer International Publishing : 73 - 94.
Steinfurth A, Oppel S, Dias MP, Starnes T, Pearmain EJ, Dilley BJ, Davies D, Nydegger M, Bell C, Le Bouard F, Bond AL, Cuthbert RJ, Glass T, Makhado AB, Crawford RJM, Ryan PG, Wanless RM, Ratcliffe N (2020) Important marine areas for the conservation of northern rockhopper penguins within the Tristan da Cunha Exclusive Economic Zone. Endangered Species Research, 43 : 409 - 420. doi: 10.3354/esr01076
Christensen-Dalsgaard S, Anker-Nilssen T, Crawford R, Bond A, Sigurðsson GM, Glemarec G, Hansen ES, Kadin M, Kindt-Larsen L, Mallory M, Merkel FR, Petersen A, Provencher J, Bærum KM (2019) What’s the catch with lumpsuckers? A North Atlantic study of seabird bycatch in lumpsucker gillnet fisheries. Biological Conservation, 240 : 108278 - 108278. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108278
Lavers JL, Sharp PB, Stuckenbrock S, Bond AL (2020) Entrapment in plastic debris endangers hermit crabs. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 387 : 121703 - 121703. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121703
Mackay AW, Adger D, Bond AL, Giles S, Ochu E (2019) Straight-washing ecological legacies. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3 (12) : 1611 - 1611. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-1025-9
Cooper N, Bond AL, Davis JL, Portela Miguez R, Tomsett L, Helgen KM (2019) Sex biases in bird and mammal natural history collections. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286 (1913) : 20192025 - 20192025. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2025
Serra-Gonçalves C, Lavers JL, Bond AL (2019) Global Review of Beach Debris Monitoring and Future Recommendations. Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (21) : 12158 - 12167. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b01424
Ward S, Fournier AMV, Bond AL (2019) Assessing gaps in reporting non-target mortality in island rodent eradication operations. Biological Invasions, 21 (10) : 3101 - 3108. doi: 10.1007/s10530-019-02032-7
O'Hanlon NJ, Bond AL, Lavers JL, Masden EA, James NA (2019) Monitoring nest incorporation of anthropogenic debris by Northern Gannets across their range. Environmental Pollution, 255 : 113152 - 113152. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113152
Pollet IL, Bond AL, Hedd A, Huntington CE, Butler RG, Mauck R (2019) Leach's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa), In: null, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology :
Lavers JL, Hutton I, Bond AL (2019) Clinical Pathology of Plastic Ingestion in Marine Birds and Relationships with Blood Chemistry. Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (15) : 9224 - 9231. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02098
Movalli P, Duke G, Ramello G, Dekker R, Vrezec A, Shore RF, García-Fernández A, Wernham C, Krone O, Alygizakis N, Badry A, Barbagli F, Biesmeijer K, Boano G, Bond AL, Choresh Y, Christensen JB, Cincinelli A, Danielsson S, Dias A, Dietz R, Eens M, Espín S, Eulaers I, Frahnert S, Fuiz TI, Gkotsis G, Glowacka N, Gómez-Ramírez P, Grotti M, Guiraud M, Hosner P, Johansson U, Jaspers VLB, Kamminga P, Koschorreck J, Knopf B, Kubin E, LoBrutto S, Lourenco R, Martellini T, Martínez-López E, Mateo R, Nika M-C, Nikolopoulou V, Osborn D, Pauwels O, Pavia M, Pereira MG, Rüdel H, Sanchez-Virosta P, Slobodnik J, Sonne C, Thomaidis N, Töpfer T, Treu G, Väinölä R, Valkama J, van der Mije S, Vangeluwe D, Warren BH, Woog F (2019) Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (20) : 20132 - 20136. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-05340-6
Lavers JL, Stivaktakis G, Hutton I, Bond AL (2019) Detection of ultrafine plastics ingested by seabirds using tissue digestion. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 142 : 470 - 474. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.04.001
Hauber ME, Bond AL, Kouwenberg A-L, Robertson GJ, Hansen ES, Holford M, Dainson M, Luro A, Dale J (2019) The chemical basis of a signal of individual identity: shell pigment concentrations track the unique appearance of Common Murre eggs. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 16 (153) : 20190115 - 20190115. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2019.0115
Holmes ND, Spatz DR, Oppel S, Tershy B, Croll DA, Keitt B, Genovesi P, Burfield IJ, Will DJ, Bond AL, Wegmann A, Aguirre-Muñoz A, Raine AF, Knapp CR, Hung C-H, Wingate D, Hagen E, Méndez-Sánchez F, Rocamora G, Yuan H-W, Fric J, Millett J, Russell J, Liske-Clark J, Vidal E, Jourdan H, Campbell K, Springer K, Swinnerton K, Gibbons-Decherong L, Langrand O, Brooke MDL, McMinn M, Bunbury N, Oliveira N, Sposimo P, Geraldes P, McClelland P, Hodum P, Ryan PG, Borroto-Páez R, Pierce R, Griffiths R, Fisher RN, Wanless R, Pasachnik SA, Cranwell S, Micol T, Butchart SHM (null) Globally important islands where eradicating invasive mammals will benefit highly threatened vertebrates. PLOS ONE, 14 (3) : e0212128 - e0212128. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212128
Philpot SM, Lavers JL, Nugegoda D, Gilmour ME, Hutton I, Bond AL (2019) Trace element concentrations in feathers of seven petrels (Pterodroma spp.). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (10) : 9640 - 9648. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-04406-9
Bond AL, Carlson CJ, Burgio KR (2019) Local extinctions of insular avifauna on the most remote inhabited island in the world. Journal of Ornithology, 160 (1) : 49 - 60. doi: 10.1007/s10336-018-1590-8
Puskic PS, Lavers JL, Adams LR, Grünenwald M, Hutton I, Bond AL (2019) Uncovering the sub-lethal impacts of plastic ingestion by shearwaters using fatty acid analysis. Conservation Physiology, 7 (1) : doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz017
Steinfurth A, Booth JM, White J, Bond AL, McQuaid CD (2019) Sexual and geographic dimorphism in northern rockhopper penguins breeding in the South Atlantic Ocean. Endangered Species Research, 39 : 293 - 302. doi: 10.3354/esr00970
Grant ML, Lavers JL, Stuckenbrock S, Sharp PB, Bond AL (2018) The use of anthropogenic marine debris as a nesting material by brown boobies (Sula leucogaster). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 137 : 96 - 103. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.10.016
LAVERS JENNIFERL, LISOVSKI SIMEON, BOND ALEXANDERL (2019) Preliminary survival and movement data for a declining population of Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes in Western Australia provides insights into marine threats. Bird Conservation International, 29 (2) : 327 - 337. doi: 10.1017/s0959270918000084
Burgio K, Carlson C, Bond A (null) Georeferenced sighting and specimen occurrence data of the extinct Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) from 1564 - 1944. Biodiversity Data Journal, 6 : e25280 - e25280. doi: 10.3897/bdj.6.e25280
Lavers JL, Hutton I, Bond AL (2018) Ingestion of marine debris by Wedge-tailed Shearwaters (Ardenna pacifica) on Lord Howe Island, Australia during 2005–2018. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 133 : 616 - 621. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.06.023
Lavers JL, Hutton I, Bond AL (2019) Changes in technology and imperfect detection of nest contents impedes reliable estimates of population trends in burrowing seabirds. Global Ecology and Conservation, 17 : e00579 - e00579. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00579