T.B. Craft, MSc

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Research interests

I am a conservation ecologist studying the spatial ecology of migratory shorebirds, with a focus on Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa limosa). I combine GPS tracking and satellite remote sensing to understand habitat use across breeding, migration, and nonbreeding periods.

I also develop tools to support the exploration of ecological data, including R Shiny apps and the ezTrack R package. My work bridges movement ecology, landscape monitoring, and applied conservation to inform habitat management and species protection.

Publications

Bird’s-eye views: Tracking landscape change through remote sensing imagery and movements of Black-tailed Godwits

Craft, T. B., Jan-2026, [Groningen]: University of Groningen. 227 p.

Research output: Thesis › Thesis fully internal (DIV)

Intraspecific trait shift reflects earthworm response to land-use intensification in peat grasslands

Woudstra, L. C., Ellers, J., Hefting, M. M., Craft, T. B. & Berg, M. P., Feb-2026, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 218, 10 p., 106763.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Male and female Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa bohaii show differences in habitat use and daily rhythms during spring staging in China

Zhu, B. R., Verhoeven, M. A., Craft, T. B., Sanchez-Aguilar, L., Lei, W., Zhang, Z. & Piersma, T., 19-Jan-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Ornithology. 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Remote sensing and GPS tracking reveal temporal shifts in habitat use in nonbreeding Black-tailed Godwits

Craft, T. B., Piersma, T., Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W., Zhu, B. R., D'Souza, M., O'Reilly, E., Fokkema, R. W., Stessens, M., Belting, H., Marlow, C., Ludwig, J., Melter, J., Alves, J. A., Esteban-Pineda, A., Gutiérrez, J. S., Masero, J. A., Rocha, A. D., Dreef, C. & Howison, R. A., Jan-2025, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 62, 1, p. 119-131 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Site-level connectivity identified from multiple sources of movement data to inform conservation of a migratory bird

Beal, M., Nightingale, J., Belo, J. R., Batey, C., Belting, H., Bocher, P., Burgess, M., Craft, T. B., Crockford, N., Delaporte, P., Donaldson, L., Gélinaud, G., Gill, J. A., Gunnarsson, T. G., Þórisson, B., Gutiérrez, J. S., Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W., Howison, R. A., Hunke, P. & Jomat, L., Lemke, H., Ludwig, J., Majoor, F. A., Marlow, C., Masero, J. A., Melter, J., Nicholson, I., Parejo, M., O'Mahony, B., Pasanen, E., Pessa, J., Piersma, T., Rocha, A. D., Robin, F., Roodbergen, M., Rousseau, P., Salewski, V., Schmidt, L., Smart, J., Staneva, A., Tibbitts, T. L., Timonen, S., Alves, J. A. & Dias, M. P., Feb-2025, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 62, 2, p. 303-316 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Grutto Landschap Project Jaarverslag 2023: De staat van ons landschap: Biomonitoring van duurzame landbouw innovaties

Hooijmeijer, J., Rakhimberdiev, E., van der Velde, E., Howison, R., Stessens, M., Kraamwinkel, C., Craft, T., Fokkema, R., Lagendijk, G., Ligtelijn, M., Onrust, J., Saarloos, A., Vansteelant, W., Belfin, O., Basting, S., Zijlstra, N., Verkuil, Y. & Piersma, T., 15-Feb-2024, University of Groningen. 130 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Report › Professional

Grutto Landschap Project Jaarverslag 2022: De staat van ons landschap: Biomonitoring van duurzame landbouw innovaties

Hooijmeijer, J., Piersma, T., Howison, R., Li, Y., Craft, T., Barba Escoto, L., Stessens, M., Rakhimberdiev, E., van der Velde, E., Veenstra, R., Kraamwinkel, C., Onrust, J., Haan, de, W., Fokkema, R., Ligtelijn, M., Lagendijk, G., Keuning, T. & Wildschut, R., 1-Feb-2023, University of Groningen. 98 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Report › Professional

Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa) in southern Iberia, habitat description and finding colour marked birds from 1 – 26 February 2022: Portugal (Sado, Tejo & Algarve), Spain (Doñana & Extremadura)

Hooijmeijer, J., Howison, R., Barba Escoto, L., Craft, T., Stessens, M., Jager, K. D., Loos, B., Bonthuis, S., Hotting, M., Franken, M., Tijsen, W., Vries, J. J. D. & Piersma, T., 1-Oct-2022, Groningen: University of Groningen. 103 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Report › Professional

Grutto Landschap Project - Jaarverslag 2021: De staat van ons landschap: biomonitoring van duurzame landbouw innovaties

Hooijmeijer, J., Fokkema, R., Stessens, M., Onrust, J., Veenstra, R., Howison, R., Barba Escoto, L., Duriaux Chavarria, J.-Y., Rakhimberdiev, E., Ligtelijn, M., Lagendijk, G., van der Velde, E., Kraamwinkel, C., Eren, S., Craft, T., Venderbos, R. & Piersma, T., 1-Mar-2022, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

Research output: Book/Report › Report › Professional

Mapping agricultural biodiversity: Legacy data and tensions between ways of seeing fields

Craft, T. B., Beaulieu, A., Piersma, T. & Howison, R. A., 2-Nov-2022, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10, 13 p., 982925.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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