Caroline is currently working as the Co-Editor on the Cetacea Volume in the Springer series the Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. The handbook offers a unique collection of information on all wild mammal species living in Europe and will serve as a standard reference guide for all mammalogists and readers interested in research on mammals.
The Cetacea Volume contains chapters on all extant cetacean species that currently occur in Europe, each produced by regional species experts. Each chapter contains a European overview of species taxonomy, distribution, life history, ecology, behaviour, diseases and the species conservation and management.
In addition to co-editing the volume, Caroline has led or co-authored three of the chapters including:
Weir, C.R. (2022). Rare and vagrant cetacean species in Europe. In: Hackländer, K., Zachos, F.E. (eds) Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65038-8_113-1
Weir, C.R. (2022). Fraser’s dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser, 1956. In: Hackländer, K., Zachos, F.E. (eds) Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65038-8_109-1
Prieto, R. and Weir, C.R. (2022). Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828. In: Hackländer, K., Zachos, F.E. (eds) Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65038-8_86-1
The book is scheduled for publication in 2024.
