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It is BTO’s policy to make public the results of our research. Our aim is to publish as much as possible of our work in the peer reviewed scientific literature.  Many results are also published in our BTO Research Report series.

Peach, W.J., Hanmer, D.B. & Oatley, T.B. 2001. Do southern African songbirds live longer than their European counterparts?. Oikos 93 : 235-249 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.930207.x)
Redfern, C.P.F. & Clark, J.A. 2001. Ringers' Manual. BTO, Thetford
Robinson, R.A. 2001. Feeding ecology of skylarks Alauda arvensis in winter - a possible mechanism for population decline?. Book title: The ecology and conservation of skylarks Alauda arvensis RSPB, Sandy : 129-138
Robinson, R.A., Wilson, J.D. & Crick, H.Q.P. 2001. The importance of arable habitat for farmland birds in grassland landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology 38 : 1 059-1 059 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00654.x)
Rowcliffe, J.M., Watkinson, A.R., Sutherland, W.J. & Vickery, J.A. 2001. The depletion of algal beds by geese: a predictive model and test. Oecologia 127 : 361-371
Siriwardena, G.M., Baillie, S.R., Crick, H.Q.P. & Wilson, J.D. 2001. Changes in agricultural land-use and breeding performance of some granivorous farmland passerines in Britain. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 84 : 191-206 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(00)00210-3)
Siriwardena, G.M., Freeman, S.N., & Crick, H.Q.P. 2001. The decline of the Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula in Britain: is the mechanism known?. Acta Ornithologica 36 : 143-152
Siriwardena, G.M., Wilson, J.D., Baillie, S.R. & Crick, H.Q.P. 2001. Can the historical CBC trend for skylarks Alauda arvensis be 'recovered' using present-day agricultural habitat preferences and changes in agricultural land-use?. Book title: The ecology and conservation of skylarks Alauda arvensis RSPB, Sandy : 56-60
Sparks, T., Crick, H.Q.P., Woiwod, I., & Beebee, T. 2001. Climate change and phenology in the United Kingdom. Book title: Impacts of Climate Change on Wildlife RSPB, Sandy
Sparks, T.H., Roberts, D.R. & Crick, H.Q.P. 2001. What is the value of first arrival dates of spring migrants in phenology?. Avian Ecology and Behaviour 7 : 75-85 View Abstract
Speek, G., Clark, J.A., Rohde, Z., Wassenaar, R.D. & van Noordwijk, A.J. 2001. The EURING exchange-code 2000. (subsequently updated). EURING, Heheren View Abstract
Toms, M.P., Crick, H.Q.P., & Shawyer, C.R. 2001. The status of breeding Barn owls Tyto alba in the United Kingdom 1995-97. Bird Study. 48 : 23-37 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650109461200)
Vanhinsbergh, D.P. & Chamberlain, D.E. 2001. Habitat association of breeding Meadow Pipits Anthus pratensis in the British uplands. Bird Study 48 : 159-172 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650109461214)
Vickery, J.A. 2001. GM crops: bad or benign for biodiversity?. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 17 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(00)02044-9)
Vickery, J.A. & Buckingham, D.L. 2001. The value of set-aside for skylarks Alauda arvensis in Britain. Book title: The ecology and conservation of skylarks Alauda arvensis RSPB, Sandy : 161-175
Vickery, J.A., Tallowin, J.R., Feber, R.E., Asteraki, E.J., Atkinson, P.W., Fuller, R.J. & Brown, V.K. 2001. The management of lowland neutral grasslands in Britain: effects of agricultural practices on birds and their food resources. Journal of Applied Ecology 38 : 647-664 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00626.x)
Whittingham, M.J., Bradbury, R.B., Wilson, J.D., Morris, A.J., Perkins, A.J. & Siriwardena, G.M. 2001. Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs foraging patterns, nestling survival and territory distribution on lowland farmland. Bird Study 48 : 257-270 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650109461226)
Wilson, A.M., Vickery, J.A. & Browne, S.J. 2001. Numbers and distribution of Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus breeding in England and Wales in 1998. Bird Study 48 : 2-17 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650109461198)
Wilson, J.D., Akriotis, T., Balmer, D.E. & Kyrkos, A. 2001. Identification of Marsh Warblers Acrocephalus palustris and Reed Warblers A. scirpaceus on autumn migration through the eastern Mediterranean.. Ringing and Migration 20 : 224-232 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2001.9674250)
Aebischer, N.J., Evans, A.D., Grice, P.V. & Vickery, J.A. (eds) 2000. Ecology and conservation of lowland farmland birds. Book title: Proceedings of the 1999 BOU Spring Conference British Ornithologists' Union, Tring View Abstract
Austin, G.E., Peachel, I. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2000. Regional trends in coastal wintering waders in Britain. Bird Study 47 : 352-371 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650009461195)
Baillie, S.R., Sutherland, W.J., Freeman, S.N., Gregory, R.D. & Paradis, E. 2000. Consequences of large-scale processes for the conservation of bird populations. Journal of Applied Ecology 37 : 88-102 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00555.x)
Browne, S., Vickery, J.A. & Chamberlain, D.E. 2000. Densities and population estimates of breeding Skylarks Alauda arvensis in Britain in 1997. Bird Study 47 : 52-65 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650009461160)
Burton, N.H.K. 2000. Variation in sighting frequencies of colour-ringed Redshanks Tringa totanus according to ringing scheme and ring colour. Wader Study Group Bulletin 91 : 21-24 View Abstract
Burton, N.H.K. 2000. Winter site-fidelity and survival of Redshank Tringa totanus at Cardiff, south Wales. Bird Study 47 : 102-112 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650009461164)
Catchpole, E.A., Morgan, B.J.T., Coulson, T.N., Freeman, S.N. & Albon, S.D. 2000. Factors influencing Soay sheep survival. Applied Statistics 49 : 453-472 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1467-9876.00205)
Catry, P., Mellanby, R., Ali Suleiman, K., Haji Salim, K., Hughes, M., McKean, M., Anderson, N., Constant, G., Heany, V., Martin, G., Armitage, M. & Wilson, M. 2000. Habitat selection by terrestrial birds on Pemba Island (Tanzania), with particular reference to six endemic taxa. Biological Conservation 95 : 257-267 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00044-6)
Chamberlain, D.E. & Fuller, R.J. 2000. Local extinctions and changes in species richness of lowland farmland birds in England and Wales in relation to recent changes in agricultural land-use. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 78 : 1-17 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(99)00105-x)
Chamberlain, D.E. & Siriwardena, G.M. 2000. The effects of agricultural intensification on skylarks Alauda arvensis: evidence from monitoring studies in Great Britain. Environmental Reviews 8 : 95-113 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1139/er-8-2-95)
Chamberlain, D.E. & Wilson, J.D. 2000. The contribution of hedgerow structure to the value of organic farms to birds. Book title: Ecology and conservation of lowland farmland birds. Proceedings of the 1999 BOU Spring Conference. BOU, Tring : 57-68 View Abstract
Chamberlain, D.E., Fuller, R.J., Bunce, R.G., Duckworth, J.C. & Shrubb, M. 2000. Changes in the abundance of farmland birds in relation to the timing of agricultural intensification in England and Wales. Journal of Applied Ecology 37 : 771-788 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00548.x)
Chamberlain, D.E., Vickery, J.A. & Gough, S. 2000. Spatial and temporal distribution of breeding Skylarks Alauda arvensis in relation to crop type in periods of population increase and decrease. Ardea 88 : 61-73 View Abstract
Clark, J.A., Wernham, C.V., Balmer, D.E., Adams, S.Y., Blackburn, J.R., Griffin, B.M. & King, J. 2000. Bird ringing in Britain and Ireland in 1998. Ringing & Migration 20 : 39-93
Donald, P.F. & Vickery, J.A. 2000. The importance of cereal fields to breeding and wintering skylarks Alauda arvensis in UK. Book title: Ecology and conservation of lowland farmland birds. Proceedings of the 1999 BOU Spring Conference. BOU, Tring : 140-150 View Abstract
Fewster, R.M., Buckland, S.T., Siriwardena, G.M., Baillie, S.R. & Wilson, J.D. 2000. Analysis of population trends for farmland birds using generalised additive models. Ecology 81 : 1 970-1 984 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[1970:AOPTFF]2.0.CO;2])
French, P., Insley, H., Siriwardena, G. & Buxton, N. 2000. The breeding success of a population of Lapwings in part of Strathspey 1996-1998. Scottish Birds 21 : 98-108
Fuller, R.J. 2000. Influence of treefall gaps on distributions of breeding birds within interior old-growth stands in Bialowieza forest, Poland. Condor 102 : 267-274 View Abstract
Fuller, R.J. 2000. Relationship between recent changes in lowland British agriculture and farmland bird populations: an overview. Book title: Ecology and conservation of lowland farmland birds. Proceedings of the 1999 BOU Spring Conference BOU, Tring : 5-16 View Abstract
Gaston, K.J., Blackburn, T.M., Greenwood, J.J.D., Gregory, R.D., Quinn, R.M. & Lawton, J.H. 2000. Abundance-occupancy relationships. Journal of Applied Ecology : 39-59 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00485.x)
Gates, S. & Donald, P.F. 2000. Local extinction of British farmland birds and the prediction of further loss. Journal of Applied Ecology 37 : 806-820 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00549.x)
Gillings, S., Fuller, R.J. & Balmer, D.E. 2000. Breeding birds in scrub in the Scottish Highlands: variation in community composition between scrub type and successional stage. Scottish Forestry 54 : 73-85
Greenwood, J.J.D. 2000. Biodiversity and environment. Book title: Shades of Green. A review of UK farming systems Royal Agricultural Society of England, Warwickshire : 59-72
Greenwood, J.J.D. 2000. Birds & Agriculture. Science in Parliament 57 : 22-23
Greenwood, J.J.D. 2000. Birds and agriculture. Environmental Scientist 9 : 9-10 View Abstract
Greenwood, J.J.D. 2000. Challenges for 2000 and beyond. Book title: The Birdwatcher's Year Book and Diary 2000 Buckingham Press, Christchurch : 235-238
Greenwood, J.J.D. 2000. How BTO's monitoring of birds contributes to conservation. Schriftenreihe für Landschaftspflege und Naturschutz 62 : 105-117
Gregory, R.D., Noble, D.G., Campbell, L.H. & Gibbons, D.W. (eds) 2000. The State of the UK's Birds 1999. RSPB, Sandy
Henderson, I.G. & Evans, A.D. 2000. Responses of farmland birds to set-aside and its management. Book title: Ecology and conservation of lowland farmland birds. Proceedings of the 1999 BOU Spring Conference BOU, Tring : 69-76 View Abstract
Henderson, I.G., Cooper, J., Fuller, R.J. & Vickery, J.A. 2000. The relative abundance of birds on set-aside and neighbouring fields in summer. Journal of Applied Ecology 37 : 335-347 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00497.x)
Henderson, I.G., Hart, P.J.B. & Burke, T.B. 2000. Strict monogamy in a semi-colonial passerine: the Jackdaw Corvus monedula. Journal of Avian Biology 31 : 177-182 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2000.310209.x)

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