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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.

Morrison, C. A., Robinson, R.A., Leech, D.I., Dadam, D. & Toms. M.P. 2014. Using citizen science to investigate the role of productivity in House Sparrow Passer domesticus population trends. Bird Study 61 (part 1) : 91-100 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2013.874975)
Newson, S.E., Oliver, T.H., Gillings, S., Crick, H.Q.P., Morecroft, M.D., Duffield, S.J., Macgregor, N.A. & Pearce-Higgins, J.W. 2014. Can site and landscape-scale environmental attributes buffer bird populations against weather events?. Ecography 37 (part 9) : 872-882 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ecog.00575)
Ockendon, N., Baker, D.J., Carr, J.A., White, E.C., Almond, R.E.A., Amano, T., Bertram, E., Bradbury, R.B., Bradley, C., Butchart, S.H.M., Doswald, N., Foden, W., Gill, D.J.C., Green, R.E., Sutherland, W.J., Tanner, E.V.J. & Pearce-Higgins, J.W. 2014. Mechanisms underpinning climatic impacts on natural populations: altered species interactions are more important than direct effects. Global Change Biology 20 : 2 221-2 229 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12559)
Ockendon, N., Johnston, A. & Baillie, S.R. 2014. Rainfall on wintering grounds affects population change in many species of Afro-Palaearctic migrants. Journal of Ornithology View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10336-014-1073-5)
Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Kasoar, T., Buchanan, G.M., Chamberlain, D.E. & Thomson, D. 2014. Looking forward and looking back: drivers of change in European alpine and upland bird populations. Book title: Ecology and conservation of birds in upland and alpine habitats: Proceedings of the BOU Annual Conference held at the University of Leicester, 1-3 April 2014 BOU View Abstract
Rapacciuolo, G., Roy, D.B., Gillings, S. & Purvis, A. 2014. Temporal validation plots: quantifying how well correlative species distribution models predict species' range changes over time. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 5 : 407-420 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12181)
Renwick, A.R., Vickery, J.A., Potts, S.G., Bolwig, S., Nalwanga, D., Pomeroy, D.E., Mushabe, D. & Atkinson, P.W. 2014. Achieving production and conservation simultaneously in tropical agricultural landscapes. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 192 : 130-134 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.04.011)
Robinson, R.A., Morrison, C.A. & Baillie, S.R. 2014. Integrating demographic data: towards a framework for monitoring wildlife populations at large spatial scales. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 5 (part 12) : 1 361-1 372 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12204)
Ross-Smith, V.H, Robinson, R.A., Banks, A.N., Frayling, T.D., Gibson, C.C. & Clark, J.A. 2014. The Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus in England: how to resolve a conservation conundrum. Seabird 27 : 41-61
Roy, H.E., Peyton. J., Aldridge, D.C., Bantock, T., Blackburn, T.M., Britton, R., Clark, P., Cook, E., Dehnen-Schmutz, K., Dines, T., Dobson, M., Edwards, F., Harrower, C., Harvey, M.C., Minchin, D., Noble, D.G., Parrott, D., Pocock, M.J.O., Preston, C.D., Roy, S., Salisbury, A., Schönrogge, A., Sewell, J., Shaw, R.H., Stebbing, P., Stewart, A.J.A. & Walker, K.J. 2014. Horizon scanning for invasive alien species with the potential to threaten biodiversity in Great Britain. Global Change Biology 20 (part 12) : 3 859-3 871 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12603)
Roy, H.E., Preston, C.D., Harrower, C.A., Rorke, S.L., Noble, D., Sewell, J., Walker, K., Marchant, J., Seeley, B., Bishop, J., Jukes, A., Musgrove, A., Pearman, D. & Booy, O. 2014. GB Non-native Species Information Portal: documenting the arrival of non-native species in Britain. Biological Invasions 16 (part 12) : 2 495-2 505 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10530-014-0687-0)
Royan, A., Hannah, D.M., Reynolds, S.J., Noble, D.G. & Sadler, J.P 2014. River birds' response to hydrological extremes: new vulnerability index and conservation implications. Biological Conservation 177 : 64-73 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.06.017)
Savidge, G., Ainsworth, D., Bearhop, S., Christen, N., Elsaesser, B., Fortune, F. , Inger, R., Kennedy, R., McRobert, A., Plummer, K.E., Pritchard, D.W., Sparling, C.E. & Whittaker, T.J.T. 2014. Strangford Lough and the SeaGen Tidal Turbine. Book title: Marine Renewable Energy Technology and Environmental Interactions(Humanity and the Sea) Springer : 153-172
Siriwardena, G.M., Baillie, S.R., Fuller, R.J. & Robinson, R.A. 2014. How can functional space for farmland birds best be studied? A comment on Butler and Norris (2013). Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 192 : 8-11 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.03.032)
Storkey, J., Holland, J.M., Henderson, I.G., Lutman, P.J.W., Orson, J., Baverstock, J. & Pell, J.K. 2014. Balancing food production and biodiversity Conservation in arable landscapes: lessons from the Farm4bio experiment.. 26 (part 4) : 252-256 View Abstract
Sutherland, W.J., Clements, A., Crane, E., Pilbeam, C., Martin, J., Monk, K.A., Rogalla von Bieberstein K., & Thompson, D.B.A. 2014. What are the forthcoming legislative issues of interest to ecologists and conservationists in 2014?. British Ecological Society Bulletin 45 (part 1) : 32-37
Taylor, R.C., Omed, H. & Edwards-Jones, G. 2014. The greenhouse emissions footprint of free-range eggs. Poultry Science 93 : 231-237
Thaxter, C.B., Ross-Smith, V.H., Clark, J.A., Clark, N.A., Conway, G.J., Marsh, M., Leat, E.H.K. & Burton, N.H.K. 2014. A trial of three harness attachment methods and their suitability for long-term use on Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Great Skuas. Ringing & Migration 29 (part 2) : 65-76 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2014.995546)
Thorup, K., Korner-Nievergelt, F., Cohen, E.B. & Baillie, S.R. 2014. Large-scale spatial analysis of ringing and re-encounter data to infer movement patterns: A review including methodological perspectives. Methods in Ecology and Evolution View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12258)
Wade, H.M., Masden, E.A., Jackson, A.C., Thaxter, C.B., Burton, N.H.K., Bouten, W. & Furness, R.W. 2014. Great skua (Stercorarius skua) movements at sea in relation to marine renewable energy developments. Marine Environmental Research View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.09.003)
Wright, L.J., Newson, S.E. & Noble, D.G. 2014. The value of a random sampling design for annual monitoring of national populations of larger British terrestrial mammals. European Journal of Wildlife Research 60 : 213-221 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10344-013-0768-x)
Wynn, R., Brown, D., Thomas, G., Holt, C., Are Hanssen, S., Moe, B. & Gilg, O. 2014. Spring migration routes of Long-tailed Skuas around and across the UK - results of observational and tracking data. British Birds 107 : 220-228 View Abstract
Newson, S.E., Marchant, J.H., Sellers, R.M., Ekins, G.R., Hearn, R.D. & Burton, N.H.K. 2013. Colonisation and range expansion of inland-breeding Cormorants in England. British Birds 106 : 737-743
Gill, J.A., Alves, J.A., Sutherland, W.J., Appleton, G.F., Potts, P.M. & Gunnarsson, T.G. 2013. Why is timing of bird migration advancing when individuals are not?. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 1098/rspb.2013.2161)
Bateman, I.J., Harwood, A. R., Abson, D.J., Andrews, B., Crowe, A., Dugdale, S., Carlo Fezzi, C., Foden, J., Hadley, D., Haines-Young, R., Hulme, M., Kontoleon, A., Munday, P., Pascual, U., Paterson, J., Perino, G., Sen, A., Siriwardena, G. & Termansen, M. 2013. Economic Analysis for the UK National Ecosystem Assessment: Synthesis and Scenario Valuation of Changes in Ecosystem Services. Environmental and Resource Economics 57 (part 2) : 273-297 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10640-013-9662-y)
Calladine, J., Bielinski, A. & Shaw, J. 2013. Effects on bird abundance and species richness of edge restructuring to include shrubs at the interface between conifer plantations and moorland. Bird Study 60 (part 3) : 345-356 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2013.797953)
Alves, J.A., Gunnarsson, T.G., Hayhow, D.B., Appleton, G.F., Potts, P.M., Sutherland, W.J. & Gill, J.A. 2013. Costs, benefits, and fitness consequences of different migratory strategies. Ecology 94 (part 1) : 11-17 View Abstract
Alves, J.A., Gunnarsson, T.G., Hayhow, D.B., Appleton, G.F., Potts, P.M., Sutherland, W.J. & Gill, J.A. 2013. Energetic trade-offs of Black-tailed Godwits. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America : 95-99 View Abstract
Baker, D.J., Grice, P.V. & Siriwardena, G.M. 2013. How has Environmental Stewardship affected English farmland bird populations? Results and lessons from a national assessment. Aspects of Applied Biology 118 : 47-54
Balmer, D.E., Gillings, S., Caffrey, B.J., Swann, R.L. & Fuller, R.J. 2013. Setting the scene. Book title: Bird Atlas 2007-11: the breeding and wintering birds of Britain and Ireland BTO Books, Thetford : 18-30
Balmer, D.E., Gillings, S., Caffrey, B.J., Swann, R.L., Downie, I.S. & Fuller, R.J. 2013. Bird Atlas 2007-11: the breeding and wintering birds of Britain and Ireland. Book title: Bird Atlas 2007-11: the breeding and wintering birds of Britain and Ireland BTO Books, Thetford
Bateman, I.J., Harwood, A.R., Mace, G.M., Watson, R.T., Abson, D.J., Andrews, B., Binner, A., Crowe, A., Day, B.H., Dugdale, S., Fezzi, C., Foden, J., Hadley, D., Haines-Young, R., Hulme, M., Kontoleon, A., Lovett, A.A., Munday, P., Pascual, U., Paterson, J., Perino, G., Sen, A., Siriwardena, G. van Soest, D. & Termansen, M. 2013. Bringing Ecosystem Services into Economic Decision-Making: Land Use in the United Kingdom. Science 341 : 45-50 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1126/science.1234379)
Bateman, I.J., Harwood, A.R., Mace, G.M., Watson, R.T., Abson, D.J., Andrews, B., Binner, A., Crowe, A., Day, B.H., Dugdale, S., Fezzi, C., Foden, J., Hadley, D., Haines-Young, R., Hulme, M., Kontoleon, A., Lovett, A.A., Munday, P., Pascual, U., Paterson, J., Perino, G., Sen, A., Siriwardena, G., van Soest, D. & Termansen, M. 2013. Ecosystem services: accounting standards, the farmer's challenge and nature's balance sheet - response. Science 342 : 420-421 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1126/science.342.6157.421-b)
Burton, N.H.K., Banks, A.N., Calladine, J.R & Austin, G.E. 2013. The importance of the United Kingdom for wintering gulls: population estimates and conservation requirements. Bird Study 60 (part 1) : 87-101 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2012.748716)
Calladine, J. & Morrison, N. 2013. Diurnal and nocturnal ranging behaviour by moorland-breeding Short-eared Owls Asio flammeus in Scotland. Bird Study 60 (part 1) : 44-51 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2012.736471)
Chamberlain, D. & Pearce-Higgins, J. 2013. Impacts of climate change on upland birds: complex interactions, compensatory mechanisms and the need for long-term data. Ibis 155 (part 3) : 451-455 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12070)
Chamberlain, D.E., Austin, G.E., Green, R.E., Hulme, M.F. & Burton, N.H.K. 2013. Improved estimates of population trends of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in England and Wales for effective management of a protected species at the centre of a human-wildlife conflict. Bird Study 60 (part 3) : 335-344 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2013.798258)
Chamberlain, D.E., Austin, G.E., Newson, S.E., Johnston, A. & Burton, N.H.K. 2013. Licensed control does not reduce local Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo population size in winter. Journal of Ornithology 154 (part 3) : 739-750 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10336-013-0938-3)
Crowe, O. & Holt, C.A. 2013. Estimates of waterbird numbers wintering in Ireland, 2006/07 - 2010/11. Irish Birds 9 : 545-552
Dadam, D., Clark, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Leech, D.I., Moss, D., Kew, A.J., Barber, L.J., Barimore, C.J., Blackburn, J.R., De Palacio, D.X., Grantham, M.J., Griffin, B.M. & Schäfer, S. 2013. Bird ringing and nest recording in Britain and Ireland in 2012.. Ringing & Migration 28 : 113-155 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2013.872947)
de Lima, R.F., Dallimer, M., Atkinson, P.W. & Barlow, J. 2013. Biodiversity and land-use change: understanding the complex responses of an endemic-rich bird assemblage. Diversity and Distributions 19 (part 4) : 411-422 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12015)
de Lima, R.F., Olmos, R., Dallimer, M., Atkinson, P.W. & Barlow, J. 2013. Can REDD+ help the Conservation of Restricted-Range Island species? Insights from the endemism hotspot of Sao Tome. PLOS ONE 8 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074148)
Dicks, L.V., Bardgett, R.D., Bell, J., Benton, T.G., Booth, A., Bouwman, J., Brown, C., Bruce, A., Burgess, P.J., Butler, S.J., Crute, I., Dixon, F., Drummond, C., Freckleton, R.P., Gill, M., Graham, A., Hails, R.S., Hallett, J., Hart, B., Hillier, J.G., Holland, J.M., Huxley, J.N., Ingram, J.S.I., King, V., MacMillan, T., McGonigle, D.F., McQuaid, C., Nevard, T., Norman, S., Norris, K., Pazderka, C., Poonaji, I., Quinn, C.H., Ramsden, S.J., Sinclair, D., Siriwardena, G.M., Vickery, J.A., Whitmore, A.P., Wolmer, W. & Sutherland, W.J. 2013. What Do We Need to Know to Enhance the Environmental Sustainability of Agricultural Production? A Prioritisation of Knowledge Needs for the UK Food System. Sustainability 5 (part 7) : 3 095-3 115 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.3390/su5073095)
Dicks, L.V., Hodge, I., Randall, N.P., Scharlemann, J.P.W., Siriwardena, G.M., Smith, H.G., Smith R.K., & Sutherland, W.J. 2013. A transparent process for 'evidence-informed' policy making. Conservation Letters View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/conl.12046)
Downie, I.S., Gillings, S. & Wright, K.M.H. 2013. Online data capture and engagement. Book title: Bird Atlas 2007-11: the breeding and wintering birds of Britain and Ireland BTO Books, Thetford : 48-63
Ebbinge, B.S., Blew, J., Clausen, P., G 2013. Population development and breeding success of Dark-bellied Brent Geese Branta b. bernicla from 1991-2011. Wildfowl 2 013 : 74-89 View Abstract
Franks, S.E., Fern 2013. The Long and the Short of It: No Dietary Specialisation between Male and Female Western Sandpipers Despite Strong Bill Size Dimorphism. PLOS ONE 8 (part 11) Link to Article (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079835)
Fuller, R.J. 2013. FORUM: Searching for biodiversity gains through woodfuel and forest management. Journal of Applied Ecology 50 : 1 295-1 300 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12152)
Fuller, R.J. & Rothery, P. 2013. Temporal consistency in fine-scale habitat relationships of woodland birds during a period of habitat deterioration.. Forest Ecology and Management 289 : 164-174 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.09.035)
Fuller, R.J., Gillings, S., Lauder, A. & Crowe, O. 2013. Pattern and change in the British and Irish avifaunas over a 40-year period. Book title: Bird Atlas 2007-11: the breeding and wintering birds of Britain and Ireland BTO Books, Thetford : 115-147

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