BTO publishes peer-reviewed papers in a wide range of scientific journals, both independently and with our partners. If you are unable to access a scientific paper by a BTO author, please contact us.
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Light stalks increase the precision and accuracy of non-breeding locations calculated from geolocator tags: a field test from a long-distance migrant
Author: Blackburn, E., Burgess, M., Freeman, B., Risely, A., Izang, A., Ivande, S., Hewson C. & Cresswell, W.
Published: 2019
28.11.19
Papers Bird Study
Bats in urbanising landscapes: habitat selection and recommendations for a sustainable future
Author: Gili, F., Newson, S.E., Gillings, S., Chamberlain, D.E. & Border, J.A.
Published: 2019
A new study by BTO and the University of Turin explores how to minimise impacts of urban growth on bats at a time when urban areas are increasing in size and number, nationally and internationally.
18.11.19
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Effects of Natura 2000 on nontarget bird and butterfly species based on citizen science data
Author: Pellissier, V., Schmucki, R., Pe'er, G., Aunins, A., Brereton, T.M., Brotons, L., Carnicer, J., Chodkiewicz, T., Chylarecki, P., del Moral, J.C., Escandell, V., Evans, D., Foppen, R., Harpke, A., Heliölä, J., Herrando, S., Kuussaari, M., Kühn, E., Lehikoinen, A., Lindström, Å., Moshøj, C.M., Musche, M., Noble, D., Oliver, T.H., Reif, J., Richard, D., Roy, D.B., Schweiger, O., Settele, J., Stefanescu, C., Teufelbauer, N., Touroult, J., Trautmann, S., van Strien, A.J., van Swaay, C.A.M., van Turnhout, C., Vermouzek, Z., Voříšek, P., Jiguet, F. &Julliard, R.
Published: 2019
07.11.19
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Robustness of simple avian population trend models for semi-structured citizen science data is species-dependent
Author: Boersch-Supan, P.H., Trask, A.E. & Baillie, S.R.
Published: 2019
Accurate and robust population monitoring is essential to effective biodiversity conservation, and is at the heart of BTO’s mission. While all BTO-led surveys and schemes are volunteer driven, observation protocols differ among them, spanning the range from the highly structured BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) to BirdTrack, which allows for the submission of casual observations by any interested birdwatcher. A new BTO study now compares data from these two schemes to see whether trends in BirdTrack reporting rates are comparable to population trends derived from BBS data.
04.11.19
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Data integration for large-scale models of species distributions
Author: Isaac, N.J.B., Jarzyna, M.A., Keil, P., Dambly, L.I., Boersch-Supan, P.H., Browning, E., Freeman, S.N., Golding, N., Guillera-Arroita, G., Henrys, P.A., Jarvis, S., Lahoz-Monfort, J., Pagel, J., Pescott, O.L., Schmucki, R., Simmonds, E.G. & O’Hara, R.B.
Published: 2019
A review by an international team of statisticians and ecologists, including BTO’s Ecological Statistician, has highlighted novel analytical approaches to better understand species distributions, by integrating data from a wide variety of surveys and other citizen science projects.
29.10.19
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