Peer-reviewed papers
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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.
2017.
The decline of a population of farmland breeding waders: a twenty-five-year case study.
Bird Study
64 (part 2)
: 264-273
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2017.1319903)
2017.
Effects of deer on woodland structure revealed through terrestrial laser scanning.
Journal of Applied Ecology
54 (part 6)
: 1 615-1 626
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12902)
2017.
Continuing influences of introduced hedgehogs Erinaceus europaeus as a predator of wader (Charadrii) eggs four decades after their release on the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Biological Invasions
19
: 1 981-1 987
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1422-4)
2017.
A global threats overview for Numeniini populations: synthesising expert knowledge for a group of declining migratory birds
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Bird Conservation International
27
: 6-34
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1017/S0959270916000678)
2017.
Predicting the likely impact of urbanisation on bat populations using citizen science data, a case study for Norfolk, UK.
Landscape and Urban Planning
162
: 44-55
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.02.005)
2017.
Migratory pathways, stopover zones and wintering destinations of Western European Nightjars Caprimulgus europaeus.
Ibis
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12469)
2017.
Potential for coupling the monitoring of bush-crickets with established large-scale acoustic monitoring of bats.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
8
: 1 051-1 062
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12720)
2017.
Neglected issues in using weather and climate information in ecology and biogeography.
Diversity & Distributions
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12527)
2017.
Doses of neighborhood nature: the benefits for mental health of living with nature.
BioScience
67 (part 2)
: 147-155
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biw173)
2017.
Large extents of intensive land use limit community reorganization during climate warming.
Global Change Biology
23
: 2 272-2 283
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13587)
2017.
Towards a framework for quantifying the population-level consequences of anthropogenic pressures on the environment: The case of seabirds and windfarms.
Journal of Environmental Management
190
: 113-121
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.12.025)
2016.
The seabird wreck in the Bay of Biscay and South-Western Approaches in 2014: A review of reported mortality.
Seabird
29
: 22-38
View Abstract
2016.
An indicator highlights seasonal variation in the response of Lepidoptera communities to warming.
Ecological Indicators
68
: 126-133
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.01.057)
2016.
A novel method for quantifying overdispersion in count data and its application to farmland birds.
Ibis
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12450)
2016.
Density-dependence and marine bird populations: Are wind farm assessments precautionary?.
Journal of Applied Ecology
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12841)
2016.
Habitat selection by breeding Whinchats Saxicola rubetra at territory and landscape scales..
Ibis
159
: 139-151
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12433)
2016.
Demographic drivers of decline and recovery in an Afro-Palaearctic migratory bird population.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
283 (part 1 842)
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2016.1387)
2016.
Multi-state multi-stage modeling of nest-success suggests interaction between weather and land-use.
Ecology
98
: 175-186
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1002/ecy.1629)
2016.
First formal estimate of the world population of the Critically Endangered spoon-billed sandpiper Calidris pygmaea.
Oryx
52 (part 1)
: 137-146
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1017/S0030605316000806)
2016.
Impacts of climate change on national biodiversity population trends.
Ecography
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ecog.02411)
2016.
Updated risk of H5N1 HPAI incursion to poultry in Great Britain via wild birds.
Veterinary Record
179
: 464-464
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1136/vr.103700)
2016.
Human activities and biodiversity opportunities in pre‐industrial cultural landscapes: relevance to conservation.
Journal of Applied Ecology
54
: 459-469
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12762)
2016.
Investigating the impact of street lighting changes on garden moth communities.
Journal of Urban Ecology
2 (part 1)
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1093/jue/juw004)
2016.
Modelling flight heights of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Great Skuas from GPS: a Bayesian approach.
Journal of Applied Ecology
53 (part 6)
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12760)
2016.
Population decline is linked to migration route in the Common Cuckoo, a long-distance nocturnally-migrating bird.
Nature Communications
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12296)
2016.
<p>Comparative biometrics of British Marsh Tits Poecile palustris and Willow Tits P. montana</p>
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Ringing & Migration
31 (part 1)
: 30-40
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2016.1195209)
2016.
Results from the first GPS tracking of roof-nesting Herring Gulls Larus argentatus in the UK.
Ringing & Migration
31 (part 1)
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2016.1197698)
2016.
Causes and consequences of spatial variation in sex ratios in declining bird species.
Journal of Animal Ecology
85
: 1 298-1 306
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12556)
2016.
Winter wren populations show adaptation to local climate.
Royal Society of Open Science
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160250)
2016.
Phenological sensitivity to climate across taxa and trophic levels.
Nature
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1038/nature18608)
2016.
Developing a biodiversity-based indicator for large-scale environmental assessment: a case study of proposed shale gas extraction sites in Britain.
Journal of Applied Ecology
54
: 872-882
2016.
Playback survey trial for the Little Owl Athene noctua in the UK.
Bird Study
63 (part 2)
: 268-272
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2016.1180344)
2016.
Predictive modelling to identify near-shore, fine-scale seabird distributions during the breeding season.
PLoS ONE
11 (part 3)
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150592)
2016.
Changes in behaviour drive inter-annual variability in the at-sea distribution of northern gannets.
Marine Biology
163 (part 7)
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s00227-016-2922-y)
2016.
Survival estimates of Northern gannets Morus bassanus in Alderney: Big data but low confidence.
Bird Study
63 (part 3)
: 380-386
2016.
Passerines may be sufficiently plastic to track temperature-mediated shifts in optimum lay date.
Global Change Biology
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13302)
2016.
Vegetation structure influences foraging decisions in a declining grassland bird: the importance of fine-scale habitat and grazing regime.
Bird Study
63 (part 2)
: 223-232
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2016.1180342)
2016.
The winter distribution of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaeus.
Bird Conservation International
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1017/S0959270915000295)
2016.
Negative impact of wind energy development on a breeding shorebird assessed with a BACI study design.
Ibis
158 (part 3)
: 541-555
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12364)
2016.
Predicting when climate-driven phenotypic change affects population dynamics.
Ecology Letters
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ele.12599)
2016.
Incorporating movement in species distribution models: how do simulations of dispersal affect the accuracy and uncertainty of projections?.
International Journal of Geographical Information Science
30
: 2 050-2 074
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2016.1158823)
2016.
Consistent response of bird populations to climate change on two continents.
Science
352
American Association for the Advancement of Science
: 84-87
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1126/science.aac4858)
2016.
Morphology, geographical variation and the subspecies of Marsh Tit Poecile palustris in Britain and Central Europe.
Bird Study
63 (part 1)
: 58-65
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2015.1132187)
2016.
Changing densities of generalist species underlie apparent homogenization of UK bird communities.
Ibis
158 (part 3)
: 645-655
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12370)
2016.
Agricultural management and climatic change are the major drivers of biodiversity change in the UK.
PLOS ONE
11 (part 3)
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151595)
2016.
Contrasting effects of GPS device and harness attachment on adult survival of Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus fuscus and Great Skuas Stercorarius skua.
Ibis
158 (part 2)
: 279-290
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12340)
2016.
Are white storks addicted to junk food? Impacts of landfill use on the movement and behaviour of resident white storks (Ciconia ciconia) from a partially migratory population.
Movement Ecology
4
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1186/s40462-016-0070-0)
2016.
Survival of Afro-Palaearctic passerine migrants in western Europe and the impacts of seasonal weather variables.
Ibis
158 (part 3)
: 465-480
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12366)
2016.
Long-term changes in the migration phenology of UK breeding birds detected by large-scale citizen science recording schemes.
Ibis
158 (part 3)
: 481-495
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12367)
2016.
Patterns and causes of covariation in bird and butterfly community structure
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Landscape Ecology
30 (part 8)
: 1 461-1 472
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007%2Fs10980-015-0199-z)
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