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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.

Fuller, R.J., Chamberlain, D.E., Burton, N.H.K. & Gough, S.J. 2001. Distributions of birds in lowland agricultural landscapes of England and Wales: how distinctive are bird communities of hedgerows and woodland?. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 84 : 79-92 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(00)00194-8)
Gill, J.A., Norris, K., Potts, P.M., Gunnarsson, T.G., Atkinson, P.W. & Sutherland, W.J. 2001. The buffer effect and large-scale population regulation in migratory birds. Nature 412 : 436-439 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1038/35086568)
Gillings, S. 2001. Factors affecting the distribution of Skylarks Alauda arvensis wintering in Britain and Ireland during the early 1980s. Book title: The ecology and conservation of skylarks Alauda arvensis. RSPB, Sandy : 115-128
Gillings, S. & Fuller, R.J. 2001. Habitat selection by Skylarks Alauda arvensis wintering in Britain in 1997/98. Bird Study 48 : 293-307 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650109461229)
Greenwood, J.J.D. 2001. Birds, biodiversity of. Book title: Encyclopaedia of Biodiversity. Vol.1. (updated July 2007) Academic Press, London : 489-520
Griffin, B.M. & Poole, A. 2001. Beginner's Guide to using IPMR for Ringing. BTO, Thetford
Harrison, P.A., Berry, P.M., Viles, H.A., Austin, G.E., Hossell, J.E. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2001. Overview of impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Book title: Climate Change and Nature Conservation in Britain and Nature Conservation in Britain and Ireland - modelling natural resource responses to climate change (the MONARCH project).(Chapter 8) UKCIP Technical Report, Oxford : 241-256 View Abstract
Harrison, P.A., Dawson, T.P., Viles, H.A., Austin, G.E., & Berry, P.M. 2001. The MONARCH project: Study aims and methods. Book title: Climate Change and Nature Conservation in Britain and Nature Conservation in Britain and Ireland - modelling natural resource responses to climate change (the MONARCH project).(Chapter 1) UKCIP Technical Report, Oxford : 1-12 View Abstract
Hatchwell, B.J., Wood, M.J., Anwar, M.A., Chamberlain, D.E. & Perrins, C.M. 2001. The haematozoan parasites of Common Blackbirds Turdus merula: associations with host condition. Ibis 143 : 420-426
Henderson, I.G., Critchley, N.R., Cooper J. & Fowbert, J.A. 2001. Breeding season responses of Skylarks Alauda arvensis to vegetation structure in set-aside (fallow arable land). Ibis 143 : 317-321 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2001.tb04492.x)
Lack, P. 2001. Literature Review: papers and notes on African birds published December 1999 to November 2000 (and some from earlier). Bulletin of the African Bird Club 8 : 1-32
Lack, P. 2001. The legacy and significance of The Life of the Robin by David Lack. British Wildlife 13 : 95-100
Lack, P.C. 2001. Suffolk ringing report for 2000. Suffolk Birds 50 : 174-188
Lennon, J.J., Koleff, P., Greenwood, J.J.D. & Gaston, K.J. 2001. The geographical structure of British bird distributions: diversity, spatial turnover and scale. Journal of Animal Ecology 70 : 966-979 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1046/j.0021-8790.2001.00563.x)
Musgrove, A.J., Pollitt, M.S., Hall, C., Hearn, R., Holloway, S.J., Marshall, P., Robinson, J. & Cranswick, P.A. 2001. The Wetland Bird Survey 1999-2000: Wildfowl and Wader Counts. BTO/WWT/RSPB/JNCC, Slimbridge
Ogilvie, M. & the Rare Breeding Birds Panel (including H.Q.P.Crick) 2001. Non-native birds breeding in the United Kingdom in 1999. British Birds 94 : 518-552
Ogilvie, M. & the Rare Breeding Birds Panel (including H.Q.P.Crick) 2001. Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 1999. British Birds 94 : 344-381
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

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