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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.

Gregory, R.D., Carter, S.P. & Baillie, S.R. 1997. Abundance, distribution and habitat use of Goosanders Mergus merganser and Red-breasted Mergansers Mergus serrator on British rivers. Bird Study 44 : 1-12 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659709461034)
Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. (eds) 1997. The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds. T. & A.D. Poyser, London
Harris, M.P., Baillie, S.R. & Dudley, C. 1997. Ringing recoveries and colony attendance of Isle of May Guillemots. Seabird 19 : 31-39 View Abstract
Harris, M.P., Freeman, S.N., Wanless, S., Morgan, B.J.T. & Wernham, C.V. 1997. Factors influencing the survival of Puffins Fratercula arctica at a North Sea colony over a 20-year period. Journal of Avian Biology 28 : 287-295
Insley, H., Peach, W., Swann, B. & Etheridge, B. 1997. Survival rates of Redshank Tringa tetanus wintering on the Moray Firth. Bird Study 44 : 277-289 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659709461063)
Johnston, J.P., Peach, W.J., Gregory, R.D. & White, S.A. 1997. Survival rates of tropical and temperate passerines: a Trinidadian perspective. American Naturalist 150 : 771-789 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1086/286093)
Kew, A.J., Wakeham, S.J., Clark, J.A. & Adams, S.Y. 1997. Species information. Wash Wader Ringing Group Report 1995-96 : 24-48
Kirby, J.S. 1997. Influence of environmental factors on the numbers and activity of Lapwings and Golden Plovers. Bird Study 44 : 97-110 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659709461042)
Lack, P. 1997. Friedmann's Lark Mirafra pulpa - an enigma. Bulletin of the African Bird Club 4 : 133-134 View Abstract
Lack, P. 1997. Literature Review: papers and notes on African birds published in 1996 (and some from 1995 and 1994). Bulletin of the African Bird Club 4 : 1-20
Lack, P.C. 1997. Species accounts for Turdus tephronotus, Eremomela (11 species) and Sylvietta (9 species). Book title: Birds of Africa. Volume 5. Academic Press, London
Langston, R.H.W., Marchant, J.H. & Gregory, R.D. 1997. Waterways Bird Survey: evaluation of population monitoring and appraisal of future requirements. Book title: Freshwater Quality: Defining the Indefinable? The Stationery Office & Scottish Natural Heritage : 282-289
Mann, J.A., Harrington, R., Carter, N. & Plumb, R.T. 1997. Control of aphids and barley yellow dwarf virus in spring-sown cereals. Crop Protection 16 : 81-87 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(96)00068-3)
Mayer-Gross, H., Crick, H.Q.P. & Greenwood, J.J.D. 1997. The effect of observers visiting the nests of passerines: an experimental study. Bird Study 44 : 53-65 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659709461038)
Morgan, B.J.T., Freeman, S.N. & Lebreton, J.-D. 1997. Ornithology, Statistics. Book title: Encyclopaedia of Statistical Sciences. Update Volume 1. Wiley, New York : 438-447
Paradis, E. 1997. Metapopulations and chaos: on the stabilizing influence of dispersal. Journal of Theoretical Biology 186 : 261-266 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0364)
Peakall, D.B. & Carter, N. 1997. Decreases in farmland birds and agricultural practices: a huge ecotoxicological experiment. (Editorial - News/Reviews). Toxicology & Ecotoxicology 4 : 162-163
Rehfisch, M.M., Holloway, S.J., Yates, M.G., Clarke, R.T., Austin, G., Clark, N.A., Durell, S.E.A. le V. dit, Eastwood, J.A., Goss-Custard, J.D., Swetnam, R.D. & West, J.R. 1997. Predicting the effect of habitat change on waterfowl communities: a novel empirical approach. Book title: Predicting Habitat Loss HMSO, London : 116-216
Rodrigues, M. & Crick, H.Q.P. 1997. The breeding biology of the Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita in Britain: a comparison of an intensive study with records of the BTO Nest Record Scheme. Bird Study 44 : 374-383 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659709461073)
Stone, B.H., Sears, J., Cranswick, P.A., Gregory, R.D., Gibbons, D.W., Rehfisch, M.M., Aebischer, N.J. & Reid, J.B. 1997. Population estimates of birds in Britain and in the United Kingdom. British Birds 90 : 1-22
Thompson, D.B.A., Gillings, S.D., Galbraith, C.A., Redpath, S.M. & Drewitt, J. 1997. The contribution of game management to biodiversity: a review of the importance of grouse moors for upland birds. Book title: Biodiversity in Scotland: Status, Trends & Initiatives The Stationery Office, Edinburgh : 198-212
Thomson, D.L., Baillie, S.R. & Peach, W.J. 1997. The demography and age-specific annual survival of Song Thrushes during periods of population stability and decline. Journal of Animal Ecology 66 : 414-424
Vickery, J.A., Sutherland, W.J., Watkinson, A.R. & O'Brien, M. 1997. Managing coastal grazing marshes for breeding waders and overwintering geese - is there a conflict?. Biological Conservation 79 : 23-34 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(96)00111-5)
Walton, P., Turner, C.M.R., Austin, G., Burns, M.D. & Monaghan, P. 1997. Sub-lethal effects of an oil pollution incident on breeding Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla. Marine Ecology Progress Series 155 : 261-268
Wilson, J.D., Evans, J., Browne, S.J. & King, J.R. 1997. Territory distribution and breeding success of Skylarks Alauda arvensis on organic and intensive farmland in southern England. Journal of Applied Ecology 34 : 1 462-1 478 Link to Article (DOI: 10.2307/2405262)
Winder, L., Wratten, S.D. & Carter, N. 1997. Spatial heterogeneity and predator searching behaviour - can carabids detect patches of their aphid prey?. Acta Jutlandica 72 Book title: Arthropod Natural Enemies in Arable Land III: The Individual, the Population and the Community : 47-62
Austin, G.E., Thomas, C.J., Houston, D.C. & Thompson, D.B.A. 1996. Predicting the spatial distribution of Buzzard Buteo buteo nesting areas using a geographical information system and remote sensing. Journal of Applied Ecology 33 : 1 641-1 550
Balmer, D.E., Browne, S.J. & Rehfisch, M.M. 1996. A year in the life of golden pheasants. Book title: The Introduction and Naturalisation of Birds The Stationery Office, London : 87-94 View Abstract
Blackburn, T.M., Lawton, J.H. & Gregory, R.D. 1996. Relationships between abundances and life histories of British birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 65 : 52-62
Browne, S.J., Austin, G.E. & Rehfisch, M.M. 1996. Evidence of decline in the United Kingdom's non-estuarine coastal waders. Wader Study Group Bulletin 80 : 25-27 View Abstract
Burton, N.H.K., Evans, P.R. & Robinson, M.A. 1996. Effects on shorebird numbers of disturbance, the loss of a roost site and its replacement by an artificial island at Hartlepool, Cleveland. Biological Conservation 77 : 193-201 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(95)00143-3)
Burton, N.H.K., Watts, P.N., Crick, H.Q.P. & Carter, N. 1996. The effects of pre-harvesting operations on birds nesting in oilseed rape Brassica napus. Book title: Report of work carried out by BTO under contrasct to Zeneca Agrochemicals
Cayford, J.T. & Waters, R.J. 1996. Population estimates for waders Charadrii wintering in Great Britain, 1987/88-1991/92. Biological Conservation 77 : 7-17 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(95)00114-X)
Chamberlain, D., Fuller, R. & Brooks, D. 1996. The effects of organic farming on birds. Elm Farm Research Centre Bulletin 21 : 4-9 View Abstract
Clark, J.A., Adams, S.Y., Peach, W.J. & Simons, J.R. 1996. Report on bird ringing in Britain and Ireland for 1994. Ringing & Migration 17 : 36-79
Crick, H.Q.P. 1996. Monitoring the nation's nesting birds. 221 Book title: Birdwatcher's Yearbook 1997 Buckingham Press, Maids Moreton : 221-225
Donald, P.F., Hines, P., Jackson, P., Dustow, J., Hepburn, L., Albon, G.F. & Jervis, S. 1996. Numbers, distribution and habitat associations of Corn Buntings on the Outer Hebrides and Tiree in 1995. Scottish Birds 18 : 170-181
Evans, K.L. 1996. Beavers, fish and fishermen. British Wildlife 7 : 279-280
Evans, K.L. 1996. Of Ospreys. British Birds 89 : 321-323
Gash, A.F., Carter, N. & Bale, J.S. 1996. The influence of nitrogen fertilizer applications on the cereal aphids Metopolophium dirhodum and Sitobion avenge. 209 Book title: Pests and Diseases - 1996 : proceedings of an international conference organised by The British Crop protection Council held at the Brighton Centre and the Brighton Metropole Hotel, Brighton, England 18-21 November 1996 British Crop Protection Council, Farnham : 209-214
Gibbons, D., Avery, M., Baillie, S., Gregory, R.D., Kirby, J., Porter, R., Tucker, G. & Williams, G. 1996. Bird species of conservation concern in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man: revising the Red Data list. RSPB Conservation Review 10 : 7-10
Glue, D.E. 1996. Aylesbury sewage treatment works 1993-96: a watery oasis for breeding birds. Buckinghamshire Bird Report 1995 : 15-18
Glue, D.E. 1996. Goldfinches feeding in gardens. British Birds 89 : 459-460
Glue, D.E. 1996. Impact of the cold 1995/96 winter, cool late spring and hot dry summer on Britain's breeding birds. Journal of Meteorology 21 : 399-403
Greenwood, J.J.D. 1996. Basic techniques. Book title: Ecological Censusing - A Handbook of Techniques Cambridge University Press, Cambridge : 11-110
Greenwood, J.J.D., Gregory, R.D., Harris, S., Morris, P.A. & Yalden, D.W. 1996. Relations between abundance, body size and species number in British birds and mammals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 351 : 265-278 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1996.0023)
Gregory, R.D. & Marchant, J.H. 1996. Population trends of Jays, Magpies, Jackdaws and Carrion Crows in the United Kingdom. Bird Study 43 : 28-37 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659609460993)
Gregory, R.D., Keymer, A.E. & Harvey, P.H. 1996. Helminth parasite richness among vertebrates. Biodiversity and Conservation 5 : 985-997 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/BF00054416)
Hatchwell, B.J., Chamberlain, D.E. & Perrins, C.M. 1996. The demography of Blackbirds Turdus merula in rural habitats: is farmland a sub-optimal habitat?. Journal of Applied Ecology 33 : 1 114-1 124
Henderson, I.G., Langston, R.H.W. & Clark, N.A. 1996. The response of Common Terns Sterna hirundo to power lines: an assessment of risk in relation to breeding commitment, age and wind speed. Biological Conservation 77 : 185-192 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(95)00144-1)

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