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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.

Burton, N.H.K. & Burton, P.J.K. 1999. Common Kestrels feeding on carrion. British Birds 92 : 365-372
Burton, N.H.K., Watts, P.N., Crick, H.Q.P. & Edwards, P.J. 1999. The effects of preharvesting operations on Reed Buntings Emberiza schoeniclus nesting in Oilseed Rape Brassica napus. Bird Study 46 : 369-372 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659909461152)
Cannon, A. 1999. The significance of private gardens for bird conservation. (Opinion). Bird Conservation International 9 : 287-297
Catchpole, E.A., Morgan, B.J.T., Freeman, S.N. & Peach, W.J. 1999. Modelling the survival of British Lapwings Vanellus vanellus using ring-recovery data and weather covariates. Bird Study 46 : 5-13 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659909477226)
Chamberlain, D.E. & Crick, H.Q.P. 1999. Population declines and reproductive performance of Skylarks Alauda arvensis in different regions and habitats of the United Kingdom. Ibis 141 : 38-51 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1999.tb04261.x)
Chamberlain, D.E. & Fuller, R.J. 1999. Density-dependent habitat distribution in birds: issues of scale, habitat definition and habitat availability. Journal of Avian Biology 30 : 427-436
Chamberlain, D.E. & Gregory, R.D. 1999. Coarse and fine scale habitat associations of breeding Skylarks Alauda arvensis in the UK. Bird Study 46 : 34-47 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659909461113)
Chamberlain, D.E., Hatchwell, B.J. & Perrins, C.M. 1999. Importance of feeding ecology to the reproductive success of Blackbirds Turdus merula nesting in rural habitats. Ibis 141 : 415-427 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1999.tb04410.x)
Chamberlain, D.E., Wilson, A.M., Browne, S.J. & Vickery, J.A. 1999. Effects of habitat type and management on the abundance of Skylarks in the breeding season. Journal of Applied Ecology 36 : 856-870 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00453.x)
Chamberlain, D.E., Wilson, J.D. & Fuller, R.J. 1999. A comparison of bird populations on organic and conventional farm systems in southern Britain. Biological Conservation 88 : 307-320 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00124-4)
Cranswick, P.A., Pollitt, M.S., Musgrove, A.J. & Hughes, R.C. 1999. The Wetland Bird Survey 1997-98: Wildfowl and Wader Counts. BTO/WWT/RSPB/JNCC, Slimbridge
Crick, H.Q.P. 1999. Birds of prey in the UK: back from the brink. Revised edition. BTO/HOT/ NT/ NTS/ RSPB/ SOC/ NERUSBG/ SRSG/ WRSG/ WWT/ WT/ WWF, Thetford
Crick, H.Q.P. 1999. Climate change and birds in the U.K. Book title: The Birdwatcher's Yearbook and Diary 2000 Buckingham Press, Christchurch : 229-234 View Abstract
Crick, H.Q.P. 1999. Egg-laying dates of birds (section 30); small bird population changes (section 31) (updated 2003/4: http://www.ecn.ac.uk/iccuk/). Book title: Indicators of Climate Change in the UK DETR & NERC, London : 64-67 View Abstract
Crick, H.Q.P. & Sparks, T.H. 1999. Climate change related to egg-laying trends. (Correspondence). Nature 339 : 423-424
Fuller, R.J. & Gough, S.J. 1999. Changes in sheep numbers in Britain: implications for bird populations. Biological Conservation 91 : 73-89 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00039-7)
Fuller, R.J. & Jackson, D.B. 1999. Changes in populations of breeding waders on the machair of North Uist, Scotland, 1983-1998. Wader Study Group Bulletin 90 : 47-55 View Abstract
Fuller, R.J., Gillings, S. & Whitfield, D.P. 1999. Responses of breeding birds to expansion of scrub in the eastern Scottish Highlands: preliminary implications for conservation strategies. Die Vogelwelt 120 : 53-62
Fuller, R.J., Henderson, A.C.B. & Wilson, A.M. 1999. The Nightingale in England - problems and prospects. British Wildlife 11 : 221-230
Gaston, K.J., Blackburn, T.M. & Gregory, R.D. 1999. Does variation in census area confound density comparisons?. Journal of Applied Ecology 36 : 191-204 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00401.x)
Gaston, K.J., Gregory, R.D. & Blackburn, T.M. 1999. Intraspecific relationships between abundance and occupancy among species of Pariidae and Sylviidae in Britain. Ecoscience 6 : 131-142
Glue, D. & Cannon, A. 1999. The changing bird communities of our gardens. Book title: The Birdwatcher's Yearbook and Diary 2000 Buckingham Press, Christchurch : 216-220
Gough, S.J. 1999. Distribution of birds across different habitats at Castor Hanglands National Nature Reserve. Nature in Cambridgeshire 41 : 11-21
Greenwood, J.J.D. 1999. And more ... [More on hybrids]. Birding World 12 : 419-422
Greenwood, J.J.D. 1999. Why conduct bird census and atlas work in Europe?. Die Vogelwelt 120 : 11-23
Gregory, R.D. 1999. Broad-scale habitat use of sparrows, finches and buntings in Britain. Die Vogelwelt 120 : 166-173
Gregory, R.D., Greenwood, J.J.D. & Hagemeijer, E.J.M. 1999. The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds: a contribution to science and conservation. Biologia e Conservazione della Fauna 102 : 38-49
Krebs, J.R., Wilson, J.D., Bradbury, R.B. & Siriwardena, G.M. 1999. The second Silent Spring?. Nature 400 : 611-612 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1038/23127)
Lack, P.C. 1999. Birds of Mkomazi. Book title: Mkomazi: the Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation of a Tanzanian Savanna Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), London : 429-444
Lack, P.C. 1999. Literature Review: papers and notes on African birds published December 1997 to November 1998 (and some from earlier). Bulletin African Bird Club 6 : 1-28
Lack, P.C., Baker, N.E. & Baker, E.M. 1999. Checklist: Birds of Mkomazi. Book title: Mkomazi: the Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation of a Tanzanian Savanna Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), London : 445-454
Marchant, J.H. 1999. Large-scale bird population monitoring in Europe: rationale, progress and prospects. Die Vogelwelt 120 : 25-29
Marchant, J.H. 1999. Workshop discussion on Euro-Monitoring. Die Vogelwelt 120 : 401-402
Marchant, J.H. & Gregory, R.D. 1999. Numbers of nesting Rooks Corvus frugilegus in the United Kingdom in 1996. Bird Study 46 : 258-273 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659909461138)
McKay, H., Furness, R., Russell, I., Parrott, D., Rehfisch, M., Watola, G., Packer, J., Armitage, M., Gill, E. & Robertson, P. 1999. The assessment of the effectiveness of management measures to control damage by fish-eating birds to inland fisheries in England and Wales. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, York
Noble, D. 1999. Birds as indicators of the health of the environment. Book title: The Birdwatcher's Yearbook and Diary 2000 Buckingham Press, Christchurch : 211-215
Ogilvie, M.A. & the Rare Breeding Birds Panel (including Crick, H.Q.P) 1999. Non-native birds breeding in the United Kingdom in 1996. British Birds 46 : 176-182
Ogilvie, M.A. & the Rare Breeding Birds Panel (including Crick, H.Q.P) 1999. Non-native birds breeding in the United Kingdom in 1997. British Birds 92 : 472-476
Ogilvie, M.A. & the Rare Breeding Birds Panel (including Crick, H.Q.P) 1999. Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 1996. British Birds 92 : 120-154
Ogilvie, M.A. & the Rare Breeding Birds Panel (including Crick, H.Q.P) 1999. Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 1997. British Birds 92 : 389-428
Paradis, E., Baillie, S.R., Sutherland, W.J. & Gregory, R.D. 1999. Dispersal and spatial scale affect synchrony in spatial population dynamics. Ecology Letters 2 : 114-120 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.1999.22060.x)
Peach, W.J., Siriwardena, G.M. & Gregory, R.D. 1999. Long-term changes in over-winter survival rates explain the decline of reed buntings Emberiza schoeniclus in Britain. Journal of Applied Ecology 36 : 798-811 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00445.x)
Rehfisch, M.M. <em>et al</em>. 1999. Predicting the effect of habitat change on waterfowl communities: a novel empirical approach. Book title: Predicting Habitat Loss HMSO, London : 116-126
Rehfisch, M.M., Wernham, C.V. & Marchant, J.H. (eds). 1999. Population, distribution, movements and survival of fish-eating birds in Great Britain. DETR, London
Robinson, R.A. & Sutherland, W.J. 1999. The winter distribution of seed-eating birds: habitat structure, seed density and seasonal depletion. Ecography 22 : 447-454 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1999.tb00581.x)
Schifferli, L., Fuller, R.J. & Muller, M. 1999. Distribution and habitat use of bird species breeding on Swiss farmland in relation to agricultural intensification. Die Vogelwelt 120 : 53-62
Siriwardena, G.M., Baillie, S.R. & Wilson, J.D. 1999. Temporal variation in the annual survival rates of six granivorous birds with contrasting population trends. Ibis 141 : 621-636 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1999.tb07370.x)
Sparks, T. & Crick, H.Q.P. 1999. The times they are a-changing? (Opinion). Bird Conservation International 9 : 1-7
Thomson, D.L. 1999. Intra-individual variance in trait size and the analysis of developmental instability. Animal Behaviour 57 : 731-734 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.1047)
Thomson, D.L., Baillie, S.R. & Peach, W.J. 1999. A method for studying post-fledging survival rates using data from ringing recoveries. Bird Study 46 : 104-111 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659909477237)

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