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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.

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)
Holloway, S.J. & Rehfisch, M.M. 1996. Winter 1997/98 European non-estuarine coastal waterfowl survey (News). Wader Study Group Bulletin 80 View Abstract
Holyoak, M. & Baillie, S.R. 1996. Factors influencing detection of density dependence in British birds. Part I - Population trends. Oecologia 108 : 47-53 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/BF00333213)
Holyoak, M. & Baillie, S.R. 1996. Factors influencing detection of density dependence in British birds. Part II - Longevity and population variability. Oecologia 108 : 54-63 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/BF00333214)
Hulscher, J.B., Exo, K.-M. & Clark, N.A. 1996. Why do Oystercatchers migrate?. Book title: The Oystercatcher: from Individuals to Populations Oxford University Press, Oxford : 155-185 View Abstract
Lawton, J.H., Barbault, R., Comber, C. & Gregory, R.D. 1996. Large scale diversity patterns and conservation. Book title: Aspects of the Genesis and Maintenance of Biological Diversity Oxford Science Publications, Oxford : 195-198
Marchant, J.H. 1996. Recording and monitoring of escaped and introduced birds in Britain and Ireland. Book title: The Introduction and Naturalisation of Birds The Stationery Office, London : 1-11 View Abstract
Monaghan, P., Walton, P., Austin, G., Burns, M.D., Turner, C.M. & Wright, P.J. 1996. Sub-lethal effects of the Braer oil spill on seabirds. Book title: The impact of an oil spill in turbulent waters, the Braer. HMSO, Edinburgh
Ogilvie, M. & the Rare Breeding Birds Panel (including Crick, H.Q.P.) 1996. Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 1993. British Birds 89 : 61-91
Ogilvie, M. & the Rare Breeding Birds Panel (including Crick, H.Q.P.) 1996. Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 1994. British Birds 89 : 387-417
Parr, R.W., Bunce, R.G.H., Hallam, C., Scott, A., Eversham, B.C., Harding, P., Roy, D., Henderson, I.G., Baillie, S.R., Crick, H.Q.P., Furse, M.T., Harris, S., & Woiwood, I.P. 1996. Information and indicators to give an overview of UK wildlife. Book title: Report to the Department of the Environment. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Merlewood.
Peach, W.J., Buckland, S.T. & Baillie, S.R. 1996. The use of constant effort mist-netting to measure between-year changes in the abundance and productivity of common passerines. Bird Study 43 : 142-156 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659609461007)
Perrins, C.M. & Crick, H.Q.P. 1996. Influence of lunar cycle on laying dates of European Nightjars Caprimulgus europaeus. Auk 113 : 705-708
Rehfisch, M., Toomer, D. & Browne, S. 1996. Responses of Common Redshanks to attacks by Peregrine Falcons. British Birds 89 : 315-316
Rehfisch, M.M., Clark, N.A., Langston, R.H.W. & Greenwood, J.J.D. 1996. A guide to the provision of refuges for waders: an analysis of 30 years of ringing data from The Wash, England. Journal of Applied Ecology 33 : 673-687
Sitters, H.P., Fuller, R.J., Hoblyn, R.A., Wright, M.T., Cowie, N. & Bowden, C.G.R. 1996. The Woodlark Lullula arborea in Britain: population trends, distribution and habitat occupancy. Bird Study 43 : 172-187 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659609461010)
Thomson, D.L. 1996. Age-specific life history tactics in organisms with determinate growth: Optimal models for non-optimal behaviour?. Ecological Research 11 : 61-68 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/BF02347820)
Thomson, D.L., Douglas-Home, H., Furness, R.W. & Monaghan, P. 1996. Breeding success and survival in the common swift Apus apus: a long-term study on the effects of weather. Journal of Zoology 239 : 29-38 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05434.x)

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