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The geographical range of British birds expands during 15 years of warming
Author: Massimino, D., Johnston, A. & Pearce-Higgins, J.W.
Published: 2015
BTO research has used data from the Breeding Bird Survey to show that many of our birds have expanded their geographic range as a short-term response to climate change.
23.10.15
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Continent-scale global change attribution in European birds - combining annual and decadal time scales
Author: Jørgensen, P.S., Böhning-Gaese, K., Thorup, K., Tøttrup, A.P., Chylarecki, P., Jiguet, F., Lehikoinen, A., Noble, D.G., Reif, J., Schmid, H., van Turnhout, C., Burfield, I.J., Foppen, R., Voříšek, P., van Strien, A., Gregory, R.D. & Rahbek, C.
Published: 2015
21.10.15
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Current status and recent trend of the Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola as a breeding bird in Britain
Author: Heward, C.J., Hoodless, A.N., Conway,G.J., Aebischer,N.J., Gillings, S. & Fuller, R.J.
Published: 2015
Results from the 2013 Woodcock Survey show that breeding numbers and breeding range have both declined considerably since the previous survey in 2003. The rate of decline varied regionally but was least pronounced in areas that contained large tracts of continuous woodland.
15.10.15
Papers Bird Study
Abundance models improve spatial and temporal prioritization of conservation resources
Author: Johnston, A. Fink, D., Reynolds, M.D., Hochachka, W.M., Sullivan, B.L., Bruns, N.E., Hallstein, E., Merrifield,, M.S., Matsumoto, S. & Kelling, S.
Published: 2015
12.10.15
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Can Observation Skills of Citizen Scientists Be Estimated Using Species Accumulation Curves?
Author: Kelling, S., Alison Johnston, A., Hochachka, W.M., Iliff, M., Fink, D., Gerbracht, J., Lagoze, C., La Sorte, F.A., Moore, T., Wiggins, A., Wong, W-K., Wood, C. & Yu, J.
Published: 2015
12.10.15
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