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The value of a random sampling design for annual monitoring of national populations of larger British terrestrial mammals
Author: Wright, L.J., Newson, S.E. & Noble, D.G.
Published: 2014
Mammals are an important part of the UK’s biodiversity but can be difficult to monitor, requiring special surveys to determine their distribution or how their populations are changing over time. However, some widespread and easily detected species, such as deer, rabbits and squirrels, can be monitored as part of bird surveys.
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Indicators of seabird reproductive performance demonstrate the impact of commercial fisheries on seabird populations in the North Sea
Author: Cook, A.S.C.P., Dadam, D., Mitchell, I., Ross-Smith, V.H. & Robinson, R.A.
Published: 2014
New research led by the BTO shows that the UK’s internationally important seabird populations are being affected by fishing activities in the North Sea. Levels of seabird breeding failure were higher in years when a greater proportion of the North Sea’s sandeels, important prey for seabirds, was commercially fished.
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Modelling flight heights of marine birds to more accurately assess collision risk with offshore wind turbines
Author: Johnston, A., Cook, A.S.C.P., Wright, L.J., Humphreys, E.M. & Burton, N.H.K.
Published: 2014
New research by the BTO reveals that most seabirds fly near the sea surface, avoiding collision with wind turbines by flying under the blades. Those birds that fly higher above the sea are at greater risk of collision. Building offshore turbines higher above the sea surface, or installing fewer large turbines instead of several smaller turbines, could reduce the number of collisions.
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Achieving production and conservation simultaneously in tropical agricultural landscapes
Author: Renwick, A.R., Vickery, J.A., Potts, S.G., Bolwig, S., Nalwanga, D., Pomeroy, D.E., Mushabe, D. & Atkinson, P.W.
Published: 2014
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Horizon scanning for invasive alien species with the potential to threaten biodiversity in Great Britain
Author: Roy, H.E., Peyton. J., Aldridge, D.C., Bantock, T., Blackburn, T.M., Britton, R., Clark, P., Cook, E., Dehnen-Schmutz, K., Dines, T., Dobson, M., Edwards, F., Harrower, C., Harvey, M.C., Minchin, D., Noble, D.G., Parrott, D., Pocock, M.J.O., Preston, C.D., Roy, S., Salisbury, A., Schönrogge, A., Sewell, J., Shaw, R.H., Stebbing, P., Stewart, A.J.A. & Walker, K.J.
Published: 2014
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