BTO create and publish a variety of important articles, papers, journals and other publications, independently and with our partners, for organisations, government and the private sector. Some of our publications (books, guides and atlases) are also available to buy in our online shop.
Annual report of the Seabird Monitoring Programme
Seabird Population Trends and Causes of Change: 1986–2023
This report presents the latest seabird population trends in breeding abundance and productivity using data from the Seabird Monitoring Programme (SMP).
The report documents changes in the abundance and productivity of breeding seabird species in Britain and Ireland from 1986 to 2023, and provides a detailed account of the 2021, 2022 and 2023 breeding seasons.
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Northern Ireland Seabird Report 2019
Author: Booth Jones, K.
Published: 2020
There were mixed fortunes for Northern Ireland’s seabirds in 2019, but monitoring that year also confirmed the importance of the country’s coastline for its 22 breeding seabird species.
18.03.20
Reports Northern Ireland Seabird Report
Opening a can of worms: Can the availability of soil invertebrates be indicated by birds?
Author: Martay, B. & Pearce-Higgins, J.W.
Published: 2020
Earthworms are vital for soil health, but concerns are being expressed about declines in their populations. Newly published BTO research shows how counting some of our best known birds can reveal important information about the number of earthworms beneath our feet.
05.03.20
Papers
Estimating species distributions from spatially biased citizen science data
Author: Johnston, A., Moran, N., Musgrove, A., Fink, D. & Baillie, S.R.
Published: 2020
05.03.20
Papers
Integrating scientific and local knowledge to address conservation conflicts: Towards a practical framework based on lessons learned from a Scottish case study
Author: Ainsworth, G.B., Redpath, S.M., Wilson, M., Wernham, C. & Young, J.C.
Published: 2020
04.03.20
Papers
Configurational crop heterogeneity increases within‐field plant diversity
Author: Alignier, A. Solé‐Senan, X.O., Robleño, I., Baraibar, B., Fahrig, L., Giralt, D., Gross, N., Martin, J.-L., Recasens, J., Sirami, C., Siriwardena, G., Bosem Baillod, A., Bertrand, C., Carrié, R., Hass, A., Henckel, L., Miguet, P., Badenhausser, I., Baudry, J., Bota, G., Bretagnolle, V., Brotons, L., Burel, F., Calatayud, F., Clough, Y., Georges, R., Gibon, A., Girard, J., Lindsay, K., Minano, J., Mitchell, S., Patry, N., Poulin, B., Tscharntke, T., Vialatte, A., Violle, C., Yaverscovski, N. & Batáry, P.
Published: 2020
03.03.20
Papers