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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Nonprofit•Sandy, United Kingdom•
About: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is a nonprofit organization based out in Sandy, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Biodiversity. The organization has 670 authors who have published 1425 publications receiving 88006 citations. The organization is also known as: RSPB & Plumage League.
Topics: Population, Biodiversity, Threatened species, Foraging, Habitat
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University of Antwerp1, Leibniz Association2, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds3, University of Exeter4, University of Oxford5, University of Turku6, Norwegian University of Science and Technology7, Max Planck Society8, University of Konstanz9, Spanish National Research Council10, Russian Academy of Sciences11, University of Valencia12, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts13, Polytechnic University of Valencia14, Middle East Technical University15, University of Groningen16, University of Glasgow17, University of Sheffield18, Moscow State University19, Lund University20, University of Palermo21, Centre national de la recherche scientifique22, Jagiellonian University23, Cornell University24, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich25, Uppsala University26, University of Lyon27, University of New South Wales28, Museum and Institute of Zoology29, Norwegian Institute for Air Research30, University of Murcia31, Hacettepe University32, Lancaster University33, Eötvös Loránd University34, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna35, Anglia Ruskin University36, Bielefeld University37, University of Otago38, University of Pannonia39, University of Tartu40, University of Montana41, University of Bergen42, University of Coimbra43, Wageningen University and Research Centre44, University of Oulu45, University College Cork46, Université du Québec à Montréal47, University of São Paulo48, Imperial College London49, University of Oslo50, University of Warsaw51, University of Helsinki52, Hokkaido University53, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology54
TL;DR: The SPI‐Birds Network and Database is created, a large‐scale initiative that connects data from, and researchers working on, studies of wild populations of individually recognizable (usually ringed) birds, and acts as a data hub and a catalogue of studied populations.
Abstract: The SPI-Birds have been supported by an NWO personal grant (grant number 016.Veni.181.054) to A.C., and a Research Council of Norway grant: 223257 (SFF-III) and 267511 (EVOCLIM).
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TL;DR: Analysis of behaviour patterns across the first day and the 3 days of exposure suggested that the novelty of the test fences, rather than the designs per se, influenced the behaviour of the deer.
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TL;DR: This work uses novel field-collected data on large-scale spatial variation in prey abundance and vegetation structure to understand drivers of breeding abundance and breeding success, and advises adaptive management in the face of climate change to include appropriate vegetation management.
Abstract: Understanding large-scale drivers of animal breeding densities and demography has a range of important uses, including informing conservation management. Given the threat of climate change, the importance of developing a process-based understanding of variation in animal populations is increased to inform adaptive management. For a climate-change sensitive species, the European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria, we use novel field-collected data on large-scale spatial variation in prey abundance and vegetation structure to understand drivers of breeding abundance and breeding success, and inform potential management responses. The abundance of the key prey, crane flies (Tipulidae), increased with altitude (a surrogate for temperature) and peat depth (a surrogate for soil moisture). Golden plover breeding densities were highest where vegetation was shortest, probably reflecting greater prey accessibility. In contrast, breeding success was not strongly related to vegetation height, but positively correlated with both crane fly abundance and daily minimum temperatures. When combined to model the number of likely successful pairs in any 1 year, the magnitude of vegetation height effect far exceeded that of crane fly abundance. Thus, for golden plover and other shorebirds sharing similar habitats, management to optimize breeding habitat (grazing or burning to promote short vegetation) may differ from management to promote breeding success (drain blocking to increase soil moisture and prey abundance). Adaptive management in the face of climate change should therefore include appropriate vegetation management, as well as maximizing prey abundance. More broadly, as the drivers of breeding density and demographic parameters may differ, we advocate that conservation practitioners collect not just information on species' distributions but also underpinning demographic processes when using science to inform management.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the role of the James Hutton Institute and the School of Biological Sciences at the University of St Andrews in the management of birds in the UK.
Abstract: 1 School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews, UK 2 Environmental Research Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands, UK 3 Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), Edinburgh, UK 4 Botany Department, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 5 The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, UK 6 Conservation Science Unit, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Edinburgh, UK 7 School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK 8 Department of Geography, University of Exeter, UK ______________________________________________________________________________________
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TL;DR: To compare the breeding bird communities, counts were made at a total of 408 points in 482 ha of oak plantations and 641 ha of ancient pasture woodlands of the New Forest and there was much overlap and, particularly in the plantations, considerable variation in structure.
Abstract: To compare the breeding bird communities, counts were made at a total of 408 points in 482 ha of oak plantations and 641 ha of ancient pasture woodlands of the New Forest. Thirty-three species were recorded in each woodland type and the overall breeding bird density was similar in each, with Blue Tit and Chaffinch the most abundant species. Measurements at each point showed significant habitat differences between the 2 woodland types although there was much overlap and, particularly in the plantations, considerable variation in structure. The habitat variables were used to distinguish those points where the structure was typical of the plantations from those where the structure was more characteristic of the pasture woodlands. Seven species were more numerous in areas where the structure was typical of the plantations (Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Robin, Treecreeper, Coal Tit, Blackbird and Mistle Thrush) and three species (Great Tit, Willow Warbler and Jackdaw) were more numerous in typical pasture woodlands. Es...
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| Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Balmford | 91 | 290 | 33359 |
| Rhys E. Green | 78 | 285 | 30428 |
| Richard D. Gregory | 61 | 165 | 18428 |
| Richard Evans | 48 | 306 | 10513 |
| Rafael Mateo | 46 | 238 | 7091 |
| Deborah J. Pain | 46 | 99 | 6717 |
| Jeremy D. Wilson | 45 | 123 | 12587 |
| Les G. Underhill | 45 | 233 | 8217 |
| Richard B. Bradbury | 42 | 113 | 8062 |
| Paul F. Donald | 41 | 117 | 11153 |
| James W. Pearce-Higgins | 40 | 144 | 5623 |
| Jörn P. W. Scharlemann | 40 | 84 | 16393 |
| Juliet A. Vickery | 39 | 116 | 8494 |
| Mark A. Taggart | 38 | 111 | 3703 |
| Patrick W Thompson | 38 | 144 | 6379 |