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| Name |
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| Dr Liz Humphreys |
| Position |
| Research Ecologist, BTO Scotland |
| Role |
| My current job is to develop research projects principally
concerned with land management issues, with particular focus
on woodland and urban/sub-urban habitats. |
| Qualifications |
BSc (Hons) Environmental Biology, University of St Andrews,
1991-1995
MSc Ecology, University of Aberdeen, 1997-1998.
PhD Kittiwake Foraging and Energetics, University of Stirling,
1998-2002. |
| Research Interests/
Responsibilities |
Previously to joining the BTO, my main research
interests involved quantifying the factors that determine the
foraging performance and energetics of seabirds.
Currently I am involved with investigating the correlates of
variation in distribution of breeding Peregrines based on the
results of the 2002 national survey, and in development of projects
to look at the effects of woodland management on bird populations
and correlates of biodiversity in urban areas. |
| Other Information |
Honorary Lecturer, SBES, University of Stirling
Editor of the Seabird Group Newsletter and member of its Executive
Committee. |
| Selected Publications |
- Skov, H., Humphreys, E., Garthe, S., Geitner, K., Hamer,
K., Hennicke, J., Parner, H., Grémillet, D. &
Wanless S. (2008). Application of habitat suitability modelling
to tracking data of marine animals as a means of analyzing
their feeding habitats. Ecological Modelling 212:
504-512.
- Hamer, K. C., Humphreys, E. M., Garthe, S., Hennicke,
J., Peters, G., Gremillet, D., Phillips, R. A., Harris,
M. P. & Wanless, S. (2007). Annual variation in diets,
feeding locations and foraging behaviour of gannets in the
North Sea: flexibility, consistency and constraint. Marine
Ecology-Progress Series 338: 295-305 2007 .
- Humphreys, E.M., Wanless, S. & Bryant, D.M. (2007).
Elevated costs for sitting on water in a surface feeder:
the black-legged kittiwake. Ibis 149: 106-111.
- Humphreys, E.M., Wanless, S. & Bryant, D.M. (2006).
Stage-dependent foraging traits of breeding black-legged
kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla: distinguishing behavioural
responses to intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Journal
of Avian Biology 37:436-446.
- Hamer, K.C., Lewis, S., Wanless, S., Phillips, R.A., Sherratt,
T.N., Humphreys, E.M., Hennicke, J. & Garthe, S. (2006).
Use of gannets to monitor prey availability in the NE Atlantic
Ocean: colony size, diet and foraging behaviour. In: Top
predators in marine ecosystems: their role in monitoring
and management (eds. Boyd, I.L., Wanless, S. &
Camphuysen, K.). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
- Enstipp, M.R., Daunt, F., Wanless, S., Humphreys, E.M.,
Hamer, K.C, Benvenuti, S. & Grémillet, D. (2006).
Foraging energetics of North Sea Birds confronted with fluctuating
prey availability. In: Top predators in marine ecosystems:
their role in monitoring and management. (eds Boyd,
I.L., Wanless, S. & Camphuysen, K.). Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge.
- Summers, R.W., Humphreys, E.M., Newall, M. & Donald,
C (2002). Nest site selection by crossbills Loxia spp. in
ancient native woodlands at Abernethy Forest, Strathspey,
Highland. Bird Study 49:258-262.
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| Contact Details |
Email:
Telephone:
Fax:
Postal address: |
01786 466564
01786 466561
BTO Scotland, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences,
Cottrell Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA |
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