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| Name |
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| Dr Nigel Clark MIEEM |
| Position |
| Head of Projects |
| Role |
| My role is to oversee all aspects of project procurement and
management, and to develop new areas of work for the BTO. I
also manage a series of projects in relation to shorebird ecology. |
| Qualifications |
BSc (Hons) Zoology, University of Nottingham 1974-77
PhD The ecology of Dunlin (Calidris alpina) wintering
on the Severn Estuary. University of Edinburgh 1983 |
| Research Interests/Responsibilities |
The study of shorebirds in relation to migration
routes and stopover ecology, population ecology and conservation,
especially in relation to fisheries.
The effect of large-scale developments on bird populations. |
| Other Information |
Vice chairman of The Little Ouse Headwaters Project
Member of the scientific committee of the Wash Wader Ringing
Group |
| Selected Publications |
- Atkinson, P.W., Baker, A.J., Bennett, K.A., Clark, N.A.,
Clark, J.A., Cole, K.B., Dekinga, A., Dey, A., Gillings,
S., González, P.M., Kalasz, K., Minton, C.D.T., Niles,
N.J., Piersma, T., Robinson, R.A. & Sitters, H.P. in
press. Rates of mass gain and energy deposition in Red Knot
on their final spring staging site is both time- and condition-dependent.
Journal of Applied Ecology.
- Gillings, S., Atkinson, P.W., Bardsley, S.L., Clark, N.A.,
Love, S.E., Robinson, R.A., Stillman, R.A. & Weber,
R.G. 2007. Shorebird predation of horseshoe crab eggs in
Delaware Bay: species contrasts and availability constraints
Journal of Animal Ecology 76 503-514.
- Atkinson, P.W., Baker, A.J., Bennett, K.A., Clark, N.A.,
Clark, J.A., Cole, K.B., Dey, A., Duiven, A.G., Gillings,
S., Gonzalez, P.M., Harrington, B.A., Kalasz, K., Minton,
C.D.T., Newton, J., Niles, L.J., Robinson, R.A., de Lima
Serrano, I. & Sitters, H.P. 2006. Using stable isotope
ratios to unravel shorebird migration and population mixing:
a case study with Red Knot Calidris canutus. Waterbirds
around the world. Eds G.C. Boere, C.A. Galbraith and
D.A. Stoud. The Stationary Office Edinburgh, UK pp 535-540.
- Clark, N.A. 2006. Tidal Barrages and Birds. Ibis
148, 152-157.
- Niles, L.J., Dey, A.D., Douglass, N.J., Clark, J.A., Clark,
N.A., Gates, A.S., Harrington, B.A., Peck, M.K. & Sitters,
H.P. 2006. Red Knots wintering in Florida: 2005/6 expedition.
Wader Study Group Bull. 111: 86-99.
- Niles, L.J., Sitters, H.P., Dey, A.D., Baker, A.J., Morrison,
R.I.G., Hernandez, D., Clark, K.E., Harrington, B.A., Peck,
M.K., González, P.M., Bennett, K.A., Kalasz, K.,
Atkinson, P.W., Clark, N.A. & Minton, C.D.T. 2006.
Status of the Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa)
in the Western Hemisphere. US Fish & Wildlife Service.
- Burton, N., Rehfisch, M.M., Clark, N.A. & Dodd, S.G.
2006. Impacts of sudden winter habitat loss on the body
condition and survival of redshank Tringa totanus.
Journal of Applied Ecology 43:464-473
- Serra, L., Clark, N.A. & Clark J.A. 2006. Primary
moult, body mass and migration of Grey Plovers Pluvialis
squatarola in Britain. Ibis 148: 292-301
- Atkinson, P.W., Clark, N.A., Dodd, S.G. & Moss, D.
2005. Changes is fisheries practices and Oystercatcher survival
recruitment and body mass in a Marginal fishery. Ardea
93: 199–212.
- Clark, N.A., Gillings, S., Baker, A.J., González,
P.M. & Porter, R. 2005. The production and use of permanently
inscribed leg flags for waders. Wader Study Group Bull.
108: 38-41.
- Atkinson, P.W., Baker, A.J., Bevan, R.M., Clark, N.A.,
Cole K.B., Gonzalez, P.M., Newton, J., Niles, L.J. &
Robinson, R.A. 2005. Unravelling the migration and moult
strategies of a long-distance migrant using stable isotopes:
Red Knot Calidris canutus movements in the Americas.
Ibis 147, 738-749.
- Baker, A.J., González, P.M., Piersma, T., Niles,
L.J., Inês de Lima Serrano do Nascimento, Atkinson,
P.W., Clark, N.A., Minton, C.D.T., Peck, M. & Aarts,
G. 2004. Rapid population decline in Red Knots: fitness
consequences of decreased refuelling rates and late arrival
in Delaware Bay. Proceedings of the Royal Society B
271: 875–882.
- Atkinson, P.W., Clark, N.A., Clark, J.A., Bell, M.C.,
Dare, P.J. & Ireland, P.L. 2003. Changes in commercially
fished shellfish stocks and shorebird populations in the
Wash, England. Biological Conservation 114: 127-141.
- Atkinson, P.W, Clark, N.A., Clark, J.A., Bell, M.C., Dare,
P.J. & Ireland, P.L. 2000. The effects of changes
in shellfish stocks and winter weather on shorebird populations:
results of a 30-year study on the Wash, England. BTO
Research Report No. 238. BTO, Thetford.
- Clark, N.A. 1997. Estuarine wader impact assessments:
possibilities and pitfalls. In: The Effect of Habitat
Loss and Change on Water Birds (Eds. J. Goss-Custard,
R. Rufino & A. Luis), pp. 17-23. The Stationery Office.
- Henderson, I.G., Langston, R.H.W. & Clark, N.A. 1996.
The response of common terns Sterna hirundo to
power lines: an assessment of risk in relation to breeding
commitment, age and wind speed. Biological Conservation
77: 185-192.
- Rehfisch, M.M., Clark, N.A., Langston, R.H.W. & Greenwood,
J.J.D. 1996. A guide to the provision of refuges for waders:
an analysis of 30 years of ringing data from the Wash, England.
Journal of Applied. Ecology 33: 673-687.
- Gill, J.A., Clark, J.A., Clark, N.A. & Sutherland,
W.J. 1995. Sex differences in the migration, moult and wintering
areas of British-ringed Ruff. Ringing & Migration
16: 159-167.
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| Contact Details |
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Postal address: |
01842 750050
01842 750030
British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, IP24 2PU,
UK. |
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