WeBS News - Issue 33

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Projected reductions in climatic suitability for vulnerable British Birds

Researchers have long investigated the effects that climate change might have on species’ future ranges. However, for the first time, scientists at BTO have used abundance data to project the future ...

Addressing Uncertainty in Marine Resource Management; Combining Community Engagement and Tracking Technology to Characterize Human Behavior

Small-scale fisheries provide an essential source of food and employment for coastal communities, yet the availability of detailed information on the spatiotemporal distribution of fishing effort to ...

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Implicit assumptions underlying simple harvest models of marine bird populations can mislead environmental management decisions

Assessing the potential impact of additional mortality from anthropogenic causes on animal populations requires detailed demographic information. However, these data are frequently lacking, making ...

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Results of the third Non-Estuarine Waterbird Survey, including Population Estimates for Key Waterbird Species

During December, January and February of the winter of 2015/16 the BTO organised the third Non-estuarine Waterbird Survey (NEWS III), the fourth in a series of coordinated winter surveys of the ...

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Assessing the habitat use of Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus) From the Bowland Fells SPA.

The Bowland Fells Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Protection Area (SPA) is located to the east of Lancaster within north Lancashire. It supports the largest area of blanket bog ...

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Consequences of population change for local abundance and site occupancy of wintering waterbirds

Protected sites for birds are typically designated based on the site’s importance for the species that use it. For example, sites may be selected as Special Protection Areas (under the European Union ...