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NatureScot Research Report 1273 - Development of Marine Bird Sensitivity Assessments of FeAST.

Published online: 08 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Rogerson, K. & Sinclair, R. & Tyler, G. & St John Glew, K. & Seeney, A. & Coppack, T. & Jervis, L.

Content type: Reports

This publication reports on the results of the NatureScot project that made a sensitivity assessment for 36 marine bird species across 36 discrete hum...

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The importance of flavour in determining the feeding preferences of bullfinches (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) for the buds of two pear cultivars.

Published online: 19 Mar 1986

Authors: Greig-Smith, P. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wild bullfinches feeding on the buds of orchard pear trees are known to prefer the cultivar 'Conference' to 'Doyenne du Comice', which differs in many...

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How, why, where and when people feed birds? - Spatio-temporal changes in bird-feeding in Finland.

Published online: 10 Feb 2025

Authors: Deshpande, P. & Haukka, A. & Rönkä, K. & Aivelo, T. & Santangeli, A. & Thorogood, R. & Lehikoinen, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Providing food to animals, especially birds, during winter is a common activity in many countries. While bird-feeding can increase connections between...

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Agricultural intensification heightens food safety risks posed by wild birds.

Published online: 21 Nov 2020

Authors: Smith, O. M. & Edworthy, A. & Taylor, J. M. & Jones, M. S. & Tormanen, A. & Kennedy, C. M. & Fu Zhen & Latimer, C. E. & Cornell, K. A. & Michelotti, L. A. & Sato, C. & Northfield, T. & Snyder, W. E. & Owen, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification and simplification are key drivers of recent declines in wild bird populations, heightening the need to better balance co...

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The relationship between bird distribution and the botanical and structural characteristics of hedges.

Published online: 02 Nov 1995

Authors: MacDonald, D. W. & Johnson, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The relationship was examined between the botanical and structural characteristics of the hedgerows of five Oxfordshire farms, and the bird population...

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Lowland farmland bird conservation in the context of wider ecosystem service delivery.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Bradbury, R. B. & Stoate, C. & Tallowin, J. R. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Much policy and research in the UK and elsewhere in Europe has been directed towards the conservation of farmland birds. With changes in the drivers o...

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Inundated parcels for meadow birds.

Published online: 21 Feb 2018

Authors: Visser, T. & Melman, D. & Buij, R. & Schotman, A.

Content type: Bulletin

Parcel inundation has become a common management practice within agricultural nature conservation areas within the Netherlands. Research has been cond...

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European bird declines: do we need to rethink approaches to the management of abundant generalist predators?

Published online: 28 Nov 2020

Authors: McMahon, B. J. & Doyle, S. & Gray, A. & Kelly, S. B. A. & Redpath, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bird species are declining across Europe. Current European policy, that is, the Birds and Habitats Directives, focus on habitat management as a way of...

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Breeding Bird Survey of Trowbridge Woods, Wiltshire.

Published online: 28 Nov 2024

Published by: Naturall England

Authors: Mitchell, B.

Content type: Reports

This report provides an update on the breeding bird survey conducted in Trowbridge Woods, a proposed Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the...

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Desert bird associations with broad-scale boundary length: applications in avian conservation.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Gutzwiller, K. J. & Barrow, W. C., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Current understanding regarding the effects of boundaries on bird communities has originated largely from studies of forest-non-forest boundaries in m...

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