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| Name |
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| Dr Niall Burton |
| Position |
| Research Manager |
| Role |
| I am a research manager in the Wetland & Coastal Ecology
Unit (Habitats Department), managing and undertaking research
projects on waterbird ecology. |
| Qualifications |
BSc in Physical Geography, Reading University, 1986-1989
MSc in Ecology, University of Durham, 1989-1990
PhD on the roosting behaviour of waders, University of Durham,
1991-1995 |
| Research Interests/Responsibilities |
| My research work has focussed on assessing how
waterbirds (from individuals to groups) respond to disturbance,
habitat change and loss. |
| Selected Publications |
- Burton, N.H.K. (2007) Influences of restock age and habitat
patchiness on Tree Pipits Anthus trivialis breeding
in Breckland pine plantations. Ibis, 149 (Suppl.
2)
- Burton, N.H.K. (2007) Intraspecific latitudinal variation
in nest orientation among ground-nesting
passerines: a study using published data. Condor,
109, 441-446.
- Burton, N.H.K. (2007) Landscape approaches to studying
the effects of disturbance on waterbirds. Ibis,
149 (Suppl. 1).
- Burton, N.H.K. (2006) Nest orientation and hatching success
in the Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis. J. Avian
Biol., 37, 312-317.
- Burton, N.H.K. (2006) The impact of the Cardiff Bay barrage
on wintering waterbirds. Waterbirds around the world.
Eds. G.C. Boere, C.A. Galbraith & D.A. Stroud. The Stationery
Office, Edinburgh, UK, p. 805.
- 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.
J. Appl. Ecol. 43, 464-473.
- Goss-Custard, J.D., Burton, N.H.K., Clark, N.A., Ferns,
P.N., McGrorty, S., Reading, C.J., Rehfisch, M.M., Stillman,
R.A., Townend, I., West, A.D. & Worrall, D.H. (2006)
Test of a behavior-based individual-based model: response
of shorebird mortality to habitat loss. Ecol. Appl.,
16, 2215-2222.
- Holloway, S.J., Burton, N.H.K. & Rehfisch, M.M. (2006)
The European Non-Estuarine Coastal Waterbird Survey.
Waterbirds around the world. Eds. G.C. Boere, C.A.
Galbraith & D.A. Stroud. The Stationery Office, Edinburgh,
UK, pp. 364-365.
- Burton, N.H.K. & Armitage, M.J.S. (2005) Differences
in the diurnal and nocturnal use of intertidal feeding grounds
by Redshank Tringa totanus. Bird Study,
52, 120-128.
- Burton, N.H.K., Fuller, R.A. & Eaton, M.A. (2005)
Between-year changes in the wintering sites of Ruddy Turnstones
Arenaria interpres: a response to diminished food
resources? Wader Study Group Bull., 107, 36-39.
- Burton, N.H.K., Musgrove, A.J. & Rehfisch, M.M. (2004)
Tidal variation in numbers of waterbirds: how frequently
should birds be counted to detect change and do low tide
counts provide a realistic average? Bird Study,
51, 48-57.
- Rehfisch, M.M., Austin, G.E., Freeman, S.N., Armitage,
M.J.S. & Burton, N.H.K. (2004) The possible impact of
climate change on the future distributions and numbers of
waders on Britain’s non-estuarine coast. Ibis,
146 (Suppl. 1), 70-81.
- Burton, N.H.K., Musgrove, A.J., Rehfisch, M.M., Sutcliffe,
A. & Waters, R. (2003) Numbers of wintering gulls in
the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man: a review
of the 1993 and previous Winter Gull Roost Surveys.
Brit. Birds, 96, 376-401.
- Burton, N.H.K., Armitage, M.J.S., Musgrove, A.J. &
Rehfisch, M.M. (2002) Impacts of man-made landscape features
on the numbers of estuarine waterbirds at low tide. Environ.
Manage., 30, 857-864.
- Burton, N.H.K., Dodd, S.G., Clark, N.A. & Ferns, P.N.
(2002) Breeding origins of Redshank Tringa totanus
wintering at two neighbouring sites on the Severn Estuary:
evidence for partial racial segregation. Ring. Migr.,
21, 19-24.
- Burton, N.H.K., Paipai, E., Armitage, M.J.S., Maskell,
J.M., Jones, E.T., Hutchings, C.J. & Rehfisch, M.M.
(2002) Effects of reductions in organic and nutrient
loading on bird populations in estuaries and coastal waters
of England and Wales. Phase 1 Report. BTO Research
Report No. 267 to English Nature, the Countryside Council
for Wales and the Environment Agency. BTO, Thetford.
- Burton, N.H.K., Rehfisch, M.M. & Clark, N.A. (2002)
Impacts of disturbance from construction work on the densities
and feeding behavior of waterbirds using the intertidal
mudflats of Cardiff Bay, UK. Environ. Manage.,
30, 865-871.
- Burton, N.H.K. & Evans, P.R. (2001) Aggressive behaviours
and correlates of dominance in Purple Sandpipers Calidris
maritima at a communal winter roost. Ibis,
143, 248-254.
- Fuller, R.J., Chamberlain, D.E., Burton, N.H.K. &
Gough, S.J. (2001) Distributions of birds in lowland agricultural
landscapes of England and Wales: how distinctive are bird
communities of hedgerows and woodland? Agr. Ecosyst.
Environ., 84, 79-92.
- Burton, N.H.K. (2000) Winter site-fidelity and survival
of Redshank Tringa totanus at Cardiff, south Wales.
Bird Study, 47, 102-112.
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Burton, N.H.K., Watts, P.N., Crick, H.Q.P.
& Edwards, P.J. (1999) The effects of preharvesting
operations on Reed Buntings Emberiza schoeniclus
nesting in Oilseed Rape Brassica napus. Bird
Study, 46, 369-372.
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Burton, N.H.K. & Evans, P.R. (1997)
Survival and winter site-fidelity of Turnstones Arenaria
interpres and Purple Sandpipers Calidris maritima
in north-east England. Bird Study, 44, 35-44.
- Burton, N.H.K., Evans, P.R. & Robinson, M.A. (1996)
Effects on shorebird numbers of disturbance, the loss of
a roost site and its replacement by an artificial island
at Hartlepool, Cleveland. Biol. Conserv., 77, 193-201.
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01842 750050
01842 750030
British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, IP24 2PU,
UK. |
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