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| Name |
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| Dr Phil Atkinson |
| Position |
| Research Manager |
| Role |
| Research into farmland bird populations, shorebird ecology
and providing a link between the terrestrial and wetland units
at BTO. |
| Qualifications |
BSc (Hons) Ecology, University of East Anglia, 1988-2001
PhD The wintering ecology of Twite Carduelis flavirostris
and the consequences of sea level rise, University of East Anglia,
1975-1978 |
| Research Interests/Responsibilities |
| The impact of shell-fishing on bird populations,
understanding the demographic implications of environmental
change on shorebird populations, the application of stable isotopes
in studying shorebird migration systems, understanding the issues
concerning the creation and restoration of coastal wetland habitats
and the impact of modern farming techniques on bird populations. |
| Selected Publications |
- Atkinson P.W, Clark N.A., Dodd S.G. & Moss D. 2005.
Changes in fisheries practices and Oystercatcher survival,
recruitment and body mass in a marginal Cockle fishery.
Ardea 93: 199–212.
- Atkinson, P.W., Fuller, R.J., Vickery, J.A., Conway,
G., Tallowin, J.R.B., Smith, R.E.N., Haysom, K., Ings, T.,
Asteraki, E.J. & Brown, V.K. 2005. Influence of agricultural
management, sward structure and food resources on grassland
field use by birds in lowland England. Journal of Applied
Ecology 42: 932-942.
- Atkinson, P.W., Baker, A.J., Bevan, R.M., Clark, N.A.,
Cole, K.B., Gonzalez, P.M., Newton, 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.
- Atkinson, P.W., Buckingham, D.L. & Morris A.J. 2004
What factors determine where invertebrate-feeding birds
forage in dry agricultural grasslands? Ibis 146
(suppl. 2): 99-107.
- Buckingham, D.L., Atkinson, P.W. & Rook, A.J. 2004.
Testing solutions in grass-dominated landscapes: a review
of current research. Ibis 146 (suppl. 2): 163-170.
- Atkinson, P.W., Crooks, S. Drewitt, A., Grant, A., Rehfisch,
M.M., Sharpe, J. & Tyas, C. 2004. Managed Realignment
in the UK – the first five years of colonisation by
birds. Ibis 146 (suppl. 1): 101-110.
- 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.
- Norris, K., Atkinson, P.W. & Gill, J.A. 2004. Climate
change and coastal waterbird populations – past declines
and future impacts. Ibis 146 (suppl. 1): 82-89.
- 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. 2003. Can we recreate or restore intertidal
habitats for shorebirds? Wader Study Group Bull.
100: 67–72.
- Stillman, R.A., West, A.D., Goss-Custard, J.D., Caldow,
R.W.G., McGrorty, S., Durell, S.E.A. le V. dit, Yates, M.G.,
Atkinson, P.W., Clark, N.A., Bell, M.C., Dare, P.J. &
Mander, M. 2003 An individual behaviour-based model can
predict shorebird mortality using routinely collected shellfishery
data. Journal of Applied Ecology 40: 1090-1101.
- Atkinson, P.W., Vickery, J.A. & Fuller, R.J. 2002.
Distribution and abundance of breeding and wintering birds
in lowland farming landscapes. Ecography 25: 466-480.
- Gill, J.A., Norris, K., Potts, P.M., Gunnarsson, T.G.,
Atkinson, P.W. & Sutherland, W.J. 2001. The buffer effect
and large scale population regulation in migratory birds.
Nature 412: 436-438.
- Vickery, J.A., Tallowin, J.R., Feber, R.E., Asteraki,
E.J., Atkinson, P.W., Fuller, R.J. & Brown V.K. 2001.
The management of lowland neutral grasslands in Britain:
effects of agricultural practices on birds and their food.
Journal of Applied Ecology 38: 647-664.
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| Contact Details |
Email:
Telephone:
Fax:
Postal address: |
01842 750050
01842 750030
British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, IP24 2PU,
UK. |
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