The British List: A Checklist of Birds of Britain (8th edition)

Harrop, Andrew; Collinson, J. M.; Dudley, Steve; Kehoe, Chris

doi:10.1111/ibi.12069

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“…, step 9). Species traits were collated from Carter (), Robinson (), JNCC (), van Emden and Harrington (), Chinery (), Fera (), Harrop et al (), Natural England () and RIS (). Herbivorous species were classified as primary consumers and all other species, including omnivorous species, were classified as secondary consumers.…”

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Impacts of climate change on national biodiversity population trends

et al. 2016

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Climate change has had well‐documented impacts on the distribution and phenology of species across many taxa, but impacts on species’ abundance, which relates closely to extinction risk and ecosystem function, have not been assessed across taxa. In the most comprehensive multi‐taxa comparison to date, we modelled variation in national population indices of 501 mammal, bird, aphid, butterfly and moth species as a function of annual variation in weather variables, which through time allowed us to identify a component of species’ population growth that can be associated with post‐1970s climate trends. We found evidence that these climate trends have significantly affected population trends of 15.8% of species, including eight with extreme (> 30% decline per decade) negative trends consistent with detrimental impacts of climate change. The modelled effect of climate change could explain 48% of the significant across‐species population decline in moths and 63% of the population increase in winged aphids. The other taxa did not have significant across‐species population trends or consistent climate change responses. Population declines in species of conservation concern were linked to both climatic and non‐climatic factors respectively accounting for 42 and 58% of the decline. Evident differential impacts of climate change between trophic levels may signal the potential for future ecosystem disruption. Climate change has therefore already driven large‐scale population changes of some species, had significant impacts on the overall abundance of some key invertebrate groups and may already have altered biological communities and ecosystems in Great Britain.

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“…It is categorized as LC in the European Red List with the expectation of increasing the size of local populations (European Red List, 2015). Native to mainland Europe and the Mediterranean, it currently occurs in the UK with a resident and most likely introduced population (Harrop et al, 2013). This would explain the limited differences Table 5.…”

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Towards inclusion of genetic diversity measures into IUCN assessments: a case study on birds

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Souza²,

Jardim³

et al. 2019

Anim. Biodiv. Conserv.

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The IUCN Red List categorizes species based on their geographical distribution and population size. However, attributes such as genetic information are not yet considered. We compiled information on genetic diversity (HE, HO) and inbreeding coefficient (f) along with their ecological attributes (IUCN category, migratory habit, forest dependence and habitat type) from a literature survey to assess whether bird species categorized as being of highest conservation concern display the lowest genetic diversity. We used generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) to test whether avian species with less inclusive characteristics (e.g., taxa with small geographical distributions or low dispersal capability) display lower genetic diversity than those classified as Least Concern (LC). We used hylogenetic generalized least squares (pGLS) to account for phylogenetic independence of predictor variables and to verify robustness of GLMMs (generalized linear mixed models). In general, GLMM revealed more significant relationships among ecological attributes and genetic diversity patterns. After accounting for phylogenetic independence, the highest average heterozygosity values were observed in species falling under the LC category; non–migratory birds showed lower HO and HE average values than migratory birds, while non–forest birds showed lower heterozygosity than forest birds. Hence, we corroborate our hypothesis that genetic diversity of birds is lower in species of high conservation concern. We hope our results promote further studies on genetic diversity of bird populations. Lastly, we propose the incorporation of genetic data as metrics in the assessment of bird conservation status.

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“…In all the atlases, attempts have been made to map the distribution of non‐native species. The British Ornithologists’ Union recognizes nine non‐native species as having self‐sustaining populations (Harrop, Collinson, Dudley, & Kehoe, ). These species are very familiar to bird surveyors, and reporting is thought to be as effective as for native species, with estimates of change being equally robust.…”

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Breeding and wintering bird distributions in Britain and Ireland from citizen science bird atlases

Gillings

Balmer

Caffrey³

et al. 2019

Global Ecol Biogeogr

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Motivation We undertook large citizen science surveys of bird distributions (atlases) in Britain and Ireland, aimed at quantifying breeding bird distributions on a 20‐year cycle and wintering bird distributions on a c. 30‐year cycle. We use these to generate spatially referenced information on apparent changes in bird distributions over c. 40 years. Main type of variable contained Detection of breeding and wintering bird species in grid squares during five periods, and changes in detection between periods. The combined distribution dataset contains 1,410,938 records detailing detections of 465 bird species in 3,880 grid cells in different periods. The combined distribution change dataset contains 1,297,791 records describing stability, apparent colonization or apparent extinction of individual species in grid squares between pairs of atlases spanning up to c. 40 years. Spatial location and grain Grid squares (10 km × 10 km) containing land throughout Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The majority of data are at 10‐km resolution, but data for rare species are summarized at 20‐ or 50‐km resolution to protect sensitive locations. Time period The data represent summarized detection information derived from fieldwork during five periods: the breeding seasons 1968–1972, 1988–1991 and 2008–2011, and the winters 1981/1982–1983/1984 and 2007/2008–2010/2011. Major taxa studied and level of measurement Birds; their distribution derived from citizen science surveys. Software format Data are supplied as comma‐separated text files.

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The British List: A Checklist of Birds of Britain (8th edition)

Cited by 22 publications

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Impacts of climate change on national biodiversity population trends

Impacts of climate change on national biodiversity population trends

Towards inclusion of genetic diversity measures into IUCN assessments: a case study on birds

Breeding and wintering bird distributions in Britain and Ireland from citizen science bird atlases

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