Publications for Dr Richard Bradbury
Conservation tillage encourages early breeding by skylarks Alauda arvensis
Capsule Increased crop residue on the soil surface, left as a result of conservation tillage, encouraged earlier nesting in winter wheat fields.
- Date
- 01 January 2007
- RSPB Authors
- Dr Rob Field, Dr Richard Bradbury, Will Kirby
- Authors
- Field, R. H. and colleagues
- Published in
- Bird Study
Farmland birds and resource protection in the UK: Cross-cutting solutions for multi-functional farming?
Farmland bird declines in Europe are well documented. In the UK, agri-environment schemes are key mechanisms for reversing the declines of birds and other farmland biodiversity, but recent reviews...
- Date
- 06 January 2006
- RSPB Authors
- Dr Richard Bradbury, Will Kirby
- Authors
- Bradbury, R.B. & Kirby, W.B.
- Published in
- Biological Conservation
Five-year evaluation of the impact of the Arable Stewardship Pilot Scheme on birds
Agri-environment schemes could play a key role in the reversal of farmland bird declines. The effectiveness of the Arable Stewardship Pilot Scheme for delivering farmland birds was tested in a replicated...
- Date
- 16 November 2004
- RSPB Authors
- Dr Richard Bradbury
- Authors
- Bradbury, R.B., Browne, S.J., Stevens, D.K. & Aebischer, N.J.
- Published in
- Ibis
Territory and nest-site habitat associations of spotted flycatchers Muscicapa striata breeding in central England
The spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata is a Red Listed Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) Priority Species, which is declining dramatically across all habitats in the UK; the population fell by 75% from 1974 to 1999 (Gregory et al. 2002)...
- Date
- 30 March 2005
- RSPB Authors
- Will Kirby, Dr Richard Bradbury
- Authors
- Kirby, W., Black, K., Pratt, S. & Bradbury, R.
- Published in
- Ibis
TESSA: A toolkit for rapid assessment of ecosystem services at sites of biodiversity conservation importance
Sites that are important for biodiversity conservation can also provide significant benefits (i.e. ecosystem services) to people. Decision-makers need to know how change to a site, whether development...
- Date
- 09 July 2013
- RSPB Authors
- Dr Richard Bradbury
- Authors
- Peh, K.S.-H., Balmford, A., Bradbury, R.B., Brown, C., Butchart, S.H.M., Hughes, F.M.R., Stattersfield, A., Thomas, D.H.L., Walpole, M., Bayliss, J., Gowing, D., Jones, J.P.G., Lewis, S.L., Mulligan, M., Pandeya, B., Stratford, C., Thompson, J.R., Turner, K., Vira, B., Willcock, S. et al.
- Published in
- Ecosystem Services
The efficacy of an ultrasonic cat deterrent
Ultrasound deterrents for a variety of mammals, including cats, are widely available in the commercial market, but few have been independently tested for efficacy. This study tested the efficacy of an...
- Date
- 01 January 2006
- RSPB Authors
- Dr Richard Bradbury
- Authors
- Nelson, S.H., Evans, A.D. & Bradbury, R.B.
- Published in
- Applied Animal Behaviour Science
The influence of climate and topography in patterns of territory establishment in a range-expanding bird
The Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata has recently expanded its range northwards and upwards in the UK, consistent with the hypothesis that this cold-sensitive species has responded to a warming climate....
- Date
- 22 February 2011
- RSPB Authors
- Dr Richard Bradbury, Simon Wotton
- Authors
- Bradbury, R.B., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Wotton, S.R., Conway, G.J. & Grice, P.V.
- Published in
- Ibis
The role of agri-environment schemes and farm management practices in reversing the decline of farmland birds in England
European farmland bird declines can largely be attributed to agricultural intensification. An English Government target aims to reverse the decline in the 'Farmland Bird Index' (population trends of 20...
- Date
- 07 April 2004
- RSPB Authors
- Dr Juliet Vickery, Dr Richard Bradbury, Dr Mark Eaton
- Authors
- Vickery, J.A., Bradbury, R.B., Henderson, I.G., Eaton, M.A. & Grice, P.V.
- Published in
- Biological Conservation
Non-inversion tillage and farmland birds in winter
- Date
- 01 January 2003
- RSPB Authors
- Dr Richard Bradbury
- Authors
- Cunningham, H. M. and colleagues
Non-inversion tillage and farmland birds: a review with special reference to the UK and Europe
This paper reviews the current knowledge of the effects of non-inversion tillage (NIT) on farmland birds and their food resources. NIT is a method of establishing a crop without using a mouldboard ploughing...
- Date
- 16 November 2004
- RSPB Authors
- Dr Richard Bradbury
- Authors
- Cunningham, H.M., Chaney, k., Bradbury, R.B. & Wilcox, A.
- Published in
- Ibis