List of works - Tim H. Sparks

A 250-year index of first flowering dates and its response to temperature changes.

scientific article published on 7 April 2010

An examination of the relationship between flowering times and temperature at the national scale using long-term phenological records from the UK.

scientific article

Bird migration advances more strongly in urban environments.

scientific article

Birds Drinking Alcohol: Species and Relationship with People. A Review of Information from Scientific Literature and Social Media

scientific article published on 09 February 2020

Blood chemistry in white stork Ciconia ciconia chicks varies by sex and age.

scientific article published on 15 March 2010

Can we detect a nonlinear response to temperature in European plant phenology?

scientific article

Challenging claims in the study of migratory birds and climate change

scientific article

Changes in first flowering dates and flowering duration of 232 plant species on the island of Guernsey

scientific article

Changes in the phenology and composition of wine from Franconia, Germany

article

Changes in the timing of hay cutting in Germany do not keep pace with climate warming

scientific article

Changes to airborne pollen counts across Europe

scientific article

Chilling outweighs photoperiod in preventing precocious spring development

scientific article

Circadian preferences of birdwatchers in Poland: do "owls" prefer watching night birds, and "larks" prefer daytime ones?

scientific article published on 02 March 2020

Citizen science identifies the effects of nitrogen dioxide and other environmental drivers on tar spot of sycamore.

scientific article published on 28 April 2016

Climate change and spring-fruiting fungi

article

Climate change and trophic interactions

scientific article

Climate change fingerprints in recent European plant phenology

scientific article published on 17 January 2020

Climate sensitivity and variation in first flowering of 26 Narcissus cultivars

scientific article published on 26 August 2014

Climate-induced changes in grapevine yield and must sugar content in Franconia (Germany) between 1805 and 2010

scientific article

Decline in native ladybirds in response to the arrival of Harmonia axyridis: early evidence from England

article

Differences between urban and rural hedges in England revealed by a citizen science project

scientific article

Does climate at different scales influence the phenology and phenotype of the River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis?

scientific article published on 5 August 2004

Does humidity trigger tree phenology? Proposal for an air humidity based framework for bud development in spring

article

Effects of temperature and drought manipulations on seedlings of Scots pine provenances.

scientific article

Extreme temperatures help in identifying thresholds in phenological responses

scientific article published in 2021

Global impacts of the 1980s regime shift

scientific article

Habitat preferences of small fish species in rivers at the eastern edge of Europe

scientific article published in 2022

House sparrows benefit from the conservation of white storks

scientific article published on 10 January 2007

Impacts of burning and increased nitrogen deposition on nitrogen pools and leaching in an upland moor

scientific article published in 2007

Inhibitory effects of climate change on the growth and extracellular enzyme activities of a widespread Antarctic soil fungus

scientific article published on 24 November 2020

Interactions between Elevated CO2and Warming Could Amplify DOC Exports from Peatland Catchments

article

Is body size of the water frog Rana esculenta complex responding to climate change?

scientific article published on 03 March 2006

Is earlier spring migration of Tatarstan warblers expected under climate warming?

scientific article published on 31 January 2007

Is the detection of the first arrival date of migrating birds influenced by population size? A case study of the red-backed shrike Lanius collurio

scientific article published in November 2001

Lateral thinking on data to identify climate impacts

scientific article

Linear features and butterflies: the importance of green lanes

article by John Dover et al published September 2000 in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

Links between plant species' spatial and temporal responses to a warming climate

scientific article published on 29 January 2014

Long-term effect of temperature on honey yield and honeybee phenology.

scientific article

Natural history museum collections provide information on phenological change in British butterflies since the late-nineteenth century

scientific article

Phenological changes and reduced seasonal synchrony in western Poland

scientific article

Phenological sensitivity to climate across taxa and trophic levels

scientific article

Plant development scores from fixed-date photographs: the influence of weather variables and recorder experience

scientific article published on 10 January 2006

Pollen season and climate: is the timing of birch pollen release in the UK approaching its limit?

scientific article

Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener concentrations in seabirds found dead in mortality incidents around the British coast.

scientific article published in July 2003

Predicting community sensitivity to ozone, using Ellenberg Indicator values.

scientific article published on 11 July 2006

Rapid and recent changes in fungal fruiting patterns

scientific article

Resampling methods for ecotoxicological data

scientific article

Rising temperatures advance the main flight period of Bombus bumblebees in agricultural landscapes of the Central European Plain

scientific article published in 2020

Something for the weekend? Examining the bias in avian phenological recording

scientific article

Specialism for larval and adult consumer resources among British butterflies: Implications for conservation

article by Peter B. Hardy et al published September 2007 in Biological Conservation

State of the <scp>UK</scp> Climate 2022

scientific article published in 2023

Synchrony in the phenology of a culturally iconic spring flower

scientific article published on 6 May 2011

The European phenology network

scientific article

The effect of climate on the phenology, acorn crop and radial increment of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) in the middle Volga region, Tatarstan, Russia.

scientific article

The effect of variation in calcium intake on the growth of wood mice and bank voles

scientific article

The effects of temperature, altitude and latitude on the arrival and departure dates of the swallow Hirundo rustica in the Slovak Republic

scientific article published on 01 November 2001

The great acceleration of plant phenological shifts

scientific article published in 2022

The influence of altitude and urbanisation on trends and mean dates in phenology (1980-2009).

scientific article

The phenology of Rubus fruticosus in Ireland: herbarium specimens provide evidence for the response of phenophases to temperature, with implications for climate warming.

scientific article

The phenology of winter rye in Poland: an analysis of long-term experimental data

scientific article

Thrush anvils are calcium source hotspots for many bird species

scientific article published in October 2019

Twenty years of successful papers in Global Change Biology.

scientific article published on 10 June 2014

Urban and rural habitats differ in number and type of bird feeders and in bird species consuming supplementary food

scientific article published on 24 May 2015

Variation of brain and serum cholinesterase activity with age in wild small mammals

scientific article published in April 1996

Warming-induced shift in European mushroom fruiting phenology

scientific article

Winter Bird Assemblages in Rural and Urban Environments: A National Survey

scientific article

List of works by Tim H. Sparks

A 250-year index of first flowering dates and its response to temperature changes.

An examination of the relationship between flowering times and temperature at the national scale using long-term phenological records from the UK.

Bird migration advances more strongly in urban environments.

Birds Drinking Alcohol: Species and Relationship with People. A Review of Information from Scientific Literature and Social Media

Blood chemistry in white stork Ciconia ciconia chicks varies by sex and age.

Can we detect a nonlinear response to temperature in European plant phenology?

Challenging claims in the study of migratory birds and climate change

Changes in first flowering dates and flowering duration of 232 plant species on the island of Guernsey

Changes in the phenology and composition of wine from Franconia, Germany

Changes in the timing of hay cutting in Germany do not keep pace with climate warming

Changes to airborne pollen counts across Europe

Chilling outweighs photoperiod in preventing precocious spring development

Circadian preferences of birdwatchers in Poland: do "owls" prefer watching night birds, and "larks" prefer daytime ones?

Citizen science identifies the effects of nitrogen dioxide and other environmental drivers on tar spot of sycamore.

Climate change and spring-fruiting fungi

Climate change and trophic interactions

Climate change fingerprints in recent European plant phenology

Climate sensitivity and variation in first flowering of 26 Narcissus cultivars

Climate-induced changes in grapevine yield and must sugar content in Franconia (Germany) between 1805 and 2010

Decline in native ladybirds in response to the arrival of Harmonia axyridis: early evidence from England

Differences between urban and rural hedges in England revealed by a citizen science project

Does climate at different scales influence the phenology and phenotype of the River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis?

Does humidity trigger tree phenology? Proposal for an air humidity based framework for bud development in spring

Effects of temperature and drought manipulations on seedlings of Scots pine provenances.

Extreme temperatures help in identifying thresholds in phenological responses

Global impacts of the 1980s regime shift

Habitat preferences of small fish species in rivers at the eastern edge of Europe

House sparrows benefit from the conservation of white storks

Impacts of burning and increased nitrogen deposition on nitrogen pools and leaching in an upland moor

Inhibitory effects of climate change on the growth and extracellular enzyme activities of a widespread Antarctic soil fungus

Interactions between Elevated CO2and Warming Could Amplify DOC Exports from Peatland Catchments

Is body size of the water frog Rana esculenta complex responding to climate change?

Is earlier spring migration of Tatarstan warblers expected under climate warming?

Is the detection of the first arrival date of migrating birds influenced by population size? A case study of the red-backed shrike Lanius collurio

Lateral thinking on data to identify climate impacts

Linear features and butterflies: the importance of green lanes

Links between plant species' spatial and temporal responses to a warming climate

Long-term effect of temperature on honey yield and honeybee phenology.

Natural history museum collections provide information on phenological change in British butterflies since the late-nineteenth century

Phenological changes and reduced seasonal synchrony in western Poland

Phenological sensitivity to climate across taxa and trophic levels

Plant development scores from fixed-date photographs: the influence of weather variables and recorder experience

Pollen season and climate: is the timing of birch pollen release in the UK approaching its limit?

Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener concentrations in seabirds found dead in mortality incidents around the British coast.

Predicting community sensitivity to ozone, using Ellenberg Indicator values.

Rapid and recent changes in fungal fruiting patterns

Resampling methods for ecotoxicological data

Rising temperatures advance the main flight period of Bombus bumblebees in agricultural landscapes of the Central European Plain

Something for the weekend? Examining the bias in avian phenological recording

Specialism for larval and adult consumer resources among British butterflies: Implications for conservation

State of the <scp>UK</scp> Climate 2022

Synchrony in the phenology of a culturally iconic spring flower

The European phenology network

The effect of climate on the phenology, acorn crop and radial increment of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) in the middle Volga region, Tatarstan, Russia.

The effect of variation in calcium intake on the growth of wood mice and bank voles

The effects of temperature, altitude and latitude on the arrival and departure dates of the swallow Hirundo rustica in the Slovak Republic

The great acceleration of plant phenological shifts

The influence of altitude and urbanisation on trends and mean dates in phenology (1980-2009).

The phenology of Rubus fruticosus in Ireland: herbarium specimens provide evidence for the response of phenophases to temperature, with implications for climate warming.

The phenology of winter rye in Poland: an analysis of long-term experimental data

Thrush anvils are calcium source hotspots for many bird species

Twenty years of successful papers in Global Change Biology.

Urban and rural habitats differ in number and type of bird feeders and in bird species consuming supplementary food

Variation of brain and serum cholinesterase activity with age in wild small mammals

Warming-induced shift in European mushroom fruiting phenology

Winter Bird Assemblages in Rural and Urban Environments: A National Survey