List of works - Tom M Brereton

A generalized abundance index for seasonal invertebrates

scientific article

A national-scale model of linear features improves predictions of farmland biodiversity ⬇️

scientific article

A regionally informed abundance index for supporting integrative analyses across butterfly monitoring schemes

article by Reto Schmucki et al published 25 November 2015 in Journal of Applied Ecology

Abundance changes and habitat availability drive species’ responses to climate change

article

Agricultural Management and Climatic Change Are the Major Drivers of Biodiversity Change in the UK.

scientific article

Allee effects and the spatial dynamics of a locally endangered butterfly, the high brown fritillary (Argynnis adippe).

scientific article

An assessment of the state of nature in the United Kingdom: A review of findings, methods and impact

scientific article published in 2018

Are neonicotinoid insecticides driving declines of widespread butterflies?

scientific article

Butterfly abundance in a warming climate: patterns in space and time are not congruent

article

Cetacean range and climate in the eastern North Atlantic: future predictions and implications for conservation.

scientific article

Changes in habitat specificity of species at their climatic range boundaries

scientific article published on October 2009

Climate change and translocations: The potential to re-establish two regionally-extinct butterfly species in Britain

article

Climate change, climatic variation and extreme biological responses

scientific article

Climate-induced phenology shifts linked to range expansions in species with multiple reproductive cycles per year

scientific article published on 24 October 2019

Developing and enhancing biodiversity monitoring programmes: a collaborative assessment of priorities.

scientific article

Differences in the climatic debts of birds and butterflies at a continental scale

article by Vincent Devictor et al published 10 January 2012 in Nature Climate Change

Distance sampling and the challenge of monitoring butterfly populations

article by Nick J. B. Isaac et al published 28 March 2011 in Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Efficient occupancy model-fitting for extensive citizen-science data

scientific article

Environmental drivers of annual population fluctuations in a trans-Saharan insect migrant

scientific article

European butterfly populations vary in sensitivity to weather across their geographical ranges

article by Simon C. Mills et al published 20 October 2017 in Global Ecology and Biogeography

Government targets for protected area management: will threatened butterflies benefit?

article by Harriet Davies et al published 6 June 2007 in Biodiversity and Conservation

Habitat associations of species show consistent but weak responses to climate

scientific article

Habitat associations of thermophilous butterflies are reduced despite climatic warming

scientific article

Heterogeneous landscapes promote population stability

scientific article published on 8 February 2010

Indexing butterfly abundance whilst accounting for missing counts and variability in seasonal pattern

scientific article published on 26 April 2013

Individualistic sensitivities and exposure to climate change explain variation in species' distribution and abundance changes

scientific article

Interacting effects of climate change and habitat fragmentation on drought-sensitive butterflies

scholarly article by Tom H Oliver et al published 10 August 2015 in Nature Climate Change

Large extents of intensive land use limit community reorganization during climate warming.

scientific article

Large reorganizations in butterfly communities during an extreme weather event

article by Adriana De Palma et al published 3 June 2016 in Ecography

Measuring functional connectivity using long-term monitoring data

article by Gary D. Powney et al published 9 March 2011 in Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Monitoring abundance and phenology in (multivoltine) butterfly species: a novel mixture model

article by Eleni Matechou et al published 12 February 2014 in Journal of Applied Ecology

Multi-generational long-distance migration of insects: studying the painted lady butterfly in the Western Palaearctic

scientific article (publication date: 16 October 2012)

PRIORITY CONTRIBUTION: Future novel threats and opportunities facing UK biodiversity identified by horizon scanning

article

Patterns and causes of covariation in bird and butterfly community structure

scientific article published on 21 April 2015

Phenological sensitivity to climate across taxa and trophic levels

scientific article

Population density but not stability can be predicted from species distribution models

article

Population resilience to an extreme drought is influenced by habitat area and fragmentation in the local landscape

scientific article published in 2012

Population variability in species can be deduced from opportunistic citizen science records: a case study using British butterflies

article by Suzanna C. Mason et al published 3 July 2017 in Insect Conservation and Diversity

Predicting resilience of ecosystem functioning from co-varying species' responses to environmental change

scientific article published on 27 September 2019

REVIEW: The identification of priority policy options for UK nature conservation

article

Range expansion through fragmented landscapes under a variable climate

scientific article

Reduced variability in range-edge butterfly populations over three decades of climate warming

article

Retraction of the Research Article: "Individualistic sensitivities and exposure to climate change explain variation in species' distribution and abundance changes".

scientific article published on 29 April 2016

Sensitivity of UK butterflies to local climatic extremes: which life stages are most at risk?

scientific article

Similarities in butterfly emergence dates among populations suggest local adaptation to climate

scientific article published on 17 June 2015

Spatial and habitat variation in aphid, butterfly, moth and bird phenologies over the last half century

scientific article published on 22 March 2019

The changing status of the Chalkhill Blue butterfly Polyommatus coridon in the UK: the impacts of conservation policies and environmental factors

article by Tom M Brereton et al published 20 July 2007 in Journal of Insect Conservation

The re-expansion and improving status of the silver-spotted skipper butterfly ( Hesperia comma ) in Britain: a metapopulation success story

article

The role of climate and food availability on driving decadal abundance patterns of highly migratory pelagic predators in the Bay of Biscay

article by Maite Louzao et al published 18 August 2015 in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

The sensitivity of breeding songbirds to changes in seasonal timing is linked to population change but cannot be directly attributed to the effects of trophic asynchrony on productivity

scientific article

Uncertainty in thermal tolerances and climatic debt

Understanding the distribution of marine megafauna in the English channel region: identifying key habitats for conservation within the busiest seaway on earth.

scientific article

Using citizen science butterfly counts to predict species population trends

scientific article

List of works by Tom M Brereton

A generalized abundance index for seasonal invertebrates

A national-scale model of linear features improves predictions of farmland biodiversity ⬇️

A regionally informed abundance index for supporting integrative analyses across butterfly monitoring schemes

Abundance changes and habitat availability drive species’ responses to climate change

Agricultural Management and Climatic Change Are the Major Drivers of Biodiversity Change in the UK.

Allee effects and the spatial dynamics of a locally endangered butterfly, the high brown fritillary (Argynnis adippe).

An assessment of the state of nature in the United Kingdom: A review of findings, methods and impact

Are neonicotinoid insecticides driving declines of widespread butterflies?

Butterfly abundance in a warming climate: patterns in space and time are not congruent

Cetacean range and climate in the eastern North Atlantic: future predictions and implications for conservation.

Changes in habitat specificity of species at their climatic range boundaries

Climate change and translocations: The potential to re-establish two regionally-extinct butterfly species in Britain

Climate change, climatic variation and extreme biological responses

Climate-induced phenology shifts linked to range expansions in species with multiple reproductive cycles per year

Developing and enhancing biodiversity monitoring programmes: a collaborative assessment of priorities.

Differences in the climatic debts of birds and butterflies at a continental scale

Distance sampling and the challenge of monitoring butterfly populations

Efficient occupancy model-fitting for extensive citizen-science data

Environmental drivers of annual population fluctuations in a trans-Saharan insect migrant

European butterfly populations vary in sensitivity to weather across their geographical ranges

Government targets for protected area management: will threatened butterflies benefit?

Habitat associations of species show consistent but weak responses to climate

Habitat associations of thermophilous butterflies are reduced despite climatic warming

Heterogeneous landscapes promote population stability

Indexing butterfly abundance whilst accounting for missing counts and variability in seasonal pattern

Individualistic sensitivities and exposure to climate change explain variation in species' distribution and abundance changes

Interacting effects of climate change and habitat fragmentation on drought-sensitive butterflies

Large extents of intensive land use limit community reorganization during climate warming.

Large reorganizations in butterfly communities during an extreme weather event

Measuring functional connectivity using long-term monitoring data

Monitoring abundance and phenology in (multivoltine) butterfly species: a novel mixture model

Multi-generational long-distance migration of insects: studying the painted lady butterfly in the Western Palaearctic

PRIORITY CONTRIBUTION: Future novel threats and opportunities facing UK biodiversity identified by horizon scanning

Patterns and causes of covariation in bird and butterfly community structure

Phenological sensitivity to climate across taxa and trophic levels

Population density but not stability can be predicted from species distribution models

Population resilience to an extreme drought is influenced by habitat area and fragmentation in the local landscape

Population variability in species can be deduced from opportunistic citizen science records: a case study using British butterflies

Predicting resilience of ecosystem functioning from co-varying species' responses to environmental change

REVIEW: The identification of priority policy options for UK nature conservation

Range expansion through fragmented landscapes under a variable climate

Reduced variability in range-edge butterfly populations over three decades of climate warming

Retraction of the Research Article: "Individualistic sensitivities and exposure to climate change explain variation in species' distribution and abundance changes".

Sensitivity of UK butterflies to local climatic extremes: which life stages are most at risk?

Similarities in butterfly emergence dates among populations suggest local adaptation to climate

Spatial and habitat variation in aphid, butterfly, moth and bird phenologies over the last half century

The changing status of the Chalkhill Blue butterfly Polyommatus coridon in the UK: the impacts of conservation policies and environmental factors

The re-expansion and improving status of the silver-spotted skipper butterfly ( Hesperia comma ) in Britain: a metapopulation success story

The role of climate and food availability on driving decadal abundance patterns of highly migratory pelagic predators in the Bay of Biscay

The sensitivity of breeding songbirds to changes in seasonal timing is linked to population change but cannot be directly attributed to the effects of trophic asynchrony on productivity

Uncertainty in thermal tolerances and climatic debt

Understanding the distribution of marine megafauna in the English channel region: identifying key habitats for conservation within the busiest seaway on earth.

Using citizen science butterfly counts to predict species population trends