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Overview

Michael P. Harris is affiliated with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on environmental science and mathematics. Within these areas, their work concentrates on ecology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, geometry and topology, mathematical physics, and ecological modeling.

The main topics explored in their research include avian ecology and behavior, wildlife ecology and conservation, animal behavior and reproduction, advanced algebra and geometry, species distribution and climate change, algebraic geometry and number theory, and fish ecology and management studies.

Frequent collaborators in their scientific endeavors include Francis Daunt, Sarah Wanless, Mark A. Newell, Sarah J. Burthe, and Carrie Gunn, indicating a collaborative approach within the ecological and environmental science communities.

Publication venues where Michael P. Harris has contributed extensively include arXiv (Cornell University), the Journal of Animal Ecology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, and Ibis. These reflect a diverse engagement with both biological and interdisciplinary scientific journals.

Among recently published papers are:

  • "Multispecies tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic," 2021, Conservation Letters
  • "A year in the life of a North Atlantic seabird: behavioural and energetic adjustments during the annual cycle," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Strong survival selection on seasonal migration versus residence induced by extreme climatic events," 2020, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Cut/Copy/Paste: Fragments from the History of Bookwork," 2022, Media History
  • "The effect of climate change on avian offspring production: A global meta-analysis," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Low energy values of fish as a probable cause of a major seabird breeding failure in the North Sea

    S. Wanless;M. P. Harris;P. Redman;J. R. Speakman

  • Adaptive responses of animals to climate change are most likely insufficient

    Viktoriia Radchuk;Thomas Reed;Céline Teplitsky;Martijn van der Pol

  • The role of industrial fisheries and oceanographic change in the decline of North Sea black‐legged kittiwakes

    Morten Frederiksen;Sarah Wanless;Michael P. Harris;Peter Rothery

  • SURVIVAL OF MANX SHEARWATERS PUFFINUS PUFFINUS

    C. M. Perrins;M. P. Harris;C. K. Britton

  • Reproductive senescence in a long-lived seabird: rates of decline in late-life performance are associated with varying costs of early reproduction.

    Thomas E. Reed;Loeske E. B. Kruuk;Sarah Wanless;Morten Frederiksen

  • The demographic impact of extreme events: stochastic weather drives survival and population dynamics in a long-lived seabird.

    M. Frederiksen;F. Daunt;M. P. Harris;S. Wanless

  • Variation in the calorific value and total energy content of the lesser sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) and other fish preyed on by seabirds

    J. R. G. Hislop;M. P. Harris;J. G. M. Smith

  • Scale‐dependent climate signals drive breeding phenology of three seabird species

    Morten Frederiksen;Michael P. Harris;Francis Daunt;Peter Rothery

  • Divorce in the long-lived and monogamous oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus : Incompatibility or choosing the better option?

    Bruno J. Ens;Uriel N. Safriel;Mike P. Harris

  • Competition for breeding sites and site‐dependent population regulation in a highly colonial seabird, the common guillemot Uria aalge

    Hanna Kokko;Hanna Kokko;Michael P. Harris;Sarah Wanless

  • Effects of changes in sandeel availability on the reproductive output of seabirds

    Anna Rindorf;S. Wanless;M.P. Harris

  • Annual variation in diets, feeding locations and foraging behaviour of gannets in the North Sea: flexibility, consistency and constraint

    K. C. Hamer;E. M. Humphreys;S. Garthe;J. Hennicke

  • ASPECTS OF THE BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE GULLS: LARUS ARGENTATUS, L. FUSCUS AND L. MARINUS

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  • Foraging ranges, diets and feeding locations of gannets Morus bassanus in the North Sea:evidence from satellite telemetry

    KC Hamer;RA Phillips;S Wanless;MP Harris

  • The usefulness of pellets for assessing the diet of adult Shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis

    I. G. Johnstone;M. P. Harris;S. Wanless;J. A. Graves

  • Older and wiser: improvements in breeding success are linked to better foraging performance in European shags

    F. Daunt;S. Wanless;M. P. Harris;L. Money

  • Recruitment to a seabird population depends on environmental factors and on population size.

    Laurent Crespin;Michael P. Harris;Jean-Dominique Lebreton;Morten Frederiksen

  • Effect of wintering area and climate on the survival of adult Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica in the eastern Atlantic

    Michael P. Harris;Tycho Anker-Nilssen;Robin H. McCleery;Kjell Einar Erikstad

  • Integrated recovery/recapture data analysis

    Edward A. Catchpole;Stephen N. Freeman;Byron J. T. Morgan;Michael P. Harris

  • Inter-population variation in demographic parameters: a neglected subject?

    M. Frederiksen;M. P. Harris;S. Wanless

  • Foraging range and feeding locations of shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis during chick rearing.

    S. Wanless;M. P. Harris;J. A. Morris

  • BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE MANX SHEARWATER PUFFINUS PUFFINUS

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Frequent Co-Authors

Sarah Wanless
Sarah Wanless Natural Environment Research Council
Francis Daunt
Francis Daunt Natural Environment Research Council
Morten Frederiksen
Morten Frederiksen Aarhus University
David Grémillet
David Grémillet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Keith C. Hamer
Keith C. Hamer University of Leeds
David A. Elston
David A. Elston James Hutton Institute
Peter Rothery
Peter Rothery Natural Environment Research Council
Richard A. Phillips
Richard A. Phillips British Antarctic Survey
Kjell Einar Erikstad
Kjell Einar Erikstad Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Byron J. T. Morgan
Byron J. T. Morgan University of Kent

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