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Overview

Norman Ratcliffe is affiliated with the British Antarctic Survey in the United Kingdom. The scientist's research primarily aligns with the field of Environmental Science, covering a total of 74 publications. Within this domain, key subfields include Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, and Oceanography.

Key topics addressed in their work include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Norman Ratcliffe has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems, 2020, Nature
  • Record low 2022 Antarctic sea ice led to catastrophic breeding failure of emperor penguins, 2023, Communications Earth & Environment
  • The retrospective analysis of Antarctic tracking data project, 2020, Scientific Data
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of a large multi-use MPA in protecting Key Biodiversity Areas for marine predators, 2020, Diversity and Distributions
  • Individual repeatability of avian migration phenology: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2022, Journal of Animal Ecology

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of peers, including Iain J. Staniland, Peter G. Ryan, Klemens Pütz, Charles-André Bost, and Richard A. Phillips.

Norman Ratcliffe's publications often appear in several notable venues, such as Diversity and Distributions, Scientific Reports, Movement Ecology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Nature.

Best Publications

  • An emperor penguin population estimate: the first global, synoptic survey of a species from space.

    Peter T. Fretwell;Michelle A. LaRue;Paul Morin;Gerald L. Kooyman

  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems

    Mark A. Hindell;Ryan R. Reisinger;Ryan R. Reisinger;Yan Ropert-Coudert;Luis A. Hückstädt

  • Seabirds as indicators of the marine environment

    Matt Parsons;Ian Mitchell;Adam Butler;Norman Ratcliffe

  • Microplastics in gentoo penguins from the Antarctic region.

    Filipa Bessa;Norman Ratcliffe;Norman Ratcliffe;Vanessa Otero;Paula Sobral

  • Assessing the diet of great skuas, Catharacta skua, using five different techniques

    Stephen C. Votier;Stuart Bearhop;Aidan MacCormick;Norman Ratcliffe

  • The eradication of feral cats from Ascension Island and its subsequent recolonization by seabirds.

    Norman Ratcliffe;Mike Bell;Tara Pelembe;Dave Boyle

  • Ecological drivers of change at South Georgia: the krill surplus, or climate variability

    Phil Trathan;Norman Ratcliffe;E.A. Masden

  • Spatial scales of marine conservation management for breeding seabirds

    Steffen Oppel;Mark Bolton;Ana P.B. Carneiro;Maria P. Dias

  • The interactive effects of age and food supply on the breeding ecology of great skuas

    N. Ratcliffe;R.W. Furness;K.C. Hamer;K.C. Hamer

  • A protocol for the aerial survey of penguin colonies using UAVs1

    Norman Ratcliffe;Damien Guihen;Jeremy Robst;Sarah Crofts

  • Seabird populations of Britain and Ireland: results of the Seabird 2000 census (1998-2002)

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  • Growth and demography of a re-introduced population of White-tailed Eagles Haliaeetus albicilla

    Richard J. Evans;Jeremy D. Wilson;Arjun Amar;Andrew Douse

  • Correction: An Emperor Penguin Population Estimate: The First Global, Synoptic Survey of a Species from Space.

    Peter T. Fretwell;Michelle A. LaRue;Paul Morin;Gerald L. Kooyman

  • REPRODUCTIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR GREAT SKUAS SPECIALIZING AS SEABIRD PREDATORS

    Stephen C. Votier;Stuart Bearhop;Norman Ratcliffe;Robert W. Furness

  • Love thy neighbour or opposites attract? Patterns of spatial segregation and association among crested penguin populations during winter

    Norman Ratcliffe;Sarah Crofts;Ruth Brown;Alastair M. M. Baylis

  • Development of playback census methods for Storm Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus

    N. Ratcliffe;D. Vaughan;C. Whyte;M. Shepherd

  • Record low 2022 Antarctic sea ice led to catastrophic breeding failure of emperor penguins

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  • Survival in macaroni penguins and the relative importance of different drivers: individual traits, predation pressure and environmental variability.

    Catharine Horswill;Catharine Horswill;Jason Matthiopoulos;Jonathan A. Green;Michael P. Meredith

  • Pellets as indicators of diet in Great Skuas Catharacta skua

    S.C. Votier;S. Bearhop;N. Ratcliffe;R.W. Furness

  • Predation by great skuas at a large Shetland seabird colony

    Stephen C. Votier;Stuart Bearhop;Norman Ratcliffe;Richard A. Phillips

  • The effects of fluctuating food availability on breeding arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea)

    D. Suddaby;N. Ratcliffe

  • A review of the diet and at-sea distribution of penguins breeding within the CAMLR Convention Area

    N. Ratcliffe;P. Trathan

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip N. Trathan
Philip N. Trathan British Antarctic Survey
Iain J. Staniland
Iain J. Staniland British Antarctic Survey
José C. Xavier
José C. Xavier University of Coimbra
Robert W. Furness
Robert W. Furness University of Glasgow
Peter G. Ryan
Peter G. Ryan University of Cape Town
Richard A. Phillips
Richard A. Phillips British Antarctic Survey
Klemens Pütz
Klemens Pütz Falklands Conservation
Akinori Takahashi
Akinori Takahashi National Institute of Polar Research
Paulo Catry
Paulo Catry International Sleep Products Association
Stephen C. Votier
Stephen C. Votier Heriot-Watt University

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