Hector’s Publications

 

Birding and Ornithological Publications

 

2003. Greater Scaup - a new species for Thailand. Forktail

 

1977. Cape May Warbler in Strathclyde - new to Britain and Ireland.

 

2006. Birding the Northfield Sod farm. Massachusetts Bird Observer

 

2005. Birding the Brattleboro Retreat Meadows. Massachusetts Bird Observer

 

2005. Responses of long-lived birds to increased costs of reproduction: an experimental study of known-age common terns and a critique of previous handicapping studies. Waterbirds

 

2003. Sea Level Rise and Shorebird Case Study. In: Coastal: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variabilty and Change (Eds D.F. Boesch, J.C. Field, and D. Scavia). 2003. NOAA’s Coastal Ocean Program. Decision Analysis Series Number 21.

 

2002. Relationships between climate and population dynamics of white-tailed ptarmigan Lagopus leucurus in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Climate Research, 23(1):81-87.

 

2002. Signatures of large-scale and local climates on the demography of white-tailed ptarmigan in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Journal of Biometeorology

 

2002. Global climate change and sea level rise: potential losses of intertidal habitat for shorebirds. Waterbirds 25:173-183.

 

2001. Potential sea level rise effects on shorebird populations. In: J. Corven (ed). Proceedings of the Neotropical Ornithological Congress International Shorebird Symposium. Monterrey, Mexico. Published by Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, Manomet, Massachussetts.

 

1999. Age-Specific Reproductive Effort in Common Terns Sterna hirundo: Measurement of Energy Expenditure Using Doubly-Labeled Water. Journal of Avian Biology.

 

1993. Numbers and Distribution of the Dotterel Breeding in Great Britain. Bird Study 40:161-169.

 

1993. Diet and Habitat Use in the Dotterel. Ibis 135:148-155, 1993.

 

1991. A flight characteristic of recently fledged lapwings. British Birds 84: 151-152.

 

1989. Physiognomic Variation in Dotterel Charadrius morinellus Clutches. Ornis Scandinavica 20:145-150, 1989.

 

1989. Arrival and Habitat Use by Lapwings in the Early Breeding Season. Ibis 1312377-388.

 

1989. The Diet of Lapwing Vanellus Chicks on Scottish Farmland. Ibis 131:80-86.

 

1988. The Effects of Territorial Behavior on Lapwing Populations. Ornis Scandinavica 19:134-140.

 

1988. Effects of Agriculture on the Breeding Ecology of Lapwings. J. of Applied Ecology 25:487‑503.

 

1988. Adaptation and Constraint in the Growth Patterns of Lapwing Chicks. J. of Zoology, London 215:537-548.

 

1988. Effects of Egg Size and Composition on the Size, Quality and Survival of Lapwing Chicks. J. of Zoology, 214:383-398.

 

1987. Marking and Visiting Lapwing Nests Does Not Affect Their Survival. Ibis 34:137-140.

 

1987. Threats to breeding waders: the impact of changing agricultural land-use on the breeding ecology of lapwings. The Conservation of International Flyway Populations of Waders. IWRB Special Publication No. 7.

 

1987. Pressures on Ptarmigan. Game Conservancy Annual Review. Number 19.

 

1986. Changes in the Numbers of Wading Birds on the Clyde Estuary, with R.W. Furness. In: Proceedings of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 90B.

 

1985. Regional Variations in the Dispersal Patterns of Shags in Northern Europe. Ornis Scandinavica 17:68-78.

 

1984. Habitats and Distribution of Waders Breeding on Scottish Agricultural Land.  Scottish Birds 13:98-107.

 

1983. The Diet and Feeding Ecology of Nestling Kittiwakes. Bird Study 30:109-120.

 

1983. Seabird Populations of the Isle of May, Scotland. Scottish Birds 12:109-120.

 

1983. Wear and Loss of Legibility of Shag Rings. Ringing and Migration 5:145-147.

 

1982. The Movements and Mortality of the Dipper. Ringing and Migration 4:9-14.

 

1981. Movements and Mortality of Isle of May Shags. Ringing and Migration 3:181-189.

 

1980. The Moult of the Dipper in Central Scotland. Bird Study 28:53-59.

 

1980 Biometrics and Sexing of the British Race of the Dipper. Ringing and Migration 3:62-64.

 

1977. The post-nuptial Moult of a Migratory Population of Pied Wagtails. Ringing and Migration 1:184-188.

 

Other Scientific Publications

In press. Biodiversity Change and Adaptation in California. In: Regional Assessment of Climate Change – California. Edward Elgar Publications.

 

In press. A physically-based, water resource planning model of the Sacramento Basin, California USA. ASCE J. Water Research Management

 

In press.WEAP21: A demand, priority, and preference driven water planning model: Part 2, Aiding freshwater ecosystem service evaluation, Water International, In Press.

 

In press. Galbraith, H. Potential Effects of Climate Change and Water Storage on Chinook Salmon in California’s Sacramento Valley. Climatic Change

 

In Press. Galbraith, H. Potential effects of climate change on alpine tundra habitat in the Rocky Mountains 

2005. The Effects of Agricultural Irrigation on Wetland Ecosystems in Developing Countries. Report published by the Stockholm Environment Institute and the International Water Management Institute. 2005.

 

2004. Observed Impacts of Global Climate Change in the U.S. Report published by Pew Center on Global Climate Change, November, 2004.

 

2004. Development of HSI models to evaluate risks to riparian wildlife habitat from climate change and urban sprawl. In: Landscape Ecology and Wildlife Habitat Evaluation. 2004. ASTM Special Publication.

 

2004. Application of Habitat Suitability Index Models to modify exposure estimates in characterizing ecological risk. In: Landscape Ecology and Wildlife Habitat Evaluation. 2004. ASTM Special Publication.

 

2004. Predicting biodiversity potential using a modified Layers of Habitat Model. In: Landscape Ecology and Wildlife Habitat Evaluation. 2004. ASTM Special Publication.

 

2003 In: Ecological Forecasting: new tools for coastal and marine ecosystem management. (Valette-Silver and Scavia eds). NOAA Publication NOS NCCOS 1.

 

2003. Using landscape ecology to focus ecological risk assessment and guide risk management decision-making. Toxicology and Industrial Health, 17:236-246.

 

2002. Restoration of coastal saltmarshes and the attainment of ecological equivalency. Environmental Management.

 

1996. Effects of Metals and Arsenic on Riparian Soils, Vegetation Communities, and Wildlife Habitat in Southwest Montana. Ecotoxicology. 5:297-312.

 

1996. Metal and Arsenic Impacts to Soils, Vegetation Communities, and Wildlife Habitat in Southwest Montana Uplands Contaminated by Smelter Emissions: II Laboratory Phytotoxicity Studies. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 14:1905-1912.

 

1996. Metal and Arsenic Impacts to Soils, Vegetation Communities, and Wildlife Habitat in Southwest Montana Uplands Contaminated by Smelter Emissions: I Field Evaluation. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 14:1895-1903.

 

1995. Comparative Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology of PCBs in Birds. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 112C:1-14.

 

1993. An alternative paradigm for ecological risk assessment. Journal of Environmental Management 17:1‑5.

 

1989. Ecology and Resources of Britain’s Montane Plateaux In: Agriculture and Conservation in the Hills and Uplands (Ed. M. Bell). ITE Symposium Series.

 

1988. Recent Captures of the Rare Wolf-Spider Tricca alpigena on High Altitude Plateaux in the Scottish Highlands. British Arachnologist’s Bulletin 54:6.