Scientific publications

(of which reprints or copies are available on request - Rob Barrett)

Barrett, R.T., Chapdelaine, G., Anker-Nilssen, T., Mosbech A., Montevecchi, W.A., Reid, J.B., and Veit, R.R. 2006. Seabird numbers and prey consumption in the North Atlantic. ICES Journal of Marine Science 63: 1145-1158.

Sandvik, H., Erikstad, K.E., Barrett, R.T. & Yoccoz, N. 2005. The effect of climate on adult survival in five species of North Atlantic seabirds. J. Anim. Ecol. 74: 817-831.

Svenning, M.-A., Borgstrøm, R., Dehli, T.O., Moen, G., Barrett, R.T., Pedersen, T. & Vader, W. 2005. The impact of marine fish predation on Atlantic salmon smolts (Salmo salar) in the Tana estuary, North Norway, in the presence of an alternative prey, lesser sandeel (Ammodytes marinus). Fisheries Research 76: 466-474.

Svenning, M.-A., Fagermo, S.E., Barrett, R.T., Borgstrøm, R., Vader, W., Pedersen, T. & Sandring, S. 2005. Goosander predation and its potential impact on Atlantic salmon smolts in the River Tana estuary, northern Norway. J. Fish Biol. 66: 924-937.

Barrett, R.T., Josefsen, T.D. & Polder, A. 2004. Early spring wreck of Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla in North Norway, April 2003. Atlantic Seabirds 6: 33-45.

Barrett, R.T. 2003. The rise and fall of cliff-breeding seabirds in Sør-Varanger, NE Norway, 1970-2002. Fauna norv. 23: 35-41.

Barrett, R.T. 2003. The food of Razorbill Alca torda chicks on Hornøya, North Norway. Ornis norvegica 26: 48-54.

Barrett, R.T. 2002. The phenology of spring bird migration to North Norway. Bird Study 49: 270-277.

Barrett, R.T. 2002. Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica and common guillemot Uria aalge chick diet and growth as indicators of fish stocks in the Barents Sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 230: 275-287.

Barrett, R.T., Anker-Nilssen, T., Gabrielsen, G.W. and Chapdelaine, G. 2002. Food consumption by seabirds in Norwegian waters. ICES J. Mar. Sc. 59: 43-57.

Barrett, R. T. 2001. Monitoring the Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica, Common Guillemot Uria aalge and Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla breeding populations on Hornøya, northeast Norway, 1980-2000. Fauna norvegica 21: 1-10.

Barrett, R.T. 2001. The breeding demography and egg size of North Norwegian Atlantic Puffins Fratercula arctica and Razorbills Alca torda during 20 years of climatic variability. Atlantic Seabirds 3: 97-115.

Barrett, R.T. 2001. Attendance patterns of common guillemots Uria aalge and kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla at colonies during continuous daylight. Atlantic Seabirds 3: 31-48.

Johansen, R., Barrett, R.T. & Pedersen, T. 2001. Foraging strategies of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo carbo wintering north of the Arctic Circle. Bird Study 48: 59-67.

Sandvik, H. & Barrett, R.T. 2000. Effect of investigator disturbance on the breeding success of the Black-legged Kittiwake. J. Field Ornithol. 72: 30-42.

Johansen, R., Pedersen, T. & Barrett, R.T. 1999. Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo carbo ) as predators in a cod (Gadus morhua L. ) enhancement area in North Norway. In Howell, B., Moksness, E. & Svåsand, T. (eds.) Stock enhancement and sea ranching. Fishing News Books, Oxford: 334-349.

Barrett, R.T., Anker-Nilssen, T. & Krasnov, Y.V. 1997. Can Norwegian and Russian Razorbills Alca torda be identified by their measurements? Mar. Ornithol. 25: 5-8.

Barrett, R.T. & Anker-Nilssen, T. 1997 Egg-laying, chick growth and food of black guillemots Cepphus grylle in North Norway. Fauna norv. Ser. C., Cinclus 20: 69-79.

Barrett R.T., Asheim M. & Bakken, V. 1997 Ecological relationships between two sympatric congeric species, Common and Thick-billed Murres Uria aalge and U. lomvia breeding in the Barents Sea. Can. J. Zool. 75: 618-631.

Barrett, R.T. & Bakken, V. 1997 Movements of Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla ringed in Norway. Ring. & Migr. 18: 25-32.

Barrett, R.T., Bakken, V. & Krasnov, J.V. 1997 The diets of common and Brünnich’s guillemots Uria aalge and U. lomvia in the Barents Sea region. Polar Res. 16:73-84.

Krasnov, J.V. & Barrett, R.T. 1997 The first record of North Atlantic Gannets Morus bassanus breeding in Russia. Seabird 19: 54-57.

Nikolayeva, N., Krasnov, Y.V. & Barrett, R.T. 1997 Movements of Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla breeding in the southern Barents Sea. Fauna norv. Ser. C., Cinclus 20: 9-16.

Barrett, R.T. 1996 Prey harvest, chick growth, and production of three seabird species on Bleiksøy, North Norway, during years of variable food availability. In Montevecchi, W.A. (ed.). Studies of high-latitude seabirds. 4. Trophic relationships and energetics of endotherms in cold ocean systems. Can. Wildl. Serv. Occ. pap. 91: 20-26.

Barrett, R.T. 1996 Egg laying, chick-growth and food of Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla at Hopen, Svalbard. Polar Res. 15: 107-113.

Barrett, R.T. & Folkestad, A.O. 1996 The status of the North Atlantic Gannet Morus bassanus after 50 years in Norway. Seabird 18: 30-37.

Barrett, R.T. & Krasnov, Y.V. 1996 Recent responses to changes in stocks of prey species by seabirds breeding in the southern Barents Sea. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 53: 713-722.

Barrett, R.T., Skaare, J.U., & Gabrielsen, G.W. 1996 Recent changes in levels of persistent organo-chlorines and mercury in eggs of seabirds from the Barents Sea. Environ. Poll. 92: 13-18.

Friesen, V.L., Montevecchi, W.A., Baker, A.J., Barrett, R.T. & Davidson, W.S. 1996 Population differentiation and evolution in the Common Guillemot (Uria aalge). Mol. Ecol. 5: 793-805.

Friesen, V.L., Montevecchi, W.A., Barrett, R.T. & Davidson, W.S. 1996 Molecular evidence for kin groups in the absence of large-scale genetic differentiation in a migratory bird. Evolution 50: 924-930.

Nikolaeva, N.G., Krasnov, Y.V. & Barrett, R.T. 1996 Movements of Common Uria aalge and Brünnich’s Guillemots U. lomvia breeding in the southern Barents Sea. Fauna norv. Ser. C, Cinclus 19: 9-20.

Barrett, R.T., Gabrielsen, G.W. & Fauchald, P. 1995 Prolonged incubation in the Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica and evidence of mild hypothermia as an energy-saving mechanism. In Skjoldal et al. (eds.) Ecology of Fjords and Coastal Waters. Elsevier Sci. B.V.: 477-486.

Erikstad, K.E., Tveraa, T. & Barrett, R.T. 1995 Adult survival and chick production in long-lived seabirds: a 5-year study of the kittiwake Rissa tridactyla. In Skjoldal et al. (eds.) Ecology of Fjords and Coastal Waters. Elsevier Sci. B.V.: 471-476.

Krasnov, J.V. & Barrett, R.T. 1995 Large-scale interactions among seabirds, their prey and humans in the southern Barents Sea. In Skjoldal et al. (eds.) Ecology of Fjords and Coastal Waters. Elsevier Sci. B.V.: 443-456.

Furness, R.W., Thompson, D.R., Stewart, F.M. & Barrett, R.T. 1994 Heavy metal levels in Icelandic seabirds as indicators of pollution. In Stötter, J. & Wilhelm, F. (eds.) Environmental Change in Iceland. MGA B12: 101-110.

Friesen, V.L., Barrett, R.T., Montevecchi, W.A. & Davidson, W.S. 1993 Molecular identification of a backcross between a female common murre x thick-billed murre hybrid and a male common murre. Can. J. Zool. 71: 1474-1477.

Barrett, R.T. & Rikardsen, F. 1992 Chick growth, fledging periods and adult weight loss of Atlantic Puffins Frater-cula arctica during years of prolonged food stress. Co-lon. Waterbi-rds 15: 24-32.

Thompson, D.R., Furness, R.W. & Barrett, R.T. 1992 Mercury concentrations in seabirds from colonies in the northeast Atlantic. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 23: 383-389.

Anker-Nilssen, T. & Barrett, R.T. 1991 Status of seabirds in northern Norway. Brit. Birds 84: 329-341.

Barrett, R.T. 1991. Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis L.) as potential sampl-ers of juvenile saithe (Pollachius virens (L.)) stocks in northern Norway. Sarsia 76: 153-156.

Furness, R.W. & Barrett, R.T. 1991 Seabirds and fish declines. Nat. Geogr. Res. & Explor. 7: 82-95.

Furness, R.W. & Barrett, R.T. 1991 Ecological responses of seabirds to reduc-tions in fish stocks in North Norway and Shetland. Acta XX Congr. Int. Ornithol.: 2241-2245.

Strann, K.-B., Vader, W. & Barrett, R.T. 1991 Auk mortality in fishing nets in North Norway. Seabird 13: 22-29.

Barrett, R.T. & Furness, R.W. 1990 The prey and diving depths of seabi-rds on Hornøy, North Norway after a decrease in the Barents Sea capelin stocks. Ornis Scand. 21: 179-186.

Barrett, R.T., Loen, J., Røv, N. & Montevecchi, W.A. 1990 Diets of Shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis and Cormorants P. carbo in Norway and implications for gadoid stock recrui-tment. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 66: 205-218.

Vader, W., Anker-Nilssen, T., Bakken, V., Barrett, R. & Strann, K.-B. 1990 Regional and temporal differences in breeding success and population development of fish eating seabirds in Norway after collapses of herring and capelin stocks. Trans. 19th IUGB Congr., Trondheim 1989: 143-150.

Vader, W., Barrett, R.T., Erikstad, K.E. & Strann, K.-B. 1990 Differential responses of Common and Thick-billed Murres Uria spp. to a crash in the capelin stock in the south-ern Barents Sea. Studies in Avian Biol. 14: 175-180.

Barrett, R.T. 1989 The effect of egg harvesting on the growth of chicks and breeding success of the Shag Phalacr-ocorax aristotelis and the Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla on Bleiks-øy, North Norway. Ornis Fenn. 66: 117-122.
Barrett, R.T. & Mehlum, F. 1989. Bird observations and seabird census at Hopen, Svalbard. Fauna norv. Ser. C, Cinclus 12: 21-29.

Barrett, R.T., Peterz, M., Furness, R.W. & Durinck, J. 1989 The variability of biometric measurements. Ring. & Migr. 10: 13-16.

Barrett, R.T. 1988 The dispersal and migration of the Gannet Sula bassana from Norwegian breeding colonies. Ring. & Migr. 9: 139-145.

Barrett, R.T., Anker-Nilssen, T., Rikardsen, F., Valde, K., Røv, N. & Vader, W. 1987 The food, growth and fledging success of Norwegian Puffin chicks Frater-cula arctica in 1980-1983. Ornis Scand. 18: 73-83.

Barrett, R.T. & Strann, K.B. 1987 Two new breeding records of the Storm Petrel in Norway. Fauna norv. Ser. C., Cinclus. 10: 115-116.

Montevecchi, W.A. & Barrett, R.T. 1987 Prey selection by gannets at breeding colonies in Norway. Ornis Scand. 18: 319-322.

Montevecchi, W.A., Barrett, R.T., Rikardsen, F. & Strann, K.-B. 1987 The population and reproductive status of Gannets Sula bassana in Norway in 1985. Fauna norv., Ser. C, Cinclus. 10: 65-72.

Barrett, R.T., Strann, K.B. & Vader, W. 1986 Notes on the eggs and chicks of north Norwegian Shags Phalacrocorax- aristo-telis. Seabird 9: 3-10.

Barrett, R.T. 1985 Further changes in the numbers and distribution of cliff-breeding seabirds in Sør-Varang-er, North Norway 1979-1983. Fauna norv. Ser. C, Cinclus 8: 35-39.

Barrett, R.T., Fieler, R., Anker-Nilssen, T. & Rikardsen, F. 1985 Measurements and weight changes of Norwegian adult Puffins Fratercula arctica and Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla during the breeding season. Ring. & Migr. 6: 102-1-12.

Barrett, R.T., Skaare, J.U., Norheim, G., Vader, W. & Frøslie, A. 1985 Persistent organochlorines and mercury in eggs of Norwegian seabirds, 1983. Environ. Poll. Ser. A. 39: 79-93.

Furness, R.W. and Barrett, R.T. 1985 The food requirements and ecological relationships of a seabird community in north Norway. Ornis Scand. 16: 305-313.

Barrett, R.T. 1984a Comparative notes on eggs, chick growth and fledging of the Razorbill Alca torda in North Norway. Seabird 7: 55-61.

Barrett, R.T. 1984b Adult body temperatures and the deve-lopment of endothermy in the Puffin Fratercula arctica, Razorbill Alca torda and Guillemot Uria aalge. Fauna norv. Ser, C. Cinclus 7: 119--123.

Barrett, R.T. and Vader, W. 1984 The status and conservation of breeding seabirds in Norway, in Croxall, J.P., Evans, P.G.H. & Schreiber, R.W. (eds.), Status and Conservation of the World's Seabirds, ICBP Techn. Publ. No. 2: 323- 33-3.

Vader, W. and Barrett, R.T. 1984 Wilson's Storm Petrel at 77oN late Nov. 1980. Ardea 77: 235.

Runde, O.J. and Barrett, R.T. 1981 Variations in egg size and incubation period of the Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla in Norway. Ornis Scand. 12: 80-86.

Barrett, R.T. 1980 The temperature of Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla eggs and nests during incubation. Ornis scand. 11: 50-59.

Barrett, R.T. & Runde, O.J. 1980 Growth and survival of nestling Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla in Norway. Ornis Scand. 11: 228-235.

Barrett, R.T. 1979a Changes in the population of Gannets Sula bassana in North Norway. Fauna norv. Ser. C. Cinclus 2: 23-26.

Barrett, R.T. 1979b Small oil spill kills 10 - 20000 seabirds in North Norway. Mar. Poll. Bull. 10: 253-255.
Barrett, R.T. 1978 Adult body temperature and the development of homeothermy in the Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla). Asta-rte 11: 113-116.

Barrett, R.T. and Schei, P.J. 1977 Changes in the breeding distribution and numbers of cliff-breeding seabirds in Sør-Varanger, North Norway. Astarte 10: 29-35.