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Allefiation: The International Albufera Biodiversity Group (TAIB)
Email:Nick Riddiford
Internet:Fair Isle web site

Nick Riddiford(1948) holds an Bachelor of Education, Second Class First Division Honours (B.Ed. Hons.) in French and Education from the University of Bristol (1972).He holds also a Degree of Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.) in Life Sciences of De Montfort University (1991). His Master's thesis at Montfort was about Bird migration strategies and population fluctuations in western Europe. Nick Riddiford has been active in the field of ecological monitoring, in particular ornitology, for more than 30 years on a broad range of environmental topics all over the world. Currently he is principal Investigator of Project S'Albufera (TAIB), coordinator of the local biodiversity action plan of Fair Isle and projectleader of projects within the programmes of Medwetcoast (training), Northern Periphery Programm and the Natural Trust for Scotland.

His main interests:

  • Cummunity participation in environmental conservation through sustainable resource management.
  • Ecology and farming: particularly the impact of grazing on vegetation and habitats, and the benefits of traditional (organic) farming for the environment.
  • Ecological adaptations and change.
  • Reedbed and wetland ecology.
  • Ecology of coastal dune systems.
  • The marine environment and its conservation through planned, sustainable management. n Bird migration strategies, population fluctuations and associated displacements/range expansions.
  • Seabird feeding and breeding ecology.

    • Selection of Key publications
    Nick Riddiford is (Co)-author of over 100 publications,including contributions to books and reviewed journals.For a more detailed overview, look at: Publication List TAIB .

    Riddiford, N. and Laurence, B.R., 2000. Psychoda surcoufi Tonnoir (Diptera, Psychodidae) on Fair Isle, Shetland. Dipterists Digest 7: 79.

    Riddiford, N. and Mayol, J. 1996. Case studies: S'Albufera de Mallorca: In Tomas Vives, P. (Ed.). 1996. Monitoring Mediterranean Wetlands: A Methodological Guide. MedWet Publication; Wetlands International, Slimbridge, UK and ICN, Lisbon.

    Tomas Vives, P. (Ed.). 1996. Monitoring Mediterranean Wetlands: A Methodological Guide. MedWet Publication; Wetlands International, Slimbridge, UK and ICN, Lisbon. [N. Riddiford - SENIOR SCIENTIFIC EDITOR]

    Riddiford, N. 1995. Project S'Albufera: a biodiversity model in Mallorca. In: Jermy, A.C. Long, D., Sands, M.J.S., Stork, N.E., and Winser, S. (Eds.). 1995. Biodiversity assessment: a guide to good practice. Department of the Environment/HMSO, London. Volume 1, chapter 5.

    Nicholson, E. M. and Riddiford, N. 1993. Ecotourism in Mallorca. Earthwatch Europe Report for the European Community Model of Sustainable Tourism. Earthwatch Europe, Oxford.

    Riddiford, N. and Nicholson, E. M. 1993. S'Albufera, First list of all animals and plants, August 1993. Earthwatch Europe cyclostyled report, Oxford.

    Riddiford, N. 1991. A small influx of the Long-tailed Blue Lampides boeticus at S'Albufera Natural Park, Mallorca. Bull. Amat. Ent. Soc. 50: 164.

    Co -author of the Dungeness Bird Observatory section of the book Bird Observatories in Britain & Ireland. 1976. Publishers T. & A. D. Poyser.

    Compiler and editor of :

  • Year report Project S'Albufera, Monitoring for Environmental Change 1990- current
  • Dungeness Bird Observatory bulletins 1974-1980.
  • Compiler and editor of Fair Isle Bird Observatory Annual Reports 1981-1987

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