Teaching Experience

Principal Lecturer for Wildlife Biology

Module Leader for
Biological Oceanography
Population Ecology and Wildlife Management
Wildlife Conservation
MSc Research

Other Modules
Animal Behaviour
British Wildlife and Conservation
Marine Biology
Core Biology
Animal Form and Function
Practical Biology - Ornithology
Behaviour of Marine Animals

Research

• Avian behaviour
• Avian conservation
• Habitat restoration
• Seabird ecology and conservation
• Urban biodiversity and conservation

Publications

Harrison, N. M., Whitehouse, M. J. and Madureira, L.A.D.P (in press) "Observations of the under-described avifauna of the Mostardas Peninsula, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil" Check List.

Harrison, N. M. and Whitehouse, M. J. (2012) "Drivers of songbird productivity at a restored gravel pit: Influence of seasonal flooding and rainfall patterns and implications for habitat management" Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment162: 138-143.

Richards, N.L., Hall, S., Scott, K.S. & Harrison, N.M. (2011) "Short communication: First instance of detection of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug flunixin in sheep's wool". Environmental Pollution 159 (5):1446-1450.

Richards, N.L., Cooke, G., Simpson, V. Hall, S., Harrison, N.M. & Scott, K.S. (2011) "Short communication: Qualitative detection of the NSAIDs diclofenac and ibuprofen in the hair of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) occupying UK waterways with GC-MS". European Journal of Wildlife Research.

Harrision, N M and Whitehouse, J M. (2011 ) "Mixed-species flocks: an example of niche construction?" Animal Behaviour 81: 675-682. 5 January 2011.

Gordon, AIV & Harrison, NM. 2010. Observations of mixed-species bird flocks at Kichwa Tembo Camp, Kenya. Ostrich 81 : 259-264.

Ridley, C., Harrison, N.M. and Pugh, P.J.A. (2010) ?Identifying the origins of fishing gear ingested by seabirds foraging over the Southern Ocean: a novel multivariate approach?. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Systems 20: 621-631.

Phillips, R.A., Ridley, C., Reid, K., Pugh, P.J.A., Tuck, G.N. and Harrison, N. (2010): "Ingestion of fishing gear and entanglements of seabirds: Monitoring and implications for management." Biological Conservation 143: 501-512.

Hinsley, S., Hill, R., Bellamy, P., Broughton, R.K., Harrison, N., Mackenzie, J.A., Speakman, and Ferns, P. (2009): "Do highly modified landscapes favour generalists at the expense of specialists? An example using woodland birds." Landscape Research 34: 509-26.

Hinsley, S., Hill, R., Bellamy, P., Harrison, N., Speakman, J., Wilson, A., and Ferns, P. (2008) "Effects of structural and functional gaps on breeding birds: working harder for less." Landscape Ecology 23: 615-626.


Miles, W., Freeman, S.N., Harrison, N.M. and Balmer, D.E. (2007) Measuring passerine productivity using constant effort sites: the effect of missed visits. Ringing and Migration 23: 231-237.

Richards, N L, Scott, K S, Hall, S, Harrison, N M (2006): "Detection of NSAISs in livestock animals and scavenging birds of prey with emphasis on vultures and condors". Vulture News 54: 68-71.

Bellamy, P E, Hinsley, S A, Taylor, A, Harrison, N M (2005): "The Birds of Brampton Wood; the Results from 12 Years of Study" in Collins, T, Dickerson, B, Walker, P E G, Wells, T C E (eds), Brampton Wood - A Natural History. Huntingdonshire Fauna & Flora Society. Witley Press Ltd. Hunstanton.

Harrison, N M, Whitehouse, M J, Prince, P A, and Huin, N (2000): "What problems do local habitat change represent for the Constant Effort Site ringing scheme?" Ringing and Migration 20:1-8.

Russell, R W, Harrison, N M and Hunt, G L, Jr (1999): "Foraging at a front: Hydrography, zooplankton and arian planktivory in the northern Bering Sea". Marine Ecology - Progress Series 182:77-93.

Durazo, R, Harrison, N M, Hill, A E (1998): "Seabird observations at a tidal mixing front in the Irish Sea". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 47:153-164.

Harrison, N M, Webb, A and Leaper, G (1994): "Patterns in seabird distribution west of Scotland". Aquatic Conservation 4:21-30.

Harrison, N M (1994): "Fisheries Review: with emphasis on nature conservation- fisheries interactions". Marine Environmental Management - Review of events in 1993 and future trends. Vol 1:49-52.

Hunt, G L, Jr, Harrison, N M and Piatt, J F (1993): "Foraging ecology as related to the distribution of planktivorous auklets in the Bering Sea" in Vermeer, K, Briggs KT, Morgan, K H and Siegel-Causey, D (eds), The status, ecology and conservation of marine birds of the North Pacific. Can. Wild. Serv. Spec. Publ, Ottawa.

Grebmeier, J M and Harrison, N M (1992): "Seabird feeding on benthic amphipods facilitated by gray whale activity in the northern Bering Sea". Marine Ecology Progress Series 80:125-133.

Harrison, N M, Whitehouse, M J, Heinemann, D, Prince, P A, Hunt Jnr, G L, and Veit, R R (1991): "Observations of multispecies seabird flocks around South Georgia". Auk 108:801-810.

Harrison, N M, Hunt, G L, Jr, and Cooney R T (1990): "Front affecting the distribution of seabirds in the northern Bering Sea". Polar Res. 8:29-31.

Hunt, G L, Jr, and Harrison, N M (1990): "Foraging habitat and prey taken by least auklets at King Island, Alaska". Marine Ecology Progress Series 65:141-150.

Harrison, N M (1990): "Gelatinous zooplankton in the diet of the Parakeet Auklet:Comparisons with other auklets". Studies in Avian Biology 14: 114-124.

Schneider, D C, Harrison, N M and Hunt, G L, Jr, (1990): "Seabird diet at a front near the Pribilif Islands, Alaska". Studies in Avian Biology 14:61-66.