School of Environmental & Natural Sciences

  1. 2023
  2. Published

    The importance of capturing management in forest restoration targets

    Jung, M., Lesiv, M., Warren-Thomas, E., Shchepashchenko, D., See, L. & Fritz, S., 14 Aug 2023, In: Nature Sustainability . 6, 11, p. 1321-1325 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Straw return counteracts the negative effects of warming on microbial community and soil multifunctionality

    Wu, G., Ling, J., Zhao, D.-Q., Liu, Z.-X., Xu, Y.-P., Kuzyakov, Y., Marsden, K., Wen, Y. & Zhou, S.-L., 15 Aug 2023, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. p. 108508

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Why do some bird species incorporate more anthropogenic materials into their nests than others?

    Jagiello, Z., Reynolds, S. J., Nagy, J., Mainwaring, M. C. & Ibáñez-Álamo, J. D., 23 Aug 2023, In: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 378, 1884, p. 1-14

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Forest carbon offsets are failing

    Jones, J. P. G. & Lewis, S. L., 25 Aug 2023, In: Science. 381, 6660, p. 830-831 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Behavioural individuality determines infection risk in clonal ant colonies

    Li, Z., Bhat, B., Frank, E. T., Oliveira-Honorato, T., Azuma, F., Bachmann, V., Parker, D. J., Schmitt, T., Economo, E. P. & Ulrich, Y., 26 Aug 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 5233.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    The evolution of nest site use and nest architecture in birds and their non-avian ancestors

    Mainwaring, M. C., Medina, I., Tobalske, B. W., Hartley, I. R., Varricchio, D. J. & Hauber, M. E., 28 Aug 2023, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 378, 1884, 20220143.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    The evolutionary ecology of nests: a cross-taxon approach

    Mainwaring, M. C., Stoddard, M. C., Barber, I., Deeming, D. C. & Hauber, M. E., 28 Aug 2023, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 378, 20220136.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    The genome sequence of the short-fringed mining bee, Andrena dorsata (Kirby, 1802)

    Falk, S., Mulley, J. F. & Consortium, D. T. O. L., 30 Aug 2023, In: Wellcome Open Research. 8, 373

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    A Machine Learning Integrated 5.8-GHz Continuous-Wave Radar for Honeybee Monitoring and Behavior Classification

    Aldabashi, N., Morton Williams, S., Eltokhy, A., Palmer, E., Cross, P. & Palego, C., Sept 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 71, 9, p. 4098-4108 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Mapping to explore the challenges and opportunities for reconciling artisanal gem mining and biodiversity conservation

    Devenish, K., Goodenough, K., Jones, J. P. G., Rakoto Ratsimba, H. & Willcock, S., Sept 2023, In: Extractive Industries and Society. 15, 28 p., 101311.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Nanohaloarchaea as beneficiaries of xylan degradation by haloarchaea

    La Cono, V., Messina, E., Reva, O., Smedile, F., La Spada, G., Crisafi, F., Marturano, L., Miguez, N., Ferrer, M., Selivanova, E. A., Golyshina, O., Golyshin, P., Rohde, M., Krupovic, M., Merkel, A. Y., Sorokin, D. Y., Hallsworth, J. E. & Yakimov, M., Sept 2023, In: Microbial Biotechnology. 16, 9, p. 1803-1822 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Shed skin as a source of DNA for genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) in reptiles

    Brekke, T. D., Shier, L., Hegarty, M. J. & Mulley, J., Sept 2023, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 15, 3, p. 117-124 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Towards a better future for biodiversity and people: modelling Nature Futures

    Hyejin, K., Peterson, G., Cheung, W., Ferrier, S., Alkemade, R., Arneth, A., Kuiper, J., Okayasu, S., Pereira, L. M., Acosta, L. A., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Belder, E. D., Eddy, T. D., Johnson, J., Karlsson-Vinkhuysen, S., Kok, M., Leadley, P., Leclere, D., Lundquist, C. J., Rondsinini, C., Scholes, R. J., Schoolenberg, M., Shin, Y.-J., Stehfest, E., Stephenson, F., Visconti, P., Van Vuuren, P. D., Wabnitz, C. C., Alava, J. J., Cuadros-Casanova, I., Davies, K. K., Gasalla, M. A., Halouani, G., Harfoot, M. B. J., Hashimoto, S., Hickler, T., Hirsch, T., Kolomytsev, G., Miller, B., Ohashi, H., Palomo, M. G., Popp, A., Remme, R. P., Saito, O., Sumaila, R., Willcock, S. & Pereira, H., Sept 2023, In: Global Environmental Change.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Vascular optimality dictates plant morphology away from Leonardo’s rule

    Sopp, S. & Valbuena, R., Sept 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America: PNAS. 120, 39, e2215047120.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Born without a silver spoon: a review of the causes and consequences of adversity during early life

    Mainwaring, M. C., Tobalske, B. W. & Hartley, I. R., 1 Sept 2023, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 63, p. 742-757

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Cooling waters: Phages to treat urinary tract infections-Phage Cartoon by Ellie Jameson

    Jameson, E., 1 Sept 2023, In: PHAGE (New Rochelle, N.Y.). 4, 3, p. 111

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticle

  18. Published

    Effect of fertilizer type on antibiotic resistance genes by reshaping the bacterial community and soil properties

    Wu, J., Guo, S., Li, K., Li, Z., Xu, P., Jones, D. L., Wang, J. & Zou, J., 1 Sept 2023, In: Chemosphere. 336, 139272.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Quantifying metal-binding specificity of CcNikZ-II from Clostridium carboxidivorans in the presence of competing metal ions

    Diep, P., Kell, B., Yakunin, A., Hilfinger, A. & Mahadevan, R., 1 Sept 2023, In: Analytical biochemistry. 676, 115182.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Rubber's inclusion in zero-deforestation legislation is necessary but not sufficient to reduce impacts on biodiversity

    Warren-Thomas, E., Ahrends, A., Wang, Y., Wang Mei Hua, M. & Jones, J. P. G., 1 Sept 2023, In: Conservation Letters. 16, 5, e12967.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Seasonal variation is a bigger driver of soil faunal and microbial community composition than exposure to the neonicotinoid acetamiprid within Brassica napus production systems

    Potts, J., Brown, R., Jones, D. L. & Cross, P., 1 Sept 2023, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 184, 109088.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    The fate of amino acid and peptide as affected by soil depth and fertilization regime in subtropical paddies

    Wang, H., Wang, J., Xiao, M., Ge, T., Gunina, A. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 889, 164245.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    The Endangered Sardinian Grass Snake: Distribution Update, Bioclimatic Niche Modelling, Dorsal Pattern Characterisation, and Literature Review

    Di Nicola, M. R., Pozzi, A., Mezzadri, S., Faraone, F. P., Russo, G., C. M. Dorne, J. L. & Minuti, G., 4 Sept 2023, In: Life.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Place attachment and perception of climate change as a threat in rural and urban areas

    Tenbrink, T. & Willcock, S., 6 Sept 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 9, e0290354.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Downscaling Global Land-Use Scenario Data to the National Level: A Case Study for Belgium

    Rashidi, P., Patil, S., Schipper, A. M., Alkemade, R. & Rosa, I., 7 Sept 2023, In: Land.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    The genome sequence of the Six-striped Rustic, Xestia sexstrigata (Haworth, 1809)

    Boyes, D., Mulley, J., collective, D. T. O. L. B. & programme, W. S. I. T. O. L., 8 Sept 2023, In: Wellcome Open Research . 8, 399

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Optimizing sowing date and plant density improve peanut yield by mitigating heat and chilling stress

    Liu, C., Xu, Y., Zhao, J., Nie, J., Jiang, Y., Shang, M., Zang, H., Yang, Y., Brown, R. & Zeng, Z., 13 Sept 2023, In: Agronomy Journal. 115, p. 2521–2532

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Temperature affects predation of schistosome-competent snails by a novel invader, the marbled crayfish Procambarus virginalis

    Faiad, S. M., Williams, M. A., Goodman, M., Sokolow, S., Olden, J. D., Mitchell, K., Andriantsoa, R., Jones, J. P. G., Andriamaro, L., Ravoniarimbinina, P., Rasamy, J., Ravelomanana, T., Ravelotafita, S., Ravo, R., Rabinowitz, P., De Leo, G. A. & Wood, C. L., 13 Sept 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 9, p. e0290615 e0290615.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Increasing concentration of pure micro- and macro-LDPE and PP plastic negatively affect crop biomass, nutrient cycling, and microbial biomass

    Graf, M., Greenfield, L., Reay, M. K., Bargiela, R., Williams, G., Onyije, C., Lloyd, C. E. M., Bull, I. D., Evershed, R. P., Golyshin, P., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 15 Sept 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 458, p. 131932

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Neighbours matter and the weak succumb: Ash dieback infection is more severe in ash trees with fewer conspecific neighbours and lower prior growth rate

    Cracknell, D., Peterken, G., Pommerening, A., Lawrence, P. & Healey, J., 15 Sept 2023, In: Journal of Ecology. 111, 10, p. 2118-2133 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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    Systematics and biogeography of snakes of the genus Boa in the Lesser Antilles

    Thorpe, R. & Malhotra, A., 20 Sept 2023, In: Caribbean Herpetology. 88, 88, p. 1-14 14 p., 88.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Nature positive must incorporate, not undermine, the mitigation hierarchy

    Maron, M., Quétier, F., Sarmiento, M., ten Kate, K., Evans, M. C., Bull, J. W., Jones, J. P. G., zu Ermgassen, S. O. S. E., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Brownlie, S., Treweek, J. & von Hase, A., 21 Sept 2023, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Impacts of metal mining on river systems: a global assessment

    Macklin, M. G., Thomas, C., Mudbhatkal, A., Brewer, P. A., Hudson-Edwards, K., Lewin, J., Scussolini, P., D. Eilander, D., Lechner, A., Owen, J., Bird, G., Kemp, D. & Mangalaa, K., 22 Sept 2023, In: Science. 381, 6664, p. 1345-1350

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Enjoying inequality

    Wilson, J., 26 Sept 2023, Clickbait capitalism: Economies of Desire in the Twenty-First Century. Samman, A. & Gammon, E. (eds.). Manchester University Press

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  36. Published

    Evidence for cryptic sex in parthenogenetic stick insects of the genus Timema

    Freitas, S., Parker, D. J., Labédan, M., Dumas, Z. & Schwander, T., 27 Sept 2023, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 290, 2007, 11 p., 20230404.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Museum DNA reveals a new, potentially extinct species of rinkhals (Serpentes: Elapidae: Hemachatus) from the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe

    Major, T., Renk, P., Reissig, J., Paijmans, J., Morris, E., Hofreiter, M., Barlow, A., Broadley, D. G. & Wüster, W., 27 Sept 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 9, 19 p., e0291432.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Synthesis and thermal studies of two phosphonium tetrahy-droxidohexaoxidopentaborate(1-) salts: single-crystal XRD characterization of [iPrPPh3][B5O6(OH)4].3.5H2O and [MePPh3][B5O6(OH)4].B(OH)3.0.5H2O

    Beckett, M., Horton, P., Hursthouse, M. B. & Timmis, J., 29 Sept 2023, In: Molecules. 28, 19, 12 p., 6867.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Invasive genetic rescue: dispersal following repeated culling reinforces the genetic diversity of an invasive mammal

    Synnott, R., Shuttleworth, C., Everest, D., Stevenson-Holt, C., O'Reilly, C., McDevitt, A. & O.Meara, D., Oct 2023, In: Biological Invasions. 25, p. 3323-3339

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    National scale mapping of supply and demand for recreational ecosystem services

    Hooftman, D., Ridding, L., Redhead, J. & Willcock, S., Oct 2023, In: Ecological Indicators. 154, 20 p., 110779.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Structural insights into hydrolytic defluorination of difluoroacetate by microbial fluoroacetate dehalogenases

    Khusnutdinova, A. N., Batyrova, K., Brown, G., Fedorchuck, T., Chai, Y. S., Skarina, T., Flick, R., Petit, A.-P., Savchenko, A., Stogios, P. & Yakunin, A., Oct 2023, In: Febs Journal. 290, 20, p. 4966-4983 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Environmental and land use consequences of replacing milk and beef with plant-based alternatives

    Porto Costa, M., Saget, S., Zimmermann, B., Petig, E., Rees, R. M., Chadwick, D., Gibbons, J., Shrestha, S., Williams, M. & Styles, D., 1 Oct 2023, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 424, 138826.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Photocatalytic fixation of NOx in soils

    Sánchez-Rodríguez, A. R., Gómez-Álvarez, E., Méndez, J. M., Skiba, U. M., Jones, D. L., Chadwick, D. R., Del Campillo, M. C., Fernandes, R. B., Kleffmann, J. & Barrón, V., 1 Oct 2023, In: Chemosphere. 338, 139576.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Capturing red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) on camera: A cost-effective approach for monitoring relative abundance and habitat preference

    Shannon, G., Valle, S. & Shuttleworth, C., 3 Oct 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 10, e10536.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Cross-validation for geospatial data: Estimating generalization performance in geostatistical problems

    Wang, J., Hopkins, L., Hallman, T., Robinson, W. D. & Hutchinson, R., 4 Oct 2023, In: Transactions on Machine Learning Research.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published

    One hundred priority questions for the development of sustainable food systems in sub-Saharan Africa

    Devenish, A. J., Schmitter, P., Jellason, N. P., Esmail, N., Abdi, N. M., Barron, J., Chapman, A. S. A., Chausson, A. M., Chibesa, M., Reading, U., Dugan, E., Edwards, G. I., Egeru, A., Gebrehiwot, T., Griffiths, G. H., Haile, A., Hunga, H. G., Igbine, L., Jarju, O. M., Keya, F., Khalifa, M., Ledoux, W. A., Lejissa, L. T., Loupa, P., Lwanga, J., Mapedza, E. D., Marchant, R., McLoud, T., Mukuyu, P., Musah, L. M., Mwanza, M., Mwitwa, J., Neina, D., London, U., Njogo, S., Robinson, E. J. Z., Singini, W., Umar, B. B., Wesonga, F., Willcock, S., Yang, J. & Tobias, J. A., 7 Oct 2023, In: Land. 39 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. E-pub ahead of print

    What bit the Ancient Egyptians? Niche modelling to identify the snakes described in the Brooklyn medical papyrus

    McBride, E., Winder, I. C. & Wüster, W., 7 Oct 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Archaeology.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  48. Published

    The genome sequence of the Small Emerald, Hemistola chrysoprasaria (Esper, 1795)’

    Boyes, D., Mulley, J., collective, D. T. O. L. B. & programme, W. S. I. T. O. L., 12 Oct 2023, In: Wellcome Open Research . 8, 441

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country today, according to our new study of a scroll

    Winder, I. C. & Wüster, W., 16 Oct 2023, The Conversation.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  50. Published

    High-resolution maps show that rubber causes substantial deforestation

    Wang, Y., Hollingsworth, P. M., Zhai, D., West, C., Green, J. M. H., Chen, H., Hurni, K., Su, Y., Warren-Thomas, E., Xu, J. & Ahrends, A., 18 Oct 2023, In: Nature. 623

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  51. Published

    Drought-related mortality modifies mixing effects on light absorption and growth in mono-specific and mixed stands of Fagus sylvatica, Alnus glutinosa and Betula pendula.

    Plaga, B., Bauhus, J., Smith, A., Gonzalez Pereira, M. & Forrester, D., 23 Oct 2023, In: Forestry. 97, 3, p. 401-413 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review