School of Environmental & Natural Sciences

  1. 2023
  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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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  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. E-pub ahead of print

    Biological knowledge shortfalls impede conservation efforts in poorly studied taxa—A case study of Laboulbeniomycetes

    Haelewaters, D., Matthews, T. J., Wayman, J. P., Cazabonne, J., Heyman, F., Quandt, C. A. & Martin, T. E., 23 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Biogeography. 51, 1, p. 29-39 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. E-pub ahead of print

    Voluntary thermal maximum of grassland vipers (Vipera spp.): environmental drivers and local adaptation

    Radovics, D., Sos, T., Mebert, K., Üveges, B., Budai, M., Rák, G., Szabolcs, M., Lengyel, S. & Mizsei, E., 30 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. Published

    Circular wood use can accelerate global decarbonisation but requires cross-sectoral coordination

    Forster, E., Healey, J., Newman, G. & Styles, D., 25 Oct 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 6766.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    One-pot chemo-enzymatic synthesis and one-step recovery of length-variable long-chain polyphosphates from microalgal biomass

    Lin, Y-H., Nishikawa, S., Jia, T. Z., Yeh, F-I., Khusnutdinova, A., Yakunin, A., Fujishima, K. & Wang, P-H., 27 Oct 2023, In: Green Chemistry. 23

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. E-pub ahead of print

    Migratory bats are sensitive to magnetic inclination changes during the compass calibration period

    Schneider, W. T., Holland, R. A., Keišs, O. & Lindecke, O., Nov 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Biology letters. 19, 11, p. 20230181

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Predicting the spatial expansion of an animal population with presence-only data

    Barton, O., Healey, J., Cordes, L., Davies, A. & Shannon, G., Nov 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 11, p. e10778 e10778.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Assessing the effectiveness, practicality and cost effectiveness of mitigation measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from intensively cultivated peatlands

    Rhymes, J. M., Arnott, D., Chadwick, D. R., Evans, C. D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Nov 2023, In: Land Use Policy. 134, 106886.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Development and validation of a duplex RT-qPCR assay for norovirus quantification in wastewater samples

    Alex-Sanders, N., Woodhall, N., Farkas, K., Scott, G., Jones, D. L. & Walker, D. I., 1 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Virological Methods. 321, 114804.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Environmental DNA metabarcoding for fish diversity assessment in a macrotidal estuary: A comparison with established fish survey methods

    Gibson, T., Carvalho, G., Ellison, A., Gargiulo, E., Hatton-Ellis, T., Handley, L. L., Mariani, S., Collins, R. A., Sellers, G., Distaso, M., Zampieri, C. & Creer, S., 1 Nov 2023, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 294, 108522.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Evaluation of machine learning methods and multi-source remote sensing data combinations to construct forest above-ground biomass models

    Yan, X., Li, J., Smith, A., Yang, D., Ma, T., Su, Y. & Shao, J., 1 Nov 2023, In: International Journal of Digital Earth. 16, 2, p. 4471-4491 21 p., 4471-4491.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Run-of-river hydropower in the UK and Ireland: The case for abstraction licences based on future flows

    Dallison, R. & Patil, S., 1 Nov 2023, In: Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability. 3, 4, 045005.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Activity Budget and Sociality of the Northern Lesser Galago, Galago senegalensis

    Grace Ellison, Jones, M. & Cain, B., 6 Nov 2023, In: International Journal of Primatology. p. 1-26

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    100 years of anthropogenic impact causes changes in freshwater functional biodiversity

    Eastwood, N., Zhou, J., Derelle, R., Abdallah, M. A-E., Stubbings, W. A., Jia, Y., Crawford, S. E., Davidson, T. A., Colbourne, J. K., Creer, S., Bik, H., Hollert, H. & Orsini, L., 7 Nov 2023, In: Elife. 12

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    A horizon scan of issues affecting UK forest management within 50 years

    Tew, E. R., Ambrose-Oji, B., Beatty, M., Buntgen, U., Butterworth, H., Clover, G., Cook, D., Dauksta, D., Day, W., Deakin, J., Field, A., Gardiner, B., Harrop, P., Healey, J., Heaton, R., Hemery, G., Hill, L., Hughes, O., Khaira-Creswell, P. K., Kirby, K., Leitch, A., MacKay, J., McIlhiney, R., Murphy, B., Newton, L., Norris, D., Nugee, R., Parker, J., Petrokofsky, G., Prosser, A., Quine, C., Randhawa, G., Reid, C., Richardson, M., Ridley-Ellis, D. J., Riley, R., Roberts, J. E., Schaible, R., Simpson, L. E., Spake, R., Tubby, I., Urquhart, J., Wallace-Stephens, F., Wilson, J. D. & Sutherland, W. J., 8 Nov 2023, In: Forestry.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Amazonian secondary forests are greatly reducing fragmentation and edge exposure in old-growth forests

    Smith, C., Barlow, J., Schwartz, N., Healey, J., Young, P. & Miranda, L., 9 Nov 2023, In: Environmental Research Letters. 18, 12, 124016.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterpeer-review

  40. Published

    Horizontal viewsheds of large herbivores as a function of woodland structure

    Gresham, A., Healey, J., Eichhorn, M., Barton, O., Smith, A. & Shannon, G., 9 Nov 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 11

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Long-term satellite observations show continuous increase of vegetation growth enhancement in urban environment

    Peng, X., Jiang, S., Liu, S., Valbuena, R., Smith, A., Zhan, Y., Shi, Y., Ning, Y., Feng, S., Gao, H. & Wang, Z., 10 Nov 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 898, 165515.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Land degradation neutrality: Testing the indicator in a temperate agricultural landscape

    Thomas, A., Bentley, L., Feeney, C., Lofts, S., Robb, C., Rowe, E. C., Thomson, A., Warren-Thomas, E. & Emmett, B., 15 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 346, p. 118884

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Inequalities in noise will affect urban wildlife

    Nelson-Olivieri, J. R., Layden, T. J., Antunez, E., Khalighifar, A., Lasky, M., Laverty, T. M., Sanchez, K. A., Shannon, G., Starr, S., Verahrami, A. K. & Bombaci, S. P., 20 Nov 2023, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Tropical forest loss from growing rubber trade is more substantial than previously thought – new research

    Warren-Thomas, E. & Ahrends, A., 21 Nov 2023, The Conversation.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  45. E-pub ahead of print

    Comparative population genomics of manta rays has global implications for management

    Humble, E., Hosegood, J., Carvalho, G., De Bruyn, M., Creer, S., Stevens, G. M. W., Armstrong, A., Bonfil, R., Deakos, M., Fernando, D., Froman, N., Peel, L. R., Pollett, S., Ponzo, A., Stewart, J. D., Wintner, S. & Ogden, R., 23 Nov 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Molecular Ecology.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Using Infoveillance, National Reporting Data, and Wastewater in Wales, United Kingdom: Mixed Methods Study

    Cuff, J. P., Dighe, S. N., Watson, S. E., Badell-Grau, R. A., Weightman, A. J., Jones, D. L. & Kille, P., 23 Nov 2023, In: JMIR infodemiology. 3, e43891.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. Published

    VarLOCK: sequencing-independent, rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern for point-of-care testing, qPCR pipelines and national wastewater surveillance

    Nan, X., Hardinge, P., Hoehn, S., Dighe, S. N., Ukeri, J., Pease, D. F., Griffin, J., Warrington, J. I., Saud, Z., Hottinger, E., Webster, G., Jones, D., Kille, P., Weightman, A., Stanton, R., Castell, O. K., Murray, J. A. H. & Jurkowski, T. P., 27 Nov 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 20832.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Environmental DNA biomonitoring in biodiversity hotspots: A case study of fishes of the Okavango Delta

    von der Heyden, S., Neef, G., Grevesse, T., Cwecwe, Y., Sado, T., Miya, M., Mosie, I., Creer, S., Skelton, P. & von Brandis, R., 28 Nov 2023, In: Environmental DNA. 5, 6, p. 1720-1731

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Biochar application to temperate grasslands: challenges and opportunities for delivering multiple ecosystem services

    Brown, R., Chadwick, D., Bott, T., West, H., Wilson, P., Hodgins, G., Snape, C. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2023, In: Biochar. 5, 1, 33.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Continuous Cover Forestry and Remote Sensing : A Review of Knowledge Gaps, Challenges, and Potential Directions

    Stoddart, J., Suarez, J., Mason, W. & Valbuena, R., Dec 2023, In: Current Forestry Reports. 9, 6, p. 490-501 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  51. Published

    Diurnal changes in pathogenic and indicator virus concentrations in wastewater

    Farkas, K., Pântea, I., Woodhall, N., Williams, D., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Williams, R. C., Grimsley, J. M. S., Singer, A. C. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2023, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30, 59, p. 123785-123795 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review