Ecohydrology
Diatoms as indicators of fine sediment stress
Jones JI, Douthwright TA, Arnold A, Duerdoth CP, Murphy JF, Edwards FK, Pretty JL. Diatoms as indicators of fine sediment stress. Ecohydrology. 2017;e1832. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.1832.
Geoderma
Potential contribution of soil diversity and abundance metrics to identifying high nature value farmland (HNV)
D. Maxwell, D.A. Robinson, A. Thomas, B. Jackson, L. Maskell, D.L. Jones, B.A. Emmett, Potential contribution of soil diversity and abundance metrics to identifying high nature value farmland (HNV), Geoderma, Volume 305, 2017, Pages 417-432, ISSN 0016-7061, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.05.049.
Natural England Report
Appendix 3: Comparing contemporary GMEP and NPMS quadrats by broad habitat; a validation study using Welsh monitoring data
Staley, J.T., M. Lobley, M.E. McCracken, H. Chiswell, J.W. Redhead, S.M. Smart, O.L. Pescott, M. Jitlal, S.R. Amy, H.J. Dean, L. Ridding, R. Broughton and J.O. Mountford. In review. The environmental effectiveness of the Higher Level Stewardship scheme; Resurveying the baseline agreement monitoring sample to quantify change between 2009 and 2016. Natural England project ECM 6937.
New Journal of Botany
Changes in the frequency of common plant species across linear features in Wales from 1990 to 2016: implications for potential delivery of ecosystem services
Smart, S.M.; Henrys, P.A.; Norton, L.R.; Wallace, H.; Wood, C.M.; Williams, B.; Bunce, R.G.H.. 2017 Changes in the frequency of common plant species across linear features in Wales from 1990 to 2016: implications for potential delivery of ecosystem services. New Journal of Botany, 7 (2-3). 112-124.
Remote Sensing
National-scale high spatial resolution mapping of Aboveground Net Primary Productivity (ANPP) from field survey and Earth Observation data
Tebbs, Emma & S. Rowland, Clare & M. Smart, Simon & C. Maskell, Lindsay & R. Norton, Lisa. (2017). Regional-Scale High Spatial Resolution Mapping of Aboveground Net Primary Productivity (ANPP) from Field Survey and Landsat Data: A Case Study for the Country of Wales. Remote Sensing. 9. 801. 10.3390/rs9080801.
Remote Sensing - Methods in Ecology & Evolution
Regional-Scale High Spatial Resolution Mapping of Aboveground Net Primary Productivity (ANPP) from Field Survey and Landsat Data: A Case Study for the Country of Wales
Tebbs, E.J.; Rowland, C.S.; Smart, S.M.; Maskell, L.C.; Norton, L.R. Regional-Scale High Spatial Resolution Mapping of Aboveground Net Primary Productivity (ANPP) from Field Survey and Landsat Data: A Case Study for the Country of Wales. Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 801.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Evaluation of mesofauna communities as soil quality indicators in a national-level monitoring programme
George, P.B., Keith, A.M., Creer, S., Barrett, G.L., Lebron, I., Emmett, B.A., Robinson, D.A. and Jones, D.L., 2017. Evaluation of mesofauna communities as soil quality indicators in a national-level monitoring programme. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 115, pp.537-546.
Ecosystem Services
Quantifying visual landscape quality in rural Wales: A GIS-enabled method for extensive monitoring of a valued cultural ecosystem service
R.D. Swetnam, S.K. Harrison-Curran, G.R. Smith, Quantifying visual landscape quality in rural Wales: A GIS-enabled method for extensive monitoring of a valued cultural ecosystem service, Ecosystem Services, 2016, ISSN 2212-0416
Science of the Total Environment
Comparing strengths and weaknesses of three ecosystem services modelling tools in a diverse UK river catchment
Sharps, K., Masante, D., Thomas, A., Jackson, B., Redhead, J., May, L., Prosser, H., Cosby, B., Emmett, B. and Jones, L., 2017. Comparing strengths and weaknesses of three ecosystem services modelling tools in a diverse UK river catchment. Science of the total environment, 584, pp.118-130.