Environment Research Group

Research Output

Research Output per year

1998 2015

• 49 Article
• 4 Paper
• 4 Conference Article
• 3 Chapter
• 3 More
  • 1 Book
  • 1 Commissioned Report
  • 1 Magazine

Research Output per year

Research Output per year

Search results

• 2015

  A comparison of microclimate and environmental modification produced by hedgerows and dehesa in the Mediterranean region: a study in the Guadarrama region, Spain

  Sanchez, I. A. & McCollin, D., 1 Nov 2015, In: Landscape and Urban Planning. 143, p. 230-237 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • hedgerow
  • microclimate
  • soil water
  • water content
  • organic carbon

• Change and causes of change in the vascular plant flora of Ireland: 1970–1999

  McCollin, D. & Geraghty, E., 30 May 2015, In: Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 115B, 1 2015

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Ireland
  • vascular plant
  • vascular plants
  • flora
  • topographic maps

• Do British birds conform to Bergmann's and Allen's rules? An analysis of body size variation with latitude for four species

  McCollin, D., Hodgson, J. & Crockett, R. G. M., 6 Jul 2015, In: Bird Study. 62, 3, p. 404-410 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Bergmann Rule
  • body size
  • Passer domesticus
  • bird
  • Turdidae

• Pushing back the baseline: a novel approach to detect long-term changes in terrestrial faunal abundance using historical qualitative descriptions

  McCollin, D., Preece, R. & Sparks, T. H., 22 Dec 2015, In: European Journal of Ecology. 1, 1

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • long-term change
  • amber
  • birds
  • species abundance
  • bird

• The curious case of Skokholm: equilibrium, non-equilibrium and a phase shift in an island landbird assemblage

  McCollin, D., 1 Oct 2015, In: Ecography. 38, 10, p. 986-991 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • habitats
  • island biogeography
  • cluster analysis
  • biogeography
  • habitat
• 2014

  Environmental factors interact with spatial processes to determine herbaceous species richness in woody field margins

  Sitzia, T., Dainese, M. & McCollin, D., 1 Nov 2014, In: Plant Ecology. 215, 11, p. 1323-1335 13 p., 11.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • hedge
  • field margin
  • edge effects
  • species richness
  • environmental factor

• Extinctions of aculeate pollinators in Britain and the role of large-scale agricultural changes

  Ollerton, J., Erenler, H. E., Edwards, M. & Crockett, R. G. M., 12 Dec 2014, In: Science. 346, 6215, p. 1360-1362 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • pollinating insects
  • United Kingdom
  • extinction
  • biodiversity
  • flowers

• Influences motivating smokers in a radon-affected area to quit smoking

  Groves-Kirkby, C. J., Timson, K., Shield, G., Denman, A. R., Rogers, S., Campbell, J., Phillips, P. S. & Ekberg, M. E., 1 Jan 2014, In: Perspectives in Public Health. 134, 1, p. 44-56 13 p., 1.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Radon
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Smokers
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Telephone

• Reconstructing long-term ecological data from annual census returns: a test for observer bias in counts of bird populations on Skokholm 1928–2002

  McCollin, D., 26 Jul 2014, In: Ecological Indicators. 46, p. 336-339 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Birds
  • censuses
  • Census
  • census
  • bird
• 2013

  Aggressive displacement of carpenter bees Xylocopa nigrita from flowers of lagenaria sphaerica (Cucurbitaceae) by territorial male eastern olive sunbirds (Cyanomitra olivacea) in Tanzania

  Ollerton, J. & Nuttman, C., 1 Jan 2013, In: Journal of Pollination Ecology. 11, p. 21-26 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Cyanomitra olivacea
  • Lagenaria
  • carpenter bees
  • Xylocopa
  • female flowers

• Evolutionary biology and anthropology suggest biome reconstitution as a necessary approach toward dealing with immune disorders

  Parker, W. & Ollerton, J., 1 Jan 2013, In: Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. 2013, 1

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • anthropology
  • evolutionary biology
  • Anthropology
  • Ecosystem
  • biome
• 2012

  Biogeography: Are Tropical Species Less Specialised?

  Ollerton, J., 5 Nov 2012, In: Current Biology. 22, 21, p. R914-R915 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Tropics
  • pollinators
  • Seed
  • Seeds
  • tropics

• Environmental control of reproductive phenology and the effect of pollen supplementation on resource allocation in the cleistogamous weed, Ruellia nudiflora (Acanthaceae)

  Munguia-Rosas, M. A., Parra-Tabla, V., Ollerton, J. & Cervera, J. C., 1 Jan 2012, In: Annals of Botany. 109, 2

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ruellia nudiflora
  • Acanthaceae
  • resource allocation
  • phenology
  • weeds

• John Tweedie and Charles Darwin in Buenos Aires

  Ollerton, J., Chancellor, G. & van Wyhe, J., 1 Jun 2012, In: Notes and Records of the Royal Society. 66, 2

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • Buenos Aires
  • Charles Darwin
  • Materials Letters
  • HMS Beagle
  • Kew Gardens

• Pollination ecology of the invasive tree tobacco Nicotiana glauca: comparisons across native and non-native ranges

  Ollerton, J., Watts, S., Connerty, S., Lock, J., Parker, L., Wilson, I., Schueller, S., Nattero, J., Cocucci, A. A., Izhaki, I., Geerts, S., Pauw, A. & Stout, J. C., 1 Jan 2012, In: Journal of Pollination Ecology. 9

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Nicotiana glauca
  • pollinating insects
  • pollination
  • ecology
  • hummingbirds

• The importance of native pollinators

  Ollerton, J., 1 Jun 2012, In: The Plant Review. 11, 2

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Gardeners
• 2011

  A critical review of a key Waste Strategy Initiative in England: Zero Waste Places Projects 2008-2009

  Phillips, P. S., Tudor, T. L., Bird, H. & Bates, M. P., 1 Jan 2011, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 55, 3, p. 335 343 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • England
  • project
  • local authority
  • Local Authorities
  • Regional Development Agency

• How many flowering plants are pollinated by animals?

  Ollerton, J., Winfree, R. & Tarrant, S., 1 Mar 2011, In: Oikos. 120, 3

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • angiosperm
  • Angiospermae
  • pollinators
  • animal
  • pollinator

• Meta-analysis of phenotypic selection on flowering phenology suggests that early flowering plants are favoured

  Munguía-Rosas, M. A., Ollerton, J., Parra-Tabla, V. & De-Nova, J. A., 1 May 2011, In: Ecology Letters. 14, 5

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • phenotypic selection
  • flowering
  • angiosperm
  • meta-analysis
  • phenology

• Phenotypic selection on flowering phenology and size in two dioecious plant species with different pollen vectors

  Munguia-Rosas, M. A., Ollerton, J. & Parra-Tabla, V., 1 Jul 2011, In: Plant Species Biology. 26, 3

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • phenotypic selection
  • flowering
  • Tamus communis
  • phenology
  • pollen

• Pollination ecology in the 21st Century: key questions for future research

  Mayer, C., Adler, L., Armbruster, W. S., Dafni, A., Eardley, C., Huang, S-Q., Kevan, P. G., Ollerton, J., Packer, L., Ssymank, A., Stout, J. C. & Potts, S. G., 1 Jan 2011, In: Journal of Pollination Ecology. 3

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • pollination
  • pollinators
  • ecology
  • plant taxonomy
  • e-mail

• Specialization in plant-hummingbird networks is associated with species richness, contemporary precipitation and Quaternary climate-change velocity

  Dalsgaard, B., Magård, E., Fjeldså, J., Martín González, A. M., Rahbek, C., Olesen, J. M., Ollerton, J., Alarcón, R., Cardoso Araujo, A., Cotton, P. A., Lara, C., Machado, C. G., Sazima, I., Sazima, M., Timmermann, A., Watts, S., Sandel, B., Sutherland, W. J. & Svenning, J-C., 5 Oct 2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 10

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Precipitation (meteorology)
  • Climate Change
  • hummingbirds
  • Climate change
  • species richness

• The conservation value of restored landfill sites in the East Midlands, UK for supporting bird communities

  Rahman, M. L., Tarrant, S., McCollin, D. & Ollerton, J., 22 May 2011, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 20, 9

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • landfills
  • bird species
  • landfill
  • bird
  • birds

• The role of organisations in enhanced global environmental management: perspectives on climate change and waste management strategies

  Tudor, T. L., 1 Jan 2011, In: International Journal of Environment and Waste Management. 7, 3/4

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • Environmental management
  • Waste management
  • Climate change
  • environmental policy
  • environmental management

• Typology in pollination biology: lessons from an historical critique

  Waser, N. M., Ollerton, J. & Erhardt, A., 1 Mar 2011, In: Journal of Pollination Ecology. 3, 1

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • pollination
  • Biological Sciences
  • pollinators
  • flowers
  • botanists
• 2010

  Comparison of seasonal variability in European domestic radon measurements

  Groves-Kirkby, C. J., Denman, A. R., Phillips, P. S., Crockett, R. G. M. & Sinclair, J. M., 26 Mar 2010, In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 10, 3, p. 565-569 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • radon
  • comparison
  • seasonal variation
  • lithology
  • granite

• Evaluating the link between the management of clinical waste in the National Health Service (NHS) and the risk of the spread of infections: a case study of three hospitals in England

  Tudor, T. L., Woolridge, A. C., Phillips, C. A., Holliday, M., Laird, K., Bannister, S., Edgar, J. E. & Rushbrook, P., Nov 2010, In: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 213, 6, p. 432-436 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • Waste Management
  • National Health Programs
  • England
  • Methicillin
  • Staphylococcus aureus

• Heliconia-hummingbird interactions in the Lesser Antilles: a geographic mosaic?

  Dalsgaard, B., Timmermann, A., Martín González, A. M., Olesen, J., Ollerton, J. & Andersen, L., 1 Jan 2010, In: Caribbean Journal of Science. 46, 2/3

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • Heliconia
  • hummingbirds
  • Heliconia bihai
  • pollinators
  • Dominica

• Isolation and identification of Legionella pneumophila from material reclamation facilities

  Ali, S., Phillips, C. A., Phillips, P. S. & Bates, M. P., 1 Oct 2010, In: International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 20, 5, p. 367-377 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Reclamation
  • Legionella pneumophila
  • Legionella
  • Serogroup
  • Pathogens

• Reducing lung cancer incidence by health campaigns : a review of the uptake, health benefits and cost effectiveness of smoking cessation and radon remediation programmes in Northamptonshire, UK

  Denman, A. R., Phillips, P. S., Groves-Kirkby, C. J., Timson, K., Shield, G., Rogers, S. & Campbell, J., 1 Jan 2010, In: Proceedings of Third European IRPA Congress . p. 14-16 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article

  • Radon
  • Insurance Benefits
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Care Costs
• 2009

  An overview of arisings and large-scale treatment technologies for healthcare waste in the United Kingdom

  Tudor, T. L., Townend, W. K., Cheeseman, C. R. & Edgar, J. E., 1 Jun 2009, In: Waste Management & Research. 27, 4

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • Incineration
  • Recycling
  • Health
  • Decision making
  • Planning

• Driving sustainable waste management in Northern Ireland: home composting of "green garden waste" in Castlereagh

  Curtis, A., Phillips, P. S. & Tudor, T. L., 1 Nov 2009, In: Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management. 35, 4

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • garden waste
  • composting
  • waste management
  • landfill
  • domestic waste

• Factors driving the development of healthcare waste management in the United Kingdom over the past 60 years

  Townend, W. K., Cheeseman, C. R., Edgar, J. E. & Tudor, T. L., 1 Jun 2009, In: Waste Management & Research. 27, 4

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • Waste management
  • Health
  • Industry

• Geography fieldwork, fieldwork value and learning styles

  Dunphy, A. & Spellman, G., 23 Mar 2009, In: International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education. 18, 1, p. 19-28 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • fieldwork
  • geography
  • learning
  • student
  • physical geography
• 2008

  A novel conceptual framework for examining environmental behaviour in large organisations: a case study of the Cornwall National Health Service (NHS) in the UK

  Tudor, T. L., Barr, S. W. & Gilg, A. W., 1 May 2008, In: Environment and Behavior. 40, 3

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Environmental Behavior
  • National Health Service
  • Conceptual Framework
  • Employees
  • Cognitive Factors

• Can corporate social responsibility and environmental citizenship be employed in the effective management of waste?: Case studies from the National Health Service (NHS) in England and Wales

  Tudor, T. L., Bannister, S., Butler, S., White, P., Jones, K., Woolridge, A. C., Bates, M. P. & Phillips, P. S., 1 Jan 2008, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 52, 5

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • environmental citizenship
  • corporate social responsibility
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Citizenship
  • health services

• Domestic radon remediation of U.K. dwellings by sub-slab depressurisation: evidence for a baseline contribution from constructional materials

  Groves-Kirkby, C. J., Denman, A. R., Phillips, P. S., Tornberg, R., Woolridge, A. C. & Crockett, R. G. M., 1 Apr 2008, In: Environment International. 34, 3

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • radon
  • dwelling
  • slab
  • remediation
  • material

• Key recommendations for waste management policy decision-makers: a case study of future opportunities for non-municipal waste facilities in Northamptonshire, UK

  Bates, M. P., Phillips, P. S., Mbeng, L. O., Montasser, W., Nwigwe, A. & Forster, A., 1 Apr 2008, In: Resources Conservation and Recycling. 52, 6, p. 909-919 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • waste facility
  • Waste Management
  • waste management
  • recommendation
  • England

• NHS ethics: do the bins care?

  Woolridge, A. C. & Tudor, T. L., 1 Jan 2008, In: National Health Executive. 2, 1, p. 60-61 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article

  • moral philosophy
  • Patient information
  • waste management
  • credibility
  • evidence

• Utilizing a 'systems' approach to improve the management of waste from healthcare facilities: Best practice case studies from England and Wales

  Tudor, T. L., Woolridge, A. C., Bates, M. P., Phillips, P. S., Butler, S. & Jones, K., 2008, In: Waste Management & Research. 26, 3

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • Costs
• 2001

  National Training Organisations: their contribution to waste minimisation in the UK

  Clarkson, P., Bates, M. P. & Phillips, P. S., 1 Jan 2001, In: Environmental and Waste Management. 4, 1, p. 35-44 10 p., 1.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • waste minimization
  • organization
  • competitiveness
  • sustainable development
  • learning

• Waste management issues for the UK ready-mixed concrete industry

  Sealey, B. J., Phillips, P. S. & Hill, G., 1 Jul 2001, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 32, 3-4

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article

  • Waste Management
  • waste management
  • industry
  • Landfill
  • environmental pressure
• 2000

  Analysis of the role of waste minimisation clubs in reducing industrial water demand in the UK

  Holt, C. P., Phillips, P. S. & Bates, M. P., 1 Nov 2000, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 30, 4, p. 315-331 17 p., 4.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • Water Demand
  • waste minimization
  • water demand
  • Clubs
  • Water Consumption

• Effectiveness of waste minimisation projects in reducing water demand by UK industry

  Holt, C. P., Phillips, P. S. & Bates, M. P., 1 Jan 2000, In: Journal of American Water Resources Association. 36, 5, p. 1013-1022 10 p., 5.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • waste minimization
  • water consumption
  • water demand
  • industry
  • project

• Landfill Tax and the environmental body or Landfill Tax Credit Scheme in East Anglia

  Morris, J. R., Adams, K. T., Phillips, P. S. & Sinclair, J. M., 1 Jan 2000, In: Environmental and Waste Management. 3, 3

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • credit
  • tax
  • taxes
  • landfill
  • environmental fund
• 1999

  Sustainable waste management in the food and drink industry

  Bates, M. P. & Phillips, P. S., 1 Jan 1999, In: British Food Journal. 101, 8, p. 580-589 10 p., 8.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • Waste Management
  • waste management
  • Food Industry
  • Drinks
  • Industry

• The UK Radon Programme: a review of the response to the discovery of elevated levels in the built environment

  Phillips, P. S., Denman, A. R. & Bates, M. P., 1 Jan 1999, In: Environmental and Waste Management. 2, 3

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • built environment
  • radon
  • program
  • health risk
  • building

• UK waste minimisation clubs: a contribution to sustainable waste management

  Phillips, P. S., Read, A. D., Green, A. E. & Bates, M. P., 1 Aug 1999, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 27, 3, p. 217-247 31 p., 3.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • waste minimization
  • Waste Management
  • Clubs
  • waste management
  • savings
• 1998

  Waste minimisation in the food and drink industry

  Bates, M. P. & Phillips, P. S., 1 Jan 1998, In: Nutrition and Food Science. 98, 6, p. 330-334 4 p., 6.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review

  • Food Industry
  • Industry
  • food industry
  • Food
  • industry