Professor Simon Mortimer

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+44 (0) 118 378 8475
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Head of School
- Head, Agri-Environment Group
- Programme Director, BSc Environmental Management
Areas of interest
My research focuses on the following areas:
- Development of indicators for measuring the success of agri-environment schemes and evaluation of the environmental performance of farms
- Evaluation of interaction between agricultural and environmental policies, agri-environment schemes, farmer attitudes and decision making concerning agri-environmental policies
- Relationship between land management, biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services, farmers' understanding of sustainable agricultural practices
- Plant community ecology, vegetation dynamics and succession, restoration ecology, habitat creation, colonisation of new sites by plants and their associated invertebrates
- Ecology and management of agricultural systems for biodiversity conservation, especially species-rich lowland grasslands
Teaching
My teaching is primarily in support of the BSc Environment Management, MSc Agriculture, Ecology & Environment and MSc Environmental Management programmes, and includes the following modules:
Research centres and groups
Research projects
Current and Recent Research Projects:
- Personalised public services in support of the Common Agricultural Policy (RECAP) (European Commission, 2016-2018)
- Integrated Farm Management for improved economic, environmental and social performance (Defra, 2014-2017)
- Linking Farmland Biodiversity to Ecosystem Services for Effective Ecological Intensification (LIBERATION) (European Commission, 2014-2017)
Websites/blogs
Publications
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Struijk, M.
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Whitmore, A.
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Mortimer, S.
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Shu, X.
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Sizmur, T.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9835-7195 (2022) Absence of a home-field advantage within a short rotation arable cropping system. Plant and Soil ISSN: 0032-079X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05419-z
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Vittis, Y.
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Gadanakis, Y.
ORCID: 0000-0001-7441-970X , Mortimer, S. (2021) Optimising the spatial and production input features to improve efficiency of hill farms production systems. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems , 5 ISSN: 2571-581X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.730614
- Struijk, M. , Whitmore, A. , Mortimer, S. , Sizmur, T. (2020) Obtaining more benefits from crop residues as soil amendments by application as chemically heterogeneous mixtures. SOIL , 6 (2). pp. 467-481. ISSN: 2199-398X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-467-2020
- Wubs, E. , van der Putten, W. , Mortimer, S. , Korthals, G. , Duyts, H. , Wagenaar, R. , Bezemer, T. (2019) Single introductions of soil biota and plants generate long-term legacies in soil and plant community assembly. Ecology Letters , 22 (7). pp. 1145-1151. ISSN: 1461-0248 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele.13271
- Wagner, M. , Fagan, K. , Jefferson, R. , Marrs, R. , Mortimer, S. , Bullock, J. , Pywell, R. (2019) Species indicators for naturally-regenerating and old calcareous grassland in southern England. Ecological Indicators , 101 pp. 804-812. ISSN: 1470-160X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.01.082
- Hedenec, P. , Jilkova, V. , Lin, Q. , Cajthaml, T. , Filipova, A. , Baldrian, P. , Vetrovsky, T. , Kristufek, V. , Chronakova, A. , Setala, H. , Tsiafouli, M. , Mortimer, S. , Kukla, J. , Frouz, J. (2019) Microbial communities in local and transplanted soils along a latitudinal gradient. Catena , 173 pp. 456-464. ISSN: 0341-8162 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2018.10.043
- Dicks, L. , Rose, D. , Ang, F. , Aston, S. , Birch, A. , Boatman, N. , Bowles, E. , Chadwick, D. , Dinsdale, A. , Durham, S. , Elliott, J. , Firbank, L. , Humphreys, S. , Jarvis, P. , Jones, D. , Kindred, D. , Knight, S. , Lee, M. , Leifert, C. , Lobley, M. , Matthews, K. , Midmer, A. , Moore, M. , Morris, C. , Mortimer, S. , Murray, T. , Norman, K. , Ramsden, S. , Roberts, D. , Smith, L. , Soffe, R. , Stoate, C. , Taylor, B. , Tinker, D. , Topliff, M. , Wallace, J. , Williams, P. , Wilson, P. , Winter, M. , Sutherland, W. (2019) What agricultural practices are most likely to deliver ‘sustainable intensification’ in the UK?. Food and Energy Security , 8 (1). pp 0. ISSN: 2048-3694 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fes3.148
- Oliver, T. , Boyd, E. , Balcombe, K. , Benton, T. , Bullock, J. , Donovan, D. , Feola, G. , Heard, M. , Mace, G. , Mortimer, S. , Nunes, R. , Pywell, R. , Zaum, D. (2018) Overcoming undesirable resilience in the global food system. Global Sustainability , 1 ISSN: 2059-4798 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/sus.2018.9
- Areal, F. , Jones, P. , Mortimer, S. , Wilson, P. (2018) Measuring sustainable intensification: combining composite indicators and efficiency analysis to account for positive externalities in cereal production. Land Use Policy , 75 pp. 314-326. ISSN: 0264-8377 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.04.001
- Garratt, M. , Bommarco, R. , Kleijn, D. , Martin, E. , Mortimer, S. , Redlich, S. , Senapathi, D. , Steffan-Dewenter, I. , Åšwitek, S. , Takacs, V. , van Gils, S. , van der Putten, W. , Potts, S. (2018) Enhancing soil organic matter as a route to the ecological intensification of European arable systems. Ecosystems , 21 (7). pp. 1404-1415. ISSN: 1435-0629 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-018-0228-2
- Ang, F. , Mortimer, S. , Areal, F. , Tiffin, R. (2018) On the opportunity cost of crop diversification. Journal of Agricultural Economics , 69 (3). pp. 794-814. ISSN: 1477-9552 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12272
- Vittis, G. , Gadanakis, Y. , Mortimer, S. (2017) Drivers of production performance and profitability of the livestock sector in the less favoured areas of England: the impact of distance, financial dependency and machinery. Aspects of Applied Biology (136). pp. 287-297. ISSN: 0265-1491 (Issue 'Sustainable Intensification')
- Garratt, M. , Senapathi, D. , Coston, D. , Mortimer, S. , Potts, S. (2017) The benefits of hedgerows for pollinators and natural enemies depends on hedge quality and landscape context. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment , 247 pp. 363-370. ISSN: 0167-8809 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.06.048
- Fry, E. , Pilgrim, E. , Tallowin, J. , Smith, R. , Mortimer, S. , Beaumont, D. , Simkin, J. , Harris, S. , Shiel, R. , Quirk, H. , Harrison, K. , Lawson, C. , Hobbs, P. , Bardgett, R. (2017) Plant, soil and microbial controls on grassland diversity restoration: a long-term, multi-site mesocosm experiment. Journal of Applied Ecology , 54 (5). pp. 1320-1330. ISSN: 0021-8901 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12869
- Ward, S. , Smart, S. , Quirk, H. , Tallowin, J. , Mortimer, S. , Shiel, R. , Wilby, A. , Bardgett, R. (2016) Legacy effects of grassland management on soil carbon to depth. Global Change Biology , 22 (8). pp. 2929-2938. ISSN: 1365-2486 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13246
- Manning, P. , de Vries, F. , Tallowin, J. , Smith, R. , Mortimer, S. , Pilgrim, E. , Harrison, K. , Wright, D. , Quirk, H. , Benson, J. , Shipley, B. , Cornelissen, J. , Kattge, J. , Bonisch, G. , Wirth, C. , Bardgett, R. (2015) Simple measures of climate, soil properties and plant traits predict national scale grassland soil carbon stocks. Journal of Applied Ecology , 52 (5). pp. 1188-1196. ISSN: 0021-8901 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12478
- Tsiafouli, M. , Thebault, E. , Sgardelis, S. , de Ruiter, P. , van der Putten, W. , Birkhoder, K. , Hemerik, L. , de Vries, F. , Bardgett, R. , Brady, M. , Bjornlund, L. , Jorgensen, H. , Christensen, S. , D'Hertefeldt, T. , Hotes, S. , Hol, W. , Frouz, J. , Liiri, M. , Mortimer, S. , Setala, H. , Tzanopoulos, J. , Uteseny, K. , Pizl, V. , Stary, J. , Wolters, V. , Hedlund, K. (2015) Intensive agriculture reduces soil biodiversity across Europe. Global Change Biology , 21 (2). pp. 973-985. ISSN: 1365-2486 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12752
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McCracken, M.
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Woodcock, B.
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Lobley, M.
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Pywell, R.
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Saratsi, E.
ORCID: 0000-0001-5917-6463 , Swetnam, R. , Mortimer, S. , Harris, S. , Winter, M. , Hinsley, S. , Bullock, J. (2015) Social and ecological drivers of success in agri-environment schemes: the roles of farmers and environmental context. Journal of Applied Ecology , 52 (3). pp. 696-705. ISSN: 0021-8901 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12412
- Jones, P. , Anderson, E. , Capitani, C. , Carvalho Ribeiro, S. , Griffiths, G. , Loupa-Ramos, I. , Madeira, L. , Mortimer, S. , Paracchini, M. , Pinto Correia, T. , Schmidt, A. , Simoncini, R. , Wascher, D. (2015) The EU societal awareness of landscape indicator: a review of its meaning, utility and performance across different scales. Land Use Policy , 53 pp. 112-122. ISSN: 0264-8377 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.01.038
- Setälä, H. , Bardgett, R. , Birkhofer, K. , Brady, M. , Byrne, L. , de Ruiter, P. , de Vries, F. , Gardi, C. , Hedlund, K. , Hemerik, L. , Hotes, S. , Liiri, M. , Mortimer, S. , Pavao-Zuckerman, M. , Poyet, R. , Tsiafouli, M. , van der Putten, W. (2014) Urban and agricultural soils: conflicts and trade-offs in the optimization of ecosystem services. Urban Ecosystems , 17 (1). pp. 239-253. ISSN: 1083-8155 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11252-013-0311-6
- de Vries, F. , Thebault, E. , Liiri, M. , Birkhofer, K. , Tsiafouli, M. , Bjornlund, L. , Jorgensen, H. , Brady, M. , Christensen, S. , de Ruiter, P. , d'Hertefeldt, T. , Frouz, J. , Hedlund, K. , Hemerik, L. , Hol, W. , Hotes, S. , Mortimer, S. , Setala, H. , Sgardelis, S. , Uteseny, K. , van der Putten, W. , Wolters, V. , Bardgett, R. (2013) Soil food web properties explain ecosystem services across European land use systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America , 110 (35). pp. 14296-14301. ISSN: 0027-8424 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1305198110
- Zhang, H. , Wang, Q. , Mortimer, S. (2012) Waste cooking oil as an energy resource: review of Chinese policies. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews , 16 (7). pp. 5225-5231. ISSN: 1364-0321 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2012.05.008
- Woodcock, B. , Bullock, J. , Mortimer, S. , Brereton, T. , Redhead, J. , Thomas, J. , Pywell, R. (2012) Identifying time lags in the restoration of grassland butterfly communities: a multi-site assessment. Biological Conservation , 155 pp. 50-58. ISSN: 0006-3207 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2012.05.013
- de Vries, F. , Manning, P. , Tallowin, J. , Mortimer, S. , Pilgrim, E. , Harrison, K. , Hobbs, P. , Quirk, H. , Shipley, B. , Cornelissen, J. , Kattge, J. , Bardgett, R. (2012) Abiotic drivers and plant traits explain landscape-scale patterns in soil microbial communities. Ecology Letters , 15 (11). pp. 1230-1239. ISSN: 1461-0248 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01844.x
- Woodcock, B. , Bullock, J. , Thomas, J. , Rispin, W. , Mortimer, S. , Pywell, R. (2012) Limiting factors in the restoration of grassland insects. Aspects of Applied Biology , 115 pp. 47-51. ISSN: 0265-1491
- Bardgett, R. , Smith, R. , Shiel, R. , Tallowin, J. , Mortimer, S. , Brown, V. , Pilgrim, E. , Millward, D. , Lawson, C. , Harrison, K. , Edwards, A. , Hobbs, P. , Sanderson, R. , Harris, S. , Beaumont, D. , Murray, A. , Wright, D. , Quirk, H. (2012) Plant-soil interactions and grassland diversity restoration. Aspects of Applied Biology , 115 pp. 31-34. ISSN: 0265-1491
- Pywell, R. , Woodcock, B. , Tallowin, J. , Mortimer, S. , Bullock, J. (2012) Restoring species-rich grassland: principles and techniques. Aspects of Applied Biology , 115 pp. 11-21. ISSN: 0265-1491
- Tzanopoulos, J. , Jones, P. , Mortimer, S. (2012) The implications of the 2003 Common Agricultural Policy reforms for land use and landscape quality in England. Landscape and Urban Planning , 108 (1). pp. 39-48. ISSN: 0169-2046 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.07.012
- Paracchini, M. , Capitani, C. , Schmidt, A. , Andersen, E. , Wascher, D. , Jones, P. , Simoncini, R. , Carvalho Ribeiro, S. , Griffiths, G. , Mortimer, S. , Madeira, L. , Loupa Ramos, I. , Pinto Correia, T. (2012) Measuring societal awareness of the rural agrarian landscape: indicators and scale issues. Publications Office of the European Union (25192). , Luxembourg. pp 130. ISBN: 9789279228247 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.2788/81539
- Woodcock, B. , Bullock, J. , Mortimer, S. , Pywell, R. (2012) Limiting factors in the restoration of UK grassland beetle assemblages. Biological Conservation , 146 (1). pp. 136-143. ISSN: 0006-3207 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.11.033
- Woodcock, B. , Westbury, D. , Brook, A. , Lawson, C. , Edwards, A. , Harris, S. , Heard, M. , Brown, V. , Mortimer, S. (2012) Effects of seed addition on beetle assemblages during the re-creation of species-rich lowland hay meadows. Insect Conservation and Diversity , 5 (1). pp. 19-26. ISSN: 1752-4598 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-4598.2011.00132.x
- Monroy, F. , van der Putten, W. , Yeargeau, E. , Mortimer, S. , Duyts, H. , Bezemer, T. (2012) Community patterns of soil bacteria and nematodes in relation to geographic distance. Soil Biology & Biochemistry , 45 (2). pp. 1-7. ISSN: 0038-0717 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.10.006
- Mauchline, A. , Mortimer, S. , Park, J. , Finn, J. , Haysom, K. , Westbury, D. , Purvis, G. , Louwagie, G. , Northey, G. , Primdahl, J. , Vejre, H. , Kristensen, L. , Teilmann, K. , Vesterager, J. , Knickel, K. , Kasperczyk, N. , Balázs, K. , Podmaniczky, L. , Vlahos, G. , Christopoulos, S. , Kroger, L. , Aakkula, J. , Yli-Viikari, A. (2012) Environmental evaluation of agri-environment schemes using participatory approaches: experiences of testing the Agri-Environmental Footprint Index. Land Use Policy , 29 (2). pp. 317-328. ISSN: 0264-8377 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.07.002
- Twiston-Davies, G. , Mitchley, J. , Mortimer, S. (2011) The Stonehenge Landscape Restoration Project- conservation opportunities for rare butterflies?. Aspects of Applied Biology , 108 pp. 259-265. ISSN: 0265-1491
- Westbury, D. , Mortimer, S. , Brook, A. , Harris, S. , Kessock-Philip, R. , Edwards, A. , Chaney, K. , Lewis, P. , Dodd, S. , Buckingham, D. , Peach, W. (2011) Plant and invertebrate resources for farmland birds in pastoral landscapes. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment , 142 (3-4). pp. 266-274. ISSN: 0167-8809 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2011.05.018
- Twiston-Davies, G. , Mitchley, J. , Mortimer, S. (2011) The Stonehenge landscape habitat restoration project: conservation opportunities for rare butterflies?. Vegetation Management . , 108. Aspects of Applied Biology , 108 pp. 259-265. ISSN: 0265-1491
- Mortimer, S. (2011) Options for enhancing the biodiversity value of intensive livestock farms: experience from the English agri-environment schemes. pp. 19-23.
- Peach, W. , Dodd, S. , Westbury, D. , Mortimer, S. , Lewis, P. , Brook, A. , Harris, S. , Kessock-Philip, R. , Buckingham, D. , Chaney, K. (2011) Cereal-based wholecrop silages: a potential conservation measure for farmland birds in pastoral landscapes . Biological Conservation , 144 (2). pp. 836-850. ISSN: 0006-3207 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2010.11.017
- Westbury, D. , Park, J. , Mauchline, A. , Crane, R. , Mortimer, S. (2011) Assessing the environmental performance of English arable and livestock holdings using data from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). Journal of Environmental Management , 92 (3). pp. 902-909. ISSN: 0301-4797 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.10.051
- Norris, K. , Potts, S. , Mortimer, S. (2010) Ecosystem services and food production. In: Hester, R. and Harrison, R. , (eds.) Ecosystem Services . Issues in Environmental Science and Technology Royal Society of Chemistry (30). , Cambridge. pp. 52-69. ISBN: 9781849730181 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781849731058-00052
- Woodcock, B. , Edwards, A. , Lawson, C. , Westbury, D. , Brook, A. , Harris, S. , Masters, G. , Booth, R. , Brown, V. , Mortimer, S. (2010) The restoration of phytophagous beetles in species-rich chalk grasslands. Restoration Ecology , 18 (5). pp. 638-644. ISSN: 1061-2971 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00472.x
- Woodcock, B. , Vogiatzakis, I. , Westbury, D. , Lawson, C. , Edwards, A. , Brook, A. , Harris, S. , Lock, K. , Maczey, N. , Masters, G. , Brown, V. , Mortimer, S. (2010) The role of management and landscape context in the restoration of grassland phytophagous beetles. Journal of Applied Ecology , 47 (2). pp. 366-376. ISSN: 0021-8901 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01776.x
- Mortimer, S. , Mauchline, A. , Park, J. , Finn, J. , Edwards, D. , Morris, J. (2010) Evaluation of agri-environmental and forestry schemes with multiple objectives. Eurochoices , 9 (1). pp. 48-53. ISSN: 1478-0917 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-692X.2010.00149.x
- Yergeau, E. , Bezemer, T. , Hedlund, K. , Mortimer, S. , Kowalchuk, G. , van der Putten, W. (2010) Influences of space, soil, nematodes and plants on microbial community composition of chalk grassland soils. Environmental Microbiology , 12 (8). pp. 2096-2106. ISSN: 1462-2912 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.02053.x
- Purvis, . , Louwagie, . , Northey, . , Mortimer, . , Park, . , Mauchline, . , Finn, . , Primdahl, . , Vejre, . , Vesterager, . , Knickel, . , Kasperczyk, . , Balazs, . , Vlahos, . , Christopoulos, . , Peltola, . (2009) Conceptual development of a harmonised method for tracking change and evaluating policy in the agri-environment: The Agri-environmental Footprint Index. Environmental Science & Policy , 12 (3). pp. 321-337. ISSN: 1462-9011 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2009.01.005
- Park, . , Stabler, . , Jones, . , Mortimer, . , Tiffin, . , Tranter, . (2009) Evaluating the role of environmental quality in the sustainable rural economic development of England. Environment, Development and Sustainability , 11 (4). pp. 735-750. ISSN: 1387-585X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-008-9140-9
- Woodcock, . , Edwards, . , Lawson, . , Westbury, D. , Brook, . , Harris, . , Brown, . , Mortimer, . (2008) Contrasting success in the restoration of plant and phytophagous beetle assemblages of species-rich mesotrophic grasslands. Oecologia , 154 (4). pp. 773-783. ISSN: 0029-8549 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-007-0872-2
- Traill, W. , Arnoult, M. , Chambers, S. , Deaville, E. , Gordon, M. , John, P. , Jones, P. , Kliem, K. , Mortimer, S. , Tiffin, J. (2008) The potential for competitive and healthy food chains of benefit to the countryside. Trends in Food Science & Technology , 19 (5). pp. 248-254. ISSN: 0924-2244 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2008.01.004
- Staley, . , Mortimer, . , Morecroft, . (2008) Drought impacts on above-belowground interactions: do effects differ between annual and perennial host species?. Basic and Applied Ecology , 9 (6). pp. 673-681. ISSN: 1439-1791 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2007.10.006
- Cremieux, . , Bischoff, . , Smilauerova, . , Lawson, . , Mortimer, . , Dolezal, . , Lanta, . , Edwards, . , Brook, . , Tscheulin, . , Macel, . , Leps, . , Muller-Scharer, . , Steinger, . (2008) Potential contribution of natural enemies to patterns of local adaptation in plants. New Phytologist , 180 (2). pp. 524-533. ISSN: 0028-646X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02545.x
- Staley, . , Mortimer, . , Morecroft, . , Brown, . , Masters, . (2007) Summer drought alters plant-mediated competition between foliar- and root-feeding insects. Global Change Biology , 13 (4). pp. 866-877. ISSN: 1354-1013 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2007.01338.x
- Staley, . , Hodgson, . , Mortimer, . , Morecroft, . , Masters, . , Brown, . , Taylor, . (2007) Effects of summer rainfall manipulations on the abundance and vertical distribution of herbivorous soil macro-invertebrates. European Journal of Soil Biology , 43 (3). pp. 189-198. ISSN: 1164-5563 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.02.010
- Mortimer, . , Westbury, D. , Dodd, . , Brook, . , Harris, . , Kessock-Philip, . , Chaney, . , Lewis, . , Buckingham, . , Peach, . (2007) Cereal-based whole crop silages: potential biodiversity benefits of cereal production in pastoral landscapes. Aspects of Applied Biology , 81 pp. 77-86. ISSN: 0265-1491
- Mortimer, . , Edwards, . , Lawson, . , Westbury, D. , Woodcock, . , Brook, . , Harris, . , Brown, . (2007) Efficacy of methods for using seed of local provenance to enhance grassland diversity. Aspects of Applied Biology , 82 pp. 39-48. ISSN: 0265-1491
- Mauchline, . , Park, . , Finn, . , Mortimer, . (2007) The agri-environmental Footprint Index. Aspects of Applied Biology , 81 pp. 263-266. ISSN: 0265-1491
- Macel, . , Lawson, . , Mortimer, . , Smilauerova, . , Bischoff, . , Cremieux, . , Dolezal, . , Edwards, . , Lanta, . , Bezemer, . , van der Putten, . , Igual, . , Rodriguez-Barrueco, . , Muller-Scharer, . , Steinger, . (2007) Climate vs. soil factors in local adaptation of two common plant species. Ecology , 88 (2). pp. 424-433. ISSN: 0012-9658 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(2007)88[424:CVSFIL]2.0.CO;2
- Leps, . , Dolezal, . , Bezemer, . , Brown, . , Hedlund, . , Igual, . , Jorgensen, . , Lawson, . , Mortimer, . , Peix Geldart, . , Rodriguez Barrueco, . , Santa Regina, . , Smilauer, . , van der Putten, . (2007) Long-term effectiveness of sowing high and low diversity seed mixtures to enhance plant community development on ex-arable fields. Applied Vegetation Science , 10 (1). pp. 97-110. ISSN: 1402-2001 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-109X.2007.tb00508.x
- Eschen, . , Mortimer, . , Lawson, . , Edwards, . , Brook, . , Igual, . , Hedlund, . , Schaffner, . (2007) Carbon addition alters vegetation composition on ex-arable fields. Journal of Applied Ecology , 44 (1). pp. 95-104. ISSN: 0021-8901 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01240.x
- Edwards, . , Mortimer, . , Lawson, . , Westbury, D. , Harris, . , Woodcock, . , Brown, . (2007) Hay strewing, brush harvesting of seed and soil disturbance as tools for the enhancement of botanical diversity in grasslands. Biological Conservation , 134 (3). pp. 372-382. ISSN: 0006-3207 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2006.08.025
- Bailey, . , Aqulina, . , Bradbury, . , Kirby, . , Lawson, . , Mortimer, . , Stoate, . , Szczur, . , Williams, . , Woodcock, . (2007) Farm management implications of providing wet habitats to improve biodiversity.. Peer Reviewed Papers pp. 665-673. ISBN: 978-92-990038-6-2
- Tiffin, R. , Traill, . , Mortimer, . (2006) Food choice in an interdisciplinary context. Journal of Agricultural Economics , 57 (2). pp. 213-220. ISSN: 0021-857X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2006.00048.x
- Staley, . , Mortimer, . , Masters, . , Morecroft, . , Brown, . , Taylor, . (2006) Drought stress differentially affects leaf-mining species. Ecological Entomology , 31 (5). pp. 460-469. ISSN: 0307-6946 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2006.00808.x
- Potts, . , Bradbury, . , Mortimer, . , Woodcock, . (2006) [Commentary on] Mixed biodiversity benefits of agri-environment schemes in five European countries by Klein et al.. Ecology Letters , 9 pp. 254-256. ISSN: 1461-023X
- Mortimer, . , Kessock-Philip, . , Potts, . , Ramsay, . , Roberts, . , Woodcock, . , Hopkins, . , Gundrey, . , Dunn, . , Tallowin, . , Vickery, . , Gough, . (2006) Review of the diet and micro-habitat values for wildlife and the agronomic potential of selected plant species. English Nature (ENRR 697). , Peterborough, UK. pp. 167.
- Bischoff, . , Cremieux, . , Smilauerova, . , Lawson, . , Mortimer, . , Dolezal, . , Lanta, . , Edwards, . , Brook, . , Macel, . , Leps, . , Steinger, . , Muller-Scharer, . (2006) Detecting local adaptation in widespread grassland species - the importance of scale and local plant community. Journal of Ecology , 94 (6). pp. 1130-1142. ISSN: 0022-0477 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01174.x
- Bezemer, . , Lawson, . , Hedlund, . , Edwards, . , Brook, . , Igual, . , Mortimer, . , Van der Putten, . (2006) Plant species and functional group effects on abiotic and microbial soil properties and plant-soil feedback responses in two grasslands. Journal of Ecology , 94 (5). pp. 893-904. ISSN: 0022-0477 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01158.x
- Maczey, . , Masters, . , Hollier, . , Mortimer, . , Brown, . (2005) Community associations of chalk grassland leafhoppers (Auchenorrhyncha): conclusions for habitat conservation. Journal of Insect Conservation , 9 pp. 281-298. ISSN: 1366-638X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-005-8820-0
- Hollier, . , Maczey, . , Masters, . , Mortimer, . (2005) Grassland leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha) as indicators of habitat condition - a comparison of between-site and between-year differences in assemblage composition. Journal of Insect Conservation , 9 pp. 299-307. ISSN: 1366-638X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-005-8821-z
- Fukami, . , Bezemer, . , Mortimer, . , van der Putten, . (2005) Species divergence and trait convergence in experimental plant community assembly. Ecology Letters , 8 (12). pp. 1283-1290. ISSN: 1461-023X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2005.00829.x
- Park, J. , Stabler, M. , Mortimer, S. , Jones, P. , Ansell, D. , Parker, G. (2004) The use of a multiple criteria decision analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of landscape and habitat enhancement mechanisms: an example from the South Downs. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management , 47 pp. 773-793. ISSN: 0964-0568 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0964056042000274470
- Gormsen, . , Hedlund, . , Korthals, . , Mortimer, . , Pizl, . , Smilauerova, . , Sugg, . (2004) Management of plant communities on set-aside land and its effects on earthworm communities. European Journal of Soil Biology , 40 (3-4). pp. 123-128. ISSN: 1164-5563 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2004.08.001
- Van der Putten, . , Mortimer, . , Hedlund, . , Brown, . , Leps, . , Rodriguez-Barrueco, . , Roy, . , Van Dijk, . , Diaz-Len, . , Gormsen, . , Korthals, . , Lavorel, . , Smilauer, . , Santa-Regina, . , Smilauerova, . , Kailova, . , Peix, . , Rundgren, . , Dhillion, . , Allchin, . , Hol, . , de Boer, . , Maly, . , Rodriguez-Burrieza (2003) Biodiversity restoration on ex-agricultural land: Slow response rates in soil ecosystems and the possible consequences for conservation policy. Puits de Carbonne & Biodiversité , 26 pp. 161-167.
- Jones, . , Mortimer, . , Park, . , Griffiths, . (2003) Classification of land to reflect the environmental value and difficult farming conditions of upland grazing land. pp. 110.
- Hedlund, . , Regina, . , Van der Putten, . , Leps, . , Diaz, . , Korthals, . , Lavorel, . , Brown, . , Gormsen, . , Mortimer, . , Barrueco, . , Roy, . , Smilauer, . , Smilauerova, . , Van Dijk, . (2003) Plant species diversity, plant biomass and responses of the soil community on abandoned land across Europe: idiosyncracy or above-belowground time lags. Oikos , 103 (1). pp. 45-58. ISSN: 0030-1299
- Bullock, . , Brown, . , Peel, . , Brown, . , Everett, . , Gray, . , Pywell, . , Smallshire, . , McIntyre, . , Diack, . , Mortimer, . (2003) Genetic provenance of seed mixtures for habitat restoration.. Bulletin of the British Ecological Society , 34 pp. 14-17.
- Ansell, . , Jones, . , Mortimer, . , Park, . (2003) Evaluating the effectiveness of mechanisms to achieve landscape and habitat enhancement in the South Downs. Sussex Downs Conservation Board , Storrington, West Sussex. pp. 203.