Dr Jonathan Mitchley
Responsibilities
Associate Professor in Field Botany
Areas of Interest
- PhD Funding from NERC
- Grassland biodiversity and conservation in Europe
- Restoration ecology
Member of the Ecology Research Group
Impact, Enterprise and Outreach
- Senior Botanical Consultant for RSK Group Ltd
Esteem Factors
- DEFRA member improving the effectiveness of grassland restoration and creation options
- Senior Ecological Consultant with RSK Ltd
- Coordinator of EU 5th Framework Programme, BioScene Project EVK 2002-00167
- Visiting Researcher to White Carpathians Projected Landscape Area, Czech Republic
Teaching
- BSc Part 3: Conservation and Biodiversity: Global and Local Scales
- MSc Plant Diversity:
- Global Biodiversity and Conservation
- Vegetation Survey and Assessment
- UK Field Courses
- MSc Species Identification and Survey Skills:
- Professional and Research Skills
- Vegetation Survey and Assessment
International Collaborators
- Professor Jiao Juying, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest Sci-Technology University of Agriculture and Forestry and Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
- Dr Ivana Jongepierova, White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area Authority, CZ-698 01 Veselí nad Moravou, Czech Republic and Czech Union for Nature Conservation, Local Chapter "Bílé Karpaty", Czech Republic
- Dr Karel Prach, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice and Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic,
- Dr Peter Bezak, Institute of Landscape Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
National Collaborators
- Dr Richard Griffiths and Dr Joseph Tzanopoulos, University of Kent
- Dr Chris Preston CEH, Wallingford
- Dr Ray Tangney, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff
- Dr John Warren, Aberystwyth University
- Professor Rob Marrs, University of Liverpool
- Professor Martin Price, UHI, Perth
Research groups / Centres
Publications
2015
- Ford, C., Allainguillaume, J., Fu, T.-Y. R., Mitchley, J. and Wilkinson, M. (2015) Assessing the value of imperfect biocontainment nationally: rapeseed in the United Kingdom as an exemplar. New Phytologist, 205 (3). pp. 1342-1349. ISSN 1469-8137 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13131
2014
- Bezak, P. and Mitchley, J. (2014) Drivers of change in mountain farming in Slovakia: from socialist collectivisation to the Common Agricultural Policy. Regional Environmental Change, 14 (4). pp. 1343-1356. ISSN 1436-378X doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-013-0580-x
2011
- Twiston-Davies, G., Mitchley, J. and Mortimer, S. (2011) The Stonehenge landscape habitat restoration project: conservation opportunities for rare butterflies? In: Vegetation Management. Association of Applied Biologists, pp. 259-265.
2009
- Reed, M. S., Arblaster, K., Bullock, C., Burton, R. J. F., Davies, A. L., Holden, J., Hubacek, K., May, R., Mitchley, J., Morris, J., Nainggolan, D., Potter, C., Quinn, C. H., Swales, V. and Thorp, S. (2009) Using scenarios to explore UK upland futures. Futures, 41 (9). pp. 619-630. ISSN 0016-3287 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2009.04.007
2008
- Jiao, J. Y., Tzanopoulos, J., Xofis, P. and Mitchley, J. (2008) Factors affecting distribution of vegetation types on abandoned cropland in the hilly-gullied Loess Plateau region of China. Pedosphere, 18 (1). pp. 24-33. ISSN 1002-0160 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(07)60099-X
2007
- Jiao, J., Tzanopoulos, J., Xofis, P., Bai, W. , Ma, X. and Mitchley, J. (2007) Can the study of natural vegetation succession assist in the control of soil erosion on abandoned croplands on the Loess Plateau, China? Restoration Ecology, 15 (3). pp. 391-399. ISSN 1061-2971 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00235.x
- Stevens, C., Fraser, I., Mitchley, J. and Thomas, M.B. (2007) Making ecological science policy relevant: issues of scale and disciplinary integration. Landscape Ecology, 22 (6). pp. 799-809. ISSN 0921-2973 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-007-9092-8
- Tzanopoulos, J., Mitchley, J. and Pantis, J. D. (2007) Vegetation dynamics in abandoned crop fields on a Mediterranean island: Development of succession model and estimation of disturbance thresholds. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 120 (2-4). pp. 370-376. ISSN 0167-8809 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2006.10.011
- Jongepierova, I., Mitchley, J. and Tzanopoulos, J. (2007) A field experiment to recreate species rich hay meadows using regional seed mixtures. Biological Conservation, 139 (3-4). pp. 297-305. ISSN 0006-3207 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2007.07.026
- Haddock, J., Tzanopoulos, J., Mitchley, J. and Fraser, R. (2007) A method for evaluating alternative landscape management scenarios in relation to the biodiversity conservation of habitats. Ecological Economics, 61 (2-3). pp. 277-283. ISSN 0921-8009 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.02.019 |
2004
- Lawson, C. S., Ford, M. A., Mitchley, J. and Warren, J. M. (2004) The establishment of heathland vegetation on ex-arable land: the response of Calluna vulgaris to soil acidification. Biological Conservation, 116 (3). pp. 409-416. ISSN 0006-3207 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3207(03)00233-7
- Lawson, C. S., Ford, M. A. and Mitchley, J. (2004) The influence of seed addition and cutting regime on the success of grassland restoration on ex-arable land. Applied Vegetation Science, 7. pp. 259-266. ISSN 1402-2001
Other publications
Mitchley, J., Price, M.F. & Tzanopoulos, J. (2006). Integrated futures for Europe's mountain regions: reconciling biodiversity conservation and human livelihoods. Journal of Mountain Science, 3, 276-286.
Bock, M., Xofis, P., Mitchley, J., Rossner, G., & Wissen, M. (2005). Object Oriented Methods for Habitat Mapping at Multiple Scales - case studies from Germany and UK. Journal for Nature Conservation, 13, 75-89.
Jacquin, A., Chéret, V., Denux, J.P., Gay, M., Mitchley, J. & Xofis, P. (2005). Habitat suitability modelling of Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) using Earth Observation data. Journal for Nature Conservation, 13, 161-169.
Keramitsoglou, I., Kontoes, C., Sifakis, N., Mitchley, J. & Xofis, P. (2005). Kernel based re-classification of Earth observation data for fine scale habitat mapping. Journal for Nature Conservation, 13, 91-99.
Langanke, T., Rossner, G., Vršcaj, B., Lang, S. & Mitchley, J. (2005). Selection and Application Spatial Indicators for Nature Conservation at Different Institutional Levels - Experiences from the SPIN Project. Journal for Nature Conservation, 13, 101-113.
Mander, U., Mitchley, J., Keramitsoglou, I., Bock, M. & Xofis, P. (2005). Earth observation methods for habitat mapping and spatial indicators for nature conservation in Europe. Journal for Nature Conservation, 13, 69-73.
Mitchley, J. & Xofis, P. (2005). Landscape structure and management regime as indicators of Calcareous Grassland habitat condition and species diversity. Journal for Nature Conservation, 13, 75-89.
Tzanopoulos, J., Mitchley, J. & Pantis, J. (2005). Modelling the effects of human activity on the vegetation of a northeast Mediterranean island. Applied Vegetation Science, 8, 27-38.