Jonathan Mitchley
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+44 (0) 118 378 4556
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Associate Professor
Associate Professor in Field Botany
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
Research centres and groups
Member of the Impact, Enterprise and Outreach
- Senior Botanical Consultant for RSK Group Ltd
Research projects
- PhD Funding from NERC
- Grassland biodiversity and conservation in Europe
- Restoration ecology
Awards and honours
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
Professional bodies/affiliations
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
Websites/blogs
Selected 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.
Publications
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Walton, G.
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Mitchley, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0558-7547
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Reid, G.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2477-2174
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Batke, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1938-3625
(2023)
Absence of botanical European Palaeolithic cave art: what can it tell us about plant awareness disparity?.
Plants, People, Planet
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0.
ISSN:
2572-2611
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doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10373
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Yamada, S.
ORCID: 0000-0003-0236-7124
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Saito, H.
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Nemoto, M.
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Mitchley, J.
(2023)
Relationship between dominant species, vegetation composition and species attributes in spring and autumn on a riverbank: implications for river management to enhance ecosystem functions.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering
ISSN:
1860-188X
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doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11355-023-00551-z
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Stroud, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7482-6791
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Fennell, M.
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Mitchley, J.
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Lydon, S.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9516-9703
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Peacock, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1344-4335
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Bacon, K.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8944-5107
(2022)
The botanical education extinction and the fall of plant awareness.
Ecology and Evolution
, 12
(7).
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ISSN:
2045-7758
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doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9019
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Arthan, W.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6941-2199
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Morales‐Fierro, V.
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Vorontsova, M.
ORCID: 0000-0003-0899-1120
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Kellogg, E.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1671-7447
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Mitchley, J.
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Lehmann, C.
(2022)
Heteropogon ‐ Themeda grasses evolve to occupy either tropical grassland or wetland biomes.
Journal of Systematics and Evolution
, 60
(3).
pp.
653-674.
ISSN:
1759-6831
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doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jse.12846
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Xofis, P.
ORCID: 0000-0003-0528-3073
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Buckley, P.
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Takos, I.
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Mitchley, J.
(2021)
Long term post-fire vegetation dynamics in north-east Mediterranean ecosystems. The case of Mount Athos Greece.
Fire
, 4
(4).
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ISSN:
2571-6255
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doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire4040092
- Ford, C. , Allainguillaume, J. , Fu, T. , Mitchley, J. , 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://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.13131
- 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://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10113-013-0580-x
- Aldana, A. and Mitchley, J. (2013) Protected Areas legislation and the conservation of the Colombian Orinoco basin natural ecosystems.. Nature Conservation , 4 pp. 15-28. ISSN: 1314-3301 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.4.3682
- Mitchley, J. , Jongepierová, I. , Fajmon, K. (2012) Regional seed mixtures for the re-creation of species-rich meadows in the White Carpathian Mountains: results of a 10-yr experiment.. Applied Vegetation Science , 15 (2). pp. 253-263. ISSN: 1402-2001 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-109X.2012.01183.x
- 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
- 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
- Reed, . , Arblaster, . , Bullock, . , Burton, . , Davies, . , Holden, . , Hubacek, . , May, . , Mitchley, . , Morris, . , Nainggolan, . , Potter, . , Quinn, . , Swales, . , Thorp, . (2009) Using scenarios to explore UK upland futures. Futures , 41 (9). pp. 619-630. ISSN: 0016-3287 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2009.04.007
- Jiao, . , Tzanopoulos, . , Xofis, . , 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://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(07)60099-X
- Stevens, . , Fraser, . , Mitchley, . , Thomas, . (2007) Making ecological science policy relevant: issues of scale and disciplinary integration. Landscape Ecology , 22 (6). pp. 799-809. ISSN: 0921-2973 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10980-007-9092-8
- Jiao, . , Tzanopoulos, . , Xofis, . , Bai, . , Ma, . , Mitchley, . (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://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00235.x
- Haddock, . , Tzanopoulos, . , Mitchley, . , Fraser, . (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://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.02.019 |
- Tzanopoulos, . , Mitchley, J. , Pantis, . (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://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2006.10.011
- Jongepierova, . , Mitchley, J. , Tzanopoulos, . (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://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2007.07.026
- Lawson, . , Ford, . , Mitchley, J. , Warren, . (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://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3207(03)00233-7
- Lawson, . , Ford, . , 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