Dr Tom Breeze

Email:
t.d.breeze@reading.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0) 118 378 6026
Job title:
Senior Research Fellow

Areas of interest

My research is highly interdisciplinary, mixing ecology, economics and social sciences to explore ways of integrating biodiversity into human systems and decision making by quantifying and recognising the many values associated with ecosystems. Within this sphere, in am particularly interested in:

How do biodiversity and ecosystem services influence food systems?
How do we integrate biodiversity monitoring into decision making?
How will changes to landscapes and land management affect the interplay between biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Postgraduate supervision

I welcome prospective students interested in interdisciplinary research around my main research themes to discuss project ideas and funding sources. I am especially interested in working with students from developing countries.

Current PhD Students

Ellen Knight (2022-present) PhD: Does pollinator diversity moderate ecosystem function in agroforestry systems? (NERC Scenarios DTP studentship)
Connor Russel (2022-Present) PhD: Measuring and Valuing Pollination Services in Europe (EU Horizon 2002 SAFEGUARD project)
Rafael Pompa (2018-Present) PhD: Ecosystem services provision and adoption of agroforestry in England (Wilkie Calvert co-supported PhD studentship)

Completed PhD students

Louise Hutchinson (2017-2023) PhD (part-time): Characterizing the pollinator communities & pollination sustainability of four economically important UK crops (NERC QMEE CDT studentship)
Mike Image (2017-2023) PhD (part-time): The impact of agri-environment schemes on pollination services in England (Wilkie Calvert co-supported PhD studentship)
Elena Cini (2018-2022) PhD: Assessing the effects of pressures and their interaction on commercially reared Apis mellifera and Bombus terrestris colonies and implications for management practices (EU Horizon 2020 POSHBEE project)
Tom Stanton (2017-2021) PhD: Evaluating how plant community composition influences natural enemy biodiversity and pest regulation services in temperate agroforestry systems (NERC QMEE CDT studentship)
Duncan Coston (2015-2019) PhD: Quantifying the impacts of the neonicotinoid restriction on oilseed rape pest control, pollination and productivity (Lawes Agricultural Trust PhD scholarship)
“Maria” Han Zhang (2013-2017) PhD: The Economic Value of UK Pest Regulation Services (EU FP7 LIBERATION project)

Teaching

APMA102 – Ecosystem Services

APMA103 – Rethinking Agricultural Development (including Horticulture)

I also run two strategic research groups within the university: The SAPD Agroforestry Research Group and the University of Reading Landscape Research Group (co-run with Eugene Mohareb)

Research centres and groups

Department of Sustainable Land Management

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Research Division

Centre for Agri-Environmental Research

Research projects

Current projects

MAMBO – Modern Approaches to Monitoring of BiOdiversity (EU Horizon Europe 2022-2026)

Safeguard - Safeguarding European wild pollinators (EU H2020, 2021-2025)

FoodSEqual – Food Systems Equality (Transforming UK Food Systems 2021-2025)

DRUID: Drivers and Repercussions of UK Insect Declines (NERC, 2020-2024)

SPRING - Strengthening Pollinator Recovery through indicators and monitoring (DG Environment, 2021-2023)

EuropaBON - Europa Biodiversity Observation Network: integrating data streams to support policy (EU H2020, 2020-2023)

PoshBee - Pan-European assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of stressors on the health of bees (EU H2020 2018-2023)

SUPER Farm India - SUstainable farming through effective Pollination and pEst Regulation in India (University of Reading GCRF 2019-2021)

Past projects

Resilient Pollination - Modelling Landscapes for Resilient Pollination Services in the UK (BBSRC Resilience in the Food System, 2017-2021)

SMOOPS - Sustainable Management of Orchard Pollination Services (BBSRC, 2016-2019)

SUPER-B - Sustainable Pollination in Europe (EU COST Action, 2014-2018)

LIBERATION - Linking farmland biodiversity to ecosystem services for effective ecofunctional intensification (EU FP7 2014-2017)

NPPMF - Design and Testing of a National Pollinator and Pollination Monitoring Framework (DEFRA, 2014-2016)

Crop pollination: Sustainable Pollination services for UK Crops (Insect Pollinator Initiative, 2011-2014)

STEP - Status and Trends of European Pollinators (EUFP7, 2010-2015)

Publications

Image, M. ORCID: 0000-0003-0218-3392 , Gardner, E. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 (2023) Co-benefits from tree planting in a typical English agricultural landscape: comparing the relative effectiveness of hedgerows, agroforestry and woodland creation for improving crop pollination services. Land Use Policy , 125 ISSN: 0264-8377 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106497
Image, M. , Gardner, E. , Clough, Y. , Kunin, W. , Potts, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2045-980X , Smith, H. , Stone, G. , Westbury, D. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 (2023) Which interventions contribute most to the net effect of England’s agri-environment schemes on pollination services?. Landscape Ecology , 38 pp. 271-291. ISSN: 1572-9761 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10980-022-01559-w

Garratt, M. , O'Connor, R. , Carvell, C. , Fountain, M. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Pywell, R. , Redhead, J. , Kinneen, L. , Mitschunas, N. , Truslove, L. , Xavier e Silva, C. , Jenner, N. , Ashdown, C. , Brittain, C. , McKerchar, M. , Butcher, C. , Edwards, M. , Nowakowski, M. , Sutton, P. , Potts, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2045-980X (2022) Addressing pollination deficits in orchard crops through habitat management for wild pollinators. Ecological Applications ISSN: 1051-0761 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eap.2743
Hodge, S. ORCID: 0000-0001-6933-5253 , Schweiger, O. ORCID: 0000-0001-8779-2335 , Klein, A. , Potts, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2045-980X , Costa, C. , Albrecht, M. , de Miranda, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-0335-0386 , Mand, M. , De la Rúa, P. ORCID: 0000-0002-0058-1402 , Rundlöf, M. ORCID: 0000-0003-3014-1544 , Attridge, E. , Dean, R. , Bulet, P. ORCID: 0000-0001-9016-265X , Michez, D. ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-1838 , Paxton, R. ORCID: 0000-0003-2517-1351 , Babin, A. ORCID: 0000-0001-8195-1155 , Cougoule, N. , Laurent, M. , Martel, A. , Paris, L. , Rivière, M. , Dubois, E. ORCID: 0000-0003-1035-2782 , Chauzat, M. , Arafah, K. , Askri, D. ORCID: 0000-0002-6741-8044 , Voisin, S. ORCID: 0000-0001-5897-333X , Kiljanek, T. ORCID: 0000-0001-7222-0983 , Bottero, I. , Dominik, C. ORCID: 0000-0001-6310-1632 , Tamburini, G. , Pereira-Peixoto, M. , Wintermantel, D. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Cini, E. , Senapathi, D. ORCID: 0000-0002-8883-1583 , Di Prisco, G. , Medrzycki, P. , Hagenbucher, S. , Knauer, A. , Schwarz, J. ORCID: 0000-0003-2150-8156 , Raimets, R. , Martínez-López, V. , Ivarsson, K. , Hartfield, C. , Hunter, P. , Brown, M. , Stout, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-2027-0863 (2022) Design and planning of a transdisciplinary investigation into farmland pollinators: rationale, co-design, and lessons learned. Sustainability , 14 (17). pp 0. ISSN: 2071-1050 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141710549
Zhang, H. , Han, C. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Li, M. , Mashilingi, S. , Hua, J. , Zhang, W. , Zhang, X. , Zhang, S. , An, J. (2022) Bumblebee pollination enhances yield and flavor of tomato in Gobi Desert greenhouses. Agriculture , 12 (6). ISSN: 2077-0472 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12060795
Gérard, M. , Baird, E. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Dominik, C. , Michez, D. (2022) Impact of crop exposure and agricultural intensification on the phenotypic variation of bees. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment , 338 ISSN: 0167-8809 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.108107
Hutchinson, L. , Oliver, T. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Greenwell, M. , Powney, G. , Garratt, M. (2022) Stability of crop pollinator occurrence is influenced by bee community composition. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems , 6 ISSN: 2571-581X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.943309
Staton, T. ORCID: 0000-0003-0597-0121 , Walters, R. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Smith, J. , Girling, R. ORCID: 0000-0001-8816-8075 (2022) Niche complementarity drives increases in pollinator functional diversity in diversified agroforestry systems. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment , 336 ISSN: 0167-8809 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.108035
Murphy, J. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Willcox, B. ORCID: 0000-0003-4306-1084 , Kavanagh, S. ORCID: 0000-0003-1640-140X , Stout, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-2027-0863 (2022) Globalisation and pollinators: pollinator declines are an economic threat to global food systems. People and Nature , 4 (3). pp. 773-785. ISSN: 2575-8314 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10314
Ratto, F. ORCID: 0000-0001-8411-4379 , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Cole, L. , Garratt, M. , Kleijn, D. , Kunin, B. , Michez, D. , O'Connor, R. , Ollerton, J. , Paxton, R. , Poppy, G. , Potts, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2045-980X , Senapathi, D. ORCID: 0000-0002-8883-1583 , Shaw, R. , Dicks, L. , Peh, K. (2022) Rapid assessment of insect pollination services to inform decision‐making. Conservation Biology , 36 (4). ISSN: 0888-8892 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13886
Hutchinson, L. , Oliver, T. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , O'Connor, R. , Potts, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2045-980X , Roberts, S. , Garratt, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-0196-6013 (2022) Inventorying and monitoring crop pollinating bees: evaluating the effectiveness of common sampling methods. Insect Conservation and Diversity , 15 (3). pp. 299-311. ISSN: 1752-458X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/icad.12557
Image, M. , Gardner, E. , Clough, Y. , Smith, H. , Baldock, K. , Campbell, A. , Garratt, M. , Gillespie, M. , Kunin, W. , McKerchar, M. , Memmott, J. , Potts, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2045-980X , Senapathi, D. ORCID: 0000-0002-8883-1583 , Stone, G. , Wackers, F. , Westbury, D. , Wilby, A. , Oliver, T. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 (2022) Does agri-environment scheme participation in England increase pollinator populations and crop pollination services?. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment , 325 ISSN: 0167-8809 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107755
Girling, R. ORCID: 0000-0001-8816-8075 , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Garratt, M. (2022) Advancing conservation biological control as a component of IPM of horticultural crops. In: Collier, R. , (eds.) Improving integrated pest management in horticulture. Burleigh Dodds , Cambridge. ISBN: 9781786767530
Staton, T. ORCID: 0000-0003-0597-0121 , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Walters, R. , Smith, J. , Girling, R. ORCID: 0000-0001-8816-8075 (2022) Productivity, biodiversity trade-offs, and farm income in an agroforestry versus an arable system. Ecological Economics , 191 ISSN: 0921-8009 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107214

Qadir, Z. , Hadley, J. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Blanusa, T. (2021) Potential of urban roadside hedges for particulate matter removal – importance of species choice, and its economic impact. Acta Horticulturae (1331). pp. 139-144. ISSN: 0567-7572 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2021.1331.19
Vanderplanck, M. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Cini, E. , Potts, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2045-980X , Senapathi, D. ORCID: 0000-0002-8883-1583 (2021) Monitoring bee health in European agroecosystems using wing morphology and fat bodies. One Ecosystem , 6 ISSN: 2367-8194 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.6.e63653
Zhao, H. , Liu, Y. , Zhang, H. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , An, J. (2021) Worker-born males are smaller but have similar reproduction ability to queen-born males in bumblebees. Insects , 12 (11). ISSN: 2075-4450 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12111008
Dicks, L. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Ngo, H. , Senapathi, D. ORCID: 0000-0002-8883-1583 , An, J. , Aizen, M. , Basu, P. , Buchori, D. , Galetto, L. , Garibaldi, L. , Gemmill-Herren, B. , Howlett, B. , Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. , Johnson, S. , Kovács-Hostyánszki, A. , Kwon, Y. , Lattorff, H. , Lungharwo, T. , Seymour, C. , Vanbergen, A. , Potts, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2045-980X (2021) A global-scale expert assessment of drivers and risks associated with pollinator decline. Nature Ecology & Evolution , 5 pp. 1453-1461. ISSN: 2397-334X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01534-9
Garratt, M. , de Groot, G. , Albrecht, M. , Bosch, J. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Fountain, M. , Klein, A. , McKerchar, M. , Park, M. , Paxton, R. , Potts, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2045-980X , Pufal, G. , Rader, R. , Senapathi, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-8883-1583 , Andersson, G. , Bernauer, O. , Blitzer, E. , Boreux, V. , Campbell, A. , Carvell, C. , Földesi, R. , García, D. , Garibaldi, L. , Hambäck, P. , Kirkitadze, G. , Kovács-Hostyánszki, A. , Martins, K. , Miñarro, M. , O’Connor, R. , Radzeviciute, R. , Roquer-Beni, L. , Samnegård, U. , Scott, L. , Vereecken, N. , Wäckers, F. , Webber, S. , Japoshvili, G. , Zhusupbaeva, A. (2021) Opportunities to reduce pollination deficits and address production shortfalls in an important insect pollinated crop. Ecological Applications , 31 (8). ISSN: 0051-0761 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eap.2445
Gardner, E. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Clough, Y. , Smith, H. , Baldock, K. , Campbell, A. , Garratt, M. , Gillespie, M. , Kunin, W. , McKerchar, M. , Potts, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2045-980X , Senapathi, D. ORCID: 0000-0002-8883-1583 , Stone, G. , Wackers, F. , Westbury, D. , Wilby, A. , Oliver, T. (2021) Field boundary features can stabilise bee populations and the pollination of mass-fowering crops in rotational systems. Journal of Applied Ecology , 58 (10). pp. 2297-2304. ISSN: 0021-8901 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13948
Hutchinson, L. , Oliver, T. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Bailes, E. , Brünjes, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-1344-1476 , Campbell, A. , Erhardt, A. , de Groot, G. , Földesi, R. , García, D. , Goulson, D. , Hainaut, H. , Hambäck, P. , Holzschuh, A. , Jauker, F. , Klatt, B. , Klein, A. , Kleijn, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-2500-7164 , Kovács-Hostyánszki, A. ORCID: 0000-0001-5906-4816 , Krimmer, E. , McKerchar, M. , Miñarro, M. , Phillips, B. , Potts, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2045-980X , Pufal, G. , Radzevičiūtė, R. , Roberts, S. , Samnegård, U. , Schulze, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-6944-0130 , Shaw, R. , Tscharntke, T. , Vereecken, N. , Westbury, D. , Westphal, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-2615-1339 , Wietzke, A. , Woodcock, B. , Garratt, M. (2021) Using ecological and field survey data to establish a national list of the wild bee pollinators of crops. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment , 315 ISSN: 0167-8809 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107447
Staton, T. ORCID: 0000-0003-0597-0121 , Walters, R. , Smith, J. ORCID: 0000-0001-8761-8556 , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Girling, R. ORCID: 0000-0001-8816-8075 (2021) Management to promote flowering understoreys benefits natural enemy diversity, aphid suppression and income in an agroforestry system. Agronomy , 11 (4). pp 0. ISSN: 2073-4395 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11040651
Faichnie, R. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Senapathi, D. ORCID: 0000-0002-8883-1583 , Garratt, M. , Potts, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2045-980X (2021) Scales matter: maximising the effectiveness of interventions for pollinators and pollination. Advances in Ecological Research , 64 pp. 105-147. ISSN: 0065-2504 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.aecr.2020.11.003
Breeze, T. , Bailey, A. , Balcombe, K. , Brereton, T. , Comont, R. , Edwards, M. , Garratt, M. , Harvey, M. , Hawkes, C. , Isaac, N. , Jitlal, M. , Jones, C. , Kunin, W. , Lee, P. , Morris, R. , Musgrove, A. , O'Connor, R. , Peyton, J. , Potts, S. , Roberts, S. , Roy, D. , Roy, H. , Tang, C. , Vanbergen, A. , Carvell, C. (2021) Pollinator monitoring more than pays for itself. Journal of Applied Ecology , 58 (1). pp. 44-57. ISSN: 0021-8901 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13755
Staton, T. ORCID: 0000-0003-0597-0121 , Walters, R. , Smith, J. , Breeze, T. , Girling, R. (2021) Evaluating a trait-based approach to compare natural enemy and pest communities in agroforestry versus arable systems. Ecological Applications , 31 (4). ISSN: 0051-0761 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eap.2294

Cao, X. , Li, X. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 (2020) Quantifying the carbon sequestration costs for Pinus elliottii afforestation project of China greenhouse gases voluntary emission reduction program: a case study in Jiangxi province. Forests , 11 (9). ISSN: 1999-4907 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f11090928
Gardner, E. ORCID: 0000-0002-1669-7151 , Breeze, T. , Clough, Y. , Smith, H. , Baldock, K. , Campbell, A. , Garratt, M. , Gillespie, M. , Kunin, W. , McKerchar, M. , Memmott, J. , Potts, S. , Senapathi, D. , Stone, G. , Wackers, F. , Westbury, D. , Wilby, A. , Oliver, T. (2020) Reliably predicting pollinator abundance: challenges of calibrating process-based ecological models. Methods in Ecology and Evolution , 11 (12). pp. 1673-1689. ISSN: 2041-210X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13483
Bishop, J. , Garratt, M. , Breeze, T. (2020) Yield benefits of additional pollination to faba bean vary with cultivar, scale, yield parameter and experimental method. Scientific Reports , 10 ISSN: 2045-2322 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58518-1

Steele, D. , Baldock, K. , Breeze, T. , Brown, M. , Carvell, C. , Dicks, L. , Garratt, M. , Norman, H. , Potts, S. , Senapathi, D. , Vanbergen, A. (2019) Management and drivers of change of pollinating insects and pollination services. National Pollinator Strategy: for bees and other pollinators in England, Evidence statements and Summary of Evidence. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK , London.
Breeze, T. , Boreaux, V. , Cole, L. , Dicks, L. , Klein, A. , Pufal, G. , Balzan, M. , Bevk, D. , Bortolotti, L. , Petanidou, T. , Mand, M. , Pinto, M. , Scheper, J. , Stanisavljević, L. , Stavrinides, M. , Tscheulin, T. , Varnava, A. , Kleijn, D. (2019) Linking farmer and beekeeper preferences with ecological knowledge to improve crop pollination. People and Nature , 1 (4). pp. 562-572. ISSN: 2575-8314 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10055
Garratt, M. , Potts, S. , Banks, G. , Hawes, C. , Breeze, T. , O'Connor, R. , Carvell, C. (2019) Capacity and willingness of farmers and citizen scientists to monitor crop pollinators and pollination services. Global Ecology and Conservation , 20 ISSN: 2351-9894 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00781

Zhang, H. , Potts, S. , Breeze, T. , Bailey, A. (2018) European farmers’ incentives to promote natural pest control service in arable fields. Land Use Policy , 78 pp. 682-690. ISSN: 0264-8377 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.07.017
Zhang, H. , Garratt, M. , Bailey, A. , Potts, S. , Breeze, T. (2018) Economic valuation of natural pest control of the summer grain aphid in wheat in South East England. Ecosystem Services , 30 (A). pp. 149-157. ISSN: 2212-0416 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.02.019

Carvell, C. , Isaac, N. , Jitlal, M. , Peyton, J. , Powney, G. , Roy, D. , Vanbergen, A. , O’Connor, R. , Jones, C. , Kunin, B. , Breeze, T. , Garratt, M. , Potts, S. , Harvey, M. , Ansine, J. , Comont, R. , Lee, P. , Edwards, M. , Roberts, S. , Morris, R. , Musgrove, A. , Brereton, T. , Hawes, C. , Roy, H. (2017) Design and testing of a national pollinator and pollination monitoring framework. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Breeze, T. , Dean, R. , Potts, S. (2017) The costs of beekeeping for pollination services in the UK? An explorative study. Journal of Apicultural Research , 56 (3). pp. 310-317. ISSN: 0078-6913 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2017.1304518
Zhang, H. , Breeze, T. , Bailey, A. , Garthwaite, D. , Harrington, R. , Potts, S. (2017) Arthropod pest control for UK oilseed rape - comparing insecticide efficacies, side effects and alternatives. PLoS ONE , 12 (1). ISSN: 1932-6203 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169475
Garibaldi, L. , Gemmill-Herren, B. , D'Annolfo, R. , Graeub, B. , Cunningham, S. , Breeze, T. (2017) Farming approaches for greater biodiversity, livelihoods, and food security. Trends in Ecology & Evolution , 32 (1). pp. 68-80. ISSN: 0169-5347 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2016.10.001

Potts, S. , Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. , Ngo, H. , Biesmeijer, J. , Breeze, T. , Dicks, L. , Garibaldi, L. , Hill, R. , Settele, J. , Vanbergen, A. (2016) Summary for policymakers of the assessment report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on pollinators, pollination and food production. Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services , Bonn, Germany. pp 36. ISBN: 9789280735680
Potts, S. , Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. , Ngo, H. , Biesmeijer, J. , Breeze, T. , Dicks, L. , Garibaldi, L. , Hill, R. , Settele, J. , Vanbergen, A. (2016) Editorial: summary for policymakers of the thematic assessment on pollinators, pollination and food production. Biota Neotropica , 16 (1). ISSN: 1676-0611
Ollerton, J. , Rouquette, J. , Breeze, T. (2016) Insect pollinators boost the market price of culturally important crops: holly, mistletoe and the spirit of Christmas. Journal of Pollination Ecology , 18 pp. 93-97. ISSN: 1920-7603
Potts, S. , Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. , Ngo, H. , Aizen, M. , Biesmeijer, J. , Breeze, T. , Dicks, L. , Garibaldi, L. , Hill, R. , Settele, J. , Vanbergen, A. (2016) Safeguarding pollinators and their values to human well-being. Nature , 540 (7632). pp. 220-229. ISSN: 0028-0836 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature20588
Breeze, T. , Gallai, N. , Garibaldi, L. , Li, X. (2016) Economic measures of pollination services: shortcomings and future directions. Trends in Ecology & Evolution , 31 (12). pp. 927-939. ISSN: 0169-5347 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2016.09.002
Garratt, M. , Breeze, T. , Boreux, V. , Fountain, M. , McKerchar, M. , Webber, S. , Coston, D. , Jenner, N. , Dean, R. , Westbury, D. , Biesmeijer, J. , Potts, S. , eds. (2016) Apple pollination: demand depends on variety and supply depends on pollinator identity. In: Ezura, H. , (eds.) PLoS ONE , 11 (5). ISSN: 1932-6203 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153889

Gill, R. , Baldock, K. , Brown, M. , Cresswell, J. , Dicks, L. , Fountain, M. , Garratt, M. , Gough, L. , Heard, M. , Holland, J. , Ollerton, J. , Stone, G. , Tang, C. , Vanbergen, A. , Vogler, A. , Woodward, G. , Arce, A. , Boatman, N. , Brand-Hardy, R. , Breeze, T. , Green, M. , Hartfield, C. , O'Connor, R. , Osborne, J. , Phillips, J. , Sutton, P. , Potts, S. (2015) Chapter four - Protecting an ecosystem service: approaches to understanding and mitigating threats to wild insect pollinators. In: Woodward, G. and Bohan, D. , (eds.) Ecosystem Services: From Biodiversity to Society, Part 2. Advances in Ecological Research , 54. Advances in Ecological Research , 54 pp. 135-206. ISSN: 0065-2504 ISBN: 9780081009789 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.aecr.2015.10.007
Hanley, N. , Breeze, T. , Ellis, C. , Goulson, D. (2015) Measuring the economic value of pollination services: principles, evidence and knowledge gaps. Ecosystem Services , 14 pp. 124-132. ISSN: 2212-0416 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.09.013
Ratamäki, O. , Jokinen, P. , Sørensen, P. , Breeze, T. , Potts, S. (2015) A multi level analysis on pollination-related policies. Ecosystem Services , 14 pp. 133-143. ISSN: 2212-0416 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2015.01.002
Senapathi, D. , Biesmeijer, J. , Breeze, T. , Kleijn, D. , Potts, S. , Carvalheiro, L. (2015) Pollinator conservation: the difference between managing for pollination services and preserving pollinator diversity. Current Opinion in Insect Science , 12 pp. 93-101. ISSN: 2214-5745 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2015.11.002
Breeze, T. , Bailey, A. , Potts, S. , Balcombe, K. (2015) A stated preference valuation of the non-market benefits of pollination services in the UK. Ecological Economics , 111 pp. 76-85. ISSN: 0921-8009 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.12.022
Nayak, G. , Roberts, S. , Garratt, M. , Breeze, T. , Tscheulin, T. , Harrison-Cripps, J. , Vogiatzakis, I. , Stirpe, M. , Potts, S. (2015) Interactive effect of floral abundance and semi-natural habitats on pollinators in field beans (Vicia faba). Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment , 199 pp. 58-66. ISSN: 0167-8809 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2014.08.016

Breeze, T. , Bailey, A. , Balcombe, K. , Potts, S. (2014) Costing conservation: an expert appraisal of the pollinator habitat benefits of England’s entry level stewardship. Biodiversity and Conservation , 23 (5). pp. 1193-1214. ISSN: 0960-3115 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0660-3
Garratt, M. , Breeze, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-8929-8354 , Jenner, N. , Polce, C. , Biesmeijer, J. , Potts, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2045-980X (2014) Avoiding a bad apple: insect pollination enhances fruit quality and economic value. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment , 184 pp. 34-40. ISSN: 0167-8809 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2013.10.032
Breeze, T. , Vaissière, B. , Bommarco, R. , Petanidou, T. , Seraphides, N. , Kozák, L. , Scheper, J. , Biesmeijer, J. , Kleijn, D. , Gyldenkærne, S. , Moretti, M. , Holzschuh, A. , Steffan-Dewenter, I. , Stout, J. , Pärtel, M. , Zobel, M. , Potts, S. (2014) Agricultural policies exacerbate honeybee pollination service supply-demand mismatches across Europe. PLoS ONE , 9 (1). ISSN: 1932-6203 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082996

Breeze, T. , Roberts, S. , Potts, S. (2012) The decline of England’s bees: policy review and recommendations. Friends of the Earth , London. pp 44.

Smith, P. , Ashmore, M. , Black, H. , Burgess, P. , Evans, C. , Hails, R. , Potts, S. , Quine, T. , Thomson, A. , Biesmeijer, K. , Breeze, T. , Broadmeadow, M. , Ferrier, R. , Freer, J. , Hansom, J. , Haygarth, P. , Hesketh, H. , Hicks, K. , Johnson, A. , Kay, D. , Kunin, W. , Lilly, A. , May, L. , Memmott, J. , Orr, H. , Pickup, R. , Purse, B. , Squire, G. (2011) Regulating services. UK National Ecosystem Assessment: Technical Report. UK NEA Publications pp. 535-596.
Breeze, T. , Bailey, A. , Balcombe, K. , Potts, S. (2011) Pollination services in the UK: how important are honeybees?. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment , 142 (3-4). pp. 137-143. ISSN: 0167-8809 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2011.03.020

Mwebaze, P. , Marris, G. , Budge, G. , Brown, M. , Potts, S. , Breeze, T. , Macleod, A. (2010) Quantifying the value of ecosystem services: a case study of honeybee pollination in the UK. Contributed Paper

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