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Frontiers in blue-green infrastructure (2023)
Book Chapter
Hardman, M., Baldock, K., Connop, S., Taylor, K., & Stirling, R. (2023). Frontiers in blue-green infrastructure. In ICE Manual of Blue-Green Infrastructure (227-246). ICE Publishing

The School Farms Network in the UK : history, context, and adding value (2021)
Book Chapter
and adding value. In A. Farag, S. Badawi, G. Lalli, & M. Kamareddine (Eds.), School farms : feeding and educating children (67-83). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003176558-7

Alongside recent renewed interest in urban agriculture, there has been an increased focus on school farming. The School Farms Network has a large membership base and interest from other green space organisations across the UK. Using contributions fro... Read More about The School Farms Network in the UK : history, context, and adding value.

Chapitre 4. Guérilla jardinière, résistance et espace public (Chapter 4. Guerrilla gardening, resistance and public space) (2021)
Book Chapter
(Chapter 4. Guerrilla gardening, resistance and public space). In L. Granchamp, & S. Glatron (Eds.), Militantismes et potagers (Activists and vegetable gardens). Presses Universitaires du Septentrion

There is a small but emerging area of research that explores the impact of ‘guerrilla gardening’, an activity which involves actors occupying land, often in the public realm, without permission. Whilst several recent studies have charted the impact o... Read More about Chapitre 4. Guérilla jardinière, résistance et espace public (Chapter 4. Guerrilla gardening, resistance and public space).

Community archaeology, identity and the excavation of Manchester’s Reno nightclub (2021)
Book Chapter
Nevell, M., & Brogan, L. (2021). Community archaeology, identity and the excavation of Manchester’s Reno nightclub. In L. Maloney, & J. Schofield (Eds.), Music and heritage : new perspectives on place-making and sonic identity (150-159). London and New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429343049-17

This chapter looks at the experiences of excavating a twentieth century urban site with the community who created and used it. The format is deliberately not that of a traditional archaeology report or theory piece, but rather a dialogue between the... Read More about Community archaeology, identity and the excavation of Manchester’s Reno nightclub.

Leaving Gondwana : the changing position of the Indian subcontinent in the Global Faunal Network (2020)
Book Chapter
subcontinent in the Global Faunal Network. In G. Prasad, & R. Patnaik (Eds.), Biological Consequences of Plate Tectonics : New Perspectives on Post-Gondwana Break-up – a tribute to Ashok Sahni (227-249). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49753-8_9

The paleogeographic history of the Indian subcontinent is unique among Earth’s landmasses. From being part of the southern supercontinent Gondwana for most of the Mesozoic, through a period of isolation as a drifting entity in the Late Cretaceous... Read More about Leaving Gondwana : the changing position of the Indian subcontinent in the Global Faunal Network.

Breaking down barriers : the role of public archaeology and heritage interpretation in shaping perceptions of the past (2020)
Book Chapter
Nevell, R., & Nevell, M. (2020). Breaking down barriers : the role of public archaeology and heritage interpretation in shaping perceptions of the past. In K. Gleave, H. Williams, & P. Clarke (Eds.), Public Archaeologies of Frontiers and Borderlands (108-128). Archaeopress

In 2018 a survey by English Heritage found that children’s memories of historic sites, specifically castles, are more likely to derive from film and television than visiting a castle. Ideas about the past become influenced by popular culture. Despite... Read More about Breaking down barriers : the role of public archaeology and heritage interpretation in shaping perceptions of the past.

Nature’s contribution to health and wellbeing in the city (2020)
Book Chapter
James, P., Tzoulas, K., & Dennis, M. (2020). Nature’s contribution to health and wellbeing in the city. In C. Boyko, R. Cooper, & N. Dunn (Eds.), Designing Future Cities for Wellbeing (54-70). New York and Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429470684-5

Biodiverse, vegetation-rich, green-spaces are important in the context of public health in urban environments. Links between residential proximity and equitable access to natural environments have been made with cardiometabolic disorders and emotiona... Read More about Nature’s contribution to health and wellbeing in the city.

Hermaphroditism and gonochorism (2020)
Book Chapter
Benvenuto, C., & Weeks, S. (2020). Hermaphroditism and gonochorism. In R. Cothran, & M. Thiel (Eds.), The Natural History of the Crustacea: Reproductive Biology. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190688554.003.0008

This chapter compares two sexual systems: hermaphroditism (both partners can act as either sex) and gonochorism (each individual organism acts as only one of two distinct sexes) in crustaceans. These two main sexual systems contain a variety of alter... Read More about Hermaphroditism and gonochorism.

Honey bee pathogens and diseases (2020)
Book Chapter
Martin, S., & Allsop, M. (2020). Honey bee pathogens and diseases. In C. Starr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_59-1

Honey bees are the most intensively studied of all social insects – quite possibly the most studied of any invertebrate animal. As such their diseases and pests have become well-known. It is unlikely that any other social insect is affected by such a... Read More about Honey bee pathogens and diseases.

Environmental Enrichment : the creation of opportunities for informal learning (2019)
Book Chapter
Young, R., Schetini, C., & Cipreste, C. (2020). Environmental Enrichment : the creation of opportunities for informal learning. In V. Melfi, N. Dorey, & S. Ward (Eds.), Zoo Animal Learning and Training (101-118). West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118968543.ch6

This chapter focuses on the informal learning opportunities that arise from environmental enrichment and what their consequences are for the animal. Environmental enrichment typically involves the addition of novel stimuli to a captive animal's envir... Read More about Environmental Enrichment : the creation of opportunities for informal learning.

Cuckoo Bumble Bees (Bombus (Psithyrus)) (2019)
Book Chapter
Martin, S. (2019). Cuckoo Bumble Bees (Bombus (Psithyrus)). In C. Starr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_33-1

There are about 250 species of bumble bees, genus Bombus, of which 30 have evolved into social parasites known as cuckoo bumble bees. All cuckoo bumble bees were at one time placed in their own genus, Psithyrus, which is now treated as a monophyletic... Read More about Cuckoo Bumble Bees (Bombus (Psithyrus)).

Creative collaboration in citizen science and the evolution of ThinkCamps (2018)
Book Chapter
Gold, M., & Ochu, E. (2018). Creative collaboration in citizen science and the evolution of ThinkCamps. In S. Hecker, M. Haklay, A. Bowser, Z. Makuch, J. Vogel, & A. Bonn (Eds.), Citizen Science: Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy (146-167). UCL Press. https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781787352339

This chapter discusses how to harness the potential of creative collaboration through ThinkCamp events – an ‘unconference’ style event with an open and creative environment designed to foster co-creation, co-design and collaborative thinking at key p... Read More about Creative collaboration in citizen science and the evolution of ThinkCamps.

Exploring guerilla gardening : gauging public views on the grassoots activity (2018)
Book Chapter
Hardman, M., Larkham, P., & Adams, D. (2018). Exploring guerilla gardening : gauging public views on the grassoots activity. In C. Tornaghi, & C. Certoma (Eds.), Urban Gardening as Politics (148-166). London, UK: Routledge/CRC Press (Taylor & Francis)

There is a noteworthy gap in recent research on the growing activity of guerrilla gardening. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a voice to those who dwell or work close to sites which have been colonized by guerrilla gardeners. It explores per... Read More about Exploring guerilla gardening : gauging public views on the grassoots activity.

Compatibility of offshore energy installations with marine protected areas (2018)
Book Chapter
Thurstan, R., Yates, K., & O'Leary, B. (2018). Compatibility of offshore energy installations with marine protected areas. In K. Yates, & C. Bradshaw (Eds.), Offshore Energy and Marine Spatial Planning (214-230). Routledge

Energy generation sites are increasingly being constructed in coastal and marine spaces and the rate of implementation is likely to increase in coming decades, due to a combination of increasing energy demand and international targets to reduce green... Read More about Compatibility of offshore energy installations with marine protected areas.

Meaningful stakeholder participation in marine spatial planning with offshore energy (2018)
Book Chapter
Yates, K. (2018). Meaningful stakeholder participation in marine spatial planning with offshore energy. In K. Yates, & C. Bradshaw (Eds.), Offshore Energy and Marine Spatial Planning (169-188). Routledge

Within an increasingly busy seascape, competition between different uses of marine resources is growing. Offshore-energy generation in particular is expanding rapidly, with implications for both existing users and nature conservation. Marine spatial... Read More about Meaningful stakeholder participation in marine spatial planning with offshore energy.

Salford's first quay : the Irwell waterfront 1755 to c. 1890 (2017)
Book Chapter
Nevell, M. (2017). Salford's first quay : the Irwell waterfront 1755 to c. 1890. In Recapturing the past of Salford Quays (10-29). Salford: Centre for Applied Archaeology, University of Salford

This chapter reviews the archaeological evidence for the development of the Salford bank of the River Irwell during the 18th and 19th centuries in Greater Manchester, UK. The focus is on what recent developer-funded excavations can reveal about the d... Read More about Salford's first quay : the Irwell waterfront 1755 to c. 1890.

Reproductive strategies in marine invertebrates and the structuring of marine animal forests (2017)
Book Chapter
Wangensteen Fuentes, O., Turon, X., & Palacín, C. (2017). Reproductive strategies in marine invertebrates and the structuring of marine animal forests. In Marine animal forests : the ecology of benthic biodiversity hotspots (1-24). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17001-5_52-1

Competition, predation, and facilitation mechanisms are the major drivers of biodiversity and community structure in marine benthic ecosystems. Habitat complexity is a determining factor of faunal richness and biodiversity in these communities. The s... Read More about Reproductive strategies in marine invertebrates and the structuring of marine animal forests.

Metabarcoding techniques for assessing biodiversity of marine animal forests (2016)
Book Chapter
Wangensteen Fuentes, O. S., & Turon, X. (2016). Metabarcoding techniques for assessing biodiversity of marine animal forests. In Marine animal forests : the ecology of benthic biodiversity hotspots (1-29). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17001-5_53-1

The “marine animal forests” are among the most diverse ecosystems in the Biosphere. However, exhaustive biodiversity assessment of these communities has been so far elusive. The real extent of biodiversity and its temporal and spatial variability pat... Read More about Metabarcoding techniques for assessing biodiversity of marine animal forests.

Different types of small RNAs in protozoa (2016)
Book Chapter
Zheng, L., Liao, J., Wen, Y., Hide, G., Qu, L., & Lun, Z. (2016). Different types of small RNAs in protozoa. In A. Leitao, & F. Enguita (Eds.), Non-coding RNAs and inter-kingdom communication (177-196). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39496-1_11

The origin and evolution of small RNA molecules is a long-standing mystery. The protozoa represent the earliest eukaryotes and encompass rich diverse genetic resources. However, there are many contradictions and disputes prevalent in studies on proto... Read More about Different types of small RNAs in protozoa.