Estimates of 'relative pollen productivity' and 'relevant source area of pollen' for major tree taxa in two Norfolk (UK) woodlands. (2005)
Journal Article
Bunting, M., Armitage, R., Binney, H., & Waller, M. (2005). Estimates of 'relative pollen productivity' and 'relevant source area of pollen' for major tree taxa in two Norfolk (UK) woodlands. Holocene, 15(3), 459-465. https://doi.org/10.1191/0959683605hl821rr

Surface sample pollen assemblages and vegetation data collected from two East Anglian fen carr sites with adjacent dry woodland belts are analysed to estimate the relevant source area of pollen (RSAP) and the relative pollen productivity (RPP) valu... Read More about Estimates of 'relative pollen productivity' and 'relevant source area of pollen' for major tree taxa in two Norfolk (UK) woodlands..

High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on sheep farms provides evidence of vertical transmission in ovine hosts (2005)
Journal Article
Williams, R., Morley, E., Hughes, J., Duncanson, P., Terry, R., Smith, J., & Hide, G. (2005). High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on sheep farms provides evidence of vertical transmission in ovine hosts. Parasitology, 130(3), 301-307. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182004006614

Recent research suggests that vertical transmission may play an important role in sustaining Toxoplasma gondii infection in some species. We report here that congenital transmission occurs at consistently high levels in pedigree Charollais and outbre... Read More about High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on sheep farms provides evidence of vertical transmission in ovine hosts.

The EC Zoos Directive: A lost opportunity to implement the convention on biological diversity. (2005)
Journal Article
Rees, P. (2005). The EC Zoos Directive: A lost opportunity to implement the convention on biological diversity. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, 8(1), 51-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/13880290590913723

The Convention on Biological Diversity 1992 requires contracting parties to take ex-situ conservation measures to protect biodiversity. This paper considers the effectiveness of the Zoos Directive in implementing this obligation within the European U... Read More about The EC Zoos Directive: A lost opportunity to implement the convention on biological diversity..

The recent sedimentation history of Aqualate Mere (Central England): assessing the potential for lake restoration. (2005)
Journal Article
Hutchinson, S. (2005). The recent sedimentation history of Aqualate Mere (Central England): assessing the potential for lake restoration. Journal of Paleolimnology, 33(2), 205-228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-004-3991-3

As part of English Nature's Lakes Flagship Project to address adverse environmental impacts on selected, important lakes, a proposal has been made to dredge Aqualate Mere. The site has experienced rapid, 'recent' sedimentation thought to be derived f... Read More about The recent sedimentation history of Aqualate Mere (Central England): assessing the potential for lake restoration..

The interpretation of fen carr pollen diagrams: pollen-vegetation relationships within fen carr. (2005)
Journal Article
Waller, M., Binney, H., Bunting, M., & Armitage, R. (2005). The interpretation of fen carr pollen diagrams: pollen-vegetation relationships within fen carr. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 133(3-4), 179-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2004.10.001

Sediments deposited in fen carr environments are frequently used in pollen-based reconstructions of vegetation history, although few studies of modern pollen–vegetation relationships in fen carr have been undertaken to aid the interpretation of fossi... Read More about The interpretation of fen carr pollen diagrams: pollen-vegetation relationships within fen carr..

Working in partnership for joined up housing and community care (2005)
Book Chapter

Significant familial differences in the frequency of abortion and Toxoplasma gondii infection within a flock of Charollais sheep (2005)
Journal Article
a flock of Charollais sheep. Parasitology, 131, 181-185. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182005007614

A study was carried out to investigate the frequencies of abortion and congenital Toxoplasma gondii infection within 27
families (765 individuals) of a pedigree Charollais sheep flock maintained on a working farm in Worcestershire, UK, since
1992.... Read More about Significant familial differences in the frequency of abortion and Toxoplasma gondii infection within a flock of Charollais sheep.

Ecological epidemiology: the role of landscape structure in the transmission risk of the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis (Leukart 1863) (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea : Taeniidae) (2005)
Journal Article
Graham, A., Danson, F., & Craig, P. (2005). Ecological epidemiology: the role of landscape structure in the transmission risk of the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis (Leukart 1863) (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea : Taeniidae). Progress in Physical Geography, 29(1), 77-91. https://doi.org/10.1191/0309133305pp435ra

The larval form of the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis causes a fatal liver infection in humans and has high prevalence in western China. The tapeworm lifecycle involves small mammal populations and canids, such as foxes and dogs. Human cont... Read More about Ecological epidemiology: the role of landscape structure in the transmission risk of the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis (Leukart 1863) (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea : Taeniidae).

Assessment of 17 new whiskered auklet ( Aethia pygmaea ) microsatellite loci in 42 seabirds identifies 5–15 polymorphic markers for each of nine Alcinae species (2005)
Journal Article
polymorphic markers for each of nine Alcinae species. Molecular ecology notes (Print), 5, 289-297. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.00906.x

We isolated 17 microsatellite loci in the whiskered auklet (
Aethia pygmaea
) and tested them
for amplification in 48 species from 13 seabird families (including 42 seabirds). Fifteen of
these loci were also tested for polymorphism in 38 of the s... Read More about Assessment of 17 new whiskered auklet ( Aethia pygmaea ) microsatellite loci in 42 seabirds identifies 5–15 polymorphic markers for each of nine Alcinae species.

Contemporary gene flow and the spatio-temporal genetic structure of subdivided newt populations (Triturus cristatus, T. marmoratus) (2005)
Journal Article
of subdivided newt populations (Triturus cristatus, T. marmoratus). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 18, 619-628. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00864.x

Gene flow and drift shape the distribution of neutral genetic diversity in
metapopulations, but their local rates are difficult to quantify. To identify gene
flow between demes as distinct from individual migration, we present a
modified Bayesian... Read More about Contemporary gene flow and the spatio-temporal genetic structure of subdivided newt populations (Triturus cristatus, T. marmoratus).

Delineating fine-scale genetic units in amphibians: probing the primacy of ponds (2005)
Journal Article
probing the primacy of ponds. Conservation Genetics, 6, 227-234. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-004-7832-8

The population structure of pond-breeding amphibians is shaped by their distinct breeding foci, but it is
unclear to what extent this is reflected in the fine-scale distribution of genetic diversity. We used microsatellite
genotypes to investigate... Read More about Delineating fine-scale genetic units in amphibians: probing the primacy of ponds.

Merseyside Community Voice - an evaluation (2005)
Other
Ahmed, A. (2005). Merseyside Community Voice - an evaluation

Evaluation of the HELA training coordination portal’s ability to support communication and knowledge sharing between local authorities (LA) and health and safety executive (HSE) safety enforcement teams (2005)
Report
Ford, N., Brown, J., & Williams, H. (2005). Evaluation of the HELA training coordination portal’s ability to support communication and knowledge sharing between local authorities (LA) and health and safety executive (HSE) safety enforcement teams

The HELA Training Coordination portal was launched in October 2001. Initially it was developed as a means to facilitate the national coordination of training for Local Authority (LA) based health and safety enforcement officers. Subsequently a second... Read More about Evaluation of the HELA training coordination portal’s ability to support communication and knowledge sharing between local authorities (LA) and health and safety executive (HSE) safety enforcement teams.

Climatic variations and solute concentration and flux in meltwaters draining from an alpine glacier. (2004)
Journal Article
Collins, D., Harrison, J., & Kitcher, J. (2004). Climatic variations and solute concentration and flux in meltwaters draining from an alpine glacier. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus, 2(2), 197-207. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1020158726125

Measurements of electrical conductivity and discharge of meltwaters in the Gornera, which drains from the 83%glacierised basin containing Gornergletscher, Pennine Alps, Switzerland, were undertaken between May and September in both 1979 and 1998. Dis... Read More about Climatic variations and solute concentration and flux in meltwaters draining from an alpine glacier..

Excavating the iconic: The rediscovery of the Fairbottom Bobs Colliery pumping engine (2004)
Journal Article
Nevell, M., Roberts, J., & Champness, B. (2004). Excavating the iconic: The rediscovery of the Fairbottom Bobs Colliery pumping engine. Industrial Archaeology Review, XXVI(2), 83-93

Steam engines were one of the first machine-types to attract the attention of antiquarians and later
Industrial Archaeologists. From the first Newcomen engine in 1712 to the 20th-century steam turbine, these objects still exert a fascination for arc... Read More about Excavating the iconic: The rediscovery of the Fairbottom Bobs Colliery pumping engine.

Impacts of Privatising Britain’s Rail Passenger Services - Franchising, Refranchising and Ten Year Transport Plan Targets (2004)
Journal Article
Knowles, R. (2004). Impacts of Privatising Britain’s Rail Passenger Services - Franchising, Refranchising and Ten Year Transport Plan Targets. Environment and Planning A, 36(11), 2065-2087. https://doi.org/10.1068/a36300

Britain's passenger rail services were privatised in 1996/97 to reduce public subsidies and produce customer benefits through the private sector competing for medium or long-term franchises. Private sector franchisees were committed to investment in... Read More about Impacts of Privatising Britain’s Rail Passenger Services - Franchising, Refranchising and Ten Year Transport Plan Targets.

Developing an environmental management system for a UK hospital trust (2004)
Journal Article
Douglas, C., & Meltzer, M. (2004). Developing an environmental management system for a UK hospital trust. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 4(4), 273-290. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJETM.2004.005717

This paper discusses the approach to tackling environmental issues in the hospital sector. It considers the emphasis placed on environmental issues within the sector, the problems encountered and the opportunities realised during the process of devel... Read More about Developing an environmental management system for a UK hospital trust.

House mouse infestations: is there a public health risk and are current approaches to control effective? (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Murphy, G., & Williams, H. (2004, September). House mouse infestations: is there a public health risk and are current approaches to control effective?. Presented at Second World Health Organisation International Housing and Health Symposium, Vilnius, Lithuania

In the UK, urban mice (Mus domesticus) are often viewed as nuisance pests and there is no coherent approach to the control of house mouse infestations. Cheetham Hill is an inner city area of Manchester, England. A study area that was typical of other... Read More about House mouse infestations: is there a public health risk and are current approaches to control effective?.

Identification of the spectral characteristics of British semi-natural upland vegetation using direct ordination: a case study from Dartmoor, UK (2004)
Journal Article
Armitage, R., Kent, M., & Weaver, R. (2004). Identification of the spectral characteristics of British semi-natural upland vegetation using direct ordination: a case study from Dartmoor, UK. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25(17), 3369-3388. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431160310001654464

The direct ordination technique Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) is applied to the examination of the relationships between the floristic composition of semi-natural vegetation and its spectral reflectance. Paired measurements of floristic and... Read More about Identification of the spectral characteristics of British semi-natural upland vegetation using direct ordination: a case study from Dartmoor, UK.

Sensitivity of spectral reflectance to variation in live fuel moisture content at leaf and canopy (2004)
Journal Article
Bowyer, P., & Danson, F. (2004). Sensitivity of spectral reflectance to variation in live fuel moisture content at leaf and canopy. Remote Sensing of Environment, 92(3), 297-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2004.05.020

Wildland fires burn large areas of the earth's land surface annually, causing significant environmental damage and danger to human health. In order to mitigate the effects, and to better manage the incidence of such fires, fire behaviour models are u... Read More about Sensitivity of spectral reflectance to variation in live fuel moisture content at leaf and canopy.