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Alison J. Hester is affiliated with the James Hutton Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research spans environmental science with a particular focus on agricultural and biological sciences. Their work contributes notably to several subfields including global and planetary change, ecology, nature and landscape conservation, plant science, and atmospheric science.

The researcher's main topics of study involve ecology and vegetation dynamics, fire effects on ecosystems, forest management and policy, peatlands and wetlands ecology, rangeland and wildlife management, botany and plant ecology studies, and mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions.

Recent publications by Alison J. Hester cover a range of ecological and environmental topics with notable papers including:

  • Tree planting in organic soils does not result in net carbon sequestration on decadal timescales, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Mycena species can be opportunist-generalist plant root invaders, 2023, Environmental Microbiology
  • Herbivory and climate as drivers of woody plant growth: Do deer decrease the impacts of warming?, 2020, Ecological Applications
  • Is forest regeneration good for biodiversity? Exploring the social dimensions of an apparently ecological debate, 2021, Environmental Science & Policy
  • No preferential carbon-allocation to storage over growth in clipped birch and oak saplings, 2020, Tree Physiology

Alison J. Hester frequently publishes in scientific journals such as Forest Ecology and Management, SSRN Electronic Journal, Global Change Biology, Environmental Microbiology, and Ecological Applications. These venues reflect the multidisciplinary nature of their research focus, bridging ecology, policy, and biological sciences.

The researcher has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including Robin J. Pakeman, Noemi A. L. Naszarkowski, Sarah J. Woodin, Louise C. Ross, and Anke Fischer. These collaborations suggest involvement in a networked research environment contributing to multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • REVIEW: The management of wild large herbivores to meet economic, conservation and environmental objectives

    Iain J. Gordon;Iain J. Gordon;Alison J. Hester;Marco Festa-Bianchet

  • Interspecific defoliation responses of trees depend on sites of winter nitrogen storage

    P. Millard;A. Hester;R. Wendler;G. Baillie

  • A collaboratively-derived science-policy research agenda

    William J. Sutherland;Laura Bellingan;Jim R. Bellingham;Jason J. Blackstock;Jason J. Blackstock

  • Ash dieback in the UK: A review of the ecological and conservation implications and potential management options

    R.J. Mitchell;J.K. Beaton;P.E. Bellamy;A. Broome

  • Functional traits and local environment predict vegetation responses to disturbance: a pan‐European multi‐site experiment

    Markus Bernhardt-Römermann;Alan Gray;Adam J. Vanbergen;Laurent Bergès

  • Experimental evidence for herbivore limitation of the treeline

    James D. M. Speed;Gunnar Austrheim;Alison J. Hester;Atle Mysterud

  • Impacts of large herbivores on plant community structure and dynamics

    Alison J. Hester;Margareta Bergman;Glenn R. Iason;Jon Moen

  • Interactions between forests and herbivores: the role of controlled grazing experiments

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  • The effect of deer management on the abundance of Ixodes ricinus in Scotland

    Lucy Gilbert;G.L. Maffey;S.L. Ramsay;A.J. Hester

  • The response of heather (Calluna vulgaris) to shade and nutrients : Predictions of the carbon-nutrient balance hypothesis

    Glenn R. Iason;Alison J. Hester

  • THE PERILS OF HAVING TASTY NEIGHBORS: GRAZING IMPACTS OF LARGE HERBIVORES AT VEGETATION BOUNDARIES

    Stephen C. F. Palmer;Alison J. Hester;David A. Elston;Iain J. Gordon

  • Is vegetation composition or soil chemistry the best predictor of the soil microbial community

    Ruth J. Mitchell;Alison J. Hester;Colin D. Campbell;Colin D. Campbell;Stephen J. Chapman

  • Influence of fire and soil nutrients on native and non‐native annuals at remnant vegetation edges in the Western Australian wheatbelt

    A. J. Hester;R. J. Hobbs

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of heather use by sheep and red deer within natural heather/grass mosaics

    A. J. Hester;G. J. Baillie

  • Foraging behaviour of sheep and red deer within natural heather/grass mosaics.

    A. J. Hester;I. J. Gordon;G. J. Baillie;E. Tappin

  • Biotic homogenization of upland vegetation: patterns and drivers at multiple spatial scales over five decades

    Louise Claire Ross;Sarah Jane Woodin;Alison J Hester;Des B.A. Thompson

  • Tree planting in organic soils does not result in net carbon sequestration on decadal timescales

    Nina L Friggens;Nina L Friggens;Alison J Hester;Ruth J Mitchell;Thomas C Parker

  • How does timing of browsing affect above- and below-ground growth of Betula pendula, Pinus sylvestris and Sorbus aucuparia?

    Alison J. Hester;Pete Millard;Gordon J. Baillie;Renate Wendler

  • Plant Traits, Browsing and Gazing Herbivores, and Vegetation Dynamics

    Christina Skarpe;Alison J. Hester

  • Elevational advance of alpine plant communities is buffered by herbivory

    James D. M. Speed;Gunnar Austrheim;Alison J. Hester;Atle Mysterud

  • Succession from heather moorland to birch woodland. I. Experimental alteration of specific environmental conditions in the field.

    A. J. Hester;J. Miles;C. H. Gimingham

  • Effects of season and intensity of sheep grazing on tree regeneration in a British upland woodland

    A.J. Hester;F.J.G. Mitchell;K.J. Kirby

  • Herbivores: Between Plants and Predators

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Frequent Co-Authors

Iain J. Gordon
Iain J. Gordon James Hutton Institute
James D. M. Speed
James D. M. Speed Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Gunnar Austrheim
Gunnar Austrheim Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Peter Millard
Peter Millard Landcare Research
Atle Mysterud
Atle Mysterud University of Oslo
Ruth J. Mitchell
Ruth J. Mitchell James Hutton Institute
Glenn R. Iason
Glenn R. Iason James Hutton Institute
Rob W. Brooker
Rob W. Brooker James Hutton Institute
Robin J. Pakeman
Robin J. Pakeman James Hutton Institute
Andy F. S. Taylor
Andy F. S. Taylor University of Aberdeen

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