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Overview

Ron Smith is affiliated with the Natural Environment Research Council in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily contributes to the broad field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a specialization in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as Plant Science.

The scientist's work centers on topics such as Lichen and fungal ecology, Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology, and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions. These themes reflect a focus on the interactions between fungi, plants, and microbial communities within various ecosystems.

The recent publications by Ron Smith include studies published in well-recognized scientific venues. Notable papers are:

  • Loss of nitrogen fixing capacity in a montane lichen is linked to increased nitrogen deposition, 2022, Journal of Ecology
  • Human-Wildlife Confict: Assessing the Complexity of Stakeholder Perspectives, 2022, Lessons in Conservation

In collaboration, Ron Smith has frequently worked with several co-authors, including:

  • P. D. Crittenden
  • Christopher J. Ellis
  • Wolfgang Wanek
  • Barry Thornton
  • Leo R. Douglas

The scientist's publications are recorded in journals like Journal of Ecology and Lessons in Conservation, each with at least one publication noted. This indicates engagement with both ecological research and applied conservation discourse.

Best Publications

  • Quantifying the effect of urban tree planting on concentrations and depositions of PM10 in two UK conurbations

    A.G. McDonald;W.J. Bealey;D. Fowler;U. Dragosits

  • Dry deposition of reactive nitrogen to European ecosystems: a comparison of inferential models across the NitroEurope network

    C. R. Flechard;E. Nemitz;R. I. Smith;D. Fowler

  • Regional estimation of pollutant gas dry deposition in the UK: model description, sensitivity analyses and outputs

    R.I. Smith;D. Fowler;M.A. Sutton;C. Flechard

  • Changes in the atmospheric deposition of acidifying compounds in the UK between 1986 and 2001.

    D. Fowler;R.I. Smith;J.B.A. Muller;G. Hayman

  • Selecting methods for ecosystem service assessment: a decision tree approach

    Paula A. Harrison;Robert Dunford;David Nicholas Barton;Eszter Kelemen

  • Effects of acid mist on the frost hardiness of red spruce seedlings

    D. Fowler;J. N. Cape;J. D. Deans;I. D. Leith

  • Assessment of the magnitude of ammonia emissions in the United Kingdom

    M.A. Sutton;C.J. Place;M. Eager;D. Fowler

  • Dispersion, deposition and impacts of atmospheric ammonia: quantifying local budgets and spatial variability

    M. A. Sutton;C. Milford;U. Dragosits;C. J. Place

  • Spatial Bayesian belief networks as a planning decision tool for mapping ecosystem services trade-offs on forested landscapes.

    Julen Gonzalez-Redin;Sandra Luque;Laura Poggio;Ron Smith

  • Integrating health and environmental impact analysis

    S. Reis;G. Morris;L.E. Fleming;S. Beck

  • Stakeholders’ perspectives on the operationalisation of the ecosystem service concept: Results from 27 case studies

    Jan Dick;Francis Turkelboom;Helen Woods;Irene Iniesta-Arandia

  • A review and application of the evidence for nitrogen impacts on ecosystem services

    L. Jones;A. Provins;M. Holland;G. Mills

  • A chronology of nitrogen deposition in the UK between 1900 and 2000

    D. Fowler;M. O’Donoghue;J. B. A. Muller;R. I. Smith

  • Quantifying the spatial distribution of surface ozone concentration in the UK

    M. Coyle;R.I. Smith;J.R. Stedman;K.J. Weston

  • The UK Environmental Change Network: Emerging trends in the composition of plant and animal communities and the physical environment

    M.D. Morecroft;C.E. Bealey;D.A. Beaumont;S. Benham

  • The terrestrial arthropod fauna and its habitats in northern Marguerite Bay and Alexander Island, maritime Antarctic

    Peter Convey;Ronald I. Lewis Smith

  • Accidental transfer of non-native soil organisms into Antarctica on construction vehicles

    K. A. Hughes;P. Convey;N. R. Maslen;R. I. L. Smith

  • Modelling photochemical oxidant formation, transport, deposition and exposure of terrestrial ecosystems.

    D. Fowler;J.N. Cape;M. Coyle;R.I. Smith

  • (Poly)phenolic compounds in pollen and spores of Antarctic plants as indicators of solar UV-B – A new proxy for the reconstruction of past solar UV-B?

    J. Rozema;A.J. Noordijk;R.A. Broekman;A. van Beem

  • A spatial analysis of atmospheric ammonia and ammonium in the U.K.

    M.A. Sutton;Y.S. Tang;U. Dragosits;N. Fournier

Frequent Co-Authors

David Fowler
David Fowler University of Saskatchewan
John N. Cape
John N. Cape Stockholm University
Mark A. Sutton
Mark A. Sutton Natural Environment Research Council
Eiko Nemitz
Eiko Nemitz UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Lucy J. Sheppard
Lucy J. Sheppard UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Ian D. Leith
Ian D. Leith UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Ulrike Dragosits
Ulrike Dragosits UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Anthony J. Dore
Anthony J. Dore University of Manchester
David Simpson
David Simpson Chalmers University of Technology
Peter Convey
Peter Convey British Antarctic Survey

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