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Overview

Ruth J. Mitchell is affiliated with the James Hutton Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions span environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular focus on nature and landscape conservation, plant science, ecology, insect science, and related subfields.

The scientist's work covers various topics within ecology and vegetation dynamics, including forest ecology and management, forest insect ecology and management, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, botany and plant ecology studies, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, as well as peatlands and wetlands ecology.

Recent publications by Ruth J. Mitchell include:

  • Identifying substitute host tree species for epiphytes: The relative importance of tree size and species, bark and site characteristics, 2021, Applied Vegetation Science
  • Cumulative impact assessments of multiple host species loss from plant diseases show disproportionate reductions in associated biodiversity, 2021, Journal of Ecology

Other notable recent papers in which the researcher appears as a coauthor include:

  • Tree planting in organic soils does not result in net carbon sequestration on decadal timescales, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Legacy effects of nitrogen and phosphorus additions on vegetation and carbon stocks of upland heaths, 2020, New Phytologist
  • Disparities between plant community responses to nitrogen deposition and critical loads in UK semi-natural habitats, 2020, Atmospheric Environment

Their frequent coauthors include Jenni A. Stockan, Robin J. Pakeman, Paul E. Bellamy, Christopher J. Ellis, and Andy F. S. Taylor, each collaborating on multiple projects and publications.

Mitchell's work has been published in a variety of scientific venues. Among the most frequent are Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Global Change Biology, Applied Vegetation Science, Trees, and New Phytologist.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • The wildland fuel cell concept: an approach to characterize fine-scale variation in fuels and fire in frequently burned longleaf pine forests

    J. Kevin Hiers;Joseph J. O’Brien;R. J. Mitchell;John M. Grego

  • 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

  • A study of succession on lowland heaths in Dorset, southern England: changes in vegetation and soil chemical properties

    R. J. Mitchell;R. H. Marrs;M. G. Le Duc;M. H. D. Auld

  • Ecosystem stability and resilience: a review of their relevance for the conservation management of lowland heaths

    Ruth J. Mitchell;Martin H.D. Auld;Michael G. Le Duc;Marrs H. Robert

  • To graze or not to graze? Sheep, voles, forestry and nature conservation in the British uplands

    Darren M. Evans;Stephen M. Redpath;David A. Elston;Sharon A. Evans

  • Evaluating the process of ecological restoration

    Christer Nilsson;Asa L. Aradottir;Dagmar Hagen;Guðmundur Halldórsson

  • The Ecology of Bracken: Its Role in Succession and Implications for Control

    R. H. Marrs;M. G. le Duc;R. J. Mitchell;D. Goddard

  • Species richness of lichen functional groups in relation to land use intensity

    Silvia Stofer;Ariel Bergamini;Gregorio Aragón;Palmira Carvalho

  • A study of the epiphytic communities of Atlantic oak woods along an atmospheric nitrogen deposition gradient

    R.J. Mitchell;A.M. Truscot;I.D. Leith;J.N. Cape

  • 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

  • Performance of Macrolichens and Lichen Genera as Indicators of Lichen Species Richness and Composition

    Ariel Bergamini;Christoph Scheidegger;Silvia Stofer;Palmira Carvalho

  • Scale-specific correlations between habitat heterogeneity and soil fauna diversity along a landscape structure gradient.

    Adam J. Vanbergen;Allan D. Watt;Ruth Mitchell;Anne-Marie Truscott

  • Acute Physiological Stress and Mortality Following Fire in a Long-Unburned Longleaf Pine Ecosystem

    Joseph J. O’Brien;J. Kevin Hiers;R. J. Mitchell;J. Morgan Varner

  • Manipulation of nutrients and grazing levels on heather moorland: changes in Calluna dominance and consequences for community composition

    S. E. Hartley;R. J. Mitchell

  • Regeneration failure in Atlantic oakwoods: the roles of ungulate grazing and invertebrates

    S. C F Palmer;R. J. Mitchell;Anne-Marie Truscott;D. Welch

  • The ecological engineering impact of a single tree species on the soil microbial community

    Ruth J. Mitchell;Colin D. Campbell;Colin D. Campbell;Stephen J. Chapman;Clare M. Cameron

  • A study of the restoration of heathland on successional sites: changes in vegetation and soil chemical properties

    R.J. Mitchell;R.H. Marrs;M.G. Le Duc;M.H.D. Auld

  • Indirect effects of grazing and nutrient addition on the hemipteran community of heather moorlands

    S. E. Hartley;S. M. Gardner;R. J. Mitchell

  • A comparative study of the seedbanks of heathland and successional habitats in Dorset, Southern England.

    R. J. Mitchell;R. H. Marrs;M. H. D. Auld

  • The cascading effects of birch on heather moorland: a test for the top-down control of an ecosystem engineer

    Ruth Mitchell;Colin D Campbell;Steve Chapman;Graham H. R. Osler

  • Much beyond Mantel: Bringing Procrustes Association Metric to the Plant and Soil Ecologist’s Toolbox

    Francy Junio Gonçalves Lisboa;Pedro R. Peres-Neto;Guilherme Montandon Chaer;Ederson da Conceição Jesus

  • Growth and tissue nitrogen of epiphytic Atlantic bryophytes: effects of increased and decreased atmospheric N deposition

    R. J. Mitchell;M. A. Sutton;Anne-Marie Truscott;I. D. Leith

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin J. Pakeman
Robin J. Pakeman James Hutton Institute
Andy F. S. Taylor
Andy F. S. Taylor University of Aberdeen
Alison J. Hester
Alison J. Hester James Hutton Institute
Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell University of York
Stephen J. Chapman
Stephen J. Chapman Keele University
Rob W. Brooker
Rob W. Brooker James Hutton Institute
Glenn R. Iason
Glenn R. Iason James Hutton Institute
Mark A. Sutton
Mark A. Sutton Natural Environment Research Council
Rob H. Marrs
Rob H. Marrs University of Liverpool
Richard J. Payne
Richard J. Payne University of York

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