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48
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9121
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4217
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465

Overview

Simon M. Smart is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several main fields of study, primarily focusing on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these domains, their work is concentrated in key subfields such as Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Soil Science.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a strong engagement with ecological and environmental dynamics, including studies on vegetation, soil health, and ecosystem resilience. Notable papers include:

  • Safety and 30-day outcomes of tracheostomy for COVID-19: a prospective observational cohort study, 2020, British Journal of Anaesthesia
  • Soil health cluster analysis based on national monitoring of soil indicators, 2020, European Journal of Soil Science
  • Evaluating structural and compositional canopy characteristics to predict the light-demand signature of the forest understorey in mixed, semi-natural temperate forests, 2020, Applied Vegetation Science
  • Woodland, cropland and hedgerows promote pollinator abundance in intensive grassland landscapes, with saturating benefits of flower cover, 2021, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Resilience of ecosystem service delivery in grasslands in response to single and compound extreme weather events, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

Their frequent collaborators reflect a network of scholarly interaction in related fields, including Fiona M. Seaton, David A. Robinson, Bridget A. Emmett, Claire M. Wood, and Lindsay C. Maskell.

Simon M. Smart regularly publishes in several academic venues. The journals and platforms with multiple contributions include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), European Journal of Soil Science, Global Change Biology, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Applied Vegetation Science.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas within environmental and ecological sciences, including:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management

Best Publications

  • Habitat invasions by alien plants: a quantitative comparison among Mediterranean, subcontinental and oceanic regions of Europe

    Milan Chytrý;Lindsay C. Maskell;Joan Pino;Petr Pyšek

  • Declines in forage availability for bumblebees at a national scale

    Claire Carvell;David B. Roy;Simon M. Smart;Richard F. Pywell

  • Historical nectar assessment reveals the fall and rise of floral resources in Britain

    Mathilde Baude;Mathilde Baude;William E. Kunin;Nigel D. Boatman;Simon Conyers

  • Linkages of plant traits to soil properties and the functioning of temperate grassland

    Kate H. Orwin;Sarah M. Buckland;David Johnson;Benjamin L. Turner

  • Biotic homogenization and changes in species diversity across human-modified ecosystems.

    Simon M Smart;Ken Thompson;Robert H Marrs;Mike G Le Duc

  • Assessing the impacts of agricultural intensification on biodiversity: a British perspective

    Les G Firbank;Sandrine Petit;Simon Smart;Alasdair Blain

  • Nitrogen deposition causes widespread loss of species richness in British habitats

    Lindsay C. Maskell;Simon M. Smart;James M. Bullock;Ken Thompson

  • Countryside survey : UK headline messages from 2007

    P. D. Carey;S. M. Wallis;B. Emmett;L. C. Maskell

  • Legacy effects of grassland management on soil carbon to depth.

    Susan E. Ward;Simon M. Smart;Helen Quirk;Jerry R. B. Tallowin

  • Countryside Survey: UK Results from 2007

    P. D. Carey;S. Wallis;P. M. Chamberlain;A. Cooper

  • Vegetation composition of roadside verges in Scotland: the effects of nitrogen deposition, disturbance and management.

    Anne-Marie Truscott;S. C F Palmer;G. M. McGowan;J. N. Cape

  • Direct and indirect effects of nitrogen deposition on species composition change in calcareous grasslands

    Leon J. L. Van Den Berg;Leon J. L. Van Den Berg;Philippine Vergeer;Tim C. G. Rich;Simon M. Smart

  • Use of dynamic soil-vegetation models to assess impacts of nitrogen deposition on plant species composition: an overview

    W. de Vries;G. W. W. Wamelink;H. van Dobben;J. Kros

  • Exploring the ecological constraints to multiple ecosystem service delivery and biodiversity

    Lindsay C. Maskell;Andrew Crowe;Michael J. Dunbar;Bridget Emmett

  • Interactions between non‐native plant species and the floristic composition of common habitats

    L. C. Maskell;L. G. Firbank;K. Thompson;J. M. Bullock

  • Large-scale changes in the abundance of common higher plant species across Britain between 1978, 1990 and 1998 as a consequence of human activity: Tests of hypothesised changes in trait representation

    S.M. Smart;R.G.H. Bunce;R. Marrs;M. LeDuc

  • National-scale vegetation change across Britain; an analysis of sample-based surveillance data from the Countryside Surveys of 1990 and 1998

    S.M Smart;R.T Clarke;H.M van de Poll;E.J Robertson

  • Changing landscapes, habitats and vegetation diversity across Great Britain

    R Haines-Young;C.J Barr;L.G Firbank;M Furse

  • The handbook for standardized field and laboratory measurements in terrestrial climate change experiments and observational studies (ClimEx)

    Aud Helen Halbritter Rechsteiner;Hans J. De Boeck;Amy Elizabeth Eycott;Amy Elizabeth Eycott;Sabine Reinsch

  • Assessing stock and change in land cover and biodiversity in GB: an introduction to Countryside Survey 2000

    L. G. Firbank;C. J. Barr;R. G. H. Bunce;M. T. Furse

  • Leaf dry matter content is better at predicting above-ground net primary production than specific leaf area

    Simon Mark Smart;Helen Catherine Glanville;Maria del Carmen Blanes;Lina Maria Mercado

  • Agronomic and ecological costs and benefits of set-aside in England

    L.G. Firbank;S.M. Smart;J. Crabb;C.N.R. Critchley

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter A. Henrys
Peter A. Henrys Natural Environment Research Council
Bridget A. Emmett
Bridget A. Emmett Natural Environment Research Council
Les G. Firbank
Les G. Firbank University of Leeds
Chris D. Evans
Chris D. Evans UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
David B. Roy
David B. Roy UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Rob H. Marrs
Rob H. Marrs University of Liverpool
Carly J. Stevens
Carly J. Stevens Lancaster University
Richard F. Pywell
Richard F. Pywell Natural Environment Research Council
Keith Kirby
Keith Kirby University of Oxford
Kevin J. Walker
Kevin J. Walker Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland

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