Research output

Research output per year 2001 2019

• 30 Article
• 10 Paper
• 2 Abstract
• 1 Book
• 2 More
  • 1 Lecture
  • 1 Speech

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2019

  Genetic diversity and connectivity in fragmented populations of Rhinanthus minor in two regions with contrasting land-use

  Sullivan, E. R., Barker, C., Powell, I. & Ashton, P. A., 1 Oct 2019, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 28, 12, p. 3159-3181 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Rhinanthus minor
  • genetic diversity
  • land use
  • connectivity
  • meadow
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  110 Downloads (Pure)

• Restoration of upland hay meadows over an 11‐year chronosequence: an evaluation of the success of green hay transfer

  SULLIVAN, ELIZABETH., Hall, N. & ASHTON, PAUL., 14 Oct 2019, In: Restoration Ecology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • chronosequences
  • hay
  • chronosequence
  • meadows
  • meadow
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  27 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  Bacterial species richness at three stages of the breeding season in Cyanistes caeruleus (blue tit)

  Devaynes, A., Antunes, A., Bedford, A. & Ashton, P., 13 Sep 2018, In: Acta Oecologica. 92, p. 123-130

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Cyanistes caeruleus
  • breeding season
  • nest
  • species richness
  • microbiome
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  78 Downloads (Pure)

• Epigeal spider assemblage responses to vegetation structure under contrasting grazing management in upland calcareous grasslands

  Lyons, A., Ashton, P., Powell, I. & Oxbrough, A., 1 Jul 2018, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 11, 4, p. 383-395 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • calcareous grassland
  • grazing management
  • spider
  • vegetation structure
  • Araneae
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  92 Downloads (Pure)

• Long–term hay meadow management maintains the target community despite local-scale species turnover

  Sullivan, E., Powell, I. & Ashton, P., 22 May 2018, In: Folia Geobotanica. p. 1-15

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • hay
  • meadows
  • meadow
  • turnover
  • vegetation
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  169 Downloads (Pure)

• Progression in the bacterial load during the breeding season in nest boxes occupied by the Blue Tit and its potential impact on hatching or fledging success

  Devaynes, A., Antunes, A., Bedford, A. & Ashton, P., 28 Jun 2018, In: Journal of Ornithology. p. 1-9

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Cyanistes caeruleus
  • nest boxes
  • fledglings
  • breeding season
  • nestlings
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  100 Downloads (Pure)

• Spiders in the grass: The effect on upland spider communities of grazing

  Lyons, A., Ashton, P., Powell, I. & Oxbrough, A., Aug 2018, In: British Wildlife. 29, 6, p. 426-432 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• 2017

  Habitat associations of epigeal spiders in upland calcareous grassland landscapes: the importance for conservation

  Lyons, A., Ashton, P., Powell, I. & Oxbrough, A., 16 Dec 2017, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 27, 5, p. 1201-1219

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • calcareous grassland
  • landscape management
  • spider
  • Araneae
  • highlands
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  89 Downloads (Pure)

• Impacts of contrasting conservation grazing management on plants and carabid beetles in upland calcareous grasslands.

  Lyons, A., Ashton, P., Powell, I. & Oxbrough, A., 2 May 2017, In: Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 244, p. 22-31

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • calcareous grassland
  • beetle
  • highlands
  • grazing
  • grasslands
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  5 Downloads (Pure)

• Regional stability versus fine-scale changes in community composition of mesotrophic grasslands over 25 years

  Sullivan, E., Powell, I. & Ashton, P., 18 Aug 2017, In: New Journal of Botany. 7, 1, p. 25-35

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • community composition
  • grasslands
  • grassland
  • loss
  • vegetation
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  104 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  Self-pollination, style length development and seed set in self-compatible Asteraceae: evidence from Senecio vulgaris L

  Love, J., Graham, S., Irwin, J., Ashton, P., Bretagnolle, F. & Abbott, R., 18 Oct 2016, In: Plant Ecology and Diversity. p. 1-9

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • seed set
  • autogamy
  • Senecio vulgaris
  • self-pollination
  • stigma
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  94 Downloads (Pure)

• The long and the short of it: long-styled florets are associated with higher outcrossing rate in Senecio vulgaris and result from delayed selfpollen germination

  Irwin, J., Ashton, P., Bretagnolle, F. & Abbott, R., 25 May 2016, In: Plant Ecology and Diversity. 9, 2, p. 159-165

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • outcrossing
  • florets
  • Senecio vulgaris
  • seed
  • autogamy
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  46 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Can Plants be used as Indicators of the Impacts of Livestock Grazing on Carabid Beetles in Upland Calcareous Grassland

  Lyons, A., Powell, I., Ashton, P. & Oxbrough, A., Aug 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  File

  • calcareous grassland
  • beetle
  • livestock
  • grazing
  • indicator
  3 Downloads (Pure)

• Temporal vegetation changes in relation to dune sealing on Natural England land at Formby Point, Sefton Coast

  O'Neil, A., Delgado-Fernandez, I. & Ashton, P., 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

  • sealing
  • dune
  • vegetation
  • coast
  • land
• 2014

  The stabilization of Sefton Dunes: the impact of climate and management techniques

  Delgado-Fernandez, I., Smith, P., Ashton, P. & O'Keeffe, N., 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

  • management technique
  • dune
  • dune field
  • stabilization
  • sand
• 2013

  Consistent and variable leaf anatomical characters inCarex (Cyperaceae)

  Bugg, C., Smith, C., Blackstock, N., Simpson, D. & Ashton, P. A., 2013, In: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 172, 3, p. 371-384

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cyperaceae
  • anatomy
  • leaves
  • Carex
  • intraspecific variation
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Restoring the Post-industrial Landscape for Wildlife Conservation and The Community: Wigan Flashes LNR, A Case Study

  Champion, M. & Ashton, P., 6 Sep 2011.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • nature conservation
  • reedbed
  • footpath
  • habitat
  • management technique
• 2010

  An Alternative Approach to Assessing Laboratory and Field Notebooks: The Data Retrieval Test

  Bedford, H., Bedford, A., Ashton, P. & Thomas, J., Dec 2010, In: Bioscience Education. 16

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Information Storage and Retrieval
  • students
  • Students
  • testing
  • student

• Ecology, distribution and fertility of Carex recta Boott (Cyperaceae) in the British Isles

  Dean, M. & Ashton, P. A., 2010, In: Watsonia: Journal of the Botanical Society of the British Isles. 28, p. 33-42

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • British Isles
  • Carex
  • rectum
  • Cyperaceae
  • ecology

• Factors determining species richness of soil seed banks in lowland ancient woodlands

  Erenler, H., Ashton, P. A., Gillman, M. P. & Ollerton, J., 2010, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 19, 6, p. 1631-1648

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • seed bank
  • buried seeds
  • woodlands
  • woodland
  • lowlands
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Genetic markers and morphometric analysis reveal past hybridization and introgression in putative Carex flava L. s.str. (Cyperaceae) hybrid populations

  Blackstock, N. & Ashton, P. A., 2010, In: Plant Systematics and Evolution. 287, 1, p. 37-47

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carex flava
  • introgression
  • genetic marker
  • Cyperaceae
  • hybridization
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Reedbed Habitat Restoration at the Wigan Flashes: Restoring the Post-Industrial Landscape for Wildlife Conservation

  Champion, M. & Ashton, P., 2010, p. 206-223.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Lecture › peer-review

  • reedbed
  • habitat restoration
  • nature conservation
  • scrub
  • Site of Special Scientific Interest
• 2009

  Hybridization and ecological speciation in the salt tolerant Carex aquatilis lineage (Cyperaceae)

  Dragon, J. A., Ashton, P., Dean, M., Cayouette, J. & Waterway, M. J., 2009.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • Carex aquatilis
  • Cyperaceae
  • hybridization
  • salts
  • Carex subspathacea

• Rarity and site selection for bryophyte conservation

  Callaghan, D. A. & Ashton, P. A., 2009, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 18, 5, p. 1259-1272

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • bryophyte
  • rarity
  • site selection
  • Bryophyta
  • wildlife
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2008

  Attributes of rarity in a regional bryophyte assemblage

  Callaghan, D. A. & Ashton, P. A., 2008, In: Journal of Bryology. 30, 2, p. 101-107

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • British Isles
  • bryophyte
  • rarity
  • Bryophyta
  • mosses and liverworts
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Bryophyte distribution and environment across an oceanic temperate landscape

  Callaghan, D. A. & Ashton, P. A., 2008, In: Journal of Bryology. 30, p. 25-35

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • bryophyte
  • Bryophyta
  • correspondence analysis
  • environmental factors
  • distribution
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Description, ecology and establishment of Carex salina Wahlenb. (Saltmarsh sedge) - A new British species

  Dean, M., Ashton, P. A., Hutcheon, K., Jermy, A. C. & Cayoutte, J., 2008, In: Watsonia: Journal of the Botanical Society of the British Isles. 27, p. 51-57

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • British Isles
  • Carex
  • salt marshes
  • Cyperaceae
  • ecology

• Hybridisation and evolution in amphi-Atlantic maritime Carex

  Dean, M. & Ashton, P., 2008.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• Hybridisation and evolution in amphi-Atlantic maritime Carex L.

  Dean, M. & Ashton, P., 2008.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• Knowledge gaps in bryophyte distribution and prediction of species-richness

  Callaghan, D. A. & Ashton, P. A., 2008, In: Journal of Bryology. 30, 2, p. 147-158

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • bryophyte
  • Bryophyta
  • species richness
  • prediction
  • distribution
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Leaf surfaces as a taxonomic tool: The case of Carex section Phacocystis (Cyperaceae) in the British Isles

  Dean, M. & Ashton, P. A., 2008, In: Plant Systematics and Evolution. 273, p. 97-105

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • British Isles
  • Carex
  • Cyperaceae
  • cell
  • multivariate analysis
  14 Citations (Scopus)
• 2007

  Bryophyte clusters and sand dune vegetation communities

  Callaghan, D. A. & Ashton, P. A., 2007, In: Journal of Bryology. 29, p. 213-221

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • vegetation classification
  • bryophyte
  • dunes
  • Bryophyta
  • dune

• Malham's Vascular Plants - Rarity, Vulnerability and Candidates for Long Term Monitoring

  Ashton, P. A., 2007, p. 34-38.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • vascular plants
  • monitoring
  • rare species
  • flora
  • butterflies
• 2006

  A reassessment of the distribution of Carex recta Boott (Cyperaceae) in the British Isles

  Dean, M. & Ashton, P. A., 2006, In: Watsonia: Journal of the Botanical Society of the British Isles. 26, p. 31-39

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • British Isles
  • Carex
  • rectum
  • Cyperaceae
  • Scotland

• Distinction between the sedges Carex vulpina L. and C. otrubae Podp. and the potential for identification of hybrids

  Smith, C. & Ashton, P. A., 2006, In: Watsonia: Journal of the Botanical Society of the British Isles. 26, p. 15-25

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carex
  • Cyperaceae
  • isozymes
  • introgression
  • hybridization

• Searching for saltmarsh Sedge - can you help?

  Dean, M. & Ashton, P., 2006.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• Turning over a new leaf - leaf surfaces as a taxonomic tool

  Dean, M. & Ashton, P., 2006.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• 2005

  Carex salina - a new species of sedge for Britain

  Ashton, P., Cayouette, J., Jermy, A., Hutcheon, K. & Dean, M., 2005, In: BSBI News. 99, p. 17-19

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

• CAREX SAUNA - A NEW SPECIES OF SEDGE FOR BRITAIN RELATED TO CAREX RECTA

  Dean, M., Hutcheon, K., Jermy, C. & Ashton, P., Apr 2005, In: BSBI News. 99

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carex
  • rectum
  • Cyperaceae
  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom

• Data Quality: Developing skills and knowledge

  Ashton, P. A., 2005.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• 2004

  Ecological genetics: design, analysis and application

  Lowe, A., Harris, S. H. & Ashton, P. A., 2004, Oxford: Blackwell. 326 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
• 2003

  A new flora of vc 59 (South Lancashire): a progress report

  Ashton, P. A., 2003, In: Watsonia: Journal of the Botanical Society of the British Isles. 24, p. 351-357

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • flora
  • plant and fungus
  • vascular plant
  • fieldwork

• Variation in the Malham population of large yellow sedge (Carex flava L.) and its implications

  Blackstock, N. & Ashton, P. A., 2003.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Speech
• 2002

  Investigating hybridization in the genus Carex

  Dean, M. & Ashton, P., 2002.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• 2001

  A re-assessment of the putative Carexflava agg. (Cyperaceae) hybrids at Malham Tam (v.c. 64): A morphometric, analysis

  Blackstock, N. & Ashton, P. A., 2001, In: Watsonia: Journal of the Botanical Society of the British Isles. 23, 4, p. 505-516

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cyperaceae
  • British Isles
  • rare species
  • new combination