Scientific Publications - 2023

Foraging preferences of bumble bee castes are weakly related to plant species cover on two arable agri-environment habitat types: Plant preferences of bumblebees by caste

McHugh, N.M, Nichols, R., McVeigh, A., Bown, B., Powell, R; Wilson, P., Swan, E., & Holland, J.
2023. Journal of Pollination Ecology, 34: 252–266.

A novel farmland wildflower seed mix attracts a greater abundance and richness of pollinating insects than standard mixes

Nichols, R.N., Holland, J.M., & Goulson, D.
2023. Insect Conservation and Diversity,16: 190-204.

Evidence of potential establishment of pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha in Scotland

Skóra, M.E., Jones, J.I., Youngson, A.F., Robertson, S., Wells, A., Lauridsen, R.B. & Copp, G.H.
2023. Journal of Fish Biology, 102: 721-726.

Resolving a heated debate: the utility of prescribed burning as a management tool for biodiversity on lowland heath

Smith, B.M., Eggleton, P, Holland, J., Andruszko, F., Gathorne-Hardy, A., & Carpenter, D.
2023. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60: 1-12.

Landscape complexity effects on Brassicogethes aeneus abundance and larval parasitism rate: a two-year field study

Vilumets, S., Kaasik, R., Lof, M., Kovacs, G., Holland, J., & Veromann, E.
2023. Scientific reports, 13( 22373): 1-10.