Dr Jonathan Mitchley
Associate Professor in Field Botany
School of Biological Sciences
University of Reading
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr. Jonathan Mitchley is currently working as a Associate Professor in Field Botany in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Reading , United Kingdom. Major Responsibilities: Associate Professor in Field Botany Research: • PhD Funding from NERC • Grassland biodiversity and conservation in Europe • Restoration ecology Member of the Ecology Research Group Impact, Enterprise and Outreach: • Senior Botanical Consultant for RSK Group Ltd Esteem Factors: • DEFRA member improving the effectiveness of grassland restoration and creation options • Senior Ecological Consultant with RSK Ltd • Coordinator of EU 5th Framework Programme, BioScene Project EVK 2002-00167 • Visiting Researcher to White Carpathians Projected Landscape Area, Czech Republic Teaching: • BSc Part 3: Conservation and Biodiversity: Global and Local Scales • MSc Plant Diversity: 1. Global Biodiversity and Conservation 2. Vegetation Survey and Assessment 3. UK Field Courses • MSc Species Identification and Survey Skills: 1. Professional and Research Skills 2. Vegetation Survey and Assessment
Research Interest
• Grassland biodiversity and conservation in Europe • Restoration ecology
Publications
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Twiston-Davies, G., Mitchley, J. and Mortimer, S. (2011) The Stonehenge landscape habitat restoration project: conservation opportunities for rare butterflies? In: Vegetation Management. Association of Applied Biologists, pp. 259-265.
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Bezak, P. and Mitchley, J. (2014) Drivers of change in mountain farming in Slovakia: from socialist collectivisation to the Common Agricultural Policy. Regional Environmental Change, 14 (4). pp. 1343-1356. ISSN 1436-378X doi: 10.1007/s10113-013-0580-x
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Ford, C., Allainguillaume, J., Fu, T.-Y. R., Mitchley, J. and Wilkinson, M. (2015) Assessing the value of imperfect biocontainment nationally: rapeseed in the United Kingdom as an exemplar. New Phytologist, 205 (3). pp. 1342-1349. ISSN 1469-8137 doi: 10.1111/nph.13131
