Validated predictive modelling of the environmental resistome

Amos, G. C. A., Gozzard, E., Carter, C. E., Mead, A., Bowes, M. J., Hawkey, P. M., Zhang, L., Singer, A. C., Gaze, W. H. and Wellington, E. M. H. 2015. Validated predictive modelling of the environmental resistome. The ISME Journal. 9, pp. 1467-1476. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2014.237

Authors	Amos, G. C. A., Gozzard, E., Carter, C. E., Mead, A., Bowes, M. J., Hawkey, P. M., Zhang, L., Singer, A. C., Gaze, W. H. and Wellington, E. M. H.
Year of Publication	2015
Journal	The ISME Journal
Journal citation	9, pp. 1467-1476
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2014.237
Open access	Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
Funder project or code	Statistics Department (Rothamsted)
Publisher's version	Amos-2015-Validated-predictive-modelling-of-t.pdf
Publisher	Springer Nature
	Nature Publishing Group
ISSN	1751-7362

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Spatial analysis in horticulture - weed seeds and brassica pests

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Mead, A., Grundy, A., Collier, R. and Brain, P. 2000. Spatial analysis in horticulture - weed seeds and brassica pests. Proceedings 20th International Biometric Conference, Berkeley, 1-7 July 2000. Vol. 2: Invited Program . pp. 97-106

Biometrical approaches in supervised pest control

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Mead, A., Collier, R. and Perry, J. N. 1999. Biometrical approaches in supervised pest control. Abstracts New Directions in Plant Biology. International Biometric Society British Region 190th Ordinary General Meeting & Summer Meeting, Wellesbourne, 23 June 1999 .

Tools for statistical and process-based modelling in agriculture (CIHEAM course notes)

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential

Brain, P., Lane, P. W. and Mead, A. 1996. Tools for statistical and process-based modelling in agriculture (CIHEAM course notes).