Agricultural implications of insect population dynamics and the conservation of biodiversity

Project (past)

Project dates01 Apr 1999 to end of 31 Mar 2008
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project number4193
DepartmentPlant and Invertebrate Ecology (PIE)
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/00004193
Grant IDBBS/E/C/00004193

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Are common moths in trouble?

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Woiwod, I. P. 2003. Are common moths in trouble? Butterfly Conservation News. 82, pp. 9-11.

Diversity and abundance of the coleopteran fauna from organic and conventional management systems in southern England

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shah, P. A., Brooks, D. R., Ashby, J. E., Perry, J. N. and Woiwod, I. P. 2003. Diversity and abundance of the coleopteran fauna from organic and conventional management systems in southern England. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 5 (1), pp. 51-60. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1461-9563.2003.00162.x

Chemical ecology and conservation of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Chapman, J. W., Wood, P. J., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Woodcock, C. M. 2002. Chemical ecology and conservation of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus. Abstracts 2nd Symposium and Workshop on the Conservation of Saproxylic Beetles in Ancient Trees, London, 25-27 June 2002 .

High-altitude insect layers observed with entomological radar

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Chapman, J. W., Reynolds, D. R., Smith, A. D. and Woiwod, I. P. 2002. High-altitude insect layers observed with entomological radar. Abstracts 6th National Meeting of the Royal Entomological Society, Cardiff, 12-13 September 2002 .

Invited comment

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Conrad, K. F. and Woiwod, I. P. 2002. Invited comment. Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation. 114, p. 202.

Farm scale evaluations of GM crops: effects of the management of field scale releases of genetically-modified herbicide-tolerant crops on the abundance and diversity of farmland wildlife. Interim report 27 March 2002

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Firbank, L. G., Bennett, S., Brooks, D., Bohan, D. A., Champion, G. T., Clark, S. J., Daniels, R., Dewar, A. M., Haughton, A. J., Hawes, C., Heard, M., Hill, M., May, M. J., Norton, L., Osborne, J. L., Pidgeon, J. D., Perry, J. N., Rothery, P., Roy, D., Scott, R., Squire, G., Watkins, J., Whittaker, D. and Woiwod, I. P. 2002. Farm scale evaluations of GM crops: effects of the management of field scale releases of genetically-modified herbicide-tolerant crops on the abundance and diversity of farmland wildlife. Interim report 27 March 2002.

Farm scale evaluations of GM crops: effects of the management of field scale releases of genetically-modified herbicide-tolerant crops on the abundance and diversity of farmland wildlife. Interim report 1 November 2002

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Firbank, L. G., Brooks, D., Bohan, D. A., Champion, G. T., Clark, S. J., Daniels, R., Dewar, A. M., Fairfax, C., Haughton, A. J., Hawes, C., Heard, M., Hill, M., May, M. J., Osborne, J. L., Pidgeon, J. D., Perry, J. N., Rossall, M., Rothery, P., Roy, D., Scott, R., Squire, G., Whittaker, D. and Woiwod, I. P. 2002. Farm scale evaluations of GM crops: effects of the management of field scale releases of genetically-modified herbicide-tolerant crops on the abundance and diversity of farmland wildlife. Interim report 1 November 2002.

High-altitude migration of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella to the U.K.: a study using radar, aerial netting and ground trapping

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chapman, J. W., Reynolds, D. R., Smith, A. D., Riley, J. R., Pedgley, D. E. and Woiwod, I. P. 2002. High-altitude migration of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella to the U.K.: a study using radar, aerial netting and ground trapping. Ecological Entomology. 27 (6), pp. 641-650. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2311.2002.00472.x

Weather and climate in the long-term decline of the garden tiger moth (Arctia caja ) in Great Britain

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Conrad, K. F., Woiwod, I. P. and Perry, J. N. 2002. Weather and climate in the long-term decline of the garden tiger moth (Arctia caja ) in Great Britain. Abstracts 4th International Symposium on Butterfly Conservation, Lancaster, 5-8 September 2002 .

Development of vertical-looking radar technology for monitoring insect migration

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chapman, J. W., Smith, A. D., Woiwod, I. P., Reynolds, D. R. and Riley, J. R. 2002. Development of vertical-looking radar technology for monitoring insect migration. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 35, pp. 95-110.

Chemical ecology and conservation of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Chapman, J. W., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A., Woodcock, C. M. and Wood, P. J. 2002. Chemical ecology and conservation of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus.

Long-term decline in abundance and distribution of the garden tiger moth (Arctia caja ) in Great Britain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Conrad, K. F., Woiwod, I. P. and Perry, J. N. 2002. Long-term decline in abundance and distribution of the garden tiger moth (Arctia caja ) in Great Britain. Biological Conservation. 106, pp. 329-337. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00258-0

Effects of drought on contrasting insect and plant species in the UK in the mid-1990s

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Morecroft, M. D., Bealey, C. E., Howells, O., Rennie, S. and Woiwod, I. P. 2002. Effects of drought on contrasting insect and plant species in the UK in the mid-1990s. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 11 (1), pp. 7-22. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1466-822X.2002.00174.x

Melanic frequencies in three species of moths in post industrial Britain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cook, L. M., Riley, A. M. and Woiwod, I. P. 2002. Melanic frequencies in three species of moths in post industrial Britain. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 75 (4), pp. 475-482. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1095-8312.2002.00035.x

Introduction and overview

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Woiwod, I. P., Reynolds, D. R. and Thomas, C. D. 2001. Introduction and overview. in: Woiwod, I. P., Thomas, C. D. and Reynolds, D. R. (ed.) Insect movement: mechanisms and consequences CABI International, Wallingford, Oxon (CABI). pp. 1-18

The effects of climate change on insects

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Woiwod, I. P. and Harrington, R. 2001. The effects of climate change on insects. Abstracts 14th International Conference on Comparative Physiology, Troina, Sicily, 8-12 September 2000 .

Radar observations of high-altitude migration behaviour of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Chapman, J. W., Reynolds, D. R., Smith, A. D., Riley, J. R. and Woiwod, I. P. 2001. Radar observations of high-altitude migration behaviour of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella. Abstracts Royal Entomological Society Insect Ecology Special Interest Group Meeting on Ecology of Insect Herbivores, London, 3 October 2001 .

Farm scale evaluations of GM crops: effects of the management of field scale releases of genetically-modified herbicide-tolerant crops on the abundance and diversity of farmland wildlife. Interim report 31 January 2001

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Firbank, L. G., Bater, J., Bennett, S., Brooks, D., Bohan, D. A., Champion, G. T., Clark, S. J., Daniels, R., Dewar, A. M., Haughton, A. J., Hawes, C., Heard, M., Hill, M., May, M. J., Norton, L., Osborne, J. L., Pidgeon, J. D., Perry, J. N., Rossall, M., Rothery, P., Roy, D., Scott, R., Squire, G., Watkins, J., Whittaker, D. and Woiwod, I. P. 2001. Farm scale evaluations of GM crops: effects of the management of field scale releases of genetically-modified herbicide-tolerant crops on the abundance and diversity of farmland wildlife. Interim report 31 January 2001.

Farm scale evaluations of GM crops: effects of the management of field scale releases of genetically-modified herbicide-tolerant crops on the abundance and diversity of farmland wildlife. Interim report 11 October 2001

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Firbank, L. G., Bennett, S., Brooks, D., Bohan, D. A., Champion, G. T., Clark, S. J., Daniels, R., Dewar, A. M., Haughton, A. J., Hawes, C., Heard, M., Hill, M., May, M. J., Norton, L., Osborne, J. L., Pidgeon, J. D., Perry, J. N., Rothery, P., Roy, D., Scott, R., Squire, G., Watkins, J., Whittaker, D. and Woiwod, I. P. 2001. Farm scale evaluations of GM crops: effects of the management of field scale releases of genetically-modified herbicide-tolerant crops on the abundance and diversity of farmland wildlife. Interim report 11 October 2001.

Mating behaviour and chemical ecology of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Wood, P. J., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A. and Chapman, J. W. 2001. Mating behaviour and chemical ecology of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus. Abstracts Royal Entomological Society Insect Ecology Special Interest Group Meeting on Ecology of Insect Herbivores, 3 October 2001 .

Monitoring insect dispersal: methods and approaches

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Osborne, J. L., Loxdale, H. D. and Woiwod, I. P. 2001. Monitoring insect dispersal: methods and approaches. Abstracts British Ecological Society Annual Symposium on Dispersal, Reading, 3-5 April 2001 . pp. 12

Long-term decline in abundance and distribution of the garden tiger moth (Arctia caja ) in Great Britain

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Conrad, K. F., Woiwod, I. P. and Perry, J. N. 2001. Long-term decline in abundance and distribution of the garden tiger moth (Arctia caja ) in Great Britain. Abstracts Royal Entomological Society Insect Conservation Special Interest Group Meeting, London, 5 December 2001 .

Chemical ecology of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Chapman, J. W., Wood, P. J., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Woodcock, C. M. 2001. Chemical ecology of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus. Abstracts Royal Entomological Society Insect Conservation Special Interest Group Meeting, London, 5 December 2001 .

The earthworms (Oligochaetae) of Buckingham Palace Garden

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Bater, J. 2001. The earthworms (Oligochaetae) of Buckingham Palace Garden. London Naturalist. 80(Suppl), pp. 109-110.

Climate change impacts on insect management and conservation in temperate regions: can they be predicted?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Harrington, R., Fleming, R. A. and Woiwod, I. P. 2001. Climate change impacts on insect management and conservation in temperate regions: can they be predicted? Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 3 (4), pp. 233-240. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1461-9555.2001.00120.x

An abundance-occupancy time-lag during the decline of an arctiid tiger moth

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Conrad, K. F., Perry, J. N. and Woiwod, I. P. 2001. An abundance-occupancy time-lag during the decline of an arctiid tiger moth. Ecology Letters. 4 (4), pp. 300-303. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1461-0248.2001.00234.x

Farm scale evaluations of GM crops: effects of the management of field scale releases of genetically-modified herbicide-tolerant crops on the abundance and diversity of farmland wildlife. Interim report 20 October 2000

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Firbank, L. G., Bater, J., Bennett, S., Brooks, D., Bohan, D. A., Champion, G. T., Clark, S. J., Daniels, R., Dewar, A. M., Glen, D. M., Haughton, A. J., Hawes, C., Heard, M., Hill, M., Maudsley, M. J., Marshall, E. J. P., May, M. J., Norton, L., Osborne, J. L., Pidgeon, J. D., Perry, J. N., Rossall, M., Rothery, P., Roy, D., Scott, R., Squire, G., Watkins, J., Whittaker, D. and Woiwod, I. P. 2000. Farm scale evaluations of GM crops: effects of the management of field scale releases of genetically-modified herbicide-tolerant crops on the abundance and diversity of farmland wildlife. Interim report 20 October 2000. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Farm scale evaluation of GM crops: effects of the management of field scale releases of genetically-modified herbicide-tolerant crops on the abundance and diversity of farmland wildlife. Interim Report. 3 March 2000

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Firbank, L. G., Brooks, D., Champion, G., Daniels, R., Dewar, A. M., Dixon, M., Haughton, A. J., Hawes, C., Heard, M., Hill, M., Lutman, P. J. W., Maudsley, M., May, M. J., Osborne, J. L., Pidgeon, J. D., Perry, J. N., Rothery, P., Roy, D., Scott, R., Squire, G., Watkins, J. and Woiwod, I. P. 2000. Farm scale evaluation of GM crops: effects of the management of field scale releases of genetically-modified herbicide-tolerant crops on the abundance and diversity of farmland wildlife. Interim Report. 3 March 2000.