Andrea Britton

Publications

Journals

• Knollová, I.; Chytrý, M.; Bruelheide, H.; Dullinger, S.; Jandt, U.; Bernhardt-Römermann, M.; Biurrun, I.; de Bello, F.; Glaser, M.; Hennekens, S.; Jansen, F.; Jiménez-Alfaro, B.; Kadaš, D.; Kaplan, E.; Klinkovská, K.; Kuzemko, A.; Lenzner, B.; Pauli, H.; Gaia Sperandii, M.; Verheyen, K.; Winkler, M.; Abdaladze, O.; Acic, S.; Acosta, A.T.R.; Alignier, A.; Andreeva, M.; Andrews, C.; Arlettaz, R.; Attorre, F.; Axmanová, I.; Babbi, M.; Baeten, L.; Baran, J.; Barni, E.; Luis Benito Alonso, J.; Berg, C.; Bergamini, A.; Berki, I.; Boch, S.; Bock, B.; Bode, F.; Bonari, G.; Britton, A.; Brunet, J.; Bruzzaniti, V.; Budzhak, V.; Burrascano, S.; Campos, J.A.; Carlsson, B.; Laura Carranza, M.; Cerný, T.; Charmillot, K.; Chiarucci, A.; Choler, P.; Chytrý, K.; Corcket, E.; Csecserits, A.; Cutini, M.; Czarniecka-Wiera, M.; Danihelka, J.; Carla de Francesco, M.; De Frenne, P.; De Sanctis, M.; Deák, B.; Decocq, G.; Dembicz, I.; Dengler, J.; Di Cecco, V.; Dick, J.; Diekmann, M.; Dierschke (deceased), H.; Dirnböck, T.; Doerfler, I.; Dolezal, J.; Döring, U.; Durak, T.; Dwyer, C.; Ejrnæs, R.; Ermakova, I.; Erschbamer, B.; Fanelli, G.; Rosa Fernández Calzado, M.; Fickert, T.; Fischer, A.; Fischer, M.; Foremnik, K.; Frouz, J.; García-González, R.; García-Magro, D.; García-Mijangos, I.; G. Gavilán, R.; Germ, M.; Ghosn, D.; Gigauri, K.; Gizela, J.; Golob, A.; Golub, V.; Gómez García, D.; Grytnes, J.; Güler, B.; Gutiérrez-Girón, A.; Haase, P.; Haider, S.; Hájek, M.; Halassy, M.; Harásek, M.; Härdtle, W.; Heinken, T.; Hester, A.; Humbert, J.; Ibáñez, R.; Illa, E.; Jaroszewicz, B.; Jensen, K.; Jentsch, A.; Jiroušek, M.; Kalníková, V.; Kanka, R.; Kapfer, J.; Kazakis, G.; Kermavnar, J.; Kesting, S.; Khanina, L.; Kindermann, E.; Kotrík, M.; Koutecký, T.; Kozub, L.; Kuhn, G.; Kutnar, L.; La Montagna, D.; Lamprecht, A.; Lenoir, J.; Lepš, J.; Leuschner, C.; Lorite, J.; Madsen, B.; Magaña Ugarte, R.; Malicki, M.; Maliniemi, T.; Máliš, F.; Maringer, A.; Marrs, R.; Matesanz, S.; Metze, K.; Meyer, S.; Millett, J.; Mitchell, R.; Moeslund, J.E..; Moiseev, P.; Morra di Cella, U.; Mudrák, O.; Müller, F.; Müller, N.; Naaf, T.; Nagy, L.; Napoleone, F.; Nascimbene, J.; Navrátilová, J.; Ninot, J.M..; Niu, Y.; Normand, S.; Onipchenko, V.; Orczewska, A.; Ortmann-Ajkai, A.; Pakeman, R.J.; Pardo, I.; Pätsch, R.; Peet, R.; Penuelas, J.; Peppler-Lisbach, C.; Pérez Hernández, J.; Pérez-Haase, A.; Petraglia, A.; Petrík, P.; Pielech, R.; Piórkowski, H.; Pladevall-Izard, E.; Poschlod, P.; Prach, K.; Praleskouskaya, S.; Prokhorov, V.; Provoost, S.; Pu¿ca¿, M.; Pustková, Š.; François Randin, C.; Rašomavicius, V.; Reczynska, K.; Rédei, T.; Rehounková, K.; Angela Richner, N.; Risch, A.C.; Rixen, C.; Rosbakh, S.; Roscher, C.; Rosenthal, G.; Rossi, G.; Rötzer, H.; Roux, C.; Rumpf, S.B.; Ruprecht, E.; Rusina, S.; Sanz-Zubizarreta, I.; Schindler, M.; Schmidt, W.; Schories, D.; Schrautzer, J.; Schubert, H.; Schuetz, M.; Schwabe, A.; Schwaiger, H.; Schwartze, P.; Šebesta, J.; Seiler, H.; Šilc, U.; Silva, V.; Šmilauer, P.; Šmilauerová, M.; Sperle, T.; Stachurska-Swakon, A.; Stanik, N.; Stanisci, A.; Starodubtseva, E.; Steffen, K.; Storm, C.; Georg Stroh, H.; Sugorkina, N.; Swierkosz, K.; Swierszcz, S.; Szymura, M.; Tatarenko, I.; Teleki, B.; Thébaud, G.; Theurillat, J.; Tichý, L.; Treier, U.A.; Turtureanu, P.D.; Ujházy, K.; Ujházyová, M.; Mihai Ursu, T.; Uzieblo, A.K.; Valkó, O.; Van Calster, H.; Van Meerbeek, K.; Vandevoorde, B.; Vandvik, V.; Varricchione, M.; Vassilev, K.; Villar, L.; Luis, V.; Virtanen, R.; Vittoz, P.; Voigt, W.; von Hessberg, A.; von Oheimb, G.; Wagner, E.; Walther, G.; Wellstein, C.; Wesche, K.; Wilhelm, M.; Willner, W.; Wipf, S.; Wittig, B.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Woodcock, B.A.; Wulf, M.; Essl, F. (2024) ReSurveyEurope: A database of resurveyed vegetation plots in Europe, Journal of Vegetation Science, 35(2), Art. e13235
• Ochoa-Hueso, R.; Delgado-Baquerizo, M.; Risch, A.C.; Ashton, L.; Augustine, D.; Bélanger, N.; Bridgham, S.; Britton, A.J.; Bruckman, V.J.; Camarero, J.; Cornelissen, G.; Crawford, J.A.; Dijkstra, F.; Diochon, A.; Earl, S.; Edgerley, J.; Epstein, H.; Felton, A.; Fortier, J.; Gagnon, D.; Greer, K.; Griffiths, H.M.; Halde, C.; Hanslin, H.M.; Harris, L.I.; Hartsock, J.A.; Hendrickson, P.; Hovstad, K.A.; Hu, J.; Jani, A.D.; Kent, K.; Kerdraon-Byrne, D.; Khalsa, S.D.S.; Lai, D.Y.F.; Lambert, F.; LaMontagne, J.M.; Lavergne, S.; Lawrence, B.A.; Littke, K.; Leeper, A.C.; Licht, M.A.; Liebig, M.A.; Lynn, J.S.; Maclean, J.E.; Martinsen, V.; McDaniel, M.D.; McIntosh, A.C.S.; Miesel, J.R.; Miller, J.; Mulvaney, M.J.; Moreno, G.; Newstead, L.; Pakeman, R.J.; Pergl, J.; Pinno, B.D.; Piñeiro, J.; Quigley, K.; Radtke, T.M.; Reed, P.; Rolo, V.; Rudgers, J.; Rutherford, P.M.; Sayer, E.J.; Serrano-Grijalva, L.; Strack, M.; Sukdeo, N.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Truax, B.; Tsuji, L.J.S.; van Gestel, N.; Vaness, B.M.; Van Sundert, K.; Vítková, M.; Weigel, R.; Wilton, M.J.; Yano, Y.; Teen, E.; Bremer, E. (2023) Bioavailability of Macro and Micronutrients Across Global Topsoils: Main Drivers and Global Change Impacts, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 37(6), Art. e2022GB007680
• Avolio, M.; Komatsu, K.; Koerner, S.; Grman, E.; Isbell, F.; Johnson, D.; Wilcox, K.; Alatalo, J.; Baldwin, A.; Beierkuhnlein, C.; Britton, A.; Foster, B.; Harmens, H.; Kern, C.; Li, W.; McClaren, J.; Reich, P.; Souza, L.; Yu, Q.; Zhang, Y. (2022) Making sense of multivariate community responses in global change experiments, Ecosphere, 13(10), Art. E4249
• Taylor, A.F.S.; Freitag, T.; Robinson, L.; White, D.; Hedley, P.; Britton, A.J. (2022) Nitrogen deposition and temperature structure fungal communities associated with alpine moss-sedge heath in the UK, Fungal Ecology, 60, Art. 101191
• Avolio, M.; Komatsu, K.; Collins, S.; Grman, E.; Koerner, S.; Tredennick, A.; Wilcox, K.; Baer, S.; Boughton, E.; Britton, A.; Foster, B.; Gough, L.; Hovenden, M.; Isbell, F.; Jentsch, A.; Johnson, D.; Knapp, A.; Kreyling, J.; Langley, A.; Lortie, C.; McCulley, R.; McLaren, J.; Reich, P.; Seabloom, E.; Smit, M.; Suding, K.; Suttle, B.; Tognetti, P. (2021) Determinants of plant community compositional change are equally affected by global change., Ecology Letters, 24, 1892-1904
• Malanson, G.P.; Virtanen, R.; Britton, A.J.; Jiménez-Alfaro, B.; Qian, H.; Petraglia, A.; Tomaselli, M.; Cooper, D.; Damm, C.; Pemble, R.H.; Brett, R.B. (2020) Hemispheric- and continental- scale patterns of similarity in mountain tundra., Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 110, 1005-1021.
• Payne, R.J.; Campbell, C.; Stevens, C.J.; Pakeman, R.J.; Ross, L.C.; Britton, A.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Jones, L.; Field, C.; Caporn, S.J.M.; Carroll, J.; Edmondson, J.L.; Carnell, E.J.; Tomlinson, S.; Dore, A.; Dragosits, U.; Dise, N. (2020) Disparities between plant community responses to nitrogen deposition and critical loads in UK semi-natural habitats., Atmospheric Environment, 239, Article No. 117478.
• van Paassen, J.G.; Britton, A.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Street, L.E.; Johnson, D.; Coupar, A.; Woodin, S.J. (2020) Legacy effects of nitrogen and phosphorus additions on vegetation and carbon stocks of upland heaths., New Phytologist, 228, 226-237.
• Britton, A.J.; Gibbs, S.; Fisher, J.M.; Helliwell, R.C. (2019) Impacts of nitrogen deposition on carbon and nitrogen cycling in alpine Racomitrium heath in the UK and prospects for recovery, Environmental Pollution, 254(A), art.112986
• Komatsu, K.J.; Avolio, M.L.; Lemoine, N.P.; Isbell, F.; Grman, E.; Houseman, G.R.; Koerner, S.E.; Johnson, D.S.; Wilcox, K.R.; Alatalo, J.M.; Anderson, J.P.; Aerts, R.; Baer, S.G.; Baldwin, A.H.; Bates, J.; Beierkuhnlein, C.; Belote, R.T.; Blair, J.; Bloor, J.M.G.; Bohlen, P.J.; Bork, E.W.; Boughton, E.H.; Bowman, W.D.; Britton, A.J.; Cahill, J.F. Jr.; Chaneton, E.; Chiariello, N.R.; Cheng, J.; Collins, S.L.; Cornelissen, J.H.C.; Du, G.; Eskelinen, A.; Firn, J.; Foster, B.; Gough, L.; Gross, K.; Hallett, L.M.; Han, X.; Harmens, H.; Hovenden, M.J.; Jagerbrand, A.; Jentsch, A.; Kern, C.; Klanderud, K.; Knapp, A.K.; Kreyling, J.; Li, W.; Luo. Y.; McCulley, R.L.; McLaren, J.R.; Megonigal, J.P.; Morgan, J.W.; Onipchenko, V.; Pennings, S.C.; Prevéy, J.S.; Price, J.N.; Reich, P.B.; Robinson, C.H.; Russell, F.L.; Sala, O.E.; Seabloom, E.W.; Smith, M.D.; Soudzilovskaia, N.A.; Souza, L.; Suding, K.; Suttle, K.B.; Svejcar, T.; Tilman, D.; Tognetti, P.; Turkington, R.; White, S.; Xu, Z.; Yahdjian, L.; Yu, Q.; Zhang, P.; Zhang, Y. (2019) Global change effects on plant communities are magnified by time and the number of global change factors imposed., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS),116, 17867-17873.
• Hester, A.J.; Britton, A.J.; Hewison, R.L.; Ross, L.; Potts, J. (2019) Long-term vegetation change in Scotland’s native forests., Biological Conservation, 235, 136-146.
• Artz, R.R.E.; Johnson, S.; Bruneau, P.; Britton, A.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Ross, L.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L. (2019) The potential for modelling peatland habitat condition in Scotland using long-term MODIS data., Science of the Total Environment, 660, 429-442.
• Payne, R.J.; Campbell, C.; Britton, A.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Pakeman, R.J.; Jones, L.; Ross, L.C.; Stevens C.; Field, C.; Caporn, S.J.M.; Carroll, J.; Edmondson, J.L.; Carnell, E.J.; Tomlinson, S.; Dore, A.J.; Dise, N.; Dragosits, U. (2019) What is the most ecologically-meaningful metric of nitrogen deposition?, Environmental Pollution, 247, 319-331.
• Moore, E.K.; Iason, G.R.; Pemberton, J.M.; Bryce, J.; Dayton, N.; Britton, A.J.; Pakeman, R.J. (2018) Habitat impact assessment detects spatially driven patterns of grazing impacts in habitat mosaics but overestimates damage., Journal for Nature Conservation, 45, 20-29.
• Britton, A.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Fisher, J.M.; Riach, D.J.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2018) Nitrogen deposition drives loss of moss cover in alpine moss-sedge heath via lowered C: N ratio and accelerated decomposition, New Phytologist, 218(2), 470-478
• Brooker, R.W.; Brewer, M.; Britton, A.J.; Eastwood, A.J.; Ellis, C.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L.; Genney, D.R. (2018) Tiny niches and translocations: the challenge of identifying suitable recipient sites for small and immobile species., Journal of Applied Ecology, 55, 621-630.
• Wilcox, K.R.; Tredennick, A.T.; Koerner, S.E.; Grman, E.; Hallett, L.M.; Avolio, M.L.; La Pierre, K.J.; Houseman, G.R.; Isbell, F.; Johnson, D.S.; Alatalo, J.M.; Baldwin, A.H.; Bork, E.W.; Boughton, E.H.; Bowman, W.D.; Britton, A.J.; Cahill, J.F.; Collins, S.L.; Du, G-Z.; Eskelinen, A.; Gough, L.; Jentsch, A.; Kern, C.; Klanderud, K.; Knapp, A.K.; Kreyling, J.; Luo, Y.; McLaren, J.R.; Megonigal, P.; Onipchenko, V.; Prevey, J.; Price, J.N.; Robinson, C.H.; Sala, O.E.; Smith, M.D.; Soudzilovskaia, N.A.; Souza, L.; Tilman, D.; White, S.R.; Xu, Z.; Yahdjian, L.; Yu, Q.; Zhang, P.; Zhang, Y. (2017) Asynchrony among local communities stabilises ecosystem function of metacommunities., Ecology Letters, 20, 1534-1545.
• Mitchell, R.J.; Hewison, R.L.; Britton, A.J.; Brooker, R.W.; Cummins, R.P.; Fielding, D.A.; Fisher, J.M.; Gilbert, D.J.; Hester, A.J.; Hurskainen, S.; Pakeman, R.J.; Potts, J.M.; Riach, D. (2017) Forty years of change in Scottish grassland vegetation: increased richness, decreased diversity and increased dominance., Biological Conservation, 212, 327-336.
• Rowe, E.C.; Jones, L.; Dise, N.B.; Evans, C.D.; Mills, G.; Hall, J.; Stevens, C.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Field, C.; Caporn, S.J.; Helliwell, R.C.; Britton, A.J.; Sutton, M.; Payne, R.J.; Vieno, M.; Dore, A.J.; Emmett, B.A. (2017) Metrics for evaluating the ecological benefits of decreased nitrogen deposition., Biological Conservation, 212, 454-463.
• Britton, A.J.; Hewison, R.L.; Mitchell, R.J.; Riach, D . (2017) Pollution and climate change drive long-term change in Scottish wetland vegetation composition., Biological Conservation, 210, 72-79.
• Britton, A.J.; Hester, A.J.; Hewison, R.L.; Potts, J.M.; Ross, L.C. (2017) Climate, pollution and grazing drive long-term change in moorland habitats., Applied Vegetation Science, 20, 194-203.
• Mitchell, R.J.; Urpeth, H.; Britton, A.J.; Taylor, A.R. (2017) Soil microarthropod-plant community relationships in alpine moss- sedge heath., Applied Soil Ecology, 111, 1-8.
• Mitchell, R.J.; Urpeth, H.M.; Britton, A.J.; Black, H.I.J.; Taylor, A.R. (2016) Relative importance of local- and large-scale drivers of alpine soil microarthropod communities., Oecologia, 182, 913-924.
• Moore, E.K.; Britton, A.J.; Iason, G.R.; Pemberton, J.M.; Pakeman, R.J. (2015) Landscape-scale vegetation patterns influence small-scale grazing impacts., Biological Conservation, 192, 218-225.
• Payne, R.J.; Caporn, S.J.M.; Field, C.D.; Carroll, J.A.; Edmondson, J.L.; Britton, A.J.; Dise, N.B. (2014) Heather moorland vegetation and air pollution: a comparison and synthesis of three national gradient studies., Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 225, Article No. 1998.
• Britton, A.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Potts, J.M.; Genney, D.R. (2014) Developing monitoring protocols for cost-effective surveillance of lichens., The Lichenologist, 46, 471-482.
• Field, C.; Dise, N.B.; Payne, R.J.; Britton, A.J.; Emmett, B.A.; Helliwell, R.C.; Hughes, S.; Jones, L.; Lees, S.; Leake, J.R.; Leith, I.D.; Phoenix, G.K.; Power, S.A.; Sheppard, L.J.; Southon, G.E.; Stevens, C.J.; Caporn, S.J.M. (2014) The role of nitrogen deposition in widespread plant community change across semi-natural habitats., Ecosystems, 17, 864-877.
• Armitage, H.F.; Britton, A.J.; van der Wal, R.; Woodin, S.J. (2014) The relative importance of nitrogen deposition as a driver of Racomitrium heath species composition and richness across Europe., Biological Conservation, 171, 224-231.
• Southon, G.E.; Field, C.; Caporn, S.J.M.; Britton, A.J.; Power, S.A. (2013) Nitrogen deposition reduces plant diversity and alters ecosystem functioning: field-scale evidence from a nationwide survey of UK heathlands., PLoS ONE 8, Article No. e59031.
• Phoenix, G.K.; Emmett, B.A. Britton, A.J.; Caporn, S.J.M.; Dise, N.B.; Helliwell, R.C.; Jones, L.; Leake, J.R.; Leith, I.D.; Sheppard, L.J.; Sowerby, A.; Pilkington, M.G.; Ashmorek, M.R.; Power, S.A. (2012) Impacts of atmospheric nitrogen deposition: responses of multiple plant and soil parameters across contrasting ecosystems in long-term field experiments., Global Change Biology, 18, 1197-1215.

Books / chapters

• Roberts, D.; Torrance, L.; Stirton, G.; Britton, A.J.; Craig, C.-A.; Kyle, C; Newman, C.; Macaulay, C.; Fielding, D.; Watson, H.; Pohle, I.; Robertson, J.; Maxwell, J.; Irvine, K.; Sutherland, L-A.; Dawson, L.A.; Shepherd, L.; Miller, P.; Ellis, R.; Richards, S.; Blok, V.; Hackett, C.; Kettle, H. (2018) Women in Science, The James Hutton Institute, 25pp
• Hester, A.; Ross, L.; Britton, A. (2016) Drivers of long-term biodiversity change – key Scottish habitats in a European context., In: Irvine, R.J. (ed.) Biodiversity and Upland Management. The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, Chapter 9, pp20-21.
• Britton, A.; Mitchell, R.; Taylor A. (2016) Cascading effects of nitrogen pollution on biodiversity and ecosystem function in alpine systems., In: Irvine, R.J. (ed.) Biodiversity and Upland Management. The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, Chapter 10, pp22-23.
• Mitchell, R.; Hewison, R.; Britton, A.; Pakeman, R.J.; Hester, A. (2016) Long-term changes in Scottish grassland plant communities., In: Pakeman, R.J. (ed.). Grassland Biodiversity. The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, pp4-5.
• Britton, A.J. (2008) The montane heathland lichen guide., Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen.

Technical / contract reports

• Perring, M.; Rowe, E.; Arrigoni, E.; Bidartondo, M.; Britton, A.; Field, C.; Gilliam, F.; Grenier, M.; Hayes, F.; Jones, L.; Jones, M.; Kowal, J.; Marcham, L.; Risser, H.; Stevens, C.; Suz, L.M.; Wilkins, K.; Howlett, R.; Zappala, S.; Simpson, C.; Russell, Z. (2024) Scoping Future Research for Air Pollution Recovery Indicators, JNCC
• Colley, K.; Chen, J.; Somervail, P.; Britton, A.; Miller, D. (2024) Key household behaviours impacting on outdoor air quality, The Scottish Government
• Pakeman, R.J.; Britton, A.; Hawes, C.; Stockan, J.; Stutter, M.; Wilkinson, M.; Artz, R.; Brooker, R.; Mitchell, R.; Addy, S. (2023) Calldown Request – James Hutton Institute – Reviewing priority actions according to their impact on halting biodiversity decline in the delivery plan for Scotlands Biodiversity Strategy, Report to NatureScot.
• Britton, A.; Fielding, D.; Pakeman, R. (2023) Nitrogen mitigation: A review of nitrogen deposition impacts and mitigation potential in Scottish seminatural ecosystems, Zenodo.
• Britton, A.; Fielding, D.; Pakeman, R. (2023) Nitrogen and climate: A review of the interactive effects of nitrogen deposition and climate change on Scottish semi-natural ecosystems, Zenodo.
• Baggaley, N.; Britton, A.; Sandison, F.; Lilly, A.; Stutter, M.; Rees, RM.; Reed, M.; Buckingham , S. (2022) Understanding carbon sequestration from nature-based solutions, ClimateXChange Report 2022
• Baggaley, N.; Britton, A.; Sandison, F.; Lilly, A.; Stutter, M.; Rees, R.M.; Reed, M.; Bukingham, S. (2022) Understanding carbon sequestration from nature-based solutions, ClimateXChange Report.
• Bobbink, R.; Loran, C.; Tomassen, H.; Aazem, K.; Aherne, J.; Alonso, R.; Ashwood, F.; Augustin, S.; Bak, J.; Bakkestuen, V.; Braun, S.; Britton, A.; Brouwer, E.; Caporn, S.; Chuman, T.; De Wit, H.; De Witte, L.; Dirnböck, T.; Field, C.; García Gómez, H.; Geupel, M.; Velle, L. G.; Hiltbrunner, E.; James, A. C.; Jones, L.; Karlsson, P. E.; Kohli, L.; Manninen, S.; May, L.; Meier, R.; Perring, M.; Prescher, A.; Remke, E.; Roth, T.; Scheuschner, T.; Ssymank, A.; Stevens, C.; Thrane, J.; Tömmervik, H.; Tresch, S.; Ukonmaanaho, L.; Van den Berg, L.; Vanguelova, E.; Wilkins, K.; Zappala, S. (2022) Review and revision of empirical critical loads of nitrogen for Europe, German Environment Agency
• Baggaley, N.; Britton, A.; Barnes, A.; Buckingham, S.; Holland, J.; Lilly, A.; Pakeman, R.; Rees, B.; Taylor, A.; Yeluripati, J. (2021) Understanding carbon sequestration in upland habitats, Climate x Change Research Report.
• Taylor, A.F.S.; Britton, A.J.; Stockan, J.A. (2021) Conservation translocation for ecosystem restoration., Report to NatureScot.
• Hester, A.J.; Aguado, S.; Britton, A.J. (2020) Analysing habitat patch size and connectivity at a national level for Scotland – data assessment part 2: HabMoS., James Hutton Institute, 29pp.
• Britton, A.J.; Ross, L.C. (2018) Towards the development of a nitrogen deposition decision framework for vegetation assessment in Scotland., Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report, No.958, 69pp.
• Britton, A.J. (2017) Suitability of large-scale data holdings for analysis of driver impacts on soil properties., Unpublished Report, The James Hutton Institute, September 2017, 11pp.
• Caporn, S.; Field, C.; Payne, R.; Dise, N.; Britton, A.J.; Emmett, B.; Jones, L.; Phoenix, G.; Power, S.; Sheppard, L.; Stevens, C. (2016) Assessing the effects of small increments of atmospheric nitrogen deposition (above the critical load) on semi-natural habitats of conservation importance., Natural England Commissioned Reports Number 210.
• Jones, L.; Hall, J.; Strachan, I.; Field, C.; Rowe, E.; Stevens, C.J.; Capor, S.J.M.; Mitchell, R.; Britton, A.; Smith, R.; Bealey, B.; Masante, D.; Hewison, R.; Hicks, K. (2015) Developing a decision framework to attribute atmospheric nitrogen deposition as a threat to or cause of unfavourable habitat condition on protected sites ‘AND-UP’. Final Report., JNCC Contract Report, February 2015
• Britton, A.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Potts, J.M.; Genney, D.R. (2013) Development of a surveillance scheme for priority lichens in Scotland., Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No.567, 177pp.
• Rowe, E.C.; Jones, L.; Stevens, C.J.; Vieno, M.; Dore, A.J.; Hall, J.; Sutton, M.; Mills, G.; Evans, C.D.; Helliwell, R.C.; Britton, A.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Caporn, S.J.; Dise, N.B.; Field, C.; Emmett, B.A. (2013) Measures to evaluate benefits to UK semi-natural habitats of reductions in nitrogen deposition., Final Report on REBEND Project. Defra Tender Reference: AQ0823. CEH Project: NEC04307.
• Demars, B.O.L.; Britton, A.J. (2011) Assessing the impacts of small scale hydroelectric schemes on rare bryophytes and lichens., Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report, No 421, Scottish Natural Heritage, Inverness.
• Brooker, R.W.; Britton, A.J.; Gimona, A.; Lennon, J.J.; Littlewood, N.A. (2011) Literature review: species translocations as a tool for biodiversity conservation during climate change., Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report, No.440, Inverness.
• Emmett, B.; Ashmore, M.; Belyazid, S.; Britton, A.; Caporn, S.; Carroll, J.; Davies, O.; Dise, N.; Field, C.; Helliwell, R.C.; Henrys, P.; Hester, A.J.; Hughes, H.; Jones, L.; Kivimaki, S.; Leake, J.; Leith, I.; Maskell, R.; Mills, L.; Mizunuma, T.; Ostle, N.; Phoenix, G.; Pilkington, M.; Pitman, R.; Power, S.; Reynolds, B.; Rowe, E.; Scott, A.; Sheppard, L.; Smart, S.; Sowerby, A.; Tipping, E.; Vanguelova, E.; Vuohelainen, A.; Williams, B.L. (2010) Terrestrial Umbrella – Effects of eutrophication and acidification on terrestrial ecosystems. Annual Report 2010., Annual Contract Report to Defra.
• Emmett, B.; Ashmore, M.; Belyazid, S.; Britton, A.; Broadmeadow, M.; Caporn, S.; Davies, O.; Dise, N.; Field, C.; Helliwell, R.C.; Hester, A.J.; Hughes, S.; Leake, J.; Leith, I.; Maskell, L.; Mills, R.; Mizunuma, T.; Ostle, N.; Phoenix, G.; Power, S.; Reynolds, B.; Rowe, E.; Scott, A.; Sheppard, L.; Smart, S.; Sowerby, A.; Tipping, E.; Vanguelova, E.; Vuohelainen, A.;Williams, B.P. (2009) Terrestrial Umbrella – Effects of Eutrophication and Acidification on Terrestrial Ecosystems. Annual Report 2009., Annual Contract Report to DEFRA.
• Black, H.I.J.; Britton, A.J.; Helliwell, R.C.; Langan, S.J.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Booth P.D. (2009) To establish soil indicators to assess the impact of atmospheric deposition on environmentally senstive areas., Consultancy Service, SEPA.
• Emmett, B.; Cooper, J.R.; Ashmore, M.; Belyazid, S.; Britton, A.; Broadmeadow, M.; Caporn, S.; Carroll, J.; Davies, O.; Dise, N.; Field, C.; Helliwell, R.C.; Hester, A.J. Hughes, S.; Leake, J.; Leith, I.; Maskell, L.; Mills, R.; Mizunuma, T.; Ostle, N.; Phoenix, G.; Power, S.; Reynolds, B.; Rowe, E.; Scott, A.; Sheppard, L.; Smart, S.; Sowerby, A.; Tipping, E.; Vanguelova, E.; Vuohelainen, A. (2008) Terrestrial Umbrella – Effects of Eutrophication and Acidification on Terrestrial Ecosystems. Annual Report 2008., Annual Contract Report to DEFRA.
• Pakeman, R.J.; Beale, C.M.; Britton, A.J.; Brooker, R.W.; Iason, G.R.; Langan, S.J.; Littlewood, N.A; Westaway, S. (2008) Evaluation of UK Biodiversity Action plan revised targets for Scotland., Report to Scottish Natural Heritage.
• Britton, A.J.; Pakeman, R.J. (2008) Vegetation monitoring of Rum natura habitats., Final Report to Scottish Natural Heritage.
• Britton, A.J.; Pakeman, R.J. (2008) Vegetation monitoring of Rum natural habitats: final report., Contract Report to SNH.
• Emmett, B.A.; Williams, B.L.; Ashmore, M.; Britton, A.J.; Broadmeadow, M.; Bullock, J.; Cape, J.N.; Caporn, S.J.M.; Carroll, J.A.; Cresser, M.S.; Crossley, A.; de Lange, I.; Edmondson, J.; Evans, C.; Fowler, D.; Grant, H.; Green, E.R.; Green, S.; Griffiths, (2007) Terrestrial Umbrella Final Report, 2007., Report to NERC-DEFRA, Project Number C02613, Contract Number CPEA 18, July 2007.
• Emmett, B.A.; Williams, B.L.; Ashmore, M.; Britton, A.J.; Broadmeadow, M.; Bullock, J.; Cape, J.N.; Caporn, S.J.M.; Carroll, J.A.; Cresser, M.S.; Crossley, A.; de Lange, I.; Edmondson, J.; Evans, C.; Fowler, D.; Grant, H.; Gren, E.R.; Green, S.; Griffiths, (2006) Terrestrial Umbrella Annual Report 2006., Report to NERC-DEFRA, Project No. CO2613, July 2006, Contract No. CPEA 18, July 2006.
• Emmett, B.A.; Williams, B.L.; Ashmore, M.; Benham, S.; Britton, AJ..; Broadmeadow, M.; Caporn, S.J.M.; Carroll, J.; Cresser, M.; Cresswell, N.; Crossley, A.; Edmondson, J.; Grant, H.; Green, E.; Green, S.; Helliwell, R.C.; Hinton, C.; Hughes, S.; Jones, A.; Jones, M.; Leake, J.; Lee, J.; Leith, I.; Oakley, S.; Ostle, N.; Power, S.; Price, E.A.C.; Ray, N.; Reynolds, B.; Sheppard, L.; Smart, R.; Smart, S.; Sowerby, A.; Vanguelova, E.; Williams, D.; Wildig, J. (2005) Terrestrial Umbrella Annual Report, 2005., Contract Report to DEFRA, Project No. C02613, July 2005.
• Armitage, H.A.; Pearce, I.S.K.; Britton, A.J. (2005) The impact of grazing and nitrogen deposition on the condition of Racomitrium lanuginosum on the Carneddau Mountains, North Wales., Contract Report to Countryside Council for Wales, Final Report, February 2005, 45pp. Contract No. C00691NEW, FC 73-01-453.

Conference papers

• Caporn, S.; Field, C.; Nise, N.; Payne, R.; Britton, A.J.; Emmett, B.; Helliwell, R.C.; Hughes, S.; Jones, L.; Lees, S.; Leith, I.; Shepherd, L.; Pheonix, G.; Power, S.; Southon, G.; Stevens, C. (2012) Pollution and climate influences on plant communities across UK peatlands., 14th International Peat Congress, Peatlands in Balance, Stockholm, Sweden, 3-8 June 2012. Extended abstract No 404, 6pp.
• Britton, A.J.; Hester, A.J.; Beale, C.; Hewison, R.L.; Towers, W. (2010) Drivers of biodiversity change in british alpine habitats., Global Change and the World’s Mountains, Perth, Scotland, 26-30 September 2010.
• Britton, A.J. (2006) Effects of nitrogen addition and management on nutrient uptake and growth of dwarf shrubs in low-alpine heathland., British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Oxford, 5-7 September 2006.
• Britton, A.J.; Fisher, J.M.; Baillie, G. (2005) The effects of nitrogen deposition on mountain vegetation: the importance of geology., In: Mountains of Northern Europe: Conservation, Management, People and Nature (eds. D.B.A. Thompson, M.F. Price and C.A. Galbraith). The Stationery Office Ltd., Edinburgh. pp121-126.

Conference posters / abstracts

• Britton, A.; Ewan, K.; Whyte, A.; Freitag, T.; Robinson, L.; White, D.; Morton, I.; Taylor, A. (2022) Going underground unleashing the power of citizen cience and eDNA to explore alpine soil biodiversity, International Mountain Conference 2022, 11 – 15 September 2022, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Taylor, A. F. S.; Fielding, D.; Freitag, T.; Oddi, L.; Robinson, L.; van Paassen, J.; White, D.; Britton, A. J. (2022) Spatial congruity across six kingdoms of alpine biodiversity, International Mountain Conference 2022, 11 – 15 September 2022, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Broyd, R.C.; Mills, R.T.E.; Britton, A.J.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Ostle, N.J. (2019) Functional ecology of alpine soils under changing snow cover regimes., International Mountain Conference 2019, Innsbruck, 8-12 September 2019. (Poster)
• Britton, A.J.; Freitag, T.; Oddi, L.; Fielding, D.; van Paassen, J.; White, D.; Robinson, L.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2019) Topography drives heterogeneity in alpine soil function., International Mountain Conference 2019, Innsbruck, 8-12 September 2019. (Poster)
• Bhatti, N.; Mitchell, R.J.; Britton, A.J.; Cornulier, T.; Potts, J.; Woodin, S.; Genney, D. (2018) Developing monitoring tools for conservation priority lichen species., British Ecological Society (BES) Annual Conference, Birmingham, 16-19 December 2018.
• Bhatti, N.; Britton, A.J.; Cornulier, T.; Genney, D.; Mitchell, R.; Potts, J.; Woodin, S. (2017) Investigating detection rates: developing tools for monitoring data-deficient, conservation-priority lichen species., British Ecological Society Conference 2017, Ecology Across Borders, Ghent, Belgium, 11-14 December 2017. (Poster)
• Broyd, R.C.; Mills, R.T.E.; Britton, A.J.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Ostle, N.J. (2017) Snow cover and carbon stocks in oceanic-alpine ecosystems., British Ecological Society Winter Meeting 2017, Ghent, 11-14 December 2017, p59. (Poster)
• Oddi, L.; Britton, A.J.; Freitag, T.; van Paassen, J.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2017) Microbial community activity along gradients of snow lie in the Scottish Highlands., British Ecological Society Winter Meeting 2017, Ghent, 11-14 December 2017, p60. (Poster)
• van Paassen, J.G.; Woodin, S.J.; Britton, A.J.; Street, L.E.; Johnson, D.; Coupar, A. (2017) Phosphorus addition increases carbon assimilation in Scottish upland ecosystems., British Ecological Society Winter Meeting 2017, Ghent, 11-14 December 2017, p60. (Poster)
• Mitchell, R.J.; Britton, A.J.; Potts, J.; Genney, D.R. (2014) Are expectations for biodiversity monitoring realistic?, Protecting Scotland’s Biodiversity: Monitoring in Action Joint BES/CIEEM/STG Meeting, Edinburgh, 2-3 October 2014.
• Mitchell, R.J.; Britton, A.J.; Potts, J.; Genney, D.R. (2014) Are expectations for biodiversity monitoring realistic?., Joint BES/SFE Annual Meeting, Lille, France, 9-12 December 2014.
• Brooker, R.W.; Britton, A.J.; Eastwood, A.; Ellis, C.; Genney, D.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L. (2013) Translocations for conservation during climate change: An adaptation case study., PEER Science for the Environment Meeting, Aarhus, Denmark, 2-4 October 2013. Poster.
• Brooker, R.W.; Britton, A.J.; Eastwood, A.; Ellis, C.; Genney, D.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L. (2013) Translocations for conservation during climate change: an adaptation case study, The Scottish Biodiversity Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges for Science, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, 19-20 September 2013. Poster
• Helliwell, R.C.; Britton, A.J.; Gibbs, S.; Fisher, J.M.; Papanikolaou, N.D. (2012) Response of soil waters to changes in climate, nitrogen deposition and land management in an alpine heathland., EUROSOIL 2012, Soil Science for the Benefit of Mankind and Environment, 4th International Congress of the European Confederation of Soil Science Societies (ECSSS), Bari, Italy, 2-6 July 2012.
• Jackson-Blake, L.A.; Helliwell, R.C.; Britton, A.; Gibbs, S.; Coull, M.C.; Dawson, L.A. (2012) Controls on soil solution nitrogen along an altitudinal gradient in the Scottish uplands., European Geophysical Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. 23-27 April 2012.
• Jackson-Blake, L.A; Helliwell, R.C.; Britton, A.; Gibbs, S; Coull, M.C. (2010) Can environmental traits be used to understand nitrogen leaching?, Global Change and the World’s Mountains, Perth, Scotland, 26-30 September 2010.
• Helliwell, R.C.; Britton, A.J.; Gibbs, S.; Fisher, J.M. (2010) The interactive effects of N deposition and land management on nutrient fluxes in a Scottish alpine heathland., Global Change and the World’s Mountains, Perth, Scotland, 26-30 September 2010.
• Helliwell, R.C.; Britton, A.J.; Evans, C.; Coull, M.C.; Gibb, S.; Fisher, J.M.; Armitage, H. (2009) Modelling soil carbon stocks and nitrogen dynamics in spatially heterogeneous montane environments., British Society of Soil Science Conference Panel.
• Helliwell, R.C.; Britton, A.J.; Evans, C.; Coull, M.C.; Gibbs, S.; Fisher, J.M.; Armitage, H.; Dawson, L.A. (2009) Modelling soil carbon stocks and nitrogen dynamics in spatially heterogeneous montane environments., In: Predicting the Future for Highly Organic Soils, British Society of Soil Science, Spring Conference, Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 5-7 May 2009.
• Hester, A.J.; Britton, A.J.; Beale, C.M.; Towers, W.; Hewison, R.L. (2008) Biodiversity losses in Scottish alpine vegetation: What are the key drivers?, EURECO-GFOE Conference, Leipzig, Germany, 14-18 September 2008.