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This web page contains a list of Betts Ecology staff publications in the public domain.
(with co-authors for collaborative papers)
NB. As well as those on general ecology, etc. listed below, Betts Ecology staff write many dozens of specialist reports for clients which, for confidentiality reasons, are not cited here. However, a few examples of the more significant papers that are in the public domain, such as those for planning inquiries or legal hearings, are included.
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Alma, P.J. (1969). A study of the activity and behaviour of the winter moth, Operophtera brumata (L.) (Lep.: Hydriomenidae). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 105, 258-65.
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Alma, P.J. (1973). A new host record for Perrissinoides cerambycivorae (Diptera: Tachinidae). New Zealand Entomologist, 5, 334-6.
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Alma, P.J. (1973). A population study and light-trap captures of Tipula pagana Meigen (Diptera: Tipulidae). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 109, 240-46.
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Alma, P.J. (1975). Problems of pest assessment: Forestry Pests. New Zealand Entomologist, 6, 22-3.
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Alma, P.J. (1975). Infection of pupae of Heliothis armigera by Paecilomyces farinosus. New Zealand Journal of Forest Science, 5, 42-4.
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Alma, P.J. (1975). Parasitisation of Tipula spp (Diptera: Tipulidae) by Siphona geniculata (Degeer) (Diptera: Tachinidae). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 111, 107-7.
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Alma, P.J. (1977). Forest Entomology in New Zealand. In New Zealand Institute of Foresters (Inc.) Forestry Handbook (Ed. by C.G.R. Chavasse, pp 58-70). New Zealand Institute of Foresters, Rotorua, New Zealand.
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Alma, P.J. (1977). Antheraea eucalypti Scott. Forest and Timber Insects in New Zealand m 7. Forest Research Institute New Zealand Forest Service.
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Alma, P.J. (1977). Heliothis armigera Hubner. Forest and Timber Insects in New Zealand m 9. Forest Research Institute New Zealand Forest Service.
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Alma, P.J. (1977). Selidosema suavis (Butler). Forest and Timber Insects in New Zealand m 11. Forest Research Institute New Zealand Forest Service.
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Alma, P.J. (1977). Aenetus virescens (Doubleday). Forest and Timber Insects in New Zealand m 6. Forest Research Institute New Zealand Forest Service.
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Alma, P.J. (1979). Insect hazards in growing other species - facts and probabilities. New Zealand Forest Workshop on Special Purpose Species. New Zealand Forest Service, Wellington.
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Alma, P.J. (1980). Observations on some coccinellids in New Zealand and their significance to the biological control of Paropsis charybdis (Col.: Chrysomelidae). New Zealand Entomologist, 7, 164-5.
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Alma, P.J. (1986). Ecological Management. In A Social and Natural History of Hartlebury Common (Ed. by J.J. Tucker, S. Zaluckyj & P.J. Alma). pp 61-69, Hereford and Worcester County Council, Worcester, UK.
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Alma, P.J. (1993, 1995). Environmental Concerns. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
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Alma, P.J. (Ed.) (1999). Management plan for the land managed by the Malvern Hills Conservators 2000 - 2005. Malvern Hills Conservators, Malvern, U.K.
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Alma, P.J. and Betts, C.J. (1996). Environmental Assessment for the proposed Re-working of Scout Moor Quarry Consent Area - Fauna and Flora. Christopher Betts Environmental Biology, Worcester, UK.
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Alma, P.J. and Jones, J. (1999). The Plant Communities of Selected Grasslands on and adjacent to the Malvern Hills in 1992. Transactions of the Worcestershire Naturalists’ Club, 4(4), 263-278.
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Alma, P.J. and Van Boven, R.J. (1975). Insect invasion and survival of Douglas fir stumps in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Forest Science, 5, 306-312.
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Bloomfield, S., Fraser, A., Homer, P. and Alma, P.J. (2001). Special wildlife sites in Worcestershire. A handbook for site selection. The Worcestershire Special Wildlife Site Partnership, Worcester, UK.
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Cameron, R.J., Alma, P.J. and Hood, I.A. (1978). The pathology of Douglas fir. In James, R.N. and Bunn, E.H. A review of Douglas fir in New Zealand. New Zealand Forest Service Forest Research Symposium m 15 pp 126-134.
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Gilmour, J.W., Alma, P.J., Marks, G.C. and Newman, F.G. (1975). The status of diseases and insects in New Zealand and Australia. Second FAO World Technical Consultation on Forest Diseases and Insects. New Delhi 1975. FAO/IUFRO/DI/75/2-0.
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MacInness, R.A., Albert, D.J. and Alma, P.J. (1977). A new method of shipping and handling tachinid parasites of Paropsini (Col.: Chrysomelidae). Entomophaga, 21, 367-70.
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Moore, S. and Alma, P.J. (1974). Polyhedral viruses infecting two forest insect pests, Selidosema suavis and Heliothis armigera. New Zealand Journal of Forest Science, 4, 51-8.
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Tucker, J.J., Zaluckyj, S. and Alma, P.J. (Eds) (1986). A Social and Natural History of Hartlebury Common. Hereford and Worcester County Council, Worcester, UK.
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Betts, C.J. (1986). Mosses and lichens of Hartlebury Common. In A Social and Natural History of Hartlebury Common (Ed. by J.J. Tucker, S. Zaluckyj & P.J. Alma). pp 70-73, Hereford & Worcester County Council.
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Betts, C.J. (1987). The moths of Monkwood Reserve. British Butterfly Conservation Society News, 38, 36-37.
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Betts, C.J. (1988). The Pond Explorer. The Christopher Betts Consultancy, Worcester. (Educational guide and kit).
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Betts, C.J. (1989). Using ecology in environmental assessment. M&Q Environment, 3(1), 21-22.
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Betts, C.J. (1989). The Bird Spotter Kit. The Christopher Betts Consultancy/John Adams Toys. (Educational Guide and Kit for publication 1990).
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Betts, C.J. (1990). The Synecological Factors and Processes of Calluna-lichen Subcommunities at Hartlebury Common. PhD thesis, Council for National Academic Awards/Worcester College/University of Lancaster.
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Betts, C.J. (1990). Observations of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) abutting the Calluna-lichen sub-community at Hartlebury Common. Transactions of the Worcestershire Naturalists' Club, 3(1), 50-59.
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Betts, C.J. (1990). Some observations of wet precipitation and its possible role in aerial nutrient input and acidification of lowland heath. Transactions of the Worcestershire Naturalists' Club, 3(1), 60-68.
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Betts, C.J. (1991). The Plant Communities of Hartlebury Common. Proceedings of the Birmingham Natural History Society, 26(2), 88-109.
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Betts, C.J. (1992). Heathland in the English West Midlands: disturbance and colonization in the Calluna-lichen sub-community of Hartlebury Common. Transactions of the Worcestershire Naturalists' Club, 3(2), 184-208.
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Betts, C.J. (1994). On the blue-winged grasshopper. Transactions of the Worcestershire Naturalists' Club, 3(5), 452-455.
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Betts, C.J. (1995, 1996). Protected British Species - A Database of Fauna & Flora Protected by British and International Instruments. Christopher Betts Environmental Biology, Worcester, UK.
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Betts, C.J. (1996). Resurgence of a large European carnivore (the wolf, Canis lupus). Transactions of the Worcestershire Naturalists' Club, 4(1), 68-70.
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Betts, C.J. (1996). Protected British Species. Christopher Betts Environmental Biology, Worcester, UK.
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Betts, C.J. (1998, 2000, 2002 2nd edn.). Checklist of Protected British Species. Christopher Betts Environmental Biology, Worcester, UK.
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Betts, C.J. (1998, 2002). British Wild Plants in Natural Associations - A database source for landscaping, habitat creation and local planning. Christopher Betts Environmental Biology, Worcester, UK.
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Betts, C.J. (2000). Talking rot. Transactions of the Worcestershire Naturalists' Club, 4(5), 330-333.
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Betts, C.J. (2001). A bit about badgers. Transactions of the Worcestershire Naturalists' Club, 4(6), 388-391.
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Betts, C.J. (2002). Naming and classifying vegetation communities – an introduction. Transactions of the Worcestershire Naturalists' Club, 4(7), 461-471.
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Betts, C.J. (2003). Notes on moth photophily. Transactions of the Worcestershire Naturalists' Club, 4(8), 532-535.
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Betts, C.J. (2003). Great crested newts in Pen-yr-Henblas Quarry, Halkyn Mountain, North Wales. Witness statement for the Trustees of the Fourth Duke of Westminster’s 1964 Settlement (“the Grosvenor Estate”) and the Welsh Assembly Government in the High Court of Justice. Case number CO/1872/2003.
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Betts, C.J. (2003). The ecology and phytosociology of Halkyn Mountain cSAC and SSSI. Witness statement for the Trustees of the Fourth Duke of Westminster’s 1964 Settlement (“the Grosvenor Estate”) and the Welsh Assembly Government in the High Court of Justice. Case number
Case No: CO/3595/2003.
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Betts, C.J. (2004). Know your law on protected wild species. Transactions of the Worcestershire Naturalists' Club, 4(9), 589-597.
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Betts, C.J. (2005). Sentier Botanique. Christopher Betts Environmental Biology, Worcester, UK.
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Betts, C.J. (2005). Freakish weather – another context. Transactions of the Worcestershire Naturalists' Club, 4(10), 663-665.
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Betts, C.J. (2007). John Humphreys' Bibliography of Worcestershire (Botany). Transactions of the Worcestershire Naturalists' Club, 5(1), 64-99.
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Betts, C.J. (2008 3rd edn.). Checklist of Legally Protected British Species. Christopher Betts Environmental Biology, Worcester, UK.
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Betts, C.J. (2008). Classification of Nature by Molecular Analysis - Notes for Non-Specialists. Transactions of the Worcestershire Naturalists' Club, 5(2), 162-165.
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Betts, C.J. (2008). Voyage to Australia Aboard the Clipper Wilmot 1839-1840 - the original Journal by Rebecca Rudder with notes on natural history, etc. (Digital) Christopher Betts Environmental Biology, Worcester, UK.
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Betts, C.J. (2009). Exotic plants colonising the countryside. Transactions of the Worcestershire Naturalists' Club, 5(3), 234-238.
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Betts, C.J. and Fraser, A.J.L. (eds) (1988). Urban Wildlife Habitat Survey of the City of Worcester. Community Landscape Trust and Worcestershire Nature Conservation Trust, Worcester.
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Betts, C.J. and Simmons, S.A. (1989). Nature Conservation Guidelines to Industry. Paper for Nature Conservancy Council, Peterborough, UK.
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Betts, C.J. and Tucker, J.J. (1986). Flowering plants and habitats of Hartlebury Common. In A Social and Natural History of Hartlebury Common (Ed. by J.J. Tucker, S. Zaluckyj & P.J.Alma). pp 61-69, Hereford and Worcester County Council.
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Betts, C. J. and Watson, W.R.C. (1987). A Survey of the Gross Ecology and Landscape History of the Warndon Local Plan Area. Available from Worcester City Council and authors.
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Hedges, P.D., Betts, C.J. and Simmons, S.A. (1990). The hydro-botanic treatment of agricultural effluent. International Conference on Use of Constructed Wetlands in Pollution Control. Paper for Cambridge University Poster Display.
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Macefield, M.P., Alma, P.J. and Betts, C.J. (2001). Investigation of the Great Crested Newt Population Status in the UK from Published Sources. Christopher Betts Environmental Biology, Worcester, UK.
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Davison, G. (2001). Ecological and Legal Considerations for Re-Introduction of Mammals in Europe, with a UK Case Study. Reintroduction News, 20, 22-23. IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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Fellowes, F.L.H. (2004). A study into the effect of leaf particle size on the ecology of two earthworm species: Lumbricus terrestris and Lumbricus rubellus. Unpublished dissertation, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK.
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Moro, D & Gadal, S. (2006). Benefits of habitat restoration to small mammal diversity and abundance in a pastoral agricultural landscape in mid-Wales. Biodiversity and Conservation,16(12), Springer, Netherlands (on-line http://www.springerlink.com/content/k2m451294876k21r/)
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West, S.P.B. (1990 et seq.). Warden’s Noticeboard pieces. Oxford Preservation Trust, Oxford, UK.
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West, S.P.B. (1990 et seq.). [Various – list available], The Journal of the Abingdon Naturalists’ Society.
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West, S.P.B. (1992). Up on the hill. The Oxfordshire Bulletin. Campaign for the Preservation of Rural England, Oxford, UK.
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West, S.P.B. (1998). The Natural History of Boars Hill. Im A Boars Hill Anthology (Ed. by M. Aldiss & P. Simms) pp. 18-21, Thornton’s of Oxford, UK.
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West, S.P.B. (2004). Multidisciplinary Woodland Management. Small Farms Association Newsletter.
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