 Dr Jonathan Millett
Lecturer in Physical Geography
email: J.Millett@lboro.ac.uk
Tel : +44 (0)1509 222739
Fax: +44 (0)1509 223930
Room NN.1.20c, Martin Hall Building, East Park
Links
For further information on Dr. Millett’s research please follow these links:
Academia.edu
Citations
Mendeley
Linkedin
Career
May 2007 - present: Lecturer in physical Geography, Department of Geography
Loughborough University.
March 2007 - May 2007: Lecturer in Research/Coordinator for Postgraduate
Research Skills Development, Liverpool Hope University.
Feb 2005 - Feb 2007: Post Doctoral Teaching Fellow in Geography and
Environmental Management, Department of Geography, Liverpool Hope
University
2002 - 2005: PhD, Plant Science, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences,
University of Aberdeen & The Macaulay Institute. Funded by the Macaulay
Development Trust.
2000 - 2001: MRes, Science of the Environment, Institute for Environmental and
Natural Sciences, Lancaster University. Funded by NERC.
1996 - 1999: BSc (Hons), Forestry (2.1), School of Agricultural and Forest
Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor.
Research Interests
I am a plant ecologist who is particularly interested in the cycling of nitrogen within plants and between plants and other organisms. I work on trees in forest ecosystems and on carnivorous plants in bog ecosystems and use stable isotopes to provide insight into the movement of nitrogen within and between organisms.
Forest ecosystems
I have investigated the impact of herbivory by large mammals and competition form associated vegetation on morphology and internal nitrogen cycling in Betula pubescens. This project showed that the remobilisation of stored nitrogen in the spring is affected by competition and that this impact is dependent on the identity o the competing plants.
I have also worked on quantifying the impact of elevated atmospheric CO2 on N-fixation by Alnus glutinosa in the BangorFACE study.
Bog ecosystems
I have used stable isotopes to calculate the relative contribution of prey and root derived nitrogen to the carnivorous plant Drosera rotundifolia (Roundleaved sundew). This research showed that on average 50% of their nitrogen was derived from their insect prey.
I am currently investigating changes in the contribution of prey nitrogen due to increased nitrogen availability (due to atmospheric deposition) at the Whim Moss experimental bog.
Research group affiliations
I am based in the Centre for Hydrological and Ecosystem Science (CHES) but am also affiliated with the Polar and Alpine Research Centre (PARC).
Collaboration
I have worked with, or am working with the following people:
Dr. John Healey, University of Wales Bangor
Professor Doug Godbold, University of Wales Bangor
Lucy Sheppard and Ian Leith, CEH Edinburgh
Sally Edmondson, Liverpool Hope University
Professor Håkin Rydin, Uppsala University
Dr. Brita Svensson, Uppsala University
If you are an academic and are interested in collaborating with me then please do get in touch. I am always open to suggestions and prefer science when conducted as part of a team rather than a solitary exercise.
If you are interested in undertaking a PhD with me in any of my areas of interest then please also get in touch. We regularly have funding available for PhD students.
Research students
Joni Cook (2010 – present): Carnivorous plant ecology
Andrew Pledger (2010 – present): Modification of stream beds by aquatic organisms
Teaching
Year 1
Practising Geography – Residential Field Course
Tutorials
Year 2
Forest Ecology (module convener)
Environmental Systems and Resource Management
Year 3
Alpine Studies Field Course (module convener)
Dissertation advisor
Independent Geographical Essay Advisor
MSc
Evidence-Based Environmental Management (module convener)
Administrative Responsibilities
2009-present: Chair of Staff Student Liaison Committee
2009-2010: Academic Lab Liaison Officer
2007-2009: Library Liaison Officer
2007-present: Member of SSH Faculty Board
Grants Awarded
British Ecological Society, 2006: £2500
‘The significance of tree size on nutrient resorption during leaf senescence.’
British Ecological Society, 2007: £2448
‘How does N Availability alter the Expression of Carnivory in Drosera Rotundifolia?’
NERC Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry Facility, 2008: £15020
‘The impact of increased nitrogen availability on carnivory in Drosera rotundiflora’
NERC Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry Facility, 2009: £17,020
‘The impact of increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations on symbiotic nitrogen fixation in temperate forests.’
Botanical Society of the British Isles, 2010: £920
‘The impacts of grazing management on dune slack plant communities.’
Recent Selected Publications
Millett J & Healey JR. 2009 Woodland restoration on mineral extraction waste tips: a comparison of tree performance over eight years. Quarterly Journal of Forestry. 104: 19-27.
Millett J, Hester AJ, Millard P, McDonald AJS. 2007. Above- and below-ground competition effects of two heathland species: implications for growth and response to herbivory in birch saplings. Basic and Applied Ecologydoi:10.1016/j.baae.2006.08.005
Millett J, Hester AJ, Millard P, McDonald AJS. 2006. How do different competing species influence the response of Betula pubescens Ehrh. to browsing? Basic and Applied Ecology 7: 123-132.
Millett J, Millard P, Hester AJ, McDonald AJS. 2005. Do competition and herbivory alter the internal nitrogen dynamics of birch saplings? New Phytologist 168: 413-422.
Millett J, Jones RI, Waldron S. 2003. The contribution of insect prey to the total nitrogen content of sundews (Drosera spp.) determined in situ by stable isotope analysis. New Phytologist 158: 527-534.
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