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Dr Kate Ashbrook
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Biography
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Contact
Name:
Dr Kate Ashbrook
Email:
k.ashbrook@worc.ac.uk
Department:
Biological Sciences, School of Science & the Environment
Organisation:
University of Worcester
Homepage URL:
https://www.worcester.ac.uk/about/profiles/dr-kate-ashbrook
Biography
Job title:
Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences
My Latest As Author
Tapia Arenas, Claudia Andrea
,
Comont, R.
,
Visser, Fleur
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6042-9341
and
Ashbrook, Kate
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-8791
(2025)
Assessing monthly habitat quality for bumblebees in grasslands using a habitat trait model: a case study in Worcestershire, UK.
Journal of Insect Conservation, 30 (2). pp. 1-10. ISSN Print: 1366-638X Online: 1572-9753
Mateos Fierro, Zeus
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6970-6533
,
Garratt, M.
,
Fountain, M.
,
Ashbrook, Kate
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-8791
and
Westbury, Duncan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7094-0362
(2025)
Contribution of pollinators to delivering fruit quality in commercial sweet cherry orchards.
JSFA Reports. pp. 1-7. ISSN Online ISSN:2573-5098
Mateos Fierro, Zeus
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6970-6533
,
Garratt, M.
,
Fountain, M.
,
Ashbrook, Kate
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-8791
and
Westbury, Duncan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7094-0362
(2024)
Wildflower strips in polytunnel cherry orchard alleyways support pest regulation services but do not counteract edge effects on pollination services.
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2571-581X
Mockford, Alice
,
Urbaneja, A.
,
Ashbrook, Kate
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-8791
and
Westbury, D.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7094-0362
(2024)
Wildflower strips enhance pest regulation services in citrus orchards.
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 370 (109069). pp. 1-14. ISSN 0167-8809
Mockford, Alice
,
Urbaneja, A.
,
Ashbrook, Kate
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-8791
and
Westbury, Duncan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7094-0362
(2023)
Developing perennial wildflower strips for use in Mediterranean orchard systems.
Ecology and Evolution, 13 (7). e10285. ISSN Online: 2045-7758
Mateos Fierro, Zeus
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6970-6533
,
Garratt, Michael P. D.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0196-6013
,
Fountain, Michelle T.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1317-4830
,
Ashbrook, Kate
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-8791
and
Westbury, Duncan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7094-0362
(2023)
The potential of wildflower strips to enhance pollination services in sweet cherry orchards grown under polytunnels.
Journal of Applied Ecology. ISSN 1365-2664
Mockford, Alice
,
Westbury, Duncan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7094-0362
,
Ashbrook, Kate
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-8791
,
Urbaneja, Alberto
and
Tena, Alejandro
(2022)
Structural heterogeneity of wildflower strips enhances fructose feeding in parasitoids.
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 339 (108139). ISSN 0167-8809
Mateos Fierro, Zeus
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6970-6533
,
Garratt, M.P.D.
,
Fountain, M.T.
,
Ashbrook, K.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-8791
and
Westbury, Duncan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7094-0362
(2022)
Wild bees are less abundant but show better pollination behaviour for sweet cherry than managed pollinators.
Journal of Applied Entomology, 146 (4). pp. 361-371. ISSN 1439-0418
Mateos-Fierro, Zeus
,
Fountain, M.T.
,
Garratt, M.P.D.
,
Ashbrook, Kate
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-8791
and
Westbury, Duncan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7094-0362
(2021)
Active management of wildflower strips in commercial sweet cherry orchards enhances natural enemies and pest regulation services.
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 317. p. 107485. ISSN Print: 0167-8809
Slater, T.S.
,
Ashbrook, Kate
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-8791
and
Kriwet, J.
(2020)
Evolutionary relationships among bullhead sharks (Chondrichthyes: Heterodontiformes).
Papers in Palaeontology, 6 (3). pp. 425-437. ISSN 2056-2802
Siljamo, P.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2317-9125
,
Ashbrook, Kate
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-8791
,
Comont, Richard F.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9918-9813
and
Skjøth, C.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5992-9568
(2020)
Do atmospheric events explain the arrival of an invasive ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) in the UK?
PLOS ONE, 15 (1). e0219335. ISSN 1932-6203
Comont, Richard F.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9918-9813
and
Ashbrook, Kate
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-8791
(2017)
Evaluating Promotional Approaches for Citizen Science Biological Recording: Bumblebees as a Group Versus Harmonia axyridis as a Flagship for Ladybirds.
BioControl: Journal of the International Organization for Biological Control, 62 (3). pp. 309-318. ISSN 1386-6141 Online: 1573-8248
Ashbrook, Kate
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-8791
,
Taylor, A.
,
Jane, L.
,
Carter, I.
and
Székely, T.
(2016)
Impacts of Survival and Reproductive Success on the Long-term Population Viability of Reintroduced Great Bustards Otis Tarda in the UK.
Oryx, 50 (4). pp. 583-592. ISSN 0030-6053 Online: 1365-3008
Gooch, S.
,
Ashbrook, Kate
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6555-8791
,
Taylor, A.
and
Székely, T.
(2015)
Using Dietary Analysis and Habitat Selection to Inform Conservation Management of Reintroduced Great Bustards Otis tarda in an Agricultural Landscape.
Bird Study, 62 (3). pp. 289-302. ISSN Print: 0006-3657 Online: 1944-6705
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Evolutionary relationships among bullhead sharks (Chondrichthyes: Heterodontiformes)
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Impacts of Survival and Reproductive Success on the Long-term Population Viability of Reintroduced Great Bustards Otis Tarda in the UK
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Evaluating Promotional Approaches for Citizen Science Biological Recording: Bumblebees as a Group Versus Harmonia axyridis as a Flagship for Ladybirds
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Wild bees are less abundant but show better pollination behaviour for sweet cherry than managed pollinators
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The potential of wildflower strips to enhance pollination services in sweet cherry orchards grown under polytunnels
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Developing perennial wildflower strips for use in Mediterranean orchard systems
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Using Dietary Analysis and Habitat Selection to Inform Conservation Management of Reintroduced Great Bustards Otis tarda in an Agricultural Landscape
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Active management of wildflower strips in commercial sweet cherry orchards enhances natural enemies and pest regulation services
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Do atmospheric events explain the arrival of an invasive ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) in the UK?
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Structural heterogeneity of wildflower strips enhances fructose feeding in parasitoids
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Wildflower strips enhance pest regulation services in citrus orchards
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Wildflower strips in polytunnel cherry orchard alleyways support pest regulation services but do not counteract edge effects on pollination services
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Contribution of pollinators to delivering fruit quality in commercial sweet cherry orchards
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Assessing monthly habitat quality for bumblebees in grasslands using a habitat trait model: a case study in Worcestershire, UK
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