Areas of expertise
- Biomass and Waste
- Carbon, Climate and Risk
- Environmental Impacts
- Environmental Policy
- Natural Capital
- Soil
- Soil Resources
- Sustainable Land Systems
- Waste Management and Resource Efficiency
- Water Science and Engineering
Background
Jim's first degree was in Applied Biology at North East London Polytechnic, specialising in plant biochemistry. This was followed by his doctoral work in the microbiology of stored topsoil on opencast mine sites.
Jim is best known for his work in ecological restoration and systems ecology, particularly in characterising the role of the soil microbial community to provide unambiguous signals of the state of ecosystems across the land use spectrum, and more broadly the role of complexity in ecological restoration and the resilience of ecosystems. This broad set of interests is a strength - often insights from one discipline or area can galvanise another (e.g. my work for Lloyd's Register on their seminal 'Engineering Resilience' Report). His work has informed the development of principles, guidance and standards locally, nationally, regionally and internationally, and bridged the gap between reporting what we know of the state of land systems to clear prescriptions for restoring ecosystem structure and function. His work has spanned academia, industry, government and the third sector, and is reflected in the roles and responsibilities I have held in a variety of programmes and organisations, such as the Society for Ecological Restoration, the British Society of Soil Science, the British Ecological Society and the Institution of Agricultural Engineers.
Jim was appointed Chair in Environmental Technology at Cranfield in January 2002.
Current activities
Professor Jim Harris' research is focused on microbial ecology and how the diversity of the microbiota and their spatio-temporal distribution affect ecosystem processes. He has applied this particularly in studying soil forming processes in disturbed landscapes and their role in organic matter dynamics; in the assessment and treatment of wastes such as landfill leachate and other wastewaters; restoration ecology and in the quantitative assessment of ecosystem goods and services.
This work has been funded by BBSRC, NERC and EPSRC, local and central government, and industry and has informed government policy, industrial practices and academic disciplines ranging from terrestrial ecology to engineered ecosystems in treatment processes.
Other research he is involved in focusses on how ecosystem principles can be used in managing modern society - from land restoration, through water treatment to the design of urban systems.
Clients
Clients include:
Research Councils
NERC
EPSRC
BBSRC
Industry
ACO ltd
AECOM
British Coal
Cleanaway Ltd
SITA
SunRISE
Systemiq
Syngenta
Government
Defra
Environment Agency
Natural England
Foriegn and Commenwealth Office
Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology
Local Authorities
Others
European Union
Home Grown Cereals Authority
The Royal Society
Land Use Consultants
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Toumasis N, Simms D, Rust W, Harris J, White JR, .... (2024). Emerging resilience metrics in an intensely managed ecological system. Ecological Engineering, 200
- Mao Z, Harris J & Zhang Z. (2024). Responses of Natural Microorganisms to Land Reclamation and Applications of Functional Microorganisms in Biorestoration of Coal Mining Area. Diversity, 16(2)
- van Midden C, Harris J, Shaw L, Sizmur T, Morgan H, .... (2024). Immobilisation of anaerobic digestate supplied nitrogen into soil microbial biomass is dependent on lability of high organic carbon materials additives. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8
- van Midden C, Harris J, Shaw L, Sizmur T, Morgan H, .... (2024). Corrigendum: Immobilisation of anaerobic digestate supplied nitrogen into soil microbial biomass is dependent on lability of high organic carbon materials additives. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8
- Rillig MC, Lehmann A, Rongstock R, Li H & Harris J. (2024). Moving restoration ecology forward with combinatorial approaches. Global Change Biology, 30(6)
- Reid TE, Kavamura VN, Torres-Ballesteros A, Smith ME, Abadie M, .... (2024). Agricultural intensification reduces selection of putative plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in wheat. The ISME Journal, 18(1)
- Higgs ES, Harris JA, Hobbs RJ, Murphy SD & Suding KN. (2024). Toward an agenda for restoration science. Restoration Ecology, 32(8)
- Albano X, Whitmore AP, Sakrabani R, Thomas CL, Sizmur T, .... (2023). Effect of Different Organic Amendments on Actual and Achievable Yields in a Cereal-Based Cropping System. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 23(2)
- Ndour PMS, Bargaz A, Rchiad Z, Pawlett M, Clark IM, .... (2023). Microbial Catabolic Activity: Methods, Pertinence, and Potential Interest for Improving Microbial Inoculant Efficiency. Microbial Ecology, 86(4)
- van Midden C, Harris J, Shaw L, Sizmur T & Pawlett M. (2023). The impact of anaerobic digestate on soil life: A review. Applied Soil Ecology, 191(November)
- Girkin NT, Burgess PJ, Cole L, Cooper HV, Honorio Coronado E, .... (2023). The three-peat challenge: business as usual, responsible agriculture, and conservation and restoration as management trajectories in global peatlands. Carbon Management, 14(1)
- Sakrabani R, Garnett K, Knox JW, Rickson J, Pawlett M, .... (2023). Towards net zero in agriculture: Future challenges and opportunities for arable, livestock and protected cropping systems in the UK. Outlook on Agriculture, 52(2)
- Evans J, Pregnolato M, Rogers CDF, Harris JA & Topping D. (2023). Editorial: Environmental data, governance and the sustainable city. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 5
- Bullock JM, Fuentes‐Montemayor E, McCarthy B, Park K, Hails RS, .... (2022). Future restoration should enhance ecological complexity and emergent properties at multiple scales. Ecography, 2022(4)
- Benetková P, van Diggelen R, Háněl L, Vicentini F, Moradi R, .... (2022). Soil fauna development during heathland restoration from arable land: Role of soil modification and material transplant. Ecological Engineering, 176(March)
- Mead MI, Bevilacqua M, Loiseaux C, Hallett SH, Jude S, .... (2022). Generalised network architectures for environmental sensing: Case studies for a digitally enabled environment. Array, 14(July)
- Harris JA, Evans DL & Mooney SJ. (2022). A new theory for soil health. European Journal of Soil Science, 73(4)
- Ameh EM, Nocker A, Tyrrel S, Harris JA, Orlova EV, .... (2022). Effect of temperature on bacteriophage-mediated lysis efficiency with a special emphasis on bacterial temperature history. Journal of Materials and Environmental Science, 13(9)
- Harris JA, Evans DL & Mooney SJ. (2022). A response to Bouma ‘feeding existing expertise into a possibly “new” theory for soil health?’. European Journal of Soil Science, 73(6)
- Rivington M, King R, Duckett D, Iannetta P, Benton TG, .... (2021). UK food and nutrition security during and after the COVID‐19 pandemic. Nutrition Bulletin, 46(1)
- Karimi JD, Corstanje R & Harris JA. (2021). Understanding the importance of landscape configuration on ecosystem service bundles at a high resolution in urban landscapes in the UK. Landscape Ecology, 36(7)
- Reid TE, Kavamura VN, Abadie M, Torres-Ballesteros A, Pawlett M, .... (2021). Inorganic Chemical Fertilizer Application to Wheat Reduces the Abundance of Putative Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12(March)
- Karimi JD, Corstanje R & Harris JA. (2021). Bundling ecosystem services at a high resolution in the UK: trade-offs and synergies in urban landscapes. Landscape Ecology, 36(6)
- Zawadzka JE, Harris JA & Corstanje R. (2021). Assessment of heat mitigation capacity of urban greenspaces with the use of InVEST urban cooling model, verified with day-time land surface temperature data. Landscape and Urban Planning, 214(October)
- Zawadzka JE, Harris JA & Corstanje R. (2021). The importance of spatial configuration of neighbouring land cover for explanation of surface temperature of individual patches in urban landscapes. Landscape Ecology, 36(11)
- Karimi JD, Harris JA & Corstanje R. (2021). Using Bayesian Belief Networks to assess the influence of landscape connectivity on ecosystem service trade-offs and synergies in urban landscapes in the UK. Landscape Ecology, 36(11)
- Muhamad Nor AN, Abdul Aziz H, Nawawi SA, Muhammad Jamil R, Abas MA, .... (2021). Evolution of Green Space under Rapid Urban Expansion in Southeast Asian Cities. Sustainability, 13(21)
- Beaujean S, Nor ANM, Brewer T, Zamorano JG, Dumitriu AC, .... (2021). A multistep approach to improving connectivity and co-use of spatial ecological networks in cities. Landscape Ecology, 36(7)
- Fane S, Nocker A, Vale P, Casado MR, Cartmell E, .... (2021). Characterisation and control of the biosolids storage environment: Implications for E. coli dynamics. Science of The Total Environment, 752
- Zawadzka JE, Harris JA & Corstanje R. (2021). A simple method for determination of fine resolution urban form patterns with distinct thermal properties using class-level landscape metrics. Landscape Ecology, 36(7)
- Pandit R, Parrotta JA, Chaudhary AK, Karlen DL, Vieira DLM, .... (2020). A framework to evaluate land degradation and restoration responses for improved planning and decision-making. Ecosystems and People, 16(1)
- Radujković D, van Diggelen R, Bobbink R, Weijters M, Harris J, .... (2020). Initial soil community drives heathland fungal community trajectory over multiple years through altered plant–soil interactions. New Phytologist, 225(5)
- Zawadzka J, Corstanje R, Harris J & Truckell I. (2020). Downscaling Landsat-8 land surface temperature maps in diverse urban landscapes using multivariate adaptive regression splines and very high resolution auxiliary data. International Journal of Digital Earth, 13(8)
- Sykes AJ, Macleod M, Eory V, Rees RM, Payen F, .... (2020). Characterising the biophysical, economic and social impacts of soil carbon sequestration as a greenhouse gas removal technology. Global Change Biology, 26(3)
- Harris JA, Denyer D, Harwood S, Braithwaite G, Jude S, .... (2020). Time to invest in global resilience. Nature, 583(7814)
- Weise H, Auge H, Baessler C, Bärlund I, Bennett EM, .... (2020). Resilience trinity: safeguarding ecosystem functioning and services across three different time horizons and decision contexts. Oikos, 129(4)
- Fane S, Vale P, Bajón-Fernández Y, Cartmell E, Nocker A, .... (2020). Influence of Innate Sludge Factors and Ambient Environmental Parameters in Biosolids Storage on Indicator Bacteria Survival: A Review. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 11(11)
- Grafius DR, Edmondson JL, Norton BA, Clark R, Mears M, .... (2020). Estimating food production in an urban landscape. Scientific Reports, 10(1)
- Ameh EM, Tyrrel S, Harris JA, Pawlett M, Orlova EV, .... (2020). Lysis Performance of Bacteriophages with Different Plaque Sizes and Comparison of Lysis Kinetics After Simultaneous and Sequential Phage Addition. PHAGE, 1(3)
- Hassall K, Zawadzka J, Milne A, Dailey G, Harris J, .... (2020). Soil Quality and Health – can it be quantified?.
- hasler R, pawlett M, harris J, bostock H & redmile-gordon M. (2020). Organic matter additions to soil and effects on microbially mediated carbon cycling.
- Fane S, Madureira D, Nocker A, Vale P, Rivas Casado M, .... (2019). Disruption of cells in biosolids affects E. coli dynamics in storage. H2Open Journal, 2(1)
- Norton BA, Bending GD, Clark R, Corstanje R, Dunnett N, .... (2019). Urban meadows as an alternative to short mown grassland: effects of composition and height on biodiversity. Ecological Applications, 29(6)
- Hassall KL, Dailey G, Zawadzka J, Milne AE, Harris JA, .... (2019). Facilitating the elicitation of beliefs for use in Bayesian Belief modelling. Environmental Modelling & Software, 122
- Grafius DR, Corstanje R, Warren PH, Evans KL, Norton BA, .... (2019). Using GIS-linked Bayesian Belief Networks as a tool for modelling urban biodiversity. Landscape and Urban Planning, 189
- Higgs E, Harris J, Murphy S, Bowers K, Hobbs R, .... (2018). The evolution of Society for Ecological Restoration's principles and standards—counter‐response to Gann et al.. Restoration Ecology, 26(3)
- Ameh EM, Tyrrel S, Harris J, Ignatiou A, Orlova E, .... (2018). The absence or presence of a lytic coliphage affects the response of Escherichia coli to heat, chlorine, or UV exposure. Folia Microbiologica, 63(5)
- Higgs E, Harris J, Murphy S, Bowers K, Hobbs R, .... (2018). On principles and standards in ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology, 26(3)
- Dudley N, Bhagwat SA, Harris J, Maginnis S, Moreno JG, .... (2018). Measuring progress in status of land under forest landscape restoration using abiotic and biotic indicators. Restoration Ecology, 26(1)
- Sirakaya A, Cliquet A & Harris J. (2018). Ecosystem services in cities: Towards the international legal protection of ecosystem services in urban environments. Ecosystem Services, 29
- Harris J & Kotiaho JS. (2018). New jargon seeping slowly into biodiversity world. Nature, 562(7725)
- Grafius DR, Corstanje R & Harris JA. (2018). Linking ecosystem services, urban form and green space configuration using multivariate landscape metric analysis. Landscape Ecology, 33(4)
- Todman LC, Fraser FC, Corstanje R, Harris JA, Pawlett M, .... (2018). Evidence for functional state transitions in intensively-managed soil ecosystems. Scientific Reports, 8(1)
- Higgs ES, Harris JA, Heger T, Hobbs RJ, Murphy SD, .... (2018). Keep ecological restoration open and flexible. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2(4)
- van der Bij AU, Weijters MJ, Bobbink R, Harris JA, Pawlett M, .... (2018). Facilitating ecosystem assembly: Plant-soil interactions as a restoration tool. Biological Conservation, 220
- Zawadzka JE, Corstanje R, Fookes J, Nichols J & Harris J. (2017). Operationalizing the ecosystems approach: Assessing the environmental impact of major infrastructure development. Ecological Indicators, 78
- Holden J, Haygarth PM, Dunn N, Harris J, Harris RC, .... (2017). Water quality and
UK agriculture: challenges and opportunities. WIREs Water, 4(2) - Grafius DR, Corstanje R, Siriwardena GM, Plummer KE & Harris JA. (2017). A bird’s eye view: using circuit theory to study urban landscape connectivity for birds. Landscape Ecology, 32(9)
- Nor ANM, Corstanje R, Harris JA, Grafius DR & Siriwardena GM. (2017). Ecological connectivity networks in rapidly expanding cities. Heliyon, 3(6)
- Nor ANM, Corstanje R, Harris JA & Brewer T. (2017). Impact of rapid urban expansion on green space structure. Ecological Indicators, 81
- van der Bij AU, Pawlett M, Harris JA, Ritz K & van Diggelen R. (2017). Soil microbial community assembly precedes vegetation development after drastic techniques to mitigate effects of nitrogen deposition. Biological Conservation, 212
- Kotiaho JS, ten Brink B & Harris J. (2016). A global baseline for ecosystem recovery. Nature, 532(7597)
- Fraser FC, Todman LC, Corstanje R, Deeks LK, Harris JA, .... (2016). Distinct respiratory responses of soils to complex organic substrate are governed predominantly by soil architecture and its microbial community. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 103
- Fraser FC, Corstanje R, Deeks LK, Harris JA, Pawlett M, .... (2016). On the origin of carbon dioxide released from rewetted soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 101
- Todman LC, Fraser FC, Corstanje R, Deeks LK, Harris JA, .... (2016). Defining and quantifying the resilience of responses to disturbance: a conceptual and modelling approach from soil science. Scientific Reports, 6(1)
- Durenkamp M, Pawlett M, Ritz K, Harris JA, Neal AL, .... (2016). Nanoparticles within WWTP sludges have minimal impact on leachate quality and soil microbial community structure and function. Environmental Pollution, 211
- Grafius DR, Corstanje R, Warren PH, Evans KL, Hancock S, .... (2016). The impact of land use/land cover scale on modelling urban ecosystem services. Landscape Ecology, 31(7)
- Gregory AS, Ritz K, McGrath SP, Quinton JN, Goulding KWT, .... (2015). A review of the impacts of degradation threats on soil properties in the
UK . Soil Use and Management, 31(S1) - Rawlins BG, Harris J, Price S & Bartlett M. (2015). A review of climate change impacts on urban soil functions with examples and policy insights from
E ngland,UK . Soil Use and Management, 31(S1) - Wagner AM, Larson DL, DalSoglio JA, Harris JA, Labus P, .... (2015). A framework for establishing restoration goals for contaminated ecosystems. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 12(2)
- Rickson RJ, Deeks LK, Graves A, Harris JAH, Kibblewhite MG, .... (2015). Input constraints to food production: the impact of soil degradation. Food Security, 7(2)
- Graves AR, Morris J, Deeks LK, Rickson RJ, Kibblewhite MG, .... (2015). The total costs of soil degradation in England and Wales. Ecological Economics, 119
- Pickett NL, Harris JA & Gresty NC. (2015). 14.1: Invited Paper: Heavy Metal‐Free Quantum Dots for Display Applications. SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, 46(1)
- Higgs E, Falk DA, Guerrini A, Hall M, Harris J, .... (2014). The changing role of history in restoration ecology. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 12(9)
- Hobbs RJ, Higgs ES & Harris JA. (2014). Novel ecosystems: concept or inconvenient reality? A response to Murcia et al.. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 29(12)
- Standish RJ, Hobbs RJ, Mayfield MM, Bestelmeyer BT, Suding KN, .... (2014). Resilience in ecology: Abstraction, distraction, or where the action is?. Biological Conservation, 177
- Temperton VM, Higgs E, Choi YD, Allen E, Lamb D, .... (2014). Flexible and Adaptable Restoration: An Example from South Korea. Restoration Ecology, 22(3)
- Hobbs RJ, Higgs E, Hall CM, Bridgewater P, Chapin FS, .... (2014). Managing the whole landscape: historical, hybrid, and novel ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 12(10)
- Courtney R, Harris JA & Pawlett M. (2014). Microbial Community Composition in a Rehabilitated Bauxite Residue Disposal Area: A Case Study for Improving Microbial Community Composition. Restoration Ecology, 22(6)
- Pawlett M, Ritz K, Dorey RA, Rocks S, Ramsden J, .... (2013). The impact of zero-valent iron nanoparticles upon soil microbial communities is context dependent. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 20(2)
- Anc MJ, Pickett NL, Gresty NC, Harris JA & Mishra KC. (2013). Progress in Non-Cd Quantum Dot Development for Lighting Applications. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 2(2)
- Crawford JW, Deacon L, Grinev D, Harris JA, Ritz K, .... (2012). Microbial diversity affects self-organization of the soil–microbe system with consequences for function. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 9(71)
- Harris JA, Ritz K, Coucheney E, Grice SM, Lerch TZ, .... (2012). The thermodynamic efficiency of soil microbial communities subject to long-term stress is lower than those under conventional input regimes. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 47
- Harris JA, Baptista JDC, Curtis TP, Nelson AK, Pawlett M, .... (2012). Engineering difference: Matrix design determines community composition in wastewater treatment systems. Ecological Engineering, 40
- Martínez ML, Feagin RA, Yeager KM, Day J, Costanza R, .... (2012). Artificial modifications of the coast in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: quick solutions or long‐term liabilities?. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 10(1)
- Harris J. (2011). Progress with Restoration: Our Widening Scope. Ecological Restoration, 29(1-2)
- Alexander S, Nelson CR, Aronson J, Lamb D, Cliquet A, .... (2011). Opportunities and Challenges for Ecological Restoration within REDD+. Restoration Ecology, 19(6)
- Harris JA, Tyrrel SF, Ritz K, Lanigan GJ, Griffiths BS, .... (2011). Does soil biology hold the key to optimized slurry management? A manifesto for research. Soil Use and Management, 27(4)
- HARDWICK KA, FIEDLER P, LEE LC, PAVLIK B, HOBBS RJ, .... (2011). The Role of Botanic Gardens in the Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration. Conservation Biology, 25(2)
- Harris J. (2010). Rebuilding Our Green Infrastructure. Ecological Restoration, 28(4)
- Harris J. (2010). Restoration in the City. Ecological Restoration, 28(1)
- Harris J. (2010). Breaking Out of the Silo: Education across Disciplines in Restoration Ecology. Ecological Restoration, 28(2)
- Harris J. (2010). Dealing with Disaster. Ecological Restoration, 28(3)
- Jeffery S, Harris JA, Rickson RJ & Ritz K. (2010). Effects of soil‐surface microbial community phenotype upon physical and hydrological properties of an arable soil: a microcosm study. European Journal of Soil Science, 61(4)
- Harris J. (2009). Soil Microbial Communities and Restoration Ecology: Facilitators or Followers?. Science, 325(5940)
- Creamer RE, Bellamy P, Black HIJ, Cameron CM, Campbell CD, .... (2009). An inter-laboratory comparison of multi-enzyme and multiple substrate-induced respiration assays to assess method consistency in soil monitoring. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 45(6)
- Harris J. (2009). Restoration in a Changing Climate. Ecological Restoration, 27(3)
- Hobbs RJ, Higgs E & Harris JA. (2009). Novel ecosystems: implications for conservation and restoration. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 24(11)
- Ritz K, Black HIJ, Campbell CD, Harris JA & Wood C. (2009). Selecting biological indicators for monitoring soils: A framework for balancing scientific and technical opinion to assist policy development. Ecological Indicators, 9(6)
- Pawlett M, Hopkins DW, Moffett BF & Harris JA. (2009). The effect of earthworms and liming on soil microbial communities. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 45(4)
- Jeffery S, Harris JA, Rickson RJ & Ritz K. (2009). The spectral quality of light influences the temporal development of the microbial phenotype at the arable soil surface. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 41(3)
- Bartlett MD, James IT, Harris JA & Ritz K. (2009). Erratum. European Journal of Soil Science, 60(1)
- Bartlett M, James I, Harris J & Ritz K. (2008). Earthworm community structure on five English golf courses. Applied Soil Ecology, 39(3)
- DEACON LJ, GRINEV DV, CRAWFORD JW, HARRIS J, RITZ K, .... (2008). Simultaneous Preservation of Soil Structural Properties and Phospholipid Proflles: A Comparison ofThree Drying Techniques. Pedosphere, 18(3)
- Tyrrel SF, Seymour I & Harris JA. (2008). Bioremediation of leachate from a green waste composting facility using waste-derived filter media. Bioresource Technology, 99(16)
- Harris JA. (2008). Obituary: Professor Tony Bradshaw FRS 1926–2008. Restoration Ecology, 16(4)
- Bartlett MD, James IT, Harris JA & Ritz K. (2008). Size and phenotypic structure of microbial communities within soil profiles in relation to different playing areas on a UK golf course. European Journal of Soil Science, 59(5)
- Bartlett MD, James IT, Harris JA & Ritzc K. (2008). Size and phenotypic structure of microbial communities within soil profiles in relation to play surfaces on a UK golf course. European Journal of Soil Science, 59(6)
- Coe BJ, Fitzgerald EC, Helliwell M, Brunschwig BS, Fitch AG, .... (2008). Syntheses and Properties of Heterobimetallic Ligand-Bridged Ruthenium(II)/Rhenium(I) Complexes and Their Monometallic Congeners. Organometallics, 27(12)
- Jeffery S, Harris JA, Rickson RJ & Ritz K. (2007). Microbial community phenotypic profiles change markedly with depth within the first centimetre of the arable soil surface. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 39(5)
- Bartlett MD, James IT, Harris JA & Ritz K. (2007). Interactions between microbial community structure and the soil environment found on golf courses. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 39(7)
- Allton KE, Harris JA, Rickson RJ & Ritz K. (2007). The effect of microbial communities on soil hydrological processes: A microcosm study utilising simulated rainfall. Geoderma, 142(1-2)
- Harris JA. (2007). Microbiological Methods for Assessing Soil Quality ‐ Edited by J. Bloem, D.W. Hopkins & A. Benedetti. European Journal of Soil Science, 58(5)
- Young IM, Illian J, Harris JA & Ritz K. (2006). Comment on Zhao et al. (2005) “Does ergosterol concentration provide a reliable estimate of soil fungal biomass?”. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 38(6)
- Harris JA, Hobbs RJ, Higgs E & Aronson J. (2006). Ecological Restoration and Global Climate Change. Restoration Ecology, 14(2)
- BARTLETT M, HARRIS J, JAMES I & RITZ K. (2006). Inefficiency of mustard extraction technique for assessing size and structure of earthworm communities in UK pasture. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 38(9)
- Hindmarch C, Harris J & Morris J. (2006). Growth and sustainability: Integrating ecosystem services into economics. Biologist, 53(3)
- Coe BJ, Harries JL, Helliwell M, Brunschwig BS, Harris JA, .... (2006). Syntheses and Quadratic Optical Nonlinearities of Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Ethynyl-ConnectedN-Methylpyridinium Electron Acceptors. Inorganic Chemistry, 45(3)
- CRAWFORD J, HARRIS J, RITZ K & YOUNG I. (2005). Towards an evolutionary ecology of life in soil. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 20(2)
- Coe BJ, Hall JJ, Harris JA, Brunschwig BS, Coles SJ, .... (2005). trans-4-[(4-Dimethylaminophenyl)ethenyl]-N-methylquinoliniump-toluenesulfonate monohydrate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 61(2)
- Schmid M, Walsh K, Webb R, Rijpstra WI, van de Pas-Schoonen K, .... (2003). Candidatus “Scalindua brodae”, sp. nov., Candidatus “Scalindua wagneri”, sp. nov., Two New Species of Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidizing Bacteria. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 26(4)
- Hill TCJ, Walsh KA, Harris JA & Moffett BF. (2003). Using ecological diversity measures with bacterial communities. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 43(1)
- Moffett B. (2003). Zinc contamination decreases the bacterial diversity of agricultural soil. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 43(1)
- Harris JA. (2003). Measurements of the soil microbial community for estimating the success of restoration. European Journal of Soil Science, 54(4)
- Hill T. (2003). Using ecological diversity measures with bacterial communities. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 43(1)
- Moffett BF, Nicholson FA, Uwakwe NC, Chambers BJ, Harris JA, .... (2003). Zinc contamination decreases the bacterial diversity of agricultural soil. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 43(1)
- Coe BJ, Harris JA & Brunschwig BS. (2003). Determination of the molecular quadratic non-linear optical responses of V-shaped metallochromophores by using Stark spectroscopyElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental details. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/dt/b3/b304085b/. Dalton Transactions, 0(12)
- Walsh KA, Hill TCJ, Moffett BF, Harris JA, Shaw PJ, .... (2002). Molecular characterisation of bacteria in a wetland used to remove ammoniacal-N from landfill leachate. Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, 20(6)
- Coe BJ, Harris JA, Asselberghs I, Clays K, Olbrechts G, .... (2002). Quadratic Nonlinear Optical Properties ofN-Aryl Stilbazolium Dyes. Advanced Functional Materials, 12(2)
- Harris JA & Hobbs RJ. (2001). Clinical Practice for Ecosystem Health: The Role of Ecological Restoration. Ecosystem Health, 7(4)
- Van Diggelen R, Grootjans AP & Harris JA. (2001). Ecological Restoration: State of the Art or State of the Science?. Restoration Ecology, 9(2)
- Asselberghs I, Houbrechts S, Persoons A, Coe BJ & Harris JA. (2001). Hyper-Rayleigh scattering of trans-tetraammineruthenium(II) complexes. Synthetic Metals, 124(1)
- Coe BJ, Harris JA, Coles SJ & Hursthouse MB. (2001). trans-4-[(4-Dimethylaminophenyl)iminomethyl]-N-methylpyridiniumpara-toluenesulfonate. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications, 57(7)
- Coe BJ, Harris JA, Clays K, Persoons A, Wostyn K, .... (2001). A comparison of the pentaammine(pyridyl)ruthenium(ii) and 4-(dimethylamino)phenyl groups as electron donors for quadratic non-linear optics. Chemical Communications, 0(17)
- Steer J & Harris JA. (2000). Shifts in the microbial community in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soils during the growth of Agrostis stolonifera. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 32(6)
- Harris J. (1999). The "pedosome": Keystone of ecosystem construction. Ecological Restoration, 17(1-2)
- Little MC, Andrews J, Moore R, Bustos S, Jones L, .... (1999). Strand Displacement Amplification and Homogeneous Real-Time Detection Incorporated in a Second-Generation DNA Probe System, BDProbeTecET. Clinical Chemistry, 45(6)
- Harris J. (1999). The “Pedosome”. Ecological Restoration, 17(1-2)
- Degens BP & Harris JA. (1997). Development of a physiological approach to measuring the catabolic diversity of soil microbial communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 29(9-10)
- Harris J. (1997). Certification for Responsible Restoration. Ecological Restoration, 15(1)
- Harris J & Wakeford T. (1996). Gala theory: Darwin reinforces regulation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 11(8)
- Ruzicka S, Norman MDP & Harris JA. (1995). Rapid ultrasonication method to determine ergosterol concentration in soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 27(9)
- Edgerton DL, Harris JA, Birch P & Bullock P. (1995). Linear relationship between aggregate stability and microbial biomass in three restored soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 27(11)
- Díaz S, Grime JP, Harris J & McPherson E. (1993). Evidence of a feedback mechanism limiting plant response to elevated carbon dioxide. Nature, 364(6438)
- Hill TCJ, McPherson EF, Harris JA & Birch P. (1993). Microbial biomass estimated by phospholipid phosphate in soils with diverse microbial communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 25(12)
- Harris JA, Birch P & Short KC. (1993). The Impact of Storage of Soils during Opencast Mining on the Microbial Community: A Strategist Theory Interpretation. Restoration Ecology, 1(2)
- Bentham H, Harris JA, Birch P & Short KC. (1992). Habitat Classification and Soil Restoration Assessment Using Analysis of Soil Microbiological and Physico-chemical Characteristics. The Journal of Applied Ecology, 29(3)
- Harris JA. (1992). More on terrestrial ecosystem function. Trends in Biotechnology, 10
- Birch P, Bentham H & Harris JA. (1991). SOIL MICROBIAL ECOSYSTEMS: IMPORTANCE FOR THE EFFECTIVE RESTORATION OF MINED LANDS. Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation, 1991(2)
- Harris J & Birch P. (1990). Application of the Principles of Microbial Ecology to the Assessment of Surface Mine Reclamation. Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation, 1990(1)
- Harris JA & Birch P. (1989). Soil microbial activity in opencast coal mine restorations. Soil Use and Management, 5(4)
- Harris JA, Birch P & Short KC. (1989). Changes in the microbial community and physico‐chemical characteristics of topsoils stockpiled during opencast mining. Soil Use and Management, 5(4)
- Harris JA & Birch P. (1988). The effect of zeolite on the toxicity of lead to fungi. Environmental Pollution, 49(3)
- Dickie JB, Gajjar KH, Birch P & Harris JA. (1988). The survival of viable seeds in stored topsoil from opencast coal workings and its implications for site restoration. Biological Conservation, 43(4)
- Harris JA, Wright SJ & Birch P. (1988). Distribution of salt-tolerant fungi and bacteria along a recently landfilled and reclaimed sea wall. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section B. Biological Sciences, 94
- Harris JA, Hunter D, Birch P & Short KC. (1987). Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal populations in stored topsoil. Transactions of the British Mycological Society, 89(4)
- Harris J & Birch P. (1987). Topsoil storage. LAND MINER. SURV., 5(7)
- Cliquet A, Backes C, Harris J & Howsam P. Adaptation to climate change
Legal challenges for protected areas. Utrecht Law Review, 5(1)
Conference Papers
- fraser F, Corstanje R, Todman L, Bello-Curás D, Bending G, .... (2022). Evidence of ecological critical slowing-down in temperate soils
- Varga L & Harris J. (2014). Adaptation and resilience of interdependent infrastructure systems: A complex systems perspective
- Bartlett MD, James IT, Harris JA & Ritz K. (2009). Microbiological profiles of golf course soils
- Harris J. (2009). A View from Down Under
- Bartlett MD, James IT, Harris JA & Ritz K. (2008). The relationship between profile construction and casting behavior of earthworms in golf course soils
- Bartlett MD, James IT, Harris JA & Ritz K. (2008). ESTIMATING SPECIES RICHNESS OF EARTHWORMS ON GOLF COURSES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR INNOVATING ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN CONTROL METHODS
- Bartlett MD, James IT, Harris JA, Ritz K & Cannon MHW. (2007). Engineering soil profiles to reduce earthworm populations
- Chamberlain PC, Black HIJ, Cameron CM, Campbell CD, Creamer RE, .... (2007). Can consistent temporal changes be detected in the diversity of soil invertebrates under different environmental pressures
- Creamer RE, Chamberlain PM, Black HIJ, Cameron CM, Campbell CD, .... (2007). How does temporal variability influence the reliability of multiple substrate induced respiration as an indicator of soil quality?
- Black HIJ, Cameron CM, Campbell CD, Chamberlain PM, Creamer RE, .... (2007). An ecosystem services approach to the selection of biological indicators of soil quality for national-scale soil monitoring
- Bartlett MD, Ritz K, Harris JA & James IT. (2006). The ecology of earthworms on five UK golf courses
- Allton KE, Ritz K & Harris JA. (2006). Interactions between soil microbial communities, erodability and tillage practices
- Deacon LJ, Crawford JW, Grinev D, Harris JA, Ritz K, .... (2006). Self-organisation in the soil:microbe complex
- Ritz K & Harris JA. (2006). Morphological, molecular and mathematical methods to measure the munificence of soil biodiversity
- Jeffery S, Harris JA, Rickson RJ & Ritz K. (2006). Communities exposed: an investigation of the microbiology of arable soil surfaces
- Deacon LJ, Grinev D, Crawford JW, Harris JA, Ritz K, .... (2006). Three-dimensional quantification of microbially-induced genesis of soil architecture using X-ray tomography
- Jeffery S, Harris JA, Rickson RJ & Ritz K. (2006). The microbiology of the extreme surface of arable soils
- Allton KE, Ritz K & Harris JA. (2005). Interactions between soil microbial communities, tillage and environmental qualityicated
- Bartlett MD, Ritz K, James IT & Harris JA. (2005). Trends in anecic earthworm activity on five golf courses in England
- Tyrrel SF, Seymour IL, Harris JA, Savage A & Smith R. (2005). Biological treatment of compost liquor using waste-derived filter media
- Allton KE, Ritz K & Harris JA. (2005). Impact of tillage practices upon soil microbial communities
- Jordan D, Heaton M, Ritz K, Thompson TRE, Harris JA, .... (2004). Focussing archaeological evaluations.
- Ritz K, Harris JA, Young IM & Crawford JW. (2004). Perspectives on the biological engine of the earth
- Ritz K, Thompson TRE, Harris JA, Heaton M, Jordon D, .... (2004). Post-disturbance changes in archaeology: the potential pitfalls of PARIS
- Shand I, Shaw P & Harris J. (2004). Evaluation of the potential for beneficial reuse of thames dredgings
- Harris JA & Ritz K. (2003). Assessment of ecosystem health: detecting and interpreting soil microbial community responses
- Harris JA. (2003). Microbiological tools for monitoring and managing restoration progress
- Ritz K, McHugh M & Harris JA. (2003). Biological diversity and function in soils: contemporary perspectives and implications in relation to the formulation of effective indicators.
- Harris JA & Steer J. (2003). Modern Methods for Estimating Soil Microbial Biomass and Diversity: An Integrated Approach
- Harris JA, Coe BJ, Jones LA, Brunschwig BS, Asselberghs I, .... (2003). Quadratic nonlinear optical properties of transition metal quaterpyridyl complexes
- Coe BJ, Jones LA, Harris JA, Asselberghs I, Wostyn K, .... (2003). Quadratic nonlinear optical properties of novel pyridinium salts
- Harries JL, Coe BJ, Harris JA & Brunschwig BS. (2003). Molecular quadratic nonlinear optical properties of dipolar ruthenium(II) arsine complexes
- Hill TCJ, Walsh KA, Shaw PJ, Harris JA & Moffett BF. (2001). Quantification of N-transforming bacteria in passive leachate treatment systems by real-time PCR.
- Walsh KA, Harris JA, Shaw PJ, Hill TCJ & Moffett BF. (2001). Characterisation of the bacterial community associated with a surface flow constructed wetland treating landfill leachate using 16S rDNA analysis.
- Hobbs RJ & Harris JA. (2001). Restoration Ecology: Repairing the Earth's Ecosystems in the New Millennium
- Moffett BF, Walsh KA, Harris JA & Hill TCJ. (2000). Analysis of Bacterial Community Structure using 16S rDNA Analysis
- Houbrechts S, Asselberghs I, Persoons AP, Coe BJ, Harris JA, .... (1999).
Tuning the hyperpolarizabilities of asymmetrically substituted trans-tetra-ammineruthenium(II) complexes - Birch P, Bentham H & Harris JA. (1991). Soil Microbial Ecosystems: Importance for the Effective Restoration of Mined Lands
- Harris JA & Birch P. (1990). The effects of heavy civil engineering and stockpiling on the soil microbial community.
- HARRIS JA & BIRCH P. (1987). THE EFFECTS ON TOPSOIL OF STORAGE DURING OPENCAST MINING OPERATIONS
Books
- van Diggelen R, Bobbink R, Frouz J, Harris J & Verbruggen E. (2021). Chapter 13 Converting agricultural lands into heathlands: the relevance of soil processes In Soils and Landscape Restoration. Elsevier.
- van Diggelen R, Bobbink R, Frouz J, Harris J & Verbruggen E. (2021). Converting agricultural lands into heathlands: the relevance of soil processes In Soils and Landscape Restoration. Elsevier.
- Chowdhury S, Khan N, Kim G-H, Harris J, Longhurst P, .... (2016). Zeolite for Nutrient Stripping From Farm Effluents In Environmental Materials and Waste. Elsevier.
- Chowdhury S, Khan N, Kim G-H, Harris J, Longhurst P, .... (2016). Chapter 22 Zeolite for Nutrient Stripping From Farm Effluents In Environmental Materials and Waste. Elsevier.
- Raffaelli D, Bullock JM, Cinderby S, Durance I, Emmett B, .... (2014). Chapter Two Big Data and Ecosystem Research Programmes In Big Data in Ecology (51). Elsevier.
- Raffaelli D, Bullock JM, Cinderby S, Durance I, Emmett B, .... (2014). Big Data and Ecosystem Research Programmes In Advances in Ecological Research (51). Elsevier.
- Hallett LM, Standish RJ, Hulvey KB, Gardener MR, Suding KN, .... (2013). Towards a Conceptual Framework for Novel Ecosystems In Hobbs RJ, Higgs ES & Hall CS (eds), Novel Ecosystems: Intervening in the New Ecological World Order. Wiley.
- Harris JA. (2013). Case Study: Do Feedbacks from the Soil Biota Secure Novelty in Ecosystems? In Hobbs RJ, Higgs Eric S & Hall CM (eds), Novel Ecosystems: Intervening in the New Ecological World Order (1). Wiley.
- Harris JA, Murphy SD, Nelson CR, Perring MP & Tognetti PM. (2013). Characterizing Novel Ecosystems: Challenges for Measurement In Hobbs RJ, Higgs ES & Hall CS (eds), Novel Ecosystems: Intervening in the New Ecological World Order. Wiley.
- Harris JA. (2013). Do feedbacks from the soil biota secure novelty in ecosystems? In Hobbs RJ, Higgs ES & Hall CS (eds), Novel Ecosystems: Intervening in the New Ecological World Order. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Mascaro J, Harris JA, Lach L, Thompson A, Perring MP, .... (2013). Origins of the Novel Ecosystems Concept In Hobbs RJ, Higgs Eric S & Hall CM (eds), Novel Ecosystems: Intervening in the New Ecological World Order (1). Wiley.
- Mascaro J, Harris JA, Lach L, Thompson A, Perring MP, .... (2013). Islands: Where Novelty is the Norm In Hobbs RJ, Higgs ES & Hall CS (eds), Novel Ecosystems: Intervening in the New Ecological World Order (Chapter 5). Wiley-Blackwell.
- Tilston EL, Sizmur T, Dixon GR, Otten W & Harris JA. (2010). The Impact of Land-Use Practices on Soil Microbes In Soil Microbiology and Sustainable Crop Production. Springer Netherlands.
- Harris JA & Van Diggelen R. (2006). Ecological restoration as a project for global society In Restoration Ecology: The New Frontier. Blackwell Publishing.
- Harris JA, Grogan P & Hobbs R. (2005). Restoration ecology and the role of soil biology In Biological Diversity and Function in Soils. Cambridge University Press.
- Harris JA, Grogan P & Hobbs RJ. (2005). Restoration ecology and the role of soil biodiversity In Biological Diversity and Function in Soils. Cambridge University Press.
- Hobbs R. (2005). Restoration Ecology In Encyclopedia of Soil Science, Second Edition. CRC Press.
- Ritz K, McHugh M & Harris JA. (2004). Biological diversity and function in soils: contemporary perspectives and implications in relation to the formulation of effective indicators In Agricultural Soil Erosion and Soil Biodiversity: Developing Indicators for Policy Analyses, ed R. Francaviglia. OECD, Paris.
- Morris SM, Hill TCJ & Harris JA. (2003). Soil Microbial Communities In Biodiversity in Britainýs Planted Forests: Results from the Forestry Commissionýs Biodiversity Assessment Project. Forestry Commission.
- Harris JA. (1991). The Biology of Soils in Urban Areas In Soils in the Urban Environment. Wiley.
