Cyhoeddiadau  -  Publications

Further details on publications and can be found on Matt's Google Scholar and Research Gate pages.

In the list below authors that were graduate students when the majority of work was completed are shown in italics, undegraduates are underlined

Peer reviewed articles

1. Power S.C., Davies G.M., Wainwright C., Marsh M. & Bakker J.D. (in press). Restoration temporarily supports the resilience of sagebrush-steppe ecosystems subjected to repeated fires. Journal of Applied Ecology.

2. Novais W., Wenner B.A., Block J.A., Power S.C., Porteus E., Davies G.M. (2023). Goat browse selectivity during conservation grazing in an invaded eastern oak-hickory forest. Agroforestry Systems, 97, 561-572.

3. Davies G.M., Gray A., Power S., Domenech R. (2023). Resilience of temperate peatland vegetation communities to wildfire depends upon burn severity and pre-fire species composition. Ecology and Evolution, 13, e9912.

4. Minsavage-Davis C.D. & Davies (2022). Evaluating the Performance of Fire Rate of Spread Models in Northern-European Calluna vulgaris Heathlands. Fire, 5, 46.

5. Lei Y., Davies G.M., Jin H., Tian G. & Kim G. (2021). Scale-dependent effects of urban greenspace on particulate matter air pollution. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 61, 127089.

6. Peacock J., Tonra C.M., King J., Davies G.M. (2021). Restoration of gallery forest patches improves recruitment of motacú palms (Attalea princeps) while diversifying and increasing wildlife populations. Plos One, 16, e0250183.

7. Gray A., Davies G.M., Domènech R., Taylor E. & Levy P.E. (2021). Peatland wildfire severity and post-fire gaseous carbon fluxes. Ecosystems, 24, 713-725.

8. Wainwright C.E., Davies G.M., Dettweiler‐Robinson E., Dunwiddie P.W., Wilderman D. & Bakker J.D. (2020). Methods for tracking sagebrush‐steppe community trajectories and quantifying resilience in relation to disturbance and restoration. Restoration Ecology, 28, 115-126

9. Davies G.M., Legg C.J., Smith A.A. & MacDonald A. (2020). Development and participatory evaluation of fireline intensity and flame property models for managed burns on Calluna-dominated heathlands. Fire Ecology, 15, 1-15

10. Grau-Andrés R., Davies G.M., Rey-Sanchez C. & Slater J. (2019). Bryophyte community composition and diversity are indicators of hydrochemical and ecological gradients in temperate kettle hole mires in Ohio, USA. Mires and Peat, 24, 37.

11. Rey-Sanchez C., Bohrer G., Slater J., Li Y-F., Grau-Andrés R., Hao Y., Rich V.I., & Davies G.M. (2019). The ratio of methanogens to methanotrophs and water-level dynamics drive methane transfer velocity in a temperate kettle-hole peat bog. Biogeosciences, 16, 3207-3231.

12. Davies G.M., Legg C.J., Smith A.A. & McDonald A.J. (2019). Development and participatory evaluation of fireline intensity and flame property models for managed burns on Calluna-dominated heathlands. Fire Ecology, 15, 30.

13. Grau-Andrés R., Gray A., Davies G.M., Scott E.M. & Waldron S.  (2019). Burning increases post-fire carbon emissions in a heathland and a raised bog, but experimental manipulation of fire severity has no effect. Journal of Environmental Management, 233, 321-328.

14. Grau-Andrés R., Davies G.M., Waldron S., Scott E.M. & Gray A. (2019). Increased fire severity alters initial vegetation regeneration across Calluna-dominated ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Management, 231, 1004-1011.

15. Johnston J.M., Wheatley M.J., Wooster M.J., Paugam R., Davies G.M., DeBoer K.A. (2018). Flame-front rate of spread estimates for moderate scale experimental fires are strongly influenced by measurement approach. Fire, 1, 1. 

16. Grau-Andrés R., Davies G.M., Gray A., Scott E.M. & Waldron S. (2018). Fire severity is more sensitive to low fuel moisture content on Calluna heathlands than on peat bogs. Science of the Total Environment, 616-617, 1261-1269.

17. Grau-Andrés R., Gray A. & Davies G.M. (2017). Sphagnum abundance and photosynthetic capacity show rapid short-term recovery following managed burning. Plant Ecology & Diversity, 10, 353-359. 

18. Grau-Andrés R., Davies G.M., Waldron S., Scott M. & Gray A. (2017). Leaving moss and litter layers undisturbed reduces the short-term environmental consequences of heathland managed burns. Journal of Environmental Management, 204, 102-110.

19. Mitchell R.M., Vincent J.B., Bakker J.D. & Davies G.M. (2017). Relative importance of abiotic, biotic, and disturbance drivers of plant community structure in the sagebrush steppe. Ecological Applications, 27, 756-768.

20. Davies G.M., Kettridge N., Stoof C.R., Gray A., Ascoli D., Fernandes P.M., Marrs R., Allen K.A., Doerr S.H., Clay G.D., McMorrow J. & Vandvik V. (2016). Informed debate on the use of fire for peatland management means acknowledging the complexity of socio-ecological systems. Nature Conservation, 16, 59-77. 

21. Davies G.M. & Legg C.J. (2016). Regional variation in fire weather controls the occurrence of Scottish wildfires. PeerJ, 4, e2649. 

22. Davies G.M., Kettridge N., Stoof C.R., Gray A., Ascoli D., Fernandes P.M., Marrs R., Allen K.A., Doerr S.H., Clay G., McMorrow J., Vandvik V. (2016). The peatland vegetation burning debate: keep scientific critique in perspective. A response to Brown et al. and Douglas et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 371, 20160434. 

23. Davies G.M., Kettridge N., Stoof C.R., Gray A., Ascoli D., Fernandes P.M., Marrs R., Allen K.A., Doerr S.H., Clay G.D., McMorrow J. & Vandvik V. (2016). The role of fire in UK peatland and moorland management: the need for informed, unbiased debate. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 371, 20150342. 

24. Davies G.M., Kettridge N., Stoof C.R. & Gray A. (2016). Comment on: Vegetation burning for game management in the UK uplands is increasing and overlaps spatially with soil carbon and protected areas. Biological Conservation, 195, 293-294.

25. Davies G.M., Domènech R., Gray A. & Johnson P.C.D. (2016). Vegetation structure and fire weather influence variation in burn severity and fuel consumption during peatland wildfires. Biogeosciences, 13, 389-398. 

26. Davies G.M. & Gray A. (2015). Don’t let spurious accusations of pseudoreplication limit our ability to learn from natural experiments (and other messy kinds of ecological monitoring). Ecology and Evolution, 5, 5295–5304.

27. Davies G.M. & Bodart J. (2015). Changes in vegetation diversity and composition following livestock removal along an upland elevational gradient. iForest, 8, 582-589. 

28. Dettweiler-Robinson E., Bakker J.D., Evans J.R., Newsome H., Davies G.M., Wirth T.A., Pyke D.A., Easterly R.T., Salstrom D. & Dunwiddie P.W. (2013). Outplanting Wyoming big sagebrush following wildfire: stock performance and economics. Range Ecology and Management, 66, 657-666. 

29. Davies G.M., Gray A., Rein G. & Legg C.J. (2013). Peat consumption and carbon loss due to smouldering wildfire in a temperate peatland. Forest Ecology and Management, 308, 136-144.

30. Fernandes P.M., Davies G.M., Ascoli D., Fernández C., Moreira F., Rigolot E., Stoof C.R., Vega J.A. & Molina D. (2013). Prescribed burning in southern Europe: developing fire management in a dynamic landscape. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 11, e4–e14. 

31. Davies G.M., Bakker J.D., Dettweiler-Robinson E., Dunwiddie P.W., Hall S.A., Downs J. & Evans J.R. (2012) Trajectories of change in sagebrush-steppe vegetation communities in relation to multiple wildfires. Ecological Applications, 22, 1562-1577. 

32. Rivera J., Davies G.M. & Jahn W. (2012) Flammability and the heat of combustion of natural fuels: a review. Combustion Science and Technology, 184, 224-242. 

33. Davies G.M. & Legg C.J. (2011). Fuel moisture thresholds in the flammability of Calluna vulgaris. Fire Technology, 47, 421-436. 

34. Davies G.M., O'Hara R., Smith A.A., MacDonald A. & Legg C.J. (2010). Winter desiccation and rapid changes in the live fuel moisture content of Calluna vulgaris. Plant Ecology & Diversity, 3, 289-299. 

35. Davies G.M., Pollard L. & Mwenda M.D. (2010). Perceptions of land-degradation, forest restoration and fire management: a case study from northern Malawi. Land Degradation and Development, 21, 546-556. 

36. Davies G.M., Smith A.A., McDonald A.J., Bakker J.D. & Legg C.J. (2010). Fire intensity, fire severity and ecosystem response in heathlands: factors affecting the regeneration of Calluna vulgaris. Journal of Applied Ecology, 47, 356-365. 

37. Legg C.J., Davies G.M. & Gray A. (2010). Comment on "Burning management and carbon sequestration of upland heather moorland in the UK". Australian Journal of Soil Research, 48, 100-103.

38. Davies G.M., Legg C.J., Smith A.A. & McDonald A.J. (2009). Rate of spread of fires in Calluna vulgaris‐dominated moorlands. Journal of Applied Ecology, 46, 1054-1063. 

39. Davies G.M. & Legg C.J. (2008). The effect of traditional management burning on lichen diversity. Applied Vegetation Science, 11, 529-538. 

40. Davies G.M., Gray A., Hamilton A. & Legg C.J. (2008). The future of fire management in the British uplands. International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management, 4, 127-147. 

41. Davies G.M., Legg C.J., Hamilton A. & Smith A.A. (2008). Using visual obstruction to estimate heathland fuel load and structure. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 17, 380-389.

42. Davies G.M., Legg C.L., Smith A.A. & MacDonald A. (2006). Developing shrub fire behaviour models in an oceanic climate: Burning in the British Uplands. Forest Ecology and Management, 234, Supplement 1, S107. 

43. Kitchen K., Marno P., Legg C., Bruce M. & Davies G.M. (2006). Developing a fire danger rating system for the UK. Forest Ecology and Management, 234, Supplement 1, S21. 

Book chapters

1. Davies G.M., Vandvik V., Marrs R.M. & Velle L.G. (2022). Fire management in heather-dominated heaths and moorlands of North-West Europe (Chapter 12). In: Weir J. & Scasta J.D. (eds.) Prescribed Fire: Global Applications. Clayton, Victoria, CSIRO.

2. Davies G.M., Gray A., Domenech Jardi R. & Johnson P. (2014). Variation in peatland wildfire severity – implications for ecosystem carbon dynamics. In: Viegas D.X. (Ed.) Advances in Forest Fire Research. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra.

3. Grau R., Davies G.M., Waldron S., Gray A. & Bruce M. (2014). Fuel and climate controls on peatland fire severity. In: Viegas D.X. (Ed.) Advances in Forest Fire Research. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra. 

4. Davies G.M. (2013). Understanding fire regimes and the ecological effects of fire. In: Belcher C.M. (Ed.) Fire Phenomena and the Earth System: An Interdisciplinary Guide to Fire Science. Wiley: London. 

5. Krivtsov V., Davies G.M., Legg C., Valor T. & Gray A. (2011) Peat moisture in relation to meteorological factors: monitoring, modelling and implications for the application of the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index System. In: Lang P.R. & Lombargo F.S. (Eds.) Atmospheric Turbulence, Meteorological Modeling and Aerodynamics. Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge. 

Reports and proceedings

1. Gagkas Z., Campbell G., Owen J. & Davies G.M. (2022). Provision of Analyses of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) Incident Reporting System (IRS) Data in Relation to Wildfire Incidents. Report prepared for the Scottish Government. https://www.gov.scot/publications/provision-analyses-scottish-fire-rescue-service-sfrs-incident-reporting-system-irs-data-relation-wildfire-incidents/documents/ 

2. Bakker J., Davies G.M., Wainwright C. & Power S. (2020). Long-term SUCCESS: SUCCession and Ecosystem dynamics in the Sagebrush Steppe following wildfires. JFSP PROJECT ID: 15-1-07-2. Final Report to JFSP.

3. Bergefurd B. & Davies G.M. (2019). Marketing and Orchard Resource Efficiency for Ohio Pawpaw. Final Report to the Ohio Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.

4. Davies G.M. & Bohrer G. (2018). Bog HELPR: Bog History, Ecosystem status and Land-use for Peatland Restoration in Ohio. Report to the Ohio Water Resources Center. https://wrc.osu.edu/sites/wrc.osu.edu/files/uploads/2017oh534b_davies_progress.pdf

5. Davies G.M. & Bergefurd B. (2016). Improving the productivity and quality of woodland pawpaw production in Ohio. Final Report to the Warner Endowment Grant.

6. Davies G.M. (2016). Ecological Status of Utiznger Bog and Priorities for Restoration: a preliminary briefing note. Unpublished Report to Appalachia Ohio Alliance.

7. Davies G.M.  & Bodart J. (2014). Changes in vegetation composition and diversity following stock-removal on Linshaw Knowe and Hartfell. Report to the Borders Forest Trust.

8. Davies G.M. (2014). Corehead orchard tree establishment and grazing damage survey. Report to the Borders Forest Trust.

9. Bakker J.D., Dunwiddie P.W., Hall S.A., Evans J.R., Davies G.M. & Dettweiler-Robinson E. (2012). Vegetation impacts of recurring fires on Sagebrush ecosystems in Washington: implications for conservation and rehabilitation. Final Report JFSP Project 08-1-5-20.

10. Legg C.J. & Davies G.M. (2009). What determines fire occurrence, fire behaviour and fire effects in heathlands? In: (ed. Alonso I.) Managing Heathlands in the Face of Climate Change. Proceedings of the 10th National Heathland Conference, 9th-11th September 2008, University of York. Natural England Commissioned Report, Number 014.

11. Legg C.J. & Davies G.M. (2009). FireBeaters Phase II Report. Unpublished report to Scottish Natural Heritage. 

12. Krivtsov V., Gray A., Valor T., Legg C.J. & Davies G.M. (2008). The fuel moisture content of peat as a fuel in relation to meteorological factors. In: (eds. J. de la Heras, C.A. Brebbia, D.X. Viegas & V. Leone). Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Forest Fires. WIT Transactions on Ecology and Environment Vol. 119.

13. Davies G.M. & Legg C.J. (2008). Developing a live fuel moisture for fire danger rating in heather moorlands. In: (eds. J. de la Heras, C.A. Brebbia, D.X. Viegas & V. Leone). Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Forest Fires. WIT Transactions on Ecology and Environment Vol. 119. 

14. Legg C.J., Davies G.M., Kitchen K. & Marno P. (2007). Developing a Fire Danger Rating System for the UK: FireBeaters Phase I final report. Report to the Scottish Wildfire Forum.

15. Legg C.J., Bruce M. &  Davies G.M. (2006). Country Report for the United Kingdom. International Forest Fire News</i>, 34.

16. Gray A., Legg C.J., Davies G.M., Rein G., Riveria J. & Torero J.L. (2006). Peat fuel moisture and fire behaviour: a literature review. Unpublished report to the Met Office.

17. Davies G.M. (2004). The Bradda Head Fire. Unpublished report to the Isle of Mann Government Department Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry.

Highly questionable publications

In 2018, after receiving a deluge of academic spam from the predatory publisher SciRes, I submitted a prank paper of utter nonsense under a ridiculous pseudonym... it was accepted and they agreed to publish it for free. Now I get even more emails from them!

Davies G.M. (2018). Ostentatious removal treatment of Alt-Right Verborum Ventris through surgical implantation of the metatarsal and associated local skelature within the oral cavity. Open Journal of Surgery, 2, 17-19.*