SCIENCE

CHRIS SHORTALL

Entomologist

Biointeractions and Crop Protection

BIOGRAPHY

Chris is an entomologist with considerable expertise and an interest in the long-term population dynamics of insects. He uses the data and samples held by the Rothamsted Insect Survey to characterise the effects of landscape and climate change on the insect fauna of the UK, and to identify drivers of insect phenology and abundance to forecast pest outbreaks. Chris co-ordinates the light-trap network and leads projects associated with moths and the non-aphid fraction of the suction-trap samples. Currently, he is doing a part time PhD on the spatio-temporal dynamics of pollen beetles with the University of Reading.

CONTACT DETAILS

EMAIL:
chris.shortall@rothamsted.ac.uk

TEL:

+44 (0) 1582 938 466

ADDRESS:

Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ

PROFESSIONAL PLATFORMS

ORCID

ResearchGate

ResearcherID

Google Scholar ID

ASSOCIATED WEBSITES

The Insect Survey

PUBLICATIONS

2018

Perryman, S. A. M.,Shortall, C. R.,Halsey, K.,West, J. S.
The potential of fluorescence imaging to distinguish insect pest and non-pest species
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
2018

Brenton-Rule, E.,Doblemann, J.,Baty, J. W.,Brown, R.,Dvorak, L.,Grangier, J.,Massiochi, M.,McGrannachan, C.,Shortall, C. R.,Schmack, J.,Van Zyl, C.,Veldtman, R.,Lester, P. J.
The origins of global invasions of the German wasp (Vespula germanica) and its infection with four honey bee viruses
Biological Invasions : pp.1-16
2017

White, S. M.,Sanders, C. J.,Shortall, C. R.,Purse, B. V.
Mechanistic model for predicting the seasonal abundance of Culicoides biting midges and the impacts of insecticide control
Parasites & Vectors 10 : pp.162
doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2097-5
2017

Lester, P. J.,Haywood, J.,Archer, M. E.,Shortall, C. R.
The long-term population dynamics of common wasps in their native and invaded range
Journal of Animal Ecology 86(2) : pp.337-347
doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12622
2016

Martay, B.,Monteith, D. T.,Brewer, M. J.,Brereton, T.,Shortall, C. R.,Pearce-Higgins, J. W.
An indicator highlights seasonal variation in the response of Lepidoptera communities to warming
Ecological Indicators 68 : pp.126-133
doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.01.057
2015

Perez-Rodriguez, J.,Shortall, C. R.,Bell, J. R.
Large-scale migration synchrony between parasitoids and their host
Ecological Entomology 40 : pp.654-659
doi: 10.1111/een.12241
2015

Pocock, M. J. O.,Shortall, C. R.
Developing and enhancing biodiversity monitoring programmes: a collaborative assessment of priorities
Journal of Applied Ecology 52 : pp.686-695
doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12423
2015

Bell, J. R.,Alderson, L. J.,Izera, D.,Kruger, T.,Parker, S. J.,Pickup, J.,Shortall, C. R.,Taylor, M. S.,Verrier, P. J.,Harrington, R.
Long-term phenological trends, species accumulation rates, aphid traits and climate: five decades of change in migrating aphids
Journal of Animal Ecology 84(1) : pp.21-34
doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12282
2014

Comont, R. F.,Roy, H. E.,Harrington, R.,Shortall, C. R.,Purse, B. V.
Ecological correlates of local extinction and colonisation in the British ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Biological Invasions 16 : pp.1805-1817
doi: 10.1007/s10530-013-0628-3
2014

Comont, R. F.,Purse, B. V.,Phillips, W.,Kunin, W. E.,Hanson, M.,Lewis, O. T.,Harrington, R.,Shortall, C. R.,Rondoni, G.,Roy, H. E.
Escape from parasitism by the invasive alien ladybird, Harmonia axyridis
Insect Conservation and Diversity 7 : pp.334-342
doi: 10.1111/icad.12060
2012

Comont, R. F.,Roy, H. E.,Lewis, O. T.,Harrington, R.,Shortall, C. R.,Purse, B. V.
Using biological traits to explain ladybird distribution patterns
Journal of Biogeography 39(10) : pp.1772-1781
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02734.x
2012

Bell, J. R.,Taylor, M. S.,Shortall, C. R.,Welham, S. J.,Harrington, R.
The trait and host plant ecology of aphids and their distribution and abundance in the United Kingdom
Global Ecology and Biogeography 21 : pp.405-415
doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2011.00685.x
2011

Sanders, C. J.,Shortall, C. R.,Gubbins, S.,Burgin, L.,Gloster, J.,Harrington, R.,Reynolds, D. R.,Mellor, P. S.,Carpenter, S.
Influence of season and meteorological parameters on flight activity of Culicoides biting midges
Journal of Applied Ecology 48 : pp.1355-1364
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02051.x
2009

Shortall, C. R.,Moore, A.,Smith, E.,Hall, M. J.,Woiwod, I. P.,Harrington, R.
Long-term changes in the abundance of flying insects
Insect Conservation and Diversity 2 : pp.251-260
doi: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2009.00062.x
2008

Brooks, D. R.,Perry, J. N.,Clark, S. J.,Heard, M. S.,Firbank, L. G.,Holdgate, R.,Mason, N. S.,Shortall, C. R.,Skellern, M. P.,Woiwod, I. P.
National-scale metacommunity dynamics of carabid beetles in UK farmland
Journal of Animal Ecology 77(2) : pp.265-274
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01331.x
2008

Osborne, J. L.,Martin, A. P.,Shortall, C. R.,Todd, A. D.,Goulson, D.,Knight, M. E.,Hale, R. J.,Sanderson, R. A.
Quantifying and comparing bumblebee nest densities in gardens and countryside habitats
Journal of Applied Ecology 45 : pp.784-792
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01359.x

PhD project

Modelling the temporal and spatial ecology of the oilseed rape pest Meligethes aeneus; implications for integrated pest management strategies

QUALIFICATIONS

1997 - Bachelor (Hons) of Zoology, University College of Wales Aberystwyth, UK

MEASURES OF ESTEEM

Fellow - Royal Entomological Society

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