Dr Jon Sadler
Reader in Biogeography
Tel: +44 (0)121 41 45776
Fax: +44 (0)121 41 45528
Location: GES 436
Administrative Responsibilities
Senior Examinations Officer
My research has four foci:
Jon Sadler joined the School in 1993 having worked as a Leverhulme Trust Post doctoral Research Fellow (1991-1993) examining aspects of the impact of volcanic eruptions on ecological systems at Sheffield University (under the supervision of Paul Buckland and Kevin Edwards). Previously he had completed a PhD (submitted in 1991) on the Biogeography of invertebrates in the North Atlantic Islands in Sheffield and an MSc and BSc in Birmingham. He is a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, member of the British Ecological Society and an editor of the Journal of Biogeography.
Sustainable regeneration: from evidence-based urban futures to implementation’ (May 08-Apr 12). Sponsor: EPSRC. Research Team: SUE II grant – consortia include: University of Birmingham (Civil Engineering, GEES, CURS), UCE, Exeter University), Lancaster University - £3,191,418.
‘Biodiversity in Cities: Encountering and developing awareness of wildlife in open-spaces’ (Oct 07-11). Sponsor: Big Lottery Fund (BIG) via OPAL (Open Air Laboratories) - £350,000
‘An integrated approach to sustainable urban redevelopment : Birmingham Eastside as a National and International Demonstrator’ (Nov 04-Apr 08). Sponsor: EPSRC. Research Team: Chris Rogers (U of B), Jon Sadler & John Bryson (U of B), Austin Barber (U of B), Richard Coles (UCE) - £624,051.
‘The occupancy of ERS by specialist invertebrates: an evaluation of threats to populations in the UK’ (Oct 06-Oct 09). Sponsor: Environment Agency - £90,000.
‘An integrated approach to sustainable urban redevelopment : Birmingham Eastside as a National Demonstrator’ (Nov 04-Oct 06). Sponsor: EPSRC. Research Team: Chris Rogers (U of B), Jon Sadler & John Bryson (U of B), Austin Barber (U of B), Richard Coles (UCE) - £350,966 (view project web site).
‘The autecology of the riparian specialist beetle Bembidion testaceum’ – National R & D project (Feb 04-Dec04). Sponsor: Environment Agency - £17,652.
‘Dynamics of invertebrate populations on exposed riverine sediments’ (Jun 02- Jun 05). Sponsor: CCW - £15,000.
‘Investigation of the effects of disturbance to gravel patches on the invertebrate populations of Exposed Riverine Sediment’ (Sept 01- Dec 05). Sponsor: CCW - £4500.
‘A Feasibility study adopting Birmingham Eastside as a Regional Demonstrator of Sustainability in the Urban Environment’ (Jun 02-Jun 05). Sponsor: EPSRC. Research Team: Chris Rogers (U of B), Jon Sadler (U of B), Austin Barber (U of B), Richard Coles (UCE) - £207,758.
‘Alien species and Biodiversity: from generic models to practical management’ (Jan 00-Jan 02). Sponsor: NERC (Urgent). Research Team: Phillip Hulme (CEH), Jon Sadler (U of B), Penny Angold (U of B), James Bullock (CEH) - £160,548.
'Modelling River Corridors: The Scientific Basis for the Rehabilitation of Urban Rivers’ (Jul 98-Jul 01). Sponsor: NERC (Urgent) Research Team: John West, Geoff Petts, Jon Sadler (U of B), Angela Gurnell (Kings College), Patrick Armitage (CEH) - £491,762.
‘Biodiversity in urban habitat fragments’ (Jul 98-Jul 01). Sponsor: NERC (Urgent). Research Team: Penny Angold, Jon Sadler, Andrew Pullin (U of B), Mark Hill (CEH), Steven Rushton (Newcastle), Ken Thompson (Sheffield) - £306,040.
‘The history and impact of insect pests of stored products from Ancient Egypt’ (May 1998-Oct 2001). Research Team: Jon Sadler (U of B), Kevin Edwards (Aberdeen), Paul Buckland (Bournemouth). Sponsor: The Leverhulme Trust - £169, 180.
Sadler, J.P. and Bates, A.J. (2008) Riparian invertebrate dynamics: pattern and process. In Wood et al. (Eds.) Hydroecology and Ecohydrology: Past, Present and Future.
Hannah, D.M., Sadler, J.P. Wood, P.J. (2008). Concluding remarks and thoughts. In Wood et al. (Eds.) Hydroecology and Ecohydrology: Past, Present and Future.
Paetzold, A., Sabo, J.L., Sadler, J.P., Findlay, S.E.G. and Tockner, K. (2008) Aquatic-terrestrial subsidies along river corridors. In Wood et al. (Eds.) Hydroecology and Ecohydrology: Past, Present and Future.
Wood, P.J., Hannah, D.M. & Sadler, J.P. (eds.) (2008) Integrating hydroecology and ecohydrology: Past, present and future. Wiley.
Hannah, D.M., Sadler, J.P. & Wood, P.J. (2007) Hydroecology and ecohydrology: a potential route forward? Hydrological Processes, 21(24), 3385-3390.
Bates, A.J., Sadler, J.P. and Fowles, A.P. (2007) Livestock trampling reduces the conservation value of beetle communities on high quality exposed riverine sediments. Biodiversity and Conservation. 16, 1491-1509.
Bates A.J., Sadler J.P., Fowles A.P. (2006). Condition-dependent dispersal of a patchily distributed riparian ground beetle in response to disturbance. Oecologia 150:1, 50-60
Sadler, J.P., Small, E.C., Fiszpan, H.A., Telfer, M. and Niemelä, J. (2006) Investigating environmental variation and landscape characteristics of an urban-rural gradient using woodland carabid assemblages. Journal of Biogeography. 33, 1126-1138.
Petts, G.E., Morales-Chaves, Y. and Sadler, J.P. (2006) Linking hydrology and biology to assess the water needs of river ecosystems. Hydrological Processes. 20, 2247-2251.
Angold, PG, Sadler, J.P., MO Hill, A Pullin, S Rushton, K Austin, E Small, B Wood, R Wadsworth, R Sanderson, & K Thompson (2006) Biodiverisity of urban habitat patches. Science of the Total Environment. 260, 196-204.
Small, E.C., Sadler, J.P. & Telfer, M.G. (2006) Brownfield carabid assemblages: Do landscape factors matter? Science of the Total Environment, 260, 205-222.
Bates A.J., Sadler J.P., Fowles A.P., Butcher C.R. (2005) Spatial dynamics of beetles living on exposed riverine sediments in the Upper River Severn: Method development and preliminary results. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 15(2), 159-174.
Donovan, R., Sadler, J.P. and Bryson, J.R. (2005) Urban biodiversity and sustainable development. Engineering Sustainability, 158, 105-114 (awarded the Halcrow Prize Number 1 by the Institute of Civil Engineers).
Sadler, J.P., Bell, D. & Fowles, A.P. (2004) The hydroecological controls and conservation value of beetles (Coleoptera) on exposed riverine sediments in England and Wales. Biological Conservation, 118, 41-56.
Hannah, D.M., Wood, P.J., & Sadler, J.P. (2004) Ecohydrology and hydroecology: A 'new paradigm'? Hydrological Processes, 18, 3439-3445.
Small, E., Sadler, J.P. and Telfer, M. (2003) Carabid beetle assemblages and successional processes on urban derelict sites in Birmingham, UK. Journal of Insect Conservation, 6, 233-246.
Matthew O’Callaghan – ‘The occupancy of ERS by specialist invertebrates: an evaluation of threats to populations in the UK’ (EA funded 2007-). Co-supervisors: David Hannah (U of B) and Mike Williams (EA).
Sarah E. Hensall - ‘Identifying ‘hotspots’ of ERS biodiversity: can physical habitat dynamics predict beetle distributions?’ (NERC funded 2005-). Co-supervisors: David Hannah (U of B) and Mike Williams (EA).
Phillip Green - ‘Urban canal water quality and chironomid pupal exuviae’ (EA/Self funded)
Montse Auladell - ‘The biological efficiency of constructed wetlands’ (School and CB Funded 2005-). Co-supervisor: Lesley Batty (U of B).
Jessica Frame -‘The effect of acidification on food-web structure’ (School Studentship 2005-). Co-supervisor: Mark Ledger (U of B).
Jennifer Cousins - ‘Conservation tourism: embodied science and changing nature-society relations’. (NERC/ESRC 2005-). Co-supervisor: James Evans.
Emily Quinton - ‘Legal Geographies of the plant hunting in Chile’ (NERC/ESRC funded 2004-). Co-supervisor: Ian Cook.
Dr Adam Bates - ‘The dynamics of Invertebrates of Exposed Riverine Sediments in Wales’ (School and CCW funded). Co-supervisor: Adrian Fowles (CCW 2001-2005).
Dr James Evans - ‘Biodiversity and Management of urban land: knowledge communities in a risk society’. (NERC/ESRC 2000-2003 ). Co-supervisors: John Bryson (U of B) and Nick Henry (Newcastle).
Dr Luke Beavan - Chironomidae as indicators of environmental stress in polluted waters (NERC PhD 1998-2001).
Dr Emma Small - Carabid Beetles in urban spaces: Biodiversity and population dynamics in fragmented habitats (NERC PhD 1998-2001).
Date Profile Last Updated: 15/01/2008
