Special features of the SPACSYS modeling package and procedures for parameterization and validation

Wu, L. and Shepherd, A. 2011. Special features of the SPACSYS modeling package and procedures for parameterization and validation. in: Ma, L. and Ahuja, L. R. (ed.) Methods of introducing system models into agricultural research American Society of Agronomy, Madison. pp. 117-154

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Harris, P., Shepherd, A., Orr, R. J., Griffith, B. A. and Murray, P. J. 2014. Geographically weighted principal components analysis for understanding spatial structure in data for sustainable grassland agriculture. Abstracts 16th Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG), New Delhi, 17-20 October 2014 .

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Shepherd, A., Harris, P., Orr, R. J., Griffith, B. A. and Murray, P. J. 2014. Applications of high resolution remote sensing with spatial modelling for sustainable grassland agriculture. Abstracts 16th Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG), New Delhi, 17-20 October 2014 .

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Zhang, X-B., Wu, L., Sun, N., Ding, X-S., Li, J-W., Wang, B-R. and Li, D-C. 2014. Soil CO2 and N2O emissions in maize growing season under different fertilizer regimes in an upland red soil region of South China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 13, pp. 604-614. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60718-2

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Wu, L. and Whitmore, A. P. 2013. Using SPACSYS to analyse the interaction between plant and environment in a systems approach. Abstracts Workshop on Exploring New Ideas for Trade and Agriculture Model Integration for Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security, Haifa, 3-5 March 2013 .

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The North Wyke Farm Platform: a new UK national capability for research into sustainability of agricultural temperate grassland management

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Murray, P. J., Griffith, B. A., Orr, R. J., Shepherd, A., Blackwell, M. S. A., Hawkins, J. M. B. and Peukert, S. 2013. The North Wyke Farm Platform: a new UK national capability for research into sustainability of agricultural temperate grassland management. Michalk, D. L. (ed.) Proceedings 22nd International Grassland Congress, Sydney, 15-19 September 2013 . New South Wales Dept of Primary Industry, Orange. pp. 1931-1933

The North Wyke Farm Platform - a new National Capability for investigating sustainable intensification of livestock production

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Murray, P. J., Griffith, B. A., Orr, R. J., Peukert, S. and Shepherd, A. 2013. The North Wyke Farm Platform - a new National Capability for investigating sustainable intensification of livestock production. Abstracts Conference on Sustainable Intensification: the Pathway to Low Carbon Farming? Edinburgh, 25-27 September 2013 . pp. 179-180

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How do environmental factors and different fertilizer strategies affect soil CO2 emission and carbon sequestration in the upland soils of southern China?

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Zhang, X. B., Xu, M. G., Sun, N., Wang, S-J., Wu, L., Wang, B-R. and Li, D. C. 2013. How do environmental factors and different fertilizer strategies affect soil CO2 emission and carbon sequestration in the upland soils of southern China? Applied Soil Ecology. 72, pp. 109-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.05.014

Crown and root biomass equations for the small trees of Pinus koraiensis under canopy

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Wang, J., Fan, J., Fan, X., Zhang, C., Wu, L. and Von Gadow, K. 2013. Crown and root biomass equations for the small trees of Pinus koraiensis under canopy. Dendrobiology. 70, pp. 13-25. https://doi.org/10.12657/denbio.070.002

Differences in one-, two- and three-dimensional modeling of root growth for estimating water and nutrient uptake and the carbon cycle

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Wu, L. and Bingham, I. J. 2013. Differences in one-, two- and three-dimensional modeling of root growth for estimating water and nutrient uptake and the carbon cycle. in: Ahuja, L. R. and Timlin, D. (ed.) Enhancing understanding and quantification of soil-root growth interactions. (Advances in Agricultural Systems Modeling 4) American Society of Agronomy (ASA) Madison Wisconsin. pp. 119-153

Soil organic carbon sequestration under different fertilizer regimes in north and northeast China: RothC simulation

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Wang, J., Lu, C., Xu, M., Zhu, P., Huang, S., Zhang, W., Peng, C., Chen, X. and Wu, L. 2013. Soil organic carbon sequestration under different fertilizer regimes in north and northeast China: RothC simulation. Soil Use and Management. 29 (2), pp. 182-190. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12032

Modeling biological dinitrogen fixation of field pea with a process-based simulation model

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Liu, Y., Wu, L., Watson, C. A., Baddeley, J. A., Pan, X. and Zhang, L. 2013. Modeling biological dinitrogen fixation of field pea with a process-based simulation model. Agronomy Journal. 105, pp. 670-678. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2012.0412

Influence of ground flora on Fraxinus mandshurica seedling growth on abandoned land and beneath forest canopy

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Wang, J., Wu, L., Zhao, X., Fan, J., Zhang, C. and Von Gadow, K. 2013. Influence of ground flora on Fraxinus mandshurica seedling growth on abandoned land and beneath forest canopy. European Journal Of Forest Research. 132, pp. 313-324. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-012-0676-8

Advances in the understanding of nutrient dynamics and management in UK agriculture

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Dungait, J. A. J., Cardenas, L. M., Blackwell, M. S. A., Wu, L., Withers, P. J. A., Chadwick, D. R., Bol, R., Murray, P. J., Macdonald, A. J., Whitmore, A. P. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2012. Advances in the understanding of nutrient dynamics and management in UK agriculture. Science of the Total Environment. 434 (15 September), pp. 39-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.04.029

Carbon sequestration by fruit trees - Chinese apple orchards as an example

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Wu, T., Wang, Y., Yu, C., Chiarawipa, R., Zhang, X., Han, Z. and Wu, L. 2012. Carbon sequestration by fruit trees - Chinese apple orchards as an example. PLOS ONE. 7, p. e38883. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038883

A review of quantitative tools for assessing the diffuse pollution response to farmer adaptations and mitigation methods under climate change

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Shepherd, A., Wu, L., Chadwick, D. R. and Bol, R. 2011. A review of quantitative tools for assessing the diffuse pollution response to farmer adaptations and mitigation methods under climate change. Advances in Agronomy. 112, pp. 1-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385538-1.00001-9

Biomass structure and allometry of Abies nephrolepis (Maxim) in Northeast China

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Wang, J., Zhang, C., Xia, F., Zhao, X., Wu, L. and Von Gadow, K. 2011. Biomass structure and allometry of Abies nephrolepis (Maxim) in Northeast China. Silva Fennica. 45 (2), pp. 211-226. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.113

Quantify response of crop systems to future climate change using SPACSYS model

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Wu, L., Shepherd, A. and Chadwick, D. R. 2011. Quantify response of crop systems to future climate change using SPACSYS model. Systems Approaches to Crop Improvement. Aspects of Applied Biology 107 . pp. 57-62

Simulation of wheat growth using the 3D root architecture model SPACSYS: validation and sensitivity analysis

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Bingham, I. J. and Wu, L. 2011. Simulation of wheat growth using the 3D root architecture model SPACSYS: validation and sensitivity analysis. European Journal of Agronomy. 34, pp. 181-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2011.01.003

Cost effectiveness of nitrate leaching mitigation measures for grassland livestock systems at locations in England and Wales

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Cardenas, L. M., Cuttle, S. P., Crabtree, B., Hopkins, A., Shepherd, A., Scholefield, D. and Del Prado, A. 2011. Cost effectiveness of nitrate leaching mitigation measures for grassland livestock systems at locations in England and Wales. Science of the Total Environment. 409, pp. 1104-1115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.12.006

Impacts of climate change on the grazing period, and the conserved feeding costs of grazing systems in the UK

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Topp, C. F. E., Wreford, A., Tolkamp, B. J., Wu, L. and Moran, D. 2010. Impacts of climate change on the grazing period, and the conserved feeding costs of grazing systems in the UK. Abstracts Grassland in a Changing World: 23rd General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, Kiel, 29 August-2 September 2010 . pp. 5

Climate change and future flows of Rocky Mountain rivers: converging forecasts from empirical trend projection and down-scaled global circulation modelling

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Shepherd, A., Gill, K. M. and Rood, S. B. 2010. Climate change and future flows of Rocky Mountain rivers: converging forecasts from empirical trend projection and down-scaled global circulation modelling. Hydrological Processes. 24, pp. 3864-3877. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.7818

Learning how to model ecosystem trade-offs at the farm scale

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Pilgrim, E. S., Macleod, C. J. A., Beaumont, D. A., Blackwell, M. S. A., Bol, R., Del Prado, A., Griffith, B. A., Orr, R. J., Shepherd, A., Wu, L. and Firbank, L. G. 2010. Learning how to model ecosystem trade-offs at the farm scale. Yang, W., Filatova, T., Rizzoli, A., Voinov, A. A. and Swayne, D. A. (ed.) Proceedings International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs) 2010 International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software Modelling for Environment's Sake, Ottawa, 5-8 July 2010 . IEMSS. pp. 8pp

What will the climate look like for south-west England this century? UKCP09 climate change data for the North Wyke Research Institute, Devon

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Shepherd, A. and Wu, L. 2010. What will the climate look like for south-west England this century? UKCP09 climate change data for the North Wyke Research Institute, Devon. Abstracts A Climate for Change: Opportunities for Carbon-Efficient Farming, Dublin, 24-25 June 2010 . pp. 99

Investigating the simulation of nitrous oxide against field data at North Wyke

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Shepherd, A., Wang, J., Cardenas, L. M. and Del Prado, A. 2009. Investigating the simulation of nitrous oxide against field data at North Wyke. Abstracts 16th Nitrogen Workshop, Turin, 28 June-1 July 2009 . pp. 211-212

Declining summer flows of Rocky Mountain rivers: changing seasonal hydrology and probable impacts on floodplain forests

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Rood, S. B., Pan, J., Gill, K. M., Franks, C. G., Samuelson, G. M. and Shepherd, A. 2008. Declining summer flows of Rocky Mountain rivers: changing seasonal hydrology and probable impacts on floodplain forests. Journal of Hydrology. 349, pp. 397-410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.11.012

Historic and prospective future flows of the Red Deer River and its headwater tributaries. Report prepared for Red Deer River Watershed Alliance and Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Water Research

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential

Gill, K. M., Shepherd, A., Romuld, M. and Rood, S. B. 2008. Historic and prospective future flows of the Red Deer River and its headwater tributaries. Report prepared for Red Deer River Watershed Alliance and Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Water Research.

A Western Canada perspective on climate change and agriculture

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Shepherd, A. 2008. A Western Canada perspective on climate change and agriculture. Effects of Climate Change on Plants: Implications for Agriculture. Aspects of Applied Biology 88 . pp. 101-102