Key challenges and priorities for modelling European grasslands under climate change

Kipling, R. P., Virkajaervi, P., Breitsameter, L., Curnel, Y., De Swaef, T., Gustavsson, A. M., Hennart, S., Hoeglind, M., Jaervenranta, K., Minet, J., Nendel, C., Persson, T., Picon-Cochard, C., Rolinski, S., Sandars, D. L., Scollan, N. D., Sebek, L., Seddaiu, G., Topp, C. F. E., Twardy, S., Van Middelkoop, J., Wu, L. and Bellocchi, G. 2016. Key challenges and priorities for modelling European grasslands under climate change. Science of the Total Environment. 566-567, pp. 851-864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.144

Related outputs

Potential unintended consequences of agricultural land use change driven by dietary transitions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Blackwell, M. S. A., Takahashi, T., Cardenas, L. M., Collins, A. L., Enriquez, D., Griffith, B. A., Hunt, J., Lee, M. R. F., Misselbrook, T. H., Neal, A. L., Rivero, M. J., Shield, I. F., Storkey, J., Wu, L. and Harris, P. 2024. Potential unintended consequences of agricultural land use change driven by dietary transitions. npj sustainable agriculture. 2 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-023-00008-8

Assessment of nitrogen uptake and biological nitrogen fixation responses of soybean to nitrogen fertiliser with SPACSYS

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Wu, L., Misselbrook, T. H., L. Feng and Wu, L. 2020. Assessment of nitrogen uptake and biological nitrogen fixation responses of soybean to nitrogen fertiliser with SPACSYS. Sustainability. 12 (15), p. 5921. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12155921

Can diverse forage mixtures optimise ruminant animal production, resilience and environmental impact?

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Beaumont, D. A., Dittmann, M. T., Humphries, D. J., Hunt, J. J., Jones, H. E., Saunders, K. J., Wu, L., Misselbrook, T. H. and Reynolds, C. K. 2017. Can diverse forage mixtures optimise ruminant animal production, resilience and environmental impact? In: Grassland resources for extensive farming systems in marginal lands: major drivers and future scenarios, 19th Symposium of the European Grassland Federation, 7-10th May, Sardinia, Italy . European Grassland Federation (EGF).

Assessment of soil water, carbon and nitrogen cycling in reseeded grassland on the North Wyke Farm Platform using a process-based model

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Li, Y., Liu, Y., Harris, P., Sint, H., Murray, P. J., Lee, M. R. F. and Wu, L. 2017. Assessment of soil water, carbon and nitrogen cycling in reseeded grassland on the North Wyke Farm Platform using a process-based model. Science of the Total Environment. 603-604 (Supplement C), pp. 27-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.012

Higher yields and lower methane emissions with new rice cultivars

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Jiang, Y., Van Groenigen, K. J., Huang, S., Hungate, B. A., Van Kessel, C., Hu, S., Zhang, J., Wu, L., Yan, X., Wang, L., Chen, J., Hang, X., Zhang, Y., Horwath, W. R., Ye, R., Linquist, B. A., Song, Z., Zheng, C., Deng, A. and Zhang, W. 2017. Higher yields and lower methane emissions with new rice cultivars. Global Change Biology. 23 (11), pp. 4728-4738. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13737

Can diverse forage mixtures optimise ruminant animal production, resilience and environmental impact?

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Beaumont, D. A., Dittmann, M. T., Humphries, D. J., Reynolds, C. K., Hunt, J. J., Jones, H. E., Lukac, M., Saunders, K. J., Wu, L. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2017. Can diverse forage mixtures optimise ruminant animal production, resilience and environmental impact? Proceedings of the 19th Symposium of the European Grassland Federation, 7-10 May, Alghero, Italy.. European Grassland Federation (EGF).

Historic record of pasture soil water and the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation in south-west England

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Shepherd, A., Atuhaire, W., Wu, L., Hogan, D. V., Dunn, R. M. and Cardenas, L. M. 2017. Historic record of pasture soil water and the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation in south-west England. Hydrology Research. 48 (1), pp. 277-294. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2016.195

Combined effects of nitrogen addition and organic matter manipulation on soil respiration in a Chinese pine forest

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Wang, J. S., Wu, L., Zhang, C. Y., Zhao, X. H., Bu, W. S. and Gadow, K. V. 2016. Combined effects of nitrogen addition and organic matter manipulation on soil respiration in a Chinese pine forest. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23 (22), pp. 22701-22710. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7474-7

Field evaluation combined with modelling analysis to study fertilizer and tillage as factors affecting N2O emissions: A case study in the Po valley (Northern Italy)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Perego, A., Wu, L., Gerosa, G., Finco, A., Chiazzese, M. and Amaducci, S. 2016. Field evaluation combined with modelling analysis to study fertilizer and tillage as factors affecting N2O emissions: A case study in the Po valley (Northern Italy). Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 225, pp. 72-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.04.003

Climate change and N2O emissions from South West England grasslands: A modelling approach

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Abalos, D., Cardenas, L. M. and Wu, L. 2016. Climate change and N2O emissions from South West England grasslands: A modelling approach. Atmospheric Environment. 132 (May), pp. 249-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.03.007

The North Wyke Farm Platform: effect of temperate grassland farming systems on soil moisture contents, runoff and associated water quality dynamics

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Orr, R. J., Murray, P. J., Eyles, C. J., Blackwell, M. S. A., Cardenas, L. M., Collins, A. L., Dungait, J. A. J., Goulding, K. W. T., Griffith, B. A., Gurr, S. J., Harris, P., Hawkins, J. M. B., Misselbrook, T. H., Rawlings, C. J., Shepherd, A., Sint, H. M., Takahashi, T., Tozer, K. N., Whitmore, A. P., Wu, L. and Lee, M. R. F. 2016. The North Wyke Farm Platform: effect of temperate grassland farming systems on soil moisture contents, runoff and associated water quality dynamics. European Journal of Soil Science. 67 (4), pp. 374-385. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12350

Sustainable grassland systems: a modelling perspective based on the North Wyke Farm Platform

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Wu, L., Zhang, X., Griffith, B. A. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2016. Sustainable grassland systems: a modelling perspective based on the North Wyke Farm Platform. European Journal of Soil Science. 67 (4), pp. 397-408. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12304

Greenhouse gas emissions and stocks of soil carbon and nitrogen from a 20-year fertilised wheat-maize intercropping system: a model approach

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Zhang, X., Xu, M., Liu, J., Sun, N., Wang, B. and Wu, L. 2016. Greenhouse gas emissions and stocks of soil carbon and nitrogen from a 20-year fertilised wheat-maize intercropping system: a model approach. Journal of Environmental Management. 167 (1 February), pp. 105-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.11.014

Modelling and predicting crop yield, soil carbon and nitrogen stocks under climate change scenarios with fertiliser management in the North China Plain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Zhang, X., Xu, M., Sun, N., Xiong, W., Huang, S. and Wu, L. 2016. Modelling and predicting crop yield, soil carbon and nitrogen stocks under climate change scenarios with fertiliser management in the North China Plain. Geoderma. 265, pp. 176-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2015.11.027

Modelling the impact of environmental changes on grassland systems with SPACSYS

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Wu, L., Whitmore, A. P. and Bellocchi, G. 2015. Modelling the impact of environmental changes on grassland systems with SPACSYS. Proceedings of the MACSUR International Livestock Modelling and Research Colloquium . Cambridge University Press (CUP) Cambridge. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2040470014000508

Uncertainty in simulating biomass yield and carbon-water fluxes from grasslands under climate change

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Sandor, R., Ma, S., Acutis, M., Barcza, Z., Ben Touhami, H., Doro, L., Hidy, D., Kochy, M., Lellei-Kovacs, E., Minet, J., Perego, A., Rolinski, S., Ruget, F., Seddaiu, G., Wu, L. and Bellocchi, G. 2015. Uncertainty in simulating biomass yield and carbon-water fluxes from grasslands under climate change. Advances in Animal Biosciences. 6, pp. 49-51. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2040470014000545

Effects of manipulated above- and belowground organic input on soil respiration in a Chinese pine plantation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Fan, J., Wang, J., Zhao, B., Wu, L., Zhang, C., Zhao, X. and Gadow, K. V. 2015. Effects of manipulated above- and belowground organic input on soil respiration in a Chinese pine plantation. PLOS ONE. 10, p. e126337. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126337

How rain-formed soil crust affects wind erosion in a semi-arid steppe in northern China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Yan, Y., Wu, L., Xin, X., Wang, X. and Yang, G. 2015. How rain-formed soil crust affects wind erosion in a semi-arid steppe in northern China. Geoderma. 249-250, pp. 79-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2015.03.011

Simulation of nitrous oxide emissions at field scale using the SPACSYS model

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Wu, L., Rees, R. M., Tarsitano, D., Zhang, X., Jones, S. K. and Whitmore, A. P. 2015. Simulation of nitrous oxide emissions at field scale using the SPACSYS model. Science of the Total Environment. 530-531, pp. 76-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.05.064

The North Wyke Farm Platform, a national capability for research into sustainability of temperate agricultural grassland management: data and modelling opportunities

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Harris, P., Griffith, B. A., Shepherd, A., Peukert, S., Hawkins, J. M. B., Elyes, C., Whitmore, A. P., Blackwell, M. S. A., Brazier, R. E., Cardenas, L. M., Wu, L., Dungait, J. A. J., Collins, A. L., Gurr, S. J., Murray, P. J., Goulding, K. W. T. and Orr, R. J. 2014. The North Wyke Farm Platform, a national capability for research into sustainability of temperate agricultural grassland management: data and modelling opportunities. Abstracts Tereno International Conference: from Observation to Prediction in Terrestrial Systems, Bonn, 29 September-2 October 2014 . pp. P2-07

Soil CO2 and N2O emissions in maize growing season under different fertilizer regimes in an upland red soil region of South China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

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

Using SPACSYS to analyse the interaction between plant and environment in a systems approach

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

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 .

Modelling the path to better soil applied pesticides

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Sweeney, P., Travis, K., Whalley, W. R., Whitmore, A. P., Dailey, A. G., Wu, L., Van Beinum, W. and Brown, C. 2013. Modelling the path to better soil applied pesticides. Abstracts Conference on Pesticide Behaviour in Soils, Water and Air, York, 2-4 September 2013 .

Modelling root-soil interactions using three-dimensional models of root growth, architecture and function

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Dunbabin, V. M., Postma, J. A., Schnepf, A., Pages, L., Javaux, M., Wu, L., Leitner, D., Chen, Y. L., Rengel, Z. and Diggle, A. J. 2013. Modelling root-soil interactions using three-dimensional models of root growth, architecture and function. Plant and Soil. 372, pp. 93-124. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-013-1769-y

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

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

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

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

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

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

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

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

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

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

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

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

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

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

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

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

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

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

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

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

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

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

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

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

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

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

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

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

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

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

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

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

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