Net Zero and Resilient Farming

Title	Net Zero and Resilient Farming
Type	Science Department
Institute	Rothamsted Research
Head	Adrian Collins
Executive Assistant	Kirsty Tooke

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Earlier collapse of Anthropocene ecosystems driven by multiple faster and noisier drivers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Willcock, S., Cooper, G. S., Addy, J. and Dearing, J. A. 2023. Earlier collapse of Anthropocene ecosystems driven by multiple faster and noisier drivers. Nature Sustainability. 6, p. 1331–1342. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01157-x

Promoting dietary changes for achieving health and sustainability targets

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Bellamy, A. S., Furness, E., Mills, S., Clear, A., Finnigan, S. M., Meador, J. E., Milne, A. E. and Sharp, R. T. 2023. Promoting dietary changes for achieving health and sustainability targets. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7, p. 1160627. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1160627

Livestock heat stress risk in response to the extreme heat event (heatwave) of July 2022 in the UK

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Cooke, A. and Rivero, M. J. 2023. Livestock heat stress risk in response to the extreme heat event (heatwave) of July 2022 in the UK . bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.18.541284

What do macroinvertebrate indices measure? Stressor-specific stream macroinvertebrate indices can be confounded by other stressors

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Jones, J. I., Lloyd, C. E. M., Murphy, J. F., Arnold, A., Duerdoth, C. P., Hawczak, A., Pretty, J. L., Johnes, P. J., Freer, J. E., Stirling, M. W., Richmond, C. and Collins, A. L. 2023. What do macroinvertebrate indices measure? Stressor-specific stream macroinvertebrate indices can be confounded by other stressors. Freshwater Biology. 68 (8), pp. 1330-1345. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.14106

Source Apportionment of Atmospheric Ammonia at 16 Sites in China Using a Bayesian Isotope Mixing Model Based on δ15N–NHx Signatures

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Zhang, Y., Ma, X., Tang, A., Fang, Y., Misselbrook, T. H. and Liu, X. 2023. Source Apportionment of Atmospheric Ammonia at 16 Sites in China Using a Bayesian Isotope Mixing Model Based on δ15N–NHx Signatures. Environmental Science & Technology. 57 (16), pp. 6599-6608. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c09796

Status and opportunities for improvement in greenhouse gas emission inventories for the cattle production in Latin America and the Caribbean region: A perspective

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Ruden, A., Torres, F., Berndt, A., Gomez, C., Salazar, F., Casallas, I., Montenegro, J., Ku, J., Manrique, M. L., Garcia-Ascolani, M., Alfaro, M., Cornejo, P., Oyhantcabal, W., Misselbrook, T. H. and Arango, J. 2023. Status and opportunities for improvement in greenhouse gas emission inventories for the cattle production in Latin America and the Caribbean region: A perspective. PLOS Climate. 2 (5), p. e0000101. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000101

Soil carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes in permanent upslope pasture and downslope riparian buffers with varying vegetation

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Dlamini, J., Tesfamariam, E. H., Dunn, R., Hood, J., Hawkins, J. M. B., Blackwell, M. S. A., Collins, A. L. and Cardenas, L. M. 2023. Soil carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes in permanent upslope pasture and downslope riparian buffers with varying vegetation. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 186 (4), pp. 406-416. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202100292

Comparison of lipid profiles in the faeces of beef cattle fed three common temperate grass silage diets and their relevance to dietary composition

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Elayadeth-Meethal, M., Rivero, M. J., Mead, A., Lee, M. R. F. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2023. Comparison of lipid profiles in the faeces of beef cattle fed three common temperate grass silage diets and their relevance to dietary composition. Journal Of Animal And Feed Sciences. 32 (4), pp. 427-437. https://doi.org/10.22358/jafs/166079/2023

Towards a better future for biodiversity and people: modelling Nature Futures

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Kim, H., Peterson, G. D., Cheung, W. W. L., Ferrier, S., Alkemade, R., Arneth, A., Kuiper, J. J., Okayasu, S., Pereira, L., Acosta, L. A., Kramer, R. C., Belder, E. D., Eddy, T. D., Johnson, J. A., Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, S., Kok, M. T., Leadley, P., Leclere, D., Lundquist, C. J., Rondinini, C., Scholes, R. J., Schoolenberg, M. A., Shin, Y., Stehfest, E., Stephenson, F., Visconti, P., Vuuren, D. V., Wabnitz, C. C., Alava, J. J., Cuadros-Casanova, I., Davies, K. K., Gasalla, M. A., Halouani, G., Harfoot, M., Hashimoto, S., Hickler, T., Hirsch, T., Kolomytsev, G., Miller, B. W., Ohashi, H., Palomo, M. G., Popp, A., Remme, R. P., Saito, O., Sumalia, U. R., Willcock, S. and Pereira, H. M. 2023. Towards a better future for biodiversity and people: modelling Nature Futures. Global Environmental Change. 82, p. 102681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102681

Explainable neural networks for trait-based multispecies distribution modelling—A case study with butterflies and moths

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Bourhis, Y., Bell, J. R., Shortall, C. R., Kunin, W. and Milne, A. E. 2023. Explainable neural networks for trait-based multispecies distribution modelling—A case study with butterflies and moths. Methods in ecology and evolution. 14 (6), pp. 1531-1542. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14097

A conceptual framework for understanding ecosystem trade-offs and synergies, in communal rangeland systems

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Bennett, J., Marandure, T., Hawkins, H., Mapiye, C., Palmer, A., Lemke, S., Wu, L. and Moradzadeh, M. 2023. A conceptual framework for understanding ecosystem trade-offs and synergies, in communal rangeland systems. Ecosystem Services. 61, p. 101533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2023.101533

On correlation between canopy vegetation and growth indexes of maize varieties with different nitrogen efficiencies

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Zhao, X., Wang, S., Wen, T., Xu, J., Huang, B., Yan, S., Gao, G., Zhao, Y., Li, H., Qiao, J., Yang, J., Wu, L., Wang, H., Liu, T. and Mu, X. 2023. On correlation between canopy vegetation and growth indexes of maize varieties with different nitrogen efficiencies. Open Life Sciences. 18 (1), p. 20220566. https://doi.org/10.1515/biol-2022-0566

Manure amendment acts as a recommended fertilization for improving carbon sequestration efficiency in soils of typical drylands of China

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Liang, S., Sun, N., Wang, S., Colinet, G., Longdoz, B., Meersmans, J., Wu, L. and Xu, M. 2023. Manure amendment acts as a recommended fertilization for improving carbon sequestration efficiency in soils of typical drylands of China . Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11, p. 1173509. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1173509

Separating N2O production and consumption in intact agricultural soil cores at different moisture contents and depths

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Button, E. S., Marsden, K. A., Nightingale, P. D., Dixon, E. R., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. L. and Cardenas, L. M. 2023. Separating N2O production and consumption in intact agricultural soil cores at different moisture contents and depths. European Journal of Soil Science. 74 (2), p. e13363. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13363

Measured and modeled nitrogen balances in lowland rice-pasture rotations in temperate South America

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Castillo, J., Kirk, G. J. D., Rivero, M. J., Fabini, G., Terra, J. A., Ayala, W., Roel, A., Irisarri, P. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Measured and modeled nitrogen balances in lowland rice-pasture rotations in temperate South America. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7, p. 1103118. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1103118

Is sorghum a promising summer catch crop for reducing nitrate accumulation and enhancing eggplant yield in intensive greenhouse vegetable systems?

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Ma, Y., Kang, L., Li, Y., Zhang, X., Cardenas, L. M. and Chen, Q. 2023. Is sorghum a promising summer catch crop for reducing nitrate accumulation and enhancing eggplant yield in intensive greenhouse vegetable systems? Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-05923-w

Hydro-chemical responses at different scales in a rural catchment, UK, and implications for managing the unintended consequences of agriculture

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Granger, S. J., Upadhayay, H. and Collins, A. L. 2023. Hydro-chemical responses at different scales in a rural catchment, UK, and implications for managing the unintended consequences of agriculture. Environmental Research. 228, p. 115826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.115826

Investigating the effect of seismicity on spatial sediment sources and loads using the fingerprinting approach

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Ashtari, N., Nosrati, K., Ommi, S. and Collins, A. L. 2023. Investigating the effect of seismicity on spatial sediment sources and loads using the fingerprinting approach. Catena. 227 (15 June), p. 107091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107091

Impact of Contrasting Poultry Exposures on Human, Poultry, and Wastewater Antibiotic Resistomes in Bangladesh

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Williams, A. D., Rousham, E., Neal, A. L., Amin, M. B., Hobman, J. L., Stekel, D. and Islam, M. A. 2023. Impact of Contrasting Poultry Exposures on Human, Poultry, and Wastewater Antibiotic Resistomes in Bangladesh. Microbiology Spectrum. 11 (6), pp. 10.1128/spectrum.01763-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01763-23

Post-farming land restoration schemes exhibit higher soil aggregate stability and organic carbon: Evidence in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China

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Han, C., Song, M., Tang, Q, Wei, J., He, X. and Collins, A. L. 2023. Post-farming land restoration schemes exhibit higher soil aggregate stability and organic carbon: Evidence in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China. Catena. 227, p. 107099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107099

To own or not to own? Land tenure security and production risk in small-scale farming

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Oluseyi, K. O., Olagunju, K. A., Ogunniyi, A. I., Omotayo, A. O. and Oyetunde-Usman, Z. 2023. To own or not to own? Land tenure security and production risk in small-scale farming. Land Use Policy. 127, p. 106584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106584

The effect of shear-dependent flocculation on the multimodality of effective particle size distributions in a gravel-bed river during high flows

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Maltauro, R., Stone, M., Collins, A. L., Krishnappan, B. G. and Silins, U. 2023. The effect of shear-dependent flocculation on the multimodality of effective particle size distributions in a gravel-bed river during high flows. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 23, pp. 3589-3601. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-023-03455-5

Quantification of N and C cycling during aerobic composting, including automated direct measurement of N-2, N2O, NO, NH3, CO2 and CH4 emissions

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Cao, Y., Wang, X., Misselbrook, T. H., Wang, R., Zheng, X. and Ma, L. 2023. Quantification of N and C cycling during aerobic composting, including automated direct measurement of N-2, N2O, NO, NH3, CO2 and CH4 emissions. Science of the Total Environment. 857 (2), p. 159177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159177

Climate change effects on northern Spanish grassland-based dairy livestock systems

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Jebari, A., Dela Prado, A., Pardo, G. and Alvaro-Fuentes, J. 2023. Climate change effects on northern Spanish grassland-based dairy livestock systems. Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-05936-5

Sequestering organic carbon in soils through land use change and agricultural practices: a review

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Wu, L. 2023. Sequestering organic carbon in soils through land use change and agricultural practices: a review. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering - FASE. 10 (2), pp. 210-225. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2022474

Residual correlation and ensemble modelling to improve crop and grassland models

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Sandor, R., Ehrhardt, F., Grace, P., Recous, S., Smith, P., Snow, V., Soussana, J., Basso, B., Bhatia, A., Brilli, L., Doltra, J., Dorich, C. D., Doro, L., Fitton, N., Grant, B., Harrison, M. T., Skiba, U., Kirschbaum, M. U., Klumpp, K., Laville, P., Leonard, J., Martin, R., Massad, R. S., Moore, A. D., Myrgiotis, V., Pattey, E., Rolinski, S., Sharp, J., Smith, W., Wu, L., Zhang, Q. and Bellocchi, G. 2023. Residual correlation and ensemble modelling to improve crop and grassland models. Environmental Modelling and Software. 161, p. 105625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2023.105625

Using the colour of recent overbank sediment deposits in two large catchments to determine sediment sources for targeting mitigation of catchment-specific management issues

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Pulley, S. and Collins, A. L. 2023. Using the colour of recent overbank sediment deposits in two large catchments to determine sediment sources for targeting mitigation of catchment-specific management issues. Journal of Environmental Management. 336, p. 117657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117657

Impacts of measured soil hydraulic conductivity on the space-time simulations of water and nitrogen cycling

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Liu, C., Shan, Y., Wang, Q., Harris, P., Liu, Y. and Wu, L. 2023. Impacts of measured soil hydraulic conductivity on the space-time simulations of water and nitrogen cycling. Catena. 226, p. 107058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107058

Using a multi-lens framework for landscape decisions

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Cole, B., Bradley, A. V., Willcock, S., Gardner, E., Allinson, E., Hagen-Zanker, A., Calo, A. J., Touza, J., Petrovskii, S., Yu, J. and Whelan, M. 2023. Using a multi-lens framework for landscape decisions. People and Nature. 5 (4), pp. 1050-1071. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10474

The value of volunteer surveillance for the early detection of biological invaders

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Van Den Bosch, F., McRoberts, N., Bourhis, Y., Parnell, S. and Hassall, K. L. 2023. The value of volunteer surveillance for the early detection of biological invaders. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 560, p. 111385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2022.111385

Gap-filling carbon dioxide, water, energy, and methane fluxes in challenging ecosystems - Comparing between methods, drivers, and gap-lengths

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Zhu, S., McCalmont, J., Cardenas, L. M., Cunliffe, A. M., Olde, L., Signori-Muller, C., Litvak, M. E. and Hill, T. 2023. Gap-filling carbon dioxide, water, energy, and methane fluxes in challenging ecosystems - Comparing between methods, drivers, and gap-lengths. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 332, p. 109365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109365

Use of a submersible spectrophotometer probe to fingerprint spatial suspended sediment sources at catchment scale

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Lake, N., Martinez-Carreras, N., Iffly, J. F., Shaw, P. J. and Collins, A. L. 2023. Use of a submersible spectrophotometer probe to fingerprint spatial suspended sediment sources at catchment scale. Science of the Total Environment. 873, p. 162332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162332

Evidence of collaborative opportunities to ensure long-term sustainability in African farming

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El-Fartassi, I., Milne, A. E., El Alami, R., Rafiqi, M., Hassall, K. L., Waine, T., Zawadzka, J., Diarra, A. and Corstanje, R. 2023. Evidence of collaborative opportunities to ensure long-term sustainability in African farming. Journal of Cleaner Production. 392, p. 136170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136170

Effect of different organic amendments on actual and achievable yields in a cereal-based cropping system

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Albano, X., Whitmore, A. P., Sakrabani, O., Thomas, C. L., Sizmur, T., Ritz, K., Harris, J., Pawlett, M., Watts, C. W. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Effect of different organic amendments on actual and achievable yields in a cereal-based cropping system. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 23, pp. 2122-2137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01167-w

Regional differences in nitrogen balance and nitrogen use efficiency in the rice–livestock system of Uruguay

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Castillo, J., Kirk, G. J. D., Rivero, M. J. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Regional differences in nitrogen balance and nitrogen use efficiency in the rice–livestock system of Uruguay. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7, p. 1104229. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1104229

Model Ensembles of Ecosystem Services Fill Global Certainty and Capacity Gaps

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Willcock, S., Hooftman, D. A. P., Neugarten, R. A., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Barredo, J. I., Hickler, T., Kindermann, G., Lewis, A. R., Lindeskog, M., Martinez-Lopez, J. and Bullock, J. M. 2023. Model Ensembles of Ecosystem Services Fill Global Certainty and Capacity Gaps. Science Advances. 9 (14), p. eadf5492. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adf5492

Performance and enteric methane emissions from housed beef cattle fed silage produced on pastures with different forage profiles

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Meo-Filho, P., Hood, J., Lee, M. R. F., Fleming, H. R., Elayadeth-Meethal, M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2023. Performance and enteric methane emissions from housed beef cattle fed silage produced on pastures with different forage profiles. Animal. 17 (4), p. 100726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2023.100726

The uptake of selenium by perennial ryegrass in soils of different organic matter contents receiving sheep excreta

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Kao, P-T., Buss, H. L., McGrath, S. P., Darch, T., Warren, H. E. and Lee, M. R. F. 2023. The uptake of selenium by perennial ryegrass in soils of different organic matter contents receiving sheep excreta. Plant and Soil. 486, pp. 639-659. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-05898-8

Modelling changes in soil structure caused by livestock treading

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Romero-Ruiz, A., Monaghan. R, Milne, A. E., Coleman, K., Cardenas, L. M., Segura, C. and Whitmore, A. P. 2023. Modelling changes in soil structure caused by livestock treading. Geoderma. 431, p. 116331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116331

Water chemistry of combined surface and subsurface runoff from the North Wyke Farm Platform, with hydrologically isolated catchments sown with different pasture types.

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Granger, S. J., Quincke, J. A., Carswell, A. M., Olde, L., Darch, T., Peukert, S., Horrocks, C. A., Dixon, E. R., Collins, A. L., Blackwell, M. S. A., Murray, P. J., Dungait, J. A. J. and Harris, P. 2023. Water chemistry of combined surface and subsurface runoff from the North Wyke Farm Platform, with hydrologically isolated catchments sown with different pasture types. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98v27

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