Net Zero and Resilient Farming

TitleNet Zero and Resilient Farming
TypeScience Department
InstituteRothamsted Research
HeadAdrian Collins
Executive AssistantKirsty Tooke

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Understanding the controls on deposited fine sediment in the streams of agricultural catchments

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Naden, P. S., Murphy, J. F., Old, G. H., Newman, J., Scarlett, P., Harman, M., Duerdoth, C. P., Hawczak, A., Pretty, J. L., Arnold, A., Laize, C., Hornby, D. D., Collins, A. L., Sear, D. A. and Jones, J. I. 2016. Understanding the controls on deposited fine sediment in the streams of agricultural catchments. Science of the Total Environment. 547, pp. 366-381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.079

Tackling agricultural diffuse pollution: What might uptake of farmer-preferred measures deliver for emissions to water and air?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Collins, A. L., Zhang, Y., Winter, M., Inman, A., Jones, J. I., Johnes, P. J., Cleasby, W., Vrain, E., Lovett, A. and Noble, L. 2016. Tackling agricultural diffuse pollution: What might uptake of farmer-preferred measures deliver for emissions to water and air? Science of the Total Environment. 547 (15 March), pp. 269-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.130

Sediment-phosphorus dynamics can shift aquatic ecology and cause downstream legacy effects after wildfire in large river systems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Emelko, M. B., Stone, M., Silins, U., Allin, D., Collins, A. L., Williams, C. H. S., Martens, A. M. and Bladon, K. D. 2016. Sediment-phosphorus dynamics can shift aquatic ecology and cause downstream legacy effects after wildfire in large river systems. Global Change Biology. 22 (3), pp. 1168-1184. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13073

Mapping the combined risk of agricultural fine sediment input and accumulation for riverine ecosystems across England and Wales

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Naura, M., Hornby, D. D., Collins, A. L., Sear, D. A., Hill, C., Jones, J. I. and Naden, P. S. 2016. Mapping the combined risk of agricultural fine sediment input and accumulation for riverine ecosystems across England and Wales. Ecological Indicators. 70, pp. 209-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.03.055

Lattice Boltzmann method for the fractional advection-diffusion equation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhou, J. G., Haygarth, P. M., Withers, P. J. A., Macleod, C. J. A., Falloon, P. D., Beven, K. J., Ockenden, M. C., Forber, K. J., Hollaway, M. J., Evans, R., Collins, A. L., Hiscock, K. M., Wearing, C., Kahana, R. and Velez, M. L. V. 2016. Lattice Boltzmann method for the fractional advection-diffusion equation. Physical Review E. 93 (4). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.93.043310

Interpreting sedimentation dynamics at Longxi catchment in the Three Gorges Area, China, using Cs-137 activity, particle size and rainfall erosivity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gao, J. Z., Long, Y., Zhang, X. B., Collins, A. L., He, X. B., Zhang, Y-Q. and Shi, Z. L. 2016. Interpreting sedimentation dynamics at Longxi catchment in the Three Gorges Area, China, using Cs-137 activity, particle size and rainfall erosivity. Journal of Mountain Science. 13 (5), pp. 857-869. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-015-3637-0

Improving land cover classification using input variables derived from a geographically weighted principal components analysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Comber, A. J., Harris, P. and Tsutsumida, N. 2016. Improving land cover classification using input variables derived from a geographically weighted principal components analysis. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 119 (September), pp. 347-360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2016.06.014

Greenhouse gas fluxes from a grazed grassland soil after slurry injections and mineral fertilizer applications under the Atlantic climatic conditions of NW Spain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Louro, A., Cardenas, L. M., Garcia, M. I. and Baez, D. 2016. Greenhouse gas fluxes from a grazed grassland soil after slurry injections and mineral fertilizer applications under the Atlantic climatic conditions of NW Spain. Science of the Total Environment. 573, pp. 258-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.08.092

Grazing intensity and driving factors affect soil nitrous oxide fluxes during the growing seasons in the Hulunber meadow steppe of China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Yan, R. R., Tang, H. J., Xin, X. P., Chen, B. R., Murray, P. J., Yan, Y. C., Wang, X. and Yang, G. X. 2016. Grazing intensity and driving factors affect soil nitrous oxide fluxes during the growing seasons in the Hulunber meadow steppe of China. Environmental Research Letters. 11 (5), p. 054004. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/5/054004

Geographically weighted evidence combination approaches for combining discordant and inconsistent volunteered geographical information

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Comber, A., Fonte, C., Foody, G., Fritz, S., Harris, P., Olteanu-Raimond, A. M. and See, L. 2016. Geographically weighted evidence combination approaches for combining discordant and inconsistent volunteered geographical information. Geoinformatica. 20 (3), pp. 503-527. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10707-016-0248-z

Exceedance of modern 'background' fine-grained sediment delivery to rivers due to current agricultural land use and uptake of water pollution mitigation options across England and Wales

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Collins, A. L. and Zhang, Y. 2016. Exceedance of modern 'background' fine-grained sediment delivery to rivers due to current agricultural land use and uptake of water pollution mitigation options across England and Wales. Environmental Science & Policy. 61, pp. 61-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2016.03.017

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

Carbon amendment and soil depth affect the distribution and abundance of denitrifiers in agricultural soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Barrett, M., Khalil, M. I., Jahangir, M. M. R., Lee, C., Cardenas, L. M., Collins, G., Richards, K. G. and O'flaherty, V. 2016. Carbon amendment and soil depth affect the distribution and abundance of denitrifiers in agricultural soils. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23 (8), pp. 7899-7910. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-6030-1

Assessment of bioavailable organic phosphorus in tropical forest soils by organic acid extraction and phosphatase hydrolysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Darch, T., Blackwell, M. S. A., Chadwick, D. R., Haygarth, P. M., Hawkins, J. M. B. and Turner, B. L. 2016. Assessment of bioavailable organic phosphorus in tropical forest soils by organic acid extraction and phosphatase hydrolysis. Geoderma. 284 (15 December), pp. 93-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2016.08.018

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soil and roots respond differently to phosphorus inputs in an intensively managed calcareous agricultural soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, W., Zhang, Y. L., Jiang, S. S., Deng, Y., Christie, P., Murray, P. J., Li, X. L. and Zhang, J. L. 2016. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soil and roots respond differently to phosphorus inputs in an intensively managed calcareous agricultural soil. Scientific Reports. 6, p. 24902. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep24902

The unique contribution of Rothamsted to ecological research at large temporal scales

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Storkey, J., Macdonald, A. J., Bell, J. R., Clark, I. M., Gregory, A. S., Hawkins, N. J., Hirsch, P. R., Todman, L. C. and Whitmore, A. P. 2016. The unique contribution of Rothamsted to ecological research at large temporal scales. in: Dumbrell, A. J., Kordas, R. L. and Woodward, G. (ed.) Advances in Ecological Research 55: Large-Scale Ecology: Model Systems to Global Perspectives Academic Press, Oxford. pp. 3-42

The evolution of fungicide resistance resulting from combinations of foliar-acting systemic seed treatments and foliar-applied fungicides: a modeling analysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kitchen, J. L., Van Den Bosch, F., Paveley, N. D., Helps, J. and Van Den Berg, F. 2016. The evolution of fungicide resistance resulting from combinations of foliar-acting systemic seed treatments and foliar-applied fungicides: a modeling analysis. PLOS ONE. 11 (8), p. e0161887. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161887

Boundary line analysis of the effect of water-filled pore space on nitrous oxide emission from cores of arable soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lark, R. M. and Milne, A. E. 2016. Boundary line analysis of the effect of water-filled pore space on nitrous oxide emission from cores of arable soil. European Journal of Soil Science. 67 (2), pp. 148-159. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12318

Isotopomer mapping approach to determine N2O production pathways and N2O reduction

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Lewicka-Szczebak, D., Well, R., Cardenas, L. M. and Bol, R. 2016. Isotopomer mapping approach to determine N2O production pathways and N2O reduction. EGU.

Greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from slurry storage: impacts of temperature and potential mitigation through covering (pig slurry) or acidification (cattle slurry)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Misselbrook, T. H., Hunt, J., Perazzolo, F. and Provolo, G. 2016. Greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from slurry storage: impacts of temperature and potential mitigation through covering (pig slurry) or acidification (cattle slurry). Journal of Environmental Quality. 45 (5), pp. 1520-1530. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2015.12.0618

Automated monitoring of urination events from grazing cattle

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Misselbrook, T. H., Fleming, H. R., Camp, V., Umstatter, C., Duthie, C-A., Nicholl, L. and Waterhouse, T. 2016. Automated monitoring of urination events from grazing cattle. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 230 (16 August), pp. 191-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.06.006

Defining and quantifying the resilience of responses to disturbance: a conceptual and modelling approach from soil science

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Todman, L. C., Fraser, F. C., Corstanje, R., Deeks, L. K., Harris, J. A., Pawlett, M., Ritz, K. and Whitmore, A. P. 2016. Defining and quantifying the resilience of responses to disturbance: a conceptual and modelling approach from soil science. Scientific Reports. 6, p. 28426. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep28426

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

Spatial variation in soil properties and diffuse losses between and within grassland fields with similar short-term management

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Peukert, S., Griffith, B. A., Murray, P. J., Macleod, C. J. A. and Brazier, R. E. 2016. Spatial variation in soil properties and diffuse losses between and within grassland fields with similar short-term management. European Journal of Soil Science. 67 (4), pp. 386-396. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12351

The distribution of soil insects across three spatial scales in agricultural grassland

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Benefer, C. M., D'Ahmed, K. S., Blackshaw, R. P., Sint, H. M. and Murray, P. J. 2016. The distribution of soil insects across three spatial scales in agricultural grassland. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 4, p. 41. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2016.00041

How well does Miscanthus ensile for use in an anaerobic digestion plant?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whittaker, C., Hunt, J., Misselbrook, T. H. and Shield, I. F. 2016. How well does Miscanthus ensile for use in an anaerobic digestion plant? Biomass & Bioenergy. 88, pp. 24-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.03.018

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

Evidence for increases in vegetation species richness across UK Environmental Change Network sites linked to changes in air pollution and weather patterns

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rose, R., Monteith, D. T., Henrys, P., Smart, S., Wood, C., Morecroft, M., Andrews, C., Beaumont, D. A., Benham, S., Bowmaker, V., Corbett, S., Dick, J., Dodd, B., Dodd, N., Flexen, M., McKenna, C., Mcmillan, S., Pallett, D., Rennie, S., Schafer, S., Scott, T., Sherrin, L., Turner, A. and Watson, H. 2016. Evidence for increases in vegetation species richness across UK Environmental Change Network sites linked to changes in air pollution and weather patterns. Ecological Indicators. 68, pp. 52-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.01.005

Trends and variability in weather and atmospheric deposition at UK Environmental Change Network sites (1993-2012)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Monteith, D. T., Henrys, P., Banin, L., Smith, Ron, Morecroft, M., Scott, T., Andrews, C., Beaumont, D. A., Benham, S., Bowmaker, V., Corbett, S., Dick, J., Dodd, B., Dodd, N., McKenna, C., Mcmillan, S., Pallett, D., Pereira, M. G., Poskitt, J., Rennie, S., Rose, R., Schafer, S., Sherrin, L., Tang, S., Turner, A. and Watson, H. 2016. Trends and variability in weather and atmospheric deposition at UK Environmental Change Network sites (1993-2012). Ecological Indicators. 68, pp. 21-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.01.061

Long-term management changes in topsoil and subsoil organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a temperate agricultural system

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gregory, A. S., Dungait, J. A. J., Watts, C. W., Bol, R., Dixon, E. R., White, R. P. and Whitmore, A. P. 2016. Long-term management changes in topsoil and subsoil organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a temperate agricultural system. European Journal of Soil Science. 67 (4), pp. 421-430. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12359

Analysis of temporal change in delivery of ecosystem services over 20 years at long term monitoring sites of the UK Environmental Change Network

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dick, J., Andrews, C., Beaumont, D. A., Benham, S., Dodd, N., Pallett, D., Rose, R., Scott, T., Smith, Ron, Schafer, S. M., Turner, A. and Watson, H. 2016. Analysis of temporal change in delivery of ecosystem services over 20 years at long term monitoring sites of the UK Environmental Change Network. Ecological Indicators. 68 (September), pp. 115-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.02.021

Elucidating the impact of nitrate and labile carbon application on spatial heterogeneity of denitrification by 15N modelling

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Cardenas, L. M., Loick, N., Dixon, E. R., Matthews, P., Gilsanz, C., Bol, R., Lewicka-Szczebak, D. and Well, R. 2016. Elucidating the impact of nitrate and labile carbon application on spatial heterogeneity of denitrification by 15N modelling. EGU.

Verifying the UK N2O emission inventory with tall tower measurements

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Carnell, E., Meneguz, E., Skiba, U., Misselbrook, T. H., Cardenas, L. M., Arnold, T., Manning, A. and Dragosits, U. 2016. Verifying the UK N2O emission inventory with tall tower measurements. EGU.

Nanoparticles within WWTP sludges have minimal impact on leachate quality and soil microbial community structure and function

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Durenkamp, M., Pawlett, M., Ritz, K., Harris, J. A., Neal, A. L. and McGrath, S. P. 2016. Nanoparticles within WWTP sludges have minimal impact on leachate quality and soil microbial community structure and function. Environmental Pollution. 211 (April), pp. 399-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.12.063

Nitrous oxide emissions from livestock urine and dung

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Chadwick, D. R., Cardenas, L. M., Donovan, N., Misselbrook, T. H., Williams, J., Thorman, R., Mcgeough, K., Watson, C., Bell, M., Anthony, S. and Rees, R. M. 2016. Nitrous oxide emissions from livestock urine and dung. Abstracts 6th Greenhouse Gas and Animal Agriculture Conference, Melbourne, 14-18 February 2016 .

Greenhouse gas emissions from a reseeded grassland on the North Wyke Farm Platform

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Dunn, R. M., Boden, J., Misselbrook, T. H., Orr, R. J., Griffith, B. A., Neale, J. and Cardenas, L. M. 2016. Greenhouse gas emissions from a reseeded grassland on the North Wyke Farm Platform. Abstracts International Conference on Steps to Sustainable Livestock, Bristol, 12-15 January 2016 .

The changing trend in nitrate concentrations in major aquifers due to historical nitrate loading from agricultural land across England and Wales from 1925 to 2150

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, L., Stuart, M. E., Lewis, M. A., Ward, R. S., Skirvin, D., Naden, P. S., Collins, A. L. and Ascott, M. J. 2016. The changing trend in nitrate concentrations in major aquifers due to historical nitrate loading from agricultural land across England and Wales from 1925 to 2150. Science of the Total Environment. 542, pp. 694-705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.10.127

Does fine sediment source as well as quantity affect salmonid embryo mortality and development?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sear, D. A., Jones, J. I., Collins, A. L., Hulin, A., Burke, N., Bateman, S., Pattison, I. and Naden, P. S. 2016. Does fine sediment source as well as quantity affect salmonid embryo mortality and development? Science of the Total Environment. 541, pp. 957-968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.09.155

Designing a sampling scheme to reveal correlations between weeds and soil properties at multiple spatial scales

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Metcalfe, H., Milne, A. E., Webster, R., Lark, R. M., Murdoch, A. J. and Storkey, J. 2016. Designing a sampling scheme to reveal correlations between weeds and soil properties at multiple spatial scales. Weed Research. 56 (1), pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12184

A review of the policies and implementation of practices to decrease water quality impairment by phosphorus in New Zealand, the UK and the US

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mcdowell, R. W., Dils, R. M., Collins, A. L., Flahive, K. A., Sharpley, A. N. and Quinn, J. 2016. A review of the policies and implementation of practices to decrease water quality impairment by phosphorus in New Zealand, the UK and the US. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 104 (3), pp. 289-305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-015-9727-0