Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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Evaluation of Legacy Forest Harvesting Impacts on Dominant Stream Water Sources and Implications for Water Quality Using End Member Mixing Analysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fines, R. W., Stone, M., Webster, K. L., Leach, J. A., Buttle, J. M., Emelko, M. B and Collins, A. L. 2023. Evaluation of Legacy Forest Harvesting Impacts on Dominant Stream Water Sources and Implications for Water Quality Using End Member Mixing Analysis. Water. 15 (15), p. 2825. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15152825

Are single global warming potential impact assessments adequate for carbon footprints of agri-food systems?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
McAuliffe, G., Lynch, J., Cain, M., Buckingham, S., Rees, R. M., Collins, A. L., Allen, M., Pierrehumbert, R., Lee, M. R. F. and Takahashi, T. 2023. Are single global warming potential impact assessments adequate for carbon footprints of agri-food systems? Environmental Research Letters. 18 (8), p. 084014. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ace204

Do NO, N2O, N2 and N2 fluxes differ in soils sourced from cropland and varying riparian buffer vegetation? An incubation study

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Dlamini, J. C., Tesfamariam, E. H., Verbeeck, M., Loick, N., Louro-Lopez, A., Hawkins, J. M. B., Blackwell, M. S. A., Dunn, R., Collins, A. L. and Cardenas, L. M. 2023. Do NO, N2O, N2 and N2 fluxes differ in soils sourced from cropland and varying riparian buffer vegetation? An incubation study. Soil Use and Management. 40 (1), p. e12951. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12951

Effects of hotter, drier conditions on gaseous losses from nitrogen fertilisers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Drame, M., Carswell, A. M., Roberts, W., Hood, J., Jemo, M., Heuer, S., Kirk, G., Pawlett, M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2023. Effects of hotter, drier conditions on gaseous losses from nitrogen fertilisers. Journal of Environmental Management. 345, p. 118671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118671

The soil organic carbon: Clay ratio in North Devon, UK: Implications for marketing soil carbon as an asset class

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pulley, S., Taylor, H., Prout, J., Haefele, S. M. and Collins, A. L. 2023. The soil organic carbon: Clay ratio in North Devon, UK: Implications for marketing soil carbon as an asset class. Soil Use and Management. 39 (3), pp. 1068-1081. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12920

The spatio-temporal dynamics of suspended sediment sources based on a novel indexing approach combining Bayesian geochemical fingerprinting with physically-based modelling

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Das, A., Remesan, R., Collins, A. L. and Kumar Gupta, A. 2023. The spatio-temporal dynamics of suspended sediment sources based on a novel indexing approach combining Bayesian geochemical fingerprinting with physically-based modelling. Journal of Environmental Management. 345, p. 118649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118649

Inequitable gains and losses from conservation in a global biodiversity hotspot

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Platts, P. J., Schaafsma, M., Turner, R. K., Burgess, N. D., Fisher, B., Mbilinyi, B. P., Munishi, P. K. T., Ricketts, T. H., Swetnam, R. D., Ahrends, A., Ashagre, B. B., Bayliss, J., Gereau, R. E., Green, J. M. H., Green, R. E., Jeha, L., Lewis, S. L., Marchant, R., Marshall, A. R., Morse-Jones, S., Mwakalila, S., Njana, M. A., Shirima, D. D., Willcock, S. and Balmford, A. 2023. Inequitable gains and losses from conservation in a global biodiversity hotspot. Environment and Resource Economics. 86, pp. 381-405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-023-00798-y

Low-cost molecular methods to characterise gastrointestinal nematode co-infections of goats in Africa

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Airs, P. M., Ventura-Cordero, J., Mvula, W., Takahashi, T., Wyk, J. V., Nalivata, P., Safalaoh, A. and Morgan, E. R. 2023. Low-cost molecular methods to characterise gastrointestinal nematode co-infections of goats in Africa. Parasites & Vectors. 16, p. 216. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05816-y

Can the soil seed bank of Rumex obtusifolius in productive grasslands be explained by management and soil properties?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Suter, M., Klotzli, J., Beaumont, D. A., Kolmanic, A., Leskovsek, R., Schaffner, U., Storkey, J. and Luscher, A. 2023. Can the soil seed bank of Rumex obtusifolius in productive grasslands be explained by management and soil properties? PLOS ONE. 18 (6), p. e0286760. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286760

Effect of pasture composition in cattle grazed systems on soil properties and nutrient cycling: impact on herbage, soil and cattle excreta

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Darch, T., McAuliffe, G., Le Cocq, K., Horrocks, C. A., Segura, C., Griffith, B. A., Harris, P., Hood, J., Joynes, A., Lopez, M., Takahashi, T., Lee, M. R. F. and Cardenas, L. M. 2023. Effect of pasture composition in cattle grazed systems on soil properties and nutrient cycling: impact on herbage, soil and cattle excreta. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98x4z

Chilean public attitudes towards beef production systems

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De la Fuente, V. M., Enriquez, D., Teixeira, D. L., Larrain, R. and Hotzel, M. J. 2023. Chilean public attitudes towards beef production systems. PLOS ONE. 18 (4), p. e0284080. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284080

Comparison of the welfare of beef cattle in housed and grazing systems - hormones, health, and behaviour

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Cooke, A., Mullan, S., Morten, C., Hockenhull, J., Le-Grice, P., Le Cocq, K., Lee, M. R. F., Cardenas, L. M. and Rivero, M. J. 2023. Comparison of the welfare of beef cattle in housed and grazing systems - hormones, health, and behaviour. Journal of Agricultural Science. 161 (3), pp. 450-463. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859623000357

Dry rainfed conditions are key drivers of the effect of conservation tillage and a nitrification inhibitor on N fate and N2O emissions: A field 15N tracing study

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Garcia-Gutierrez, S., Guardia, G., Montoya, M., Vallejo, A., Cardenas, L. M. and Garcia-Marco, S. 2023. Dry rainfed conditions are key drivers of the effect of conservation tillage and a nitrification inhibitor on N fate and N2O emissions: A field 15N tracing study. Geoderma. 432 (April), p. 116424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116424

A commentary on key methodological developments related to nutritional life cycle assessment (nLCA) generated throughout a 6-year strategic scientific programme

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McAuliffe, G., Takahashi, T., Lee, M. R. F., Jebari, A., Cardenas, L. M., Kumar, A., Pereyra-Goday, F., Scalabrino, H. and Collins, A. L. 2023. A commentary on key methodological developments related to nutritional life cycle assessment (nLCA) generated throughout a 6-year strategic scientific programme. Food and Energy Security. 12 (4), p. e480. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.480

A linearization for stable and fast geographically weighted Poisson regression

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Yoshida, T., Nakaya, T., Lu, B. and Harris, P. 2023. A linearization for stable and fast geographically weighted Poisson regression. International Journal Of Geographical Information Science. 37 (8), pp. 1818-1839. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2023.2209811

Sources, Composition, and Export of Particulate Organic Matter Across British Estuaries

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Garcia-Martin, E. E., Sanders, R., Evans, C. D., Kitidis, V., Lapworth, D. J., Spears, B. M., Tye, A., Williamson, J. L., Balfour, C., Best, M., Bowes, M., Breimann, S., Brown, I. J., Burden, A., Callaghan, N., Dise, N. B., Farr, G., Felgate, S. L., Fishwick, J., Fraser, M., Gibb, S., Gilbert, P. J., Godsell, N., Gomez-Castillo, A. P., Hargreaves, G., Harris, C., Jones, O., Kennedy, P., Lichtschlag, A., Martin, A. P., May, R., Mawji, E., Mounteney, I., Nightingale, P. D., Olszewska, J. P., Painter, S. C., Pearce, C. R., Pereira, M. G., Peel, K., Pickard, A., Stephens, J. A., Stinchcombe, M., Thornton, B., Woodward, E. M. S., Yarrow, D. and Mayor, A. D. J. 2023. Sources, Composition, and Export of Particulate Organic Matter Across British Estuaries. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences. 128 (4), p. e2023JG007420. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JG007420

Human health effects of recycling and reusing food sector consumer plastics - A systematic review and meta-analysis of life cycle assessments

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Deeney, M., Green, R., Yan, X., Dooley, C., Yates, J., Rolker, H. and Kadiyala, S. 2023. Human health effects of recycling and reusing food sector consumer plastics - A systematic review and meta-analysis of life cycle assessments. Journal of Cleaner Production. 397 (15 April), p. 136567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136567

SOC sequestration affected by fertilization in rice-based cropping systems over the last four decades

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, S., Sun, N., Liang, S., Zhang, S., Meersmans, J., Colinet, G., Xu, M. and Wu, L. 2023. SOC sequestration affected by fertilization in rice-based cropping systems over the last four decades. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11, p. 1152439. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1152439

Avoiding the Easy Route - Young people's socio-spatial experience of the outdoors in the absence of digital technology

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Emery, S.B and Morse, A.L. 2023. Avoiding the Easy Route - Young people's socio-spatial experience of the outdoors in the absence of digital technology. Geoforum. 141, p. 103727. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103727

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

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
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?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
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

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