Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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Preface - Recycling of organic residues to agriculture: agronomic and environmental impact

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Misselbrook, T. H., Menzi, H. and Cordovil, C. 2012. Preface - Recycling of organic residues to agriculture: agronomic and environmental impact. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 160, pp. 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2012.08.003

Using the NAG library to help analyse the variation in data from the environment

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Milne, A. E. and Lark, R. M. 2012. Using the NAG library to help analyse the variation in data from the environment. NAG News. 110, p. http://www.nag.co.uk/IndustryArticles/nag_for_environment_research.pdf.

Effectiveness of urease inhibition on the abatement of ammonia, nitrous oxide and nitric acid emissions in a non-irrigated Mediterranean barley field

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Abalos, D., Sanz-Cobena, A., Misselbrook, T. H. and Vallejo, A. 2012. Effectiveness of urease inhibition on the abatement of ammonia, nitrous oxide and nitric acid emissions in a non-irrigated Mediterranean barley field. Chemosphere. 89, pp. 310-318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.04.043

The role of root-released organic acids and anions in phosphorus transformations in a sandy loam soil from Yantai, China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xu, G., Shao, H. B., Xu, R. F., Nie, Y. Y., Pei, Y., Sun, Z. J. and Blackwell, M. S. A. 2012. The role of root-released organic acids and anions in phosphorus transformations in a sandy loam soil from Yantai, China. African Journal of Microbiology Research. 6 (3), pp. 674-679. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR11.1296

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from soils amended with digestate derived from anaerobic treatment of food waste

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pezzolla, D., Bol, R., Gigliotti, G., Sawamoto, T., Lopez, A. L., Cardenas, L. M. and Chadwick, D. R. 2012. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from soils amended with digestate derived from anaerobic treatment of food waste. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 26 (20), pp. 2422-2430. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.6362

Foraging paths through vegetation patches for beef cattle in semi-natural pastures

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Orr, R. J., Tozer, K. N., Griffith, B. A., Champion, R. A., Cook, J. E. and Rutter, S. M. 2012. Foraging paths through vegetation patches for beef cattle in semi-natural pastures. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 141 (1-2), pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2012.07.003

A novel application of natural fluorescence to understand the sources and transport pathways of pollutants from livestock farming in small headwater catchments

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Old, G. H., Naden, P. S., Granger, S. J., Bilotta, G. S., Brazier, R. E., Macleod, C. J. A., Krueger, T., Bol, R., Hawkins, J. M. B., Haygarth, P. M. and Freer, J. 2012. A novel application of natural fluorescence to understand the sources and transport pathways of pollutants from livestock farming in small headwater catchments. Science of the Total Environment. 417-418, pp. 169-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.12.013

Comparing empirical models for sediment and phosphorus transfer from soils to water at field and catchment scale under data uncertainty

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Krueger, T., Quinton, J. N., Freer, J., Macleod, C. J. A., Bilotta, G. S., Brazier, R. E., Hawkins, J. M. B. and Haygarth, P. M. 2012. Comparing empirical models for sediment and phosphorus transfer from soils to water at field and catchment scale under data uncertainty. European Journal of Soil Science. 63 (2), pp. 211-223. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2011.01419.x

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

Effluent quality and ammonia emissions from out-wintering pads in England, Wales and Ireland

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dumont, P. A., Chadwick, D. R., Misselbrook, T. H., Robinson, J. S., Smith, K. A., Sagoo, E., Camp, V., Murray, R., French, P., Hill, R. A. and Scott, A. 2012. Effluent quality and ammonia emissions from out-wintering pads in England, Wales and Ireland. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 160, pp. 82-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2012.04.019

Large carabid beetle declines in a United Kingdom monitoring network increases evidence for a widespread loss in insect biodiversity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brooks, D. R., Bater, J., Clark, S. J., Monteith, D. T., Andrews, C., Corbett, S. J., Beaumont, D. A. and Chapman, J. W. 2012. Large carabid beetle declines in a United Kingdom monitoring network increases evidence for a widespread loss in insect biodiversity. Journal of Applied Ecology. 49 (5), pp. 1009-1019. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02194.x

Ammonia emissions from urea application to permanent pasture on a volcanic soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Salazar, F., Martinez-Lagos, J., Alfaro, M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2012. Ammonia emissions from urea application to permanent pasture on a volcanic soil. Atmospheric Environment. 61, pp. 395-399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.07.085

Low nitrogen leaching losses following a high rate of dairy slurry and urea application to pasture on a volcanic soil in Southern Chile

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Salazar, F., Martinez-Lagos, J., Alfaro, M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2012. Low nitrogen leaching losses following a high rate of dairy slurry and urea application to pasture on a volcanic soil in Southern Chile. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 160, pp. 23-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2012.04.018

Testing Greenfield run-off estimation techniques using high-resolution field observations

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rodda, H. J. E. and Hawkins, J. M. B. 2012. Testing Greenfield run-off estimation techniques using high-resolution field observations. Journal of Flood Risk Management. 5, pp. 366-375. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-318X.2012.01156.x

Stable carbon isotope analysis of fluvial sediment fluxes over two contrasting C4-C3 semi-arid vegetation transitions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Puttock, A., Dungait, J. A. J., Bol, R., Dixon, E. R., Macleod, C. J. A. and Brazier, R. E. 2012. Stable carbon isotope analysis of fluvial sediment fluxes over two contrasting C4-C3 semi-arid vegetation transitions. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 26 (20), pp. 2386-2392. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.6257

Scaling up the phosphorus signal from soil hillslopes to headwater catchments

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Haygarth, P. M., Page, T. J. C., Beven, K. J., Freer, J., Joynes, A., Butler, P., Wood, G. A. and Owens, P. N. 2012. Scaling up the phosphorus signal from soil hillslopes to headwater catchments. Freshwater Biology. 57(Suppl. 1), pp. 7-25. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02748.x

The effect of agricultural land use on the nature and dynamics of subsoil

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Gregory, A. S., Dungait, J. A. J., Dixon, E. R., Bol, R. and Whitmore, A. P. 2012. The effect of agricultural land use on the nature and dynamics of subsoil. Abstracts 4th International Congress Eurosoil, Bari, 2-6 July 2012 . pp. 387

Soil organic matter turnover is governed by accessibility not recalcitrance

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dungait, J. A. J., Hopkins, D. W., Gregory, A. S. and Whitmore, A. P. 2012. Soil organic matter turnover is governed by accessibility not recalcitrance. Global Change Biology. 18 (6), pp. 1781-1796. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02665.x

Using stable isotopes to differentiate trophic feeding channels within soil food webs

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Crotty, F. V., Adl, S. M., Blackshaw, R. P. and Murray, P. J. 2012. Using stable isotopes to differentiate trophic feeding channels within soil food webs. Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 59 (6), pp. 520-526. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2011.00608.x

Protozoan pulses unveil their pivotal position within the soil food web

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Crotty, F. V., Adl, S. M., Blackshaw, R. P. and Murray, P. J. 2012. Protozoan pulses unveil their pivotal position within the soil food web. Microbial Ecology. 63, pp. 905-918. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-011-9956-y

Desnitrificacion de nitrogeno en suelos volcanicos

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Alfaro Valenzuela, M., Cardenas, L. M., Hube, S., Salazar, F., Rosas, A. and Ramirez, L. 2012. Desnitrificacion de nitrogeno en suelos volcanicos. Abstracts 37th Annual Congress Sociedad Chilena de Produccion Animal (SOCHIPA), Termas de Catillo, 24-26 October 2012 .

Recovering phosphorus from soil: a root solution?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Stutter, M. J., Shand, C. A., George, T. S., Blackwell, M. S. A., Bol, R., Mackay, R. L., Richardson, A. E., Condron, L. M., Turner, B. L. and Haygarth, P. M. 2012. Recovering phosphorus from soil: a root solution? Environmental Science & Technology. 46, pp. 1977-1978. https://doi.org/10.1021/es2044745

N and C transformations in stored cattle farmyard manure, including direct estimates of N2 emission

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Moral, R., Bustamante, M. A., Chadwick, D. R., Camp, V. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2012. N and C transformations in stored cattle farmyard manure, including direct estimates of N2 emission. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 63, pp. 35-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.04.001

Isotope fractionation factors controlling isotopologue signatures of soil-emitted N2O produced by denitrification processes of various rates

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Lewicka-Szczebak, D., Well, R., Cardenas, L. M., Matthews, P., Misselbrook, T. H., Bol, R., Whalley, W. R. and Gregory, A. S. 2012. Isotope fractionation factors controlling isotopologue signatures of soil-emitted N2O produced by denitrification processes of various rates. Abstracts 6th International Symposium on Isotopomers, Washington, DC, 18-22 June 2012 . pp. 51

A dual porous model to predict the effects of soil structure on denitrification and N2O emission

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Laudone, G. M., Matthews, G. P., Bird, N. R. A., Whalley, W. R., Cardenas, L. M. and Gregory, A. S. 2012. A dual porous model to predict the effects of soil structure on denitrification and N2O emission. Abstracts 4th International Congress Eurosoil 2012, Bari, 2-6 July 2012 .

The legacy of intensive agriculture: implications for ecosystem service provision from agri-environment schemes

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Horrocks, C. A., Heal, K. V., Cardenas, L. M., Pilgrim, E. S. and Harvie, B. 2012. The legacy of intensive agriculture: implications for ecosystem service provision from agri-environment schemes. Abstracts SAC and SEPA Biennial Conference, Edinburgh, 3-4 April 2012 .

Nitrous oxide emissions; international (systematic) literature review and meta-analysis

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Buckingham, S., Topp, K., Anthony, S., Bellamy, P., Cardenas, L. M., Higgins, S., Mcgeough, K., Olave, R. and Mclaughlin, R. 2012. Nitrous oxide emissions; international (systematic) literature review and meta-analysis. Abstracts British Soil Science Society Annual Meeting: Soil Science and Food Security, Loughborough, 4-5 September 2012 .

UK emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Skiba, U., Jones, S. K., Dragosits, U., Drewer, J., Fowler, D., Rees, R. M., Pappa, V. A., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D. R., Yamulki, S. and Manning, A. J. 2012. UK emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 367, pp. 1175-1185. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2011.0356

Defaecation and urination behaviour in beef cattle grazing semi-natural grassland

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Orr, R. J., Griffith, B. A., Champion, R. A. and Cook, J. E. 2012. Defaecation and urination behaviour in beef cattle grazing semi-natural grassland. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 139, pp. 18-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2012.03.013

Denitrification potential in subsoils: a mechanism to reduce nitrate leaching to groundwater

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jahangir, M. M. R., Khalil, M. I., Johnston, P., Cardenas, L. M., Hatch, D. J., Butler, M., Barrett, M., O'flaherty, V. and Richards, K. G. 2012. Denitrification potential in subsoils: a mechanism to reduce nitrate leaching to groundwater. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 147, pp. 13-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2011.04.015

Shortcomings in wheat yield predictions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Semenov, M. A., Mitchell, R. A. C., Whitmore, A. P., Hawkesford, M. J., Parry, M. A. J. and Shewry, P. R. 2012. Shortcomings in wheat yield predictions. Nature Climate Change. 2, pp. 380-382. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1511

Putting the brakes on a cycle: bottom-up effects damp cycle amplitude

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bell, J. R., Burkness, E. C., Milne, A. E., Onstad, D. W., Abrahamson, M., Hamilton, K. L. and Hutchison, W. D. 2012. Putting the brakes on a cycle: bottom-up effects damp cycle amplitude. Ecology Letters. 15 (4), pp. 310-318. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01739.x

An assessment of a new model of dynamic fragmentation of soil with test data

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gregory, A. S., Bird, N. R. A., Watts, C. W. and Whitmore, A. P. 2012. An assessment of a new model of dynamic fragmentation of soil with test data. Soil & Tillage Research. 120, pp. 61-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2011.11.007

The potential to increase soil carbon stocks through reduced tillage or organic material additions in England and Wales: a case study

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Bhogal, A., Chambers, B. J., Coleman, K., Macdonald, A. J., Goulding, K. W. T. and Whitmore, A. P. 2012. The potential to increase soil carbon stocks through reduced tillage or organic material additions in England and Wales: a case study. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 146, pp. 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2011.10.004

Modelling nitrous oxide emissions from grazed grassland systems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, J., Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Cuttle, S. and Thorman, R. E. 2012. Modelling nitrous oxide emissions from grazed grassland systems. Environmental Pollution. 162, pp. 223-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.11.027

Spatial multivariate classification of an arable field into compact management zones based on past crop yields

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Milne, A. E., Webster, R., Ginsburg, D. and Kindred, D. 2012. Spatial multivariate classification of an arable field into compact management zones based on past crop yields. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 80, pp. 17-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2011.10.007

An Inventory of Mitigation Methods and Guide to their Effects on Diffuse Water Pollution, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Ammonia Emissions from Agriculture

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Newell Price, J. P., Harris, D., Taylor, M., Williams , J. R., Anthony, S. G., Duethmann, D., Gooday, R. D., Lord, E. I., Chambers , B. J., Chadwick, D. R. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2011. An Inventory of Mitigation Methods and Guide to their Effects on Diffuse Water Pollution, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Ammonia Emissions from Agriculture. DEFRA Project WQ0106.

Multi-scale approaches to investigating C dynamics in grassland systems

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Dungait, J. A. J., Bol, R., Murray, P. J., Dixon, E. R., Granger, S. J., Crotty, F. V., Hirsch, P. R., Evershed, R. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2011. Multi-scale approaches to investigating C dynamics in grassland systems. Abstracts AGU Fall Meeting 2011, San Francisco, 5-9 December 2011 .

Ingestion and excretion of nitrogen and phosphorus by beef cattle under contrasting grazing intensities

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Orr, R. J., Griffith, B. A., Cook, J. E. and Champion, R. A. 2011. Ingestion and excretion of nitrogen and phosphorus by beef cattle under contrasting grazing intensities. Grass and Forage Science. 67 (1), pp. 111-118. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2494.2011.00826.x

Ecosystem services delivered by small-scale wetlands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Blackwell, M. S. A. and Pilgrim, E. S. 2011. Ecosystem services delivered by small-scale wetlands. Hydrological Sciences Journal. 56 (8), pp. 1467-1484. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2011.630317