Net Zero and Resilient Farming

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

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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

The Minkowski approach for choosing the distance metric in geographically weighted regression

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lu, B., Charlton, M., Brunsdon, C. and Harris, P. 2016. The Minkowski approach for choosing the distance metric in geographically weighted regression. International Journal Of Geographical Information Science. 30 (2), pp. 351-368. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2015.1087001

Using hysteresis analysis of high-resolution water quality monitoring data, including uncertainty, to infer controls on nutrient and sediment transfer in catchments

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lloyd, C. E. M., Freer, J. E., Johnes, P. J. and Collins, A. L. 2016. Using hysteresis analysis of high-resolution water quality monitoring data, including uncertainty, to infer controls on nutrient and sediment transfer in catchments. Science of the Total Environment. 543, pp. 388-404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.028

Data mining the North Wyke Farm Platform data sets

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Harris, P., Griffith, B. A., Sint, H. M., Cardenas, L. M., Dungait, J. A. J., Orr, R. J. and Lee, M. R. F. 2016. Data mining the North Wyke Farm Platform data sets. Abstracts International Conference on Steps to Sustainable Livestock, Bristol, 12-15 January 2016 .

Contextualized geographically weighted principal components analysis for investigating baseline soils data on the North Wyke Farm Platform

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Harris, P., Howden, N. J. K., Peukert, S., Noacco, V., Ramezani, K., Tuominen, E., Eludoyin, B., Brazier, R., Shepherd, A., Griffith, B. A., Orr, R. J. and Murray, P. J. 2016. Contextualized geographically weighted principal components analysis for investigating baseline soils data on the North Wyke Farm Platform. Raju, N. J. (ed.) Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Proceedings 16th Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences, New Delhi, 17-20 October 2014 . Springer, Cham. pp. 651-655 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18663-4_99

Grazing behaviour, urine composition and soil properties are key drivers of nitrous oxide emissions from livestock urine in the uplands (Uplands - N2O)

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Cardenas, L. M., Perotto-Baldivieso, H., Whellan, M., Wilson, R. and Chadwick, D. R. 2016. Grazing behaviour, urine composition and soil properties are key drivers of nitrous oxide emissions from livestock urine in the uplands (Uplands - N2O). Abstracts International Conference on Steps to Sustainable Livestock, Bristol, 12-15 January 2016 .

Dry matter losses and greenhouse gas emissions from outside storage of short rotation coppice willow chip

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whittaker, C., Yates, N. E., Powers, S. J., Misselbrook, T. H. and Shield, I. F. 2016. Dry matter losses and greenhouse gas emissions from outside storage of short rotation coppice willow chip. BioEnergy Research. 9, pp. 288-302. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-015-9686-y

Technical note: testing an improved index for analysing storm discharge-nutrient hysteresis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lloyd, C. E. M., Freer, J. E., Johnes, P. J. and Collins, A. L. 2016. Technical note: testing an improved index for analysing storm discharge-nutrient hysteresis. Hydrology And Earth System Sciences. 20 (2), pp. 625-632. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-625-2016

Extent, frequency and rate of water erosion of arable land in Britain - benefits and challenges for modelling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Evans, R., Collins, A. L., Foster, I. D. L., Rickson, R. J., Anthony, S. G., Brewer, T., Deeks, L., Newell-Price, J. P., Truckell, I. G. and Zhang, Y. 2016. Extent, frequency and rate of water erosion of arable land in Britain - benefits and challenges for modelling. Soil Use and Management. 32 (S1), pp. 149-161. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12210

Nitrous oxide emissions from UK arable agriculture are less than previously thought

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Sylvester-Bradley, R., Thorman, R. E., Kindred, D. R., Wynn, S. C., Smith, K. E., Rees, R. M., Topp, C. F. E., Pappa, V. A., Mortimer, N. D., Misselbrook, T. H., Gilhespy, S. L., Cardenas, L. M., Kingston, H., Bennett, S., Malkin, S. and Munro, D. G. 2015. Nitrous oxide emissions from UK arable agriculture are less than previously thought. International Fertiliser Society's annual agronomic conferernce, Cambridge, 2015.

Country case studies

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Abalos, D., Bracher, A., Bryukhanov, A., Condor-Golec, R. D., Kozlova, N., Lalor, S. T. J., Menzi, H., Maximov, D., Misselbrook, T. H., Raaflaub, M., Sanz-Cobena, A., Von Atzigen-Sollberger, E., Spring, P., Vallejo, A. and Wade, B. 2015. Country case studies. in: Sutton, M. A., Reis, S. and Howard, C. (ed.) Costs of ammonia abatement and the climate co-benefits Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 169-231

Fertilization and catch crop strategies for improving tomato production in North China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Yuan, H-M., Blackwell, M. S. A., Rahn, C. and Chen, Q. 2015. Fertilization and catch crop strategies for improving tomato production in North China. Pedosphere. 25, pp. 364-371. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(15)30004-7

Land use and soil factors affecting accumulation of phosphorus species in temperate soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Stutter, M. I., Shand, C. A., George, T. S., Blackwell, M. S. A., Dixon, E. R., Bol, R., Mackay, R. L., Richardson, A. E., Condron, L. M. and Haygarth, P. M. 2015. Land use and soil factors affecting accumulation of phosphorus species in temperate soils. Geoderma. 257-258, pp. 29-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2015.03.020

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