Laura Cardenas

NameLaura Cardenas
Job titlePrincipal Research Scientist - (Soil Atmosphere) Biogeochemistry
Email addresslaura.cardenas@rothamsted.ac.uk
DepartmentNet Zero and Resilient Farming
Research clusterSAS-NW: Atmospheric Emissions and Mitigation
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4401-9163
Preferred citationCardenas, L. M.
OfficeNorth Wyke

Research outputs

Livestock farmer-reported knowledge and attitudes regarding agroforestry planning and management

De-Sousa, K. T., Wright, M., Cardenas, L. M., Deniz, M., Dittrich, J. R., Hotzel, M. J. and Enriquez-Hidalgo, D. 2025. Livestock farmer-reported knowledge and attitudes regarding agroforestry planning and management. Agroforestry Systems. 99 (28). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-024-01115-2

Emerging opportunities and research questions for green ammonia adoption in agriculture and beyond

Garvey, S. M., Davidson, E. A., Wagner-Riddle, C., Collins, A. L., Houser, M., Li, T., MacDonald, G. K., Kanter, M. T. D., Kyle, P., Wu, N., Congreves, K. A., Wang, Y., Cardenas, L. M. and Zhang, X. 2025. Emerging opportunities and research questions for green ammonia adoption in agriculture and beyond. Nature Reviews Clean Technology. 1, pp. 10-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44359-024-00012-2

Carbon footprints of greenhouse gas mitigation measures for a grass-based beef cattle finishing system in the UK

Jebari, A., Takahashi, T., Lee, M. R. F., Collins, A. L., Coleman, K., Carswell, A. M., Segura, C., Cardenas, L. M. and Mcauliffe, G. 2025. Carbon footprints of greenhouse gas mitigation measures for a grass-based beef cattle finishing system in the UK. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-025-02428-9

Role of Liming and Nitrogen Input in Determining Low Nitrogen Leaching Losses in Volcanic Soils

Alfaro, M. A., Cardenas, L. M., Salazar F., Hatch, D. and Ramirez, L. 2024. Role of Liming and Nitrogen Input in Determining Low Nitrogen Leaching Losses in Volcanic Soils. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-024-02184-z

How Tillage System Affects the Soil Carbon Dioxide Emission and Wheat Plants Physiological State

Sawinska, Z., Radzikowska-Kujawska, D., Blecharczyk, A., Switek, S., Piechota, T., Cieslak, A., Cardenas, L. M., Louro-Lopez, A., Gregory, A. S., Coleman, K. and Lark, R. M. 2024. How Tillage System Affects the Soil Carbon Dioxide Emission and Wheat Plants Physiological State. Agronomy. 14 (10), p. 2220. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14102220

CO2 fluxes from three different temperate grazed pastures using Eddy covariance measurements

Olde, L., Loick, N. and Cardenas, L. M. 2024. CO2 fluxes from three different temperate grazed pastures using Eddy covariance measurements. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.99192

The role of ruminant urine and faeces in the recycling of nutrients by forages

Kao, P., McGrath, S. P., Buss, H. L., Darch, T., Warren, H. E., Mcauliffe, G., Cardenas, L. M., Blackwell, M. S. A. and Lee, M. R. F. 2024. The role of ruminant urine and faeces in the recycling of nutrients by forages. Scientific Reports. 14, p. 16007. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-66648-z

Comparison of direct and indirect soil organic carbon prediction at farm field scale

Segura, C., Neal, A. L., Castro-Sardina, L., Harris, P., Rivero, M. J., Cardenas, L. M. and Irisarri, G. 2024. Comparison of direct and indirect soil organic carbon prediction at farm field scale. Journal of Environmental Management. 365 (August), p. 121573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121573

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

Cooke, A., Morten, C., Le-Grice, P., Hockenhull, J., Griffith, B. A., Mullan, S. M., Le Cocq, K., Lee, M. R. F., Cardenas, L. M. and Rivero, M. J. 2024. Comparison of the welfare of beef cattle in housed and grazing systems: hormones, health and behaviour. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.99028

Comparison of in-person qualitative behaviour assessment (QBA) and video qualitative behaviour assessments (V-QBA) of beef cattle

Cooke, A., Morten, C., Le-Grice, P., Hockenhull, J., Griffith, B. A., Mullan, S. M., Lee, M. R. F., Cardenas, L. M. and Rivero, M. J. 2024. Comparison of in-person qualitative behaviour assessment (QBA) and video qualitative behaviour assessments (V-QBA) of beef cattle. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.99027

Visits of housed cattle to GreenFeed units (2016-2023)

Perez-Marquez, S., De-Meo-Filho, P., Le-Grice, P., Griffith, B. A., Harris, P., Cardenas, L. M., Lee, M. R. F., Misselbrook, T. H. and Rivero, M. J. 2024. Visits of housed cattle to GreenFeed units (2016-2023). Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98zz6

N losses from an andisol via gaseous N2O and N2 emissions increase with increasing ruminant urinary–N deposition rate

Ramirez-Sandoval, M., Loick, N., Pinochet, D, Lopez, M., Rivero, M. J. and Cardenas, L. M. 2024. N losses from an andisol via gaseous N2O and N2 emissions increase with increasing ruminant urinary–N deposition rate. Nitrogen. 5 (2), pp. 254-265. https://doi.org/10.3390/nitrogen5020017

Potential unintended consequences of agricultural land use change driven by dietary transitions

Blackwell, M. S. A., Takahashi, T., Cardenas, L. M., Collins, A. L., Enriquez, D., Griffith, B. A., Hunt, J., Lee, M. R. F., Misselbrook, T. H., Neal, A. L., Rivero, M. J., Shield, I. F., Storkey, J., Wu, L. and Harris, P. 2024. Potential unintended consequences of agricultural land use change driven by dietary transitions. npj sustainable agriculture. 2 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-023-00008-8

Eddy covariance fluxes over managed ecosystems extrapolated to field scales at fine spatial resolutions

Zhu, S., Olde, L., Lewis, K., Quaife, T., Cardenas, L. M., Loick, N., Xu, J. and Hill, T. 2023. Eddy covariance fluxes over managed ecosystems extrapolated to field scales at fine spatial resolutions. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 342 (15 November), p. 109675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109675

Grazing livestock move by Levy walks: Implications for soil health and environment

Romero-Ruiz, A., Rivero, M. J., Milne, A. E., Morgan, S., De-Meo-Filho, P., Pulley, S., Segura, C., Harris, P., Lee, M. R. F., Coleman, K., Cardenas, L. M. and Whitmore, A. P. 2023. Grazing livestock move by Levy walks: Implications for soil health and environment. Journal of Environmental Management. 345 (1), p. 118835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118835

Effects on soil of grassland management for pasture, hay and silage

Segura, C., Cardenas, L. M., McDowell, R., Morgan, S. and Blackwell, M. S. A. 2023. Effects on soil of grassland management for pasture, hay and silage. Encyclopedia of soils in the environment. 3, pp. 102-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822974-3.00190-7

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

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

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

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

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

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

Moisture effects on microbial protein biosynthesis from ammonium and nitrate in an unfertilised grassland

Reay, M. K., Loick, N., Evershed, R. P., Muller, C. and Cardenas, L. M. 2023. Moisture effects on microbial protein biosynthesis from ammonium and nitrate in an unfertilised grassland. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 184, p. 109114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109114

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

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

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

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

An analysis of Earth temperature and related series in air and soil

Dhanoa, M. S., Sanderson, R., Shepherd, A. M., Cardenas, L. M., Ellis, J. L., Powell, C. D., Lopez, S. and France, J. 2023. An analysis of Earth temperature and related series in air and soil. Advances in Agronomy. 180, pp. 227-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2023.03.004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Modelling changes in soil structure caused by livestock treading

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

Response of soil health indicators to dung, urine and mineral fertilizer application in temperate pastures

Segura, C., Horrocks, C. A., Lopez-Aizpun, M., Blackwell, M. S. A., Darch, T., Hood, J., Le Cocq, K., McAuliffe, G., Lee, M. R. F. and Cardenas, L. M. 2023. Response of soil health indicators to dung, urine and mineral fertilizer application in temperate pastures. Journal of Environmental Management. 330, p. 117096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117096

Arable soil nitrogen dynamics reflect organic inputs via the extended composite phenotype

Neal, A. L., Barrat, H., Bacq-Lebreuil, A., Qin, Y., Zhang, X., Takahashi, T., Rubio, V., Hughes, D. J., Clark, I. M., Cardenas, L. M., Gardiner, L., Krishna, R., Glendining, M. J., Ritz, K., Mooney, S. and Crawford, J. W. 2023. Arable soil nitrogen dynamics reflect organic inputs via the extended composite phenotype. Nature Food. 4, pp. 51-60. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00671-z

Effect of Cow Urine Nitrogen Rates and Moisture Conditions on Nitrogen Mineralization in Andisol from Southern Chile

Ramirez-Sandoval, M., Pinochet, D., Rivero, M. J. and Cardenas, L. M. 2022. Effect of Cow Urine Nitrogen Rates and Moisture Conditions on Nitrogen Mineralization in Andisol from Southern Chile. Agronomy. 13 (1), p. 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010010

Editorial: Linking nitrogen cycling transformations to microbial diversity in freshwater ecosystems

Castellano-Hinojosa, A., Lopez, J. G., Cardenas, L. M. and Strauss, S. L. 2022. Editorial: Linking nitrogen cycling transformations to microbial diversity in freshwater ecosystems. Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1098905

Effect of Yerba Mate Extract as Feed Additive on Ruminal Fermentation and Methane Emissions in Beef Cattle

Pena-Bermudez, Y. A., Vincenzi, R., Meo-Filho, P., Sakamoto, L. S., Lobo, R., Benetel, G., Lobo, A., Matos, C., Benetel, V., Lima, C. G., Berndt, A., Cardenas, L. M. and Bueno, I. C. S. 2022. Effect of Yerba Mate Extract as Feed Additive on Ruminal Fermentation and Methane Emissions in Beef Cattle. Animals. 12 (21), p. 2997. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12212997

Revisiting sampling duration to estimate N2O emission factors for manure application and cattle excreta deposition for the UK and Ireland

Vangeli, S., Cardenas, L. M., Posse, G., Chadwick, D. R., Krol, D. J., Thorman, R. E., Lanigan, G. J. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2022. Revisiting sampling duration to estimate N2O emission factors for manure application and cattle excreta deposition for the UK and Ireland. Journal of Environmental Management. 322, p. 116037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116037

Mechanisms of nitrogen transfer in a model clover‑ryegrass pasture a 15N‑tracer approach

Reay, M. K., Pears, K. A., Kuhl, A., Evershed, R. P., Murray, P. J., Cardenas, L. M., Dungait, J. A. J. and Bull, I. D. 2022. Mechanisms of nitrogen transfer in a model clover‑ryegrass pasture a 15N‑tracer approach. Plant and Soil. 480, pp. 369-389. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05585-0

Food waste interventions in low-and-middle-income countries: A systematic literature review

Rolker, H., Eisler, M., Cardenas, L. M., Deeney, M. and Takahashi, T. 2022. Food waste interventions in low-and-middle-income countries: A systematic literature review. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 186 (Nov), p. 106534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106534

Soil CO2 emissions in cropland with fodder maize (Zea mays L.) with and without riparian buffer strips of differing vegetation

Dlamini, J., Cardenas, L. M., Tesfamariam, E. H., Dunn, R. M., Hawkins, J. M. B., Blackwell, M. S. A. and Collins, A. L. 2022. Soil CO2 emissions in cropland with fodder maize (Zea mays L.) with and without riparian buffer strips of differing vegetation. Agroforestry Systems. 96, pp. 983-995. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-022-00756-5

Riparian buffer strips influence nitrogen losses as nitrous oxide and leached N from upslope permanent pasture

Dlamini, J., Cardenas, L. M., Tesfamariam, E.H., Dunn, R. M., Loick, N., Charteris, A., Cocciaglia, L., Vangeli,S., Blackwell, M. S. A., Upadhayay, H., Hawkins, J. M. B., Evans, J. and Collins, A. L. 2022. Riparian buffer strips influence nitrogen losses as nitrous oxide and leached N from upslope permanent pasture. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 336 (15 September), p. 108031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.108031

Soil N2O and CH4 emissions from fodder maize production with and without riparian buffer strips of differing vegetation

Dlamini, J., Cardenas, L. M., Tesfamariam, E. H., Dunn, R., Evans, J., Hawkins, J. M. B., Blackwell, M. S. A. and Collins, A. L. 2022. Soil N2O and CH4 emissions from fodder maize production with and without riparian buffer strips of differing vegetation. Plant and Soil. 477, pp. 297-318. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05426-0

CO2 fluxes from three different temperate grazed pastures using Eddy covariance measurements

Cardenas, L. M., Olde, L., Loick, N., Griffith, B. A., Hill, T., Evans, J., Cowan, N., Segura, C., Sint, H. M., Harris, P., McCalmont, J., Zhu, S., Dobermann, A. and Lee, M. R. F. 2022. CO2 fluxes from three different temperate grazed pastures using Eddy covariance measurements. Science of the Total Environment. 831 (20 July), p. 154819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154819

Accelerating the development of biological nitrification inhibition as a viable nitrous oxide mitigation strategy in grazed livestock systems

De Klein, C. A., Bowatte, S., Simon, P. L., Arango, J., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D. R., Pijlman, J., Rees, R. M., Richards, K. G., Subbarao, G. V. and Whitehead, D. 2022. Accelerating the development of biological nitrification inhibition as a viable nitrous oxide mitigation strategy in grazed livestock systems. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 58, p. 235–240. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-022-01631-2

V-QBA vs QBA – How do video and live analysis compare for Qualitative Behaviour Assessment?

Cooke, A. S., Mullan, S. M., Morten, C., Hockenhull, J., Lee, M. R. F., Cardenas, L. M. and Rivero, M. J. 2022. V-QBA vs QBA – How do video and live analysis compare for Qualitative Behaviour Assessment? Frontiers in veterinary science. 9, p. 832239. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.832239

The impact of drought length and intensity on N cycling gene abundance, transcription and the size of an N2O hot moment from a temperate grassland soil

Barrat, H., Clark, I. M., Evans, J., Chadwick, D. R. and Cardenas, L. M. 2022. The impact of drought length and intensity on N cycling gene abundance, transcription and the size of an N2O hot moment from a temperate grassland soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 168 (May), p. 108606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108606

Soil methane (CH4) fluxes in cropland with permanent pasture and riparian buffer strips with different vegetation

Dlamini, J., Cardenas, L. M., Tesfamariam, E. H., Dunn, R. M., Hawkins, J. M. B., Blackwell, M. S. A., Evans, J. and Collins, A. L. 2021. Soil methane (CH4) fluxes in cropland with permanent pasture and riparian buffer strips with different vegetation. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202000473

Sediment detachment by raindrop impact on grassland and arable fields an investigation of controls

Pulley, S., Morten, C., Morgan, S., Cardenas, L. M. and Collins, A. L. 2021. Sediment detachment by raindrop impact on grassland and arable fields an investigation of controls . Journal of Soils and Sediments. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-021-03098-4

N2O hot moments were not driven by changes in nitrogen and carbon substrates or changes in N cycling functional genes

Barrat, H., Charteris, A., Le Cocq, K., Abadie, M., Clark, I. M., Chadwick, D. R. and Cardenas, L. M. 2022. N2O hot moments were not driven by changes in nitrogen and carbon substrates or changes in N cycling functional genes. European Journal of Soil Science. 73 (1), p. e13190. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13190

The short-lived inhibitory effect of Brachiaria humidicola on nitrous oxide emissions following sheep urine application in a highly nitrifying soil

Ma, Y., Charteris, A. F., Loick, N., Cardenas, L. M., Zhipeng, S., Lopez, M., Chen, Q., Jones, D. L. and Chadwick, D. R. 2021. The short-lived inhibitory effect of Brachiaria humidicola on nitrous oxide emissions following sheep urine application in a highly nitrifying soil. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 184 (6), pp. 723-732. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202000501

Global Research Alliance N2O chamber methodology guidelines: Recommendations for deployment and accounting for sources of variability

Charteris, A., Chadwick, D. R., Thorman, R. E., Vallejo, A., De Klein, C. A. M., Rochette, P. and Cardenas, L. M. 2020. Global Research Alliance N2O chamber methodology guidelines: Recommendations for deployment and accounting for sources of variability. Journal of Environmental Quality. 49, pp. 1092-1109. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20126

Beneficial effects of multi-species mixtures on N2O emissions from intensively managed grassland swards

Cummins, S., Finn, J. A., Richards, K. G., Lanigan, G. J., Grange, G., Brophy, C., Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Reynolds, C. K. and Krol, D. J. 2021. Beneficial effects of multi-species mixtures on N2O emissions from intensively managed grassland swards. Science of the Total Environment. 792, p. 148163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148163

Optimising storage conditions and processing of sheep urine for nitrogen cycle and gaseous emission measurements from urine patches

Charteris, A., Marsden, K. A., Evans, J., Barrat, H., Loick, N., Jones, D. L., Chadwick, D. R. and Cardenas, L. M. 2021. Optimising storage conditions and processing of sheep urine for nitrogen cycle and gaseous emission measurements from urine patches. Scientific Reports. 11, p. 12116. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91498-4

Quantifying the frequency and volume of urine deposition by grazing sheep using tri-axial accelerometers

Marsden, K. A., Lush, L., Holmberg, J. A., Harris, I. M., Whelan, M. J., Webb, S., King, A. J., Wilson, R. P., Jones, D. L., Charteris, A. F., Cardenas, L. M. and Chadwick, D. R. 2021. Quantifying the frequency and volume of urine deposition by grazing sheep using tri-axial accelerometers. Animal. 15 (6), p. 100234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2021.100234

Nutritional value of suckler beef from temperate pasture systems

Lee, M. R. F., McAuliffe, G., Tweed, J. K. S., Griffith, B. A., Morgan, S., Rivero, M. J., Harris, P., Takahashi, T. and Cardenas, L. M. 2021. Nutritional value of suckler beef from temperate pasture systems. Animal. 15 (7), p. 100257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2021.100257

The effect of tillage management on microbial functions in a maize crop at different slope positions

Xu, M., Cardenas, L. M., Horrocks, C. A., Lopez-Aizpun, M., Zhang, J., Zhang, F. and Dungait, J. A. J. 2021. The effect of tillage management on microbial functions in a maize crop at different slope positions. Geoderma. 401, p. 115171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115171

Factors affecting site use preference of grazing cattle studied from 2000 to 2020 through GPS tracking - A review

Rivero, M. J., Grau, P., Mullan, S., Held, S. D. E., Stokes, J., Lee, M. R. F. and Cardenas, L. M. 2021. Factors affecting site use preference of grazing cattle studied from 2000 to 2020 through GPS tracking - A review. Sensors. 21 (8), p. 2696. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21082696

Does cattle and sheep grazing under best management significantly elevate sediment losses? Evidence from the North Wyke Farm Platform, UK

Pulley, S., Cardenas, L. M., Grau, P., Mullan, S., Rivero, M. J. and Collins, A. L. 2021. Does cattle and sheep grazing under best management significantly elevate sediment losses? Evidence from the North Wyke Farm Platform, UK. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 21, pp. 1875-1889. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-021-02909-y

Relative contributions of bacteria and fungi to nitrous oxide emissions following nitrate application in soils representing different land uses

Castellano-Hinojosa, A., Le Cocq, K., Charteris, A., Abadie, M., Chadwick, D. R., Clark, I. M., Bedmar, E. J. and Cardenas, L. M. 2021. Relative contributions of bacteria and fungi to nitrous oxide emissions following nitrate application in soils representing different land uses. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 159, p. 105199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2021.105199

Within-field spatial variability of greenhouse gas fluxes from an extensive and intensive sheep-grazed pasture

Charteris, A. F., Harris, P., Marsden, K. A., Harris, I. M., Guo, Z., Beaumont, D. A., Taylor, H., Sanfratello, G., Jones, D. L., Johnson, S. C. M., Whelan, M. J., Howden, N., Sint, H. M., Chadwick, D. R. and Cardenas, L. M. 2021. Within-field spatial variability of greenhouse gas fluxes from an extensive and intensive sheep-grazed pasture. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 312, p. 107355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107355

Relative efficacy and stability of biological and synthetic nitrification inhibitors in a highly nitrifying soil: Evidence of apparent nitrification inhibition by linoleic acid and linolenic acid

Ma, Y., Jones, D. L., Wang, J., Cardenas, L. M. and Chadwick, D. R. 2021. Relative efficacy and stability of biological and synthetic nitrification inhibitors in a highly nitrifying soil: Evidence of apparent nitrification inhibition by linoleic acid and linolenic acid. European Journal of Soil Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13096

Assessing the contribution of soil NOx emissions to European atmospheric pollution

Skiba, U., Medinets, S., Cardenas, L. M., Carnell, E. J., Hutching, N. J. and Amon, B. 2021. Assessing the contribution of soil NOx emissions to European atmospheric pollution. Environmental Research Letters. 16 (2), p. 025009. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abd2f2

Application of a triple 15N tracing technique to elucidate N transformations in a UK grassland soil

Loick, N., Dixon, E. R., Matthews, G. P., Muller, C., Ciganda, V. S., Lopez-Aizpun, M., Repullo, M. A. and Cardenas, L. M. 2021. Application of a triple 15N tracing technique to elucidate N transformations in a UK grassland soil. Geoderma. 385, p. 114844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114844

Measuring denitrification and the N2O:(N2O + N2) emission ratio from terrestrial soils

Friedl, J., Cardenas, L. M., Clough, T. J., Dannenmann, M., Hu, C. and Scheer, C. 2020. Measuring denitrification and the N2O:(N2O + N2) emission ratio from terrestrial soils. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 47, pp. 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2020.08.006

From research to policy: optimizing the design of a national monitoring system to mitigate soil nitrous oxide emissions

Ogle, S. M., Butterbach-Bahl, K., Cardenas, L. M., Skiba, U. and Scheer, C. 2020. From research to policy: optimizing the design of a national monitoring system to mitigate soil nitrous oxide emissions. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 47, pp. 28-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2020.06.003

Nitrous oxide emissions from ruminant urine: science and mitigation for intensively managed perennial pastures

Clough, T. J., Cardenas, L. M., Friedl, J. and Wolf, B. 2020. Nitrous oxide emissions from ruminant urine: science and mitigation for intensively managed perennial pastures. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 47, pp. 21-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2020.07.001

Sheep urination frequency, volume, N excretion and chemical composition: Implications for subsequent agricultural N losses

Marsden, K. A., Lush, L., Holmberg, J. A., Whelan, M. J., King, A. J., Wilson, R. P., Charteris, A. F., Cardenas, L. M., Jones, D.L. and Chadwick, D. R. 2020. Sheep urination frequency, volume, N excretion and chemical composition: Implications for subsequent agricultural N losses. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 302, p. 107073. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.107073

Evaluating the potential of different carbon sources to promote denitrification

Dlamini, J. C., Chadwick, D. R., Hawkins, J. M. B., Martinez, J., Scholefield, D., Ma, Y. and Cardenas, L. M. 2020. Evaluating the potential of different carbon sources to promote denitrification. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 158 (3), pp. 194-205. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859620000520

The impact of drought and rewetting on N2O emissions from soil in temperate and Mediterranean climates

Barrat, H., Evans, J., Chadwick, D. R., Clark, I. M., Le Cocq, K. and Cardenas, L. M. 2020. The impact of drought and rewetting on N2O emissions from soil in temperate and Mediterranean climates. European Journal of Soil Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13015

Towards Country-Specific Nitrous Oxide Emission Factors for Manures Applied to Arable and Grassland Soils in the UK

Thorman, R. E., Nicholson, F. A., Topp, C. F. E., Bell, M. J., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D. R., Cloy, J. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Rees, R. M., Watson, C. J. and Willimas , J. R. 2020. Towards Country-Specific Nitrous Oxide Emission Factors for Manures Applied to Arable and Grassland Soils in the UK. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 4, p. 62. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2020.00062

Elucidating three-way interactions between soil, pasture and animals that regulate nitrous oxide emissions from temperate grazing systems

McAuliffe, G., Lopez, M., Blackwell, M. S. A., Castellano-Hinojosa, A., Darch, T., Evans, J., Horrocks, C. A., Le Cocq, K., Takahashi, T., Harris, P., Lee, M. R. F. and Cardenas, L. M. 2020. Elucidating three-way interactions between soil, pasture and animals that regulate nitrous oxide emissions from temperate grazing systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 300, p. 106978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.106978

A strategy for modelling heavy-tailed greenhouse gases (GHG) data using the generalised extreme value distribution: Are we overestimating GHG flux using the sample mean?

Dhanoa, D., Louro-Lopez, A., Cardenas, L. M., Shepherd, A., Sanderson, R. and Lopez, S. 2020. A strategy for modelling heavy-tailed greenhouse gases (GHG) data using the generalised extreme value distribution: Are we overestimating GHG flux using the sample mean? Atmospheric Environment. 237, p. 117500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117500

Legacy effects override soil properties for CO2 and N2O but not CH4 emissions following digestate application to soil

Rosace, M. C., Veronesi, F., Briggs, S., Jeffery, S. and Cardenas, L. M. 2020. Legacy effects override soil properties for CO2 and N2O but not CH4 emissions following digestate application to soil. Global Change Biology. Bioenergy. 12, p. 445–457. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12688

The amount, but not the proportion, of N2 fixation and transfers to neighboring plants varies across grassland soils

Zhang, Y., Carswell, A. M., Jiang, R., Cardenas, L. M., Chen, D. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2020. The amount, but not the proportion, of N2 fixation and transfers to neighboring plants varies across grassland soils. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 66 (3), pp. 481-488. https://doi.org/10.1080/00380768.2020.1742075

Nitrogen stabilizers mitigate reactive N and greenhouse gas emissions from an arable soil in North China Plain: Field and laboratory investigation.

Sha, Z., Ma, X., Loick, N., Lv, T., Cardenas, L. M., Ma, Y., Liu, X. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2020. Nitrogen stabilizers mitigate reactive N and greenhouse gas emissions from an arable soil in North China Plain: Field and laboratory investigation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 258, p. 121025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121025

Occurrence and 15N-quantification of simultaneous nitrification and denitrification in N-fertilised soils incubated under oxygen-limiting conditions

Castellano-Hinojosa, A., Charteris, A. F., Mueller, C., Jansen-Willems, A., Gonzalez-Lopez, J., Bedmar, E. J., Carrillo, P. and Cardenas, L. M. 2020. Occurrence and 15N-quantification of simultaneous nitrification and denitrification in N-fertilised soils incubated under oxygen-limiting conditions. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 143, p. 107757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107757

Meta-analysis of global livestock urine-derived nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils.

Lopez, M., Horrocks, C. A., Charteris, A., Marsden, K. A., Ciganda, V. S., Evans, J., Chadwick, D. R. and Cardenas, L. M. 2020. Meta-analysis of global livestock urine-derived nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils. Global Change Biology. 26 (4), pp. 2002-2013. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15012

Quantifying N2O reduction to N2 during denitrification in soils via isotopic mapping approach: Model evaluation and uncertainty analysis

Wu, D., Well, R., Cardenas, L. M., Fuss, R., Lewicka-Szczebak, D., Koster, J., Bruggemann, N. and Bol, R. 2019. Quantifying N2O reduction to N2 during denitrification in soils via isotopic mapping approach: Model evaluation and uncertainty analysis . Environmental Research. 179 (A), p. 108806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108806

Nitrification represents the bottle-neck of sheep urine patch N2O emissions from extensively grazed organic soils

Marsden, K. A., Holmberg, J. A., Jones, D. L., Charteris, A. F., Cardenas, L. M. and Chadwick, D. R. 2019. Nitrification represents the bottle-neck of sheep urine patch N2O emissions from extensively grazed organic soils. Science of the Total Environment. 695, p. 133786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133786

Adequate vegetative cover decreases nitrous oxide emissions from cattle urine deposited in grazed pastures under rainy season conditions

Chirinda, N., Loaiza, S., Arenas, L., Ruiz, V., Faverin, C., Alvarez, C., Savian, J. V., Belfon, R., Zuniga, K., Morales, L., Trujillo, C., Arango, M., Rao, I., Arango, J., Peters, M., Barahona, R., Costa, C., Rosenstock, T. S., Richards, M., Martinez-Baron, D. and Cardenas, L. M. 2019. Adequate vegetative cover decreases nitrous oxide emissions from cattle urine deposited in grazed pastures under rainy season conditions. Scientific Reports. 9 (908). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37453-2

Nitrogen use efficiency and nitrous oxide emissions from five UK fertilised grasslands

Cardenas, L. M., Bhogal, A., Chadwick, D. R., McGeough, K., Misselbrook, T. H., Rees, R. M., Thorman, R. E., Watson, C. J., Williams, J. R., Smith, K. A. and Calvet, S. 2019. Nitrogen use efficiency and nitrous oxide emissions from five UK fertilised grasslands. Science of the Total Environment. 661 (15 April), pp. 696-710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.082

Responses of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus to two consecutive drying–rewetting cycles in soils

Pezzola, D., Cardenas, L. M., Mian, I. A., Carswell, A. M., Donovan, N., Dhanoa, D. and Blackwell, M. S. A. 2019. Responses of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus to two consecutive drying–rewetting cycles in soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 182 (2), pp. 217-228. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201800082

Metrics of biomass, live-weight gain and nitrogen loss of ryegrass sheep pasture in the 21st century

Shepherd, A., Hartman, M. D., Fitton, N., Horrocks, C. A., Dunn, R., Hastings, A. and Cardenas, L. M. 2019. Metrics of biomass, live-weight gain and nitrogen loss of ryegrass sheep pasture in the 21st century. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.038

Improved isotopic model based on 15N tracing and Rayleigh-type isotope fractionation for simulating differential sources of N2O emissions in a clay grassland soil

Castellano-Hinojosa, A., Loick, N., Dixon, E. R., Matthews, P., Lewicka-Szczebak, D., Well, R., Bol, R., Charteris, A. and Cardenas, L. M. 2019. Improved isotopic model based on 15N tracing and Rayleigh-type isotope fractionation for simulating differential sources of N2O emissions in a clay grassland soil. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.8374

Soil nitrous oxide emissions from grassland: potential inhibitor effect of hippuric acid

Ciganda, V. S., Lopez-Aizpun, M., Repullo, M. A., Wu, D., Terra, J. A., Elustondo, D., Clough, T. and Cardenas, L. M. 2019. Soil nitrous oxide emissions from grassland: potential inhibitor effect of hippuric acid. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 182, pp. 40-47. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201700393

Field scale temporal and spatial variability of δ13C, δ15N, TC and TN soil properties : Implications for sediment source tracing

Collins, A. L., Burak, E., Harris, P., Pulley, S., Cardenas, L. M. and Tang, Q. 2019. Field scale temporal and spatial variability of δ13C, δ15N, TC and TN soil properties : Implications for sediment source tracing. Geoderma. 333 (1 January), pp. 108-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.07.019

Land-use type affects nitrate production and consumption pathways in subtropical acidic soils

Zhang, Y., Ding, H., Zheng, X., Ren, X., Cardenas, L. M., Carswell, A. M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2019. Land-use type affects nitrate production and consumption pathways in subtropical acidic soils. Geoderma. 337 (1), pp. 22-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.09.012

Crop straw incorporation interacts with N fertilizer on N2O emissions in an intensively cropped farmland

Xu, C., Han, X., Ru, S., Cardenas, L. M., Rees, R. M., Wu, D., Wu, W. and Meng, F. 2019. Crop straw incorporation interacts with N fertilizer on N2O emissions in an intensively cropped farmland. Geoderma. 34 (1 May), pp. 129-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.01.014

The contribution of cattle urine and dung to nitrous oxide emissions: Quantification of country specific emission factors and implications for national inventories

Chadwick, D. R., Cardenas, L. M., Dhanoa, M. S., Donovan, N., Misselbrook, T. H., Williams, J. R., Thorman, R. E., McGeough, K. L., Watson, C. J., Bell, M., Anthony, S. G. and Rees, R. M. 2018. The contribution of cattle urine and dung to nitrous oxide emissions: Quantification of country specific emission factors and implications for national inventories. Science of the Total Environment. 635, pp. 607-617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.152

Roles of instrumented farm-scale trials in trade-off assessments of pasture-based ruminant production systems

Takahashi, T., Harris, P., Blackwell, M. S. A., Cardenas, L. M., Collins, A. L., Dungait, J. A. J., Hawkins, J. M. B., Misselbrook, T. H., McAuliffe, G. A., McFadzean, J. N., Murray, P. J., Orr, R. J., Rivero, M. J., Wu, L. and Lee, M. R. F. 2018. Roles of instrumented farm-scale trials in trade-off assessments of pasture-based ruminant production systems. Animal. 12 (8), pp. 1766-1776. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731118000502

The Importance of Sustained Grassland and Environmental Research: A Case Study From North Wyke Research Station, UK, 1982–2017

Blackwell, M. S. A., Jarvis, S. C., Wilkins, R. J., Beaumont, D. A., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D. R., Collins, A. L., Dungait, J. A. J., Gibb, M. J., Hopkins, A., Lee, M. R. F., Misselbrook, T. H., Murray, P. J. and Tallowin, J. R. B. 2018. The Importance of Sustained Grassland and Environmental Research: A Case Study From North Wyke Research Station, UK, 1982–2017. in: Sparks, D. L. (ed.) Advances in Agronomy. Volume 149 Elsevier. pp. 161-235

Land-use type affects N2O production pathways in subtropical acidic soils

Zhang, Y., Ding, H., Zheng, X., Ren, X., Cardenas, L. M., Carswell, A. M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2018. Land-use type affects N2O production pathways in subtropical acidic soils. Environmental Pollution. 237, pp. 237-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.045

Modelling field scale spatial variation in water run-off, soil moisture, N2O emissions and herbage biomass of a grazed pasture using the SPACSYS model

Liu, Y., Li, Y., Harris, P., Cardenas, L. M., Dunn, R. M., Sint, H. M., Murray, P. J., Lee, M. R. F. and Wu, L. 2018. Modelling field scale spatial variation in water run-off, soil moisture, N2O emissions and herbage biomass of a grazed pasture using the SPACSYS model. Geoderma. 315, pp. 49-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.11.029

Atmospheric ammonia concentration modulates soil enzyme and microbial activity in an oak forest affecting soil microbial biomass

Lopez-Aizpun, M., Arango-Mora, C., Santamaria, C., Lasheras, E., Santamaria, J. M., Ciganda, V. S., Cardenas, L. M. and Elustondo, D. 2018. Atmospheric ammonia concentration modulates soil enzyme and microbial activity in an oak forest affecting soil microbial biomass. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 116, pp. 378-387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.10.020

Fate of 15N-labelled ammonium nitrate with or without the new nitrification inhibitor DMPSA in an irrigated maize crop

Guardia, G., Vallejo, A., Cardenas, L. M., Dixon, E. R. and Garcia-Marco, S. 2018. Fate of 15N-labelled ammonium nitrate with or without the new nitrification inhibitor DMPSA in an irrigated maize crop. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 116 (January), pp. 193-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.10.013

Effect of soil saturation on denitrification in a grassland soil

Cardenas, L. M., Bol, R., Lewicka-Szczebak, D., Gregory, A. S., Matthews, G. P., Whalley, W. R., Misselbrook, T. H., Scholefield, D. and Well, R. 2017. Effect of soil saturation on denitrification in a grassland soil. Biogeosciences. 14 (20), pp. 4691-4710. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-4691-2017

Modelling spatial and inter-annual variations of nitrous oxide emissions from UK cropland and grasslands using DailyDayCent

Fitton, N., Datta, A., Cloy, J. M., Rees, R. M., Topp, C. F. E., Bell, M. J., Cardenas, L. M., Williams, J., Smith, K., Thorman, R., Watson, C. J., Mcgeough, K. L., Kuhnert, M., Hastings, A., Anthony, S., Chadwick, D. and Smith, P. 2017. Modelling spatial and inter-annual variations of nitrous oxide emissions from UK cropland and grasslands using DailyDayCent. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 250 (Supplement C), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.08.032

“Hot spots” of N and C impact nitric oxide, nitrous oxide and nitrogen gas emissions from a UK grassland soil

Loick, N., Dixon, E. R., Abalos, D., Vallejo, A., Matthews, G. P., Mcgeough, K., Watson, C. J., Baggs, E. M. and Cardenas, L. M. 2017. “Hot spots” of N and C impact nitric oxide, nitrous oxide and nitrogen gas emissions from a UK grassland soil. Geoderma. 305 (1 November), pp. 336-345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.06.007

The effect of nitrification inhibitor on N2O, NO and N2 emissions under different soil moisture levels in a permanent grassland soil

Wu, D., Cardenas, L. M., Calvet, S., Bruggemann, N., Loick, N., Liu, S. and Bol, R. 2017. The effect of nitrification inhibitor on N2O, NO and N2 emissions under different soil moisture levels in a permanent grassland soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 113, pp. 153-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.06.007

Nitrogen losses to the environment following food-based digestate and compost applications to agricultural land

Nicholson, F., Bhogal, A., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D., Misselbrook, T. H., Rollett, A., Taylor, M., Thorman, R. and Williams, J. 2017. Nitrogen losses to the environment following food-based digestate and compost applications to agricultural land. Environmental Pollution. 228, pp. 504-516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.05.023

Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform - InveN2Ory. Fertiliser experimental site in Bedfordshire, 2011

Cardenas, L. M., Webster, C. P. and Donovan, N. 2017. Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform - InveN2Ory. Fertiliser experimental site in Bedfordshire, 2011. Freshwater Biological Assoc. https://doi.org/10.17865/ghgno613

Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform - InveN2Ory. Fertiliser experimental site in Devon, 2013

Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H. and Donovan, N. 2017. Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform - InveN2Ory. Fertiliser experimental site in Devon, 2013. Freshwater Biological Assoc. https://doi.org/10.17865/ghgno585

Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform - InveN2Ory. Dung and urine experimental site in Devon, 2012

Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H. and Donovan, N. 2017. Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform - InveN2Ory. Dung and urine experimental site in Devon, 2012. Freshwater Biological Assoc. https://doi.org/10.17865/ghgno562

Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform - InveN2Ory. Manure experimental site in Devon, 2011-12

Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H. and Donovan, N. 2017. Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform - InveN2Ory. Manure experimental site in Devon, 2011-12. Freshwater Biological Assoc. https://doi.org/10.17865/ghgno548

Nitrogen dynamics in soils amended with slurry treated by acid or DMPP addition

Owusu-Twum, M. Y., Loick, N., Cardenas, L. M., Coutinho, J., Trindade, H. and Fangueiro, D. 2017. Nitrogen dynamics in soils amended with slurry treated by acid or DMPP addition. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 53 (3), pp. 339-347. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-017-1178-0

Nitrification inhibitors and fertiliser nitrogen application timing strategies to reduce N2O. Slurry site in Devon, 2010-11

Misselbrook, T. H., Cardenas, L. M., Camp, V. and Donovan, N. 2017. Nitrification inhibitors and fertiliser nitrogen application timing strategies to reduce N2O. Slurry site in Devon, 2010-11. Freshwater Biological Assoc. https://doi.org/10.17865/ghgno317

Nitrification inhibitors and fertiliser nitrogen application timing strategies to reduce N2O. Urine site in Devon, 2012

Misselbrook, T. H., Cardenas, L. M., Camp, V. and Donovan, N. 2017. Nitrification inhibitors and fertiliser nitrogen application timing strategies to reduce N2O. Urine site in Devon, 2012. Freshwater Biological Assoc. https://doi.org/10.17865/ghgno333

Nitrification inhibitors and fertiliser nitrogen application timing strategies to reduce N2O. Site in Devon, 2011

Misselbrook, T. H., Cardenas, L. M., Camp, V. and Donovan, N. 2017. Nitrification inhibitors and fertiliser nitrogen application timing strategies to reduce N2O. Site in Devon, 2011. Freshwater Biological Assoc. https://doi.org/10.17865/ghgno349

Nitrification inhibitors and fertiliser nitrogen application timing strategies to reduce N2O. Site in Devon, 2010

Misselbrook, T. H., Cardenas, L. M., Camp, V. and Donovan, N. 2017. Nitrification inhibitors and fertiliser nitrogen application timing strategies to reduce N2O. Site in Devon, 2010. Freshwater Biological Assoc. https://doi.org/10.17865/ghgno357

Effect of the application of cattle urine with or without the nitrification inhibitor DCD, and dung on greenhouse gas emissions from a UK grassland soil

Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Hodgson, C. J., Donovan, N., Gilhespy, S. L., Smith, K. A., Dhanoa, M. S. and Chadwick, D. R. 2016. Effect of the application of cattle urine with or without the nitrification inhibitor DCD, and dung on greenhouse gas emissions from a UK grassland soil. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 235 (1 November), pp. 229-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.10.025

Experimental determination of nitrous oxide emission factors for arable land. Experimental site in Devon, 2008

Cardenas, L. M. and Donovan, N. 2016. Experimental determination of nitrous oxide emission factors for arable land. Experimental site in Devon, 2008. Freshwater Biological Assoc. https://doi.org/10.17865/ghgno111

Experimental determination of nitrous oxide emission factors for arable land. Experimental site in Devon, 2007

Cardenas, L. M. and Donovan, N. 2016. Experimental determination of nitrous oxide emission factors for arable land. Experimental site in Devon, 2007. Freshwater Biological Assoc. https://doi.org/10.17865/ghgno118

Interactions among agricultural production and other ecosystem services delivered from European temperate grassland systems

Pilgrim, E. S., Macleod, C. J. A., Blackwell, M. S. A., Bol, R., Hogan, D. V., Chadwick, D. R., Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Haygarth, P. M., Brazier, R. E., Hobbs, P., Hodgson, C. J., Jarvis, S., Dungait, J. A. J., Murray, P. J. and Firbank, L. G. 2010. Interactions among agricultural production and other ecosystem services delivered from European temperate grassland systems. Advances in Agronomy. 109, pp. 117-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385040-9.00004-9

The contribution of farm-scale experiments to the understanding of soil processes and implications for ecosystem services [Guest Editors' Introduction]

Cardenas, L. M., Collins, A. L., Dungait, J. A. J., Hawkins, J. M. B., Chabbi, A. and Hawes, C. 2016. The contribution of farm-scale experiments to the understanding of soil processes and implications for ecosystem services [Guest Editors' Introduction]. European Journal of Soil Science. 67 (4), pp. 359-359. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12360

The North Wyke Farm Platform: effect of temperate grassland farming systems on soil moisture contents, runoff and associated water quality dynamics

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

Historic record of pasture soil water and the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation in south-west England

Shepherd, A., Atuhaire, W., Wu, L., Hogan, D. V., Dunn, R. M. and Cardenas, L. M. 2017. Historic record of pasture soil water and the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation in south-west England. Hydrology Research. 48 (1), pp. 277-294. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2016.195

Effect of cover crops on greenhouse gas emissions in an irrigated field under integrated soil fertility management

Guardia, G., Abalos, D., García-Marco, S., Quemada, M., Alonso-Ayuso, M., Cardenas, L. M., Dixon, E. R. and Vallejo, A. 2016. Effect of cover crops on greenhouse gas emissions in an irrigated field under integrated soil fertility management. Biogeosciences. 13 (18), pp. 5245-5257. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5245-2016

Potential inhibitor effect of hippuric acid on nitrous oxide emissions from grassland on a heavy clay soil

Ciganda, V. S., Lopez, M., Repullo, M., Clough, T. and Cardenas, L. M. 2016. Potential inhibitor effect of hippuric acid on nitrous oxide emissions from grassland on a heavy clay soil. 19th Nitrogen Worskshop, Sweden, 27-29 June, 2016. pp. 3pp

Denitrification as a source of nitric oxide emissions from incubated soil cores from a UK grassland soil

Loick, N., Dixon, E. R., Abalos, D., Vallejo, A., Matthews, G. P., Mcgeough, K. L., Well, R., Watson, C. J., Laughlin, R. J. and Cardenas, L. M. 2016. Denitrification as a source of nitric oxide emissions from incubated soil cores from a UK grassland soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 95, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.12.009

N2O source partitioning in soils using N-15 site preference values corrected for the N2O reduction effect

Wu, D., Koster, J. R., Cardenas, L. M., Bruggemann, N., Lewicka-Szczebak, D. and Bol, R. 2016. N2O source partitioning in soils using N-15 site preference values corrected for the N2O reduction effect. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 30 (5), pp. 620-626. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.7493

Can species-rich grasslands be established on former intensively managed arable soils?

Horrocks, C. A., Heal, K. V., Harvie, B., Tallowin, J. R. B., Cardenas, L. M. and Dungait, J. A. J. 2016. Can species-rich grasslands be established on former intensively managed arable soils? Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 217, pp. 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.10.015

Development of emission factors and efficiency of two nitrification inhibitors, DCD and DMPP

Gilsanz, C., Baez, D., Misselbrook, T. H., Dhanoa, M. S. and Cardenas, L. M. 2016. Development of emission factors and efficiency of two nitrification inhibitors, DCD and DMPP. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 216, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.09.030

A new approach to estimate nitrous oxide emissions from arable crops in the United Kingdom

Thorman, R. E., Sylvester-Bradley, R., Smith, K. E., Kindred, D. R., Wynn, S. C., Rees, R. M., Topp, K. F. E., Pappa, V. A., Mortimer, N. D., Misselbrook, T. H., Gilhespy, S. L., Cardenas, L. M., Bennett, G., Malkin, S. and Munro, D. G. 2016. A new approach to estimate nitrous oxide emissions from arable crops in the United Kingdom. 19th Nitrogen Workshop, Sweden, 2016. pp. 126-127

Effect of compaction on nitrous oxide and nitrogen emissions from UK soils

Cardenas, L. M., Matthews, G. P., Gregory, A. S., Whalley, W. R., Bird, N. R. A., Misselbrook, T. H., Laudone, G. M., Dhanoa, M. S. and Scholefield, D. 2016. Effect of compaction on nitrous oxide and nitrogen emissions from UK soils. Abstract for GGAA conferernce, Melbourne, 14-18 February, 2016.

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

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

Climate change and N2O emissions from South West England grasslands: A modelling approach

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

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

Isotopomer mapping approach to determine N2O production pathways and N2O reduction

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

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

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

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.

Nitrous oxide emissions from livestock urine and dung

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

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 .

Data mining the North Wyke Farm Platform data sets

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 .

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

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 .

Management opportunities to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from Chinese agriculture

Nayak, D., Saetnan, E., Cheng, K., Wang, W., Koslowski, F., Cheng, Y-F., Zhu, W. Y., Wang, J-K., Liu, J-X., Moran, D., Yan, X., Cardenas, L. M., Newbold, J., Pan, G., Lu, Y. and Smith, P. 2015. Management opportunities to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from Chinese agriculture. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 209 (1 November), pp. 108-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.04.035

Global Research Alliance Modelling Platform (GRAMP): an open web platform for modelling greenhouse gas emissions from agro-ecosystems

Yeluripati, J. B., Del Prado, A., Sanz-Cobena, A., Rees, R. M., Li, C., Chadwick, D., Tilston, E., Topp, C. F. E., Cardenas, L. M., Ingraham, P., Gilhespy, S. L., Anthony, S., Vetter, S. H., Misselbrook, T. H., Salas, W. and Smith, P. 2015. Global Research Alliance Modelling Platform (GRAMP): an open web platform for modelling greenhouse gas emissions from agro-ecosystems. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 111 (February), pp. 112-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2014.11.016

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

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.

Nitrous oxide emissions from forage maize production on a Humic Cambisol fertilized with mineral fertilizer or slurries in Galicia, Spain

Louro, A., Baez, D., Garcia, M. I. and Cardenas, L. M. 2015. Nitrous oxide emissions from forage maize production on a Humic Cambisol fertilized with mineral fertilizer or slurries in Galicia, Spain. Geoderma Regional. 5, pp. 54-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2015.03.004

Anaerobic digestates lower N2O emissions compared to cattle slurry by affecting rate and product stoichiometry of denitrification - an N2O isotopomer case study

Koster, J. R., Cardenas, L. M., Bol, R., Lewicka-Szczebak, D., Senbayram, M., Well, R., Giesemann, A. and Dittert, K. 2015. Anaerobic digestates lower N2O emissions compared to cattle slurry by affecting rate and product stoichiometry of denitrification - an N2O isotopomer case study. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 84, pp. 65-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.01.021

Disaggregated N2O emission factors in China based on cropping parameters create a robust approach to the IPCC Tier 2 methodology

Shepherd, A., Yan, X., Nayak, D., Newbold, J., Moran, D., Dhanoa, M. S., Goulding, K. W. T., Smith, P. and Cardenas, L. M. 2015. Disaggregated N2O emission factors in China based on cropping parameters create a robust approach to the IPCC Tier 2 methodology. Atmospheric Environment. 122, pp. 272-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.09.054

The North Wyke Farm Platform, a UK national capability for research into sustainability of temperate agricultural grassland management: progress and developments

Harris, P., Dungait, J. A. J., Griffith, B. A., Shepherd, A., Sint, H. M., Blackwell, M. S. A., Cardenas, L. M., Collins, A. L., Goulding, K. W. T., Lee, M. R. F. and Orr, R. J. 2015. The North Wyke Farm Platform, a UK national capability for research into sustainability of temperate agricultural grassland management: progress and developments. EGU.

Capturing the spatial variability of N2O emissions on grazed grasslands

Cardenas, L. M., Dunn, R. M., Shepherd, A., Misselbrook, T. H., Orr, R. J., Griffith, B. A., Velazquez, A., Burak, E., Chen, K., Harris, P., Repullo, M. and Collins, A. L. 2015. Capturing the spatial variability of N2O emissions on grazed grasslands. Abstracts ASA/CSSA/SSSA International Annual Meeting Synergy in Science: Partnering for Solutions, Minneapolis, 15-18 November 2015 .

Nitrous oxide emissions from fertilised UK arable soils: fluxes, emission factors and mitigation

Bell, M. J., Hinton, N., Cloy, J. M., Topp, C. F. E., Rees, R. M., Cardenas, L. M., Scott, T., Webster, C. P., Ashton, R. W., Whitmore, A. P., Williams, J. R., Balshaw, H., Paine, F., Goulding, K. W. T. and Chadwick, D. R. 2015. Nitrous oxide emissions from fertilised UK arable soils: fluxes, emission factors and mitigation. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 212, pp. 134-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.07.003

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

Lewicka-Szczebak, D., Well, R., Bol, R., Gregory, A. S., Matthews, G. P., Misselbrook, T. H., Whalley, W. R. and Cardenas, L. M. 2015. Isotope fractionation factors controlling isotopocule signatures of soil-emitted N2O produced by denitrification processes of various rates. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 29 (3), pp. 269-282. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.7102

Comparing N2O fluxes from recently created extensive grasslands and sites remaining under intensive agricultural management

Horrocks, C. A., Dungait, J. A. J., Heal, K. V. and Cardenas, L. M. 2015. Comparing N2O fluxes from recently created extensive grasslands and sites remaining under intensive agricultural management. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 199, pp. 77-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2014.08.018

The North Wyke Farm Platform, a national capability for research into sustainability of temperate agricultural grassland management: data and modelling opportunities

Harris, P., Griffith, B. A., Shepherd, A., Peukert, S., Hawkins, J. M. B., Elyes, C., Whitmore, A. P., Blackwell, M. S. A., Brazier, R. E., Cardenas, L. M., Wu, L., Dungait, J. A. J., Collins, A. L., Gurr, S. J., Murray, P. J., Goulding, K. W. T. and Orr, R. J. 2014. The North Wyke Farm Platform, a national capability for research into sustainability of temperate agricultural grassland management: data and modelling opportunities. Abstracts Tereno International Conference: from Observation to Prediction in Terrestrial Systems, Bonn, 29 September-2 October 2014 . pp. P2-07

An assessment of nitrification inhibitors to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from UK agriculture

Misselbrook, T. H., Cardenas, L. M., Camp, V., Thorman, R. E., Williams, J. R., Rollet, A. J. and Chambers, B. J. 2014. An assessment of nitrification inhibitors to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from UK agriculture. Environmental Research Letters. 9, p. 115006. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/11/115006

The impact of weather on nitrous oxide emissions from arable land in the UK

Topp, C. F. E., Smith, K. E., Thorman, R. E., Pappa, V. A., Bennett, G., Malkin, S., Cardenas, L. M., Chauhan, M., Misselbrook, T. H., Munro, D. G., Rees, R. M., Anthony, S. and Sylvester-Bradley, R. 2014. The impact of weather on nitrous oxide emissions from arable land in the UK. Agronomic Decision Making in an Uncertain Climate. Aspects of Applied Biology 125 . Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) Wellesbourne Warwick . pp. 81-87

Effect of nitrogen source on nitric oxide and nitrous oxide emissions from a UK grassland soil

Loick, N., Dixon, E. R., Well, R., Matthews, P. and Cardenas, L. M. 2014. Effect of nitrogen source on nitric oxide and nitrous oxide emissions from a UK grassland soil. Cordovil, C. M. d. S. (ed.) Abstracts 18th Nitrogen Workshop, Lisbon, 30 June- 3 July 2014 . pp. 465-467

The challenge of modelling nitrogen management at the field scale: simulation and sensitivity analysis of N2O fluxes across nine experimental sites using DailyDayCent

Fitton, N., Datta, A., Hastings, A., Kuhnert, M., Topp, C. F. E., Cloy, J. M., Rees, R. M., Cardenas, L. M., Williams, J. R., Smith, K., Chadwick, D. and Smith, P. 2014. The challenge of modelling nitrogen management at the field scale: simulation and sensitivity analysis of N2O fluxes across nine experimental sites using DailyDayCent. Environmental Research Letters. 9, p. 095003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/9/095003

Impact of nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide (DCD) on N2O emissions from urine applied to UK grassland

Cardenas, L. M., Camp, V., Donovan, N., Hodgson, C. J., Misselbrook, T. H., Mcgeough, K., Mcneill, G., Laughlin, R., Watson, C., Bell, M., Rees, R. and Chadwick, D. R. 2014. Impact of nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide (DCD) on N2O emissions from urine applied to UK grassland. Cordovil, C. M. d. S. (ed.) Abstracts 18th Nitrogen Workshop, Lisbon, 30 June- 3 July 2014 . pp. 387-388

Nitrous oxide emissions from fertilised UK arable soils: quantification and mitigation

Bell, M., Winning, M., Cloy, J., Rees, B., Cardenas, L. M., Donovan, N., Scott, T., Webster, C. P., Whitmore, A. P., Williams, J., Balshaw, H., Paine, F. and Chadwick, D. R. 2014. Nitrous oxide emissions from fertilised UK arable soils: quantification and mitigation. Cordovil, C. M. d. S. (ed.) Abstracts 18th Nitrogen Workshop, Lisbon, 30 June- 3 July 2014 . pp. 375-376

First 20 years of DNDC (DeNitrification DeComposition): model evolution

Gilhespy, S. L., Anthony, S., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D., Del Prado, A., Li, C., Misselbrook, T. H., Rees, R. M., Salas, W., Sanz-Cobena, A., Smith, P., Tilston, E. L., Topp, C. F. E., Vetter, S. and Yeluripati, J. B. 2014. First 20 years of DNDC (DeNitrification DeComposition): model evolution. Ecological Modelling. 292, pp. 51-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.09.004

Factors controlling the efficacy of DCD to reduce N2O emissions and improve NUE in agriculture: evidence from field and laboratory studies

Chadwick, D. R., Williams, J. R., Cardenas, L. M., Rees, R. M., Vallejo, A., Scowan, M., Marsden, K., Jones, D. L. and Watson, C. J. 2014. Factors controlling the efficacy of DCD to reduce N2O emissions and improve NUE in agriculture: evidence from field and laboratory studies. Abstracts 4th International Conference on C Sequestration and Climate Change Mitigation in Agriculture, Yangling, 21-24 September 2014 .

Review and analysis of global agricultural N2O emissions relevant to the UK

Buckingham, S., Anthony, S., Bellamy, P. H., Cardenas, L. M., Higgins, S., Mcgeough, K. and Topp, C. F. E. 2014. Review and analysis of global agricultural N2O emissions relevant to the UK. Science of the Total Environment. 487, pp. 164-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.122

Ranking factors affecting emissions of GHG from incubated agricultural soils

Garcia-Marco, S., Ravella, S. R., Chadwick, D. R., Vallejo, A., Gregory, A. S. and Cardenas, L. M. 2014. Ranking factors affecting emissions of GHG from incubated agricultural soils. European Journal of Soil Science. 65 (4), pp. 573-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12143

Does extensification lead to enhanced provision of ecosystem services from soils in UK agriculture

Horrocks, C. A., Dungait, J. A. J., Cardenas, L. M. and Heal, K. V. 2014. Does extensification lead to enhanced provision of ecosystem services from soils in UK agriculture. Land Use Policy. 38, pp. 123-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.10.023

First 20 years of DNDC: model evolution and GRAMP

Gilhespy, S. L., Anthony, S. G., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D. R., Del Prado, A., Li, C., Misselbrook, T. H., Rees, R., Salas, W., Sanz-Cobena, A., Smith, P., Tilston, E. L., Topp, K., Vetter, S. H. and Yeluripati, J. 2014. First 20 years of DNDC: model evolution and GRAMP. Cordovil, C. M. d. S. (ed.) Abstracts 18th Nitrogen Workshop, Lisbon, 30 June- 3 July 2014 . pp. 100-103

Effect of cattle urine addition on the surface emissions and subsurface concentrations of greenhouse gases in a UK peat grassland

Boon, A., Robinson, J. S., Chadwick, D. R. and Cardenas, L. M. 2014. Effect of cattle urine addition on the surface emissions and subsurface concentrations of greenhouse gases in a UK peat grassland. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 186, pp. 23-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2014.01.008

Effect of cattle urine addition on the surface emissions and subsurface concentrations of greenhouse gases from a UK lowland peatland

Boon, A., Robinson, S., Chadwick, D. R. and Cardenas, L. M. 2014. Effect of cattle urine addition on the surface emissions and subsurface concentrations of greenhouse gases from a UK lowland peatland. EGU.

Optimizing chamber methods for measuring nitrous oxide emissions from plot-based agricultural experiments

Chadwick, D. R., Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Smith, K. A., Rees, R. M., Watson, C. J., Mcgeough, K. L., Williams, J. R., Cloy, J. M., Thorman, R. E. and Dhanoa, M. S. 2014. Optimizing chamber methods for measuring nitrous oxide emissions from plot-based agricultural experiments. European Journal of Soil Science. 65 (2), pp. 295-307. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12117

Global Research Alliance Modelling Platform (GRAMP): an open web platform for modelling greenhouse gas emissions from terrestrial ecosystems

Yeluripati, J. B., Del Prado, A., Rees, R., Li, C., Chadwick, D. R., Tilston, E., Topp, K., Cardenas, L. M., Ingraham, P., Gilhespy, S. L., Anthony, S., Vetter, S. H., Misselbrook, T. H., Salas, W. and Smith, P. 2013. Global Research Alliance Modelling Platform (GRAMP): an open web platform for modelling greenhouse gas emissions from terrestrial ecosystems. Abstracts Conference of the Global DNDC Network, Beijing, 14-19 September 2013 .

Effect of slurry and ammonium nitrate application on greenhouse gas fluxes of a grassland soil under atypical South West England weather conditions

Louro, A., Sawamoto, T., Chadwick, D., Pezzolla, D., Bol, R., Baez, D. and Cardenas, L. M. 2013. Effect of slurry and ammonium nitrate application on greenhouse gas fluxes of a grassland soil under atypical South West England weather conditions. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 181, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2013.09.005

Determination of the gas diffusion coefficient of a peat grassland soil

Boon, A., Robinson, J. S., Nightingale, P. D., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D. R. and Verhoef, A. 2013. Determination of the gas diffusion coefficient of a peat grassland soil. European Journal of Soil Science. 64 (5), pp. 681-687. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12056

Potential mineralization and nitrification in volcanic grassland soils in Chile

Cardenas, L. M., Hatch, D. J., Scholefield, D., Jhurreea, D., Clark, I. M., Hirsch, P. R., Salazar, F., Rao-Ravella, S. and Alfaro, M. 2013. Potential mineralization and nitrification in volcanic grassland soils in Chile. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 59, pp. 380-391. https://doi.org/10.1080/00380768.2013.789395

Towards an improved inventory of N2O from agriculture: model evaluation of N2O emission factors and N fraction leached from different sources in UK agriculture

Cardenas, L. M., Gooday, R., Brown, L., Scholefield, D., Cuttle, S., Gilhespy, S. L., Matthews, R. A., Misselbrook, T. H., Wang, J., Li, C., Hughes, G. and Lord, E. 2013. Towards an improved inventory of N2O from agriculture: model evaluation of N2O emission factors and N fraction leached from different sources in UK agriculture. Atmospheric Environment. 79, pp. 340-348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.06.033

Global Research Alliance Modelling Platform (GRAMP): developing a unified modelling approach in the context of climate change

Yeluripati, J., Rees, B., Li, C., Chadwick, D. R., Tilston, E., Topp, K., Cardenas, L. M., Gilhespy, S. L., Anthony, S., Salas, W. and Smith, P. 2013. Global Research Alliance Modelling Platform (GRAMP): developing a unified modelling approach in the context of climate change. Abstracts Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture (GGAA) Conference, Dublin, 23-26 June 2013 .

Estimation of uncertainty in the dailyDAYCENT model: experiment with UK cropland

Datta, A., Fitton, N., Topp, K., Cloy, J., Rees, B., Cardenas, L. M., Williams, J., Smith, K. and Smith, P. 2013. Estimation of uncertainty in the dailyDAYCENT model: experiment with UK cropland. Abstracts International Conference on Soil Carbon Sequestration for Climate, Food Security and Ecosystem Services, Reykjavik, 26-29 May 2013 .

How do N2O fluxes determined using five static closed chambers and an auto-sampler compare?

Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Donovan, N., Norris, S., Murray, R. L., Cancer-Berroya, E., Hodgson, C. J. and Chadwick, D. R. 2013. How do N2O fluxes determined using five static closed chambers and an auto-sampler compare? Abstracts Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture (GGAA) Conference, Dublin, 23-26 June 2013 .

Novel laser spectroscopic technique for continuous analysis of N2O isotopomers - application and intercomparison with isotope ratio mass spectrometry

Koster, J. R., Well, R., Tuzson, B., Bol, R., Dittert, K., Giesemann, A., Emmenegger, L., Manninen, A., Cardenas, L. M. and Mohn, J. 2013. Novel laser spectroscopic technique for continuous analysis of N2O isotopomers - application and intercomparison with isotope ratio mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 27 (1), pp. 216-222. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.6434

Effect of season of application on N2O emissions from urine patches

Cardenas, L. M., Donovan, N., Hodgson, C. J., Norris, S., Murray, R., Cancer-Berroya, E., Misselbrook, T. H. and Chadwick, D. R. 2013. Effect of season of application on N2O emissions from urine patches. Abstracts Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture (GGAA) Conference, Dublin, 23-26 June 2013 .

Subsurface concentrations and surface emissions of greenhouse gases from a seasonally waterlogged peatland in the UK

Boon, A., Robinson, S., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D. R. and Verhoef, A. 2013. Subsurface concentrations and surface emissions of greenhouse gases from a seasonally waterlogged peatland in the UK. Abstracts European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2013, Vienna, 7-12 April 2013 .

Advances in the understanding of nutrient dynamics and management in UK agriculture

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

UK greenhouse gas inventory, 1990 to 2010. Annual report for submission under the Framework Convention on Climate Change

Brown, K., Cardenas, L. M., Maccarthy, J., Murrells, T., Pang, Y., Passant, N., Thistlethwaite, G., Thomson, A., Webb, N., Dore, C., Gilhespy, S. L., Goodwin, J., Hallsworth, S., Hobson, M., Manning, A., Martinez, C., Matthews, R., Misselbrook, T. H., Thomas, J., Walker, Colin, Walker, H. and Watterson, J. D. 2012. UK greenhouse gas inventory, 1990 to 2010. Annual report for submission under the Framework Convention on Climate Change. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Data analysis considerations

Venterea, R. T., Parkin, T. B., Cardenas, L. M., Petersen, S. O. and Pedersen, A. R. 2012. Data analysis considerations. in: Harvey, M. J. and Deklein, C. A. M. (ed.) Nitrous oxide chamber methodology guidelines, Version 1 Ministry for Primary Industries, Wellington. pp. 95-121

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

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

Desnitrificacion de nitrogeno en suelos volcanicos

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 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Modelling nitrous oxide emissions from grazed grassland systems

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

Isotopmeranalyse von bodenburtigem Lachgas - Laborstudien mit QCLAS und IRMS

Koster, J. R., Manninen, A., Well, R., Bol, R., Dittert, K., Emmenegger, L., Tuzson, B., Cardenas, L. M., Muhling, K. H. and Mohn, J. 2011. Isotopmeranalyse von bodenburtigem Lachgas - Laborstudien mit QCLAS und IRMS. Abstracts Gemeinsame Tagung Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Pflanzenernahrung und der Gesellschaft fur Pflanzenbauwissenschaften: Stickstoff in Pflanze, Boden und Umwelt, Kiel, 27-29 September 2011 . pp. 220

Surface emissions and subsurface concentrations of greenhouse gases in a peat grassland respond to addition of cattle urine

Boon, A., Robinson, J. S., Chadwick, D. R., Cardenas, L. M. and Verhoef, A. 2011. Surface emissions and subsurface concentrations of greenhouse gases in a peat grassland respond to addition of cattle urine. Abstracts British Grassland Society 10th Research Conference, Belfast, 20-21 September 2011 .

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

Laudone, G. M., Matthews, G. P., Bird, N. R. A., Whalley, W. R., Cardenas, L. M. and Gregory, A. S. 2011. A model to predict the effects of soil structure on denitrification and N2O emission. Journal of Hydrology. 409, pp. 283-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.08.026

The relationship between direct soil nitrous oxide emissions and nitrogen fertiliser rate to winter cereals in England

Smith, K. E., Cardenas, L. M., Thorman, R. E., Scholefield, D., Chadwick, D. R., Butler, M., Donovan, N., Bennett, G., Collis, H. R., Kingston, H. and Chambers, B. J. 2011. The relationship between direct soil nitrous oxide emissions and nitrogen fertiliser rate to winter cereals in England. Abstracts Theo Murphy International Scientific Meeting on Nitrous Oxide, the Forgotten Greenhouse Gas, Chicheley, 23-24 .

Isotopomer analysis of soil derived N2O - comparative measurements using QCLAS and IRMS techniques

Koster, J. R., Well, R., Manninen, A., Bol, R., Dittert, K., Emmenegger, L., Tuzson, B., Cardenas, L. M., Muhling, K. H. and Mohn, J. 2011. Isotopomer analysis of soil derived N2O - comparative measurements using QCLAS and IRMS techniques. European Geosciences Union (EGU).

Use of the Taguchi methodology to rank the importance of factors affecting emissions of N2O from incubated agricultural soils

Cardenas, L. M., Garcia-Marco, S., Rao Ravella, S., Chadwick, D. R., Hobbs, P. J., Gregory, A. S. and Vallejo, A. 2011. Use of the Taguchi methodology to rank the importance of factors affecting emissions of N2O from incubated agricultural soils. European Geosciences Union (EGU).

Rapid shift from denitrification to nitrification in soil after biogas residue application as indicated by nitrous oxide isotopomers

Koster, J. R., Cardenas, L. M., Senbayram, M., Bol, R., Well, R., Butler, M., Muhling, K. H. and Dittert, K. 2011. Rapid shift from denitrification to nitrification in soil after biogas residue application as indicated by nitrous oxide isotopomers. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43, pp. 1671-1677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.04.004

High rates of nitrogen cycling in volcanic soils from Chilean grasslands

Dixon, E. R., Cardenas, L. M., Alfaro, M., Salazar, F. and Hatch, D. J. 2011. High rates of nitrogen cycling in volcanic soils from Chilean grasslands. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 25 (11), pp. 1521-1526. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.4969

Manure management: implications for greenhouse gas emissions

Chadwick, D. R., Sommer, S., Thorman, R., Fangueiro, D., Cardenas, L. M., Amon, B. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2011. Manure management: implications for greenhouse gas emissions. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 166-167, pp. 514-531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.04.036

Quantitative molecular biology and N2O/N2 flux measurements demonstrate carbon amendment and depth affects on the distribution and activity of sub-soil denitrifiers

Barrett, M., Khalil, M. I., Jahangir, M. M. R., Lee, C., Cardenas, L. M., Collins, G., Richards, K. G. and O'flaherty, V. 2011. Quantitative molecular biology and N2O/N2 flux measurements demonstrate carbon amendment and depth affects on the distribution and activity of sub-soil denitrifiers. Abstracts Conference on Nitrogen and Global Change: Key Findings - Future Challenges, Edinburgh, 11-15 April 2011 .

Key unknowns in estimating atmospheric emissions from UK land management

Misselbrook, T. H., Cape, J. N., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D. R., Dragosits, U., Hobbs, P. J., Nemitz, E., Reis, S., Skiba, U. and Sutton, M. A. 2011. Key unknowns in estimating atmospheric emissions from UK land management. Atmospheric Environment. 45, pp. 1067-1074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.11.014

Effect of soil saturation on denitrification in a grassland soil

Cardenas, L. M., Butler, M., Gregory, A. S., Matthews, G. P., Whalley, W. R., Bird, N. R. A., Misselbrook, T. H., Laudone, G. M. and Scholefield, D. 2011. Effect of soil saturation on denitrification in a grassland soil. Abstracts Conference on Nitrogen and Global Change: Key Findings - Future Challenges, Edinburgh, 11-15 April 2011 .

Development and application of a detailed inventory framework for estimating nitrous oxide and methane emissions from agriculture

Wang, J., Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H. and Gilhespy, S. L. 2011. Development and application of a detailed inventory framework for estimating nitrous oxide and methane emissions from agriculture. Atmospheric Environment. 45, pp. 1454-1463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.12.014

Cost effectiveness of nitrate leaching mitigation measures for grassland livestock systems at locations in England and Wales

Cardenas, L. M., Cuttle, S. P., Crabtree, B., Hopkins, A., Shepherd, A., Scholefield, D. and Del Prado, A. 2011. Cost effectiveness of nitrate leaching mitigation measures for grassland livestock systems at locations in England and Wales. Science of the Total Environment. 409, pp. 1104-1115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.12.006

Effect of antecedent soil moisture conditions on emissions and isotopologue distribution of N2O during denitrification

Bergstermann, A., Cardenas, L. M., Bol, R., Gilliam, L. M., Goulding, K. W. T., Meijide, A., Scholefield, D., Vallejo, A. and Well, R. 2011. Effect of antecedent soil moisture conditions on emissions and isotopologue distribution of N2O during denitrification. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43, pp. 240-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.10.003

Quantitative molecular biology and gas flux measurements demonstrate soil treatment and depth effects on the distribution and activity of denitrifiers

Barrett, M. M., Jahangir, M., Cardenas, L. M., Khalil, M., Richards, K. R. and O'flaherty, V. 2010. Quantitative molecular biology and gas flux measurements demonstrate soil treatment and depth effects on the distribution and activity of denitrifiers. Abstracts AGU 2010 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 13-17 December 2010 . pp. B43F-06

Greenhouse gas inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990-2008. Report to the Department for Energy and Climate Change, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Assembly Government and the Northern Ireland Department of Environment (AEAT/ENV/R/3067 Issue 1)

Sneddon, S., Brophy, N., Li, Y., Maccarthy, J., Martinez, C., Murells, T., Passant, N., Thomas, J., Thistlethwaite, G., Tsagatakis, I., Walker, H., Thomson, A. and Cardenas, L. M. 2010. Greenhouse gas inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990-2008. Report to the Department for Energy and Climate Change, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Assembly Government and the Northern Ireland Department of Environment (AEAT/ENV/R/3067 Issue 1). AEA, Didcot.

Denitrification and the N2(N2O+N2) ratios at various soil depths under grazed grassland in Ireland

Jahangir, M. M. R., Khalil, M. I., Johnston, P., Cardenas, L. M., Hatch, D. J. and Richards, K. G. 2010. Denitrification and the N2(N2O+N2) ratios at various soil depths under grazed grassland in Ireland. Abstracts SAC and SEPA Biennial Conference. Agriculture and the Environment VIII: Climate, Water and Soil: Science, Policy and Practice, Edinburgh, 31 March-1 April 2010 . pp. 282-287

Evaluation of acetylene inhibition technique for total N-loss measurements in soils with high inorganic N supply

Felber, R., Butler, M., Cardenas, L. M., Conen, F., Jocher, M. and Neftel, A. 2010. Evaluation of acetylene inhibition technique for total N-loss measurements in soils with high inorganic N supply. Abstracts NitroEurope IP Open Science Conference on Reactive Nitrogen and the European Greenhouse Gas Balance, Solothurn, 3-4 February 2010 . pp. 53

Erratum to 'Quantifying annual N2O emission fluxes from grazed grassland under a range of inorganic fertiliser nitrogen inputs' [Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 136(2010) 218-226]

Cardenas, L. M., Thorman, R., Ashlee, N., Butler, M., Chadwick, D. R., Chambers, B., Cuttle, S., Donovan, N., Kingston, H., Lane, S., Dhanoa, M. S. and Scholefield, D. 2010. Erratum to 'Quantifying annual N2O emission fluxes from grazed grassland under a range of inorganic fertiliser nitrogen inputs' [Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 136(2010) 218-226]. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 138, p. 356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2010.05.002

Dual isotope and isotopomer measurements for the understanding of N2O production and consumption during nitrification in an arable soil

Meijide, A., Cardenas, L. M., Bol, R., Bergstermann, A., Goulding, K. W. T., Well, R., Vallejo, A. and Scholefield, D. 2010. Dual isotope and isotopomer measurements for the understanding of N2O production and consumption during nitrification in an arable soil. European Journal of Soil Science. 61, pp. 364-374. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01233.x

A dual-porous, biophysical void structure model of soil for the understanding of the conditions causing nitrous oxide emission

Matthews, G. P., Laudone, G. M., Whalley, W. R., Bird, N. R. A., Gregory, A. S., Cardenas, L. M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2010. A dual-porous, biophysical void structure model of soil for the understanding of the conditions causing nitrous oxide emission. European Geosciences Union (EGU).

UK greenhouse gas inventory, 1990 to 2008. Annual report for submission under the Framework Convention on Climate Change

Maccarthy, J., Thomas, J., Choudrie, S., Passant, N., Thistlethwaite, G., Murrells, T., Watterson, J., Cardenas, L. M., Thomson, A., Li, Y., Manning, A., Walker, Colin, Brophy, N., Sneddon, S., Pierce, M., Brown, K., Matthews, R., Gillam, S. L., Misselbrook, T. H. and Gilhespy, S. L. 2010. UK greenhouse gas inventory, 1990 to 2008. Annual report for submission under the Framework Convention on Climate Change. AEA Technology, Didcot.

Nitrous oxide isotopomers and N2O/N2 ratios from denitrification after biogas waste application as fertilzer to grassland soil

Koster, J. R., Cardenas, L. M., Bol, R., Well, R., Senbayram, M., Butler, M., Muhling, K. H. and Dittert, K. 2010. Nitrous oxide isotopomers and N2O/N2 ratios from denitrification after biogas waste application as fertilzer to grassland soil. Abstracts Stable Isotope Mass-Spectrometry User Group (SIMSUG) Meeting, Exeter, 28-30 April 2010 .

Nitrous oxide isotopomers and N2O/N2 ratios from denitrification after biogas waste application as fertilizer to grassland soil

Koster, J. R., Cardenas, L. M., Well, R., Bol, R., Senbayram, M., Muhling, K. H. and Dittert, K. 2010. Nitrous oxide isotopomers and N2O/N2 ratios from denitrification after biogas waste application as fertilizer to grassland soil. European Geosciences Union (EGU).

Can subsoil denitrification reduce groundwater nitrate pollution and atmospheric N2O emissions?

Jahangir, M. M. R., Khalil, M. I., Cardenas, L. M., Hatch, D. J., Johnston, P. and Richards, K. 2010. Can subsoil denitrification reduce groundwater nitrate pollution and atmospheric N2O emissions? European Geosciences Union (EGU).

Nitrogen mineralization and CO2 and NO2 emissions in a sandy soil amended with original or acidified pig slurries or with the relative fractions

Fangueiro, D., Ribeiro, H., Coutinho, J., Cardenas, L. M., Trindade, H., Cunha-Queda, C., Vasconcelos, E. and Cabral, F. 2010. Nitrogen mineralization and CO2 and NO2 emissions in a sandy soil amended with original or acidified pig slurries or with the relative fractions. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 46, pp. 383-391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-010-0444-1

A trial to establish the optimum 15N enrichment, amount of N and incubation time required to determine N cycling rates in carbon-rich soils using the mean pool dilution technique

Dixon, E. R., Cardenas, L. M., Butler, M., Alfaro, M., Salazar, F. and Hatch, D. J. 2010. A trial to establish the optimum 15N enrichment, amount of N and incubation time required to determine N cycling rates in carbon-rich soils using the mean pool dilution technique. Abstracts Stable Isotope Mass-Spectrometry User Group (SIMSUG) Meeting, Exeter, 28-30 April 2010 .

Putting the pieces of the puzzle together: denitrification, what we know and what the gaps are

Cardenas, L. M. 2010. Putting the pieces of the puzzle together: denitrification, what we know and what the gaps are. European Geosciences Union (EGU).

Role of antecedent soil moisture on microbial populations involved in gaseous N2O emissions - use of isotopomers to understand sources

Cardenas, L. M., Bol, R., Bergstermann, A., Meijide, A., Hirsch, P. R., Jhurreea, D., Clark, I. M., Gilliam, L., Goulding, K. W. T., Well, R. and Scholefield, D. 2010. Role of antecedent soil moisture on microbial populations involved in gaseous N2O emissions - use of isotopomers to understand sources. Abstracts Stable Isotope Mass-Spectrometry User Group (SIMSUG) Meeting, Exeter, 28-30 April 2010 .

Exploring systems responses to mitigation of GHG in UK dairy farms

Del Prado, A., Chadwick, D. R., Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Scholefield, D. and Merino, P. 2010. Exploring systems responses to mitigation of GHG in UK dairy farms. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 136, pp. 318-332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2009.09.015

Quantifying annual N2O emission fluxes from grazed grassland under a range of inorganic fertiliser nitrogen inputs

Cardenas, L. M., Thorman, R., Ashlee, N., Butler, M., Chadwick, D. R., Chambers, B., Cuttle, S., Donovan, N., Kingston, H., Lane, S., Dhanoa, M. S. and Scholefield, D. 2010. Quantifying annual N2O emission fluxes from grazed grassland under a range of inorganic fertiliser nitrogen inputs. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 136, pp. 218-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2009.12.006

Carbon dioxide and methane fluxes from a barley field amended with organic fertilizers under Mediterranean climatic conditions

Meijide, A., Cardenas, L. M., Sanches-Martin, L. and Vallejo, A. 2010. Carbon dioxide and methane fluxes from a barley field amended with organic fertilizers under Mediterranean climatic conditions. Plant and Soil. 328, pp. 353-367. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-009-0114-y

Effect of the nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide on microbial communities and N2O from an arable soil fertilized with ammonium sulphate

Carneiro, J., Cardenas, L. M., Hatch, D. J., Trindade, H., Scholefield, D., Clegg, C. D. and Hobbs, P. J. 2010. Effect of the nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide on microbial communities and N2O from an arable soil fertilized with ammonium sulphate. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 8, pp. 237-246. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-009-0212-3

An improved inventory of greenhouse gases from agriculture. Final report on Defra Project AC0101

Cardenas, L. M. 2009. An improved inventory of greenhouse gases from agriculture. Final report on Defra Project AC0101.

Modelling nitrous oxide dynamics in grazed grassland systems

Wang, J., Cardenas, L. M., Misselbrook, T. H. and Li, C. 2009. Modelling nitrous oxide dynamics in grazed grassland systems. Abstracts Managing Climate Change MC2 Conference, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 18-20 November 2009 .

Measurement and pore-level modelling of the production of nitrous oxide from soil

Matthews, G. P., Laudone, G. M., Whalley, W. R., Bird, N. R. A., Gregory, A. S., Cardenas, L. M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2009. Measurement and pore-level modelling of the production of nitrous oxide from soil. Abstracts 2nd International Conference on Biohydrology 2009: a Changing Climate for Biology and Soil Hydrology Interactions, Bratislava, 21-24 September 2009 .

Can copper availability have a regulatory function on nitrous oxide emissions from soil?

Devaney, D., Godley, A., Hodson, M. E., Purdy, K., Yamulki, S. and Cardenas, L. M. 2009. Can copper availability have a regulatory function on nitrous oxide emissions from soil? Abstracts Soil Quality = Environmental Quality? BSSS-SSSI Joint Autumn Meeting, Wexford, 9-11 September 2009 .

Greenhouse gas emissions related to livestock in the UK inventory

Cardenas, L. M., Gilhespy, S. L., Chadwick, D. R. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2009. Greenhouse gas emissions related to livestock in the UK inventory. Abstracts Workshop on Life Cycle Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ruminant Agriculture, Birmingham, 7 October 2009 . pp. 10-11

Nitrous oxide emission from arable land in England

Thorman, R. E., Cardenas, L. M., Scholefield, D., Chadwick, D. R., Butler, M., Bennett, G., Collis, H. R., Kingston, H. and Chambers, B. J. 2009. Nitrous oxide emission from arable land in England. Abstracts 16th Nitrogen Workshop, Turin, 28 June-1 July 2009 . pp. 217-218

Investigating the simulation of nitrous oxide against field data at North Wyke

Shepherd, A., Wang, J., Cardenas, L. M. and Del Prado, A. 2009. Investigating the simulation of nitrous oxide against field data at North Wyke. Abstracts 16th Nitrogen Workshop, Turin, 28 June-1 July 2009 . pp. 211-212

Mineralizacion potencial de nitrogeno en suelos derivados de cenizas volcanicas

Alfaro, M. V., Vistoso, E. G., Cardenas, L. M., Salazar, F. and Hatch, D. 2009. Mineralizacion potencial de nitrogeno en suelos derivados de cenizas volcanicas. Asbtracts 34th Congreso Anual Sociedad Chilena Produccion Animal, Pucon, 21-23 October 2009 . pp. 42-43

Evaluacion de la retencion de nitrato en suelos derivados de cenizas volcanicas

Alfaro, M., Vistoso, E., Cardenas, L. M., Salazar, F. and Hatch, D. 2009. Evaluacion de la retencion de nitrato en suelos derivados de cenizas volcanicas. Abstracts 11th Congreso Nacional de la Ciencia del Suelo, Chillan, 24-26 August 2009 .

Einfluss der Dungung mit Biogasgarresten auf Denitrifikation und Lachgasemissionen (Influence of fertilisation with biogas residues on denitrification and N2O emissions)

Kostner, J. R., Cardenas, L. M., Senbayram, M., Bol, R., Butler, M., Muhling, K. H. and Dittert, K. 2009. Einfluss der Dungung mit Biogasgarresten auf Denitrifikation und Lachgasemissionen (Influence of fertilisation with biogas residues on denitrification and N2O emissions). Abstracts Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Pflanzenernahrung, Osnabruck, 11-12 June 2009.

Denitrification potential and N2/N2O ratio in subsoils under Irish grazed grassland

Khalil, M. I., Jahangir, M. M. R., Richards, K. G., Cardenas, L. M., Butler, M., Hatch, D. J. and Johnston, P. 2009. Denitrification potential and N2/N2O ratio in subsoils under Irish grazed grassland. Abstracts 16th Nitrogen Workshop, Turin, 28 June-1 July 2009 .

UK greenhouse gas inventory, 1990 to 2007. Annual report for submission under the Framework Convention on Climate Change

Jackson, J., Choudrie, S., Thistlethwaite, G., Passant, N., Murrells, T., Watterson, J., Mobbs, D., Cardenas, L. M., Thomson, A. and Leech, A. 2009. UK greenhouse gas inventory, 1990 to 2007. Annual report for submission under the Framework Convention on Climate Change. AEA Technology, Didcot.

Low nitrogen leaching losses in andisoils, advances in the processes involved

Alfaro, M., Cardenas, L. M., Salazar, F., Hatch, D. J. and Ramirez, L. 2009. Low nitrogen leaching losses in andisoils, advances in the processes involved. Abstracts 16th Nitrogen Workshop, Turin, 28 June-1 July 2009 .

N losses in volcanic grassland soils from Southern Chile

Cardenas, L. M., Hatch, D., Scholefield, D., Alfaro, M. and Salazar, F. 2009. N losses in volcanic grassland soils from Southern Chile. Abstracts 16th Nitrogen Workshop, Turin, 28 June-1 July 2009 .

Effect of biogas waste and mineral ammonium amendment on nitrous oxide emissions

Koster, J. R., Cardenas, L. M., Bol, R., Senbayram, M., Butler, M. and Dittert, K. 2008. Effect of biogas waste and mineral ammonium amendment on nitrous oxide emissions. Abstracts 16th Nitrogen Workshop, Turin, 28 June-1 July 2009 .

Effect of soil organic matter content on potential nitrification and denitrification in soils. Nitrate leaching vs greenhouse gas emissions. Final report on Royal Society International Joint Project

Cardenas, L. M. and Hatch, D. 2008. Effect of soil organic matter content on potential nitrification and denitrification in soils. Nitrate leaching vs greenhouse gas emissions. Final report on Royal Society International Joint Project.

A Lagrangian biogeochemical study of an eddy in the Northeast Atlantic

Jickells, T. D., Liss, P. S., Broadgate, W., Turner, S., Kettle, A. J., Read, J., Baker, J., Cardenas, L. M., Carse, F., Hamren-Larssen, M., Spokes, L., Steinke, M., Thompson, A., Watson, A., Archer, S. D., Bellerby, R. G. J., Law, C. S., Nightingale, P. D., Liddicoat, M. I., Widdicombe, C. E., Bowie, A., Gilpin, L. C., Moncoiffe, G., Savidge, G., Preston, T., Frost, T., Upstill-Goddard, R., Pedros-Alio, C., Simo, R., Jackson, A., Allen, A. and Degrandpre, M. D. 2008. A Lagrangian biogeochemical study of an eddy in the Northeast Atlantic. Progress In Oceanography. 76 (3), pp. 366-398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2008.01.006

Nitrate cost curve of mitigation options for grassland soils in the UK

Cardenas, L. M., Scholefield, D., Cuttle, S. P., Crabtree, B., Hopkins, A. and Del Prado, A. 2007. Nitrate cost curve of mitigation options for grassland soils in the UK. 15th N Workshop, 'Towards a better efficiency in N use ', Lleida, Spain, May 28-30, 2007.

Blueprints for sustainable nutrient use in dairy grassland-based production

Del Prado, A., Cardenas, L. M., Hawkins, J. M. B., Brown, L., Cuttle, S. P., Jewkes, E. C. and Scholefield, D. 2007. Blueprints for sustainable nutrient use in dairy grassland-based production. 15th N Workshop, 'Towards a better efficiency in N use ', Lleida, Spain, May 28-30, 2007.

An improved inventory of greenhouse gases from agriculture

Scholefield, D. and Cardenas, L. M. 2007. An improved inventory of greenhouse gases from agriculture.

The effect of diet manipulation on nitrous oxide and methane emissions from manure application to grassland soils

Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D. R., Scholefield, D., Fychan, A. R., Marley, C. L., Jones, R., Bol, R., Well, R. and Vallejo, A. 2007. The effect of diet manipulation on nitrous oxide and methane emissions from manure application to grassland soils. Atmospheric Environment. 41 (33), pp. 7096-7107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.04.055

UK greenhouse gas inventory 1990-2004

Baggott, S. L., Brown, L., Cardenas, L. M., Downes, M. K., Garnett, E., Hobson, M., Jackson, J., Milne, R., Mobbs, D. C., Passant, N., Thistlethwaite, G., Thomson, A., Watterson, J. D., Adams, M., Dore, C., Goodwin, J., Li, Y., Manning, A., Murrells, T., Wagner, A. and Walker, Colin 2006. UK greenhouse gas inventory 1990-2004.

Greenhouse gas inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990-2004

Baggott, S. L., Cardenas, L. M., Downes, M., Garnett, E., Jackson, J., Li, Y., Passant, N., Thomson, A., Thistlethwaite, D. G., Wagner, A. and Watterson, J. 2006. Greenhouse gas inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990-2004. National Environmental Technology Centre.

Could the answer lie in the soil?

Long, E., Scholefield, D., Holtham, D. A., Cardenas, L. M., Johnson, S. N. and Mankin, R. W. 2006. Could the answer lie in the soil? The Furrow. 112 (1 [Winter]), pp. 15-16.

An improved inventory of GHG emission from agriculture in the UK

Brown, L. and Cardenas, L. M. 2006. An improved inventory of GHG emission from agriculture in the UK.

Impact of NO3 leaching abatement measures on N2O and CH4 emissions from a UK dairy system

Del Prado, A., Cardenas, L. M. and Scholefield, D. 2006. Impact of NO3 leaching abatement measures on N2O and CH4 emissions from a UK dairy system. International Congress Series. 1293, pp. 359-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ics.2006.01.079

Effect on soil N emissions of slurry application from sheep fed different diets

Cardenas, L. M., Vallejo, A., Chadwick, D., Scholefield, D., Fychan, A. R., Marley, C. L. and Jones, R. 2005. Effect on soil N emissions of slurry application from sheep fed different diets. 'N management in agrosystems in relation to the Water Framework Directive' 14th N-Workshop, Maastricht, Netherlands, 24-26 October 2005. pp. p80

Cattle slurry amended with nitrification inhibitors: effects on nitrous oxide, dinitrogen and methane emissions

Caneiro, J., Cardenas, L. M., Hatch, D., Trindad, H., Hawkins, J. M. B., Scholefield, D. and Chadwick, D. 2005. Cattle slurry amended with nitrification inhibitors: effects on nitrous oxide, dinitrogen and methane emissions. Proceedings of the XX International grassland congress, Dublin, Ireland, 26 June - 2 July 2005. pp. p575

Feedback and feed-forward interactions between climate change and grassland-based agriculture

Scholefield, D., Jarvis, S. C., Brown, L., Del Prado, A., Hopkins, A. and Cardenas, L. M. 2005. Feedback and feed-forward interactions between climate change and grassland-based agriculture. Avoiding dangerous climate change. Scientific symposium on stabilisation of greenhouse gases, Meteorological Office, Exeter, UK,1-3 February 2005.

Reviewing the potential for reductions of nitrogen and phosphorus inputs in current farm systems

Haygarth, P. M., Scholefield, D., Chadwick, D. R., Cardenas, L. M., Butler, P. J., Shepherd, M. A., Goodlass, G., Withers, P. J. A., Chambers, B. J., Lord, E. I., Cottrill, B. R., Smith, K. A., Harris, D., Ferrier, R., Stutter, M., Carvalho, L., Anderson, J., White, P., Cuttle, S. P., Dewhurst, R. J., Heathwaite, L. and Johnes, P. 2005. Reviewing the potential for reductions of nitrogen and phosphorus inputs in current farm systems.

Laboratory study of the effects of two nitrification inhibitors on greenhouse gas emissions from a slurry-treated arable soil : impact of diurnal temperature cycle

Hatch, D. J., Trindade, H., Cardenas, L. M., Carneiro, J., Hawkins, J. M. B., Scholefield, D. and Chadwick, D. R. 2005. Laboratory study of the effects of two nitrification inhibitors on greenhouse gas emissions from a slurry-treated arable soil : impact of diurnal temperature cycle. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 41 (4), pp. 225-232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-005-0836-9

Application and development of a UK nitrous oxide emission model

Brown, L., Jarvis, S. C., Cardenas, L. M., Hollis, J., Goulding, K. W. T. and Sneath, R. 2004. Application and development of a UK nitrous oxide emission model.

Use of a 2-pool model to evaluate the effect of fertiliser application on nitrogen emissions from grassland soils

Cardenas, L. M., Hawkins, J. M. B., Chadwick, D. R. and Scholefield, D. 2004. Use of a 2-pool model to evaluate the effect of fertiliser application on nitrogen emissions from grassland soils. Hatch, D. J., Chadwick, D., Jarvis, S. C. and Roker, J. A. (ed.) 'Controlling N Flows and Losses'. Proceedings 12th Nitrogen Workshop, University of Exeter, 21-24 September 2003. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, Netherlands. pp. 303-305

A model-based evaluation of options for the mitigation of agricultural nitrous oxide emission

Brown, L., Cardenas, L. M., Bellamy, P., Jarvis, S. C., Hollis, J., Sneath, R. W., Yamulki, S. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2004. A model-based evaluation of options for the mitigation of agricultural nitrous oxide emission. Abstracts 12th N Workshop, Controlling N flows and losses, Exeter, Devon, UK, 21-24 September 2003.

A model-based evaluation of options for the mitigation of agricultural nitrous oxide emission

Brown, L., Cardenas, L. M., Bellamy, P., Hollis, J., Sneath, R. W., Yamulki, S. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2004. A model-based evaluation of options for the mitigation of agricultural nitrous oxide emission. Hatch, D. J., Chadwick, D., Jarvis, S. C. and Roker, J. A. (ed.) 'Controlling N Flows and Losses'. Proceedings 12th Nitrogen Workshop, University of Exeter, 21-24 September 2003. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, Netherlands. pp. 298-299

Nitrogen emissions from soils

Ganzeveld, L., Li, C., Cardenas, L. M., Hawkins, J. M. B. and Kirkman, G. 2004. Nitrogen emissions from soils. in: Granier, C., Artaxo, P. and Reeves, C. E. (ed.) Emissions of atmospheric trace compounds (Advances in global change research series, 18) Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands. pp. 171-238

Novel laboratory and field techniques to improve understanding of the denitrification process and enable the development of a new model

Cardenas, L. M., Hawkins. J. M. B., Chadwick, D. R. and Scholefield, D. 2003. Novel laboratory and field techniques to improve understanding of the denitrification process and enable the development of a new model.

Use of a 2-pool model to evaluate the effect of fertiliser application on nitrogen emissions from grassland soils

Cardenas, L. M., Hawkins, J. M. B., Chadwick, D. R. and Scholefield, D. 2003. Use of a 2-pool model to evaluate the effect of fertiliser application on nitrogen emissions from grassland soils. Controlling N flows and losses. Abstracts 12th Nitrogen Workshop, Exeter, 21-24 September 2003.

Dual isotope and isotopomer ratios of N2O emitted from a temperate grassland soil after fertiliser application

Bol, R., Toyoda, S., Yamulki, S., Hawkins, J. M. B., Cardenas, L. M. and Yoshida, N. 2003. Dual isotope and isotopomer ratios of N2O emitted from a temperate grassland soil after fertiliser application. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 17 (22), pp. 2550-2556. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.1223

Biogenic gas emissions from soils measured using a new automated laboratory incubation system

Cardenas, L. M., Hawkins, J. M. B., Chadwick, D. and Scholefield, D. 2003. Biogenic gas emissions from soils measured using a new automated laboratory incubation system. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 35 (6), pp. 867-870. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0038-0717(03)00092-0

Effect of carbon availability on N2 and N2O emissions

Cardenas, L. M., Hawkins, J. M. B., Martinez, J., Chadwick, D. R. and Scholefield, D. 2002. Effect of carbon availability on N2 and N2O emissions. Abstracts. CEMAGREF Workshop, Rennes, France, 10-12 June 2001.

Study of denitrification in grassland soils in relation to carbon application

Cardenas, L. M., Hawkins, J. M. B., Chadwick, D. R. and Scholefield, D. 2002. Study of denitrification in grassland soils in relation to carbon application. Poster BIOGEMON 2002. 4th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behaviour, University of Reading, 17-21 August 2002.

Soil nitrogen emissions

Ganzeveld, L., Li, C., Cardenas, L. M., Hawkins, J. M. B. and Kirkman, G. 2001. Soil nitrogen emissions. Emissions of Chemical Species and Aerosols into the Atmosphere. Proceedings of Workshop, Paris, France, 19-22 June 2001.

Application of an improved technique to evaluate controls on nitrous (N2O) emissions from grassland soils

Cardenas, L. M., Hawkins, J. M. B., Chadwick, D. R. and Scholefield, D. 2001. Application of an improved technique to evaluate controls on nitrous (N2O) emissions from grassland soils. Proceedings of an International Workshop on Emissions of Chemical Species and Aerosols into the Atmosphere, Paris, France, 19-22 June 2001.

Projects

21EJP SOIL: CropGas: The effect of conservation agriculture interventions on greenhouse gas emissions

Developing metrics and use of long term datasets in grassland systems

GHG (Greenhouse Gas) Platform - Nitrous Oxide Emission Factors

S2N - Soil to Nutrition - Work package 2 (WP2) - Adaptive management systems for improved efficiency and nutritional quality

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