Outputs (16)

Exploration of shrimp shell chitin as an agricultural biostimulant and its effects on soil microbial respiration (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Chitin (poly-(1→4)-β-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine) is a novel bio-stimulant derived from an inert by-product from sustainable fish production. This study observed the effect of chitin derived from shrimp shells on agricultural soil microorganism metabolism... Read More about Exploration of shrimp shell chitin as an agricultural biostimulant and its effects on soil microbial respiration.

Use of a nitrification inhibitor reduces nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from compacted grassland with different soil textures and climatic conditions (2021)
Journal Article

Grassland accounts for 70 % of the global agricultural area. Grassland amended with N fertiliser, although increasing productivity, encourages the emission of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O). Soil compaction can result in impeded water movemen... Read More about Use of a nitrification inhibitor reduces nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from compacted grassland with different soil textures and climatic conditions.

Soil compaction effects on grassland silage yields and soil structure under different levels of compaction over three years (2019)
Journal Article

Soil compaction has been estimated to be responsible for 33 million ha of soil degradation in Europe, reducing crop yields, however there is limited data on grassland silage yields loss. Extended grazing periods, increased size and weight of farm veh... Read More about Soil compaction effects on grassland silage yields and soil structure under different levels of compaction over three years.

A baseline assessment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within European Student Union web environments (2019)
Journal Article

The world of student unions is under-researched, particularly relating to global issues and challenges, despite them holding a large proportion of the future workforce. At present, the European Students Union (ESU) has a duty of care to approximately... Read More about A baseline assessment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within European Student Union web environments.

Microbial mechanisms of carbon and nitrogen acquisition in contrasting urban soils (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier Masson SAS Urban soils play an essential role in delivering ecosystem services due to soil microbial functions but there is limited evidence of the role of urban soils in the global carbon cycle. Inorganic nitrogen (N) reduces microbi... Read More about Microbial mechanisms of carbon and nitrogen acquisition in contrasting urban soils.

Physical conditions regulate the fungal to bacterial ratios of a tropical suspended soil (2017)
Journal Article

As a source of ‘suspended soils’, epiphytes contribute large amounts of organic matter to the canopy of tropical rain forests. Microbes associated with epiphytes are responsible for much of the nutrient cycling taking place in rain forest canopies. H... Read More about Physical conditions regulate the fungal to bacterial ratios of a tropical suspended soil.

Hydrological legacy determines the type of enzyme inhibition in a peatlands chronosequence (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 The Author(s). Peatland ecosystems contain one-third of the world's soil carbon store and many have been exposed to drought leading to a loss of carbon. Understanding biogeochemical mechanisms affecting decomposition in peatlands is essential... Read More about Hydrological legacy determines the type of enzyme inhibition in a peatlands chronosequence.

The relative importance of invertebrate and microbial decomposition in a rainforest restoration project (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Society for Ecological Restoration Tropical rainforests are increasingly disturbed by human activities. While restoration projects often succeed in replacing tree cover, they rarely manage to restore soil function. Consequently, there is an ur... Read More about The relative importance of invertebrate and microbial decomposition in a rainforest restoration project.

Biogeochemistry in the scales (2017)
Book Chapter

Global environmental change is challenging our understanding of how communities as a whole interact with their physical environment. Ideally, we would model the impacts of global environmental change at a global level. However, in order to mathematic... Read More about Biogeochemistry in the scales.

Peatland hydrological legacy affects enzyme inhibition and potential DOC release (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Peatland ecosystems have been drained for agricultural reclamation that has led to degradation and potential loss of a variety of ecosystem services including carbon sequestration. The impact of rewetting by ditch-blocking on dissolved organic carbon... Read More about Peatland hydrological legacy affects enzyme inhibition and potential DOC release.