Large emissions from floodplain trees close the Amazon methane budget

Pangala, S. R., Enrich-Prast, A., Basso, L. S., Peixoto, R. B., Bastviken, D., Hornibrook, E. R. C., Gatti, L. V., Marotta, H., Braucks Calazans, L. S., Sakuragui, C. M., Bastos, W. R., Malm, O., Gloor, E., Miller, J. B. & Gauci, V., 14/12/2017, In: Nature. 552, p. 230-234 5 p.

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Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs

Firn, J., McGree, J. M., Harvey, E., Flores-Moreno, H., Schütz, M., Buckley, Y. M., Borer, E. T., Seabloom, E. W., La Pierre, K. J., MacDougall, A. M., Prober, S. M., Stevens, C. J., Sullivan, L. L., Porter, E., Ladouceur, E., Allen, C., Moromizato, K. H., Morgan, J. W., Harpole, W. S. & Hautier, Y. & 23 others, Eisenhauer, N., Wright, J. P., Adler, P. B., Arnillas, C. A., Bakker, J. D., Biederman, L., Broadbent, A. A. D., Brown, C. S., Bugalho, M. N., Caldeira, M. C., Cleland, E. E., Ebeling, A., Fay, P. A., Hagenah, N., Kleinhesselink, A. R., Mitchell, R., Moore, J. L., Nogueira, C., Peri, P. L., Roscher, C., Smith, M. D., Wragg, P. D. & Risch, A. C., 4/02/2019, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 3, p. 400-406 7 p.

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Leaf-cutting ants as ecosystem engineers: topsoil and litter perturbations around Atta cephalotes nests reduce nutrient availability

Meier, S., Neubauer, M., Sayer, E., Leal, I., Tabarelli, M. & Wirth, R., 10/2013, In: Ecological Entomology. 38, 5, p. 497-504 8 p.

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Legumes increase grassland productivity with no effect on nitrous oxide emissions

Barneze, A. S., Whitaker, J., McNamara, N. P. & Ostle, N. J., 16/11/2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Plant and Soil. 15 p.

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Letter to the editor

Quinton, J. N. & Brazier, R. E., 12/2008, In: Soil Use and Management. 24, 4, p. 427-428 2 p.

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Life-history constraints in grassland plant species: a growth-defence trade-off is the norm

Lind, E. M., Borer, E., Seabloom, E., Adler, P., Bakker, J. D., Blumenthal, D. M., Crawley, M., Davies, K., Firn, J., Gruner, D. S., Stanley Harpole, W., Hautier, Y., Hillebrand, H., Knops, J., Melbourne, B., Mortensen, B., Risch, A. C., Schuetz, M., Stevens, C. & Wragg, P. D. & 1 others, Van Der Putten, W. (Editor), 04/2013, In: Ecology Letters. 16, 4, p. 513-521 9 p.

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Lifetime productivity of dairy cows in smallholder farming systems of the central highlands of Kenya

Rufino, M. C., Herrero, M., Van Wijk, M. T., Hemerik, L., De Ridder, N. & Giller, K. E., 07/2009, In: Animal Biology. 3, 7, p. 1044-1056 13 p.

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Linking agricultural adaptation strategies, food security and vulnerability: evidence from West Africa

Douxchamps, S., Van Wijk, M. T., Silvestri, S., Moussa, A. S., Quiros, C., Ndour, N. Y. B., Buah, S., Some, L., Herrero, M., Kristjanson, P., Ouedraogo, M., Thornton, P. K., Van Asten, P., Zougmore, R. & Rufino, M. C., 06/2016, In: Regional Environmental Change. 16, 5, p. 1305-1317 13 p.

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Linking chemical extraction to microbial degradation of C-14-hexadecane in soil.

Stroud, J. L., Paton, G. I. & Semple, K. T., 11/2008, In: Environmental Pollution. 156, 2, p. 474-481 8 p.

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Linking desorption kinetics to phenanthrene biodegradation in soil.

Rhodes, A., McAllister, L. E. & Semple, K. T., 05/2010, In: Environmental Pollution. 158, 5, p. 1348-1353 6 p.

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Links between soil microbial communities and plant traits in a species-rich grassland under long-term climate change

Sayer, E. J., Oliver, A. E., Fridley, J. D., Askew, A. P., Mills, R. T. E. & Grime, J. P., 02/2017, In: Ecology and Evolution. 7, 3, p. 855-862 8 p.

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Litter Inputs, but Not Litter Diversity, Maintain Soil Processes in Degraded Tropical Forests—A Cross-Continental Comparison

Kerdraon-Byrne, D., Drewer, J., Chung, A. Y. C., Majalap-Lee, N., Slade, E., Brechet, L., Wallwork, A., Castro-Trujillo, B. & Sayer, E., 14/01/2020, In: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 2, 14 p., 90.

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Litter manipulation and the soil arthropod community in a lowland tropical rainforest

Ashford, O. S., Foster, W. A., Turner, B. L., Sayer, E., Sutcliffe, L. & Tanner, E. V. J., 07/2013, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 62, p. 5-12 8 p.

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Litter Traits of Native and Non-Native Tropical Trees Influence Soil Carbon Dynamics in Timber Plantations in Panama

Kerdraon, D., Drewer, J., Castro, B., Wallwork, A., Hall, J. S. & Sayer, E. J., 26/02/2019, In: Forests. 10, 3, 17 p., 209.

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Livestock wealth and social capital as insurance against climate risk: a case study of Samburu County in Kenya

Ng'ang'a, S. K., Bulte, E. H., Giller, K. E., Ndiwa, N. N., Kifugo, S. C., McIntire, J. M., Herrero, M. & Rufino, M. C., 07/2016, In: Agricultural Systems. 146, p. 44-54 11 p.

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Local and global trace plutonium contributions in fast breeder legacy soils

Tighe, C., Castrillejo, M., Christl, M., Degueldre, C., Andrew, J., Semple, K. T. & Joyce, M. J., 19/03/2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 1, 10 p., 1381.

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Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant biodiversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality

Hautier, Y., Isbell, F., Borer, E. T., Lind, E. M., MacDougall, A. S., Stevens, C. J., Bakker, J. D., Brudvig, L. A., Buckley, Y., Cadotte, M. W., Caldeira, M., Chaneton, E. J., Chu, C., Daleo, P., Dickman, C. R., Dwyer, J. M., Eskelinen, A., Fay, P. A., Firn, J. & Hagenah, N. & 19 others, Hillebrand, H., Iribarne, O., Kirkman, K. P., Knops, J. M. H., La Pierre, K. J., McCulley, R. L., Morgan, J. W., Pärtel, M., Pascual, J., Price, N., Prober, S. M., Risch, A. C., Sankaran, M., Schuetz, M., Standish, R. J., Virtanen, R., Wardle, G. M., Yahdjian, L. & Hector, A., 4/12/2017, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2, p. 50-56 7 p.

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Logging and soil nutrients independently explain plant trait expression in tropical forests

Both, S., Riutta, T., Paine, C. E. T., Elias, D. M. O., Cruz, R. S., Jain, A., Johnson, D., Kritzler, U. H., Kuntz, M., Majalap-Lee, N., Mielke, N., Montoya Pillco, M. X., Ostle, N. J., Arn Teh, Y., Malhi, Y. & Burslem, D. F. R. P., 1/03/2019, In: New Phytologist. 221, 4, p. 1853-1865 13 p.

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Long term simulations of macronutrients (C, N and P) in UK freshwaters

Bell, V. A., Naden, P. S., Tipping, E., Davies, H. N., Carnell, E., Davies, J. A. C., Dore, A. J., Dragosits, U., Lapworth, D. J., Muhammed, S. E., Quinton, J. N., Stuart, M., Tomlinson, S., Wang, L., Whitmore, A. P. & Wu, L., 1/07/2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 776, 18 p., 145813.

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Long-term assessment of soil and water conservation measures (Fanya-juu terraces) on soil organic matter in South Eastern Kenya

Saiz, G., Wandera, F. M., Pelster, D. E., Ngetich, W., Okalebo, J. R., Rufino, M. C. & Butterbach-Bahl, K., 15/07/2016, In: Geoderma. 274, p. 1-9 9 p.

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Long-term changes in calcareous grassland vegetation in North-western Germany: no decline in species richness, but a shift in species composition

Diekmann, M., Jandt, U., Alard, D., Bleeker, A., Corcket, E., Gowing, D. J. G., Stevens, C. & Dupre, C., 04/2014, In: Biological Conservation. 172, p. 170-179 10 p.

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Long-term effects of atmospheric deposition on British plant species richness

Tipping, E., Davies, J. A. C., Henrys, P. A., Jarvis, S. G. & Smart, S. M., 15/07/2021, In: Environmental Pollution. 281, 11 p., 117017.

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Long-term effects of drinking-water treatment residuals on dissolved phosphorus export from vegetated buffer strips

Habibiandehkordi, R., Quinton, J. N. & Surridge, B. W. J., 04/2015, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22, 8, p. 6068-6076 9 p.

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Long-term increases in soil carbon due to ecosystem fertilization by atmospheric nitrogen deposition demonstrated by regional-scale modelling and observations

Tipping, E. W., Davies, J., Henrys, P. A., Kirk, G. J. D., Lilly, A., Dragosits, U., Carnell, E. J., Dore, A. J., Sutton, M. A. & Tomlinson, S. J., 15/05/2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 11 p., 1890.

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Long-term P weathering and recent N deposition control contemporary plant-soil C, N, and P

Davies, J. A. C., Tipping, E., Rowe, E. C., Boyle, J. F., Graf Pannatier, E. & Martinsen, V., 20/02/2016, In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 30, 2, p. 231-249 19 p.

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Low-cost economic and environmental performance assessment of farm households systems: Application to mixed crop-livestock systems in the Ethiopian highlands

Rufino, M. C., Verhagen, A., Hengsdijk, H., Langeveld, J. W. A., Ruben, R., Dixon, J. M. & Giller, K. E., 15/10/2008, In: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. 32, 4, p. 565-595 31 p.

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Magnet bioreporter device for ecological toxicity assessment on heavy metal contamination of coal cinder sites

Jia, J., Li, H., Zong, S., Jiang, B., Li, G., Ejenavi, O., Zhu, J. & Zhang, D., 01/2016, In: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 222, p. 290-299 10 p., 18965.

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Magnetic nanoparticle-mediated isolation of functional bacteria in a complex microbial community

Zhang, D., Berry, J. P., Zhu, D., Wang, Y., Chen, Y., Jiang, B., Huang, S., Langford, H., Li, G., Davison, P. A., Xu, J., Aries, E. & Huang, W. E., 1/03/2015, In: ISME Journal. 9, 3, p. 603-614 12 p.

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Maize crop residue uses and trade-offs on smallholder crop-livestock farms in Zimbabwe: economic implications of intensification

Rusinamhodzi, L., van Wijk, M. T., Corbeels, M., Rufino, M. C. & Giller, K. E., 27/12/2015, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 214, p. 31-45 15 p.

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Management intensity controls soil N2O fluxes in an Afromontane ecosystem

Wanyama, I., Pelster, D. E., Arias-Navarro, C., Butterbach-Bahl, K., Verchot, L. V. & Rufino, M. C., 15/05/2018, In: Science of the Total Environment. 624, p. 769-780 12 p.

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Managing for nitrogen, the lesser of two evils. A response to Maes et al.

Jones, L., Stevens, C., Rowe, E. C., Payne, R., Caporn, S. J. M., Evans, C. D., Field, C. & Dale, S., 08/2017, In: Biological Conservation. 212, Part B, p. 495-496 2 p.

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Managing soil fertility to adapt to rainfall variability in smallholder cropping systems in Zimbabwe

Rurinda, J., Mapfumo, P., van Wijk, M. T., Mtambanengwe, F., Rufino, M. C., Chikowo, R. & Giller, K. E., 12/2013, In: Field Crops Research. 154, p. 211-225 15 p.

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Manure as a key resource within smallholder farming systems: Analysing farm-scale nutrient cycling efficiencies with the NUANCES framework

Rufino, M. C., Tittonell, P., van Wijk, M. T., Castellanos-Navarrete, A., Delve, R. J., de Ridder, N. & Giller, K. E., 12/2007, In: Livestock Science. 112, 3, p. 273-287 15 p.

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Measured estimates of semi-natural terrestrial NPP in Great Britain: comparison with modelled values, and dependence on atmospheric nitrogen deposition

Tipping, E., Davies, J. A. C., Henrys, P. A., Jarvis, S. G., Rowe, E. C., Smart, S. M., Le Duc, M. G., Marrs, R. H. & Pakeman, R. J., 30/07/2019, In: Biogeochemistry. 144, 2, p. 215-227 13 p.

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Measurement of flood peak effects as a result of soil and land management, with focus on experimental issues and scale

Deasy, C., Titman, A. & Quinton, J., 01/2014, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 132, p. 304-312 9 p.

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Measurement of soil lead bioavailability and influence of soil types and properties: a review

Yan, K., Dong, Z., Wijayawardena, A., Liu, Y., Naidu, R. & Semple, K. T., 24/05/2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Chemosphere.

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Mechanistic insights into nanotoxicity determined by synchrotron radiation-based Fourier-transform infrared imaging and multivariate analysis

Riding, M. J., Trevisan, J., Hirschmugl, C. J., Jones, K. C., Semple, K. T. & Martin, F. L., 1/12/2012, In: Environment International. 50, p. 56-65 10 p.

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Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from cattle excreta on an East African grassland

Pelster, D. E., Gisore, B., Koske, J. K., Goopy, J., Korir, D., Rufino, M. C. & Butterbach-Bahl, K., 16/09/2016, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 45, 5, p. 1531-1539 9 p.

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Methane emissions from soils: synthesis and analysis of a large UK data set

Levy, P. E., Burden, A., Cooper, M. D. A., Dinsmore, K. J., Drewer, J., Evans, C., Fowler, D., Gaiawyn, J., Gray, A., Jones, S. K., Jones, T., Mcnamara, N. P., Mills, R., Ostle, N., Sheppard, L. J., Skiba, U., Sowerby, A., Ward, S. E. & Zielinski, P., 05/2012, In: Global Change Biology. 18, 5, p. 1657-1669 13 p.

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Methane emissions from tree stems: a new frontier in the global carbon cycle

Barba, J., Bradford, M. A., Brewer, P. E., Bruhn, D., Covey, K., van Haren, J., Megonigal, J.  ., Mikkelsen, T. N., Pangala, S. R., Pihlatie, M., Poulter, B., Rivas-Ubach, A., Schadt, C. W., Terazawa, K., Warner, D. L., Zhang, Z. & Vargas, R., 30/04/2019, In: New Phytologist. 222, 1, p. 18-28 11 p.

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Methane indicator values for peatlands: a comparison of species and functional groups

Gray, A., Levy, P. E., Cooper, M. D. A., Gaiawyn, J., Leeson, S. R., Ward, S., Dinsmore, K. J., Drewer, J., Sheppard, L. J., Ostle, N., Evans, C. D., Burden, A. & Zielinski, P., 2013, In: Global Change Biology. 19, 4, p. 1141–1150 10 p.

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Method to predict key factors affecting lake eutrophication: a new approach based on Support Vector Regression model

Xu, Y., Ma, C., Liu, Q., Xi, B., Qian, G., Zhang, D. & Huo, S., 08/2015, In: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 102, p. 308-315 8 p.

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Metrics for evaluating the ecological benefits of decreased nitrogen deposition

Rowe, E. C., Jones, L., Dise, N. B., Evans, C. D., Mills, G., Hall, J., Stevens, C. J., Mitchell, R. J., Field, C., Caporn, S. J. M., Helliwell, R. C., Britton, A. J., Sutton, M. A., Payne, R. J., Vieno, M., Dore, A. J. & Emmett, B. A., 08/2017, In: Biological Conservation. 212, Part B, p. 454-463 10 p.

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Microbes follow Humboldt: temperature drives plant and soil microbial diversity patterns from the Amazon to the Andes

Nottingham, A. T., Fierer, N., Turner, B. L., Whitaker, J., Ostle, N. J., McNamara, N. P., Bardgett, R. D., Leff, J. W., Salinas, N., Silman, M. R., Kruuk, L. E. B. & Meir, P., 1/11/2018, In: Ecology. 99, 11, p. 2455-2466 12 p.

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Microbial carbon mineralization in tropical lowland and montane forest soils of Peru

Whitaker, J., Ostle, N., McNamara, N. P., Nottingham, A. T., Stott, A. W., Bardgett, R. D., Salinas, N., Ccahuana, A. J. Q. & Meir, P., 18/12/2014, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 5, 13 p., 720.

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Microbial community composition explains soil respiration responses to changing carbon inputs along an Andes-to-Amazon elevation gradient

Whitaker, J., Ostle, N., Nottingham, A., Ccahuana, A., Salinas, N., Bardgett, R., Meir, P. & McNamara, N., 07/2014, In: Journal of Ecology. 102, 4, p. 1058-1071 14 p.

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