Shedding light on land use change for solar farms

Blaydes, H., Whyatt, J. D., Carvalho, F., Lee, H. K., McCann, K., Silveira, J. M. & Armstrong, A., 1/07/2025, In: Progress in Energy. 7, 3, 033001.

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Impacts of photovoltaic solar energy on soil carbon: A global systematic review and framework

Krasner, N. Z., Fox, J., Armstrong, A., Ave, K., Carvalho, F., Li, Y., Walston, L. J., Ricketts, M. P., Jordaan, S. M., Abou Najm, M., Hartmann, H. M., Lybrand, R. & Hernandez, R. R., 28/02/2025, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 208, 115032.

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Ecological impacts of single-axis photovoltaic solar energy with periodic mowing on microclimate and vegetation

Li, Y., Armstrong, A., Simmons, C., Krasner, N. Z. & Hernandez, R. R., 6/02/2025, In: Frontiers in Sustainability. 6, 1497256.

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Plant and soil responses to ground-mounted solar panels in temperate agricultural systems

Carvalho, F., Montag, H., Bentley, L., Šarlej, R., Broyd, R. C., Blaydes, H., Cattin, M., Burke, M., Wallwork, A., Ramanayaka, S., White, P. C. L., Sharp, S. P., Clarkson, T. & Armstrong, A., 10/01/2025, In: Environmental Research Letters. 20, 2, 024003.

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Enhancing soil carbon in solar farms through active land management: a systematic review of the available evidence

Carvalho, F., Healing, S. & Armstrong, A., 1/12/2024, In: Environmental Research: Ecology. 3, 4, 042001.

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Environmental impacts of floating solar panels on freshwater systems and their techno-ecological synergies

M G Rocha, S., Armstrong, A., Thackeray, S. J., Hernandez, R. R. & M Folkard, A., 1/12/2024, In: Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability. 4, 4, 042002.

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Integrated policymaking is needed to deliver climate and ecological benefits from solar farms

Carvalho, F., Lee, H. K., Blaydes, H., Treasure, L., Harrison, L. J., Montag, H., Vucic, K., Scurlock, J., White, P. C. L., Sharp, S. P., Clarkson, T. & Armstrong, A., 29/07/2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Applied Ecology.

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Environmental impacts from large-scale offshore renewable-energy deployment

Ouro, P., Fernandez, R., Armstrong, A., Brooks, B., Burton, R., Folkard, A., Ilic, S., Parkes, B., Schultz, D. M., Stallard, T. & Watson, F., 30/06/2024, In: Environmental Research Letters. 19, 6, 063001.

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Decarbonization potential of floating solar photovoltaics on lakes worldwide

Woolway, R. I., Zhao, G., Midauar Gondim Rocha, S., Thackeray, S. & Armstrong, A., 4/06/2024, In: Nature Water. 2, 6, p. 566-576 11 p.

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On‐site floral resources and surrounding landscape characteristics impact pollinator biodiversity at solar parks

Blaydes, H., Potts, S. G., Whyatt, J. D. & Armstrong, A., 31/03/2024, In: Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 5, 1, e12307.

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A global study of freshwater coverage by floating photovoltaics

Nobre, R., Midauar Gondim Rocha, S., Healing, S., Ji, Q., Boulêtreau, S., Armstrong, A. & Cucherousset, J., 1/01/2024, In: Solar Energy. 267, 112244.

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Towards a standardized protocol to assess natural capital and ecosystem services in solar parks

Carvalho, F., Treasure, L., Robinson, S. J. B., Blaydes, H., Exley, G., Hayes, R., Howell, B., Keith, A., Montag, H., Parker, G., Sharp, S. P., Witten, C. & Armstrong, A., 31/03/2023, In: Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 4, 1, 16 p., e12210.

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Standardized metrics to quantify solar energy-land relationships: A global systematic review

Cagle, A. E., Shepherd, M., Grodsky, S. M., Armstrong, A., Jordaan, S. M. & Hernandez, R. R., 27/02/2023, In: Frontiers in Sustainability. 3, 18 p., 1035705.

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Floating solar panels on reservoirs impact phytoplankton populations: A modelling experiment

Exley, G., Page, T., Thackeray, S. J., Folkard, A., Couture, R.-M., Hernandez, R. R., Cagle, A., Salk, K., Clous, L., Whittaker, P., Chipps, M. & Armstrong, A., 27/09/2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Environmental Management.

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Solar park management and design to boost bumble bee populations

Blaydes, H., Gardner, E., Whyatt, D., Potts, S. G. & Armstrong, A., 30/04/2022, In: Environmental Research Letters. 17, 4, 13 p., 044002.

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Impacts of 319 wind farms on surface temperature and vegetation in the United States

Qin, Y., Li, Y., Xu, R., Hou, C., Armstrong, A., Bach, E., Wang, Y. & Fu, B., 11/02/2022, In: Environmental Research Letters. 17, 2, 13 p., 024026.

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Scientific and stakeholder evidence-based assessment: Ecosystem response to floating solar photovoltaics and implications for sustainability

Exley, G., Hernandez, R., Page, T., Chipps, M., Gambro, S., Hersey, M., Lake, R., Stella-Zoannou, K. & Armstrong, A., 31/12/2021, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 152, 14 p., 111639.

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Honeybee pollination benefits could inform solar park business cases, planning decisions and environmental sustainability targets

Armstrong, A., Brown, L., Davies, G., Whyatt, D. & Potts, S., 1/11/2021, In: Biological Conservation. 263, 12 p., 109332.

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Ground-mounted photovoltaic solar parks promote land surface cool islands in arid ecosystems

Li, G., Hernandez, R. R., Blackburn, A., Davies, G., Hunt, M., Whyatt, D. & Armstrong, A., 1/08/2021, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition. 1, 11 p., 100008.

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Opportunities to enhance pollinator biodiversity in solar parks

Blaydes, H., Potts, S. G., Whyatt, D. & Armstrong, A., 31/07/2021, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 145, 20 p., 111065.

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Floating photovoltaics could mitigate climate change impacts on water body temperature and stratification

Exley, G., Armstrong, A., Page, T. & Jones, I. D., 1/05/2021, In: Solar Energy. 219, p. 24-33 10 p.

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Floating solar: Beyond the state of the art technology

Karimirad, M., Rosa-Clot, M., Armstrong, A. & Whittaker, T., 1/05/2021, In: Solar Energy. 219, p. 1-2 2 p.

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Plant functional type indirectly affects peatland carbon fluxes and their sensitivity to environmental change

Whitaker, J., Richardson, H. R., Ostle, N. J., Armstrong, A. & Waldron, S., 20/03/2021, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 72, 2, p. 1042-1053 12 p.

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Integrating environmental understanding into freshwater floatovoltaic deployment using an effects hierarchy and decision trees

Armstrong, A., Page, T., Thackeray, S. J., Hernandez, R. R. & Jones, I., 20/11/2020, In: Environmental Research Letters. 15, 11, 14 p., 114055.

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Environmental impacts and benefits of marine floating solar

Hooper, T., Armstrong, A. & Vlaswinkeld, B., 14/10/2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Solar Energy. 219, p. 11-14 4 p.

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The Land Sparing, Water Surface Use Efficiency, and Water Surface Transformation of Floating Photovoltaic Solar Energy Installations

Cagle, A., Armstrong, A., Exley, G., Grodsky, S., Macknick, J., Sherwin, J. & Hernandez, R. R., 2/10/2020, In: Sustainability. 12, 19, 22 p., 8154.

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Simulation of Evapotranspiration at a 3-Minute Time Interval Based on Remote Sensing Data and SEBAL Model

Li, G., Armstrong, A. & Chang, X., 17/07/2020, In: Applied Sciences. 10, 14, 15 p., 4919.

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Realising co-benefits for natural capital and ecosystem services from solar parks: a co-developed, evidence-based approach

Randle-Boggis, R., White, P. C. L., Cruz, J., Parker, G., Montag, H., Scurlock, J. M. O. & Armstrong, A., 1/06/2020, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 125, 10 p., 109775.

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Southerly winds increase the electricity generated by solar photovoltaic systems

Waterworth, D. & Armstrong, A., 15/05/2020, In: Solar Energy. 202, p. 123-135 13 p.

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Techno–ecological synergies of solar energy for global sustainability

Hernandez, R. R., Armstrong, A., Burney, J., Ryan, G., Moore-O’Leary, K., Diédhiou, I., Grodsky, S. M., Saul-Gershenz, L., Davis, R., Macknick, J., Mulvaney, D., Heath, G. A., Easter, S. B., Hoffacker, M. K., Allen, M. F. & Kammen, D. M., 1/07/2019, In: Nature Sustainability. 2, 7, p. 560-568 9 p.

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Kinetics of extraction and in situ transesterification of oils from spent coffee grounds

Najdanovic, V., Yee-Lam Lee, L., Tavares, M. & Armstrong, A. B., 06/2017, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 5, 3, p. 2611-2616 6 p.

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Solar park microclimate and vegetation management effects on grassland carbon cycling

Armstrong, A. B., Ostle, N. J. & Whitaker, J., 13/07/2016, In: Environmental Research Letters. 11, 7, 11 p., 074016.

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Ground-level climate at a peatland wind farm in Scotland is affected by wind turbine operation

Armstrong, A. B., Burton, R., Lee, S., Mobbs, S., Ostle, N. J., Smith, V., Waldron, S. & Whitaker, J., 22/04/2016, In: Environmental Research Letters. 11, 4, 8 p., 044024.

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Biotic and abiotic factors interact to regulate Northern peatland carbon cycling

Armstrong, A., Waldron, S., Ostle, N. J., Richardson, H. & Whitaker, J., 12/2015, In: Ecosystems. 18, 8, p. 1395-1409 15 p.

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Research agendas for the sustainable management of tropical peatland in Malaysia

Padfield, R., Waldron, S., Drew, S., Papargyropoulou, E., Kumaran, S., Page, S., Gilvear, D., Armstrong, A., Evers, S., Williams, P., Zakaria, Z., Chin, S. Y., Hansen, S. B., Campos-Arceiz, A., Latif, M. T., Sayok, A. & Tham, M. H., 03/2015, In: Environmental Conservation. 42, 1, p. 73-83 11 p.

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Wind farm and solar park effects on plant–soil carbon cycling: uncertain impacts of changes in ground-level microclimate

Armstrong, A., Waldron, S., Whitaker, J. & Ostle, N., 06/2014, In: Global Change Biology. 20, 6, p. 1699-1706 8 p.

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The price of knowledge in the knowledge economy: Should development of peatland in the UK support a research levy?

Drew, S., Waldron, S., Gilvear, D., Grieve, I., Armstrong, A., Bragg, O., Brewis, F., Cooper, M., Dargie, T., Duncan, C., Harris, L., Wilson, L., McIver, C., Padfield, R. & Shah, N., 1/05/2013, In: Land Use Policy. 32, p. 50-60 11 p.

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Thermal enhancement of natural magnetism as a tool for tracing eroded soil

Armstrong, A., Quinton, J. & Maher, B., 11/2012, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 37, 14, p. 1567-1572 6 p.

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Multi-scale relationship between peatland vegetation type and dissolved organic carbon concentration

Armstrong, A., Holden, J., Luxton, K. & Quinton, J. N., 10/2012, In: Ecological Engineering. 47, p. 182-188 7 p.

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Effects of soil compaction, rain exposure and their interaction on soil carbon dioxide emission

Novara, A., Armstrong, A., Gristina, L., Semple, K. T. & Quinton, J. N., 07/2012, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 37, 9, p. 994-999 6 p.

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Processes controlling the development of a shielding layer on natural soil

Armstrong, A., Quinton, J., Heng, B. C. P. & Sander, G. C., 02/2012, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 63, 1, p. 54-64 11 p.

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Controls over nutrient dynamics in overland flows on slopes representative of agricultural land in North West Europe

Armstrong, A., Quinton, J. N., Francis, B., Heng, B. C. P. & Sander, G. C., 15/08/2011, In: Geoderma. 164, 1-2, p. 2-10 9 p.

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The impact of drain blocking on an upland blanket bog during storm and drought events, and the importance of sampling-scale

Wilson, L., Wilson, J., Holden, J., Johnstone, I., Armstrong, A. & Morris, M., 11/07/2011, In: Journal of Hydrology. 404, 3-4, p. 198-208 11 p.

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Ditch blocking, water chemistry and organic carbon flux: Evidence that blanket bog restoration reduces erosion and fluvial carbon loss

Wilson, L., Wilson, J., Holden, J., Johnstone, I., Armstrong, A. & Morris, M., 1/05/2011, In: Science of the Total Environment. 409, 11, p. 2010-2018 9 p.

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Modeling the dynamics of soil erosion and size-selective sediment transport over nonuniform topography in flume-scale experiments

Heng, B. C. P., Sander, G. C., Armstrong, A., Quinton, J., Chandler, J. H. & Scott, C. F., 10/02/2011, In: Water Resources Research. 47, 2, 11 p., W02513.

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Variability of interrill erosion at low slopes

Armstrong, A., Quinton, J. N., Heng, B. C. P. & Chandler, J. H., 01/2011, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 36, 1, p. 97-106 10 p.

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Recovery of water tables in Welsh blanket bog after drain blocking: Discharge rates, time scales and the influence of local conditions

Wilson, L., Wilson, J., Holden, J., Johnstone, I., Armstrong, A. & Morris, M., 24/09/2010, In: Journal of Hydrology. 391, 3-4, p. 377-386 10 p.

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Applying close range digital photogrammetry in soil erosion studies

Heng, B. C. P., Chandler, J. H. & Armstrong, A., 09/2010, In: The Photogrammetric Record. 25, 131, p. 240-265 26 p.

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The impact of peatland drain-blocking on dissolved organic carbon loss and discolouration of water : results from a national survey.

Armstrong, A., Holden, J., Kay, P., Francis, B., Foulger, M., Gledhill, S., McDonald, A. & Walker, A., 5/02/2010, In: Journal of Hydrology. 381, 1-2, p. 112-120 9 p.

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Drain-blocking techniques on blanket peat : a framework for best practice.

Armstrong, A., Holden, J., Kay, P., Foulger, M., Gledhill, S., McDonald, A. & Walker, A., 08/2009, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 90, 11, p. 3512-3519 8 p.

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Pumped rainfall simulators: the impact of rain pulses on sediment concentration and size.

Armstrong, A. & Quinton, J., 07/2009, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 34, 9, p. 1310-1314 5 p.

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A pilot study of the efficacy of residuum lodges for managing sediment delivery to impoundment reservoirs.

Kay, P., Armstrong, A., McDonald, A., Parsons, D., Best, J., Peakall, J., Walker, A., Foulger, M. & Clements, S., 03/2009, In: Water and Environment Journal. 23, 1, p. 52-62 11 p.

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Fitting concentration and load rating curves with generalized linear models.

Cox, N. J., Warburton, J., Armstrong, A. & Holliday, V. J., 01/2008, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 33, 1, p. 25-39 15 p.

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Predicting the future carbon budget of an upland peat catchment.

Worrall, F., Burt, T., Adamson, J., Reed, M., Warburton, J., Armstrong, A. & Evans, M., 11/2007, In: Climatic Change. 85, 1-2, p. 139-158 20 p.

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The effects of burning and sheep-grazing on water table depth and soil water quality in a upland peat.

Worrall, F., Armstrong, A. & Adamson, J., 10/06/2007, In: Journal of Hydrology. 339, 1-2, p. 1-14 14 p.

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Short-term impact of peat drain-blocking on water colour, dissolved organic carbon concentration, and water table depth.

Worrall, F., Armstrong, A. & Holden, J., 30/04/2007, In: Journal of Hydrology. 337, 3-4, p. 315-325 11 p.

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