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Professor Alona Armstrong

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  1. 2025
  2. Published

    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., 31/07/2025, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 62, 7, p. 1579-1586 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    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, p. 033001 033001.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Forthcoming

    Global assessment of solar park impacts on ecosystem services

    Treasure, L., Sharp, S. P., Smart, S. M., Parker, G. & Armstrong, A., 2/06/2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Progress in Energy.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published
  6. Published

    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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. 2024
  10. Published

    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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    New solar farms can benefit nature – here’s how

    Carvalho, F. & Armstrong, A., 12/08/2024

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsBlog

  13. Published

    Integrated policies could help solar farms fulfil their climate and ecological potentials

    Carvalho, F., Blaydes, H. & Armstrong, A., 8/08/2024

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsBlogpeer-review

  14. Published

    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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. 2023
  19. Published
  20. Published

    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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. 2022
  23. Forthcoming

    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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Effects of land use change for solar park development in the UK on ecosystem services

    Carvalho, F., Montag, H., Sharp, S. P., White, P., Clarkson, T. & Armstrong, A., 27/05/2022.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstract

  25. Published

    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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Floating solar interactions with water bodies under climate warming

    Exley, G., Page, T., Folkard, A. M., Thackeray, S. J., Hernandez, R. R. & Armstrong, A., 27/03/2022.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Speech

  27. Published

    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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. 2021
  29. Published

    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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Floating Futures: Can Floating Solar Photovoltaics Deliver Clean Electricity And Enhance Water Quality?

    Exley, G., Hernandez, R. R., Page, T., Folkard, A., Thackeray, S. J. & Armstrong, A., 17/12/2021.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Poster

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