Dr Hilary Ford

Research & Impact Support Officer

Aelodaeth

Contact info

Location: 2nd Floor, Environment Centre Wales, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University

Email: hilary.ford@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1248 382443

Web: ResearchGate

 

 

My current research involves enhancement of agricultural productivity and ecosystem service resilience in multi-functional landscapes, with a focus on small tree features such as hedgerows (Sêr Cymru NRN-LCEE Multi-Land project). An emphasis on working alongside experts in farming, agroforestry, animal health and ecosystem resilience allowed us to design multi-disciplinary experiments at the landscape scale. I am particularly interested in climate regulation with key findings including reduced compaction and enhanced soil organic carbon storage associated with hedgerows in livestock-grazed pastures. Interestingly, the potential for climate change mitigation appears to be regulated by seasonal events such as flooding and drought. I also teach modules focused on ecosystem function, ecosystem services and pollution.

 

Research Areas:

 

 

  1. Adroddiad Comisiwn › Ymchwil › Heb ei adolygu gan gymheiriaid
  2. Cyhoeddwyd

    Science to Policy: Impacts of trees on farm ecosystem services

    Wiik, E., Toberman, H., Ford, H., Webb, B., Healey, J., Pagella, T., Marley, C. & Smith, A., 19 Maw 2019, Ser Cymru National Research Network for Low Carbon, Energy and Environment. 8 t.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Llyfr/AdroddiadAdroddiad Comisiwn

  3. Erthygl › Ymchwil
  4. Cyhoeddwyd

    Trees, water storage and flooding in upland agricultural landscapes: why do we need to know more?

    Ford, H., Smith, A., Pagella, T. & Healey, J., 1 Ebr 2016, Forestry & Timber News, April 2016, t. 27-28.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigolErthygl

  5. Erthygl › Ymchwil › Adolygwyd gan gymheiriaid
  6. Cyhoeddwyd

    Are drivers of root-associated fungal community structure context specific?

    Alzarhani, A. K., Clark, D., Underwood, G., Ford, H., Cotton, A. & Dumbrell, A., 28 Ion 2019, Yn: The ISME Journal. 13, 5, t. 1330-1344

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  7. Cyhoeddwyd

    Cattle grazing drives nitrogen and carbon cycling in a temperate salt marsh

    Olsen, Y., Dausse, A., Garbutt, A., Ford, H., Thomas, D. N. & Jones, D. L., Maw 2011, Yn: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43, 3, t. 531-541

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  8. Cyhoeddwyd

    Grazing effects on microbial community composition, growth and nutrient cycling in salt marsh and sand dune grasslands

    Ford, H., Rousk, J., Garbutt, A., Jones, L. & Jones, D. L., 1 Ion 2013, Yn: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 49, 1, t. 89-98

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  9. Cyhoeddwyd

    Grazing management in saltmarsh ecosystems drives invertebrate diversity, abundance and functional group structure

    Ford, H., Garbutt, A., Jones, L. & Jones, D. L., 2013, Yn: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 6, t. 189-200

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  10. Cyhoeddwyd

    Hedgerow effects on CO2 emissions are regulated by soil type and season: implications for carbon flux dynamics in livestock-grazed pasture

    Ford, H., Healey, J., Webb, B., Pagella, T. & Smith, A., 15 Ion 2021, Yn: Geoderma. 382, 114697.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  11. Cyhoeddwyd

    How do hedgerows influence soil organic carbon stock in livestock-grazed pasture?

    Ford, H., Healey, J. R., Webb, B., Pagella, T. F. & Smith, A. R., 31 Rhag 2019, Yn: Soil Use and Management. 35, 4, t. 576-584

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  12. Cyhoeddwyd

    How does grazing management influence the functional diversity of oak woodland ecosystems? A plant trait approach.

    Ford, H., Healey, J., Markesteijn, L. & Smith, A., 15 Ebr 2018, Yn: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 258, t. 154-161 8 t.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  13. Cyhoeddwyd

    Impacts of grazing abandonment on ecosystem service provision: Coastal grassland as a model system

    Ford, H., Garbutt, A., Jones, D. L. & Jones, L., 1 Tach 2012, Yn: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 162, t. 108-115

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  14. Cyhoeddwyd

    Large-scale predictions of salt-marsh carbon stock based on simple observations of plant community and soil type

    Ford, H., Garbutt, A., Duggan-Edwards, M., Pages, J. F., Harvey, R., Ladd, C. & Skov, M. W., 25 Ion 2019, Yn: Biogeosciences. 16, 2, t. 425-436 436 t.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  15. Cyhoeddwyd

    Methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide fluxes from a temperate salt marsh: Grazing management does not alter Global Warming Potential

    Ford, H., Garbutt, A., Jones, L. & Jones, D., 10 Tach 2012, Yn: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 113, t. 182-191

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  16. Cyhoeddwyd

    Nitrogen and phosphorus co-limitation and grazing moderate nitrogen impacts on plant growth and nutrient cycling in sand dune grassland

    Ford, H., Roberts, A. & Jones, L., 15 Ion 2016, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 542, part A, t. 203-209

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  17. Cyhoeddwyd

    Role of plants in determining the soil response to either a single freeze-thaw or dry-wet event

    Miura, M., Jones, T. G., Ford, H., Hill, P. W. & Jones, D. L., 1 Gorff 2022, Yn: Applied Soil Ecology. 175, 104409.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  18. Cyhoeddwyd

    Soil stabilization linked to plant diversity and environmental context in coastal wetlands

    Ford, H., Garbutt, A., Ladd, C., Malarkey, J. & Skov, M. W., Maw 2016, Yn: Journal of Vegetation Science. 27, 2, t. 259-268

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  19. Cyhoeddwyd

    The importance of canopy complexity in shaping seasonal spider and beetle assemblages in saltmarsh habitats

    Ford, H., Evans, B., van Klink, R., Skov, M. & Garbutt, A., 1 Ebr 2017, Yn: Ecological Entomology. 42, 2, t. 145-155

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid

  20. Cyhoeddwyd

    Variation in root morphology amongst tree species influences soil hydraulic conductivity and macroporosity

    Webb, B., Robinson, D., Marshall, M., Ford, H., Pagella, T., Healey, J. & Smith, A., 1 Tach 2022, Yn: Geoderma. 425, 116057.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolynErthygladolygiad gan gymheiriaid