Professor Chris Freeman
Emeritus Professor
- 1995
- Published
The use of fluorogenic substrates for measuring enzyme activity in peatlands
Freeman, C., Liska, G., Ostle, N. J. & Lock, M. A., 1 Aug 1995, In: Plant and Soil. 175, 1, p. 147-152Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2000
- Published
Carbon supply and the regulation of emzyme activity in constructed wetlands.
Shackle, V. J., Freeman, C. & Reynolds, B., 1 Nov 2000, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 32, 13, p. 1935-1940Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2001
- Published
An enzymatic 'latch' on a global carbon store;- a shortage of oxygen locks up carbon in peatlands by restraining a single enzyme.
Freeman, C., Ostle, N. J. & Kang, H., 11 Jan 2001, In: Nature. 409, 6817, p. 149Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Molecular weight spectra of dissolved organic carbon in a rewetted Welsh peatland and possible implications for water quality.
Fenner, N., Freeman, C., Hughes, S. & Reynolds, B., 1 Jun 2001, In: Soil Use and Management. 17, 2, p. 106-112Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Export of organic carbon from peat soils.
Freeman, C., Evans, C. D., Monteith, D. T., Reynolds, B. & Fenner, N., 23 Aug 2001, In: Nature. 412, 6849, p. 785Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of elevated CO2 on fen peat biogeochemistry.
Kang, H., Freeman, C. & Ashendon, T. W., 12 Nov 2001, In: Science of the Total Environment. 279, 1-3, p. 45-50Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2002
- Published
Contrasted effects of simulated drought on the production and oxidation of methane in a mid-Wales wetland.
Freeman, C., Nevison, G. B., Kang, H., Hughes, S., Reynolds, B. & Hudson, J. A., 1 Jan 2002, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 34, 1, p. 61-67Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate change - Terrestrial export of organic carbon - Reply
Evans, C. D., Freeman, C., Monteith, D. T., Reynolds, B. & Fenner, N., 21 Feb 2002, In: Nature. 415, 6874, p. 862Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The influence of hydrochemistry on methane emissions from two contrasting northern wetlands.
Kang, H. & Freeman, C., 1 Nov 2002, In: Water Air and Soil Pollution. 141, 1-4, p. 263-272Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2003
- Published
Waste water treatment.
Jones, D. L., Freeman, C., Thomas, B. (Editor), Murphy, D. (Editor) & Murray, B. (Editor), 1 Jan 2003, Encyclopaedia of applied plant science. 2003 ed. Academic Press, p. 772-781Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- 2004
- Published
Peatland carbon efflux partitioning reveals that Sphagnum photosynthate contributes to the DOC pool
Fenner, N., Ostle, N., Freeman, C., Sleep, D. & Reynolds, B., Feb 2004, In: Plant and Soil. 259, 1-2, p. 345-354Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Export of dissolved organic carbon from peatlands under elevated carbon dioxide levels.
Freeman, C., Fenner, N., Ostle, N. J., Kang, H., Dowrick, D. J., Reynolds, B., Lock, M. A., Sleep, D., Hughes, S. & Hudson, J., 8 Jul 2004, In: Nature. 430, 6996, p. 195-198Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A regulatory role for phenol oxidase during decomposition in peatlands.
Freeman, C., Ostle, N., Fenner, N. & Kang, H., 1 Oct 2004, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 36, 10, p. 1663-1667Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations on soil microorganisms.
Freeman, C., Kim, S. Y., Lee, S. H. & Kang, H., 1 Dec 2004, In: Journal of Microbiology. 42, 4, p. 267-277Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2005
- Published
N-Acetylglucosaminidase activities in wetlands: a global survey
Kang, H. J., Freeman, C., Park, S. S. & Chun, J., 1 Jan 2005, In: Hydrobiologia. 532, p. 103-110Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Shifts of soil enzyme activities in wetlands exposed to elevated CO2
Kang, H., Kim, S. Y., Fenner, N. & Freeman, C., 20 Jan 2005, In: Science of the Total Environment. 337, 1-3, p. 207-212Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hydrological effects on the diversity of phenolic degrading bacteria in a peatland: implications for carbon cycling.
Fenner, N., Freeman, C. & Reynolds, B., 1 Jul 2005, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 37, 7, p. 1277-1287Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nutrient limitation and enzyme activities during litter decomposition of nine wetland species in relation to litter N : P ratios
Gusewell, S. & Freeman, C., 1 Aug 2005, In: Functional Ecology. 19, 4, p. 582-593Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microbial community changes in heathland soil communities along a geographical gradient: interaction with climate change manipulations.
Sowerby, A., Emmett, B., Beier, C., Tietema, A., Penuelas, J., Estiatre, M., Van Meeteren, M. J., Hughes, S. & Freeman, C., 1 Oct 2005, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 37, 10, p. 1805-1813Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Observations of a seasonally shifting thermal optimum in peatland carbon-cycling processes; implications for the global carbon cycle and soil enzyme methodologies.
Fenner, N., Freeman, C. & Reynolds, B., 1 Oct 2005, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 37, 10, p. 1814-1821Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2006
- Published
DOC export to upland waters: old or new carbon?
Evans, C., Cork, L., Freeman, C., Thomas, D. N. & Reynolds, B., 1 Jan 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Storm Induced Dissolved Organic Matter Release.
Cork, L., Evans, C., Freeman, C., Thomas, D. N. & Reynolds, B., 1 Jan 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Storm Induced Dissolved Organic Matter Release.
Cork, L., Evans, C., Freeman, C., Thomas, D. N. & Reynolds, B., 1 Jan 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Exogenous enzyme supplements to promote treatment efficiency in constructed wetlands.
Shackle, V., Freeman, C. & Reynolds, B., 15 May 2006, In: Science of the Total Environment. 361, 1-3, p. 18-24Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sulphate reduction and the suppression of peatland methane emissions following summer drought
Dowrick, D. J., Freeman, C., Lock, M. A. & Reynolds, B., 1 Jun 2006, In: Geoderma. 132, 3-4, p. 384-390Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel approach to studying the effects of temperature on soil biogeochemistry using a thermal gradient bar
Fenner, N., Dowrick, D. J., Lock, M. A., Rafarel, C. R. & Freeman, C., 1 Sept 2006, In: Soil Use and Management. 22, 3, p. 267-273Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Seasonal variations in decomposition processes in a valley-bottom riparian peatland
Bonnett, S. A., Ostle, N. & Freeman, C., 1 Nov 2006, In: Science of the Total Environment. 370, 2-3, p. 561-573Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Atmospheric nitrogen deposition promotes carbon loss from peat bogs
Bragazza, L., Freeman, C., Jones, T., Rydin, H., Limpens, J., Fenner, N., Ellis, T., Gerdol, R., Hajek, T., Iacumin, P., Kutnar, L., Tahvanainen, T. & Toberman, H., 19 Dec 2006, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 103, 51, p. 19386-19398Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2007
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DOC export and carbon loss from UK upland soils: similarities and differences between peats and organo-mineral soils.
Evans, C., Freeman, C., Billett, M., Clark, J. M., Tobermann, H., Chapman, P., Cork, L. G., Reynolds, B. & Thomas, D. N., 1 Jan 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Interactions between elevated CO2 and warming could amplify DOC exports from peatland catchments.
Fenner, N., Freeman, C., Lock, M. A., Harmens, H., Reynolds, B. & Sparks, T., 29 Mar 2007, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 41, 9, p. 3146-3152Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evidence against recent climate-induced destabilisation of soil carbon from C-14 analysis of riverine dissolved organic matter
Evans, C. D., Freeman, C., Cork, L. G., Thomas, D. N., Reynolds, B., Billett, M. F., Garnett, M. H. & Norris, D., 13 Apr 2007, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 34, 7, p. L07407Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High nitrogen availability reduces polyphenol content in Sphagnum peat
Bragazza, L. & Freeman, C., 15 May 2007, In: Science of the Total Environment. 377, 2-3, p. 439-443Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Elevated CO2 effects on peatland plant community carbon dynamics and DOC production.
Fenner, N., Ostle, N. J., McNamara, N., Sparks, T., Harmens, H., Reynolds, B. & Freeman, C., 1 Jun 2007, In: Ecosystems. 10, 4, p. 635-647Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2008
- Published
Peatlands and the carbon cycle: from local processes to global implications - a synthesis.
Limpens, J., Berendse, F., Blodau, C., Canadell, J. G., Freeman, C., Holden, J., Roulet, N., Rydin, H. & Schaepman-Strub, G., 1 Jan 2008, In: Biogeosciences. 5, 5, p. 1475-1491Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Summer drought effects upon soil and litter extracellular phenol oxidase activity and soluble carbon release in an upland Calluna heathland
Toberman, H., Evans, C., Freeman, C., Fenner, N., White, M., Emmett, B. & Artz, R. R., 1 Jun 2008, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40, 6, p. 1519-1532Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microbial contributions to climate change through carbon cycle feedbacks.
Bardgett, R. D., Freeman, C. & Ostle, N. J., 1 Aug 2008, In: ISME Journal. 2, 8, p. 805-814Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparative analysis of soil microbial communities and their responses to the short-term drought in bog, fen, and riparian wetlands
Kim, S. Y., Lee, S. H., Freeman, C., Fenner, N. & Kang, H., 1 Nov 2008, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40, 11, p. 2874-2880Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Summer drought decreases soil fungal diversity and associated phenol oxidase activity in upland Calluna heathland soil
Toberman, H., Freeman, C., Evans, C., Fenner, N. & Artz, R. R., 1 Nov 2008, In: Fems Microbiology Ecology. 66, 2, p. 426-436Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impeded drainage stimulates extracellular phenol oxidase activity in riparian peat cores.
Toberman, H., Freeman, C., Artz, R. R., Evans, C. D. & Fenner, N., 1 Dec 2008, In: Soil Use and Management. 24, 4, p. 357-365Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2009
- Published
Hydrological controls on dissolved organic carbon production and release from UK peatlands.
Fenner, N., Freeman, C., Worrall, F., Baird, A. J. (Editor), Belyea, L. R. (Editor), Xavier Comas, A. S. (Editor) & Slater, L. D. (Editor), 1 Jan 2009, Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands. 2009 ed. American Geophysical UnionResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Impacts of elevated atmosphere ozone on peatland below-ground DOC characteristics.
Jones, T. G., Freeman, C., Lloyd, A. & Mills, G., 1 Jun 2009, In: Ecological Engineering. 35, 6, p. 971-977Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The interactive effects of elevated carbon dioxide and water table draw-down on carbon cycling in a Welsh ombrotrophic bog.
Ellis, T., Hill, P. W., Fenner, N., Williams, G. G., Godbold, D. & Freeman, C., 1 Jun 2009, In: Ecological Engineering. 35, 6, p. 978-986Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Annual variation of temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon decomposition in North peatlands: implications for thermal responses of carbon cycling to global warming.
Xiang, W. & Freeman, C., 1 Aug 2009, In: Environmental Geology. 58, 3, p. 499-508Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil enzyme analysis for leaf litter decomposition in global wetlands.
Kang, H. & Freeman, C., 1 Dec 2009, In: Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 40, 21-22, p. 3323-3334Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2010
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Short-term effect of deep shade and enhanced nitrogen supply on Sphagnum capillofolium morphophysiology.
Bonnett, S. A., Ostle, N. & Freeman, C., 1 Apr 2010, In: Plant Ecology. 207, 2, p. 347-358Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Species-specific effects of elevated ozone on wetland plants and decomposition processes.
Williamson, J., Mills, G. & Freeman, C., 1 May 2010, In: Environmental Pollution. 158, 5, p. 1197-1206Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2011
- Published
Peatlands: our greatest source of carbon credits?
Dunn, C. & Freeman, C., 2011, In: Carbon Management. 2, 3, p. 289-301Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Additional carbon sequestration benefits of grassland diversity restoration.
De Deyn, G. B., Shiel, R. S., Ostle, N. J., McNamara, N. P., Oakley, S., Young, I., Freeman, C., Fenner, N., Quirk, H. & Bardgett, R. D., 1 Jun 2011, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 48, 3, p. 600-608Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Litter type affects the activity of aerobic decomposers in a boreal peatland more than site nutrient and water table regimes
Straková, P., Niemi, R. M., Freeman, C., Peltoniemi, K., Toberman, H., Heiskanen, I., Fritze, H. & Laiho, R., 27 Sept 2011, In: Biogeosciences. 8, 9, p. 2741-2755Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decomposition ‘hotspots’ in a rewetted peatland: implications for water quality and carbon cycling
Fenner, N., Williams, R., Toberman, H., Hughes, S., Reynolds, B. & Freeman, C., 1 Oct 2011, In: Hydrobiologia. 674, 1, p. 51-66Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review