Professor Chris Freeman

Emeritus Professor

  1. Published

    Managing peatland vegetation for drinking water treatment

    Ritson, J. P., Bell, M., Brazier, R. E., Grand-Clement, E., Graham, N., Freeman, C., Smith, D., Templeton, M. R. & Clark, J., 18 Nov 2016, In: Scientific Reports. 6, 36751.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. E-pub ahead of print

    Metallic protection of soil carbon: Divergent drainage effects in Sphagnum vs. non-Sphagnum wetlands

    Liu, C., Zhao, Y., Ma, L., Zhai, G., Li, X., Freeman, C. & Feng, X., 20 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: National Science Review. p. nwae178

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Methodologies for Extracellular Enzyme Assays from Wetland Soils

    Dunn, C., Jones, T. G., Girard, A. & Freeman, C., 1 Feb 2014, In: Wetlands. 34, 1, p. 9-17

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Microbes, Environmental Change and the Global Carbon Cycle

    Kang, H. & Freeman, C., 1 Mar 2016, Climate Change and Microbial Ecology: Current Research and Future Trends. Marxsen, J. (ed.). Caister Academic Press, p. 153-166

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  5. Published

    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. 1805-1813

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    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. 805-814

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Microbial enzyme activity and stoichiometry signal the effects of agricultural intervention on nutrient cycling in peatlands

    Qin, L., Freeman, C., Jia, X., Zhang, Z., Liu, B., Zhang, S. & Jiang, M., 1 Mar 2021, In: Ecological Indicators. 122, 107242.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    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. 106-112

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. 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. 103-110

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Natural revegetation of bog pools after peatland restoration involving ditch blocking—The influence of pool depth and implications for carbon cycling

    Peacock, M., Evands, C. D., Fenner, N. & Freeman, C., 1 Aug 2013, In: Ecological Engineering. 57, p. 297-301

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Nature-based solutions for climate change in the UK - Peatlands

    Dunn, C., Burden, A., Chamberlain, B., Danek, S., Evans, C., Freeman, C., Harvey, R., Proctor, S. & Walker, J., 12 May 2021, Nature-based solutions for climate change in the UK. British Ecological Society

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  12. Published

    Nitrogen availability influences microbial reduction of ferrihydrite-organic carbon with substantial implications for exports of iron and carbon from peatlands

    Qin, L., Tian, W., Freeman, C. & Jiang, M., Sept 2020, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 153, 103637.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Non‐native plant invasion can accelerate global climate change by increasing wetland methane and terrestrial nitrous oxide emissions

    Beyene, B. B., Li, J., Yuan, J., Dong, Y., Liu, D., Chen, Z., Kim, J., Freeman, C., Kang, H. & Ding, W., Sept 2022, In: Global Change Biology. 28, 18, p. 5453-5468 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    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. 582-593

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    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. 1814-1821

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Options for Geoengineering the Climate via Microorganisms: A Peatland Case Study

    Dunn, C., Fenner, N., Shirsat, A. & Freeman, C., Mar 2016, Climate Change and Microbial Ecology: Current Research and Future Trends. Caister Academic Press, p. 185-200

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  17. 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. 345-354

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Peatland ditch blocking has no effect on dissolved organic matter (DOM) quality

    Peacock, M., Jones, T. G., Futter, M. N., Freeman, C., Gough, R., Baird, A. J., Green, S. M., Chapman, P. J., Holden, J. & Evans, C. D., 30 Dec 2018, In: Hydrological Processes. 32, 26, p. 3891-3906

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Peatland geoengineering: an alternative approach to terrestrial carbon sequestration

    Freeman, C., Fenner, N. & Shirsat, A. H., 13 Sept 2012, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A. 370, 1974, p. 4404-4421

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. 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. 1475-1491

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Peatlands: our greatest source of carbon credits?

    Dunn, C. & Freeman, C., 2011, In: Carbon Management. 2, 3, p. 289-301

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Plant Species Effects on the Carbon Storage Capabilities of a Blanket bog Complex

    Dunn, C., Jones, T., Roberts, S. & Freeman, C., 1 Feb 2016, In: Wetlands. 36, 1, p. 47-58

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Quantifying dissolved organic carbon concentrations in upland catchments using phenolic proxy measurements

    Peacock, M., Burden, A., Cooper, M., Dunn, C., Evans, C. D., Fenner, N., Freeman, C. G., Gough, R. S., Hughes, D., Hughes, S., Jones, T., Lebron, I., West, M. & Zieliński, P., 16 Jan 2013, In: Journal of Hydrology. 477, p. 251-260

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Rapid growth in greenhouse gas emissions from the adoption of industrial-scale aquaculture

    Yuan, J. J., Xiang, J., Liu, D., Kang, H., He, T., Kim, S., Lin, Y., Freeman, C. & Ding, W. X., Apr 2019, In: Nature Climate Change. 9, 4, p. 318-322

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Rapid, Semi-Automated Fractionation of Freshwater Dissolved Organic Carbon Using DAX 8 (XAD 8) and XAD 4 Resins in Tandem

    Hughes, D., Holliman, P., Jones, T., Jones, T., Butler, A. J. & Freeman, C., 22 Nov 2016, In: Natural Science. 8, 11, p. 487-498

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review