Professor Chris Freeman
Emeritus Professor
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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 SocietyResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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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. 297-301Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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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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 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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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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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. 153-166Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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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. 9-17Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. nwae178Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 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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Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) removal in constructed wetlands: The role of plants in the treatment of a typical pharmaceutical andpersonal care product
Thomas, R., Gough, R. & Freeman, C., 1 Sept 2017, In: Ecological Engineering. 106, part A, p. 415-422Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is peat accumulation in mangrove swamps influenced by the “enzymic latch” mechanism?
Dunn, C., Mitsch, W., Freeman, C. & Saraswati, S., 15 Dec 2016, In: Wetlands Ecology and Management. 24, 6, p. 641-650Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigations of freezing and cold storage for the analysis of peatland dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and absorbance properties
Peacock, M., Freeman, C., Gaucia, V. & Lebronc, I. E., 29 May 2015, In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 17, 7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating whether light intensity can modify decomposition rates in peatlands through control of the ‘enzymic latch’
Dunn, C., Zielinski, P., Kent, M. & Freeman, C., 15 Apr 2018, In: Ecological Engineering. 114, p. 167-172Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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Influence of water table depth on pore water chemistry and Trihalomethane Formation potential in peatlands
Gough, R. S., Gough, R., Holliman, P. J., Fenner, N., Peacock, M. & Freeman, C., 1 Feb 2016, In: Water Environment Research. 88, 2, p. 107-117Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Influence of habitat on the quantity and composition of leachable carbon in the O2 horizon: Potential iplications for potable water treatment
Gough, R. S., Holliman, P. J., Willis, N., Jones, T. G. & Freeman, C., 27 Nov 2012, In: Lake and Reservoir Management. 28, 4, p. 282-292Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Infilled Ditches are Hotspots of Landscape Methane Flux Following Peatland Re-wetting
Cooper, M. D., Evans, C., Zielinski, P., Levy, P. E., Gray, A., Peacock, M., Norris, D., Fenner, N. & Freeman, C., Nov 2014, In: Ecosystems. 17, 7, p. 1227-1241Research 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
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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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Hydrological legacy determines the type of enzyme inhibition in a peatlands chronosequence
Bonnett, S., Maltby, E. & Freeman, C., Aug 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 9948.Research 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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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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Hydro-chemical effects following restoration mowing in two rich fen plant communities
Menichino, N. M., Evans, C., Fenner, N., Freeman, C. & Jones, L., 1 Feb 2019, In: Ecological Engineering. 127, p. 536-546Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How do increasing background concentrations of tropospheric ozone affect peatland plant growth and carbon gas exchange?
Williamson, J., Mills, G., Hayes, F., Jones, T. & Freeman, C., 29 Feb 2016, In: Atmospheric Environment. 127, p. 133-138Research 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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High intensity fire accelerates accumulation of a stable carbon pool in permafrost peatlands under climate warming
Gao, C., Wang, G., Cong, J., Freeman, C., Jiang, M. & Qin, L., 15 Jun 2023, In: Catena. 227, 107108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Heavy Rainfall Impacts on Trihalomethane Formation in Contrasting Northwestern European Potable Waters
Delpla, I., Jones, T. G., Monteith, D. T., Hughes, D. D., Baures, E., Jung, A. V., Thomas, O. & Freeman, C., 10 Jul 2015, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 44, 4, p. 1241-1251Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Global methane and nitrous oxide emissions from inland waters and estuaries
Zheng, Y., Wu, S., Xiao, S., Yu, K., Fang, X., Xia, L., Wang, J., Liu, S., Freeman, C. & Zou, J., Aug 2022, In: Global Change Biology. 28, 15, p. 4713-4725 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Geoengineering: taking control of our planet's climate?
Ridgwell, A., Freeman, C. & Lampitt, R., 13 Sept 2012, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 370, p. 4163-4165Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Functional and structural responses of bacterial and methanogen communities to 3-year warming incubation in different depths of peat mire
Kim, S. Y., Freeman, C., Fenner, N. & Kang, H., 1 Jun 2012, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 57, p. 23-30Research 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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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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Exotic Spartina alterniflora invasion alters ecosystem–atmosphere exchange of CH4 and N2O and carbon sequestration in a coastal salt marsh in China
Yuan, J. J., Ding, W. X., Liu, D. Y., Kang, H., Freeman, C., Xiang, J. & Lin, Y. X., 8 Jan 2015, In: Global Change Biology. 21, 4, p. 1567-1580Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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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Evaluation of algal bloom mitigation and nutrient removal in floating constructed wetlands with different macrophyte species
Fenner, N., West, M., Gough, R. & Freeman, C., Nov 2017, In: Ecological Engineering. 108, Part B, p. 581-588Research 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
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Elevated CO2 and high salinity enhance the abundance of sulfate reducers in a salt marsh ecosystem
Kim, S.-Y., Freeman, C., Lukac, M., Lee, S.-H., Kim, S. D. & Kang, H., Mar 2020, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 147, 103386.Research 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
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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
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Effects of Climate Change on Peatland Reservoirs: A DOC Perspective
Fenner, N., Meadham, J., Jones, T., Hayes, F. & Freeman, C., Jul 2021, In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 35, 7, e2021GB006992.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Eco-hydrological requirements of dune slack vegetation and the implications of climate change
Curreli, A., Wallace, H., Freeman, C., Hollingham, M., Stratford, C., Johnson, H. & Jones, L., 15 Jan 2013, In: Science of the Total Environment. 443, p. 910-919Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Drought-induced carbon loss in peatlands
Fenner, N. & Freeman, C., 20 Nov 2011, In: Nature Geoscience. 4, p. 895-900Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Divergent responses of wetland methane emissions to elevated atmospheric CO2 dependent on water table
Lin, Y., Yuan, J., Liu, D., Kang, H., Freeman, C., Hu, H.-W., Ye, G. & Ding, W., 15 Oct 2021, In: Water Research. 205, 117682.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dissolved organic carbon and trihalomethane precursor removal at a UK upland water treatment works
Gough, R. S., Holliman, P. J., Willis, N. & Freeman, C., 15 Jan 2014, In: Science of the Total Environment. 468-469, p. 228-239Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dissolved organic carbon and trihalomethane formation potential removal during coagulation of a typical UK upland water with alum, PAX-18 and PIX-322
Gough, R. S., Holliman, P. J., Heard, T. R. & Freeman, C., 1 Dec 2014, In: Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA. 63, 8, p. 650-660Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Determination of poly-β-hydroxyalkanoate in Peat
Dowrick, D., Yusoff, F., Gough, R. & Freeman, C., Feb 2017, In: Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 48, 5, p. 576-580Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review