Professor Chris Freeman

Emeritus Professor

  1. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    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. 107-117

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    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. 3146-3152

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    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. 167-172

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    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, 7

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    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. 641-650

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    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. 415-422

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    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. 2741-2755

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

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    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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

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  25. 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

  26. 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