Professor Chris Freeman

Emeritus Professor

  1. 2016
  2. Published

    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. 133-138

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Published

    Relationships between reservoir water quality and catchment habitat type

    Gough, R., Cohen, Y., Fenner, N., Cannon, J. & Freeman, C., 1 Jan 2016, In: International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management. 19, 1, p. 16-39

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. 2015
  7. Published

    Characterisation of algogenic organic matter during an algal bloom and its implications for trihalomethane formation

    Gough, R. S., Gough, R., Holliman, P. J., Cooke, G. M. & Freeman, C., 1 Sept 2015, In: Sustainability of Water Quality and Ecology. 6, September, p. 11-19

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Using Thermal Sensitivity Analysis to Determine the Impact of Drainage on the Hydrochemistry of a Tropical Peat Soil from Malaysia

    Dowrick, D. J., Freeman, C., Lock, M. A. & Yusoff, F. M., 27 Aug 2015, In: Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 46, 17, p. 2168-2176

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Substrate sources regulate spatial variation of metabolically active methanogens from two contrasting freshwater wetlands

    Lin, Y. X., Liu, D. Y., Ding, W. X., Kang, H. J., Freeman, C., Yuan, J. J. & Xiang, J., 19 Aug 2015, In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 99, 24, p. 10779-10791

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Tracing dissolved organic carbon and trihalomethane formation potential between source water and finished drinking water at a lowland and an upland UK catchment

    Gough, R. S., Brooks, E., Freeman, C., Gough, R. & Holliman, P. J., 15 Aug 2015, In: Science of the Total Environment. 537, p. 203-212

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    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. 1241-1251

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. 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

  13. Published

    The Regulation by Phenolic Compounds of Soil Organic Matter Dynamics under a Changing Environment

    Min, K., Freeman, C. & Kang, H. C., 5 Apr 2015, In: Biomed Research International. ID 825098

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    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. 1567-1580

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. 2014
  16. Published

    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. 650-660

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Contrasting vulnerability of drained tropical and high-latitude peatlands to fluvial loss of stored carbon

    Evans, C. D., Page, S. E., Jones, T., Moore, S., Gauci, V., Laiho, R., Hruska, J., Allot, T. E., Billet, M. F., Tipping, E., Freeman, C. & Garnett, M. H., 13 Nov 2014, In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 28, 11, p. 1215-1234

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    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. 1227-1241

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Simulated climate change impact on summer dissolved organic carbon release from peat and surface vegetation: Implications for drinking water treatment

    Ritson, J. P., Bell, M., Graham, N. J., Templeton, M. R., Brazier, R. E., Verhoef, A., Freeman, C. & Clark, J. M., 18 Sept 2014, In: Water Research. 67, p. 66-76

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    The effect of peatland drainage and rewetting (ditch blocking) on extracellular enzyme activities and water chemistry

    Airey, B. J., Johncock, A. C., Peacock, M. A., Peacock, M., Jones, T. G., Airey, B., Johncock, A., Evans, C. D., Lebron, I., Fenner, N. & Freeman, C., 21 Aug 2014, In: Soil Use and Management. 31, 1

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    A Decision Support System for Drinking Water Production Integrating Health Risks Assessment

    Delpla, I., Monteith, D. T., Freeman, C., Haftka, J., Hermens, J., Jones, T. G., Baures, E., Jung, A. & Thomas, O., 18 Jul 2014, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 11, 7, p. 7354-7375

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    UV-visible absorbance spectroscopy as a proxy for peatland dissolved organic carbon (DOC) quantity and quality: considerations on wavelength and absorbance degradation

    Gough, R. S., Peacock, M., Evans, C. D., Fenner, N., Freeman, C., Gough, R., Jones, T. G. & Lebron, I., 4 Apr 2014, In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 50, 6, p. 1445-1461

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. 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

  24. Published

    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. 228-239

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    The impact of climate change on the treatability of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in upland water supplies: a UK perspective

    Gough, R. S., Ritson, J. P., Graham, N. J., Templeton, M. R., Clark, J. M., Gough, R. & Freeman, C., 10 Jan 2014, In: Science of the Total Environment. 473-474, p. 714-730

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. 2013
  27. 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

  28. Published

    Temporal variations in dissolved organic carbon concentrations in upland and lowland lakes in North Wales

    Hughes, D. D., Holliman, P. J., Jones, T. & Freeman, C., 1 Jun 2013, In: Water and Environment Journal. 27, 2, p. 275-283

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Carbon preservation in humic lakes; a hierarchical regulatory pathway

    Fenner, N. & Freeman, C., 1 Mar 2013, In: Global Change Biology. 19, 3, p. 775-784

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Assessment of potential climate change impacts on peatland dissolved organic carbon release and drinking water treatment from laboratory experiments

    Hughes, D. D., Tang, R., Clark, J. M., Bond, T., Graham, N., Hughes, D. & Freeman, C., 1 Feb 2013, In: Environmental Pollution. 173, p. 270-277

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Deep instability of deforested tropical peatlands revealed by fluvial organic carbon fluxes

    Moore, S., Evans, C. D., Page, S. E., Garnett, M. H., Jones, T. G., Freeman, C., Hooijer, A., Wiltshire, A. J., Limin, S. H. & Gauci, V., 31 Jan 2013, In: Nature. 493, p. 660-663

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. 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

  33. Published

    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. 910-919

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. 2012
  35. Published

    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. 282-292

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Acidity controls on dissolved organic carbon mobility in organic soils

    Evans, C. D., Jones, T. G., Burden, A., Ostle, N., Zieliński, P., Cooper, M. D., Peacock, M., Clark, J. M., Oulehle, F., Cooper, D. & Freeman, C., 1 Nov 2012, In: Global Change Biology. 18, 11, p. 3317-3331

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    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. 4163-4165

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. 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

  39. Published

    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. 23-30

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. 2011
  41. Published

    Drought-induced carbon loss in peatlands

    Fenner, N. & Freeman, C., 20 Nov 2011, In: Nature Geoscience. 4, p. 895-900

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Published

    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. 51-66

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  43. 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

  44. Published

    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. 600-608

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. 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

  46. 2010
  47. Published

    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. 1197-1206

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  48. Published

    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. 347-358

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. 2009
  50. Published

    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. 3323-3334

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  51. Published

    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. 499-508

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  52. Published

    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. 971-977

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  53. Published

    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. 978-986

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  54. Published

    Hydrological controls on dissolved organic carbon production and release from UK peatlands.

    Fenner, N., Freeman, C., Worrall, F., Baird, A. J. (ed.), Belyea, L. R. (ed.), Xavier Comas, A. S. (ed.) & Slater, L. D. (ed.), 1 Jan 2009, Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands. 2009 ed. American Geophysical Union

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  55. 2008
  56. Published

    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. 357-365

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  57. Published

    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. 2874-2880

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  58. Published

    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. 426-436

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  59. 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