Professor Dave Chadwick
Professor of Sustainable Land Use Systems

Affiliations
Contact info
Environment Centre Wales,
School of Natural Sciences,
Bangor University,
Bangor,
LL57 2UW,
UK.
email: d.chadwick@bangor.ac.uk
Tel: 01248 383569
NERC Uplands-N2O project: http://uplands-n2o.bangor.ac.uk/
STARS Centre for Doctoral Training: http://www.starsoil.org.uk/
Sustainable Futures for the Costa Rica Dairy Sector (SusCoRiDa): http://suscorida.bangor.ac.uk/index.php.en
UK-China Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Network (SAIN): http://www.sainonline.org/English.html
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Phosphorus fertilization promotes carbon cycling and negatively affects microbial carbon use efficiency in agricultural soils: Laboratory incubation experiments
Sánchez-Rodríguez, A., Carmen del Campillo, M., Torrent, J., Cooledge, E., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2024, In: Geoderma. 450, 117038.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Critical review of the impacts of grazing intensity on soil organic carbon storage and other soil quality indicators in extensively managed grasslands
Abdalla, M., Hastings, A., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. L., Evans, C. D., Jones, M. B., Rees, R. M. & Smith, P., 1 Feb 2018, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 253, p. 62-81Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A critical review of the impacts of cover crops on nitrogen leaching, net greenhouse gas balance and crop productivity
Abdallah, M., Hastings, A., Cheng, K., Yue, Q., Chadwick, D., Espenberg, M., Truu, J., Rees, R. M. & Smith, P., Aug 2019, In: Global Change Biology. 25, 8, p. 2530-2543 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Importance of building bridging and linking social capital in adapting to changes in UK agricultural policy
Arnott, D., Chadwick, D., Wynne-Jones, S., Dandy, N. & Jones, D. L., 1 Apr 2021, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 83, p. 1-10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vulnerability of British farms to post-Brexit subsidy removal, and implications for intensification, extensification and land sparing.
Arnott, D., Chadwick, D., Wynne-Jones, S. & Jones, D. L., Aug 2021, In: Land Use Policy. 107, 104154.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What can management option uptake tell us about ecosystem services delivery through agri-environment schemes?
Arnott, D., Chadwick, D., Harris, I., Koj, A. & Jones, D. L., 1 Feb 2019, In: Land Use Policy. 81, p. 194-208Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Designing Vulnerable Zones of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Transfers to Control Water Pollution in China
Bai, Z., Lu, J., Zhao, H., Velthof, G. L., Oenema, O., Chadwick, D., Williams, D. R., Jin, S., Liu, H., Wang, M., Strokal, M., Kroeze, M., Hu, C. & Ma, L., 30 Jul 2018, In: Environmental Science and Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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China’s pig relocation in balance
Bai, Z., Jin, S., Wu, Y., Ermgassen, E. Z., Oenema, O., Chadwick, D., Lassaletta, L., Velthof, G., Zhao, J. & Ma, L., 30 Sept 2019, In: Nature Sustainability . 2, 10, p. 888-888 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Livestock housing and manure storage need to be improved in China
Bai, Z., Li, X., Lu, J., Wang, X., Velthof, G. L., Chadwick, D., Luo, J., Ledgard, S., Wu, Z., Jin, S., Oenema, O., Ma, L. & Hu, C., 2017, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 51, 15, p. 8212-8214Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Flows through the Manure Management Chain in China
Bai, Z., Ma, L., Jin, S., Ma, W., Velthof, G. L., Oenema, O., Liu, L., Chadwick, D. & Zhang, F., 2016, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 50, 24, p. 13409-13418Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The environmental costs and benefits of high-yield farming
Balmford, A., Amano, T., Bartlett, H., Chadwick, D., Collins, A., Edwards, D., Field, R., Garnsworthy, P., Green, R., Smith, P., Waters, H., Whitmore, A., Broom, D. M., Chara, J., Finch, T., Garnett, E., Gathorne-Hardy, A., Hernandez-Medrano, J., Herrero, M., Hua, F., Latawiec, A., Misselbrook, T., Phalan, B., Simmons, B. I., Takahashi, T., Vause, J., zu Ermgassen, E. & Eisner, R., 14 Sept 2018, In: Nature Sustainability . 1, p. 477-485Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microbial diversity dynamics during the self-acidification of dairy slurry
Bastami, M. S., Jones, D. L. & Chadwick, D. R., 16 Jul 2021, In: Environmental Technology. 42, 16, p. 2562-2572 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do Effective Micro-Organisms Affect Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Slurry Crusts?
Bastami, M. S. B., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D., 1 Mar 2016, In: Journal of Advanced Agricultural Technologies. 3, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reduction of Methane Emission during Slurry Storage by the Addition of Effective Microorganisms and Excessive Carbon Source from Brewing Sugar
Bastami, M. S. B., Jones, D. L. & Chadwick, D. R., 1 Nov 2016, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 45, 6, p. 2016-2022Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantifying N2O emissions from intensive grassland production: the role of synthetic fertilizer type, application rate, timing and nitrification inhibitors
Bell, M. J., Cloy, J. M., Topp, C. F. E., Ball, B. C., Bagnall, A., Rees, R. M. & Chadwick, D. R., 1 Jul 2016, In: Journal of Agricultural Science. 154, 5, p. 812-827Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How do emission rates and emission factors for nitrous oxide and ammonia vary with manure type and time of application in a Scottish farmland?
Bell, M. J., Hinton, N. J., Cloy, J. M., Topp, C. F. E., Rees, R. M., Williams, J. R., Misselbrook, T. H. & Chadwick, D. R., 15 Feb 2016, In: Geoderma. 264, p. 81-93Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nitrous oxide emissions from fertilised UK arable soils: Fluxes, emission factors and mitigation
Bell, M. J., Hinton, N., Cloy, J. M., Topp, C. F., Rees, R. M., Cardenas, L., Scott, T., Webster, C., Ashton, R. W., Whitmore, A. P., Williams, J. R., Balshaw, H., Paine, F., Goulding, K. W. & Chadwick, D. R., 17 Jul 2015, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 212, p. 134-147Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nitrous oxide emissions from cattle excreta applied to a Scottish grassland: Effects of soil and climatic conditions and a nitrification inhibitor
Bell, M. J., Rees, R. M., Cloy, J. M., Topp, C. F., Bagnall, A. & Chadwick, D. R., 10 Dec 2014, In: Science of the Total Environment. 508, p. 343-353Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Current approaches and future trends in compost quality criteria for agronomic, environmental and human health benefits
Bernal, M. P., Sommer, S., Chadwick, D., Qing, C., Li, G. & Michel Jr, F., 2017, Advances in Agronomy. Vol. 144. p. 143-233Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Mineralization of organic nitrogen from farm manure applications
Bhogal, A., Williams, J. R., Nicholson, F. A., Chadwick, D. R., Chambers, K. H. & Chambers, B. J., 1 Jun 2016, In: Soil Use and Management. 32, S1, p. 32-43Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chapter Four - The Importance of Sustained Grassland and Environmental Research: A Case Study From North Wyke Research Station, UK, 1982–2017
Blackwell, M. S. A., Jarvis, S. C., Wilkins, R. J., Beaumont, D. A., Cardenas, L. M., Chadwick, D., Collins, A. L., Dungait, J. A. J., Gibbs, M. J., Hopkins, A., Lee, M. R. F., Misselbrook, T. H., Murray, P. J. & Tallowin, J. R. B., 2018, In: Advances in Agronomy. 149, p. 161-235Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of cattle urine addition on the surface emissions and subsurface concentrations of greenhouse gases in a UK peat grassland
Boon, A., Robinson, J. S., Chadwick, D. R. & Cardenas, L. M., 15 Mar 2014, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 186, p. 23-32Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a LoRaWAN IoT Node with Ion-Selective Electrode Soil Nitrate Sensors for Precision Agriculture
Bristow, N., Rengaraj, S., Chadwick, D., Kettle, J. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2022, In: Sensors. 22, 23, 9100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Silvopastoral systems for offsetting livestock emissions in the tropics: a case study of a dairy farm in Costa Rica
Brook, R., Forster, E., Styles, D., Mazzetto, A. M., Arndt, C., Esquivel, M. J. & Chadwick, D., 13 Oct 2022, In: Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 42, 5, 101.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Agronomic amendments drive a diversity of real and apparent priming responses within a grassland soil
Brown, R., Reed, E., Chadwick, D., Hill, P. & Jones, D. L., 1 Feb 2024, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 189, 109265.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil metabolomics - current challenges and future perspectives
Brown, R., Reay, M. K., Centler, F., Chadwick, D., Bull, I. D., McDonald, J., Evershed, R. P. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2024, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 109382.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biochar application to temperate grasslands: challenges and opportunities for delivering multiple ecosystem services
Brown, R., Chadwick, D., Bott, T., West, H., Wilson, P., Hodgins, G., Snape, C. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2023, In: Biochar. 5, 1, 33.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Field application of pure polyethylene microplastic has no significant short-term effect on soil biological quality and function
Brown, R., Chadwick, D., Thornton, H., Marshall, M., Bei, S., Distaso, M., Bargiela, R., Marsden, K., Clode, P., Murphy, D., Pagella, S. & Jones, D. L., 1 Feb 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 165, 108496.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nutrient (C, N and P) enrichment induces significant changes in the soil metabolite profile and microbial carbon partitioning
Brown, R. W., Chadwick, D., Bending, G. D., Collins, C. D., Whelton, H. L., Daulton, E., Covington, J. A., Bull, I. D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 172, 108779.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) allow sensitive differentiation of biological soil quality
Brown, R., Ian D. Bull, Toby Journeaux, Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 1 May 2021, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 156, 108187.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dependence of thermal desorption method for profiling volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from soil
Brown, R. W., Mayser, J. P., Widdowson, C., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2021, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 160, 108313.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Use of metabolomics to quantify changes in soil microbial function in response to fertiliser nitrogen supply and extreme drought
Brown, R. W., Chadwick, D. R., Zang, H. & Jones, D. L., Sept 2021, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 160, 108351.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bioplastic (PHBV) addition to soil alters microbial community structure and negatively affects plant-microbial metabolic functioning in maize
Brown, R. W., Chadwick, D. R., Zang, H., Graf, M., Liu, X., Wang, K., Greenfield, L. M. & Jones, D. L., 5 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 441, 129959.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Greenhouse gas and ammonia emission mitigation priorities for UK policy targets
Buckingham, S., Topp, C. F. E., Smith, P., Eory, V., Chadwick, D., Baxter, C., Cloy, J. M., Connolly, S., Cooledge, E., Cowan, N. J., Drewer, J., Duffy, C., Fox, N. J., Jebari, A., Jenkins, B., Krol, D. J., Marsden, K., McAuliffe, G. A., Morrison, S. J., O'Flaherty, V., Ramsey, R., Richards, K. G., Roehe, R., Smith, J., Smith, K., Takahashi, T., Thorman, R. E., Williams, J., Wiltshire, J. & Rees, R. M., 1 Jun 2023, In: Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. 10, 2, p. 268-280 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Separating N2O production and consumption in intact agricultural soil cores at different moisture contents and depths
Button, E. S., Marsden, K. A., Nightingale, P. D., Dixon, E. R., Chadwick, D. R., Cárdenas, L. M. & Jones, D. L., 4 Apr 2023, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 74, 2, p. e13363Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Addition of iron to agricultural topsoil and subsoil is not an effective C sequestration strategy
Button, E. S., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Mar 2022, In: Geoderma. 409, 115646.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deep-C storage: Biological, chemical and physical strategies to enhance carbon stocks in agricultural subsoils
Button, E. S., Pett-Ridge, J., Murphy, D. V., Kuzyakov, Y., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., Jul 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 170, 1 p., 108697.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Greenhouse gas production, diffusion and consumption in a soil profile under maize and wheat production
Button, E. S., Marshall, M., Sanchez-Rodriguez, A. R., Blaud, A., Abadie, M., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Feb 2023, In: Geoderma. 430, 116310.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nitrogen use efficiency and nitrous oxide emissions from five UK fertilised grasslands
Cardenas, L. M., Bhogal, A., Chadwick, D. R., McGeough, K., Misselbrook, T., Rees, R. M., Thorman, R. E., Watson, C. J., Williams, J. R., Smith, K. A. & Calvet, S., 15 Apr 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 661, p. 696-710 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantifying annual N2O emission fluxes from grazed grassland under a range of inorganic fertiliser nitrogen inputs
Cardenas, L. M., Thorman, R., Ashlee, N., Butler, M., Chadwick, D. R., Chambers, B., Cuttle, S., Donovan, N., Kingston, H., Lane, S., Dhanoa, M. S. & Schofield, D., 1 Mar 2010, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 136, 3-4, p. 218-226Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of microbial activity on the leaching of soluble N forms in soil
Carswell, A. M., Hill, P., Jones, D., Blackwell, M. S. A., Johnes, P. J., Chadwick, D. & Dixon, E. R., Jan 2018, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 54, 1, p. 21-25Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Short-term biotic removal of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) compounds from soil solution and subsequent mineralisation in contrasting grassland soils
Carswell, A. M., Hill, P. W., Jones, D., Blackwell, M. S. A., Johnes, P. & Chadwick, D. R., 1 May 2016, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 96, p. 82-85Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Combining targeted grass traits with red clover improves grassland performance and reduces need for nitrogen fertilisation
Carswell, A., Rafael Sanchez-Rodriguez, A., Saunders, K., le Cocq, K., Shaw, R., Cotton, J., Zhang, Y., Evans, J., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. L. & Misselbrook, T., 1 Feb 2022, In: European Journal of Agronomy. 133, 126433.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the benefits and wider costs of different N fertilisers for grassland agriculture
Carswell, A., Shaw, R., Hunt, J., Rafael Sanchez-Rodriguez, A., Saunders, K., Cotton, J., Hill, P. W., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. L. & Misselbrook, T. H., 16 Apr 2019, In: Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science . 65, 5, p. 625-639Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Marginal abatement cost curves of climate-smart agricultural practices to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from smallholder dairy farms in Kenya
Caulfield, M., Graham, M., Gibbons, J., McNicol, L., Williams, P., Chadwick, D., Gakige, J., Wilkes, A., Kimoro, B. & Arndt, C., 10 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 501, 145281.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The contribution of cattle urine and dung to nitrous oxide emissions: Quantification of country specific emission factors and implications for national inventories
Chadwick, D. R., Cardenas, L. M., Dhanoa, M. S., Donovan, N., Misselbrook, T., Williams, J. R., Thorman, R. E., McGeough, K. L., Watson, C. J., Watson, C. J., Bell, M., Anthony, S. G. & Rees, R. M., 1 Sept 2018, In: Science of the Total Environment. 635, p. 607-617Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving manure nutrient management towards sustainable agricultural intensification in China
Chadwick, D. R., Jia, W., Tong, Y., Yu, G. H., Shen, Q. R. & Chen, Q., 1 Apr 2015, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 209, p. 34-46Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimizing chamber methods for measuring nitrous oxide emissions from plot-based agricultural experiments
Chadwick, D. R., Cardenas, L., Misselbrook, T. H., Smith, K. A., Rees, R. M., Watson, C. J., McGeough, K. L., Williams, J. R., Cloy, J. M., Thorman, R. E. & Dhanoa, M. S., 9 Jan 2014, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 65, 2, p. 295-307Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimising storage conditions and processing of sheep urine for nitrogen cycle and gaseous emission measurements from urine patches
Charteris, A. F., Marsden, K. A., Evans, J. R., Barrat, H. A., Loick, N., Jones, D. L., Chadwick, D. R. & Cárdenas, L. M., 9 Jun 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 12116.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Within-field spatial variability of greenhouse gas fluxes from an extensive and intensive sheep-grazed pasture
Charteris, A. F., Harris, P., Marsden, K. A., Harris, I. M., Guo, Z., Beaumont, D. A., Taylor, H., Sanfratello, G., Jones, D. L., Johnson, S. C. M., Whelan, M. J., Howden, N., Sint, H., Chadwick, D. R. & Cardenas, L. M., 1 Jun 2021, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 312, 107355.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review