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
- 2025
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Separation and Identification of Conventional Microplastics from Farmland Soils
Ren, S., Graf, M., Wang, K., Zhang, J., Zhang, H., Liu, X., Li, J., Zu, T., Ren, K., Sun, Y., Qi, R., Collins, B., Xu, L., Jiang, X., Cui, J., Ding, F., Yan, C., Liu, X., Jones, D. L. & Chadwick, D., 21 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Visualized Experiments.Research 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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Greenhouse gas removal in agricultural peatland via raised water levels and soil amendment
Peduru Hewa, J., Brown, R., Rhymes, J., McNamara, N., Chadwick, D., Jones, D. L. & Evans, C., 21 Feb 2025, In: Biochar. 7, 39.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessment of Four Artificial Methods for Aging Plastic Mulch Films According to Efficiency, Rate, and Similarity to Natural Field-Aged Plastics
Graf, M., Reay, M. K., Dimitriou, A., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 18 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Polymers and the Environment.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Higher potential leaching of inorganic and organic additives from biodegradable compared to conventional agricultural plastic mulch film
Reay, M. K., Graf, M., Murphy, M., Li, G., Yan, C., Bhattacharya, M., Osbahr, H., Ma, J., Chengtao, W., Shi, X., Ren, S., Cui, J., Collins, C., Chadwick, D., Jones, D. L., Evershed, R. P. & Lloyd, C., 7 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 137147.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2024
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Amino acid-sulphur decomposition in agricultural soil profile along a long-term recultivation chronosequence
Wang, Q., Bauke, S. L., Wang, D., Zhao, Y., Reichel, R., Jones, D. L., Chadwick, D. R., Tietema, A. & Bol, R., 15 Nov 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 951, p. 175409Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microbial degradation of bioplastic (PHBV) is limited by nutrient availability at high microplastic loadings
Reay, M. K., Graf, M., Greenfield, L., Bargiela, R., Onyije, C., Lloyd, C. E. M., Bull, I. D., Evershed, R. P., Golyshin, P., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 29 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Science: Advances.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Earthworms alleviate microplastics stress on soil microbial and protist communities
Lu, S., Wei, S., Li, M., Chadwick, D. R., Xie, M., Wu, D. & Jones, D. L., 20 Oct 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 948, p. 174945Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Field-based assessment of the effect of conventional and biodegradable plastic mulch film on nitrogen partitioning, soil microbial diversity, and maize biomass
Graf, M., Greenfield, L., Reay, M. K., Bargiela, R., Golyshin, P., Evershed, R. P., Lloyd, C. E. M., Williams, G., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2024, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 202, 105595.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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Use of wastewater from passenger ships to assess the movement of COVID-19 and other pathogenic viruses across maritime international boundaries
Jones, D. L., Bridgman, M., Pellett, C., Weightman, A. J., Kille, P., García Delgado, Á., Cross, G., Cobley, S., Howard-Jones, H., Chadwick, D. R. & Farkas, K., 15 Jul 2024, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 12, p. 1377996Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil pH and phosphorus availability regulate sulphur cycling in an 82-year-old fertilised grassland
Wang, Q., Bauke, S., Döring, T., Yin, J., Cooledge, E., Jones, D. L., Chadwick, D., Tietema, A. & Bol, R., 1 Jul 2024, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 109436.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Herbal leys increase forage macro- and micronutrient content, spring lamb nutrition, liveweight gain, and reduce gastrointestinal parasites compared to a grass-clover ley
Cooledge, E., Kendall, N., Leake, J., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 15 Jun 2024, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 367, 108991.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Are nitrification inhibitors effective in reducing N2O from farm-scale emission hotspots?
Marsden, K., dos Santos, C. A., Freidl, J., Rowlings, D. W., Chadwick, D. & Eckard, R. J., 1 Jun 2024, In: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 128, 3, p. 341-358 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Slurry acidification is as effective as slurry injection at reducing ammonia emissions without increasing N2O emissions: A short-term mesocosm study
Langley-Randall, J., Jones, D. L., Cotton, J., Williams, J. R. & Chadwick, D. R., 1 Jun 2024, In: Geoderma Regional. 37, 00791.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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Distinct biophysical and chemical mechanisms governing sucrose mineralization and soil organic carbon priming in biochar amended soils: evidence from 10 years of field studies
Zhang, H., Ma, T., Wang, L., Yu, X., Zhao, X., Gao, W., Van Zwieten, L., Singh, B. P., Li, G., Lin, Q., Chadwick, D., Lu, S., Luo, Y., Xu, J., Jones, D. L. & Peduru Hewa, J., 22 May 2024, In: Biochar. 6, 1, p. 52Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Herbal leys have no effect on soil porosity, earthworm abundance, and microbial community composition compared to a grass-clover ley in a sheep grazed grassland after 2-years
Cooledge, E., Sturrock, C., Atkinson, B., Mooney, S., Brailsford, F., Murphy, D., Leake, J., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 1 May 2024, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 365, 108928.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Potential sources and occurrence of macro-plastics and microplastics pollution in farmland soils: A typical case of China
Ren, S., Wang, K., Zhang, J., Li, J., Zhang, H., Qi, R., Xu, W., Yan, C., Liu, X., Zhang, F., Jones, D. L. & Chadwick, D. R., 2 Apr 2024, In: Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 54, 7, p. 533-556 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Co-benefits for net carbon emissions and rice yields through improved management of organic nitrogen and water
Liu, B., Guo, C., Xu, J., Zhao, Q., Chadwick, D., Gao, X., Zhou, F., Lakshmanan, P., Wang, X., Guan, X., Zhao, H., Fang, L., Li, S., Bai, Z., Ma, L., Chen, X., Cui, Z., Shi, X., Zhang, F., Chen, X. & Li, Z., 14 Mar 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Food. 5, p. 241-250 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Net Zero requires ambitious greenhouse gas emission reductions on beef and sheep farms coordinated with afforestation and other land use change measures
McNicol, L., Williams, N., Chadwick, D., Styles, D., Rees, R. M., Ramsey, R. & Williams, P., 1 Mar 2024, In: Agricultural Systems. 215, 103852, 103852.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
Effects of field-aging on the impact of biochar on herbicide fate and microbial community structure in the soil environment
Cheng, H., Xing, D., Twagirayezu, G., Lin, S., Gu, S., Tu, C., Hill, P. W., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jan 2024, In: Chemosphere. 348, 140682.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2023
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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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Assessing the effectiveness, practicality and cost effectiveness of mitigation measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from intensively cultivated peatlands
Rhymes, J. M., Arnott, D., Chadwick, D. R., Evans, C. D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Nov 2023, In: Land Use Policy. 134, 106886.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Environmental and land use consequences of replacing milk and beef with plant-based alternatives
Porto Costa, M., Saget, S., Zimmermann, B., Petig, E., Rees, R. M., Chadwick, D., Gibbons, J., Shrestha, S., Williams, M. & Styles, D., 1 Oct 2023, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 424, 138826.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Photocatalytic fixation of NOx in soils
Sánchez-Rodríguez, A. R., Gómez-Álvarez, E., Méndez, J. M., Skiba, U. M., Jones, D. L., Chadwick, D. R., Del Campillo, M. C., Fernandes, R. B., Kleffmann, J. & Barrón, V., 1 Oct 2023, In: Chemosphere. 338, 139576.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Increasing concentration of pure micro- and macro-LDPE and PP plastic negatively affect crop biomass, nutrient cycling, and microbial biomass
Graf, M., Greenfield, L., Reay, M. K., Bargiela, R., Williams, G., Onyije, C., Lloyd, C. E. M., Bull, I. D., Evershed, R. P., Golyshin, P., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 15 Sept 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 458, p. 131932Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Atmospheric deposition of microplastics in a rural region of North China Plain
Li, J., Zhang, J., Ren, S., Huang, D., Liu, F., Li, Z., Zhang, H., Zhao, M., Cao, Y., Mofolo, S., Liang, J., Xu, W., Jones, D. L., Chadwick, D. R., Liu, X. & Wang, K., 15 Jun 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 877, 162947.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobacteria facilitate 33P uptake in maize plants under water stress?
Silva, A. M. M., Jones, D. L., Chadwick, D. R., Qi, X., Cotta, S. R., Araujo, V. L. V. P., Matteoli, F. P., Lacerda-Junior, G. V., Pereira, A. P. A., Fernandes-Junior, P. I. & Cardoso, E. J. B. N., 1 Jun 2023, In: Microbiological Research. 271, 127350.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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Evaluating the accuracy and usefulness of commercially-available proximal soil mapping services for grassland nutrient management planning and soil health monitoring
Rhymes, J., Chadwick, D. R., Williams, A. P., Harris, I. M., Lark, R. M. & Jones, D. L., Jun 2023, In: Precision Agriculture. 24, 3, p. 898-920 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biodegradable plastic mulch films increase yield and promote nitrogen use efficiency in organic horticulture.
Samphire, M., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 26 May 2023, In: Frontiers in Agronomy. 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microbial community succession in soil is mainly driven by carbon and nitrogen contents rather than phosphorus and sulphur contents
Tang, S., Ma, Q., Marsden, K., Chadwick, D., Luo, Y., Kuzyakov, Y., Wu, L. & Jones, D. L., 1 May 2023, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 180, 109019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rapid microbial uptake and mineralization of 14C-labelled cysteine and methionine along a grassland productivity gradient
Wang, D., Chadwick, D., Hill, P., Ge, T. & Jones, D. L., 1 May 2023, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 180, 109022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The soil microbial community and plant biomass differentially contribute to the retention and recycling of urinary-N in grasslands
Reay, M. K., Marsden, K., Powell, S., Rivera, L. M., Chadwick, D., Jones, D. L. & Evershed, R. P., 1 May 2023, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 180, 109011.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Extreme drought influences N2O hot moment intensity and duration
Withers, E., Cardenas, L. M., Jones, D. L. & Chadwick, D., May 2023, p. 473-474. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Utilisation and transformation of organic and inorganic nitrogen by soil microorganisms and its regulation by excessive carbon and nitrogen availability
Pan, W., Zhou, J., Tang, S., Wu, L., Ma, Q., Marsden, K. A., Chadwick, D. D. R. & Jones, D. L., May 2023, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 59, 4, p. 379-389Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Combining field and laboratory approaches to quantify N assimilation in a soil microbe-plant-animal grazing land system
Reay, M. K., Marsden, K., Powell, S., Chadwick, D., Jones, D. L. & Evershed, R. P., 15 Apr 2023, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 346, 108338.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Competition for two sulphur containing amino acids (cysteine and methionine) by soil microbes and maize roots in the rhizosphere
Wang, D., Wang, J., Chadwick, D., Ge, T. & Jones, D. L., 5 Apr 2023, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 59, p. 697-704 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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LDPE and biodegradable PLA-PBAT plastics differentially affect plant-soil nitrogen partitioning and dynamics in a Hordeum vulgare mesocosm
Reay, M. K., Greenfield, L. M., Graf, M., Lloyd, C. E. M., Evershed, R. P., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 5 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 447, 130825.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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Use of untargeted metabolomics to analyse changes in extractable soil organic matter in response to long-term fertilisation
Tang, S., Ma, Q., Zhou, J., Pan, W., Chadwick, D. R., Gregory, A. S., Wu, L. & Jones, D. L., 1 Apr 2023, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 59, 3, p. 301-316Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Defra Lowland Peat 2: Managing agricultural systems on lowland peat for decreased greenhouse gas emissions whilst maintaining agricultural productivity. Report to Defra for Project SP1218
Evans, C. D., Morrison, R., Cumming, A., Bodo, A., Burden, A., Callaghan, N., Clilverd, H., Cooper, H., Cowan, N., Crabtree, D., D'Acunha, B., Freeman, B., Rhymes, J., Jovani-Sancho, J., Keith, A., McNamara, N., Musarika, S., Rylett, D., Page, S., Kaduk, J., Mills, M., Newman, T., Boum, A., Chadwick, D., Hardaker, A., Gibbons, J., Jones, D. L., Abdel-Aziz, I., Eyre, C., Mullholland, B., Baird, A., Lindsay, R., Clough, J., Hudson, M., Palmer, L. & Burton, R., 1 Mar 2023, Uk Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. 126 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Resilience of ecosystem service delivery in grasslands in response to single and compound extreme weather events
Dodd, R. J., Chadwick, D. R., Hill, P. W., Hayes, F., Sánchez-Rodríguez, A. R., Gwynn-Jones, D., Smart, S. M. & Jones, D. L., 25 Feb 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 861, 160660.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Leaching of phthalate acid esters from plastic mulch films and their degradation in response to UV irradiation and contrasting soil conditions
Viljoen, S. J., Brailsford, F. L., Murphy, D. V., University, M., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 5 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 443, part B, 130256.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biologically inspired herding of animal groups by robots
King, A. J., Portugal, S. J., Strombom, D., Mann, R. P., Carrillo, J. A., Kalise, D., Croon, G. D., Barnett, H., Scerri, P., Gross, R., Chadwick, D. & Papadopoulou, M., 1 Feb 2023, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 14, 2, p. 478-486 9 p.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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Tracing the mineralization rates of C, N and S from cysteine and methionine in a grassland soil: A 14C and 35S dual-labelling study
Wang, D., Chadwick, D. R., Hill, P. W., Ge, T. & Jones, D. L., 1 Feb 2023, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 177, 108906.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mitigation of nitrous oxide emissions in grazing systems through nitrification inhibitors: a meta-analysis
Soares, J. R., Souza, B. R., Mancebo Mazzetto, A., Galdos, M. V., Chadwick, D., Campbell, E. E., Jaiswal, D., Oliveira, J. C., Monteiro, L. A., Vianna, M. S., Lamparelli, R. A. C., Figueiredo, G. K. D. A., Sheehan, J. J. & Lynd, L. R., 23 Jan 2023, In: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 125, p. 359-377 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review