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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Interaction of straw amendment and soil NO3- content controls fungal denitrification and denitrification product stoichiometry in a sandy soil
Senbayram, M., Well, R., Bol, R., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. L. & Wu, D., Nov 2018, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 126, p. 204-212Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Iron-Modified Biochar Strengthens Simazine Adsorption and Decreases Simazine Decomposition in the Soil
Cheng, H., Xing, D., Lin, S., Deng, Z., Wang, X., Ning, W., Hill, P. W., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jul 2022, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 13, 901658.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is the ‘enzyme latch’ or ‘iron gate’ the key to protecting soil organic carbon in peatlands?
Wen, Y., Zang, H., Ma, Q., Evans, C. D., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2019, In: Geoderma. 349, p. 107-113Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Just the tonic! Legume biorefining for alcohol has the potential to reduce Europe's protein deficit and mitigate climate change
Lienhardt, T., Black, K., Saget, S., Costa, M. P., Chadwick, D., Rees, R. M., Williams, M., Spillane, C., Iannetta, P. M., Walker, G. & Styles, D., Sept 2019, In: Environment International. 130, p. 104870Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Key traits for ruminant livestock across diverse production systems in the context of climate change: perspectives from a global platform of research farms
Rivero, M. J., Lopez-Villalobos, N., Evans, A., Berndt, A., Cartmill, A., Neal, A. L., McLaren, A., Farruggia, A., Mignolet, C., Chadwick, D., Styles, D., McCracken, D., Busch, D., Martin, G. B., Flemming, H., Sheridan, H., Gibbons, J., Merbold, L., Eisler, M., Lambe, N., Rovira, P., Harris, P., Murphy, P., Vercoe, P. E., Williams, P., Machado, R., Takahashi, T., Puech, T., Boland, T., Ayala, W. & Lee, M. R. F., 2021, In: Reproduction, Fertility and Development. 33, 2, p. 1-19Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Kinetics of microplastic generation from different types of mulch films in agricultural soil
Yang, Y., Li, Z., Yan, C., Chadwick, D., Jones, D. L., Liu, E., Liu, Q., Bai, R. & He, W., 25 Mar 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 814Research 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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Land use effects on soil phosphorus behavior characteristics in the eutrophic aquatic-terrestrial ecotone of Dianchi Lake, China
Fu, D., Xu, Z., Wu, X., Zhao, L., Zhu, A., Duan, C., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 31 Jan 2021, In: Soil & Tillage Research. 205, 104793.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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Legume-Modified Rotations Deliver Nutrition With Lower Environmental Impact
Costa, M. P., Reckling, M., Chadwick, D., Rees, R. M., Saget, S., Williams, M. & Styles, D., 13 Apr 2021, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5, 656005.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Life Cycle Assessment of Biofertilizer Production and Use Compared with Conventional Liquid Digestate Management
Styles, D., Adams, P., Thelin, G., Vaneeckhaute, C., Chadwick, D. & Withers, P., 3 Jul 2018, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 52, 13, p. 7468-7476Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › 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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Livestock-induced N2O emissions may limit the benefits of converting cropland to grazed grassland as a greenhouse gas mitigation strategy for agricultural peatlands
Wen, Y., Freeman, B., Hunt, D., Musarika, S., Zang, H., Marsden, K. A., Evans, C. D., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., Nov 2021, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 174, 105764.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Long-term farmyard manure application affects soil organic phosphorus cycling: A combined metagenomic and P-33/C-14 labelling study
Ma, Q., Wen, Y., Ma, J., Macdonald, A., Hill, P. W., Chadwick, D. R., Wu, L. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2020, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 149, 107959.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maize and soybean experience fierce competition from soil microorganisms for the uptake of organic and inorganic nitrogen and sulphur: A pot test using C-13, N-15, C-14, and S-35 labelling
Ma, Q., Pan, W., Tang, S., Sun, X., Xie, Y., Chadwick, D. R., Hill, P. W., Si, L., Wu, L. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2021, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 157, 108260.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Marginal Abatement Cost Curves for Latin American Dairy Production: A Costa Rica case study
Duffy, C., Apdini, T., Styles, D., Gibbons, J., Peguero, F., Arndt, C., Mancebo Mazzetto, A., Vega, A., Chavarro-Lobo, J., Brook, R. & Chadwick, D., 15 Aug 2021, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 311, 127556.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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Meta-analysis of global livestock urine-derived nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils
Lopez-Aizpun, M., Horrocks, C. A., Charteris, A. F., Marsden, K., Ciganda, V., Evans, J. R., Chadwick, D. & Cardenas, L. M., 1 Apr 2020, In: Global Change Biology. p. 2002-2013Research 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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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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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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Microbial utilization of low molecular weight organic carbon substrates in cultivated peats in response to warming and soil degradation
Wen, Y., Zang, H., Freeman, B., Musarika, S., Evans, C. D., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2019, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 139, 107629.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microplastics in the agroecosystem: Are they an emerging threat to the plant-soil system?
Zang, H., Zhou, J., Marshall, M. R., Chadwick, D. R., Wen, Y. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2020, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 148, 107926.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microplastics shape microbial communities affecting soil organic matter decomposition in paddy soil
Xiao, M., Ding, J., Luo, Y., Zhang, H., Yu, Y., Yao, H., Zhu, Z., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D., Chen, J. & Ge, T., 5 Jun 2022, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 431Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › 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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Mitigating Greenhouse Gas and Ammonia Emissions from Swine Manure Management: A System Analysis
Wang, Y., Dong, H., Zhu, Z., Gerber, P. J., Xin, H., Smith, P., Opio, C., Steinfeld, H. & Chadwick, D., Mar 2017, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 51, 8, p. 4503-4511Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mitigation of Multiple Environmental Footprints for China’s Pig Production Using Different Land Use Strategies
Long, W., Wang, H., Hou, Y., Chadwick, D., Ma, Y., Cui, Z. & Zhangf, F., 20 Apr 2021, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 55, 8, p. 4440-4451 12 p.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
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Modelling spatial and inter-annual variations of nitrous oxide emissions from UK cropland and grasslands using DailyDayCent
Fitton, N., Datta, A., Cloy, J. M., Rees, R. M., Topp, C. F. E., Bell, M. J., Cardenas, L. M., Williams, J., Smith, K., Thorman, R., Watson, C. J., McGeough, K. L., Kuhnert, M., Hastings, A., Anthony, S., Chadwick, D. & Smith, P., 1 Dec 2017, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 250, p. 1-11Research 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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New technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions from nitrogenous fertilizer in China
Zhang, W. F., Dou, Z. X., He, P., Ju, X. T., Powlson, D., Chadwick, D. R., Norse, D., Lu, Y. L., Zhang, Y., Wu, L., Chen, X. P., Cassman, K. G. & Zhang, F. S., 21 May 2013, In: PNAS. 110, 21, p. 8375-8380Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nitrification represents the bottle-neck of sheep urine patch N2O emissions from extensively grazed organic soils
Marsden, K. A., Holmberg, J. A., Jones, D. L., Charteris, A. F., Cardenas, L. M. & Chadwick, D. R., 10 Dec 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 695, 133786.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nitrogen losses to the environment following food-based digestate and compost applications to agricultural land
Nicholson, F., Bhogal, A., Cardenas, L., Chadwick, D., Misselbrook, T., Rollett, A., Taylor, M., Thorman, R. & Williams, J., 1 Sept 2017, In: Environmental Pollution. 228, p. 504-516Research 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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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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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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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 small-scale farmland features of UK livestock farming systems
Matthews, R. A., Chadwick, D. R., Retter, A. L., Blackwell, M. S. & Yamulki, S., 15 Mar 2010, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 136, 3-4, p. 192-198Research 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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On pedagogy of a Soil Science Centre for Doctoral Training
Haygarth, P. M., Lawrenson, O., Mezeli, M., Sayer, E. J., McCloskey, C. S., Evans, D. L., Kirk, G. J. D., Tye, A. M., Chadwick, D. R., McGrath, S. P., Mooney, S. J., Paterson, E., Robinson, D. A. & Jones, D. L., Nov 2021, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 72, 6, p. 2320-2329Research 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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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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Organic and inorganic sulfur and nitrogen uptake by co-existing grassland plant species competing with soil microorganisms
Ma, Q., Xu, M., Liu, M., Cao, X., Hill, P. W., Chadwick, D. R., Wu, L. & Jones, D. L., 1 May 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 168Research 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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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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Plant acquisition and metabolism of the synthetic nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide and naturally-occurring guanidine from agricultural soils
Marsden, K. A., Scowen, M., Hill, P. W., Jones, D. L. & Chadwick, D. R., Oct 2015, In: Plant and Soil. 395, 1, p. 201-214Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Plants can access limited amounts of nitrogen- and sulphur-containing amino acids in soil owing to rapid microbial decomposition
Ma, Q., Pan, W., Tang, S., Chadwick, D. R., Wu, L. & Jones, D. L., Nov 2022, In: Plant and Soil. 480, 1-2, p. 57-70Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Potential to improve nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) by use of perennial mobile green manures
Ward, C., Chadwick, D. & Hill, P., 13 Dec 2022, In: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 125, 2, p. 43-62 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Precipitation-optimised targeting of nitrogen fertilisers in a model maize cropping system
McKay Fletcher, D. M., Ruiz, S. A., Dias, T., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. L. & Roose, T., 20 Feb 2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 756, 144051.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projected Increases in Precipitation Are Expected To Reduce Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Alter Optimal Fertilization Timings in Agriculture in the South East of England
Fletcher, D. M., Ruiz, S., Williams, K., Petroselli, C., Walker, N., Chadwick, D., Jones, D. L. & Roose, T., 12 Aug 2022, In: ACS ES&T ENGINEERING. 2, 8, p. 1414-1424 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review