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Dr Hilary Ford

Research & Impact Support Officer

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Location: 2nd Floor, Environment Centre Wales, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University

Email: hilary.ford@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1248 382443

Web: ResearchGate

 

 

My current research involves enhancement of agricultural productivity and ecosystem service resilience in multi-functional landscapes, with a focus on small tree features such as hedgerows (Sêr Cymru NRN-LCEE Multi-Land project). An emphasis on working alongside experts in farming, agroforestry, animal health and ecosystem resilience allowed us to design multi-disciplinary experiments at the landscape scale. I am particularly interested in climate regulation with key findings including reduced compaction and enhanced soil organic carbon storage associated with hedgerows in livestock-grazed pastures. Interestingly, the potential for climate change mitigation appears to be regulated by seasonal events such as flooding and drought. I also teach modules focused on ecosystem function, ecosystem services and pollution.

 

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

    Are drivers of root-associated fungal community structure context specific?

    Alzarhani, A. K., Clark, D., Underwood, G., Ford, H., Cotton, A. & Dumbrell, A., 28 Jan 2019, In: The ISME Journal. 13, 5, p. 1330-1344

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  3. Published

    Cattle grazing drives nitrogen and carbon cycling in a temperate salt marsh

    Olsen, Y., Dausse, A., Garbutt, A., Ford, H., Thomas, D. N. & Jones, D. L., Mar 2011, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43, 3, p. 531-541

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  4. Published

    Grazing effects on microbial community composition, growth and nutrient cycling in salt marsh and sand dune grasslands

    Ford, H., Rousk, J., Garbutt, A., Jones, L. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jan 2013, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 49, 1, p. 89-98

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  5. Published

    Grazing management in saltmarsh ecosystems drives invertebrate diversity, abundance and functional group structure

    Ford, H., Garbutt, A., Jones, L. & Jones, D. L., 2013, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 6, p. 189-200

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  7. Published

    How do hedgerows influence soil organic carbon stock in livestock-grazed pasture?

    Ford, H., Healey, J. R., Webb, B., Pagella, T. F. & Smith, A. R., 31 Dec 2019, In: Soil Use and Management. 35, 4, p. 576-584

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  8. Published

    How does grazing management influence the functional diversity of oak woodland ecosystems? A plant trait approach.

    Ford, H., Healey, J., Markesteijn, L. & Smith, A., 15 Apr 2018, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 258, p. 154-161 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  9. Published

    Impacts of grazing abandonment on ecosystem service provision: Coastal grassland as a model system

    Ford, H., Garbutt, A., Jones, D. L. & Jones, L., 1 Nov 2012, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 162, p. 108-115

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  10. Published

    Large-scale predictions of salt-marsh carbon stock based on simple observations of plant community and soil type

    Ford, H., Garbutt, A., Duggan-Edwards, M., Pages, J. F., Harvey, R., Ladd, C. & Skov, M. W., 25 Jan 2019, In: Biogeosciences. 16, 2, p. 425-436 436 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  11. Published

    Methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide fluxes from a temperate salt marsh: Grazing management does not alter Global Warming Potential

    Ford, H., Garbutt, A., Jones, L. & Jones, D., 10 Nov 2012, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 113, p. 182-191

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  12. Published

    Nitrogen and phosphorus co-limitation and grazing moderate nitrogen impacts on plant growth and nutrient cycling in sand dune grassland

    Ford, H., Roberts, A. & Jones, L., 15 Jan 2016, In: Science of the Total Environment. 542, part A, p. 203-209

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  13. Published

    Role of plants in determining the soil response to either a single freeze-thaw or dry-wet event

    Miura, M., Jones, T. G., Ford, H., Hill, P. W. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jul 2022, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 175, 104409.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  14. Published

    Soil stabilization linked to plant diversity and environmental context in coastal wetlands

    Ford, H., Garbutt, A., Ladd, C., Malarkey, J. & Skov, M. W., Mar 2016, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 27, 2, p. 259-268

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  15. Published

    The importance of canopy complexity in shaping seasonal spider and beetle assemblages in saltmarsh habitats

    Ford, H., Evans, B., van Klink, R., Skov, M. & Garbutt, A., 1 Apr 2017, In: Ecological Entomology. 42, 2, p. 145-155

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  16. Published

    Variation in root morphology amongst tree species influences soil hydraulic conductivity and macroporosity

    Webb, B., Robinson, D., Marshall, M., Ford, H., Pagella, T., Healey, J. & Smith, A., 1 Nov 2022, In: Geoderma. 425, 116057.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  17. Article › Research
  18. Published

    Trees, water storage and flooding in upland agricultural landscapes: why do we need to know more?

    Ford, H., Smith, A., Pagella, T. & Healey, J., 1 Apr 2016, Forestry & Timber News, April 2016, p. 27-28.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

  19. Commissioned report › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  20. Published

    Science to Policy: Impacts of trees on farm ecosystem services

    Wiik, E., Toberman, H., Ford, H., Webb, B., Healey, J., Pagella, T., Marley, C. & Smith, A., 19 Mar 2019, Ser Cymru National Research Network for Low Carbon, Energy and Environment. 8 p.

    Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report