Search Results - "Towers, Willie"

Mitigating arable soil compaction: A review and analysis of available cost and benefit data by Tim Chamen, W.C., Moxey, Andrew P., Towers, Willie, Balana, Bedru, Hallett, Paul D.

“…•Data on the costs and benefits of soil compaction mitigation have been assembled.•Literature search found subsoiling less effective than perceived by many…”
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The ‘squeezed middle’: Identifying and addressing conflicting demands on intermediate quality farmland in Scotland by Slee, Bill, Brown, Iain, Donnelly, David, Gordon, Iain J., Matthews, Keith, Towers, Willie

“…•Scotland's Land Use Strategy offers a vision of how land use policy should be framed.•Middle grade land presents considerable challenges to implementing the…”
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Biodiversity gains and losses: Evidence for homogenisation of Scottish alpine vegetation by Britton, Andrea J., Beale, Colin M., Towers, Willie, Hewison, Richard L.

“…Alpine areas are important biodiversity reservoirs, but are subject to anthropogenic drivers including climate change, nitrogen deposition and changing land…”
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Application of Bayesian Belief Networks to quantify and map areas at risk to soil threats: Using soil compaction as an example by Troldborg, Mads, Aalders, Inge, Towers, Willie, Hallett, Paul D., McKenzie, Blair M., Bengough, A. Glyn, Lilly, Allan, Ball, Bruce C., Hough, Rupert L.

“…•We propose using Bayesian Belief Networks for assessing soil degradation risks.•We quantify the risk of soil compaction using a Bayesian Belief Network…”
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A pragmatic methodology for horizon scanning of water quality linked to future climate and land use scenarios by Dunn, Sarah M., Towers, Willie, Dawson, Julian J.C., Sample, James, McDonald, Jannette

“…•We developed an approach for horizon scanning water quality at a national scale.•The tool was co-constructed with practitioners from the regulatory body.•The…”
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Climate change cannot be entirely responsible for soil carbon loss observed in England and Wales, 1978-2003 by SMITH, PETE, CHAPMAN, STEPHEN J, SCOTT, W. ANDY, BLACK, HELAINA I.J, WATTENBACH, MARTIN, MILNE, RONNIE, CAMPBELL, COLIN D, LILLY, ALLAN, OSTLE, NICK, LEVY, PETER E, LUMSDON, DAVID G, MILLARD, PETER, TOWERS, WILLIE, ZAEHLE, SÖNKE, SMITH, JO U

“…We present results from modelling studies, which suggest that, at most, only about 10-20% of recently observed soil carbon losses in England and Wales could…”
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Estimating changes in Scottish soil carbon stocks using ECOSSE. I. Model description and uncertainties by Smith, Jo, Gottschalk, Pia, Bellarby, Jessica, Chapman, Stephen, Lilly, Allan, Towers, Willie, Bell, John, Coleman, Kevin, Nayak, Dali, Richards, Mark, Hillier, Jon, Flynn, Helen, Wattenbach, Martin, Aitkenhead, Matt, Yeluripati, Jagadeesh, Farmer, Jenny, Milne, Ronnie, Thomson, Amanda, Evans, Chris, Whitmore, Andy, Falloon, Pete, Smith, Pete

“…To predict the response of C-rich soils to external change, models are needed that accurately reflect the conditions of these soils. Estimation of Carbon in…”
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Influence of climate change on agricultural land-use potential: adapting and updating the land capability system for Scotland by Brown, Iain, Towers, Willie, Rivington, Mike, Black, Helaina I. J.

“…Land capability systems have been designed to evaluate and communicate biophysical constraints on land use, including climatic limitations. By grading land…”
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Soil information in support of policy making and awareness raising by Bouma, Johan, Broll, Gabriele, Crane, Todd A, Dewitte, Olivier, Gardi, Ciro, Schulte, Rogier PO, Towers, Willie

“…► New forms of communication are presented, aiming for increased soil awareness. ► The EU Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection (TSSP) is effective in focusing…”
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The Risk of Peat Erosion from Climate Change: Land Management Combinations-An Assessment with Bayesian Belief Networks by Hough, Rupert L., Towers, Willie, Aalders, Inge

“…Modeling risk factors to soils is constrained by the lack of key data and understanding that explicitly and quantitatively link specific threats to risk. Peat…”
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Assessing potassium reserves in northern temperate grassland soils: A perspective based on quantitative mineralogical analysis and aqua-regia extractable potassium by Andrist-Rangel, Ylva, Hillier, Stephen, Öborn, Ingrid, Lilly, Allan, Towers, Willie, Edwards, Anthony C., Paterson, Edward

“…Increasing demand for locally produced farm products, with a lower input of mineral fertilisers, leads to a greater reliance on the inherent capacity of soils…”
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Estimating changes in Scottish soil carbon stocks using ECOSSE. II. Application by Smith, Jo, Gottschalk, Pia, Bellarby, Jessica, Chapman, Stephen, Lilly, Allan, Towers, Willie, Bell, John, Coleman, Kevin, Nayak, Dali, Richards, Mark, Hillier, Jon, Flynn, Helen, Wattenbach, Martin, Aitkenhead, Matt, Yeluripati, Jagadeesh, Farmer, Jenny, Milne, Ronnie, Thomson, Amanda, Evans, Chris, Whitmore, Andy, Falloon, Pete, Smith, Pete

“…In order to predict the response of carbon (C)-rich soils to external change, models are needed that accurately reflect the conditions of these soils. Here we…”
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Soil macropores and compaction control the leaching potential of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by Artz, Rebekka R. E., Townend, John, Brown, Katie, Towers, Willie, Killham, Ken

“…Summary The influence of soil structure in controlling leaching of Escherichia coli O157:H7 through soil was investigated under controlled conditions using…”
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RAPID COMMUNICATION: Climate change cannot be entirely responsible for soil carbon loss observed in England and Wales, 1978-2003 by SMITH, PETE, CHAPMAN, STEPHEN J, SCOTT, W ANDY, BLACK, HELAINA I J, WATTENBACH, MARTIN, MILNE, RONNIE, CAMPBELL, COLIN D, LILLY, ALLAN, OSTLE, NICK, LEVY, PETER E, LUMSDON, DAVID G, MILLARD, PETER, TOWERS, WILLIE, ZAEHLE, SÖNKE, SMITH, JO U

“…We present results from modelling studies, which suggest that, at most, only about 10-20% of recently observed soil carbon losses in England and Wales could…”
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Landscape-scale vegetation change in the Cairngorms, Scotland, 1946–1988: Implications for land management by Hester, Alison J., Miller, David R., Towers, Willie

“…Land cover change data were derived from interpretation of aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1988 for 1000 km 2 area of the Cairngorms area, Scotland. These…”
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Modelling Native Woodland Potential in the Scottish Uplands by Towers, Willie, Hester, Alison, Malcolm, Ann, Stone, Duncan, Gray, Helen

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