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  • Lozada-Ellison, L.M., (2008), La cuisine ceremonielle de la Fete des Morts (Mexique)., Food and History, 6, 133-154.
  • Benvenutti, M.A.; Gordon, I.J.; Poppi, D.P.; Crowther, R.; Spinks, W., (2008), Foraging mechanics and their outcomes for cattle grazing reproductive tropical swards., Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 113, 15-31.
  • Rasmussen, J.J.; Friberg, N.; Larsen, S.E., (2008), Impact of lambda-cyhalothrin on a macroinvertebrate assemblage in outdoor experimental channels: Implications for ecosystem functioning., Aquatic Toxicology, 90, 228-234.
  • Zhang, Z.L.; Hibberd, A.; Zhou, J.L., (2008), Analysis of emerging contaminants in sewage effluent and river water: comparison from spot and passive sampling., Analytica Chimica Acta, 607, 37-44.
  • Nygren, C.M.R.; Eberhardt, U.; Karlsson, M.; Parrent, J.L.; Lindahl, B.D.; Taylor, A.F.S., (2008), Growth on nitrate and occurrence of nitrate reductase-encoding genes in a phylogenetically diverse range of ectomycorrhizal fungi., New Phytologist, 180, 875-889.
  • Poggio, L.; Vrscaj, B.; Hepperle, E.; Schulin, R.; Marsan, F.A., (2008), Introducing a method of human health risk evaluation for planning and soil quality management of heavy metal-polluted soils - An example from Grugliasco (Italy)., Landscape and Urban Planning, 88, 64-72.
  • Lansade, L.; Bouissou, M.F.; Erhard, H.W., (2008), Fearfulness in horses: A temperament trait stable across time and situations., Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 115, 182-200.
  • Richards, M.; McDonald, A.J.S.; Aitkenhead, M.J., (2008), Optimisation of competition indices using simulated annealing and artificial neural networks., Ecological Modelling, 214, 375-384.
  • Debeljak, M.; Kocev, D.; Towers, W.; Jones, M.; Griffiths, B.S.; Hallett, P.D., (2008), Potential of multi-objective models for risk-based mapping of the resilience characteristics of soils: demonstration at a national level., Soil Use and Management, 25, 66-77.
  • Rivington, M.; Bellocchi, G.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G., (2008), Agro-meteorological metrics for communicating climate change impacts to land managers., Aspects of Applied Biology, 88, 85-91.
  • Izumi, H.; Anderson, I.C.; Killham, K.; Moore, E.R.B., (2008), Diversity of predominant endophytic bacteria in European deciduous and coniferous trees., Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 54, 173-179.
  • Avery, L.M.; Williams, A.P.; Killham, K.; Jones, D.L., (2008), Survival of Eschericgia coli O157:H7 in waters from lakes, troughs, rivers, puddles and animal drinking troughs., The Science of the Total Environment, 389, 378-385.
  • Williamson, K.; Gilbert, L.; Rutstein, A.N.; Pariser, E.C.; Grave, J.A., (2008), Within-year differences in reproductive investment in laboratory zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata), an opportunistically breeding bird., Naturwissenschaften, 95, 1143 -1148.
  • Palacio, S.; Milla, R.; Albuixech, J.; Perez-Rontome, C.; Camarero, J.J.; Maestro, M.; Montserrat-Marti, G., (2008), Seasonal variability of dry matter content and its relationship with shoot growth and nonstructural carbohydrates., New Phytologist, 180, 133-142.
  • Demars B.O.L.; Edwards A.C., (2008), Tissue nutrient concentrations in aquatic macrophytes: comparison across biophysical zones, surface water habitats and plant life forms., Chemistry and Ecology, 24, 413-422.
  • Chen, W-M.; de Faria, S.M.; Chou, J-H.; James, E.K.; Elliott, G.N.; Sprent, J.I.; Bontemps, C.; Young, J.P.W.; Vandamme, P., (2008), Burkholderia sabiae sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia., International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 58, 2174-2179.
  • Keli, A.; Mayes, R.W.; de Vega, A., (2008), In vitro studies of the metabolism of [C-14]-n-alkanes using ruminal fluid of sheep as substrate., Animal, 2, 1748-1752.
  • Young, S.L.; Wilson, M.J.; Miller, D.; Hillier, S., (2008), Toward a comprehensive approach to the collection and analysis of pica substances, with emphasis on geophagic materials., PLoS ONE, 3, Article Number: e3147.
  • Beugelsdijk, D.C.M.; van der Linde, S.; Zuccarello, G.C.; den Bakker, H.C.; Draisma, S.G.A.; Noordeloos, M.E., (2008), A phylogenetic study of Boletus section Boletus in Europe., Persoonia, 20, 1-7.
  • Nielsen, B.L.; Erhard, H.W.; Friggens, N.C.; McLeod, J.E., (2008), Ultradian activity rhythms in large groups of newly hatched chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus)., Behavioural Processes, 78, 408-415.
  • Williams, A.P.; Avery, L.M.; Killham, K.; Jones, D.L., (2008), Moisture, sawdust, and bleach regulate the persistence of Escherichia coli O157 : H7 on floor surfaces in butcher shops., Food Control, 19, 1119-1125.
  • Martin-Hernando, M.P.; Gonzalez, L.M.; Ruiz-Fons, F.; Garate, T.; Gortazar, C., (2008), Massive presence of Echinococcus granulosus (Cestoda, Taeniidae) cysts in a wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Spain., Parasitology Research, 103, 705-707.
  • Favilli, F.; Egli, M.; Cherubini, P.; Sartori, G.; Haeberli, W.; Delbos, E., (2008), Comparison of different methods of obtaining a resilient organic matter fraction in Alpine soils., Geoderma, 145, 355-369.
  • Hernandez, M.; Villalobos, P.; Morgante, V.; Gonzalez, M.; Reiff, C.; Moore, E.; Seeger, M., (2008), Isolation and characterization of a novel simazine-degrading bacterium from agricultural soil of central Chile, Pseudomonas sp MHP41., FEMS Microbiology Letters, 286, 184-190.
  • Gelan, A.; Schwarz, G., (2008), The effect of single farm payments on less favoured areas agriculture in Scotland: a CGE analysis., Agricultural and Food Science, 17, 3-17.
  • Acevedo, P.; Ruiz-Fons, F.; Vicente, J.; Reyes-Garcia, A.R.; Alzaga, V.; Gortazar, C., (2008), Estimating red deer abundance in a wide range of management situations in Mediterranean habitats., Journal of Zoology, 276, 37-47.
  • Helliwell, R.C.; Britton, A.J.; Gibbs, S.; Fisher, J.M., (2008), Who put the N in PristiNe? Impacts of nitrogen enrichment in fragile mountain environments., Mountain Research and Development, 28, 210-215.
  • Bacon, J.R.; Linge, K.L.; Parrish, R.R.; van Vaeck, L., (2008), Atomic spectrometry update. Atomic mass spectrometry., Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 23, 1130-1162.
  • Dawson, J.J.C.; Soulsby, C.; Tetzlaff, D.; Hrachowitz, M.; Dunn, S.M.; Malcolm, I.A., (2008), Influence of hydrology and seasonality on long-term DOC exports from three contrasting upland catchments., Biogeochemistry, 90, 93-113.
  • Macleod, C.J.A.; Haygarth, P.M.; Blackstock, K.L., (2008), Mechanisms to improve integrative research at the science-policy interface for sustainable catchment management., Ecology and Society, 13, art 48.
  • Moran, D.; Dunn, S., (2008), The economic value of water use: implications for implementing the Water Framework Directive in Scotland., Journal of Environmental Management, 87, 484-496.
  • Hetherington, D.A.; Miller, D.R.; Macleod, C.D.; Gorman, M.L., (2008), A potential habitat network for the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx in Scotland., Mammal Review, 38, 285-303.
  • Fowler, P.A.; Dora, N.J.; McFeran, H.; Amezaga, M.R.; Miller, D.W.; Lea, R.G.; Cash, P.; McNeilly, A.S.; Evans, N.P.; Cotinot, C.; Sharpe, R.M.; Rhind, S.M., (2008), In utero exposure to low doses of environmental pollutants disrupts fetal ovarian development in sheep., Molecular Human Reproduction, 14, 269-280.
  • Perez-Espona, S.; Perez-Barberia, F.J.; McLeod, J.E.; Jiggins, C.D.; Gordon, I.J.; Pemberton, J.M., (2008), Climbing ev'ry mountain: How do landscape features affect gene exchange among Scottish red deer populations?, Deer, The Journal of the British Deer Society, 14, 38-41.
  • Ryan, P.C.; Hillier, S.; Wall, A.J., (2008), Stepwise effects of the BCR sequential chemical extraction procedure on dissolution and metal release from common ferromagnesian clay minerals: a combined solution chemistry and X-ray powder diffraction study., The Science of the Total Environment, 407, 603-614.
  • Dunn, S.M.; Freer, J.; Weiler, M.; Kirkby, M.J.; Seibert, J.; Quinn, P.F.; Lischeid, G.; Tetzlaff, D.; Soulsby, C., (2008), Conceptualising in catchment modelling: simply learning?, Hydrological Processes, 22, 2389-2393.
  • Tetzlaff, D.; McDonnell, J.J.; Uhlenbrook, S.; McGuire, K.J.; Bogaart, P.; Naef, F.; Baird, A.J.; Dunn, S.M.; Soulsby, C., (2008), Conceptualising catchment processes: simply too complex?, Hydrological Processes, 22, 1727-1730.
  • Soulsby, C.; Neal, C.; Laudon, H.; Burns, D.A.; Merot, P.; Bobnell, M.; Dunn, S.M.; Tetzlaff, D., (2008), Catchment data for process conceptualization: simply not enough?, Hydrological Processes, 22, 2057-2061.
  • Fomina, M.; Charnock, J.M.; Hillier, S.; Alvarez, R.; Livens, F.; Gadd, G.M., (2008), Role of fungi in the biochemical fate of depleted uranium., Current Biology, 18, R375-R377.
  • Brown, K.M.; Dilley, R.; Marshall, K., (2008), Using a head-mounted video camera to understand social worlds and experiences., Sociological Research Online, 13, 6.
  • Hartley, I.P.; Hopkins, D.W.; Garnett, M.H.; Sommerkorn, M.; Wookey, P.A., (2008), Soil microbial respiration in arctic soil does not acclimate to temperature., Ecology Letters, 11, 1092-1100.
  • Winward, G.; Avery, L.M.; Stephenson, T.; Jefferson B., (2008), Essential oils for the disinfection of grey water., Water Research, 42, 2260-2268.
  • Frazer-Williams, R.A.D.; Avery, L.M.; Winward, G.; Jeffrey, P.; Shirley-Smith, C.; Liu, S.; Jefferson B., (2008), Constructed wetlands for urban grey water recycling., International Journal of Environmental Pollution, 33, 93-109.
  • Winward, G.; Avery, L.M.; Stephenson, T.; Jefferson B., (2008), UV disinfection of grey water: particle size effect., Environmental Technology, 29, 235-244.
  • Avery, L.M.; Frazer-Williams, R.A.D.; Winward, G.; Jeffrey, P.; Shirley-Smith, C.; Liu, S.; Memon, F.A.; Jefferson B., (2008), Constructed wetlands for grey water treatment., Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology, 7, 191-200.
  • Winward, G.; Avery, L.M.; Frazer-Williams, R.A.D.; Jeffrey, P.; Stephenson, T.; Jefferson B., (2008), A study of the microbial quality of grey water and an evaluation of treatment technologies for reuse., Ecological Engineering, 32, 187-197.
  • Pidou, M.; Memon, F.A.; Avery, L.M.; Parsons, S.A.; Liu, S.; Stephenson, T.; Jeffrey, P.; Jefferson, B., (2008), Chemical solutions for grey water recycling., Chemosphere, 71, 147-155.
  • Williams, A.P.; Gordon, H.; Jones, D.; Strachan, N.; Avery, L.M.; Killham, K., (2008), Leaching of bioluminescent Escherichia coli O157:H7 from sheep and cattle faeces during rainstorm events., Journal of Applied Microbiology, 105, 1452-1460.
  • van der Linde, S.; Alexander, I.J.; Anderson, I.C., (2008), A PCR-based method for detecting the mycelia of stipitate hydnoid fungi in soil., Journal of Microbiological Methods, 75, 40-46.
  • Picon-Cochard, C.; Pilon, R.; Revaillot, S.; Jestin, M.; Dawson, L., (2008), Use of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy to predict the percentage of dead versus living grass roots., Plant and Soil, 317, 309-320.
  • Toberman, H.; Freeman, C.; Artz, R.R.E.; Evans C.; Fenner, N., (2008), Impeded drainage stimulates extracellular phenol oxidase activity in riparian peat cores., Soil Use and Management, 24, 357-365.
  • Palacio, S.; Hester, A.J.; Maestro, M.; Millard, P., (2008), Browsed Betula pubescens trees are not carbon-limited., Functional Ecology, 22, 808-815.
  • Hillier, S.; Lumsdon, D.G., (2008), Distinguishing opaline silica from cristobalite in bentonites: A practical procedure and perspective based on NaOH dissolution., Clay Minerals, 43, 477-486.
  • Babulo, B.; Muys, B.; Fredu, N.; Tollens, E.; Nyssen, J.; Deckers, J.; Mathijs, E., (2008), Household livelihood strategies and forest dependence in the highlands of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia., Agricultural Systems, 98, 147-155.
  • Knox, J.W.; Weatherhead, K.; Loris, A.A.R., (2008), Assessing water requirements for irrigated agriculture in Scotland., Water International, 32, 133-144.
  • Mougeot, F.; Moseley, M.; Leckie, F.; Martinez-Padilla, J.; Miller, A.; Pounds, N.; Irvine, R.J., (2008), Reducing tick burdens on chicks by treating breeding female grouse with permethrin., Journal of Wildlife Management, 72, 468-472.
  • Thornton, I.; Farago, M.E.; Thums, C.R.; Parrish, R.R.; McGill, R.A.R.; Breward, N.; Fortey, N.J.; Simpson, P.; Young, S.D.; Tye, A.M.; Crout, N.M.J.; Hough, R.L.; Watt, J., (2008), Urban geochemistry: research strategies to assist risk assessment and remediation of brownfield sites in urban areas., Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 30, 565-576.
  • Brown, I.; Towers, W.; Rivington, M.; Black, H.I.J., (2008), The influence of climate change on agricultural land-use potential: adapting and updating the land capability system for Scotland., Climate Research, 37, 43-57.
  • Midwood, A.J.; Thornton, B.; Millard, P., (2008), Measuring the 13C content of soil respired CO2 using a novel open chamber system., Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 22, 2073-2081.
  • Beale, C.M.; Lennon, J.J.; Gimona, A., (2008), Opening the climate envelope reveals no macroscale associations with climate in European birds., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 105, 14908-14912.
  • Phillip, S.; MacMillan, D.C., (2008), Car park charging in the Cairngorms National Park., Scottish Geographical Journal, 122, 204-222.
  • Milne, E.; Williams, S.; Brye, K.; Easter, M.; Killian, K.; Paustian, K., (2008), Simulating soil organic carbon in a rice-soybean-wheat-soybean chronosequence in Prairie County, Arkansas using the Century model., Electronic Journal of Integrative Biosciences, 6, 41-52.
  • Hillier, S.; Pharande, A.L., (2008), Contemporary pedogenic formation of palygorskite in irrigation induced saline sodic shrink-swell soils of Maharashtra, India., Clays and Clay Minerals, 56, 531-548.
  • Stutter, M.I.; Lumsdon, D.G., (2008), Interactions of land use and dynamic river conditions on sorption equilibria between benthic sediments and river soluble reactive phosphorus concentrations., Water Research, 42, 4249-4260.
  • Belzunce Segarra, M.J.; Prego, R.; Wilson, M.J.; Bacon, J.; Santos-Echeand, J., (2008), Method speciation in surface sediments of the Vigo Ria (NW Iberian Peninsula)., Scientia Marina, 72, 119-126.
  • Brooker, R.W.; Osler, G.H.R.; Gollisch, J., (2008), Association of vegetation and soil mite assemblages with isolated Scots pine trees on a Scottish wet heath., Landscape Ecology, 23, 861-871.
  • Nielsen, U.N.; Osler, G.H.R.; van der Wal, R.; Campbell, C.D.; Burslem, D.F.R.P., (2008), Soil pore volume and the abundance of soil mites in two contrasting habitats., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40, 1538-1541.
  • Paterson, E.; Thornton, B.; Midwood, A.J.; Osborne, S.M.; Sim, A.; Millard, P., (2008), Atmospheric CO2 enrichment and nutrient additions to planted soil increase mineralisation of soil organic matter, but do not alter microbial utilisation of plant and soil C-sources., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40, 2434-2440.
  • Moir, H.J.; Pasternack, G.B., (2008), Relationships between meso-scale morphological units, stream hydraulics and Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) spawning habitat on the Lower Yuba River, California., Geomorphology, 100, 527-548.
  • MacMillan, D.C.; Phillip, S., (2008), Consumptive and non-consumptive values of wild mammals in Britain., Mammal Review, 38, 189-204.
  • Guan, Y.; Waagepetersen, R.; Beale, C.M., (2008), Second-order analysis of inhomogeneous spatial point processes with proportional intensity functions., Journal of the American Statistical Association, 103, 769-777.
  • Littlewood, N.A., (2008), Grazing impacts on moth diversity and abundance on a Scottish upland estate., Insect Conservation and Diversity, 1, 151-160.
  • Pollard, S.J.T.; Hough, R.L.; Kim, K-H.; Bellarby, J.; Paton, G.; Semple, K.; Coulon, F., (2008), Fugacity modelling to predict the distribution of organic contaminants in the soil: oil matrix of constructed biopiles., Chemosphere, 71, 1432-1439.
  • Tingem, M.; Rivington, M.; Bellocchi, G.; Azam-Ali, S.; Colls, J., (2008), Adaptation assessments for crop production in response to climate change in Cameroon., African Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology, 2, 10-17.
  • Day-Stirrat, R.J.; Loucks, R.G.; Milliken, K.L.; Hillier, S.; van der Pluijm, B.A., (2008), Phyllosilicate orientation demonstrates early timing of compactional stabilization in calcite-cemented concretions in the Barnett Shale (Late Mississippian), Fort Worth Basin, Texas (U.S.A)., Sedimentary Geology, 208, 27-35.
  • Jeong, G.Y.; Hillier, S.; Kemp, R.A., (2008), Quantitative bulk and single-particle mineralogy of a thick Chinese loess-paleosol section: implications for loess provenance and weathering., Quaternary Science Reviews, 27, 1271-1287.
  • Aherne, J.; Futter, M.N.; Dillon, P., (2008), The impacts of future climate change and dissolved organic carbon on acidification recovery at Plastic Lake, Ontario., Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 12, 383-392.
  • Futter, M.N.; Starr, M. Forsius, M.; Holmberg, M., (2008), Modelling long-term patterns of dissolved organic carbon concentration in the surface waters of a boreal catchment., Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 12, 437-447.
  • Futter, M.N.; de Wit, H.A., (2008), Testing seasonal and long-term controls of streamwater DOC using empirical and process-based models., The Science of the Total Environment, 407, 698-707.
  • Lin, H.; Cai, Z.Y.; Zhang, T.; Su, J.; Thirgood, S., (2008), Genetic diversity of the subterranean Gansu zokor in a semi-natural landscape., Journal of Zoology, 275, 153-159.
  • Campbell, C.D.; Cameron, C.M.; Bastias, B.A.; Chen, C.; Cairney, J.W.G., (2008), Long term repeated burning in a wet sclerophyll forest reduces fungal and bacterial biomass and responses to carbon substrates., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40, 2246-2252.
  • Anderson, I.C.; Parkin, P.I.; Campbell, C.D., (2008), DNA- and RNA- derived assessments of fungal community composition in soil amended with sewage sludge rich in cadmium, copper and zinc., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40, 2358-2365.
  • Chapman, S.J., (2008), Comment on "Microbially derived inputs of soil organic matter: are current estimates too low?", Environmental Science and Technology, 42, 3115.
  • Dunn, S.M.; Bacon, J.R.; Soulsby, C.; Tetzlaff, D.; Stutter, M.I.; Waldron, S.; Malcolm, I.A., (2008), Interpretation of homogeneity in &18O signatures of stream water in a nested sub-catchment system in north east Scotland., Hydrological Processes, 22, 4767-4782.
  • Polhill, J.G.; Parker, D. C.; Brown, D.G.; Grimm, V., (2008), Using the ODD protocol for comparing three agent-based social simulation models of land use change., Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 11(2), 3.
  • Demars, B.O.L., (2008), Whole stream phosphorus cycling: testing methods to assess the effect of saturation of sorption capacity on nutrient uptake length measurements., Water Research, 42, 2507-2516.
  • Gelan, A.; Schwarz, G., (2008), At a crossroads between sectoral and regional policies: less favoured areas and common agricultural policy reform in Scotland., Agricultural and Food Science, 17, 3-19.
  • Littlewood, N.A.; Young, M.R., (2008), A habitat suitability model for the narrow-headed ant formica exsecta evaluated against independent data., Insect Conservation and Diversity, 1, 108-113.
  • Brooker, R.W.; Kikvidze, Z., (2008), Importance: an overlooked concept in plant interaction research., Journal of Ecology, 96, 703-708.
  • Singh, B.K.; Macdonald, C.A.; Campbell, C.D.; Bacon, J., (2008), Multiple profiling of soil microbial communities identifies potential genetic markers of metal-enriched sewage sludge, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 65, 555-564.
  • Vandenberghe, C.; Frelechoux, F.; Buttler, A., (2008), The influence of competition from herbaceous vegetation and shade on simulated browsing tolerance of coniferous and deciduous saplings., Oikos, 117, 415-423.
  • Macdonald, L.M.; Singh, B.K.; Thomas, N.; Brewer, M.; Campbell, C.D.; Dawson, L.A., (2008), Microbial DNA profiling by multiplex terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism for forensic examination of soil evidence and the influence of sample condition., Journal Applied Microbiology, 105, 813-821.
  • Trinder, C.J.; Artz, R.R.E.; Johnson, D., (2008), Contribution of plant photosynthate to soil respiration and dissolved organic carbon in a naturally recolonising cutover peatland., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40, 1622-1628.
  • De Gabriel, J.L.; Wallis, I.R.; Moore, B.D.; Foley, W.J., (2008), A simple integrative assay to quantify nutritional quality for browsing herbivores., Oecologia, 156, 107-116.
  • Britton, A.J.; Helliwell, R.C.; Fisher, J.M.; Gibbs, S., (2008), Interactive effects of nitrogen deposition and fire on plant and soil chemistry in an alpine heathland., Environmental Pollution, 156, 409-416.
  • Gelan, A.; Shannon, P.; Aitkenhead, M., (2008), Sustainable local land use policy: rhetoric and reality., Local Environment, 13, 291-308.
  • Edouard, N.; Fleurance, G.; Martin-Rosset, W.; Duncan, P.; Dulphy, J-P.; Grange, S.; Baumont, R.; Dubroeucq, H.; Perez-Barberia, F.J.; Gordon, I.J., (2008), Voluntary intake and digestibility in horses: effect of forage quality with emphasis on individual variability., Animal, 2, 1526-1533.
  • Pisani, L.F.; Pocar, P.; Antonini, S.; Brevini, T.A.L.; Rhind, S.M.; Gandolfi, F., (2008), Effects of pre-mating nutrition on mRNA levels of developmentally relevant genes in sheep oocytes and granulosa cells., Reproduction, 136, 303-312.
  • Stewart, G.; Cox, E.S.; Le Duc, M.G.; Pakeman, R.J.; Pullin, A.S.; Marrs, R.H., (2008), Control of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum): meta-analysis of a multi-site study in the UK., Annals of Botany, 101, 957-970
  • McGechan, M.B.; Lewis, D.R.; Vinten, A.J.A., (2008), A river water pollution model for assessment of best management practices for livestock farming., Biosystems Engineering, 99, 292-303.
  • Orr, H.G.; Wilby, R.L.; McKenzie-Hedger, M.; Brown, I., (2008), Climate change in the uplands: a UK perspective on safeguarding regulatory ecosystem services., Climate Research, 37, 77-98.
  • Thirgood, S.J.; Redpath, S., (2008), Hen harriers and red grouse: science, politics and human-wildlife conflict. , Journal of Applied Ecology, 45, 1488-1492.
  • Wilson, M.J.; Certini, G.; Campbell, C.D.; Anderson, I.C.; Hillier, S., (2008), Does the preferential microbial colonisation of ferromagnesian minerals affect mineral weathering in soil?, Naturwissenschaften, 95, 851-858.
  • Ugolini, F.C.; Hillier, S.; Certini, G.; Wilson, M.J., (2008), The contribution of aeolian material to an Aridisol from southern Jordan as revealed by the mineralogical analysis., Journal of Arid Environments, 72, 1431-1447.
  • Trinder, C.J.; Artz, R.R.E.; Johnson, D., (2008), Interactions between fungal community structure, litter decomposition and depth of water-table in a cutover peatland., FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 64, 433-448.
  • Fowler, P.A.; Cassie, S.; Rhind, S.M. Brewer, M.J.; Collinson, J.M.; Lea, R.G.; Baker, P.J.; Bhattacharya, S.; O'Shaughnessy, P.J., (2008), Maternal smoking during pregnancy specifically reduces human fetal Desert hedgehog gene expression during testis development., Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 93, 619-626.
  • Chaudri, A.; McGrath, S.; Gibbs, P.; Chambers, B.; Carlton-Smith, C.; Bacon, J.; Campbell, C.D.; Aitken, M., (2008), Population size of indigenous Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii in long-term field experiments with sewage sludge cake, metal-amended liquid sludge or metal salts: Effects of zinc, copper and cadmium., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40, 1670-1680.
  • Bacon, J.R.; Davidson, C.M., (2008), Is there a future for sequential chemical extraction?, Analyst, 132, 25-46.
  • Michelena, P.; Gautrais, J.; Gird, J-F.; Bon, R.; Deneubourg, J-L., (2008), Social cohesion in groups of sheep: Effect of activity level, sex composition and group size., Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 112, 81-93.
  • Sutherland, L.A., (2008), Post-Soviet agricultural employment: A case study of employee incentives in Krasnodar Territory, Russia., Journal of Peasant Studies, 35, 369-389.
  • Tingem, M.; Rivington, M.; Bellocchi, G.; Azam-Ali, S.; Colls, J., (2008), Effects of climate change on Cameroon crop production: Simulation results using GCM scenarios., Climate Research, 36, 65-77.
  • Tingem, M.; Rivington, M.; Colls, J., (2008), Climate variability and maize production in Cameroon: simulating the effects of extreme dry and wet years., Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 29, 357-370.
  • Rhind, S.M., (2008), Endocrine disruptors and other food-contaminating environmental pollutants as risk factors in animal reproduction., Proceedings of International Congress on Animal Reproduction, 16th, Budapest, Hungary, 13-17 July 2008. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 43, (Suppl. 2), 15-22.
  • Millard, P.; Midwood, A.J.; Hunt, J.E.; Whitehead, D.; Boutton, T., (2008), Partitioning soil surface CO2 efflux into autotrophic and heterotrophic components, using natural gradients in soil &13C in an undisturbed savannah soil., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40, 1575-1582.
  • Wakelin, S.A.; Macdonald, L.M.; Rogers, S.L.; Gregg, A.L.; Baldock, J.A.; Bolger, T.P., (2008), Habitat selective factors influencing the structural composition and functional capacity of microbial communities in agricultural soils., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40, 803-813.
  • Toberman, H.; Evan, C.; Freeman, C.; Fenner, N.; Artz, R.R.E., (2008), Summer drought effects upon soil and litter phenol oxidase activity and soluble carbon release in an upland Calluna heathland., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40, 1519-1532.
  • Winward, G.P.; Avery, L.M.; Stephenson, T.; Jefferson, B., (2008), Chlorine disinfection of greywater for reuse: effect of organics and particles., Water Research, 42, 483-491.
  • Ioris, A.A.R.; Hunter, C.; Walker, S., (2008), The development and application of water management sustainability indicators in Brazil and Scotland., Journal of Environmental Management, 88, 1190-1201.
  • Brown, E.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Wright, R.; Aalders, I.H., (2008), Mapping and classification of peatland on the Isle of Lewis using Landsat ETM+., Scottish Geographical Journal, 123, 173-192.
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  • Spurgeon, D.J.; Rowl;, P.; Ainsworth, G.; Rotheryl, P.; Long, S.; Black, H.I.J., (2008), Distribution patterns of metals (Cd, Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb, V and Zn) in British soils., Environmental Pollution, 153, 273-283.
  • Kleeberg, R.; Monecke, T.; Hillier, S., (2008), Preferred orientation of mineral grains in sample mounts for quantitative XRD measurements: How random are powder samples?, Clays and Clay Minerals, 56, 404-415.
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  • Schmalenberger, A.; Hodge, S.; Bryant, A.; Hawkesford, M.; Singh, B.; Kertesz, M.A., (2008), The role of Variovorax and other Comamonadaceae in sulphur transformations by microbial wheat rhizosphere communities exposed to different sulphur fertilization regimes., Environmental Microbiology, 10, 1486-1500.
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  • Brooker, R.W.; Maestre, F.T.; Callaway, R.M.; Lortie, C.L.; Cavieres, L.A.; Kunstler, G.; Liancourt, P.; Tielborger, K.; Travis, J.M.J.; Anthelme, F.; Armas, C.; Coll, L.; Corcket, E.; Delzon, S.; Forey, E.; Kikvidze, Z.; Olofsson, J.; Pug naire, F.; Quiro, (2008), Facilitation in plant communities: the past, the present and the future., Journal of Ecology, 96, 18-34.
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  • Izumi, H.; Cairney, J.W.G.; Killham, K.; Moore, E.R.B.; Alexander, I.J.; Anderson, I.C., (2008), Bacteria associated with ectomycorrhizas of slash pine (Pinus elliottii) in south eastern Queensland, Australia., FEMS Microbiology Letters, 282, 196-204.
  • Pollard, S.J.T.; Hickman, G.; Irving, P.; Hough, R.L.; Gauntlett, D.M.; Howson, S.; Hart, A.; Gayford, P.; Gent, N., (2008), Exposure assessment of carcass disposal options in the event of a notifiable exotic animal disease: application to avian influenza virus., Environmental Science and Technology, 42, 3145.
  • Rungapamestry, V.; Rabot, S.; Fuller, Z.; Ratcliffe, B.; Duncan, A.J., (2008), Influence of cooking duration of cabbage and presence of colonic microbiota on the excretion of N-acetylcysteine conjugates of allyl isothiocyanate and bioactivity of phase 2 enzymes in F344 rats., British Journal of Nutrition, 99, 773-781.
  • Rungapamestry, V.; Duncan, A.J.; Fuller, Z.; Ratcliffe, B., (2008), Influence of blanching and freezing broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) prior to storage and cooking on glucosinolate concentrations and myrosinase activity., European Food Research and Technology, 227, 37-44.
  • Phuyal, M.; Artz, R.R.E.; Sheppard, L.; Johnson, D., (2008), Long-term nitrogen deposition increases phosphorus limitation of bryophytes in an ombrotrophic bog., Plant Ecology, 196, 111-121.
  • Pakeman, R.J.; Garnier, E.; Lavorel, S.; Ansquer, P.; Castro, H.; Cruz, P.; Dolezal, J.; Eriksson, O.; Golodets, C.; Kleyer, M.; Leps, J.; Meier, T.; Papadimitriou, M.; Papanastasis, V.P.; Quested, H.; Quetier, F.; Rusch, G.; Sternberg, M. , (2008), Impact of abundance weighting on the response of seed traits to climate and land use., Journal of Ecology, 96, 355-366.
  • Dennis, P.; Skartveit, J.; McCracken, D.I.; Pakeman, R.J.; Beaton, K.; Kunaver, A.; Evans, D., (2008), The effects of livestock grazing on foliar arthropods associated with bird diet in upland grasslands of Scotland., Journal of Applied Ecology, 45, 279-287.
  • Artz, R.R.E.; Chapman, S.J.; Siegenthaler, A.; Bortoluzzi, E.; YliPetays, M.; Francez, A-J., (2008), Functional microbial diversity in European remediating cutover peatlands is directed by labile carbon., Journal of Applied Ecology, 45, 1799-1809.
  • Sutherland, L.A.; Glendinning, T., (2008), Farm family coping with stress: the impact of the 1998 ice storm., Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 34, 527-543.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; White, V.; McCrum, G.; Scott, A.; Hunter, C., (2008), Measuring responsibility: an appraisal of a Scottish National Park's sustainable tourism indicators., Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 16, 276-297.
  • Izquierdo, S.S.; Izquierdo, L.R.; Gotts, N.M., (2008), Reinforcement learning dynamics in social dilemmas., Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 11, No.2.1.
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  • Rahman, A.; Duncan, A.J.; Miller, D.W.; Clemens, J.; Frutos, P.; Gordon, I.J.; Rehman, A.; Baig, A.; Ali, F.; Wright, I.A., (2008), Livestock feed resources, production and management in the agro-pastoral system of the Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalayan region of Pakistan: The effect of accessibility., Agricultural Systems, 96, 26-36.
  • Lansade, L.; Bouissou, M-F.; Erhard, H.W., (2008), Reactivity to isolation and association with conspecifics: A temperament trait stable across time and situations., Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 109, 355-373.
  • Singh, B.K.; Nunan, N.; Ridgway, K.P.; McNicol, J.; Young, J.P.W.; Daniell, T.J.; Prosser, J.I.; Millard, P., (2008), Relationship between assemblages of mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria on grass roots., Environmental Microbiology, 10, 534-541.
  • Aalders, I.H., (2008), Modelling land use decision behavior with Bayesian belief networks., Ecology and Society, 13 (1):, article 16. Published online.
  • Keith, A.M.; van der Wal, R.; Brooker, R.W.; Osler, G.H.R.; Chapman, S.J.; Burslem, D.F.R.P.; Elston, D.A., (2008), Increasing litter diversity reduces variability in a decomposer system., Ecology, 89, 2657-2664.
  • Artz, R.R.E.; Chapman, S.J.; Robertson, J.; Potts, J.M.; Laggoun-Defarge, F.; Gogo, S.; Comont, L.; Disnar, J-R.; Francez, A-J., (2008), FTIR spectroscopy can be used as a screening tool for organic matter quality in regenerating cutover peatlands, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40, 515-527.
  • Rivington, M.; Miller, D.G.; Matthews, K.B.; Russell, G.; Bellocchi, G.; Buchan, K., (2008), Downscaling regional climate model estimates of daily precipitation, temperature and solar radiation data., Climate Research, 35, 181-202.
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  • Aitkenhead, M.J; Aalders, I.H., (2008), Classification of Landsat TM imagery for land cover using neural networks., International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29, 2075.
  • Demars, B.O.L.; Thiebaut, G., (2008), Distribution of aquatic plants in the Northern Vosges rivers: implications for biomonitoring and conservation., Aquatic Conservation: Freshwater and Marine Ecosystem, 18, 619-632.
  • Perez-Espona, S.; Perez-Barberia, F.J.; McLeod, J.; Jiggins, C.J.; Gordon, I.J.; Pemberton, J., (2008), Landscape features affect gene flow of Scottish Highland red deer (Cervus elaphus)., Molecular Ecology, 17, 981-996.
  • Rivington, M.; Miller, D.G.; Matthews, K.B.; Russell, G.; Buchan, K., (2008), Evaluating Regional Climate Model estimates against site-specific observed data in the UK., Climatic Change, 88, 157-185.
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  • Deeks, L.K.; Bengough, A.G.; Stutter, M.I.; Young, I.M.; Zhang, X.X., (2008), Characterisation of flow paths and saturated conductivity in a soil block in relation to chloride breakthrough., Journal of Hydrology, 348, 431-441.
  • Sang, N.; Ode, A.; Miller, D., (2008), Landscape metrics and visual topology in the analysis of landscape preference., Environment and Planning B, 35, 504-520.
  • Miller, D.G; Rivington, M.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K.; Bellocchi, G., (2008), Testing the spatial applicability of the Johnson-Woodward method for estimating solar radiation from sunshine duration data., Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 148, 466-480.
  • Stutter, M.I.; Langan, S.J.; Cooper, R.J., (2008), Spatial and temporal dynamics of stream water particulate and dissolved N, P and C forms along a catchment transect, NE Scotland., Journal of Hydrology, 350, 187-202.
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  • Breen, C.; Clegg, F.; Herron, M.M.; Hild, G.P.; Hillier, S.; Hughes, T.L.; Jones, T.G.J.; Matteson, A.; Yarwood, J., (2008), Bulk mineralogical characterisation of oilfield reservoir rocks and sandstones using diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform spectroscopy and partial least squares analysis., Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 60, 1-17.
  • Stutter, M.I.; Langan, S.J.; Cooper, R.J., (2008), Spatial contributions of diffuse inputs and within-channel processes to the form of stream water phosphorus over storm cycles., Journal of Hydrology, 350, 203-214.
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  • Sang, N.; Birnie, R.V.B., (2008), Informing common pool resource problems: A survey of preference for catchment management strategies amongst farmers and the general public in the Ythan river catchment., Journal of Environmental Management, 88, 1161-1174.
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  • Nijnik, M.; Bizikova, L., (2008), Responding to the Kyoto Protocol through forestry: a comparison of opportunities for several countries in Europe., Forest Policy and Economics, 10, 257-269.
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  • Jayakody, S.; Sibbald, A.M.; Lambin, X.; Gordon, I.J., (2008), Red deer (Cervus elaphus) vigilance behaviour differs according to human disturbance type and habitat., Wildlife Biology, 14, 81-91.
  • Millett, J.; Hester, A.J.; Millard, P.; MacDonald, A.J.S., (2008), Above- and below-ground competition effects of two heathland species: Implications for growth and response to herbivory in birch saplings., Basic and Applied Ecology, 9, 55-66.
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  • Aitkenhead, M.J.; Aalders, I.H., (2008), Predicting land cover using GIS, Bayesian and evolutionary algorithm methods., Journal of Environmental Management, 90, 236-250.
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