Institute for Life Sciences and the Environment
| Type | Department/Institute |
|---|---|
| Faculty/Department | Research Institutes and Centres |
| Head | Prof Robbie Girling |
| Director of Research | Prof Robbie Girling |
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Scientific Forest Management Practice in Nepal: Critical Reflections from Stakeholders' Perspectives
Poudyal, Bishnu Hari, Maraseni, Tek and Cockfield, Geoff. 2019. "Scientific Forest Management Practice in Nepal: Critical Reflections from Stakeholders' Perspectives." Forests. 11 (1), pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11010027Article
Energy sector development: system dynamics analysis
Laimon, Mohamd, Mai, Thanh, Goh, Steven and Yusaf, Talal. 2019. "Energy sector development: system dynamics analysis." Applied Sciences. 10 (1), pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10010134Article
Causes of climate change over the historical record
Hegerl, Gabriele C., Bronnimann, Stefan, Cowan, Tim, Friedman, Andrew R., Hawkins, Ed, Iles, Carley, Muller, Wolfgang, Schurer, Andrew and Undorf, Sabine. 2019. "Causes of climate change over the historical record." Environmental Research Letters. 14 (12), pp. 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab4557Article
Review of tropical cyclones in the Australian region: climatology, variability, predictability, and trends
Chand, Savin S., Dowdy, Andrew J., Ramsay, Hamish A., Walsh, Kevin J. E., Tory, Kevin J., Power, Scott B., Bell, Samuel S., Lavender, Sally L., Ye, Hua and Kuleshov, Yuri. 2019. "Review of tropical cyclones in the Australian region: climatology, variability, predictability, and trends." WIREs Climate Change. 10 (5), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.602Article
Aboveground resource allocation in response to root herbivory as affected by the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
Frew, Adam, Powell, Jeff R. and Johnson, Scott N.. 2020. "Aboveground resource allocation in response to root herbivory as affected by the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis." Plant and Soil: international journal on plant-soil relationships. 447 (1-2), pp. 463-473. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04399-xArticle
Fire Effects on Soil Properties by P Pereira, J Mataix-Solera, X Ubeda, G Reain & A Cerda
Frew, Adam. 2020. "Fire Effects on Soil Properties by P Pereira, J Mataix-Solera, X Ubeda, G Reain & A Cerda." Austral Ecology: a journal of ecology in the Southern Hemisphere. 45, pp. 659-659. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12843Book review
Multiple conceptualizations of nature are key to inclusivity and legitimacy in global environmental governance
Coscieme, Luca, Silva Hyldmo, Hakon da, Fernandez-Llamazares, Álvaro, Palomo, Ignacio, Mwampamba, Tuyeni H., Selomane, Odirilwe, Sitas, Nadia, Jaureguiberry, Pedro, Takahashi, Yasuo, Lim, Michelle, Barral, Maria P., Farinaci, Juliana S., Diaz-Jose, Julio, Ghosh, Sonali, Ojino, Joyce, Alassaf, Amani, Baatuuwie, Bernard N., Balint, Lenke, Basher, Zeenatul, ..., Valle, Mireia. 2020. "Multiple conceptualizations of nature are key to inclusivity and legitimacy in global environmental governance." Environmental Science and Policy. 104, pp. 36-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2019.10.018Article
Financial returns from collaborative investment models of Eucalyptus agroforestry plantations in Lao PDR
Phimmavong, Somvang, Maraseni, Tek Narayan, Keenan, Rodney J. and Cockfield, Geoff. 2019. "Financial returns from collaborative investment models of Eucalyptus agroforestry plantations in Lao PDR." Land Use Policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use. 87, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104060Article
When parasitism brings prosperity: a case of Yarsagunbu (caterpillar fungus) harvesting and trade in Nepal
Shrestha, Uttam Babu. 2019. "When parasitism brings prosperity: a case of Yarsagunbu (caterpillar fungus) harvesting and trade in Nepal." Studies in Nepali history and society. 24 (2), pp. 415-431.Article
Key knowledge gaps to achieve global sustainability goals
Mastrangelo, Matias E., Perez-Harguindeguy, Natalia, Enrico, Lucas, Bennett, Elena, Lavorel, Sandra, Cumming, Graeme S., Abeygunawardane, Dilini, Amarilla, Leonardo D., Burkhard, Benjamin, Egoh, Benis N., Frishkoff, Luke, Galetto, Leonardo, Huber, Sibyl, Karp, Daniel S., Ke, Alison, Kowaljow, Esteban, Kronenburg-Garcia, Angela, Locatelli, Bruno, Martin-Lopez, Berta, ..., Zoeller, Kim. 2019. "Key knowledge gaps to achieve global sustainability goals." Nature Sustainability. 2 (12), pp. 1115-1121. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0412-1Article
An assessment of governance quality for community-based forest management systems in Asia: Prioritisation of governance indicators at various scales
Maraseni, Tek Narayan, Bhattarai, Nabin, Karky, Bhaskar Singh, Cadman, Timothy, Timalsina, Niroj, Bhandari, Trishna Singh, Apan, Armando, Ma, Hwan Ok, Rawat, R. S., Verma, Nemit, San, Su Mon, Oo, Thaung Naing, Dorji, Kinley, Dhungana, Sindhu and Poudel, Mohan. 2019. "An assessment of governance quality for community-based forest management systems in Asia: Prioritisation of governance indicators at various scales." Land Use Policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use. 81, pp. 750-671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.11.044Article
The role of fiscal instruments in encouraging the private sector and smallholders to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation: Evidence from Indonesia
Cadman, Tim, Sarker, Tapan, Muttaqin, Zahrul, Nurfatriani, Firti and Maraseni, Tek. 2019. "The role of fiscal instruments in encouraging the private sector and smallholders to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation: Evidence from Indonesia." Forest Policy and Economics. 108, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2019.04.017Article
Application of multi-criteria decision making and GIS for check dam layout in the Ilanlu basin, northwest of Hamadan Province, Iran
Ildoromi, Ali Reza, Sepehri, Mehdi, Malekinezhad, Hossein, Kiani-Harchegani, Mahboobeh, Ghahramani, Afshin, Hosseini, Seyed Zeynalabedin and Artimani, Mohammad Mehdi. 2019. "Application of multi-criteria decision making and GIS for check dam layout in the Ilanlu basin, northwest of Hamadan Province, Iran." Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. 114, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2019.10.002Article
Increasing tiger mortality in Nepal: a bump in the road?
Bhandari, Shivish, Shrestha, Uttam Babu and Aryal, Achyut. 2019. "Increasing tiger mortality in Nepal: a bump in the road?" Biodiversity and Conservation. 28 (14), pp. 4115-4118. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01849-xArticle
Modelling of heat stress in a robotic dairy farm. Part 1: thermal comfort indices as the indicators of production loss
Ji, Boyu, Banhazi, Thomas, Ghahramani, Afshin, Bowtell, Les, Wang, Chaoyuan and Li, Baoming. 2020. "Modelling of heat stress in a robotic dairy farm. Part 1: thermal comfort indices as the indicators of production loss." Biosystems Engineering. 199, pp. 27-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2019.11.004Article
Evaluation of the ‘Irish Rules’: The Potato Late Blight Forecasting Model and Its Operational Use in the Republic of Ireland
Cucak, Mladen, Sparks, Adam, de Andrade Moral, Rafael, Kildea, Stephen, Lambkin, Keith and Fealy, Rowan. 2019. "Evaluation of the ‘Irish Rules’: The Potato Late Blight Forecasting Model and Its Operational Use in the Republic of Ireland." Agronomy. 9 (9), pp. 515-539. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090515Article
hagis, an R Package Resource for Pathotype Analysis of Phytophthora sojae Populations Causing Stem and Root Rot of Soybean
McCoy, Austin G., Noel, Zachary, Sparks, Adam H. and Chilvers, Martin. 2019. "hagis, an R Package Resource for Pathotype Analysis of Phytophthora sojae Populations Causing Stem and Root Rot of Soybean." Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 32 (12), pp. 1574-1576. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-07-19-0180-AArticle
Assessment of check dams’ role in flood hazard mapping in a semi-arid environment
Sepehri, Mehdi, Ildoromi, Ali Reza, Malekinezhad, Hossein, Ghahramani, Afshin, Ekhtesasi, Mohammad Reza, Cao, Chen and Kiani-Harchegani, Mahboobeh. 2019. "Assessment of check dams’ role in flood hazard mapping in a semi-arid environment." Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk. 10 (1), pp. 2239-2256. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2019.1692079Article
Pathogenicity and copper tolerance in Australian Xanthomonas species associated with bacterial leaf spot
Roach, R., Mann, R., Gambley, C. G., Shivas, R. G., Chapman, T. and Rodoni, B.. 2020. "Pathogenicity and copper tolerance in Australian Xanthomonas species associated with bacterial leaf spot." Crop Protection. 127, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2019.104923Article
Effectiveness of Gravity Goods Ropeways in market participation of smallholder farmers in uplands
KC, Diwakar, Maraseni, Tek, Jamir, Chubamenla, Thapa Magar, Ritendra and Tuladhar, Florencia. 2020. "Effectiveness of Gravity Goods Ropeways in market participation of smallholder farmers in uplands." Transportation. 47 (3), pp. 1393-1414. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-018-9970-8Article
Re-examining the flocculating power of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium for a broad range of soils
Zhu, Yingcan, Ali, Aram, Dang, Aaditi, Wandel, Andrew P. and Bennett, John McLean. 2019. "Re-examining the flocculating power of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium for a broad range of soils." Geoderma. 352, pp. 422-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.05.041Article
The role of forage management in addressing challenges facing Australasian dairy farming
Cranston, Lydia M., Pembleton, Keith G., Burkitt, Lucy L., Curtis, Andrew, Donaghy, Daniel J., Gourley, Cameron J. P., Harrington, Kerry C., Hills, James L., Pembleton, Luke W. and Rawnsley, Richard P.. 2019. "The role of forage management in addressing challenges facing Australasian dairy farming." Animal Production Science. 60 (1), pp. 26-35. https://doi.org/10.1071/AN18570Article
Genera of phytopathogenic fungi: GOPHY 3
Marin-Felix, Y., Hernandez-Restrepo, M., Iturrieta-Gonzalez, I., Garcia, D., Gene, J., Groenewald, J. Z., Cai, L., Chen, Q., Quaedvlieg, W., Schumacher, R. K., Taylor, P. W. J., Ambers, C., Bonthond, G., Edwards, J., Krueger-Hadfield, S. A., Luangsa-ard, J. J., Morton, L., Moslemi, A., Sandoval-Denis, M., ..., Crous, P. W.. 2019. "Genera of phytopathogenic fungi: GOPHY 3." Studies in Mycology. 94, pp. 1-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simyco.2019.05.001Article
Climate change amplifies plant invasion hotspots in Nepal
Shrestha, Uttam Babu and Shrestha, Bharat Babu. 2019. "Climate change amplifies plant invasion hotspots in Nepal." Diversity and Distributions. 25, pp. 1599-1612. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.27257r3.Article
The provision and utility of science and uncertainty to decision‑makers: earth science case studies
Quigley, Mark C., Bennetts, Luke G., Durance, Patricia, Kuhnert, Petra M., Lindsay, Mark D., Pembleton, Keith G., Roberts, Melanie E. and White, Christopher J.. 2019. "The provision and utility of science and uncertainty to decision‑makers: earth science case studies." Environment Systems and Decisions. 39 (3), pp. 307-348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-019-09728-0Article
Cost analysis of FSC forest certification and opportunities to cover the costs a case study of Quang Tri FSC group in Central Vietnam
Hoang, Hai Thi, Hoshino, Satoshi, Onitsuka, Kenichiro and Maraseni, Tek. 2019. "Cost analysis of FSC forest certification and opportunities to cover the costs a case study of Quang Tri FSC group in Central Vietnam." Journal of Forest Research. 24 (3), pp. 137-142. https://doi.org/10.1080/13416979.2019.1610993Article
Towards an economic decision support system for amelioration of soil constraints in the Northern Grains Region
Ghahramani, Afshin, An-Vo, Duc-Anh, Rochecouste, John, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Roberton, Stirling, Bennett, John McLean and Cockfield, Geoff. 2018. Towards an economic decision support system for amelioration of soil constraints in the Northern Grains Region. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.Technical report
Developing HowLeaky platform for improved governance, facilitation of development, and open reproducible science: final report
Ghahramani, Afshin, Anderson, Roy and Doherty, Al. 2019. Developing HowLeaky platform for improved governance, facilitation of development, and open reproducible science: final report. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.Technical report
‘Soil probiotics’ promise bigger, healthier crops, but there’s a downside
Frew, Adam. 2018. "‘Soil probiotics’ promise bigger, healthier crops, but there’s a downside." The Conversation. 23 October 2018, pp. 1-9.Blog
Contrasting drivers of soil and root microbial assembly in wetland systems
Halbrook, Susannah, Schroeder, Carolyn, Birnbaum, Christin, Brady, Monica, Bumby, Caitlin, Kulick, Danielle, Candaele, Helena, Lee, Sean F.H, Smith, McKenzie, Waryszak, Pawel, Wilber, William and Farrer, Emily. 2020. "Contrasting drivers of soil and root microbial assembly in wetland systems." 2020 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA 2020). 03 - 06 Aug 2020Presentation
Above and belowground impacts of an invasive species vary across the landscape
Farrer, Emily, Birnbaum, Christina, Waryszak, Pawel, Halbrook, Susanna, Brady, Monic, Bumby, Caitlin, Candaele, Helena, Kulick, Danielle, Lee, Sean F.H., Schroeder, C.S., Smith, Carolyn, Smith, McKenzie and Wilber, William. 2020. "Above and belowground impacts of an invasive species vary across the landscape." 2020 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA 2020). 03 - 06 Aug 2020Presentation
Taxon-specific analysis reveals the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on bacterial communities in Louisiana wetland soils
Smith, McKenzie, Birnbaum, Christina, Waryszak, Pawel, Halbrook, Susannah, Brady, Monica, Bumby, Caitlin, Kulick, Danielle, Lee, Sean F.H., Schroeder, Carolyn, Wilber, William and Farrer, Emily. 2020. "Taxon-specific analysis reveals the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on bacterial communities in Louisiana wetland soils." 2020 Conference of the Ecological Society of America (ESA 2020). 03 - 06 Aug 2020 United States.Presentation
Heat shocks increasingly impede grain filling but have little effect on grain setting across the Australian Wheatbelt
Collins, Behnam and Chenu, Karine. 2020. "Heat shocks increasingly impede grain filling but have little effect on grain setting across the Australian Wheatbelt." Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107889Article
Detection of major weather patterns reduces number of simulations in climate impact studies
Collins, Behnam and Najeeb, Ullah. 2020. "Detection of major weather patterns reduces number of simulations in climate impact studies." Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 206 (3), pp. 376-389. https://doi.org/10.1111/jac.12388Article
Spatio-temporal variations of seven weather variables in Iran: application of CRU TS and GPCC data sets
Ababaei, Behnam. 2020. "Spatio-temporal variations of seven weather variables in Iran: application of CRU TS and GPCC data sets." Irrigation and Drainage. 69 (1), pp. 164-185. https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2399Article
The impact of climate variability on water footprint components of rainfed wheat and barley in Qazvin province of Iran
Nazari, Rasta, Ramezani-Etedali, Hadi, Nazari, Bijan and Collins, Brian. 2020. "The impact of climate variability on water footprint components of rainfed wheat and barley in Qazvin province of Iran." Irrigation and Drainage. 69 (4), pp. 826-843. https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2487Article
Pan-European multi-crop model ensemble simulations of wheat and grain maize under climate change scenarios
Webber, Heidi, Cooke, Diane Kathleene, Ewert, Frank, Olesen, Jørgen E., Fronzek, Stefan, Ruane, Alex C., Martre, Pierre, Collins, Brian, Bindi, Marco, Ferrise, Roberto, Fodor, Nándor, Gabaldón-Leal, Clara, Gaiser, Thomas, Jabloun, Mohamed, Kersebaum, Kurt, Lizaso, Jon I., Lorite, Ignacio J., Manceau, Loic, Moriondo, Marco, ..., Trombi, Giacomo. 2020. "Pan-European multi-crop model ensemble simulations of wheat and grain maize under climate change scenarios ." Open Data Journal for Agricultural Research. 6, pp. 21-27. https://doi.org/10.18174/odjar.v6i0.16326Article
Sawfly genomes reveal evolutionary acquisitions that fostered the mega-radiation of parasitoid and eusocial Hymenoptera
Oeyen, Jan Philip, Baa-Puyoulet, Patrice, Benoit, Joshua B., Beukeboom, Leo W., Bornberg-Bauer, Erich, Buttstedt, Anja, Calevro, Federica, Cash, Elizabeth I., Chao, Hsu, Charles, Hubert, Chen, Mei-Ju May, Childers, Christopher, Cridge, Andrew G., Dearden, Peter, Dinh, Huyen, Doddapaneni, Harsha V., Dolan, Amanda, Donath, Alexander, Dowling, Daniel, ..., Niehuis, O.. 2020. "Sawfly genomes reveal evolutionary acquisitions that fostered the mega-radiation of parasitoid and eusocial Hymenoptera." Genome Biology and Evolution. 12 (7), pp. 1099-1188. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaa106Article
Estimating in-season actual evapotranspiration over a large-scale irrigation scheme in resource-limited conditions
Sawadogo, Estimating in-season actual evapotranspiration over a large-scale irrigation scheme in resource-limited conditions, Gundogdu, Kemal, Traore, Farid, Kouadio, Louis and Hessels, Tim. 2020. "Estimating in-season actual evapotranspiration over a large-scale irrigation scheme in resource-limited conditions." Proceedings of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. 73 (10), pp. 1473-1480. https://doi.org/10.7546/CRABS.2020.10.18Article
Field-scale effects of elevated ozone and diesel exhaust emissions on insect pollination and natural enemy recruitment
Ryalls, J.M.W., Langford, B., Mullinger, N.J., Bromfield, L.M., Nemitz, E., Pfrang, C. and Girling, R.D.. 2020. "Field-scale effects of elevated ozone and diesel exhaust emissions on insect pollination and natural enemy recruitment." British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2019. Belfast, Northern Ireland 10 - 13 Dec 2019Presentation
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