Lyubov Bragina
Research Officer - GHG EmissionsResearch Interests
- Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of the main agricultural production systems (dairy, beef, sheep and tillage)
- Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Agriculture
- Integrated catchment management
- The relationship between GHG emissions and the pollution of water systems
- Agriculture and the Environment
- Agriculture and Biodiversity
- Nutrient losses (phosphorus and nitrogen) from anthropogenic activities
- Relationship between extreme weather conditions and contamination of the water system
Current Projects
Agricultural Catchments Programme
Education
- PhD in Environmental Science (Microbiology)
- B.Sc (Hons) in Sustainable Agriculture
- MSc in Agronomy
Professional Membership
- European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP)
- Environmental Science Association of Ireland (ESAI)
View Lyubov Bragina's publications on Researchgate
Tiegs, S.D., Capps, K.A., Costello, D.M., Schmidt, J.P., Patrick, C.J., Follstad Shah, J.J., LeRoy, C.J., Acuña, V., Albariño, R., Allen, D.C., Alonso, C., Andino, P., Arango, C., Aroviita, J., Barbosa, M.V.M., Barmuta, L.A., Baxter, C., Bellinger, B., Boyero, L., Bragina, L., Brown, L.E., Bruder, A., Bruesewitz, D.A., Burdon, F., Callisto, M., Camacho, A., Canhoto, C., Castillo, M.M., Chauvet, E., Clapcott, J., Colas, F., Colón-Gaud, C., Cornut, J., Crespo-Pérez, V., Cross, W.F., Culp, J., Danger, M., Dangles, O., De Eyto, E., Derry, A.M., Diaz Villanueva, V., Douglas, M.M., Elosegi, A., Encalada, A.C., Entrekin, S., Espinosa, R., Ferreira, V., Ferriol, C., Flanagan, K.M., Flecker, A.S., Fleituch, T., Frainer, A., Friberg, N., Frost, P.C., Garcia, E.A., García-Lago, L., García Soto, P.E., Gessner, M.O., Ghate, S., Giling, D.P., Gilmer, A., Gonçalves, J.F.J., Gonzales, R.K., Graça, M.A.S., Grace, M., Griffiths, N.A., Grossart, H.-P., Guérold, F., Gulis, V., Gutiérrez-Fonseca, P.E., Hepp, L.U., Higgins, S., Hishi, T., Huddart, J., Hudson, J., Imberger, M., Iñiguez-Armijos, C., Isken, M.W., Iwata, T., Janetski, D.J., Kirkwood, A.E., Koning, A.A., Kosten, S., Kuehn, K.A., Laudon, H., Leavitt, P.R., Lemes da Silva, A.L., Leroux, S., Lisi, P.J., MacKenzie, R., Marcarelli, A.M., Masese, F.O., McIntyre, P.B., McKie, B.G., Medeiros, A., Meissner, K., Miliša, M., Mishra, S., Miyake, Y., Moerke, A., Mombrikotb, S., Mooney, R., Moulton, T., Muotka, T., Negishi, J., Neres-Lima, V., Nieminen, M.L., Nimptsch, J., Ondruch, J., Paavola, R., Pardo, I., Peeters, E.T.H.M., Pozo, J., Prussia, A., Quenta, E., Reid, B., Richardson, J.S., Rigosi, A., Rincón, J., Risnoveanu, G., Robinson, C.T., Rodríguez-Gallego, L., Royer, T. V., Rusak, J.A., Santamans, A.C., Selmeczy, G.B., Simiyu, G., Skuja, A., Smykla, J., Sponseller, R., Sridhar, K.R., Stoler, A., Swan, C.M., Teixeira-de Mello, F., Tonkin, J.D., Uusheimo, S., Veach, A.M., Vilbaste, S., Vought, L.B.-M., Wang, C.-P., Webster, J.R., Wilson, P.B., Woelfl, S., Woodward, G., Xenopoulos, M.A., Yates, A.G., Yoshimura, C., Yule, C.M., Zhang, Y., Zwart, J.A., (2024) Human activities shape global patterns of decomposition rates in rivers. Science, Vol. 384 (6701), 1191–1195. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adn1262
Antunes, P.O., ÓhUallacháin, D., Dunne, N., Kelly-Quinn, M., O’Sullivan, M., Bragina, L., Jennings, E. (2023). Cattle access to small streams increases concentrations of Escherichia coli in bed sediments. Hydrobiologia, Vol. 850, 3273–3291. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-022-05091-5
O’Donoghue, C., Meng, Y., Ryan, M., Kilgarriff, P., Zhang, C., Bragina, L. and Daly, K. (2021). Trends and influential factors of high ecological status mobility in Irish Rivers. Science of The Total Environment. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151570.
Bragina, L., Micha, E., Roberts, W. M., O’Connell, K., O’Donoghue, C., Ryan, M., and Daly K. (2019) Spatial and temporal variability in costs and effectiveness in phosphorus loss mitigation measures at farm scale: a scenario analysis. Journal of Environmental Management, 245, pp.330–337. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.05.080
Bragina, L., Sherlock, O., van Rossum, A.J. and Jennings, E. (2017) Cattle exclusion fencing reduces Eschericia coli (E. coli) level in stream sediment. Agriculture, ecosystems and environment, 239, pp.349–358. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.01.021.
Bragina, C. Buckley, and T. Keady (2024) Greenhouse gas emission intensity of Irish sheep meat: Irish data component of LIFE Green Sheep project. In: The EAAP 2024 Book of abstracts, September 1-5, Florence, Italy, p 747
Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity of Irish Sheep Meat
A.S. Atzori, O. Del Hierro, L. Bragina, R. Vial, C. Buckley, M.G. Serra, M. Habeanu, R. Ruiz, L.Lanzoni, M. Acciaro, T. Keady and S. Troude (2023) Aligning carbon footprint estimates from different tools across Europe. In: The EAAP 2023 Book of abstracts, August 28 – September 1, Lyon, France, p 655.
Throude, M. Acciaro, A. Atzori, R. Ruiz, O. Del Hierro, C. Buckley, L. Bragina, T.W.J. Keady, C. Dragomir, M.A. Gras and J.B. (2023) Determining carbon footprint of sheep farms in Europe: first results of the LIFE Green Sheep project. In: The EAAP 2023 Book of abstracts, August 28 – September 1, Lyon, France, p 656.
Buckley, L. Bragina and T. Keady (2023) Sustainability of Irish sheep production. In: The EAAP 2023 Book of abstracts, August 28 – September 1, Lyon, France, p. 657.
Throude, M. Acciaro, A. Atzori, R. Ruiz, O. Del Hierro, C. Buckley, L. Bragina, T.W.J. Keady, C. Dragomir, M.A. Gras and J.B. Dollé. (2023) Testing mitigation actions to reduce GHG emissions from sheep farming in Europe. In: The EAAP 2023 Book of abstracts, August 28 – September 1, Lyon, France, p 658.