Dissemination

Scientific manuscripts:

Rotches-Ribalta, R., Ruas, S., D.Ahmed, K.S., Gormally, M., Ryan, M., Stout, J., White, B., Lee, A. Moran, J, and Ó hUallacháín, D., (2021) Assessment of semi-natural habitats and landscape features on Irish farmland – New insights to inform EU Common Agricultural Policy implementation. Ambio: 50: 346-359
Ruas, S. Rotchés-Ribalta, R., Ó hUallacháin, D., D’Ahmed, K., Gormally, M., Stout, J., White, B., Moran, J. (2021) Selecting appropriate plant indicator species for Results-Based Agri-environment payments schemes. Ecological Indicators, in press
Ahmed, K.D., Volpato, A., Day, M.F., Mulkeen, C.J., O’Hanlon, A., Carey, J., Williams, C., Ruas, S., Moran, J., Rotches-Ribalta, R., Ó hUallachain, D., Stout, J., Hodge, S., White, B., Gormally, M.J, (2020) Linear habitats across a range of farming intensities contribute differently to dipteran abundance and diversity. Insect conservation and diversity.
Volpato, A., D’Ahmed, K.S., Williams, C.D., Day, M.F., O’Hanlon, A., Ruas, S., Rotches-Ribalta, R., Mulkeen, C., Ó hUallacháin, D., & Gormally, M.J. (2020) Using Malaise traps to assess aculeate Hymenoptera associated with farmland linear habitats across a range of farming intensities. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 13: 229-238.
Ahmed, K.D., Gormally, M., Williams, C., McDonnell, R., Bistline-East, A., Carnaghi, M., Ó hUallacháin, D., Stephens, C. (2019) Biological control of pestiferous slugs using Tetanocera elata (Fabricius) (Diptera: Sciomyzidae): Larval behavior and feeding on slugs exposed to Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita (Schneider, 1859) (Rhabditida: Rhabditidae) with notes on adult egg-laying. Biological Control 135: 1-8
Cullen, P., Ryan, M., O’Donoghue, C., Hynes, S., Ó hUallacháin, D., Sheridan. H. 2020. Impact of farmer identity and attitudes on participation in agri-environment schemes. Land Use Policy. 95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104660
Cullen, P., Dupraz, P., Moran, J., Murphy, P., O’Flaherty, R., O’Donoghue, C., O’Shea, R., Ryan, M. 2018. Agri-environment scheme design: past lessons and future suggestions. Eurochoices. 17(3) 26-30. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1746-692X.12187

Conference presentation

Ó hUallacháín, D., Moran, J., Ruas, S., Gormally, M., Ahmed, K.S., Stout, J., Maher. S., Kelly, R., Lee, A., White, B., Rotches-Ribalta, R. (2020) Farming and Natural Resources: Measures for Ecological Sustainability. CIEEM, Apr 2020
D.Ahmed, K.S., Stephens, C., Bistline-East, A., Williams, C.D., Mc Donnell, R.J., Carnaghi, M., Ó hUallachain, D., & Gormally, M.J. (2020). Controlling pest slugs without chemicals the story of the fly Tetanocera elata and the worm Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita. BES Annual Meeting, Belfast, UK, December 2019.
Day, M. F., D.Ahmed, K.S., Volpato, A., O’Hanlon, A., Hughes, A., Ó hUallacháin, D, Gormally, M.J. 2020. Malaise trap by-catch: How can it contribute to our understanding of invertebrate diversity in farmed landscapes? BES Annual Meeting, Belfast, UK, December 2019.
D.Ahmed, K.S., Volpato, A., Day, M.F., Mulkeen, C., O’Hanlon, A., Carey, J., Williams, C., Ruas, S., Moran, J., Rotchés-Ribalta, R., Ó hUallacháin, D., Stout, J. White, B., Gormally, M., 2020. Assessing biodiversity value of farm linear habitats across different levels of farming intensity in northwest of Ireland, Co. Sligo using Diptera as bioindicators. ICE2020, Helsinki, Finland, July 2020 (accepted). Note: the revised conference date is July 2021 due to Covid 19.
Volpato, A., D.Ahmed, K.S., Williams, C.D., Day, M. F., O’Hanlon, A., Ruas, S., Rotches-Ribalta, R., Mulkeen, C., Ó hUallacháin, D. and Gormally, M.J. (2019) Using Malaise traps to assess aculeate Hymenoptera associated with farmland linear habitats across a range of farming intensities. Insect Conservation and Diversity. Ryan Institute Research Day, Galway, May 2019
D.Ahmed K.S., Volpato A., Mulkeen C., O’Hanlon A., Carey J., Williams, C., Ruas, S., Moran, J., Rotches-Ribaltes, R,, Ó hUallacháin, D., Stout, J., White, B., Lee, A., and Gormally, M. (2019) Assessing habitat quality of farm linear habitats across a range of farming intensities in north west of Ireland using novel bioindicators. Ryan Institute Research Day, Galway, May 2019
Lee, A., Gormally, M., Ó hUallacháin, D., and White, B. (2019) Investigating various soil parameters pertaining to soil health status in Irish soils and potential impacts on biodiversity. Challenges in analysis of complex natural mixtures: Faraday Discussion. Edinburgh, May 2019
Rotches Ribalta, R., Ruas, S., Moran, J. & Ó hUallacháin, D. (2019) Farm and landscape scale approach to assess habitat quality and biodiversity conservation in Irish agricultural systems. SIBECOL. Barcelona, February 2019
D.Ahmed, K.S., Stephen, C., Bistline-East, A., Williams, C.D., McDonnell, R.J., Carnaghi, M., Ó hUallachain, D., and Gormally, M.J. (2019) Laboratory investigations on the effects of prey type and availability on the larval stages of the slug killing fly, Tetanocera elata (Diptera: Sciomyzidae). 2^nd Ecology and Evolution Conference, Galway, January, 2019.
Rotches-Ribalta, R., Ruas, S., Moran, J., Gormally, M., Ahmed, K.S., Stout, J., and Ó hUallacháín, D. (2019) An assessment of semi-natural habitats across a gradient of farming intensities. 2^nd Ecology and Evolution Conference, Galway, January, 2019.
Ruas, S., Rotches-Ribalta, R., Ó hUallacháín, D., D.Ahmed, K.S., Gormally, M., Ryan, M., Stout, J., White, B., Lee, A. and Moran, J. (2019) Assessing multiple ecosystem services in Irish farmland – scaling up payments for ecosystem services (PES). 2^nd Ecology and Evolution Conference, Galway, January, 2019.
Rotches Ribalta, R. & Ó hUallacháin, D. (2018) Agri-environment scheme design: the importance of landscape scale. EAAE seminar on sustainability in the Agri-Food sector. Galway, August 2018.
Ó hUallacháin, D. et al. (2018) Farmland biodiversity – the Irish context. Eurodairy –Farmland Biodiversity in the European context. Moorepark, December, 2018
White, B. et al (2019) Life on Land. DCU and the Sustainable Development Goals: Recognising and enhancing our research contribution, Workshop. Dublin City University, May, 2019
Rotches Ribalta, R., Ruas, S., Moran, J. & Ó hUallacháin, D. (2018) Farm and landscape scale approach to assess habitat quality and biodiversity conservation in Irish agricultural systems. Teagasc Johnstown Castle Seminar Series, Wexford, April 2019