Climate and Biodiversity Scientific Publications 2024
Assessing the dry matter intake and enteric methane emissions of pre-partum dairy cows offered grass clover or grass only silage from two different silage systems– Frontiers in Animal Science, 2024; 5: 1433769. Kennedy, M.; Lahart, B.; Herron, J.; Boland, T.; Fleming, C.; Egan, M.
Estimating conservation value and natural capital value of land cover classes in the Irish National Land Cover Map and application to a case study area– Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 2024; 62(1), pp.156-171. Ruas, S.; Finn, J.A.; Ó hUallacháin, D.; Carlier, J.; Doyle, M.; Moran, J.
Preconditions for Including the Effects of Urease and Nitrification Inhibitors in Emission Inventories. Global change biology. 2024 Dec;30(12):e17618.Hutchings NJ, Petersen SO, Richards KG, Pacholski AS, Fuß R, Abalos D, Forrestal PJ, Pelster D, Eckard RJ, Alfaro M, Smith KE.
Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Adoption Preferences of Arable Growers in Ireland’s Atlantic-Influenced Climate – Sustainability (Switzerland), 2024;16;4. Jameson J.; McDonnell K.; Alwarnaidu Vijayarajan V.B.; Forristal P.D.
The importance of multi-species grassland leys to enhance ecosystem services in crop rotations – Grass and Forage Science, 2024; 79;2. Malisch C.S.; Finn K.A.; Eriksen J.; Loges R.; Brophy C.; Huguenin-Elie O.
Do Added Microplastics, Native Soil Properties, and Prevailing Climatic Conditions Have Consequences for Carbon and Nitrogen Contents in Soil? A Global Data Synthesis of Pot and Greenhouse Studies – Environmental Science and Technology, 2024; 58;19. Iqbal S.; Xu J.; Arif M.S.; Worthy F.R.; Jones D.L.; Khan S.; Alharbi S.A.; Filimonenko E.; Nadir S.; Bu D.; Shakoor A.; Gui H.; Schaefer D.A.; Kuzyakov Y.
Influence of farm diversity on nitrogen and greenhouse gas emission sources from key European dairy cattle systems: A step towards emission mitigation and nutrient circularity – Agricultural System, 2024; 216. Díaz de Otálora X.; Amon B.; Balaine L.; Dragoni F.; Estellés F.; Ragaglini G.; Kieronczyk M.; Jørgensen G.H.M.; del Prado A.
Evaluation of the applicability of a metal oxide semiconductor gas sensor for methane emissions from agriculture. Information Processing in Agriculture. 2024 Dec 1;11(4):573-80.Molleman B, Alessi E, Passaniti F, Daly K.
Life cycle assessment of baby leaf spinach: Reduction of waste through interventions in growing treatments and packaging – Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024; 449. Lin H.; Black M.J.; Walsh L.; Giordano F.S.; Borrion A.
Spores of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi host surprisingly diverse communities of endobacteria – New Phytologist, 2024; 242;4. Lastovetsky O.A.; Caruso T.; Brennan F.P.; Wall D.; Pylni S.; Doyle E.
Mitigation of gaseous emissions from dairy livestock: A farm-level method to examine the financial implications – Journal of Environmental Management, 2024; 352. Cantillon M.; Hennessy T.; Amon B.; Dragoni F.; O’Brien D.
Effects of experimental drought and plant diversity on multifunctionality of a model system for crop rotation – Scientific Reports, 2024; 14;1. Grange G.; Brophy C.; Vishwakarma R.; Finn J.A.
Animal factors that affect enteric methane production measured using the GreenFeed monitoring system in grazing dairy cows – Journal of Dairy Science, 2024; 107;5. Starsmore K.; Lopez-Villalobos N.; Shalloo L.; Egan M.; Burke J.; Lahart B.
Seasonal and geographical impact on the Irish raw milk microbiota correlates with chemical composition and climatic variables – mSystems, 2024; 9;4. Yap M.; O’Sullivan O.; O’Toole P.W.; Sheehan J.J.; Fenelon M.A.; Cotter P.D.
Integration of anaerobic co-digestion of grass silage and cattle slurry within a livestock farming system in Ireland: Quantification of greenhouse gas emission reduction and nutrient flow. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2024 Jul 1;206:107650.Tisocco S, Beausang C, Zhan X, Crosson P.
An integral assessment of the impact of diet and manure management on whole-farm greenhouse gas and nitrogen emissions in dairy cattle production systems using process-based models. Waste Management. 2024 Oct 1;187:79-90. Ouatahar L, Bannink A, Zentek J, Amon T, Deng J, Hempel S, Janke D, Beukes P, van der Weerden T, Krol D, Lanigan GJ.
Assessing diet quality and associated environmental impacts: A cross-sectional analysis in a middle-to older-aged Irish population. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2024 Jun 15;458:142189.Leydon CL, Harrington JM, Millar SR, McCarthy SN.
Vulnerabilities of Smallholder Farmers’ Livelihoods and Adaptations to Climate Change and Variability in Semi-Arid Northwestern Ghana: Observations and Perspectives – Sustainability and climate change, 2024; 17;2. Lente I.; Heve W.K.; Owusu-Twum M.Y.; Gordon C.; Opoku P.; Nukpezah D.; Thompson-Hall M.
Estimating Nitrous Oxide (N2O) emissions from managed soils at higher spatial resolution in the Republic of Ireland – Ecological Indicators, 2024; 158. Francisco-Cruz C.A.; Buckley C.; Breen J.; Lanigan G.
Could soil microplastic pollution exacerbate climate change? A meta-analysis of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming potential – Environmental Research, 2024; 252. Iqbal S.; Xu J.; Arif M.S.; Shakoor A.; Worthy F.R.; Gui H.; Khan S.; Bu D.; Nadir S.; Ranjitkar S.
Making sense of farmland biodiversity management: an evaluation of a farmland biodiversity management communication strategy with farmers – Agriculture and Human Values, 2024; Leader A.; Kinsella J.; O’Brien R.
Predicting methane emissions of individual grazing dairy cows from spectral analyses of their milk samples. Journal of Dairy Science. 2024 Feb 1;107(2):978-91.McParland S, Frizzarin M, Lahart B, Kennedy M, Shalloo L, Egan M, Starsmore K, Berry DP.
Nitrate leaching on Irish grassland dairy farms: A review – European Journal of Agronomy, 2024; 153. Murphy D.J.; Dillon P.; O’ Donovan M.; Shalloo L.; Ruelle E.
Biorefined perennial ryegrass press cake as an alternative feed for dairy cows in late lactation and during the dry period: a demonstration. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 2024 Oct;162(5):528-37.Costigan H, Lahart B, Kennedy M, Herron J, Sanders JP, Gaffey J, Lambrechts B, Shalloo L.
Sward type alters enteric methane emissions, nitrogen output and the relative abundance of the rumen microbial ecosystem in sheep. Journal of Animal Science. 2024;102:skae256. Woodmartin S, Smith PE, Creighton P, Boland TM, Dunne E, McGovern FM.
On-farm pro-environmental diversification: A qualitative analysis of narrative interviews with Western-European farmers – Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 2024; 48;1. Mooney S.; Carter A.; Hynds P.; Macken-Walsh Á.; Henchion M.; Devereux E.J.; Markiewicz-Kęszycka M.
Mitigation of ammonia and methane emissions with manure amendments during storage of cattle slurry. Waste Management & Research. 2024 Jul 28:0734242X241265007.Owusu-Twum MY, Kelleghan D, Gleasure G, Connolly S, Forrestal P, Lanigan GJ, Richards KG, Krol DJ.
Methane output across life stages in sheep, how it differs from lambs to adult ewes using portable accumulation chambers. Journal of Animal Science. 2024 Jan 1;102:skae127.Connor EO, McHugh N, Dunne E, Boland TM, Walsh H, Galvin N, McGovern FM.
Unleashing the power of old maps: Extracting symbology from nineteenth century maps using convolutional neural networks to quantify modern land use on historic wetlands – Ecological Indicators, 2024; 158. O’Hara R.; Marwaha R.; Zimmerman J.; Saunders M.; Green S.
Enteric methane emission reduction potential of natural feed supplements in ewe diets. Journal of Animal Science. 2024 Jan 1;102:skad421.Roskam E, O’Donnell C, Hayes M, Kirwan SF, Kenny DA, O’Flaherty V, McGovern FM, Claffey N, Waters SM.
Grass-based finishing of early-and late-maturing breed bulls within suckler beef systems: Performance, profitability, greenhouse gas emissions and feed-food competition. Livestock Science. 2024 Jan 1;279:105392.McGee M, Regan M, Moloney AP, O’Riordan EG, Lenehan C, Kelly AK, Crosson P.
Evaluating enteric methane emissions within a herd of genetically divergent grazing dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science. 2024 Jan 1;107(1):383-97.Lahart B, Buckley F, Herron J, Fitzgerald R, Fitzpatrick E, Galvin N, Shalloo L.