CS Scientific Papers

First signs that national cropland organic carbon loss is reversing in British topsoils

Bentley, L.; Thomas, A.; Garbutt, A.; Williams, B.; Reinsch, S.; Lebron, I.; Brentegani, M.; Keenan, P.; Wood, C.; Smart, S.M.; Henrys, P.A.; Cosby, B.J.; Emmett, B.A.; Robinson, D.A.. 2025 First signs that national cropland organic carbon loss is reversing in British topsoils. European Journal of Soil Science, 76 (3), e70131. 12, https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.70131

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Improving and expanding hedgerows—Recommendations for a semi-natural habitat in agricultural landscapes.

Staley, J T., Wolton, R., & Norton, L R. (2023).Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 4, e12209. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12209

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Fifty years of reduction in sulphur deposition drives recovery in soil pH and plant communities.

Seaton, F.M., Robinson, D.A., Monteith, D., Lebron, I., Bürkner, P., Tomlinson, S., Emmett, B.A. and Smart, S.M., 2023. Fifty years of reduction in sulphur deposition drives recovery in soil pH and plant communities. Journal of Ecology, 111(2), pp.464-478.

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Can Pasture fed livestock farming practices improve the ecological condition of grassland in Great Britain?

Norton, L.R., Maskell, L.M., Wagner, M., Wood, C.M., Pinder, A.P., Brentegani, M. (2022)

Can Pasture fed livestock farming practices improve the ecological condition of grassland in Great Britain? Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 3, https://doi.org/e12191. 10.1002/2688-8319.12191

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Integration of ground survey and remote sensing derived data: Producing robust indicators of habitat extent and condition

Henrys, P.A. and Jarvis, S.G., 2019. Ecology and Evolution.

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The ecology of British Upland landscapes. I. Composition of landscapes, habitats, vegetation and species

Bunce, R.G.H.; Wood, Claire; Smart, Simon. 2019, Journal of Landscape Ecology, 11 (3). 120-139

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Peer-reviewed publications from Countryside Survey are provided here as they are published. Publications are listed in date order, with the most recent at the top of the page.

First signs that national cropland organic carbon loss is reversing in British topsoils

Improving and expanding hedgerows—Recommendations for a semi-natural habitat in agricultural landscapes.

Fifty years of reduction in sulphur deposition drives recovery in soil pH and plant communities.

Can Pasture fed livestock farming practices improve the ecological condition of grassland in Great Britain?

Integration of ground survey and remote sensing derived data: Producing robust indicators of habitat extent and condition

The ecology of British Upland landscapes. I. Composition of landscapes, habitats, vegetation and species

​​​​Peer-reviewed publications from Countryside Survey are provided here as they are published. Publications are listed in date order, with the most recent at the top of the page.

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