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Use the following links to see examples of some of our most important publications.

Catchment Management
Ecology
Integrated Land Use Systems
Socio-economic
Soils
Reports
Popular Articles

Catchment Management

Graham MC, Vinogradoff SI, Chipchase AJ, Dunn SM, Bacon JR and Farmer JG. (2006)
Using size fractionation and Pb isotopes to study Pb transport in the waters of an organic-rich upland catchment.
Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 1250-1256.

Stutter M.I., Deeks L.K., Low D., and Billett M.F. (2006)
Impact of soil and groundwater heterogeneity on surface water chemistry of an upland catchment.
Journal of Hydrology, 318, 103-120.

Demars B.O.L. and Harper D.M., (2005)
Distribution of aquatic vascular plants in lowland rivers: separating the effects of local environmental conditions, longitudinal connectivity and river basin isolation.
Freshwater Biology, 50, 418-437.

Dunn, S.M, Vinten, A.J.A., Lilly A., DeGroote J., and McGeechan, M. (2005)
Modelling nitrate losses from agricultural activities on a national scale.
Water Science and Technology, 51, 319-327.

Lumsdon, D.G., Stutter M.I., Cooper, R. and Manson, J.R. (2005)
Model assessment of geochemical controls on dissolved organic carbon partitioning in an acid organic soil.
Environmental Science and Technology, 39, 8057-8063.

Wright R.F., Camarero L., Cosby B.J., Ferrier R.C., Forsius M., Helliwell R.C., Jenkins A., Kopachek J., Majer V., Moldan F., Posch M., Rogora M. and Schopp W. (2005)
Recovery of acidified European surface waters.
Environmental Science and Technology, 39, 64A-72A.

Ecology

Evans, D., Redpath, S.M., Elston, D.A., Evans, S.A, Mitchell, R.J. and Dennis, P. (2005)
Livestock grazing affects the egg size of an insectivorous passerine.
Biology Letters, 1, 322-325.

Iason, G.R., Lennon, J.J., Pakeman, R.J., Thoss, V., Beaton, J., Sim, D. and Elston, D.A. (2005)
Does chemical diversity of Scots pine trees determine the species richness of their associated flora?
Ecology Letters, 8, 364-369.

Gordon, I., Hester, A. J. and Festa-Bianchet, M. (2004)
The management of wild large herbivores to meet economic, conservation and environmental objectives.
Journal of Applied Ecology, 41, 1021-1031.

Lennon, J.J., Gaston, K.J., Koleff, P. and Greenwood, J.J.D. (2004)
Contribution of rarity and commonness to patterns of species richness.
Ecology Letters 7, 81-87.23.

Newey, S. and Thirgood, S. (2004)
Parasite-mediated reduction in fecundity of mountain hares.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 271, S413-S415

Pérez-Barbería, J., Elston, D.A., Gordon, I.J. and Illius, A.W. (2004)
The evolution of phylogenetic differences in the efficiency of digestion in ruminants.
Proceedings of the Royal Society London. B , 271, 1081-1090.

Integrated Land Use Systems

Matthews, K. B., Buchan, K., Sibbald, A. R., & Craw, S. (2006)
Combining deliberative and computer-based methods for multi-objective land-use planning.
Agricultural Systems, 87, 18-37.

Matthews, R.B., (2006)
The People and Landscape Model (PALM): towards full integration of human decision-making and biophysical simulation models.
Ecological Modelling 194,329-343.

Burton, R. (2004)
Seeing through the 'good farmer's' eyes: towards developing an understanding of the social symbolic value of 'productivist' behaviour.
Sociologia Ruralis 44, 216.

Izquierdo, L. R., Gotts, N. M., & Polhill, J. G. (2004)
Case-based reasoning, social dilemmas, and a new equilibrium concept,
Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 7 http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/7/3/1.html

Socio-Economic

Richards, R., Blackstock, K. & Carter, C. (2007)
Practical Approaches to Participation,
Socio-Economics Research Group Policy Brief Number 1.

Blackstock, K.L., Brown, K.M., Davies, B.B., and Shannon, P. (2006)
Individualism, cooperation and conservation in Scottish farming communities in,
International perspectives on rural governance: new power relationships in rural economies and societies, (ed. L. Cheshire, V. Higgins and G. Lawrence)

Brown, K.M. (2006)
Reconciling moral and legal collective entitlement: implications for community based land reform.
Land Use Policy, 24, 633-643

Davies, B. and Hodge, I. (2006)
Farmer’s preferences for new environmental policy instruments: determining the acceptability of cross-compliance for biodiversity benefits,
Journal of Agricultural Economics, 57, 393-414

Mather, M., Hill, G. and Nijnik, M. (2006)
Post-productivism and rural land use: cul de sac or challenge for theorization?
Journal of Rural Studies, in press.

Philip, L. and Gilbert, A. (2006)
Low income amongst the older population in Great Britain: a rural/non-rural perspective on income levels and dynamics.
Regional Studies, in press.

Urama K. C and Hodge I. (2006)
Participatory environmental education and WTP for river basin management: empirical evidence from Nigeria,
Land Economics 82, in press.

Nijnik, M.,(2005).
Economics of Climate Change Mitigation Forest Policy Scenarios.
Climate Policy4, 318-336.

Soils

Paterson, E., Thornton, B., Midwood, A. and Sim, A. (2005)
Defoliation alters the relative contributions of recent and non-recent assimilate to root exudation from Festuca rubra.
Plant Cell and Environment, 28, 1525-1533.

Shand, C.A., Coutts, G., Hillier, S., Lumsdon, D.G., Chudek, A. and Eubeler, J. (2005)
Phosphorus composition of sheep faeces and changes in the field determined by 31P NMR spectroscopy and XRPD.
Environmental Science and Technology, 39. 9205-9210.

Anderson, I.C. and Cairney, J.W.G (2004)
Diversity and ecology of soil fungal communities: increased understanding through the application of molecular techniques.
Environmental Microbiology, 6, 769-779.

Chapman, S.J., Buttler, A., Francez, A-J., Laggoun-Defarge, F., Vasander, H., Schloter, M., Combe, J., Grosvernier, P., Harms, H., Epron, D., Gilbert, D. and Mitchell, E. (2003)
Exploitation of northern peatlands and biodiversity maintenance: a conflict between economy and ecology.
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 1, 525-532.

Towers, W., Paterson, E. and Coull, M.C.(2002)
Potential impact of draft proposals to revise the EC Directive (86/278/EEC) controlling sewage sludge applications to land.
Journal of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, 16, 65-71.

Reports

TECHNICAL AND POLICY REPORTS

Macaulay's report (2007) on land use trends in the crofting counties is now officially available via the Crofting Inquiry website

Ball,J,, Cummins,R., McKeen,M. and Allan Lilly (2006)
A Borders Wetland Vision: Development of a Strategic Planning Tool for Wetland Biodiversity Conservation

Blackstock,K., Kirk, E.Chang,Y. and Davidson, G. (2006)
Public Participation and Consultation in SEPA Regulatory Regimes: Final Report
in collaboration with University of Dundee

Blackstock, K., McCrum, G., Scott, A. and White, V. (2006)
A Framework for Developing Indicators for Sustainable Tourism
in partnership with the Cairngroms National Park

Kenyon, W. and Carter, C. (2006)
Particpatrory Approaches in Science and Technology (PATH) Second Annual Report

Thomson, E.F., Chabot, P. and Wright, I.A. (2006)
Production and Marketing of Red Meat, Wool, Skins and Hides in Afghanistan
A Case Study from Kabul, Kandahar and Kunduz Provinces

Towers, W., Hester, A.J., Malcolm, A., Hall, J. and Stone, D. (2006)
The Potential for Native Woodland in Scotland: The Native Woodland Model
joint publication with Scottish Natural Heritage

Wright, I.A., Birnie, R. V,. Malcolm, A., Towers, W and McKeen, M. (2006)
The Potential Use of the Land Capability for Agriculture Classification for Determining Support to Disadvantaged Areas of Scotland

Wright, I.A., Dalziel, A.J.I., and Ellis, R.P. (2002)
The Status of Traditional Scottish Animal Breeds and Plant Varieties and the Implications for Biodiversity
Scottish Government, Central Research Unit.,

The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen (1993)
Land Cover of Scotland 1988: Government Report,

More policy reports can be found here