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Dr Bob Ferrier

Bob Ferrier leads the Catchment Management Research Programme. This Programme focuses on the hydrological, hydrochemical and ecological consequences of environmental change; in particular land use and management, and climate change. His own research interests centre on the potential role of policy and land use change on water resources and the development of systems based models and frameworks for sustainable management. He has been a champion for research addressing the global challenge of diffuse pollution.

Research Interests

Bob is a current member of the CEH Programme Development Group which advises on the CEH Science Strategy and progress against NERC objectives. In 2006 he was the first International Flagship Fellow for CSIRO's Water for a Healthy Country Programme advising on national research capability in relation to the protection of the Great Barrier Reef. He is an Honorary Research Fellow in the College of Physical Science, University of Aberdeen, and a member of the UK NERC-BBRSC Soils Research Advisory Committee, and acts as an Evaluator for National, North American and European funding programmes.

Journal, Refereed paper | Reviewed paper | Conference paper | Conference poster/ abstract | Technical/ contract reports | Books/ chapters/ theses | Popular articles | Oral presentations |  

Journal, Refereed paper

  • The role of catchment characteristics in determining surface water nitrogen in four upland regions in the UK, Helliwell, R.C.; Coull, M.C.; Evans, C.D.; Davies, J.J.L.; Norris, D.; Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Reynolds, B., (2007) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 356-371.
  • Process for benchmarking models: dialogue between water managers and modellers., Kamari, J.; Boorman, D.; Icke, J.; Perrin, C.; Candela, L.; Elorza, F-J.; Ferrier, R.C.; Bakken, T.H.; Hutchins, M., (2006) Archiv fur Hydrologie, Large Rivers Supplement, 17, 3-21.
  • Socio-economic and bio-physical modelling of diffuse pollution: closing the gaps., Urama, K.C.; Dilks, C.F.; Dunn, S.M.; Ferrier, R.C., (2006) Archiv fur Hydrobiologie. Large Rivers Supplement, 17, 175-199.
  • A comparison of diatom phosphorus transfer functions and export coefficient models as tools for reconstructing lake nutrient histories., Bennion, H., Johnes, P., Ferrier, R.C., Phillips, G. and Haworth, E., (2005) Freshwater Biology, 50, 1651-1670.
  • Diffuse pollution - What is the nature of the problem?, Ferrier, R.C.; D'Arcy, B.J.; MacDonald, J.; Aitken, M., (2005) Water and Environment Journal, 19, 361-366.
  • Silicon concentrations in UK surface waters., Neal, C., Neal, M., Reynolds, B., Maberly, S.C., May, L., Ferrier, R.C., Smith, J., and Parker, J.E., (2005) Journal of Hydrology, 304, 75-93.
  • Recovery of acidified European surface waters., Wright, R.F.; Camarero, L.; Cosby, B.J.; Ferrier, R.C.; Forsius, M.; Helliwell, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Kopacek, J.; Majer, V.; Moldan, F.; Posch, M.; Rogora, M.; Schopp, W., (2005) Environmental Science and Technology, 39, 64A-72A.
  • Predicting recovery of acidified freshwaters in Europe and Canada: an introduction., Ferrier, R.C.; Wright, R.F.; Jenkins, A.; Barth, H., (2003) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 7, 431-435.
  • Modelling the recovery of surface water chemistry and the ecological implications in the British uplands., Helliwell, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Ferrier, R.C.; Cosby, B.J., (2003) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 7, 456-466.
  • Assessing emission reduction targets with dynamic models: deriving target load functions for use in integrated assessment., Jenkins, A., Cosby, B.J., Ferrier, R.C., Larssen, T. and Posch, M., (2003) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 7, 609-617.
  • A modelling assessment of acidification and recovery of European surface waters., Jenkins, A.; Camarero, L.; Cosby, B.J.; Ferrier, R.C.; Forsius, M.; Helliwell, R.C.; Kopacek, J.; Majer, V.; Moldan, F.; Posch, M.; Rogora, M.; Schopp, W.; Wright, R.F., (2003) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 7, 447-455.
  • Sustainability of Scottish water quality in the early 21st century., Ferrier, R.C.; Edwards, A.C., (2002) The Science of the Total Environment, 294, 57-71.
  • A comparison of loch chemistry from 1955 and 1999 in the Cairngorms, NE Scotland., Helliwell, R.C.; Wright, R.F.; Evans, C.D.; Jenkins, A.; Ferrier, R.C., (2002) Water, Air and Soil Pollution: Focus, 2(2), 47-59.
  • Joint pollution control at a catchment scale: compliance costs and policy implications., Kampas, A., Edwards, A.C. and Ferrier, R.C., (2002) Journal of Environmental Management, 66, 281-291.
  • Modelling the effects of acid deposition: refinements, adjustments and inclusion of nitrogen dynamics in the MAGIC model., Cosby, B.J., Ferrier, R.C., Jenkins, A. and Wright, R.F., (2001) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Special Issue, RECOVER : 2010, 5, 499-517.
  • Water quality of Scottish rivers: spatial and temporal trends., Ferrier, R.C.; Edwards, A.C.; Hirst, D.; Littlewood, I.G.; Watts, C.D.; Morris, R., (2001) The Science of the Total Environment, 265, 327-342.
  • Recovery from acidification of lochs in Galloway, south-west Scotland, UK: 1979-1998., Ferrier, R.C.; Helliwell, R.C.; Cosby, B.J.; Jenkins, A.; Wright, R.F., (2001) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Special Issue, RECOVER : 2010, 5, 421-431.
  • Assessment of recovery of European surface waters from acidification 1970-2000: an introduction to the special issue., Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Wright, R.F.; Schopp, W.; Barth, H., (2001) Hydrology and Earth Systems Sciences, 5, 274-282.
  • Land use influences on acidification and recovery of freshwaters in Galloway, South West Scotland., Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C.; Johnston, L.; Goodwin, J., (2001) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Special Issue, RECOVER : 2010, 5, 451-458.
  • Interaction of nitrogen deposition and land use on soil and water quality in Scotland : issues of spatial variability and scale., Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C.; Kernan, M.R., (2001) The Science of the Total Environment, 265, 51-63.
  • Modelling nitrogen dynamics at Lochnagar, NE Scotland., Jenkins, A.; Ferrier, R.C.; Helliwell, R.C., (2001) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Special Issue, RECOVER : 2010, 5, 519-527.
  • Changes in fluxes of N and P in water draining a stand of Scots pine treated with sewage sludge., Mitchell, D.S., Edwards, A.C. and Ferrier, R.C., (2000) Forest Ecology and Management, 139, 203-213.
  • Isotope hydrology of the Allt a' Mharcaidh catchment, Cairngorms, Scotland: implications for hydrological pathways and residence times., Soulsby, C.; Malcolm, R.; Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A., (2000) Hydrological Processes, 14, 747-762.
  • Natural flow in managed catchments: a case study of a modelling approach., Dunn, S.M. and Ferrier, R.C., (1999) Water Research, 33, 621-630.
  • Hydrogeochemistry of montane springs and their influence on streams in the Cairngorm mountains, Scotland., Soulsby, C.; Malcolm, R.; Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C., (1999) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 3, 409-419.
  • A novel index of susceptibility of rivers and their catchments to acidification in regions subject to a maritime influence., White, C.C., Smart, R., Stutter, M., Cresser, M.S., Billett, M.F., Elias, E.A., Soulsby, C., Langan, S., Edwards, A.C., Wade, A., Ferrier, R., Neal, C., Jarvie, H. and Owen, R., (1999) Applied Geochemistry, 14, 1093-1099.
  • Changes in fertilizer and manurial practices during 1960-1990: Implications for N and P inputs to the Ythan catchment, NE Scotland., Domburg, P., Edwards, A.C., Sinclair, A.H., Wright, G.G. and Ferrier, R.C., (1998) Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 52, 19-29.
  • Development and application of a distributed catchment-scale hydrological model for the River Ythan, North East Scotland., Dunn, S.M., McAlister, E. and Ferrier, R.C., (1998) Hydrological Processes, 12, 401-416.
  • Predicting regional recovery from acidification : the MAGIC model applied to Scotland, England and Wales., Evans, C.D.; Jenkins, A.; Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C., (1998) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2, 543-554.
  • The DYNAMO project : an introduction. Dynamic models to predict and scale up the impact of environmental change on biogeochemical cycling., Ferrier, R.C., (1998) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2, 375-383.
  • A comparison of methods for estimating soil characteristic in regional acidification models: an application of the MAGIC model to Scotland., Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C.; Evans, C.; Jenkins, A., (1998) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2, 509-520.
  • A two layer application of the MAGIC model to predict the effects of land use scenarios and reductions in deposition on acid sensitive soils in the UK., Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A., (1998) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2, 497-507.
  • Influence of snow on the hydrology and hydrochemistry of the Allt A'Mharcaidh, Cairngorm mountains, Scotland., Helliwell, R.C.; Soulsby, C.; Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Harriman, R., (1998) The Science of the Total Environment, 217, 59-70.
  • Hydrogeochemistry of shallow groundwater in an upland Scottish catchment., Soulsby, C.; Chen, M.; Ferrier, R.C.; Helliwell, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Harriman, R., (1998) Hydrological Processes, 12, 1111-1127.
  • The effects of boreal vegetation and podzolic soils on hydrochemistry at Hoylandet (mid-Norway)., Anderson, H.A.; Miller, J.D.; Ferrier, R.C.; Walker, T.A.B.; Bain, D.C.; McMahon, R.G.; Hepburn, A.; Stewart, M.; Smith, B.F.L.; Anderson, J.S., (1997) Hydrobiologia, 348, 5-17.
  • Modelling the ecosystem effects of nitrogen deposition: model of ecosystem retention and loss of inorganic nitrogen (MERLIN)., Cosby, B.J., Ferrier, R.C., Jenkins, A., Emmett, B.A., Wright, R.F. and Tietema, A., (1997) Hydrological and Environmental Systems Science, 1, 137-158.
  • Modelling the ecosystem effects of nitrogen deposition: simulation of nitrogen saturation at a Sitka Spruce forest, Aber, Wales, UK., Emmett, B.A., Cosby, B.J., Ferrier, R.C., Jenkins, A., Tietema, A. and Wright, R.F., (1997) Biogeochemistry, 38, 129-148.
  • Multivariate analysis of airborne pollution deposited in rime ice., Hirst, D.; Ferrier, R.C.; Helliwell, R., (1997) Toxicology, Ecotoxicology News, 4,188-190.
  • A dynamic model for assessing the impact of couples sulphur and nitrogen deposition scenarios on surface water acidification., Jenkins, A., Ferrier, R.C. and Cosby, B.J., (1997) Journal of Hydrology, 197, 111-127.
  • The prediction and management of water quality in a relatively unpolluted catchment: current issues and experimental approaches., Langan, S.J., Wade, A.J., Smart, R., Edwards, A.C., Soulsby, C., Billett, M.F., Jarvie, H.P., Cresser, M.S., Owen, R. and Ferrier, R.C., (1997) The Science of the Total Environment, 194/195, 419-435.
  • Seasonal snowpack influence on the hydrology of a sub-arctic catchment in Scotland., Soulsby, C.; Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Harriman, R., (1997) Journal of Hydrology, 192, 17-32.
  • The application of sewage sludge as a fertilizer of pole stage forests : short term hydrochemical fluxes and foliar response., Ferrier, R.C.; Edwards, A.C.; Dutch, J.; Wolstenholme, R.; Mitchell, D.S., (1996) Soil Use and Land Management, 12, 1-7.
  • Interactions between marine salts and anthropogenic sulphate in acidic soils in Scotland., Anderson, H.A.; Peacock, S.; Berg, A.; Ferrier, R.A., (1995) Acid Rain 95 / Water Air and Soil Pollution 85, 1083-1088.
  • Effects of future N deposition scenarios on the Galloway region of SW Scotland using a coupled sulphur & nitrogen model (MAGIC-WAND)., Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Cosby, B.J.; Helliwell, R.C.; Wright, R.F.; Bulger, A.J., (1995) Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 85, 707-712.
  • The use of rime ice as an indicator of the quality of winter deposition., Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Elston, D.A., (1995) Environmental Pollution, 87, 259-266.
  • Modelling impacts of land use change and climate change on nitrogen in the River Don, NE Scotland., Ferrier, R.C.; Whitehead, P.G.; Sefton, C.; Edwards, A.C.; Pugh,K, (1995) Water Research, 29, 1950-57.
  • Application of the MAGIC model to the Norway spruce stand at Solling, Germany., Ferrier, R.C.; Wright, R.F.; Cosby, B.J.; Jenkins, A., (1995) Ecological Modelling, 83, 77-84.
  • Changes in acidification of lochs in Galloway Southeastern Scotland 1979-1988: the MAGIC model used to evaluate the role of afforestation, calculate critical loads and predict fish status., Wright, R.F., Cosby, B.J., Ferrier, R.C., Jenkins, A., Bulger, A.J. and Harriman, R., (1994) Journal of Hydrology, 161, 257-285.
  • Potential impacts of afforestation and climate change on the streamwater chemistry of the Monachyle catchment., Ferrier, R.C.; Whitehead, P.G.; Miller, J.D., (1993) Journal of Hydrology, 145, 453-466.
  • Hydrological flowpaths at the Allt a Mharcaidh catchment: an analysis of plot and catchment scale observations., Wheater, H.S., Tuck, S., Ferrier, R.C., Jenkins, A., Kleissen, F.K., Walker, T.A.B. and Beck, B., (1993) Hydrological Processes, 7, 359-371.
  • The contribution of sulphate to total sulphur in a range of natural water samples., Edwards, A.C., Ferrier, R.C. and Miller, J.D., (1992) Hydrological Sciences Journal, 37, 277-283.
  • Hydrochemical processes at a pristine site in Nord-Trondelag, Mid-Norway., Ferrier, R.C.; Anderson, H.A.; Walker, T.A.B.; Miller, J.D.; Christophersen, N., (1992) Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 62, 281-302.
  • An experimental stream acidification - the influence of sediment and stream bed vegetation., Ferrier, R.C.; McMahon, R.; Walker, T.A.B.; Harriman, R.; Edwards, A.C.; King, D., (1992) Journal of Hydrology, 140, 361-370.
  • Meltwater chemistry and its impact on stream water quality., Jenkins, A., Ferrier, R.C. and Waters, D., (1992) Hydrological Processes, 7, 193-203.
  • The contribution of chemistry to understanding hillslope hydrology: a case study using environmental tracers and hydrochemical observations from a mountain catchment in Scotland., Jenkins, A., Ferrier, R.C., Ogunkoya, Y.O. and Harriman, R., (1992) Hydrological Processes, 8, 335-349.
  • Modelling streamwater chemistry in afforested catchments: long-term reconstructions at two sites in central Scotland., Cosby, B.J., Jenkins, A., Ferrier, R.C., Miller, J.D. and Walker, T.A.B., (1991) Journal of Hydrology, 120, 143-162.
  • Internal redistribution of N in Sitka spruce seedlings with partially droughted root systems., Ferrier, R.C.; Alexander, I.J., (1991) Forest Science, 37, 860- 870.
  • Modelling stream acidification in afforested catchments: an assessment of the relative effects of acid deposition and afforestation., Jenkins, A., Cosby, B.J., Ferrier, R.C., Walker, T.A.B. and Miller, J.D., (1991) Journal of Hydrology, 120, 163-181.
  • Evidence for enhanced atmospheric sulphate interception by Sitka spruce from evaluation of some Scottish catchment study data., Miller, J.D., Anderson, H.A., Cooper, J.M., Ferrier, R.C. and Stewart, M., (1991) The Science of the Total Environment, 103, 37-46.
  • Pristine, transitional, and acidified catchment studies in Scotland., Ferrier, R.C.; Harriman, R., (1990) In: The Surface Waters Acidification Programme (ed. B.J. Mason), pp. 9-19. Cambridge University Press, London
  • Assessment of wet deposition mechanisms in an upland Scottish catchment., Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Miller, J.D.; Walker, T.A.B.; Anderson, H.A., (1990) Journal of Hydrology, 113, 285-296.
  • Hydrochemical changes associated with vegetation and soils., Ferrier, R.C.; Miller, J.D.; Walker, T.A.B.; Anderson, H.A., (1990) In: The Surface Waters Acidification Programme (ed. B.J. Mason), pp. 57-67. Cambridge University Press, London.
  • Hydrological and hydrochemical fluxes through vegetation and soil in the Allt a' Mharcaidh, Cairngorms, Scotland: their effect on stream water quality., Ferrier, R.C.; Walker, T.A.B.; Harriman, R.; Miller, J.D.; Anderson, H.A., (1990) Journal of Hydrology, 116, 251-266.
  • Long and short-term hydrochemical budgets in Scottish catchments., Harriman, R., Ferrier, R.C., Jenkins, A. and Miller, J.D., (1990) In: The Surface Waters Acidification Programme (ed. B.J. Mason), pp. 31-42. Cambridge University Press, London.
  • Comparison of the hydrological budgets and detailed hydrological responses in two forested catchments., Miller, J.D., Anderson, H.A., Ferrier, R.C. and Walker, T.A.B., (1990) Forestry, 63, 251-269.
  • Hydrochemical fluxes and their effects on stream acidity in two forested catchments in Central Scotland., Miller, J.D., Anderson, H.A., Ferrier, R.C. and Walker, T.A.B., (1990) Forestry, 63, 311-331.
  • Hydrochemical fluxes and their effects on stream acidity in two forested catchments in central Scotland., Miller, J.D., Anderson, H.A., Ferrier, R.C., Walker, T.A.B., (1990) Forestry, 63, 311-331.
  • Ion-exchange and solubility controls in acidic systems: a comparison of UK and Norwegian SWAP sites., Neal, C., Mulder, J., Christophersen, N., Ferrier, R.C., Harriman, R., Neal, M., McMahon, R.G. and Anderson, H.A., (1990) In: The Surface Waters Acidification Programme (ed. B.J. Mason), pp. 261-266. Cambridge University Press, London.
  • Limitations in the understanding of ion-exchange and solubility controls for acidic Welsh, Scottish and Norwegian sites., Neal, C., Mulder, J., Christophersen, N., Neal, M., Waters, D., Ferrier, R.C., Harriman, R. and McMahon, R.G., (1990) Journal of Hydrology, 116, 134-149.
  • Hydrological and chemical modelling of the Allt a' Mharcaidh SWAP site in the Highland Mountains of Scotland., Stone, A., Seip, H.M., Tuck, S., Jenkins, A., Ferrier, R.C. and Harriman, R., (1990) In: The Surface Waters Acidification Programme (ed. B.J. Mason), pp. 491-494. Cambridge University Press, London.
  • Simulation of hydrochemistry in a Highland Scottish catchment using the Birkenes model., Stone, A., Seip, H.M., Tuck, S., Jenkins, A., Ferrier, R.C. and Harriman, R., (1990) Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 51, 239-259.
  • Sulphate dynamics of podzols from paired impacted and pristine catchments., Walker, T.A.B., McMahon, R.G., Hepburn, A. and Ferrier, R.C., (1990) The Science of the Total Environment, 92, 235-247.
  • Controlling mechanisms for stream water chemistry at the pristine Ingabekken site in mid Norway : some implications for acidification models., Christophersen, N., Vogt, R.D., Anderson, H.A., Ferrier, R.C., Miller, J.D., Neal, C. and Seip, H.M., (1989) Water Resources Research, 26, 59-67.
  • Changes in soil and stream hydrochemistry during spring snowmelt at a pristine site in mid Norway., Ferrier, R.C.; Anderson, J.S.; Miller, J.D.; Christophersen, N., (1989) Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 44, 321-337.
  • A modelling study of long-term acidification in an upland Scottish catchment., Jenkins, A., Ferrier, R.C., Walker, T.A.B. and Whitehead, P.G., (1989) Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 40, 275-291.

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Reviewed paper

  • Integrated water resources management: competing policy demands mean greater complexity., Jenkins, A.; Ferrier, R.C., (In press) Water and Wastewater International.
  • H2O (Heuristics for Hydrological Observatories): A prototype application to the Lunan water catchment., Futter, M.N.; Ferrier, R.; Ballantine, D.; Vinten, A.; Blackstock, K.; Dunn, S.M., (2008) SAC/SEPA Conference,"Land Management in a Changing Environment" Edinburgh, 26-27 March 2008.
  • A simple modelling approach to identify processes controlling stream nitrate in an agricultural catchment., Dunn, S.M., Domburg, P., Edwards, A.C. and Ferrier, R.C., (1999) Impact of Land-Use Change on Nutrient Loads from Diffuse Sources, Proceedings of an International Symposium held during IUGG 99, Birmingham, 18-30 July 1999. IAHS Publ. No. 257, IAHS Press, Wallingford, UK, pp135-142.
  • DYNAMO: Dynamic models to predict and scale up the impact of environmental change on biogeochemical cycling., Ferrier, R.C.; Helliwell, R.C., (1999) In: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research in Europe: successes, challenges and policy, (Eds. M.A. Sutton, J.M. Moreno, W.H. van der Putten and S. Struwe.) European Commission, Brussels. pp173-174.
  • Seasonal isotope hydrology of the Allt a Mharcaidh, Scotland : implications for water movement and residue times., Soulsby, C.; Ferrier, R.C.; Helliwell, R.C.; Jenkins, A., (1999) IAHS Symposium, 1999.
  • Influence of snow on the hydrology of a sub-artic catchment in the western Cairngorms., Soulsby, C.S.; Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A., (1995) IAHS Conference, Edinburgh, 20pp.
  • Influence of snow on the hydrology and hydrochemistry of rivers draining the Cairngorm mountains., Soulsby,C.; Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A., (1995) British Hydrological Society, 5th National Hydrology Symposium.
  • The use of dynamic models for the determination of critical loads for nitrogen - developments since Lokeberg., Ferrier, R.C.; De Vries, W.; Warfvingem P., (1994) In: Mapping and modelling of critical loads for nitrogen, (Eds. Hornung, M., Sutton, M.A., and Wilson, R.B.) Proceedings of the Grange over Sands workshop, 24-26Oct. 1994, 97-110
  • Catchments : an appropriate unit for economic and hydrochemical modelling., Ferrier, R.C.; White, B., (1994) Proceedings Land Use Science Conference, (ed. J.A. Milne) Macaulay land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen, pp81-88.
  • A bioeconomic model for estimating the benefits of acid rain abatement to salmon fishing: a case study in south west Scotland., Macmillan, D.C. and Ferrier, R.C., (1994) Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 37, 131-144.
  • Preliminary investigation on the use of ion-exchange resins for monitoring river water composition., Edwards, A.C., Ferrier, R.C. and Harriman, R., (1993) The Science of the Total Environment, 135, 27-36.
  • Long term changes in soil quality at Solling, Germany - effects of afforestation and anthropogenic deposition., Ferrier, R.C.; Wright, R.F.; Cosby, B.J.; Jenkins, A., (1993) International Workshop on Forest-Soil-Atmosphere Models, Leusden, The Netherlands.12pp.
  • Links between the composition of snowmelt and streamwater quality in the Cairngorms, N.E. Scotland., Jenkins, A., Ferrier, R.C. and Waters, D., (1991) IAHS Conference, Vienna, August, 1991.
  • Humic substances of surface waters - litter and soil throughflow relationships in two forested ecosystems., Anderson, H.A.; Hepburn, A.; Miller, J.D.; Stewart, M.; Ferrier, R.C.; Walker, T.A.B., (1990) Analytica Chimica Acta, 232, 3-10.
  • Inorganic and organic soil processes and their influence on percolating waters., Walker, T.A.B., Anderson, H.A., Hepburn, A., Ferrier, R.C., McMahon, R.G., Miller, J.D., Smith, B.F.L. and Main, R.G., (1990) In: The Surface Waters Acidification Programme (ed. B.J. Mason), pp. 85-96. Cambridge University Press, London.
  • Hydrological processes on the plot and hillslope scale., Wheater, H.S., Langan, S.J., Miller J.D., Ferrier R.C., Jenkins A., Tuck, S. and Beck, M.B., (1990) In: The Surface Waters Acidification Programme (ed. B.J. Mason), pp. 121-136. Cambridge University Press, London.
  • The determination of hydrological flow paths and associated hydrochemistry in forested catchments in central Scotland., Wheater, H.S., Langan, S.J., Miller, J.D. and Ferrier, R.C., (1987) Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management. IAHS-AIHS publication 167, 433-449.
  • The persistence under field conditions of excised roots and mycorrhizas of spruce., Ferrier, R.C.; Alexander, I.J., (1985) In: Ecological interactions in soil, (Ed. Fitter), Blackwell, London. 175-181.

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Conference papers

  • An initial assessment of the suitability of total maximum daily loads (TMDLS) as a means of managing diffuse pollution under the water framework directive., Cooper, R.J.; Ferrier, R.C.; Harmel, R.D.; Langan, S.J.; Vinten, A.J.A.; Stutter, M.I., (2006) In: Agriculture and the Environment - Managing Diffuse Agricultural Pollution (eds. L. Gairns, Crighton, K. and Jeffrey, W.). Proceedings of the SAC and SEPA Biennial Conference Edinburgh, UK., 5-6 April 2006.
  • Land-use change in upland catchments and effects on upland waters., Emmett, B.A.; Ferrier, R.C., (2005) In: Future of Britain's Upland Waters, University College, London.
  • Evaluation of a model benchmarking procedure through application of the soil water assessment tool (SWAT) to the Ythan catchment, UK., Dilks, C.F., Dunn, S.M. and Ferrier, R.C., (2004) Hydrology: Science and Practice for the 21st Century, Volume 1. Proceedings of the British Hydrological Society International Conference, Imperial College, London, July 2004. pp260-267.
  • Evaluation of a model benchmarking procedure through application of the soil and water assessment tool to the Ythan catchment, UK., Dilks, C.F., Dunn, S.M. and Ferrier, R.C., (2004) British Hydrological Society International Conference, Hydrology: Science and Practice for the 21st Century. London, July 2004.
  • Socio-economic and bio-physical modelling of diffuse pollution: closing the gaps., Urama, K.C., Dilks, C.F., Dunn, S.M. and Ferrier, R.C., (2004) Joint SEPA and SAC College Bi-Annual Conference, "Agriculture and the Environment IV Water Framework Directive and Agriculture", Edinburgh, 24-26 March 2004.
  • Benchmarking models for the Water Framework Directive: evaluation of SWAT for use in the Ythan catchment, UK., Dilks, C.F., Dunn, S.M. and Ferrier, R.C., (2003) SWAT Conference, Bari, Italy, 1-4 July, 2003.
  • Seasonal hydrology of oxygen-18 in the Allt a' Mharcaidh, Scotland : implications for water movement and residence times., Soulsby, C.; Malcolm, R.; Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C., (1999) IAHS Publication.
  • Influence of altitude on bulk and enhancement deposition in the Cairngorm mountains, Scotland., Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Soulsby, C., (1998) Headwater '98, MERAN, 20-23 April 1998. Headwater Control IV : Hydrology, Water Resources and Ecology in Headwaters, pp209-212.
  • Impacts of land use and flow on nitrate concentrations and fluxes of an upland river system in N.E. Scotland., Wade, A., Langan, S.J., Soulsby, C., Smart, R., Edwards, A.C., Neal, C., Jarvie, H., and Cresser, M.S., (1998) In: Headwaters - Water Resources and Soil Conservation, (Eds.M.J. Haigh, J. Krecek, G.S. Rajwar and M.P. Kilmartin). Balema, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1998. pp127-138.
  • Groundwater influence on the hydrology and hydrochemistry of upland streams in Scotland., Soulsby, C.; Chen, M.; Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Harriman, R., (1997) British Hydrological Society, 6th National Hydrology Symposium, University of Salford, 15-18 September, 1997.
  • Hydrological modelling of the River Ythan using Arc.Info grid., McAlister, E., Domburg, N., Edwards, A.C., Ferrier, R.C., (1996) ESRI Users Conference, Palm Springs, California, 1996.
  • The integration of models for water catchment management., Miller, D.R.; Ferrier, R.C.; Morrice, J.G.; Aspinall, R.J., (1995) Proceedings of the GIS Research UK 1995 Conference, Newcastle 12-15 April 1995.
  • The integration of environmental variables and models for water catchment management., Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J.G.; Ferrier, R.C.; Wright, G.G.; Lilly, A., (1995) Proceedings of JEC '95, The Hague, 385-391.
  • Integration of a hydrological model with GIS for natural resource planning., Miller, D.R.; Pelle, B.; Horne, P.L.; Morrice, J.G.; Ferrier, R.C., (1993) 5th National Conference of the Association of Geographic Information, Birmingham, pp2.1-2.5.
  • Data models for environmental applications., Miller, D.R.; Aspinall, R.J.; Morrice, J.G.; Ferrier, R.C., (1992) In: Proceedings of the Association of Geographic Information '92 Conference, 3.3.1-3.3.7.
  • Data models for environmental applications., Miller, D.R.; Aspinall, R.J.; Morrice, J.G.; Ferrier, R.C., (1992) 4th National Conference of the Association of Geographic Information, Birmingham.
  • The use of minor nutrients for grassland., Sinclair, A.H., MacDonald, D.C., Ferrier, R.C. and Edwards, A.C., (1992) British Grassland Society Occasional Symposium. 27, 73-84.
  • The use of ion-exchange resins in environmental monitoring., Edwards, A.C., Proe, M.F. and Ferrier, R.C., (1991) In: Measurement in the Environment, London, March 1991, Vol. 1. IBC Technical Services Publications, pp36-41.
  • Integration of GIS and a process-based model for water quality modelling., Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J.G.; Ferrier, R.C., (1991) In: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference/Workshop on Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Modelling, Boulder, Colorado.
  • Integration of GIS and a process-based model for water quality modelling., Morrice, J.G., Miller, D.R. and Ferrier, R.C., (1991) In: Spatial Data 2000. Proceedings of the Remote Sensing Society Annual Conference, (Ed. I. Dowman), Oxford, September 1991, pp270-279.

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Conference poster/abstract

  • SAC/SEPA Conference., Futter, M.; Ferrier, R.C.; Dunn, S.M.; Blackstock, K.L.; Vinten, A.J.A. , (2008) Edinburgh.
  • Uncertainties and sensitivities in modelled Scottish loch phosphorus concentrations., Futter, M.N.; Baggaley, N.J.; Brown, I.; Coull, M.C.; Dunn, S.; Ferrier, R.; Fozzard, I.; Helliwell, R.C., (2008) IWAM Meeting, Bath, UK.
  • Dynamic modelling of the acidification process: the two soil-layer approach., Aherne, J.; Helliwell, R.C.; Lilly, A.; Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A., (2005) Acid rain2005, 7th International Conference on Acid Deposition, Prague, Czech Republic, 12-17June 2005.
  • UK dynamic modelling for surface waters., Evans, C.D.; Aherne, J.; Rowe, E.; Cosby, J.; Ullyett, J.; Helliwell, R.C.; Hutchins, M.; Hall, J.; Jenkins, A.; Ferrier, R.C., (2005) Joint Meetings of International Cooperative Programme on Modelling and Mapping of Critical Levels and Loads and Air Pollution Effects, Risks and Trends (ICP, M&M) and the Co-ordination Centre for effects, Berlin, 25-30 April 2005.
  • Predicting the potential recovery from acidification in response to reduced acid deposition across the UK: Improved parameterisation of the role of nitrogen., Helliwell, R.C.; Evans, C.D.; Aherne, J.; Coull, M.C.; Jenkins, A.; Ferrier, R.C.; Reynolds, B.; Davies, J., (2005) Acid rain2005, 7th International Conference on Acid Deposition, Prague, Czech Republic, June 12-17 2005
  • Socio-economic and bio-physical modelling of diffuse pollution: closing the gaps., Urama, K.C., Dilks, C., Dunn, S. and Ferrier, R., (2005) Agriculture and the Environment. Pollution Abstracts Database.
  • CAMEL: A distributed conceptual model for reactive transport of phosphorus from diffuse sources., Koo, B.K., Dunn, S.M. and Ferrier, R.C., (2004) British Hydrological Society International Conference. Hydrology: Science and Practice for the 21st Century. Mperial College, London, 12-16 July 2004.
  • Designs for coupling an agent-based model of land use change with a spatially-explicit hydrochemical model., Polhill, J.G.; Koo, B.; Izquierdo, L.R.; Dunn, S.; Gotts, N.M.; Rothman, D.S.; Ferrier, R.C., (2004) LUCC/EFEIA/WOTRO Joint International Workshop. Integrated assessment of the land system: The future of land use. Institute for Environmental Studies, Amsterdam, 28-30 October 2004.
  • Benchmarking models for the Water Framework Directive: evaluation of SWAT for use in the Ythan catchment, UK., Dilks, C.F., Dunn, S.M. and Ferrier, R.C., (2003) SWAT Conference, Bari, Italy, 1-4 July, 2003.
  • Benchmarking models for the Water Framework Directive: diffuse pollution modelling., Dilks, C.F.; Dunn, S.M.; Ferrier, R.C., (2003) Proceedings of Science for Water Policy (SWAP): The Implications of the Water Framework Directive. University of East Anglia, Norwich, 2-4 September 2002.
  • Measuring environmental changes at the Scottish Environmental Change Network (ECN) sites: what have we learned from the first ten years?, Miller, J.D., Ferrier, R.C. and Potts, J.M., (2001) Detecting Environmental Change: Science and Society, London, UK, 17-20 July 2001.
  • Modelling nitrate losses from agriculture in the River Ythan catchment, NE Scotland., Domburg, P., Dunn, S.M., Edwards, A.C. and Ferrier, R.C., (1997) 11th World Fertilizer Congress on "Fertilization for Sustainable Plant Production and Soil Fertility", Gent, September 1997.
  • Eutrophication within the River Ythan catchment., Domburg, P., Edwards, A.C., Ferrier, R.C., Wright, G. and Sinclair, A.H., (1997) Proceedings of Diffuse Pollution and Agriculture Conference, 12-14 April 1995. (ed. T. Petchey, B. D'Arcy and A. Frost), 211-212.
  • Interactions between anthropogenic sulphate and marine salts in the Bs horizons of acidic soils in Scotland., Anderson, H.A.; Peacock, S.; Berg, A.; Ferrier, R.C., (1995) Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 85, 1083-1088.
  • Development of an integrated management plan for the River Ythan catchment., Domburg, P., Edwards, A.C., Ferrier, R.C., Wright, G.C. and Sinclair, A.H., (1995) Proceedings, National Symposium Bodemonderzoek Bodem Breed, Organised by the Netherlands Integrated Soil Research Programme, Lunteren, Netherlands, 18-19 December 1995.
  • Eutrophication and land use in the River Ythan catchment and its estuary., Wright, G.G., Morrice, J.G., Domburg, N., Edwards, A.C. and Ferrier, R., (1995) Monitoring Coastal Processes: appliactions and research. Remote Sensing Society and European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories Conference, West Park Centre, University of Dundee, 19-20 December 1995
  • UK SO2 abatement policy: economic benefits to the rod and line salmon fisheries of South-west Scotland., Macmillan, D.C. and Ferrier, R.C., (1992) 2nd Annual European Environmental Conference, Nottingham.
  • The integration of GIS and process-based water quality models., Ferrier, R.C.; Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J.G., (1991) In: Land Use Change; the Causes and Consequences. ITE Symposium No. 27 (ed. M.C. Whitby), p. 195. HMSO, London.
  • The integration of GIS and a process-based water quality models., Ferrier, R.C.; Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J.G., (1991) In: Land Use Change: the Causes and Consequences. ITE Symposium No. 27 (ed. M.C. Whitby), p. 195. HMSO, London.
  • Integration of GIS and a process-based model for water quality modelling., Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J.G.; Ferrier, R.C., (1991) In: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Modelling, Boulder, Colorado, USA, September 1991.
  • Integration of GIS and a process-based model for water quality modelling., Morrice, J.G., Miller, D.R. and Ferrier, R.C., (1991) In: Spatial Data 2000. Proceedings of the Remote Sensing Society Annual Conference, (ed. I. Dowman), Oxford, September 1991.
  • Nutrient and metal mobility in forest soils subject to organic fertilisation with sewage sludge., Wolstenholme, R., Dutch, J.D., Ferrier, R.C. and Edwards, A.C., (1991) British Society of Soil Science and Society of the Chemical Industry Agriculture Group Joint Meeting on Soil Pollution, London, September, 1991.
  • Aluminium in moorland and forested ecosystems - sources, sinks and transfers., Anderson, H.A.; McMahon, R.G.; Walker, T.A.B.; Miller, J.D.; Ferrier, R.C., (1990) In: Acidic Deposition, Its Nature and Impacts. International Conference, Glasgow. Abstract 075.

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Technical/contract reports

  • Achieving successful change: towards effects-based strategies in the GBR., Ferrier, R.C., (2007) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Publications, Canberra, Australia, 8pp.
  • Science challenges to support diffuse pollution management in the Great Barrier Reef., Ferrier, R.C., (2007) Water for a Healthy Country Flagship Fellowship. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Publications, Canberra, Australia, 55pp.
  • Catchment modelling., Carter, C. (ed.); Ferrier, R.; Manson, R.; Jenkins, A., (2006) Work Package 4 Report, RELU Theme A Scoping Study on "Achieving Sustainable Catchment Management : Developing Integrated Approaches and Tools to Inform Future Policies", RES-224 -25-0081. Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen.
  • Science challenges to support diffuse pollution management in the Great Barrier Reef., Ferrier, R.C., (2006) Report on the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship Fellowship.
  • Achieving successful change: towards effects-based strategies in the GBR., Ferrier, R.C., (2006) Report on the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship Fellowship.
  • The Lunan Chain of Lochs review and development of phosphorus budgets., Clelland, B., Critchlow-Watton, N., Meikle, B., Ferrier, R.C., DeGroote, J., Reid, D. and Stoneman, U., (2004) SEPA Internal report.
  • Reviewing the potential for reductions in nitrogen and phosphorus inputs in current farming systems., Haygarth, P., Scholefield, D., Chadwick, D., Cardenas, L., Butler, P., Shepherd, M., Goodlass, G., Withers, P., Chambers, B., Lord, E., Cottrill, B., Smith, K., Harris, D., Ferrier, R.C., Stutter, M., Carvalho, L., Anderson, J., White, P., et al., (2004) Contract Report to DEFRA for Contract 105032. 206pp.
  • Dynamic modelling of acidification process - Phase II. Final Summary Report., Jenkins, A.; Ferrier, R.C.; Helliwell, R.C.; Aherne, J.; Evans, C.; Coull, M.C.; Hutchins, M.; Davis, J., (2004) Contract to DEFRA (EPG 1/3/94), December 2004.
  • Summary of research under DETR contract "Acidification of freshwaters: the role of nitrogen and the prospects for recovery" EPG/1/3/117. Work Package 2 Recovery. Edited by C Curtis and G Simpson., Allott, T.; Bradley, D.; Evans, C.; Ferrier, R.C.; Flower, R.; Harriman, R.; Helliwell, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Juggins, S.; Monteith, D.; Ormerod, S.; Simpson, G., (2001) ECRC Environmental Change Research Centre Report No.79.
  • Paleolimnological investigation of Scottish freshwater lochs., Benian, H., Fluin, J., Appleby, P. and Ferrier, R.C., (2001) Sniffer Contract Report, SR(00)02F, 424pp.
  • Freshwater acidification and recovery in the United Kingdom., Evans, C.; Jenkins, A.; Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C., (2001) Centre for Ecology and Hydrology / Macaulay Institute. ISBN 1 903741 01 7
  • Valuation of air pollution effects on ecosystems: a scopying study., Macmillan, D.; Ferrier, R.C.; Hanley, N., (2001) Report to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 87p.
  • Gap areas in proposed nitrate vulnerable zones (NVZs) - Part 1., Miller, J.D., Malcolm, A., and Ferrier, R.C., (2000) SERAD Contract Report.
  • Predicting recovery in acidified freshwaters by the year 2010 and beyond., Ferrier, R.C., (1999) RECOVER : 2010, Part C. Proposal No. EESO-ENV-99-0066. Key Action 1: Susainable Management and Quality of water. 1.2.1 Ecosystem Functioning
  • Review of the harmonised monitoring scheme (Scotland), 1974-1994., Ferrier, R.C.; Littlewood, I.G.; Hirst, D.; Watts, C.D., (1999) SO Central Research Unit : Environmental Affairs Research Programme, Research Findings.
  • Eutrophication of Loch Davan and remedial management options., Davis, A., Ferrier, R.C., Edwards, A.C., McMillan, D.C. and Malcolm, A., (1998) Final Report to SNH (Phase1).
  • Predictive modelling of eutrophication within the River Ythan catchment and development of an integrated management plan., Domburg, P., Edwards, A.C., Dunn, S.M., Chalmers, N., Ferrier, R.C., McAlister, E., Wright, G.G., Sinclair, A.H., Boorman, D. and Jenkins, A., (1998) Final Report to SOAEFD.
  • Review of Harmonized Monitoring Scheme Scotland 1974-1994. Final report., Ferrier, R.C.; Littlewood, I.G.; Hirst, D.; Watts, C.D., (1998) Scottish Office Environment Protection Unit.
  • Land use and suspended sediments: a review., Ferrier, R.C.; Paterson, E.; Taylor, A.; D'Arcy, B., (1998) Final Report, October 1998
  • Interim progress report 1996. Predictive modelling of eutrophication within the River Ythan catchment and development of an integrated management plan., Domburg, P., Edwards, A.C., Wright, G.G., Dunn, S.M., McAlister, E., Ferrier, R.C., Sinclair, A.H. and Chalmers, N., (1997) SOAEFD.
  • Review of Harmonised Monitoring Scheme (Scotland) 1974-1994 : Status Report., Ferrier, R.C.; Hurst, D.; Littlewood, I.G., (1997) Scottish Office Environment Protection Unit.
  • Phosphorus budgets for the Lunan chain of lochs and the determination of changes in historical inputs., Ferrier, R.C.; Malcolm, A.; Dunn, S.M., (1997) Report to Scottish Natural Heritage.
  • Application of thermally dried sewage sludge granules to early establishment Sitka Spruce., Ferrier, R.C.; Paterson, E.; Dutch, J.; Davidson, J.; Wolstenholme, R.; Hall, J.E., (1997) North of Scotland Water Contract Report. WRC Ref: UC 2899
  • Modelling surface water acidification in the UK., Jenkins, A.; Renshaw, M.; Helliwell, R.C.; Sefton, C.; Ferrier, R.C.; Swingewood, P., (1997) Institute of Hydrology Report No.131.
  • A scientific review of the Loch Dee water quality and quantity data sets., Langan, S.J.; Hirst, D.; Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C., (1997) SEPA Report.
  • Large scale processes in ecology and hydrology - First year report to NERC., Cresser, M.S., Soulsby, C., Langan, S.J., Neal, C., Smart, R., Wade, A., Billett, M.F., Edwards, A.C., Ferrier, R.C., Jarvie, H., Pugh, K., Owen, R. and Robson, A., (1996) First Year Report to NERC, September 1996.
  • Hindcasting of in loch phosphorus concentrations based on land cover classification., Ferrier, R.C.; Malcolm, A.; McAlister, E.; Edwards, A.C.; Morrice, J.G.; Owen, R., (1996) Contract Report for SNIFFER, pp166.
  • Ecosystem manipulation experiments: scientific approaches, experimental design and relevant results., Jenkins, A., Ferrier, R.C. and Kirby, C. (eds.), (1995) CEC Report, 373pp.
  • Effects of sewage sludge application to forest land and subsequent clearfelling on soil and water quality., Mitchell, D.S., Ferrier, R.C. and Edwards, A.C., (1995) SNIFFER Final Report No.3769.
  • Modelling the consequences of afforestation on soil and water quality of the Bhealaich catchment., Ferrier, R.C., (1994) Final Report on Research at Halladale 1993-1994. Forestry Commission Report, 55-63.
  • Effects of sewage sludge application to forest land and subsequent clearfelling on soil and water quality., Mitchell, D.S., Ferrier, R.C. and Edwards, A.C., (1993) SNIFFER Interim Report No.3525.
  • Linking hydrochemical and biological models - their use for assessment., Ferrier, R.C.; Wilson, R.B. (editors)., (1991) UN-ECE Report.

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Books/chapters/theses

  • The catchment management concept., Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A., (2010) In: Handbook of Catchment Management (eds. R.C. Ferrier and A. Jenkins). Blackwell Publications, Oxford, pp1-17.
  • The future for catchment management., Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Blackstock, K., (2010) In: Handbook of Catchment Management (eds. R.C. Ferrier and A. Jenkins). Blackwell Publications, Oxford, pp501-515.
  • Effluent management., Jenkins, A.; Ferrier, R.C., (2010) In: Handbook of Catchment Management (eds. R.C. Ferrier and A. Jenkins). Blackwell Publications, Oxford, pp135-153.
  • River basin planning in Scotland and the European Community., Hendry, S.; Jenkins, A.; Ferrier, R.C., (2006) In: Hydrology and Water Law - Bridging the Gap (eds. J. Wallace and P. Wouters). Chapter 11, IWA Publishing, London, pp280-296.
  • Suspended solids., Ferrier, R.C.; Ellis, J.B., (2000) In: Diffuse Pollution Impacts - the Environmental and Economic Impacts in the UK. (eds. B.J. D'Arcy, J.B. Ellis, R.C. Ferrier, A. Jenkins and R. Dils). Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), Lavenham Press.
  • Diffuse pollution impacts in the UK - a synopsis., Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Ellis, J.B.; D'Arcy, J.B.; Dils, R.; Hill, G., (2000) In: Diffuse Pollution Impacts - the Environmental and Economic Impacts in the UK. (eds. B.J. D'Arcy, J.B. Ellis, R.C. Ferrier, A. Jenkins and R. Dils). Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), Lavenham Press, pp135-145.
  • Acidifying pollutants., Jenkins, A. and Ferrier, R.C., (2000) In: Diffuse Pollution Impacts - the Environmental and Economic Impacts in the UK. (eds. B.J. D'Arcy, J.B. Ellis, R.C. Ferrier, A. Jenkins and R. Dils). Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), Lavenham Press.
  • Modelling and pathways., Jenkins, A., Ellis, J.B. and Ferrier, R.C., (2000) In: Diffuse Pollution Impacts - the Environmental and Economic Impacts in the UK. (eds. B.J. D'Arcy, J.B. Ellis, R.C. Ferrier, A. Jenkins and R. Dils). Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), Lavenham Press.
  • A quality classification for management of Scottish standing waters., Fozzard, I., Doughty, R., Ferrier, R.C., Leatherland, T. and Owen, R., (1999) The Ecological Bases for Lake and Reservoir Management.(ed. D.M. Harper, B. Brierley, A.J.D., A.J.D. Ferguson and Phillips, G.). Kluwer Publications. Hydrobiologia 395/396, 433-453.
  • Simulating the Gardsjon covered catchment experiment with the magic model., Moldan, F.; Wright, R.F.; Ferrier, R.C.; Andersson, I.; Hultberg, H., (1998) In: Experimental Reversal of Acid Rain Effects: The Gardsjon roof project (eds. H. Hultberg and R. Skeffington).John Wiley and Sons. ISBN: 978-0-471-96151-2
  • Hindcasting of phosphorus concentrations in Scottish standing waters., Ferrier, R.C.; Owen, R.; Edwards, A.C.; Malcolm, A.; Morrice, J.G., (1997) In:Freshwater Quality: defining the undefinable? (Eds P.J. Boon and D.L. Howell). The Stationery Office, Edinburgh.Chapter 42, pp144-148.
  • Water quality modelling at catchment scale : state of the art and future challenges., Jenkins, A.; Boorman, D.B.; Cooper, D.M.; Ferrier, R.C., (1996) In: Multiple Land Use and Catchment Management, International Conference, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, 11th-13th September 1996, pp97-108. ISBN 0-7084-06076

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Popular articles/book reviews etc

  • Input to Scottish Govenrment consultation on implementation of the WEWS Act., Blackstock, K.L.; Ferrier, R.C., (2008)
  • Launch of Macaulay film., Ferrier, R.C.; Coull, M.C., (2008) State of Scotland's Water Conference, Edinburgh.
  • Life of water., Ferrier, R.C., (2007) Environment, Holyrood Supplement, February 2007.
  • Popular article., Ferrier, R.C., (2006) Holyrood Magazine, Issue 180.
  • Manging Scotland's water through understanding Scotland's land., Ferrier, R.C., (2000) SEPA View.
  • Solute modelling in catchment systems, Wiley and Sons., Ferrier, R.C., (1997) Review for Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
  • Evaluating the potential use of sewage sludge granules in forestry., Ferrier, R.C., (1996) Growing Benefits, Newsletter of Grampian Region Water Services.
  • Hindcasting of in-loch phosphorus concentrations based on land cover classification., Ferrier, R.C., (1996) SNIFFER News, 4.
  • Integrated catchment management., Edwards, A.C., Ferrier, R.C. and Aspinall, R.J., (1994) MLURI Annual Report 1994, 2-5.
  • Review of 'Impacts of Atmospheric Deposition on the Biogeochemistry of Moorland Pools and Surrounding Terrestrial Environment' by H.F. van Dobben, J. Mulder, H. van Dam and H, Houweling., Ferrier, R.C., (1993) Environmental Pollution, 81, 301-302.
  • Review of 'Acid Deposition' (ed. J.W.S. Longhurst)., Ferrier, R.C., (1992) Forestry, 65, 223-224.
  • Acid rain and the acidification of the hill and upland environment., Ferrier, R.C.; Miller, J.D.; Wilson, M.J., (1987) AFRC News, 20-22.

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Oral Presentations

  • Understanding water quality - past perspectives and future challenges., Ferrier, R.C., (2009) International Colloquium, Vision on Water Resources Monitoring in the 21st Century, University of Antwerp, 26th November 2009. Plenary Presentation.
  • River Tay hydrological observatory presentation., Ferrier, R.C., (2007) Brussels.
  • Consultation on site hydrology and water quality., Ferrier, R.C., (2007) St Fergus.
  • Presentation at UNESCO Centre., Ferrier, R.C., (2007) Dundee.
  • Progress on evaluating BMPs presented in seminars., Ferrier, R.C., (2006) Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra, Australia.
  • Sustainable Policies for Water Management., Ferrier, R.C., (2006) Seminar, Canberra.
  • Great Barrier Reef Marine Protection Agency Seminar., Ferrier, R.C., (2006) Australia.