UCD School of Biology & Environmental Science

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School of Biology & Environmental Science - Research Publications 2007/08

Below is the list of research publications for the School of Biology & Environmental Science in the academic year 2007/08

Books

Book Chapters

Books Edited

Peer Reviewed Journals

Other Journals

Conference Publications

Published Reports

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Books

Dr John Feehan
Feehan, J. (2007) Curreich Life - The Curragh of Kildare, Ireland. Dublin: UCD School of Biology & Environmental Science and the Department of Defence.
Professor Martin Steer
Bowsher, C., Steer, M. and Tobin, A. (2008) Plant Biochemistry. United Kingdom: Garland Science.

Dr Margherita Gioria
Gioria, M. and Osborne, B. (2008) 'Soil seed banks associated with two invasive species, Gunnera tinctoria and Heracleum mantegazzianum' In: Tokarska-Guzik, B., Brock, J.H., Brundu, G., Child, L., Daehler, C.C. and Pysek, P (eds). Plant Invasions: Human perception, ecological impacts and management. Leiden, The Netherlands: Backhuys Publishers.
Dr Anika Mostaert
Karsten, U., Schumann, R. and Mostaert, A.S. (2007) 'Aeroterrestrial algae growing on man-made surfaces: What are the secrets of their ecological success?' In: Seckbach, J (eds). Algae and Cyanobacteria in Extreme Environments. Cellular Origin. Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology Series, Vol. 11. Netherlands: Springer.
Professor Bruce Arthur Osborne
Gioria, M. and Osborne, B.A. (2008) 'The soil seed banks of two invasive plant species, Gunnera tinctoria and Heracleum mantegazzianum' In: Tokarska-Guzik, B., Brock, J.H., Brundu, G., Child, L., Daehler, C.C. and Pysek, P (eds). Plant Invasions: Human perception, ecological impacts and management. Leiden, The Netherlands: Backhuys.
Dr David Wilson
Höper, H., Augustin, J., Drösler, M., Lundin, L., Moors, E., Vasander, H., Waddington, M. and Wilson, D. (2008) 'Restoration of peatlands and greenhouse gas balance' In: Peatlands and Climate Change. Jyväskylä, Finland: International Peat Society.
Dr Pádraig Wims
Wims, P. and Kingsly, Z. (2007) 'An Evaluation of the Impact of the Multiplication and Distribution of Improved Seeds and Planting Materials Project on the Household Food Security of Small-Scale Farmers in Zambia' In: Healy, C (eds). E-Book of the Development's Futures Conference Proceedings. National University of Ireland, Galway: Development Education and Research Network, NUI Galway.

Professor Mike Cooke
Collinge, D.B., Munk, L. and Cooke, B.M (Ed.). (2008) Sustainable disease management in a European context. The Netherlands: Springer.
Lemanceau, P., Bakker, P., Raaijmakers, J., Bloemberg, G., Hofte, M. & Cooke, B.M (Ed.). (2007) New perspectives and approaches in plant growth-promoting Rhizobacteria research. The Netherlands: Springer.
Tivoli, B., Baranger, A., Muehlbauer, F.J. & Cooke, B.M (Ed.). (2007) Ascochyta blights of grain legumes. The Netherlands: Springer.
Dr John Feehan
Feehan, J. and C., Farrell (Ed.). (2008) After Wise Use - The Future of Peatlands: Proceedings of the 13th International Peat Congress. Finland: International Peat Society.
Feehan, J., O'Donovan, G., Renou-Wilson, F. and Wilson, D (Ed.). (2008) The bogs of Ireland - an introduction to the natural, cultural and industrial heritage of Irish peatlands. Dublin: University College Dublin.
Professor Maarten Nieuwenhuis
Nieuwenhuis, M., Redmond, J. and O'Donovan, C (Ed.). (2007) National Forest Inventory - Republic of Ireland - Methodology. Johnstown Castle Estate: Forest Service.
Nieuwenhuis, M., Redmond, J. and O'Donovan, C (Ed.). (2007) National Forest Inventory - Republic of Ireland - Results. Johnstown Castle Estate: Forest Service.
Nieuwenhuis, M., Redmond, J. and O'Donovan, C (Ed.). (2007) National Forest Inventory - Republic of Ireland - Proceedings of NFI Conference. Johnstown Castle Estate, Co. Wexford: Forest Service.
Dr. Florence Renou-Wilson
Feehan, J., O'Donovan, G., Renou-Wilson, F. and Wilson, D (Ed.). (2008) The bogs of Ireland - an introduction to the natural, cultural and industrial heritage of Irish peatlands. Dublin: University College Dublin.
Dr David Wilson
Feehan, J., O'Donovan, G., Renou-Wilson, F. and Wilson, D (Ed.). (2008) The bogs of Ireland - an introduction to the natural, cultural and industrial heritage of Irish peatlands. Dublin, Ireland: University College Dublin.

Dr Julio Arroyo
Arroyo, J. & Bolger, T. (2007) 'Oribatid (Acari, Oribatida) and gamasid (Acari: Gamasida) mite communities in an Irish Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) with three first records for Ireland'. Irish Naturalists' Journal, 28 (11):452-458.
Dr. Cara Augustenborg
Augustenborg, C.A., Carton, O.T., Schulte, R.P.O. and Suffet, I.H. (2008) 'Response of silage yield to land application of out-wintering pad effluent in Ireland'. Agricultural Water Management, 95 (4):367-374.
Augustenborg, C.A., Carton, O.T., Schulte, R.P.O. and Suffet, I.H. (2008) 'Degradation of Forestry Timber Residue Over One Growing Season Following Application to Grassland in Ireland'. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 31 (4):171-183.
Dr Claire Michelle Belcher
Belcher, C.M. and McElwain, J.C. (2008) 'Limits on Combustion in Low O2 Redefine Paleoatmospheric Predictions for the Mesozoic'. Science, 321 (5896):1197-1200.
Professor Thomas Bolger
Sheehan, C., Kirwan, L., Conolly, J. and Bolger, T. (2008) 'The effects of earthworm functional group diversity on microbial biomass and the microbial community level physiological profile of soils'. European Journal of Soil Biology, 44 :65-70.
Arroyo, J. and Bolger, T. (2007) 'Oribatid (Acari: Oribatida) and gamasid (Acari: Gamasida) mite communities in an Irish Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) stand with three first records for Ireland'. Irish Naturalists' Journal, 28 :452-458.
Dr Nicholas Clipson
Hutchens, E., McDermott, F.P. and Clipson, N. (2008) 'Bacteria, fungi and archaea on silicate minerals - A case for selective colonization'. Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 72 (12):404-404.
McEniry, J., O'Kiely, P., Clipson, N.J.W., Forristal, P.D. & Doyle, E.M. (2007) 'The relative impacts of wilting, chopping, compaction and air infiltration on the conservation characteristics of ensiled grass'. Grass and Forage Science, 62 (4):470-484.
Carson, J.K., Rooney, D., Gleeson, D.B. & Clipson, N.J.W. (2007) 'Altering the mineral composition of soil causes a shift in microbial community structure'. Fems Microbial Ecology, 61 :414-423.
Dr Tasman Crowe
O'Connor, N.E. & Crowe, T.P. (2008) 'Do mussel patches provide a refuge for algae from grazing gastropods?'. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 74 :75-78.
Johnson, M.P., Jessopp, M., Mulholland, O.R., McInerney, C., McAllen, R., Allcock, A.L. & Crowe, T.P. (2008) 'What is the future for marine protected areas in Irish waters?'. Biology and Environment-Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 108B (1):9-14.
Johnson, M.P., Crowe, T.P., McAllen, R., & Allcock, A.L. (2008) 'Characterizing the marine Natura 2000 network for the Atlantic region'. Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 18 (1):86-97.
Jessopp, M., Mulholland, O. R., McAllen, R., Johnson, M. P., Crowe, T. P. & Allcock, A. L., (2007) 'Coastline configuration as a determinant of structure in larval assemblages'. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 352 :67-75.
Prof. James Curry
Curry, J.P., Doherty, P., Purvis, G. and Schmidt, O. (2008) 'Relationships between earthworm populations and management intensity in cattle-grazed pastures in Ireland'. Applied Soil Ecology, 39 (1):58-64.
Dr Fiona Doohan
O'Brien, M., Egan, D., O'Kiely, P., Forristal, P.D., Doohan, F. and Fuller, H.T. (2008) 'Morphological and molecular charaterisation of Penicillium roqueforti and P. paneum isolated from baled grass silage'. Mycological Research, 112 (8):921-932.
Xu, X. M., Nicholson, P., Thomsett, M.A., Simpson, D., Cooke, B.M., Doohan, F.M., Brennan, J., Monaghan, S., Moretti, A., Mule, G., Homok, L., Beki, E., Tatnell, J., Ritieni, A. & Edwards, S.G. (2008) 'Relationship between the fungal complex causing Fusarium head blight of wheat and environmental conditions'. Phytopathology, 98 (1):69-78.
Thakuria, D., Schmidt, O., Mac Siurtain, M., Egan, D. & Doohan, F.M. (2008) 'Importance of DNA quality in comparative soil microbial community structure analyses'. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40 (6):1390-1403.
Dr Evelyn Doyle
McEniry, J., O'Kiely, P., Clipson, N. J. W., Forristal, P. D., Doyle, E. M., (2008) 'The microbiological and chemical composition of silage over the course of fermentation in round bales relative to that of silage made from unchopped and precision-chopped herbage in laboratory silos'. Grass and Forage Science, 63 (3):407-420.
McEniry, J., O'Kiely, P., Clipson, N. J. W., Forristal, P. D., Doyle, E. M., (2008) 'Bacterial community dynamics during the ensilage of wilted grass'. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 105 (2):359-371.
McEniry, J., O'Kiely, P., Clipson, N.J.W., Forristal, P.D. & Doyle, E.M. (2007) 'The relative impacts of wilting, chopping, compaction and air infiltration on the conservation characteristics of ensiled grass'. Grass and Forage Science, 62 (4):470-484.
Dr Gareth Dyke
Waterhouse, D.W., Lindow, B.E.K., Zelenkov, N. and Dyke, G.J. (2008) 'Two new fossil parrots (Psittaciformes) from the Lower Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark'. Palaeontology, 51 :575-582.
Dyke, G.J. and Walker, C.A. (2008) 'New records of fossil "waterbirds" from the Miocene of Kenya'. American Museum Novitates, 3610 :1-12.
Hone, D.W.E., Dyke, G.J., Benton, M.J. and Haden, M. (2008) 'Body size evolution in Mesozoic Birds'. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 21 (2):618-624.
Dyke, G.J. and Crowe, T.M. (2008) 'Avian paleontology: opinions and quasi-phenetics vs characters and cladistics'. Cladistics, 24 :77-81.
Walker, C.A., Buffetaut, E. and Dyke, G.J. (2007) 'Large euenantiornithine birds from the Cretaceous of southern France, North America and Argentina'. Geological Magazine, 144 (6):977-986.
Professor E P Farrell
Renou-Wilson, F., Keane, M. and Farrell, E.P. (2008) 'Establishing oak woodland on cutaway peatlands: Effects of soil preparation and fertilization'. Forest Ecology and Management, 255 (3-4):728-737.
Renou-Wilson, F. and Farrell, E.P. (2007) 'Phosphorus in surface runoff and soil water following fertilization of afforested cutaway peatlands'. Boreal Environment Research, 12 :693-709.
Renou, F., Scallan, U., Keane, M. and Farrell, E.P. (2007) 'Early performance of native birch (Betula spp.) planted on cutaway peatlands: species, size and stocktype effects'. European Journal of Forest Research, 126 (4):545-554.
Dr John Feehan
Feehan, J. (2007) 'Periglacial ventifacts in Ireland'. Irish Geography, 40 (2):206-209.
Dr Mary Forrest
Forrest, M. (2008) 'Perennial Perfection'. The Horticulturist, 17 (2):17-19.
Mr Hubert Fuller
O'Brien, M., Egan, D., O'Kiely, P., Forristal, P.D., Doohan, F. and Fuller, H.T. (2008) 'Morphological and molecular characterisation of Penicillium roqueforti and P. paneum isolated from baled grass silage'. Mycological Research, 112 (8):921-932.
O'Gorman, C.M. and Fuller, H.T. (2008) 'Prevalence of culturable airborne spores of selected allergenic and pathogenic fungi in outdoor air'. Atmospheric Environment, 42 (18):4355-4368.
O'Brien, M., O'Kiely, P., Forristal, P.D. and Fuller, H.T. (2008) 'Fungal contamination of big-bale silage on Irish farms: predominant mould and yeast species and features of bales and silage'. Grass and Forage Science, 63 (1):121-137.
Dr Matthew Haworth
Haworth, M. and McElwain, J.C. (2008) 'Hot, Dry, Wet, Cold or Toxic? Revisiting the Ecological Significance of Leaf and Cuticular Micromorphology'. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 262 (1-2):79-90.
McElwain, J.C., Popa, M.E., Hesselbo, S.P., Haworth, M. and Surlyk, F. (2007) 'Macroecological responses of terrestrial vegetation to climate and atmospheric change across the Triassic/Jurassic boundary in East Greenland'. Paleobiology, 33 (4):547-573.
Professor Thomas J Hayden
O¿Brien, J., McCracken, G.F., Say, L. and Hayden, T.J. (2007) 'Rodrigues fruit bats (Pteropus rodricensis, Megachiroptera: Pteropodidae) retain genetic diversity despite population declines and founder events'. Conservation Genetics, 8 (5):1073-1082.
Dr Alan Hunter
Phelan, S., Douglas, G. and Hunter, A. (2008) 'Micropropagation and growth regulation of Erysium Liniofolium 'variegatum''. Propagation of Ornamental Plants, 8 (2):87-92.
Butler, T. and Hunter, A. (2008) 'Soil Microbial Activity and Rooting as Influenced by Biostimulant Application under Reduced Nutrient Inputs in the Grow-In Year of a USGA Golf Green'. Acta Horticulturae, 783 :443-453.
Butler, T. and Hunter, A. (2008) 'Impact of Microbial Inoculant Application on Agrostis Stolonifera var. "Penn A4" Performance under Reduced Fertilisation'. Acta Horticulturae, 783 :333-340.
Dr Elena Hutchens
Hutchens, E., McDermott, F.P., and Clipson, N. (2008) 'Bacteria, fungi and archaea on silicate minerals - A case for selective colonization'. Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 72 (12):404-404.
Aouad, G., Crovisier, J.L., Damidot, D., Stille, P., Hutchens, E., Mutterer, J., Meyer, J.M. and Geoffroy, V. (2008) 'Interactions between municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash and bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa)'. Science of the Total Environment, 393 (2-3):385-393.
Dr Máirtín Mac Siúrtáin
Thakuria, D., Schmidt, O., Mac Siúrtáin, M., Egan, D. and Doohan, F.M. (2008) 'Importance of DNA quality in comparative soil microbial community structure analyses'. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 40 (6):1390-1403.
Dr Stefano Mariani
Ketmaier, V., Joyce, D.A., Horton, T. & Mariani, S. (2008) 'A molecular phylogenetic framework for the evolution of parasitic strategies in cymothoid isopods (Crustacea)'. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 41 :19-23.
Craig, G., Paynter, D., Coscia, I. & Mariani, S. (2008) 'Settlement of Gilt-head Sea Bream (Sparus aurata L.) in a Southern Irish Sea coastal habitat'. Journal of Fish Biology, 72 :287-291.
Dr Paul McCabe
Reape, T.J., Molony, E.M. and McCabe, P.F. (2008) 'Programmed cell death in plants: distinguishing between different modes'. Journal of Experimental Botany, 59 (3):435-444.
Dr Jenny McElwain
Punyasena, S.W., Eshel, G. and McElwain, J.C. (2008) 'The influence of climate on the spatial patterning of Neotropical plant families'. Journal of Biogeography, 35 (1):117-130.
Belcher, C.M. and McElwain, J.C. (2008) 'Limits on Combustion in Low O2 Redefine Paleoatmospheric Predictions for the Mesozoic'. Science, 321 (5893):1197-1200.
Punyasena, S.W., Mayle, F.E. and McElwain, J.C. (2008) 'Quantitative estimates of glacial and Holocene temperature and precipitation change in lowland Amazonian Bolivia'. Geology, 36 (8):667-670.
Royer, D.L., McElwain, J.C., Adams, J.M. and Wilf, P. (2008) 'Sensitivity of leaf size and shape to climate within Acer rubrum and Quercus kelloggii'. New Phytologist, 179 (3):808-817.
Haworth, M. and McElwain, J.C. (2008) 'Hot, Dry, Wet, Cold or Toxic? Revisiting the Ecological Significance of Leaf and Cuticular Micromorphology'. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 262 (1-2):79-90.
McElwain, J.C., Popa, M.E., Hesselbo, S.P., Haworth, M. and Surlyk, F. (2007) 'Macroecological responses of terrestrial vegetation to climate and atmospheric change across the Triassic/Jurassic boundary in East Greenland'. Paleobiology, 33 (4):547-573.
McElwain, J.C. and Punyasena, S. (2007) 'Mass extinction events and the plant fossil record'. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 22 (10):548-557.
Dr Barry John McMahon
Bracken, F., McMahon, B.J. & Whelan, J. (2008) 'An assessment of the breeding bird populations of Irish peatlands'. Bird Study, 55 (2):169-178.
McMahon, B.J., Purvis, G. & Whelan, J. (2008) 'The influence of habitat heterogeneity on bird diversity in Irish farmland'. Biology and Environment-Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 108B :1-8.
Finnerty, E.J., Dunne, J. & McMahon, B.J. (2007) 'Evaluation of Red Grouse(Lagopus lagopus scoticus) habitat in the Connemara National Park'. Irish Birds, 8 :207-214.
McMahon, B.J. (2007) 'Irish agriculture and farmland birds, research to date and future priorities'. Irish Birds, 8 :195-207.
Professor Christoph Mueller
Huygens, D., Boeckx, P., Templer, P., Paulino, L., Van Cleemput, O., Oyarzún, C., Müller, C. & Godoy, R. (2008) 'Mechanisms for retention of bioavailable nitrogen in volcanic rainforest soils'. Nature Geoscience, 1 :543-548.
Kammann, C., Müller, C., Grünhage, L. & Jäger, H-J. (2008) 'Elevated CO2 stimulates N2O emissions in permanent grassland'. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 40 :2194-2205.
Rütting, T. & Müller, C. (2008) 'Process-specific analysis of nitrite dynamics in a permanent grassland soil by using a Monte Carlo sampling technique'. European Journal of Soil Science, 59 :208-215.
Laughlin, R.J., Stevens, R.J., Müller, C. & Watson, C.J. (2008) 'Evidence that fungi can oxidize NH4+ to NO3- in a grassland soil'. European Journal of Soil Science, 59 :285-291.
Dr Aine Ni Dhubhain
Ní Dhubháin, A., Cobanova, R., Karppinen, H., Mizaraite, D., Ritter, E., Slee, B. and Wall, S. (2007) 'The values and objectives of private forest owners and their influence on forestry behaviour: the implications for entrepreneurship'. Small-Scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy, 6 (4):347-357.
Dr Nessa O'Connor
O'Connor, N.E. & Crowe, T.P. (2008) 'Do mussel patches provide an algal refuge from grazing gastropods?'. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 74 :75-78.
O'Connor, N.E., Grabowski, J.H., Ladwig, L.M. & Bruno, J.F. (2008) 'Simulated predator extinctions: predator identity not diversity affects survival and recruitment of oysters'. Ecology, 89 :428-438.
O'Connor, N.E. & Bruno, J.F. (2007) 'Loss of predatory fish affects structure and functioning of a model marine food web'. Oikos, 116 :2027-2038.
Dr Conor O'Reilly
Doody, C. & O'Reilly, C. (2008) 'Drying and soaking pretreatments affect germination in pedunculate oak'. ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE, 65 (5).
Cabral, R. (2008) 'Physiological and field growth responses of oak seedlings to warm storage'. New Forests, 36 :159-170.
Black, K., O'Reilly, C. & Keane, M. (2007) 'The collective responsibility for seedling quality'. Irish Forestry, 64 :72-78.
Professor Bruce Arthur Osborne
Osborne, B.A. (2007) 'Holy Alliances?'. New Phytologist, 175 :602-605.
Dr Gordon Purvis
McMahon, B.J., Purvis, G. & Whelan, J. (2008) 'The influence of habitat heterogeneity on bird diversity in Irish farmland'. Biology and Environment-Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 108B :1-8.
Curry, J.P., Doherty, P., Purvis, G. and Schmidt, O. (2008) 'Relationships between earthworm populations and management intensity in cattle-grazed pastures in Ireland'. Applied Soil Ecology, 39 (1):58-64.
Dr Theresa Reape
Reape, T.J., Molony, E.M. and McCabe, P.F. (2008) 'Programmed cell death in plants: distinguishing between different modes'. Journal of Experimental Botany, 59 (3):435-444.
Prof. John Whelan
Bracken, F., McMahon, B.J. & Whelan, J. (2008) 'An assessment of the breeding bird populations of Irish peatlands'. Bird Study, 55 (2):169-178.
McMahon, B.J., Purvis, G. & Whelan, J. (2008) 'The influence of habitat heterogeneity on bird diversity in Irish farmland'. Biology and Environment-Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 108B :1-8.
Dr. Florence Renou-Wilson
Renou-Wilson, F., Keane, M. and Farrell, E.P. (2008) 'Establishing oak woodland on cutaway peatlands: Effects of soil preparation and fertilization'. Forest Ecology and Management, 255 (3-4):728-737.
Renou-Wilson, F. and Farrell, E.P. (2007) 'Phosphorus in surface runoff and soil water following fertilization of afforested cutaway peatlands'. Boreal Environment Research, 12 (6):693-709.
Dr Matthew Saunders
Saunders, M.J., Jones, M.B. and Kansiime, F. (2007) 'Carbon and water cycles in tropical papyrus wetlands'. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 15 (6):489-498.
Kansiime, F., Saunders, M. and Loiselle, S. (2007) 'Functioning and dynamics of wetland vegetation of Lake Victoria: an overview'. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 15 (6):443-451.
Dr Olaf Schmidt
Thakuria, D., Schmidt, O., Mac Siúrtáin, M., Egan, D. and Doohan, F.M. (2008) 'Importance of DNA quality in comparative soil microbial community structure analyses'. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40 (6):1390-1403.

Curry, J.P., Doherty, P., Purvis, G. and Schmidt, O. (2008) 'Relationships between earthworm populations and management intensity in cattle-grazed pastures in Ireland'. Applied Soil Ecology, 39 (1):58-64.
Bahar, B., Schmidt, O., Moloney, A.P., Scrimgeour, C.M., Begley, I.S. and Monahan, F.J. (2008) 'Seasonal variation in the C, N and S stable isotope composition in retail organic and conventional Irish beef'. Food Chemistry, 106 (3):1299-1305.
Zazzo, A., Harrison, S.M., Bahar, B., Moloney, A.P., Monahan, F.J., Scrimgeour, C.M. and Schmidt, O. (2007) 'Experimental determination of dietary carbon turnover in bovine hair and hoof'. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 85 (12):1239-1248.
Harrison, S.M., Zazzo, A., Bahar, B., Monahan, F.J., Moloney, A.P., Scrimgeour, C.M. and Schmidt, O. (2007) 'Three-dimensional growth of bovine hoof as recorded by carbon stable isotope ratios'. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 21 (24):3971-3976.
Bahar, B., Monahan, F.J., Moloney, A.P., Schmidt, O., MacHugh, D.E., Sweeney, T. (2007) 'Long-term stability of RNA in post-mortem bovine skeletal muscle, liver and subcutaneous adipose tissues'. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 8 (108).
Dr Helen Sheridan
Sheridan, H., Finn, J.A., Culleton, N. & O' Donovan, G. (2007) 'Plant and invertebrate diversity in grassland field margins'. AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENT, 123 (1-3):225-232.
Dr Julia Sigwart
Sigwart, J.D. (2008) 'Gross anatomy and positional homology of gills, gonopores, and nephridiopores in basal living chitons (Polyplacophora: Lepidopleurina)'. American Malacological Bulletin, 25 (1/2):43-49.
Sigwart, J.D. (2008) 'Crystal Creatures: Context for the Dublin Blaschka Congress'. Historical Biology, 20 (1):1-10.
Sigwart, J.D. (2007) 'The Irish fossil Polyplacophora'. Irish Journal of Earth Sciences, 25 :27-38.
Sigwart, J.D. and Sutton, M.D. (2007) 'Deep molluscan phylogeny: synthesis of palaeontological and neontological data'. Proceedings of the Royal Society B - Biological Sciences, 274 :2413-2419.
Professor Jeremy Charles Simpson
Schallus, T., Jaeck, C., Feher, K., Palma, A.S., Liu, Y., Simpson, J.C., Stier, G., Gibson, T.J., Feizi, T., Pieler, T. and Muhle-Goll, C. (2008) 'Malectin - a novel carbohydrate-binding protein in the endoplasmic reticulum with a potential role in the N-glycosylation pathway'. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 19 (8):3404-3414.
Dejgaard, S.Y., Murshid, A., Erman, A., Lodge, R., Ly, T.B.N., Pepperkok, R., Simpson, J.C. and Presley, J.F. (2008) 'Comprehensive analysis of Golgi-localized Ras-family proteins finds new proteins involved in ER/Golgi trafficking'. Journal of Cell Science, 121 :2768-2781.
Fladeby, C., Gupta, S.N., Barois, N., Lorenzo, P.I., Simpson, J.C., Saatcioglu, F. and Bakke, O. (2008) 'Human PARM-1 is a novel mucin-like, androgen-regulated gene exhibiting proliferative effects in prostate cancer cells'. International Journal of Cancer, 122 :1229-1235.
Lin, C.C., Tsai, Y.S., Lin, Y.S., Chiu, T.Y., Hsiung, C.C., Lee, M.I., Simpson, J.C. and Hsu, C.N. (2007) 'Boosting multiclass learning with repeating codes and weak detectors for protein subcellular localization'. Bioinformatics, 23 :3374-3381.
Dr Emma C Teeling
Springer, M.S., Meredith, R.W., Eizirik, E., Teeling, E. and Murphy, W.J. (2008) 'Morphology and placental mammal phylogeny'. Systematic Biology, 57 (3):499-503.
Bekaert, M. and Teeling, E.C. (2008) 'UniPrime: a workflow-based platform for improved universal primer design'. Nucleic Acids Research, 36 (10).
Dr Brian Tobin
Tobin, B., Cermak, J., Chiatante, D., Danjon, F., Di Orio, A., Dupuy, L., Eshel, A., Jourdan, C., Kalliokoski, T., Laiho, R., Nadezhdina, N., Nicoll, B., Pagés, L., Sande-Silva, J., and Spannos, I. (2007) 'Towards developmental modelling of tree root systems'. Plant Biosystems, 141 (3):481-503.
Tobin, B., Black, K., McGurgy, L. and Nieuwenhuis, M. (2007) 'Estimates of decay rates of components of coarse woody debris in thinned Sitka spruce forests'. Forestry, 80 (4):455-469.
Dr Tom Wilkinson
Chandler, S.M., Wilkinson, T.L. and Douglas, A.E. (2008) 'Impact of plant nutrients on the relationship between a herbivorous insect and its symbiotic bacteria'. Proceedings of the Royal Society B - Biological Sciences, 275 :565-570.

Dr John Feehan
Feehan, J. (2007) 'The geological story of Leinster Coal' Extractive Industry Ireland, :49-51.
Feehan, J. (2007) 'Beyond Omega' Studies - An Irish Quarterly Review, 96 (383):283-294.
Dr Paul McCabe
McCabe, P.F. (2008) 'Regulation of programmed cell death' Agricell Reports, 50 (3).
Dr Aine Ni Dhubhain
Ryan, T., Nieuwenhuis, M. and Ni Dhubhain, A. (2007) 'Survey of the Management Intentions of Private Forest Growers' Irish Timber and Forestry, 16 (1):24-26.
Professor Maarten Nieuwenhuis
Nieuwenhuis, M., Dooley, T. and Layton, T. (2008) 'Harvester Head Calibration and the Accuracy of Total Harvest Volume and Assortment Volume Estimates' Irish Timber and Forestry, 17 (2):22-25.
Nieuwenhuis, M. (2008) 'FORESTSCAN – Terrestrial Laser Scanning Technology for Multi-Resource Inventories' Irish Timber and Forestry, 17 (3):32-35.
Nieuwenhuis, M. (2008) '€4.0 Million Invested in the PLANSFM Research Programme' Irish Timber and Forestry, 17 (1):22-24.
Ryan, T., Nieuwenhuis, M. and Ni Dhubhain, A. (2007) 'Survey of the Management Intentions of Private Forest Growers' Irish Timber and Forestry, 16 (1):24-26.
Nieuwenhuis, M. and Tiernan, D. (2007) 'WESTFOREST ' a GIS-Based Multi-Objective Decision Support System for the Sustainable Management of Forests on Sensitive Sites' Irish Timber and Forestry, 16 (6):20-22.
Nieuwenhuis, M. and Purser, P. (2007) 'STANDMODEL: Dynamic Yield Models for Larch, Ash and mixtures' Irish Timber and Forestry, 16 (5):22-23.

Dr. Cara Augustenborg
Augustenborg, C.A. (2007) An evaluation of land application of spent timber and effluent from out-wintering pads compared to conventional, slurry-based winter livestock housing 16th International Symposium of the International Scientific Centre for Fertilizers - Mineral Versus Organic Fertilization: Conflict or Synergism, Ghent University, Belgium,
Professor Thomas Bolger
Wisdom, R. and Bolger, T. (2008) Studies of terrestrial invertebrate diversity in Irish Peatland . In: Feehan, J. and Farrell, C.A eds. 13th International Peat Congress, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, 101 - 103
Dr. James Carolan
Carolan, J.C. and Wilkinson, T.L. (2008) Proteomic characterisation of pea aphid salivary proteins. Symposium on plant interactions with aphids and other insects with biting mouthparts, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Fitzroy, C., Carolan, J.C. and Wilkinson, T.L. (2008) Interspecific variation in aphid saliva - salivary proteins from generalists and specialists. Symposium on plant interactions with aphids and other insects with biting mouthparts, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Carolan, J.C., Fitzroy, C., Reardon, K. and Wilkinson, T.L. (2008) Applying proteomics to pea aphid biology. Aphid Genome Annotation Workshop, Princeton University, USA.
Dr. James Collins
Cummins, T. and Collins, J.F. (2008) Long-term liming effects in Irish soils may have been underestimated . In: Blum, W.H., Gerzabek, M.H. and Vodrazka, M eds. EUROSOIL 2008, Vienna, 118 – 118.
Dr Nicholas Clipson
Hutchens, E., Gleeson, D.B., Clipson, N. and McDermott, F. (2008) Mineral Induced Selection of microbial communities on silicates The 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME12): Microbial Diversity - Sustaining the Blue Planet, Cairns, Australia,
Hutchens, E., Clipson, N. and McDermott, F. (2008) Mineralogical influence on the structure and diversity of bacterial communities associated with silicate minerals European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2007, Vienna, Austria,
Dr Thomas Cummins
Cummins, T. and Collins, J.F. (2008) Long-term liming effects in Irish soils may have been underestimated . In: Blum, W.H., Gerzabek, M.H. and Vodrazka, M eds. EUROSOIL 2008, Vienna, 118 - 118
Huber, C., Aherne, J., Weis, W., Cummins, T., Farrell, E.P. and Göttlein, A. (2008) Seepage water quality before and after clear cutting of Norway spruce stands at Ballyhooly (Ireland) and Höglwald (Germany) under high sea salt and nitrogen deposition . In: Blum, W.H., Gerzabek, M.H. and Vodrazka, M eds. EUROSOIL 2008, Vienna, 363 - 363
Cummins, T. (2008) Social contexts of anthropogenic soils in Ireland World Archaeological Congress WAC-6, University College Dublin, Ireland,
Dr Evelyn Doyle
Lillis, L., Clipson, N. and Doyle E (2008) Analysis of changes in gene expression in soil exposed to 2,4-dichlorophenol using RNA arbitrarily primed PCR 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Cairn, Australia,
Sawulski, P., Clipson, N and Doyle, E (2008) Effect of mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on microbial communities in soil 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Cairns, Australia,
Dr Owen Doyle
Forrest, M., Doyle, O. and Hunter, A. (2008) Audit of assessment in the degree programme Horticulture, Landscape and Sportsturf Management International Colloquium on University teaching and learning - Exploring the Dialogue of Communities of practice, University College Dublin, Ireland, 31 - 33
Forrest, M., Doyle, O. and Hunter, A. (2008) The current use of indigenous trees on Irish golf courses . In: F. Sramek eds. 1st International Symposium on Woody Ornamentals of the Temperate Zone, Pruhonice, Czech Republic, 15 - 15
Professor E P Farrell
Huber, C., Aherne, J., Weis, W., Cummins, T., Farrell, E.P. and Göttlein, A. (2008) Seepage water quality before and after clear cutting of Norway spruce stands at Ballyhooly (Ireland) and Höglwald (Germany) under high sea salt and nitrogen deposition . In: Blum, W.H., Gerzabek, M.H. and Vodrazka, M eds. EUROSOIL 2008, Vienna, Austria, 363 - 363
Dr John Feehan
Feehan, J. (2008) A distant landscape dimly seen: the bogs in 2050 . In: Feehan, J. and Farrell, C eds. 13th International Peat Congress, Tullamore, Co. Offaly,
Feehan, J. (2007) Grassland Biodiversity on the farm Maintaining Biodiversity through Farming - National REPS Conference 2007,
Dr Mary Forrest
Forrest, M., Doyle, O. and Hunter, A. (2008) Audit of assessment in the degree programme Horticulture, Landscape and Sportsturf Management International Colloquium on University teaching and learning - Exploring the Dialogue of Communities of practice, University College Dublin, Ireland, 31 - 33
Forrest, M., Doyle, O. and Hunter, A. (2008) The current use of indigenous trees on Irish golf courses . In: F. Sramek eds. 1st International Symposium on Woody Ornamentals of the Temperate Zone, Pruhonice, Czech Republic, 15 - 15
Mr Hubert Fuller
O'Gorman, C.M., Fuller, H.T. and Dyer, P.S. (2008) Confirmation of identification of a population of Aspergillus fumigatus from Ireland using a polyphasic approach . In: Michelle Momany eds. 5th International Aspergillus Meeting/ASPERFEST, Edinburgh, Scotland,
O'Gorman, C.M., Fuller, H.T. and Dyer, P.S. (2008) Confirmation of identification of a population of Aspergillus fumigatus isolates using a polyphasic approach . In: David Archer (Nottingham, UK) eds. 9th European Conference on Fungal Genetics, Edinburgh, Scotland, 230 - 230
O'Brien, M., O'Kiely, P., Forristal, P.D. and Fuller, H.T. (2008) Baled silage characteristics associated with the visible occurrence of fungi . In: M. Diskin eds. Agricultural Research Forum, Tullamore, Ireland, 115 - 115
O'Brien, M., O'Kiely, P., Forristal, P.D. and Fuller, H.T. (2008) Bale silage-making and storage practices on farms . In: M. Diskin eds. Agricultural Research Forum, Tullamore, Ireland, 114 - 114
O'Gorman, C., Fuller, H. and Dyer, P. (2007) Aspergillus fumigatus mating-type distribution hints at sex in the city? . In: Boddy, L eds. Symposium on Ecology of Fungal Communities - British Mycological Society, Manchester, UK, 44 - 44
Dr Margherita Gioria
Gioria, M. and Osborne, B. (2008) Changes in seed bank communities associated with plant invasions 5th International Weed Science Congress, British Columbia University, Vancouver, Canada,
Dr Alan Hunter
Forrest, M., Doyle, O. and Hunter, A. (2008) Audit of assessment in the degree programme Horticulture, Landscape and Sportsturf Management International Colloquium on University teaching and learning - Exploring the Dialogue of Communities of practice, University College Dublin, Ireland, 31 - 33
Butler, T., Purcell, M. and Hunter, A. (2008) Effect of Biostimulants on the growth and Nutritional Status of a Golf Green in the Grow-In Year under Irish Climatic Conditions . In: S. Magni eds. 1st European Turfgrass Society Conference, Pisa, 63 - 64
Butler, T. and Hunter, A. (2008) Impact of Acid Application on an Alkaline Turfgrass Rootzone . In: S. Magni eds. 1st European Turfgrass Society Conference, Pisa, 61 - 62
Forrest, M., Doyle, O. and Hunter, A. (2008) The current use of indigenous trees on Irish golf courses . In: F. Sramek eds. 1st International Symposium on Woody Ornamentals of the Temperate Zone, Pruhonice, Czech republic, 15
Butler, T. and Hunter, A. 2008 (2008) Impact of Biostimulants on Turfgrass Growth and Nutrition ENVIRON, 44 - 48
Mwabadaba, K., Hunter, A. and Hennerty, M.J. (2008) Production of F1 hybrid cucumber (Cucumis sativa L.) cultivars via somatic embryogenesis using a Rita bioreactor Irish Plant Scientists' Association Meeting, NUI Maynooth, Co. Kildare,
Prof. Michael Hennerty
Mwabadaba, K., Hunter, A. and Hennerty, M.J. (2008) Production of F1 hybrid cucumber (Cucumis sativa L.) cultivars via somatic embryogenesis using a Rita bioreactor Irish Plant Scientists' Association Meeting, NUI Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Dr Elena Hutchens
Hutchens, E., Gleeson, D.B., Clipson, N. and McDermott, F. (2008) Mineral Induced Selection of microbial communities on silicates The 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME12): Microbial Diversity - Sustaining the Blue Planet, Cairns, Australia,
Hutchens, E., Clipson, N. and McDermott, F. (2008) Mineralogical influence on the structure and diversity of bacterial communities associated with silicate minerals European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2007, Vienna, Austria,
Dr Máirtín Mac Siúrtáin
Mac Siúrtáin, M.P. (2007) The Roy Bose simultaneous confidence interval approach to multivariate multitemporal pairwise comparisons within and between objects . In: Urska Demsar eds. Geocomputation 2007, NUI Maynooth, Ireland,
Professor Christoph Mueller
Kammann, C., Müller, C., Grünhage, L., Jäger, H.-J. (2007) Long-term FACE increased N-use efficiency and N2O emissions in temperate grassland Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria (GfÖ), Marburg,
Dr Carl Khee-Yew Ng
Pata, M.O., Wu, B.X., Bielawski, J., Xiong, T.C., Hannun, Y.A. and Ng, C.K.-Y. (2008) Molecular cloning and characterization of OsCDase, a ceramidase enzyme from rice 18th International Conference on Plant Lipids, Bordeaux, France, 186 - 186
Professor Maarten Nieuwenhuis
McInerney, D. and Nieuwenhuis, M. (2008) Imputation techniques for the Irish NFI COFORD technical workshop - Forest growth modelling and wood production forecasting, Portlaoise, Ireland,
Olajuyigbe, S., Gardiner, P., Tobin, B. and Nieuwenhuis, M. (2008) Stump survival in commercial plantations in Ireland COST Woody roots and ecosystem services meeting, Lisbon, Portugal,
Nieuwenhuis, M. (2008) PractiSFM II - a link between the inventory and management needs of the private forestry sector and the need for production forecasts COFORD technical workshop - Forest growth modelling and wood production forecasting, Portlaoise, Ireland,
Professor Bruce Arthur Osborne
Gioria, M. and Osborne, B. (2008) Changes in seed bank communities associated with plant invasions 5th International Weed Science Congress, British Columbia University, Vancouver, Canada,
Dr. Florence Renou-Wilson
Bullock, C., Renou-Wilson, F. and Convery, F. (2008) Policy and the changing value of peatlands . In: Feehan, J. and Farrell, C.A eds. 13th International Peat Congress, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland, 671 - 673
Renou-Wilson, F. (2008) Afforestation of industrial cutaway peatlands in Ireland: problems and principles . In: Feehan, J. and Farrell, C.A eds. 13th International Peat Congress, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland, 506 - 509
Renou-Wilson, F. (2008) A protocol for the future management of Irish peatlands: the BOGLAND project . In: Feehan, J. and Farrell, C.A eds. 13th International Peat Congress, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland, 693 - 396
Renou-Wilson, F. and Farrell, C.A. (2008) Peatland vulnerability to energy-related developments from climate change policy in Ireland: the case of wind farms . In: IMCG eds. 'Wind farms on peatlands' international symposium (IMCG), Santiago de Compostela, Spain,
Renou-Wilson, F. (2008) Peatlands: Here today, Gone tomorrow? . In: Environmental Protection Agency eds. EPA Environmental Research Conference, The Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin,
Dr Tom Wilkinson
Fitzroy, C., Carolan, J.C. and Wilkinson, T.L. (2008) Interspecific variation in aphid saliva - salivary proteins from generalists and specialists Symposium on plant interactions with aphids and other insects with biting mouthparts, Wageningen, The Netherlands,
Carolan, J.C. and Wilkinson, T.L. (2008) Proteomic characterisation of pea aphid salivary proteins Symposium on plant interactions with aphids and other insects with biting mouthparts, Wageningen, The Netherlands,
Carolan, J.C., Fitzroy, C., Reardon, K. and Wilkinson, T.L. (2008) Applying proteomics to pea aphid biology Aphid Genome Annotation Workshop, Princeton University, USA,
Dr David Wilson
Wilson, D. (2008) Death by a thousand cuts: Small scale peat extraction and the Irish peatland carbon store 13th International Peat Congress, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, 8th-13th June 2008,
Dr Pádraig Wims
Wims, P. and Kingsly, Z. (2007) An Evaluation of the Impact of the Multiplication and Distribution of Improved Seeds and Planting Materials Project on the Household Food Security of Rural small-scale farmers in Zambia . In: Healy, C eds. Development's Futures Conference, National University of Ireland, Galway, 1 - 18

Dr Nicholas Clipson
O'Kiely, P., Forristal, D.P., O'Brien, M., McEniry, J., Laffin, C., Fuller, H., Egan. D., Doohan, F.M., Doyle, E.M., Clipson, N.J.W., McNally, G.M., Small, C.M., Nielsen, K.F. and Frisvad, J.C. (2007) Technologies for Restricting Mould Growth on Baled Silage. Teagasc, Carlow, Ireland.
Dr Fiona Doohan
O'Kiely, P., Forristal, D.P., O'Brien, M., McEniry, J., Laffin, C., Fuller, H., Egan. D., Doohan, F.M., Doyle, E.M., Clipson, N.J.W., McNally, G.M., Small, C.M., Nielsen, K.F. and Frisvad, J.C. (2007) Technologies for Restricting Mould Growth on Baled Silage. Teagasc, Carlow, Ireland.
Dr Evelyn Doyle
O'Kiely, P., Forristal, D.P., O'Brien, M., McEniry, J., Laffin, C., Fuller, H., Egan. D., Doohan, F.M., Doyle, E.M., Clipson, N.J.W., McNally, G.M., Small, C.M., Nielsen, K.F. and Frisvad, J.C. (2007) Technologies for Restricting Mould Growth on Baled Silage. Teagasc, Carlow, Ireland.
Professor E P Farrell
Renou-Wilson, F., Keane, M., McNally, G., O'Sullivan, J. and Farrell, E.P. (2008) BOGFOR Programme - Final Report: A research programme to develop a forest resource on industrial cutaway peatlands in the Irish midlands. COFORD, Dublin.
Dr John Feehan
Feehan, J., Gioria, M., Kaye, B., Sheridan, H. and Whelan, J. (2008) The control of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) in the Glen of Imaal, Co. Wicklow - A report for the Department of Defence, Ireland. Entograph Ltd, Dublin.
Mr Hubert Fuller
O'Kiely, P., Forristal, D.P., O'Brien, M., McEniry, J., Laffin, C., Fuller, H., Egan. D., Doohan, F.M., Doyle, E.M., Clipson, N.J.W., McNally, G.M., Small, C.M., Nielsen, K.F. and Frisvad, J.C. (2007) Technologies for Restricting Mould Growth on Baled Silage. Teagasc, Carlow, Ireland.
Prof. Michael Hennerty
Feehan, J., Gioria, M., Kaye, B., Sheridan, H. and Whelan, J. (2008) The control of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) in the Glen of Imaal, Co. Wicklow - A report for the Department of Defence, Ireland . Entograph Ltd, Dublin.
Dr Margherita Gioria
Feehan, J., Gioria, M., Kaye, B., Sheridan, H. and Whelan, J. (2008) The control of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) in the Glen of Imaal, Co. Wicklow - A report for the Department of Defence, Ireland. Entograph Ltd, Dublin.
Dr. Florence Renou-Wilson
Renou-Wilson, F., Keane, M., McNally, G., O'Sullivan, J. and Farrell, E.P. (2008) BOGFOR Programme - Final Report: A research programme to develop a forest resource on industrial cutaway peatlands in the Irish midlands. COFORD, Dublin.
Dr Helen Sheridan
Feehan, J., Gioria, M., Kaye, B., Sheridan, H. and Whelan, J. (2008) The control of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) in the Glen of Imaal, Co. Wicklow - A report for the Department of Defence, Ireland. Entograph Ltd, Dublin.