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Overview

Chris D. Evans is affiliated with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant number of publications in related subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, and Atmospheric Science.

Their work addresses multiple topics, notably:

  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Marine and coastal plant biology

Their recent publications demonstrate an emphasis on greenhouse gas emissions and peatland ecosystems. Key papers include:

  • "Overriding water table control on managed peatland greenhouse gas emissions," 2021, Nature
  • "Small artificial waterbodies are widespread and persistent emitters of methane and carbon dioxide," 2021, Global Change Biology
  • "Anthropogenic impacts on lowland tropical peatland biogeochemistry," 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Global importance of methane emissions from drainage ditches and canals," 2021, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Cleaner air reveals growing influence of climate on dissolved organic carbon trends in northern headwaters," 2021, Environmental Research Letters

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Susan Page
  • Jennifer Williamson
  • Nathan Callaghan
  • Davey L. Jones
  • Daniel J. Mayor

Their publications are frequently found in venues such as:

  • Global Change Biology
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature
  • Environmental Research Letters

Chris D. Evans has also contributed to academic books, with a publication titled Swansea Copper released in 2020 by Johns Hopkins University Press.

Best Publications

  • Dissolved organic carbon trends resulting from changes in atmospheric deposition chemistry.

    Donald T. Monteith;John L. Stoddard;Christopher D. Evans;Heleen A. de Wit

  • Export of organic carbon from peat soils

    C. Freeman;C. D. Evans;D. T. Monteith;B. Reynolds

  • Long-term increases in surface water dissolved organic carbon: Observations, possible causes and environmental impacts

    C.D. Evans;D.T. Monteith;D.M. Cooper

  • Alternative explanations for rising dissolved organic carbon export from organic soils

    Christopher D. Evans;Pippa J. Chapman;Joanna M. Clark;Don T. Monteith

  • Critical review of the impacts of grazing intensity on soil organic carbon storage and other soil quality indicators in extensively managed grasslands.

    M. Abdalla;A. Hastings;D. R. Chadwick;D. L. Jones

  • Causes of concentration/discharge hysteresis and its potential as a tool for analysis of episode hydrochemistry

    Christopher Evans;Trevor D. Davies

  • Overriding water table control on managed peatland greenhouse gas emissions.

    C. D. Evans;M. Peacock;A. J. Baird;R. R. E. Artz

  • The impact of nitrogen deposition on carbon sequestration by European forests and heathlands

    W. de Vries;S. Solberg;M. Dobbertin;H. Sterba

  • Deep instability of deforested tropical peatlands revealed by fluvial organic carbon fluxes

    Sam Moore;Chris D. Evans;Susan E. Page;Mark H. Garnett

  • Recovery from acidification in European surface waters

    Christopher D. Evans;J. M. Cullen;Christine Alewell;Jiří Kopáček

  • International genome-wide meta-analysis identifies new primary biliary cirrhosis risk loci and targetable pathogenic pathways

    Heather J. Cordell;Younghun Han;George F. Mells;Yafang Li

  • The importance of the relationship between scale and process in understanding long-term DOC dynamics

    JM Clark;JM Clark;SH Bottrell;CD Evans;DT Monteith

  • UK land use and soil carbon sequestration.

    N.J. Ostle;P.E. Levy;C.D. Evans;P. Smith

  • Acidity controls on dissolved organic carbon mobility in organic soils

    Chris D. Evans;Tim G. Jones;Annette Burden;Nick Ostle

  • Trends in Dissolved Organic Carbon in UK Rivers and Lakes

    Fred Worrall;Ron Harriman;Chris D. Evans;Carol D. Watts

  • REVIEW: The role of ecosystems and their management in regulating climate, and soil, water and air quality

    Pete Smith;Mike R. Ashmore;Helaina I. J. Black;Paul J. Burgess

  • Greenhouse gas emission factors associated with rewetting of organic soils

    D. Wilson;D. Blain;J. Couwenberg;C.D. Evans

  • Carbon balance of UK peatlands: current state of knowledge and future research challenges

    M. F. Billett;D. J. Charman;J. M. Clark;C. D. Evans

  • Trends in nitrogen deposition and leaching in acid-sensitive streams in Europe

    Richard F. Wright;Christine Alewell;J. M. Cullen;Christopher D. Evans

  • Does elevated nitrogen deposition or ecosystem recovery from acidification drive increased dissolved organic carbon loss from upland soil? A review of evidence from field nitrogen addition experiments

    Chris D. Evans;Christine L. Goodale;Simon J. M. Caporn;Nancy B. Dise

  • Response of sulphur dynamics in European catchments to decreasing sulphate deposition

    A. Prechtel;C. Alewell;M. Armbruster;J. Bittersohl

  • Climate change (Communication arising): Terrestrial export of organic carbon

    C. D. Evans;C. Freeman;D. T. Monteith;B. Reynolds

Frequent Co-Authors

Don Monteith
Don Monteith Lancaster University
Susan Page
Susan Page University of Leicester
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman Bangor University
Bridget A. Emmett
Bridget A. Emmett Natural Environment Research Council
Brian Reynolds
Brian Reynolds Bangor University
Rachel Helliwell
Rachel Helliwell James Hutton Institute
Simon M. Smart
Simon M. Smart Lancaster University
Vincent Gauci
Vincent Gauci University of Birmingham
Davey L. Jones
Davey L. Jones Bangor University
Fred Worrall
Fred Worrall Durham University

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