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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
53
Citations
7033
World Ranking
1850
National Ranking
23

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Soil water

Des J. Ross spends much of his time researching Soil water, Pasture, Agronomy, Ecology and Soil respiration. Des J. Ross combines subjects such as Denitrification, Ecosystem, Animal science and Pinus radiata with his study of Soil water. His work deals with themes such as Soil carbon, Soil fertility, Mineralization, Biomass and Loam, which intersect with Pasture.

His Mineralization research incorporates elements of Soil organic matter, Fertilizer and Biogeochemical cycle. The study incorporates disciplines such as Organic matter and Botany in addition to Agronomy. His work on Soil contamination and Contamination as part of general Ecology study is frequently linked to Extraction and Preservative, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.

His most cited work include:

  • A DIRECT EXTRACTION METHOD TO ESTIMATE SOIL MICROBIAL C: EFFECTS OF EXPERIMENTAL VARIABLES AND SOME DIFFERENT CALIBRATION PROCEDURES (296 citations)
  • Land-use change: effects on soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus pools and fluxes in three adjacent ecosystems (185 citations)
  • Soil surface CO2 flux as an index of soil respiration in situ: a comparison of two chamber methods. (170 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Soil water, Pasture, Botany and Mineralization. His research integrates issues of Soil carbon, Soil fertility, Soil organic matter, Nitrogen cycle and Loam in his study of Agronomy. Des J. Ross interconnects Forestry and Water content in the investigation of issues within Soil water.

His Pasture study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Biomass, Dry matter, Lolium perenne and Plant physiology. Des J. Ross has included themes like Ecosystem and Animal science in his Botany study. The concepts of his Mineralization study are interwoven with issues in Inceptisol, Organic matter, Fertilizer and Environmental chemistry, Total organic carbon.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (53.73%)
  • Soil water (53.73%)
  • Pasture (34.33%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2013)?

  • Agronomy (53.73%)
  • Soil water (53.73%)
  • Pinus radiata (16.42%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Des J. Ross mainly focuses on Agronomy, Soil water, Pinus radiata, Ecology and Afforestation. His work carried out in the field of Agronomy brings together such families of science as Soil carbon, Leaching, Soil fertility, Soil health and Nutrient. His Soil water study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Environmental chemistry, Methanotroph, Nitrogen cycle and Botany.

Des J. Ross works in the field of Ecology, focusing on Ecosystem in particular. His work focuses on many connections between Ecosystem and other disciplines, such as Carbon dioxide, that overlap with his field of interest in Animal science. Within one scientific family, Des J. Ross focuses on topics pertaining to Pasture under Denitrification, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Mesocosm.

Between 2008 and 2013, his most popular works were:

  • Physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of the soil microbial community after afforestation of pastures with Pinus radiata (84 citations)
  • Effect of fertilizer, herbicide and grazing management of pastures on plant and soil communities. (47 citations)
  • Soil methane oxidation and methanotroph responses to afforestation of pastures with Pinus radiata stands (43 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Agriculture

His main research concerns Soil water, Nutrient cycle, Pinus radiata, Ecology and Microbial population biology. His study in Soil water is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Temperate forest, Methanotroph, Botany and Disturbance. His Nutrient cycle research includes elements of Soil biology, Biodiversity, Earthworm and Grazing.

His Pinus radiata research incorporates themes from Methane monooxygenase, Bulk density, Water content, Environmental chemistry and Anaerobic oxidation of methane. As part of his studies on Ecology, Des J. Ross often connects relevant subjects like Agroforestry. His Microbial population biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Soil classification, Ecosystem, Abiotic component and Community structure.

Best Publications

  • A DIRECT EXTRACTION METHOD TO ESTIMATE SOIL MICROBIAL C: EFFECTS OF EXPERIMENTAL VARIABLES AND SOME DIFFERENT CALIBRATION PROCEDURES

    K.R. Tate;D.J. Ross;C.W. Feltham

  • Land-use change: effects on soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus pools and fluxes in three adjacent ecosystems.

    D.J. Ross;K.R. Tate;N.A. Scott;C.W. Feltham

  • Soil surface CO2 flux as an index of soil respiration in situ: a comparison of two chamber methods.

    L.S. Jensen;T. Mueller;K.R. Tate;D.J. Ross

  • Relationships between soil biota, nitrogen and phosphorus availability, and pasture growth under organic and conventional management

    R.L. Parfitt;G.W. Yeates;D.J. Ross;A.D. Mackay

  • Impact of pasture contamination by copper, chromium, and arsenic timber preservative on soil microbial properties and nematodes

    R. D. Bardgett;T. W. Speir;D. J. Ross;G. W. Yeates

  • Recovery of topsoil characteristics after landslip erosion in dry hill country of New Zealand, and a test of the space-for-time hypothesis

    Graham Sparling;Des Ross;Noel Trustrum;Greg Arnold

  • Methane uptake in soils from Pinus radiata plantations, a reverting shrubland and adjacent pastures: Effects of land-use change, and soil texture, water and mineral nitrogen

    K.R. Tate;D.J. Ross;S. Saggar;C.B. Hedley

  • Physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of the soil microbial community after afforestation of pastures with Pinus radiata

    Catriona A. Macdonald;Nadine Thomas;Lucinda Robinson;Kevin R. Tate

  • Carbon storage and turnover, and respiratory activity, in the litter and soil of an old-growth southern beech (Nothofagus) forest.

    K.R. Tate;D.J. Ross;B.J. O'Brien;F.M. Kelliher

  • Long-term carbon exchange in a sparse, seasonally dry tussock grassland

    John E. Hunt;Francis M. Kelliher;Tony M. McSeveny;Des J. Ross

  • Restoration of pasture after topsoil removal: Effects on soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization, microbial biomass and enzyme activities

    D.J. Ross;T.W. Speir;K.R. Tate;Annette Cairns

  • Elevated [CO2] effects on herbage production and soil carbon and nitrogen pools and mineralization in a species-rich, grazed pasture on a seasonally dry sand

    D.J. Ross;P.C.D. Newton;K.R. Tate

  • Soil microbial biomass, C and N mineralization and enzyme activities in a hill pasture: Influence of season and slow-release P and S fertilizer

    D.J. Ross;T.W. Speir;H.A. Kettles;A.D. Mackay

  • Temporal variations in some plant and soil P pools in two pasture soils of widely different P fertility status

    K. R. Tate;T. W. Speir;D. J. Ross;R. L. Parfitt

  • Soil microbial biomass in Amazonian soils: Evaluation of methods and estimates of pool sizes

    B.J. Feigl;G.P. Sparling;D.J. Ross;C.C. Cerri

  • Soil microbial biomass estimated by the fumigation-incubation procedure: Seasonal fluctuations and influence of soil moisture content

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  • Land-use change effects on soil C and N transformations in soils of high N status: comparisons under indigenous forest, pasture and pine plantation

    R. L. Parfitt;N. A. Scott;D. J. Ross;G. J. Salt

  • Elevated CO2 and temperature effects on soil carbon and nitrogen cycling in ryegrass/white clover turves of an Endoaquept soil

    D. J. Ross;K. R. Tate;P. C. D. Newton

  • Microbial C and N, and respiratory activity, in litter and soil of a southern beech (Nothofagus) forest: Distribution and properties

    D.J. Ross;K.R. Täte

  • A multi-scale analysis of a terrestrial carbon budget Is New Zealand a source or sink of carbon?

    K.R Tate;N.A Scott;A Parshotam;L Brown

  • Significant changes in soil microfauna in grazed pasture under elevated carbon dioxide

    G. W. Yeates;P. C. D. Newton;D. J. Ross

  • Effect of fertilizer, herbicide and grazing management of pastures on plant and soil communities.

    Roger L. Parfitt;Gregor W. Yeates;Des J. Ross;Nicole L. Schon

  • Recolonization of methyl bromide sterilized soils under four different field conditions

    G. W. Yeates;S. S. Bamforth;D. J. Ross;K. R. Tate

  • Afforestation of pastures with Pinus radiata influences soil carbon and nitrogen pools and mineralisation and microbial properties

    D. J. Ross;K. R. Tate;N. A. Scott;R. H. Wilde

  • Limitations to carbon mineralization in litter and mineral soil of young and old ponderosa pine forests

    F.M Kelliher;D.J Ross;B.E Law;D.D Baldocchi

  • Hydrolytic Enzyme Activities to Assess Soil Degradation and Recovery

    Tom W. Speir;Des J. Ross

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin R. Tate
Kevin R. Tate Landcare Research
Neal A. Scott
Neal A. Scott Queen's University
Gregor W. Yeates
Gregor W. Yeates Landcare Research
Alec D. Mackay
Alec D. Mackay AgResearch
Brajesh K. Singh
Brajesh K. Singh Western Sydney University
Roger L. Parfitt
Roger L. Parfitt Landcare Research
Harry Clark
Harry Clark New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC)
Surinder Saggar
Surinder Saggar Landcare Research

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