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Overview

Eric Paterson is affiliated with the James Hutton Institute in the United Kingdom, focusing on research within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science fields. Their work primarily addresses plant science, soil science, ecology, molecular biology, and agronomy and crop science subfields.

Their research topics include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Crop Yield and Soil Fertility

Frequent publication venues for Paterson's work include:

  • European Journal of Soil Science
  • Plant and Soil
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Among recent published papers are:

  • A footprint of plant eco-geographic adaptation on the composition of the barley rhizosphere bacterial microbiota, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Is soluble protein mineralisation and protease activity in soil regulated by supply or demand?, 2020, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Do plants use root-derived proteases to promote the uptake of soil organic nitrogen?, 2020, Plant and Soil
  • Genotypic variation in maize (Zea mays) influences rates of soil organic matter mineralization and gross nitrification, 2021, New Phytologist
  • New methods for new questions about rhizosphere/plant root interactions, 2022, Plant and Soil

Eric Paterson has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Elizabeth M. Baggs, Barry Thornton, Jenny Morris, Pete E. Hedley, and Lumbani Mwafulirwa.

Best Publications

  • Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology.

    Rob W. Brooker;Alison E. Bennett;Wen Feng Cong;Tim J. Daniell

  • Rhizodeposition shapes rhizosphere microbial community structure in organic soil

    Eric Paterson;Thomas Gebbing;Claire Abel;Allan Sim

  • Importance of rhizodeposition in the coupling of plant and microbial productivity

    Eric Paterson

  • Microbial community abundance and structure are determinants of soil organic matter mineralisation in the presence of labile carbon

    Jordi Garcia-Pausas;Eric Paterson

  • Labile and recalcitrant plant fractions are utilised by distinct microbial communities in soil: Independent of the presence of roots and mycorrhizal fungi

    Eric Paterson;Graham Osler;Lorna A. Dawson;Thomas Gebbing

  • Effect of elevated CO2 on rhizosphere carbon flow and soil microbial processes

    E. Paterson;J.M. Hall;E.A.S. Rattray;B.S. Griffiths

  • Through the eye of the needle: a review of isotope approaches to quantify microbial processes mediating soil carbon balance.

    Eric Paterson;Andrew J. Midwood;Peter Millard

  • Soil‐specific response functions of organic matter mineralization to the availability of labile carbon

    Eric Paterson;Allan Sim

  • Microbial indicators of heavy metal contamination in urban and rural soils

    Yuangen Yang;C.D. Campbell;L. Clark;C.M. Cameron

  • Urban soils as pollutant sinks — a case study from Aberdeen, Scotland

    E. Paterson;M. Sanka;L. Clark

  • Rhizodeposition and C-partitioning of Lolium perenne in axenic culture affected by nitrogen supply and defoliation

    Eric Paterson;Allan Sim

  • Rhizosphere priming can promote mobilisation of N-rich compounds from soil organic matter

    Conor J. Murphy;Conor J. Murphy;Conor J. Murphy;Elizabeth M. Baggs;Nicholas Morley;David P. Wall

  • Role of quantitative mineralogical analysis in the investigation of sites contaminated by chromite ore processing residue.

    S. Hillier;M.J. Roe;J.S. Geelhoed;A.R. Fraser

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae promote priming of native soil organic matter mineralisation

    Eric Paterson;Allan Sim;Jane Davidson;Timothy J Daniell

  • Characterisation and microbial utilisation of exudate material from the rhizosphere of Lolium perenne grown under CO2 enrichment

    Angela Hodge;Eric Paterson;Susan J. Grayston;Colin D. Campbell

  • Effect of nitrogen supply and defoliation on loss of organic compounds from roots of Festuca rubra

    Eric Paterson;Allan Sim

  • Investigating microbial community structure in soils by physiological, biochemical and molecular fingerprinting methods

    B. K. Singh;S. Munro;E. Reid;B. Ord

  • Effects of grazing on the roots and rhizosphere of grasses.

    L. A. Dawson;S. J. Grayston;E. Paterson;G. Lemaire

  • Biosensor reporting of root exudation from Hordeum vulgare in relation to shoot nitrate concentration

    Marcus J. Darwent;Eric Paterson;A. James S. McDonald;A. Deri Tomos

  • Atmospheric CO2 enrichment and nutrient additions to planted soil increase mineralisation of soil organic matter, but do not alter microbial utilisation of plant- and soil C-sources

    Eric Paterson;Barry Thornton;Andrew J. Midwood;Shona M. Osborne

  • Effect of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration on C-partitioning and rhizosphere C-flow for three plant species

    Eric Paterson;Elizabeth A.S. Rattray;Kenneth Killham

  • Use of solid phase characterisation and chemical modelling for assessing the behaviour of arsenic in contaminated soils

    D.G Lumsdon;J.C.L Meeussen;E Paterson;L.M Garden

  • Characterisation of the dynamics of C-partitioning within Lolium perenne and to the rhizosphere microbial biomass using 14C pulse chase

    Elizabeth A. S. Rattray;Eric Paterson;Kenneth Killham

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth M. Baggs
Elizabeth M. Baggs University of Edinburgh
Kenneth Stuart Killham
Kenneth Stuart Killham University of Aberdeen
Davey L. Jones
Davey L. Jones Bangor University
Peter Millard
Peter Millard Landcare Research
Paul J. A. Withers
Paul J. A. Withers Lancaster University
John G. Farmer
John G. Farmer University of Edinburgh
Paul D. Hallett
Paul D. Hallett University of Aberdeen
Guy J. D. Kirk
Guy J. D. Kirk Cranfield University
Paul W. Hill
Paul W. Hill Bangor University
Joanne Russell
Joanne Russell James Hutton Institute

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