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Overview

Paul J. Burgess is affiliated with Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science, with a significant number of publications in related fields.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Subfields of particular interest in their work cover:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Forestry
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Plant Science
  • Ecology

Paul J. Burgess's research topics explore various aspects of land use, ecosystem management, and crop production, among which are:

  • Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Bioenergy crop production and management
  • Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a focus on land use, carbon capture, and ecosystem sustainability. Recent papers include:

  • Agroforestry as a sustainable land use option to reduce wildfires risk in European Mediterranean areas (2020), published in Agroforestry Systems
  • Documentation of Surface Fault Rupture and Ground-Deformation Features Produced by the 4 and 5 July 2019 Mw 6.4 and Mw 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence (2020), published in Seismological Research Letters
  • Assessing the carbon capture potential of a reforestation project (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • Two Novel Energy Crops: Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby and Silphium perfoliatum L.-State of Knowledge (2020), published in Agronomy
  • Agroforestry for healthy ecosystems: constraints, improvement strategies and extension in Pakistan (2020), published in Agroforestry Systems

Frequent co-authors of Paul J. Burgess include:

  • Anil Graves
  • Sonja Kay
  • Michail L. Giannitsopoulos
  • Michael den Herder
  • J.H.N. Palma

Key venues where the scientist has published multiple works are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Agroforestry Systems
  • Agronomy
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sustainability

Best Publications

  • Do European agroforestry systems enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services? A meta-analysis

    Mario Torralba;Nora Fagerholm;Nora Fagerholm;Paul J. Burgess;Gerardo Moreno

  • Current extent and stratification of agroforestry in the European Union

    Michael den Herder;Gerardo Moreno;Rosa M. Mosquera-Losada;João H.N. Palma

  • 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

  • Agroforestry creates carbon sinks whilst enhancing the environment in agricultural landscapes in europe

    Sonja Kay;Carlo Rega;Gerardo Moreno;Michael den Herder

  • A systematic representation of crop rotations

    M. S. Castellazzi;G. A. Wood;Paul J. Burgess;Joe Morris

  • Modeling environmental benefits of silvoarable agroforestry in Europe

    J.H.N. Palma;A.R. Graves;R.G.H. Bunce;P.J. Burgess

  • Yield-SAFE: A parameter-sparse process-based dynamic model for predicting resource capture, growth and production in agroforestry systems

    Wopke van der Werf;Karel Keesman;Paul Burgess;Anil Graves

  • Agroforestry systems of high nature and cultural value in Europe: provision of commercial goods and other ecosystem services

    G. Moreno;S. Aviron;S. Berg;J. Crous-Duran

  • A systematic map of ecosystem services assessments around European agroforestry

    Nora Fagerholm;Nora Fagerholm;Mario Torralba;Paul J. Burgess;Tobias Plieninger

  • Application of an ecosystem function framework to perceptions of community woodlands

    Olivia Agbenyega;Paul J. Burgess;Matthew Cook;Joe Morris

  • Development and application of bio-economic modelling to compare silvoarable, arable and forestry systems in three European countries

    A.R. Graves;P.J. Burgess;J.H.N. Palma;F. Herzog

  • Agriculture and land use: Demand for and supply of agricultural commodities, characteristics of the farming and food industries, and implications for land use in the UK

    A. Angus;P.J. Burgess;J. Morris;J. Lingard

  • Agroforestry is paying off – Economic evaluation of ecosystem services in European landscapes with and without agroforestry systems

    Sonja Kay;Anil Graves;João H.N. Palma;Gerardo Moreno

  • Soil organic carbon and root distribution in a temperate arable agroforestry system

    Matthew A. Upson;Paul J. Burgess

  • Scanning agroforestry-based solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation in Europe

    Mónica Hernández-Morcillo;Paul Burgess;Jaconette Mirck;Anastasia Pantera

  • A comparison of methods to quantify greenhouse gas emissions of cropping systems in LCA

    Pietro Goglio;W. N. Smith;B. B. Grant;R. L. Desjardins

  • How is agroforestry perceived in Europe? An assessment of positive and negative aspects by stakeholders

    Silvestre García de Jalón;Paul J Burgess;Anil Graves;Gerardo Moreno

  • Cross-site analysis of perceived ecosystem service benefits in multifunctional landscapes

    Nora Fagerholm;Nora Fagerholm;Mario Torralba;Gerardo Moreno;Marco Girardello

  • Past, Present and Future of Agroforestry Systems in Europe

    M. R. Mosquera-Losada;G. Moreno;A. Pardini;J. H. McAdam

  • Classifications and Functions of Agroforestry Systems in Europe

    J. H. McAdam;P. J. Burgess;A. R. Graves;A. Rigueiro-Rodríguez

  • Integrating environmental and economic performance to assess modern silvoarable agroforestry in Europe

    J.H.N. Palma;A.R. Graves;P.J. Burgess;W. van der Werf

  • Poplar (Populus spp) growth and crop yields in a silvoarable experiment at three lowland sites in England

    Paul J. Burgess;L. D. Incoll;D. T. Corry;A. Beaton

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerardo Moreno
Gerardo Moreno University of Extremadura
Felix Herzog
Felix Herzog Agroscope
Tobias Plieninger
Tobias Plieninger University of Göttingen
Tibor Hartel
Tibor Hartel Babeș-Bolyai University
W. van der Werf
W. van der Werf Wageningen University & Research
Andrew Mead
Andrew Mead Rothamsted Research
Joe N. Perry
Joe N. Perry Rothamsted Research
Wopke van der Werf
Wopke van der Werf Wageningen University & Research
H. van Keulen
H. van Keulen Wageningen University & Research
Margarida Tomé
Margarida Tomé University of Lisbon

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