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Overview

Peter Grace is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia and has a significant research presence in agricultural and environmental sciences. Their work spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. The subfields of their research predominantly include Soil Science, Plant Science, Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology.

Their main research topics cover a broad range of environmental and agricultural concerns, including:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow

Peter Grace has contributed to numerous publications, frequently publishing in several well-known scientific venues. The most prominent journals and outlets where their work appears include:

  • Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Change Biology

Their recent papers illustrate a strong emphasis on soil dynamics, gas emissions, and ecosystem modeling. Notable recent publications are:

  • "Termite sensitivity to temperature affects global wood decay rates," 2022, published in Science
  • "Ensemble modelling of carbon fluxes in grasslands and croplands," 2020, published in Field Crops Research
  • "Drainage increases CO2 and N2O emissions from tropical peat soils," 2020, published in Global Change Biology
  • "Can seasonal soil N mineralisation trends be leveraged to enhance pasture growth?" 2021, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Global Research Alliance N2O chamber methodology guidelines: Considerations for automated flux measurement," 2020, published in Journal of Environmental Quality

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • David Rowlings
  • Clemens Scheer
  • Daniele De Rosa
  • Johannes Friedl
  • Naoya Takeda

Peter Grace's research often addresses the dynamics of soil carbon and nitrogen, greenhouse gas emissions, and nutrient cycling within agricultural ecosystems. Their work contributes to understanding how environmental changes and management practices affect soil processes and agriculture at both local and global scales.

Best Publications

  • Conservation agriculture and ecosystem services: An overview

    Cheryl Palm;Humberto Blanco-Canqui;Fabrice DeClerck;Lydiah Gatere

  • Long-Term Agroecosystem Experiments: Assessing Agricultural Sustainability and Global Change

    Paul E. Rasmussen;Keith W. T. Goulding;James R. Brown;Peter R. Grace

  • Nonlinear nitrous oxide (N2O) response to nitrogen fertilizer in on-farm corn crops of the US Midwest

    John Hoben;Ron Gehl;Neville Millar;Peter Grace

  • Simulating trends in soil organic carbon in long-term experiments using RothC-26.3

    K. Coleman;D.S. Jenkinson;G.J. Crocker;P.R. Grace

  • Nitrogen fertilizer management for nitrous oxide (N2O) mitigation in intensive corn (Maize) production: an emissions reduction protocol for US Midwest agriculture.

    Neville Millar;G. Philip Robertson;Peter R. Grace;Peter R. Grace;Ron J. Gehl

  • Effect of biochar amendment on the soil-atmosphere exchange of greenhouse gases from an intensive subtropical pasture in northern New South Wales, Australia

    Clemens Scheer;Peter R. Grace;David W. Rowlings;Stephen Kimber

  • Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Tropical and Temperate Agriculture: The need for a Full-Cost accounting of Global Warming Potentials

    G. Philip Robertson;Peter R. Grace

  • An introduction to the Australian and New Zealand flux tower network - OzFlux

    Jason Beringer;Lindsay B Hutley;Ian McHugh;Stefan K Arndt

  • Review and analysis of strengths and weaknesses of agro-ecosystem models for simulating C and N fluxes.

    Lorenzo Brilli;Luca Bechini;Marco Bindi;Marco Carozzi

  • Simulating trends in soil organic carbon in long-term experiments using the DNDC model

    Changsheng Li;Steve Frolking;Graham J. Crocker;Peter R. Grace

  • Environmental consequences of alternative practices for intensifying crop production

    P.J. Gregory;J.S.I. Ingram;R. Andersson;R.A. Betts

  • Patterns and trends in nitrogen use and nitrogen recovery efficiency in world agriculture

    Richard T. Conant;Richard T. Conant;Aaron B. Berdanier;Peter R. Grace

  • N2O emissions from agricultural lands: a synthesis of simulation approaches

    Deli Chen;Yong Li;Peter Grace;Arvin R. Mosier

  • Sampling frequency affects estimates of annual nitrous oxide fluxes.

    Louise Barton;Benjamin Wolf;David Rowlings;Clemens Scheer

  • Termite sensitivity to temperature affects global wood decay rates

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  • Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA), not denitrification dominates nitrate reduction in subtropical pasture soils upon rewetting

    Johannes Friedl;Daniele De Rosa;David W. Rowlings;Peter R. Grace

  • Simulation of 14C turnover through the microbial biomass in soils incubated with 14C-labelled plant residues

    J.N. Ladd;M. Amato;P.R. Grace;J.A. van Veen

  • Trends in wheat yields and soil organic carbon in the Permanent Rotation Trial at the Waite Agricultural Research Institute, South Australia

    P.R. Grace;J.M. Oades;H. Keith;T.W. Hancock

  • Environmental factors controlling temporal and spatial variability in the soil-atmosphere exchange of CO2, CH4 and N2O from an Australian subtropical rainforest

    David Rowlings;Peter Grace;Ralf Kiese;Keith Weier

  • Assessing uncertainties in crop and pasture ensemble model simulations of productivity and N2O emissions

    Fiona Ehrhardt;Jean François Soussana;Gianni Bellocchi;Peter Grace

  • Impact of nitrification inhibitor (DMPP) on soil nitrous oxide emissions from an intensive broccoli production system in sub-tropical Australia

    Clemens Scheer;David W. Rowlings;Mary Firrel;Peter Deuter

  • Long-Term Sustainability of the Tropical and Subtropical Rice–Wheat System: An Environmental Perspective

    Peter R. Grace;Larry Harrington;Mahesh. C. Jain;G. Philip Robertson

  • SOCRATES—A simple model for predicting long-term changes in soil organic carbon in terrestrial ecosystems

    Peter Grace;Peter Grace;Jeffrey Ladd;G Robertson;Stuart Gage

  • Nitrogen balance in Australia and nitrogen use efficiency on Australian farms

    John Angus;Peter Grace

  • Influence of different nitrogen rates and DMPP nitrification inhibitor on annual N2O emissions from a subtropical wheat–maize cropping system

    Massimiliano De Antoni Migliorati;Clemens Scheer;Peter R. Grace;David W. Rowlings

  • Soil N2O and CO2 emissions from cotton in Australia under varying irrigation management

    Clemens Scheer;Peter R. Grace;David W. Rowlings;Jose Payero

  • Annual nitrogen dynamics and urea fertilizer recoveries from a dairy pasture using 15N; effect of nitrification inhibitor DMPP and reduced application rates

    David W. Rowlings;Clemens Scheer;Shen Liu;Peter R. Grace

  • Nitrous oxide emissions from irrigated wheat in Australia: impact of irrigation management

    Clemens Scheer;Peter R. Grace;David W. Rowlings;Jose Payero

Frequent Co-Authors

David Rowlings
David Rowlings Queensland University of Technology
Bruno Basso
Bruno Basso Michigan State University
Davide Cammarano
Davide Cammarano Aarhus University
G. Philip Robertson
G. Philip Robertson Michigan State University
Keith Paustian
Keith Paustian Colorado State University
Richard T. Conant
Richard T. Conant Colorado State University
Stuart H. Gage
Stuart H. Gage Michigan State University
Peter J. Thorburn
Peter J. Thorburn Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Andrew D. Moore
Andrew D. Moore Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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