Dr Jon McCalmont

Dr Jon McCalmont

BSc, PhD

Research Fellow

About

Email Address: jon.mccalmont@abdn.ac.uk
School/Department: School of Biological Sciences

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Biography

After a career in forestry I studied Conservation and Land Management for a BSc as a mature student at Aberystwyth University. Following this, I completed a PhD in 2014 studying the greenhouse gas impacts of land-use change from grassland agriculture to 2nd generation perennial biomass cropping (Miscanthus). I remained at Aberystwyth as a PDRA for a further 4 years, working across several EU wide collaborative projects based around the commercial roll-out of sustainable energy crops. My research interests primarily focus on the environmental impacts of land-use change and in 2018 I expanded my research experience into South-East Asia, with a PDRF position at Exeter University measuring the carbon impacts of tropical peat forest conversion to oil palm plantation in Malaysian Borneo. I am currently working within the Environmental Modelling Group at Aberdeen University as part of the Netzero+ project, administered by Exeter University, which considers the potential for expansion of UK woodland to remove atmospheric carbon and mitigate climate change.

Qualifications

PhD Biology
2014 - Aberystwyth University
Understanding greenhouse gas exchange and carbon dynamics following land-use change from grassland to perennial energy crops
BSc Countryside Management
2011 - Aberystwyth University
BSc (1st Class Hons) in conservation and land management

Research

Research Specialisms

Atmospheric Physics
Environmental Biology
Environmental Sciences
Land Management

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Publications

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Measured and modelled effect of land‐use change from temperate grassland to Miscanthus on soil carbon stocks after 12 years
2019 - Published
Holder, A. J., Clifton-Brown, J., Rowe, R., Robson, P., Elias, D., Dondini, M., McNamara, N. P., Donnison, I. S., McCalmont, J. P.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 11, no. 10, pp. 1173-1186
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12624
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/8afad6c1-9a11-4b69-bf38-f5bc1761b5be/download
Soil N2 O emissions with different reduced tillage methods during the establishment of Miscanthus in temperate grassland
2019 - Published
Holder, A. J., McCalmont, J., Rowe, R., McNamara, N. P., Elias, D., Donnison, I. S.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 539-549
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12570
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/45ec20cf-06f7-4013-8065-62a371a3ade5/download
How autochthonous microorganisms influence physiological status of Zea mays L. cultivated on heavy metal contaminated soils?
2019 - Published
Rusinowski, S., Szada-Borzyszkowska, A., Zieleźnik-Rusinowska, P., Małkowski, E., Krzyzak, J., Woźniak, G., Sitko, K., Szopiński, M., McCalmont, J., Kalaji, H. M., Pogrzeba, M.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research , vol. 26, pp. 4746–4763
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3923-9
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/0787575e-5e01-4c0b-9dae-3de8b6558a55/download
Breeding progress and preparedness for mass‐scale deployment of perennial lignocellulosic biomass crops switchgrass, miscanthus, willow and poplar
2019 - Published
Clifton-Brown, J., Harfouche, A., Casler, M. D., Jones, H. D., Macalpine, W. J., Murphy-Bokern, D., Smart, L. B., Adler, A., Ashman, C., Awty-Carroll, D., Bastien, C., Bopper, S., Botnari, V., Brancourt-Hulmel, M., Chen, Z., Clark, L. V., Cosentino, S., Dalton, S., Davey, C., Dolstra, O., Donnison, I., Flavell, R., Greef, J., Hanley, S., Hastings, A., Hertzberg, M., Hsu, T., Huang, L., Iurato, A., Jensen, E., Jin, X., Jørgensen, U., Kiesel, A., Kim, D., Liu, J., McCalmont, J. P., McMahon, B. G., Mos, M., Robson, P., Sacks, E. J., Sandu, A., Scalici, G., Schwarz, K., Scordia, D., Shafiei, R., Shield, I., Slavov, G., Stanton, B. J., Swaminathan, K., Taylor, G., Torres, A. F., Trindade, L. M., Tschaplinski, T., Tuskan, J., Yamada, T., Yeon Yu, C., -Fs Zalesny, R., Zong, J., Lewandowski, I.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 118-151
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12566
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/6b3c20b7-efc1-414b-9dce-34f3c9d6681e/download
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/6343167e-d6e5-4e8d-a60a-af92bec31344/download
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
Biomass gasification of hybrid seed Miscanthus in Glasgow’s downdraft gasifier testbed system
2019 - Published
Kamble, P., Khan, Z., Farooq, M., McCalmont, J., Donnison, I., Watson, I.
Energy Procedia, vol. 158, pp. 1174-1181
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.303
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/213e9e74-9675-4795-9b05-e46f5761fcda/download
Soil nitrous oxide flux following land-use reversion from Miscanthus and SRC willow to perennial ryegrass
2018 - Published
McCalmont, J., Rowe, R. L., Elias, D., Whitaker, J., McNamara, N. P., Donnison, I.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 10, no. 12, pp. 914-929
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12541
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/0c13a15f-d518-4266-9984-dc2edd84b0ef/download
Evapotranspiration model comparison and an estimate of field scale Miscanthus canopy precipitation interception
2018 - Published
Holder, A. J., McCalmont, J., McNamara, N. P., Rowe, R. L., Donnison, I. S.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 353-366
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12503
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/a21d88e5-daad-4002-bec4-cb849da3fa02/download
Consensus, uncertainties and challenges for perennial bioenergy crops and land use
2018 - Published
Whitaker, J., Field, J. L., Bernacchi, C. J., Cerri, C. E. P., Ceulemans, R., Davies, C. A., Delucia, E. H., Donnison, I. S., McCalmont, J. P., Paustian, K., Rowe, R. L., Smith, P., Thornley, P., Mcnamara, N. P.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 150-164
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12488
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/25d5cc6e-ca20-410f-b30c-da4e418722d2/download
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Economic and Environmental Assessment of Seed and Rhizome Propagated Miscanthus in the UK
2017 - Published
Hastings, A. F. S. J., Mos, M., Yesufu, J. A., McCalmont, J., Schwarz, K., Shafiei, R., Ashman, C., Nunn, C., Schüle, H., Cosentino, S., Scalici, G., Scordia, D., Wagner, M., Clifton-Brown, J. C.
Frontiers in plant science, vol. 8, 1058
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01058
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/0e24017b-49a8-4b76-9695-5501ab5c91a7/download
An Operational In Situ Soil Moisture & Soil Temperature Monitoring Network for West Wales, UK: The WSMN Network
2017 - Published
Petropoulos, G. P., McCalmont, J.
Sensors, vol. 17, no. 7, 1481
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s17071481
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/76276e57-acee-4614-af90-353d4fbfd489/download
Establishment, growth and yield potential of the perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus on degraded coal mine soils
2017 - Published
Jeżowski, S., Mos, M., Buckby, S., Cerazy, J., Owczarzak, W., Mocek, A., Kaczmarek, Z., McCalmont, J.
Frontiers in plant science, vol. 8, 726
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.00726
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/8a352b56-8dbf-4825-a997-b14d3c7e02b8/download
- [ONLINE] http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.00726/full
Relationships between soil parameters and physiological status of Miscanthus x giganteus cultivated on soil contaminated with trace elements under NPK fertilisation vs. microbial inoculation
2017 - Published
Pogrzeba, M., Rusinowski, S., Sitko, K., Krzyżak, J., Skalska, A., Małkowski, E., Ciszek, D., Werle, S., McCalmont, J., Mos, M., Kalaji, H.
Environmental Pollution, vol. 225, pp. 163-174
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.03.058
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Environmental influences on the growing season duration and ripening of diverse Miscanthus germplasm grown in six countries
2017 - Published
Nunn, C., Hastings, A. F. S. J., Kalinina, O., Özgüven, M., Schüle, H., Tarakanov, I. G., Van Der Weijde, T., Anisimov, A. A., Iqbal, Y., Kiesel, A., Khokhlov, N. F., McCalmont, J. P., Meyer, H., Mos, M., Trindade, L. M., Lewandowski, I., Clifton-Brown, J. C., Mastrorilli, M. (ed.)
Frontiers in plant science, vol. 8, pp. 1-14
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.00907
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/57fed8a3-736f-4216-b988-5739f4290c69/download
- [ONLINE] http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.00907/full
Partitioning of ecosystem respiration of CO2 released during land-use transition from temperate agricultural grassland to Miscanthus × giganteus
2017 - Published
McCalmont, J., McNamara, N., Donnison, I., Farrar, K., Clifton-Brown, J.
GCB Bioenergy, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 710-724
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12380
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/834bfba0-1008-4817-bc2d-444b584414d2/download
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Environmental costs and benefits of growing Miscanthus for bioenergy in the UK
2017 - Published
McCalmont, J., Hastings, A., McNamara, N. P., Richter, G. M., Robson, P., Donnison, I. S., Clifton-Brown, J.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 489-507
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12294
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/abcbe7ea-a0fa-4339-abd1-ea39b534f604/download
Development of Miscanthus as a Bioenergy Crop
2017 - Published
Clifton-Brown, J., McCalmont, J., Hastings, A.
Biofuels and Bioenergy. Love, J., Bryant, J. A. (eds.). John Wiley & Sons Ltd., pp. 119-131, 13 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118350553.ch7
The Impact of Biomass Feedstock Composition and Pre-treatments on Tar Formation during Biomass Gasification
2017 - Published
Corton, J., Paula, B., Khan, Z., McCalmont, J., Yu, X., Fletcher, G., Croxton, S., Sharp, J., Paul, M., Watson I., I., Donnison, I.
Advances in Biofeedstocks and Biofuels: Biofeedstocks and Their Processing, I. Singh, L. K., Chaudhary, G. (eds.). Wiley
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119117322.ch2
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
An interyear comparison of CO2 flux and carbon budget at a commercial-scale land-use transition from semi-improved grassland to Miscanthus x giganteus
2017 - Published
McCalmont, J., McNamara, N., Donnison, I., Farrar, K., Clifton-Brown, J.
GCB Bioenergy, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 229-245
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12323
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/99831e1a-cc73-49fa-9995-334f6eef0085/download
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Progress in upscaling Miscanthus biomass production for the European bio-economy with seed-based hybrids
2017 - Published
Clifton-Brown, J., Hastings, A. F. S. J., Mos, M., McCalmont, J. P., Ashman, C., Awty-Carroll, D., Cerazy, J., Chiang, Y., Cosentino, S., Cracroft-Eley, W., Scurlock, J., Donnison, I. S., Glover, C., Gołąb, I., Greef, J. M., Gwyn, J., Harding, G., Hayes, C., Helios, W., Hsu, T., Huang, L. S., Jeżowski, S., Kim, D., Kiesel, A., Kotecki, A., Krzyzak, J., Lewandowski, I., Lim, S. H., Liu, J., Loosely, M., Meyer, H., Murphy-Bokern, D., Nelson, W., Pogrzeba, M., Robinson, G., Robson, P., Rogers, C., Scalici, G., Schuele, H., Shafiei, R., Shevchuk, O., Schwarz, K., Squance, M., Swaller, T., Thornton, J., Truckses, T., Botnari, V., Vizir, I., Wagner, M., Warren, R., Webster, R., Yamada, T., Youell, S., Xi, Q., Zong, J., Flavell, R.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 6-17
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12357
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/2fb4c440-912e-4454-95aa-337a5ae1c654/download
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Heavy Metal Uptake by Novel Miscanthus Seed-Based Hybrids Cultivated in Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil
2017 - Published
Krzyzak, J., Pogrzeba, M., Rusinowski, S., Clifton-Brown, J. C., McCalmont, J., Kiesel, A., Mangold, A., Mos, M.
Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 121-132
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ceer-2017-0040
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/b288ea8b-3b48-417c-8858-8f7e5e67c5c0/download
Simulation of greenhouse gases following land-use change to bioenergy crops using the ECOSSE model: a comparison between site measurements and model predictions
2016 - Published
Dondini, M., Richards, M. I. A., Pogson, M., McCalmont, J., Drewer, J., Marshall, R., Morrison, R., Yamulki, S., Harris, Z. M., Alberti, G., Siebicke, L., Taylor, G., Perks, M., Finch, J., McNamara, N. P., Smith, J. U., Smith, P.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 925-940
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12298
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/65b20da5-1dc2-41ce-9d70-712f3e85aed9/download
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Appraising the capability of a land biosphere model as a tool in modelling land surface interactions: results from its validation at selected European ecosystems
2015 - Published
North, M. R., Petropoulos, G. P., McCalmont, J., Ireland, G.
Working Papers: Preprint Papers
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/esdd-6-217-2015

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Measured and modelled effect of land‐use change from temperate grassland to Miscanthus on soil carbon stocks after 12 years

Soil N2 O emissions with different reduced tillage methods during the establishment of Miscanthus in temperate grassland

How autochthonous microorganisms influence physiological status of Zea mays L. cultivated on heavy metal contaminated soils?

Breeding progress and preparedness for mass‐scale deployment of perennial lignocellulosic biomass crops switchgrass, miscanthus, willow and poplar

Biomass gasification of hybrid seed Miscanthus in Glasgow’s downdraft gasifier testbed system

Soil nitrous oxide flux following land-use reversion from Miscanthus and SRC willow to perennial ryegrass

Evapotranspiration model comparison and an estimate of field scale Miscanthus canopy precipitation interception

Consensus, uncertainties and challenges for perennial bioenergy crops and land use

Economic and Environmental Assessment of Seed and Rhizome Propagated Miscanthus in the UK

An Operational In Situ Soil Moisture & Soil Temperature Monitoring Network for West Wales, UK: The WSMN Network

Establishment, growth and yield potential of the perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus on degraded coal mine soils

Relationships between soil parameters and physiological status of Miscanthus x giganteus cultivated on soil contaminated with trace elements under NPK fertilisation vs. microbial inoculation

Environmental influences on the growing season duration and ripening of diverse Miscanthus germplasm grown in six countries

Partitioning of ecosystem respiration of CO2 released during land-use transition from temperate agricultural grassland to Miscanthus × giganteus

Environmental costs and benefits of growing Miscanthus for bioenergy in the UK

Development of Miscanthus as a Bioenergy Crop

The Impact of Biomass Feedstock Composition and Pre-treatments on Tar Formation during Biomass Gasification

An interyear comparison of CO2 flux and carbon budget at a commercial-scale land-use transition from semi-improved grassland to Miscanthus x giganteus

Progress in upscaling Miscanthus biomass production for the European bio-economy with seed-based hybrids

Heavy Metal Uptake by Novel Miscanthus Seed-Based Hybrids Cultivated in Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil

Simulation of greenhouse gases following land-use change to bioenergy crops using the ECOSSE model: a comparison between site measurements and model predictions

Appraising the capability of a land biosphere model as a tool in modelling land surface interactions: results from its validation at selected European ecosystems

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