Advanced Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- mabdalla@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Biological Sciences
Biography
After obtaining my MSc degree, in crop production ecology, from Wageningen University, the Netherlands I moved to Ireland where I got a PhD degree in plant ecophysiology and biogeochemistry from Trinity College Dublin, Botany department then, joined the department as a postdoc. I moved to the University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences to work as a research fellow/modeller in 2012. I have been working/collaborating on different national, European and international projects to conduct interdisciplinary research studies/modelling on greenhouse gas emissions from soil, carbon and N biogeochemistry, land-use change, sustainability and climate change mitigation and adaptation. I have extensive experiences in measuring, monitoring, accounting, reporting and modelling greenhouse gas emissions, soil carbon sequestration, climate change mitigation and adaptation, land-use planning and nutrient management to achieve agricultural sustainability.
- Research
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Research Overview
My research interests include process based biogeochemical modeling, global change impacts on ecosystems, agricultural strategies to mitigate climate change, and agricultural sustainability.
Collaborations
I am collaborating with the Greenhouse gas Reseach groups in Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and Teagasc in Ireland.
Supervision
I am currently open to considering PhDs in Environmental Modelling. Feel free to reach out if you’d like to discuss your research ideas in more detail.
I also have three PhD proposals available for adoption:
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Modelling Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Scottish Agriculture: Implications for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.
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Optimizing Winter Cereal Crop Efficiency and Water Conservation in Scotland's Ever-Changing Climate.
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Enhancing Waste Management and Recycling Systems through Machine Learning.
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- Publications
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Enhancing photosynthetic traits and source-sink relationships through organic fertilizer substitution to improve maize radiation use efficiency and yield stability under reduced irrigation
Field Crops Research, vol. 347, 110641Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGreen manuring promotes grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency of spring wheat under chemical nitrogen reduction by enhancing plant nitrogen uptake and soil nitrogen supply
Field Crops Research, vol. 347, 110647Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA review of mechanisms underlying soil carbon sequestration and enhancement strategies via diversified planting and green manure integration
Farming System, vol. 4, no. 4, 100235Contributions to Journals: Review articlesDiversifying cropping with vetch enhances agroecosystem services under reduced nitrogen supply: Insights from field measurements and modeling evidence
Agricultural Systems, vol. 238, 104892Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWater Table and Vegetation Shape Peatland CO2 and CH4 Fluxes With Water Table Modulating Temperature Sensitivity
Global Change Biology, vol. 32, no. 10, e71129Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIntegrated water–carbon management reshapes trade-offs among greenhouse gas emissions, productivity, and economic returns in rice systems
Agricultural Systems, vol. 240, 104991Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAdvances in Grassland Productivity and Sustainability—3rd Edition
AgronomyContributions to Journals: Special IssuesEffects of internal and external coastal wetland conversions on soil organic carbon in China
Environmental impact assessment review, vol. 123, no. Part A, 108726Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCarbon Dots in Soil and the Rhizosphere: Environmental Transformations, Biogeochemical Trade-offs and Ecological Risks
Environmental Science: NanoContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d6en00515b
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The Fragile Sink: Reconceptualizing Soil Carbon Stabilization and Its Vulnerability Under Global Change
Global Change Biology, vol. 32, no. 8, e71071Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIntegrating intercropping and straw returning increases wheat grain yield: Integrating intercropping and straw returning increases wheat grain yield
The Crop JournalContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2026.05.015
Synergistic effects of green manure and biochar for a win-win in nitrogen reduction and soil health: insights from multiple assessment frameworks
Biochar, vol. 8, 123Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-026-00638-4
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Mechanisms and regulatory pathways for increasing water and nitrogen use efficiencies by crop diversification: a review
Agricultural Water Management, vol. 332, 110477Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSoil Health for Food Security: Driving the Green Revolution 2.0
Springer, ChamBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] Book at publisher's website
Synergizing wheat yield stability and grain quality through long-term green manure incorporation with chemical nitrogen fertilization
The Crop JournalContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2026.05.001
Multi-year green manuring increases wheat yield and nitrogen utilization efficiency: Insights into soil microorganisms and metabolites mediated available nitrogen supply
Geoderma, vol. 469, 117796Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGlobal peatland carbon pool sizes: current estimates, uncertainties, and future research directions
Global Change Biology, vol. 32, no. 4, e70882Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMultiple cropping green manure after wheat harvest shortens soil restoration time for rotated Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit
Applied Soil Ecology, vol. 220, 106860Contributions to Journals: ArticlesConservation and Restoration Can Offset over Half of the Carbon Emissions from Wetland Conversion in China
Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 60, no. 10, pp. 7827-7835Contributions to Journals: ArticlesQuantifying the mitigation potential of greenhouse gas emissions from paddy fields under optimal irrigation and carbon management in the Lake Tai region
Agricultural Systems, vol. 233, 104646Contributions to Journals: ArticlesApplication of the ECOSSE- Model to Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) from a Scottish Grassland
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsBoosting maize yield under water reduction: synergistic effects of increased planting density and sustained nitrogen input on photo–physiological characteristics
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, vol. 24, 102461Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDynamics of Methane Flux in Permafrost-Affected Wetlands: A Meta-Analysis of Permafrost Continuity Effects and Hydrological Controls
Environmental Pollution, vol. 385, 127040Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMapping evidence on agroforestry’s role in biodiversity and climate change mitigation and adaptation in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic map
Juno Reports, vol. 2, no. 1, 0004Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMetagenomic insights into the influence of soil microbiome on greenhouse gas emissions from paddy fields under varying irrigation and fertilisation regimes
Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 393, 127129Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127129