Dr Mohamed Abdalla | The University of Aberdeen

Dr Mohamed Abdalla

Advanced Research Fellow

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

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:

Modelling Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Scottish Agriculture: Implications for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.
Optimizing Winter Cereal Crop Efficiency and Water Conservation in Scotland's Ever-Changing Climate.
Enhancing Waste Management and Recycling Systems through Machine Learning.

Publications

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Biography

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Collaborations

Supervision

Dynamics of Methane Flux in Permafrost-Affected Wetlands: A Meta-Analysis of Permafrost Continuity Effects and Hydrological Controls

Metagenomic insights into the influence of soil microbiome on greenhouse gas emissions from paddy fields under varying irrigation and fertilisation regimes

Persistent vegetation greening trends across China’s wetlands

Assessing the Sustainability of Miscanthus and Willow as Global Bioenergy Crops: Current and Future Climate Conditions (Part 2)

Optimizing biochar application rate and predicting of climate change impacts on net greenhouse gas emissions in paddy systems using DNDC-BC model

Assessing the Sustainability of Miscanthus and Willow as Global Bioenergy Crops: Current and Future Climate Conditions (Part 1)

Assessing the Sustainability of Miscanthus and Willow as Global Bioenergy Crops Under Current and Future Climate Conditions- 1

A systematic analysis and review of soil organic carbon stocks in urban greenspaces

Intensified river salinization alters nitrogen-cycling microbial communities in arid and semi-arid regions of China

On the adjusted N2O emission factor in dry subhumid, semiarid, and arid regions

Towards an integrated view on microbial CH4, N2O and N2 cycles in brackish coastal marsh soils: a comparative analysis of two sites

Global cropland nitrous oxide emissions in fallow period are comparable to growing-season emissions

Unveiling Innovations in Grasslands Productivity and Sustainability

Evaluation of the ECOSSE Model for Estimating Soil Respiration from Eight European Permanent Grassland Sites

Simulating soil salinity dynamics, cotton yield and evapotranspiration under drip irrigation by ensemble machine learning

The role of grassland for erosion and flood mitigation in Europe: A meta-analysis

An Overview of Permanent Grassland Grazing Management Practices and the Impacts on Principal Soil Quality Indicators

Development of DNDC-BC model to estimate greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddy fields under combination of biochar and controlled irrigation management.

Predicting Long-Term Effects of Alternative Management Practices in Conventional and Organic Agricultural Systems on Soil Carbon Stocks Using the DayCent Model

Modelling methane emissions and grain yields for a double-rice system in Southern China with DAYCENT and DNDC models

Factsheet: Liming grassland soils

Predicted Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Climate × Management Interactions in Temperate Grassland

Agroecology – a Rapid Evidence Review: Report prepared for the Committee on Climate Change

Soil Carbon Sequestration and Biochar

Impacts of crop type, management and soil quality indicators on background nitrous oxide emissions (BNE) from Chinese croplands: a quantitative review and analysis

Does liming grasslands increase biomass production without causing negative impacts on net greenhouse gas emissions?

Permanent grasslands in Europe: Land use change and intensification decrease their multifunctionality

Does liming grasslands increase biomass productivity without causing detrimental impacts on net greenhouse gas emissions?

Evaluation of the DNDC Model to Estimate Soil Parameters, Crop Yield and Nitrous Oxide Emissions for Alternative Long-Term Multi-Cropping Systems in the North China Plain

Can cropland management practices lower net greenhouse emissions without compromising yield?

A systematic analysis and review of the impacts of afforestation on soil quality indicators as modified by climate zone, forest type and age

Ensemble modelling, uncertainty and robust predictions of organic carbon in long-term bare-fallow soils

Global Research Alliance N2O chamber methodology guidelines: Summary of modeling approaches

Calibration and validation of the DNDC model to estimate nitrous oxide emissions and crop productivity for a summer maize-winter wheat double cropping system in Hebei, China

Measurement of N2O emissions over the whole year is necessary for estimating reliable emission factors

A review of the impacts of land use change, climate zone, forest type and age on soil organic carbon and other soil quality indicators following afforestation

A critical review of the impacts of cover crops on nitrogen leaching, net greenhouse gas balance and crop productivity

Carbon storage and greenhouse gas emissions of permanent grasslands in Europe

Evaluation of four modelling approaches to estimate nitrous oxide emissions in China's cropland

Scaling Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions to the National Level

Carbon storage and greenhouse gas emissions of permanent grasslands

Meta-analysis of the differences of soil nitrous oxide emission factors between whole years and growing seasons

Critical review of the impacts of grazing intensity on soil organic carbon storage and other soil quality indicators in extensively managed grasslands

Projecting soil under future climate and land use scenarios (Modelling)

Glastir Monitoring Evaluation Programme. Final report

C-MIP: An international model inter-comparison simulating organic carbon dynamics in bare fallow soils

Estimating the effect of nitrogen fertilizer on the greenhouse gas balance of soils in Wales under current and future climate

Emissions of methane from northern peatlands: a review of management impacts and implications for future management options

Evaluation of Parametric Limitations in Simulating Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Irish Arable Soils Using Three Process-Based Models

Climate and soil functions: impacts on Soil processes and properties and future implications in the UK – a review

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Working Papers

On the adjusted N₂O emission factor in dry subhumid, semiarid, and arid regions

Global Research Alliance N₂O chamber methodology guidelines: Summary of modeling approaches