[HTML][HTML] Synergy of eco-innovation with on-farm practices enhances circularity beyond conventional nutrient recovery framework

K Praveen, S Abinandan, K Venkateswarlu… - Resources …, 2024 - Elsevier
The escalating challenges of resource scarcity and environmental degradation in
agroecosystems necessitate innovative strategies for sustainable nutrient management. This …

A review of the development and implementation of the critical source area concept: A reflection of Andrew Sharpley's role in improving water quality

R McDowell, PJA Kleinman, P Haygarth… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Critical source areas (CSAs) are small areas of a field, farm, or catchment that account for
most contaminant loss by having both a high contaminant availability and transport potential …

Phosphorus in farm roadway substrates: contrasting spatial and temporal patterns in dairy and beef farms

LS Sifundza, JG Murnane, K Daly… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The mobilisation and impact of roadway runoff on dairy farms has been established as a sub-
component of the nutrient transfer continuum. It is acknowledged that fresh nutrient sources …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing phosphorus losses from agricultural land to surface water

RW McDowell, PM Haygarth - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Enrichment of surface waters with phosphorus (P) leads to algal growth and
eutrophication.•About 27% of agricultural land exceeds optimal soil P levels, posing a risk of …

[HTML][HTML] Protecting and restoring freshwater biodiversity across urban areas in Aotearoa New Zealand: Citizens' reporting of pollution in stormwater drains and …

LJ McLeod, DW Hine, TL Milfont, Z Dorner… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urbanization poses numerous challenges to freshwater biodiversity. This paper describes
two studies with the joint aim of demonstrating the benefits of applying a systematic …

Difficulties in using land use pressure and soil quality indicators to predict water quality

RW McDowell, SJ McNeill, JJ Drewry, R Law… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Intensive agriculture can impair river water quality. Soil quality monitoring has been used to
measure the effect of land use intensification on water quality at a point and field scales but …

[HTML][HTML] Linking land value to indicators of soil quality and land use pressure

JJ Drewry, SJ McNeill, RW McDowell, R Law… - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil quality is used to assess the soil's ability to maintain ecological and environmental
quality as well as agricultural productivity. A unique indicator associated with land use …

Assessing the eco-efficiency of milk production systems using water-energy-labor-food nexus

X Du, H Yang, J Gui, Q Wang, Y Liu, H Li… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Globally, massive resource inputs and undesired outputs hindered the further development
of the dairy industry. This study proposed a method applying data envelopment analysis to …

[HTML][HTML] A 10-year evaluation of management practices and nutrient losses from dairy farms in New Zealand–Trends and drivers

KA Macintosh, RW McDowell, CXO Thiange - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2025 - Elsevier
Good management practices (GMPs) on dairy farms have been shown to reduce
contaminant losses and improve water quality. Few national long-term datasets exist …

[HTML][HTML] Optimising sampling frequency for change detection of variables in lake monitoring programs

R Patil, D Hamilton, O Ausseil, M Kittridge… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
A lake monitoring regime optimised to detect natural and anthropogenic variations in water
quality is critical for supporting and understanding the impact of lake restoration actions. It …