Research
Zisis’ research interests comprise:
- Soil-water relationships and soil hydrological pathways’ influence on river flows and chemistry at a catchment scale.
- Digital Soil Mapping (DSM) techniques for predictive spatial modelling of soil properties and functions.
- Spatial decision support systems for environmental modelling.
- Climate change impacts on Natural Capital (habitats, soils, waters), including wildfire danger and risk.
Past research
Zisis has previously worked in the James Hutton Institute as a Macaulay Development Trust (MDT) Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2016-2019) in coupling Digital Soil Mapping with hydropedology by developing and applying DSM techniques for spatial predictive modelling of soil hydrological properties and functions.
Publications
The following Publications have not yet been migrated to the James Hutton Institute's Pure service and relate to the research outputs from the two legacy organisations: The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and The Scottish Crop Research Institute.
Journals
Prior to appointment
- Gagkas, Z.; Heal, K.V.; Vieno, M.; Nisbet, T.; Stuart, N. (2011) Assessing the effect of broadleaf woodland expansion on acidic dry deposition and streamwater acidification., Forest Ecology and Management, 262, 1434-1442.
- Gagkas, Z.; Heal, K.; Nisbet, T.; Stuart, N. (2010) Comparison of different critical load approaches for assessing streamwater acid-sensitivity to broadleaf woodland expansion., Science of the Total Environment, 408, 1235-1244.
- Gagkas, Z.; Heal, K.; Stuart, N.; Nisbet, T. (2008) Effects of broadleaf woodland cover on streamwater chemistry and risk assessments of streamwater acidification in acid-sensitive catchments in the UK., Environmental Pollution, 154, 232-240.
