Alessandro Gimona

Publications

Journals

• Ovando, P.; Castellazzi, M.; Baggio-Compagnucci, A.; Hewitt, R.J.; Gimona, A. (2025) Feasibility of woodland expansion for carbon offsetting in Scotland revisited, Forest Policy and Economics, 174, 103481.
• Glendell, M.; Hare, M.; Waylen, K.A.; Adams, K.; Boucher, J.L.; Gagkas, Z.; Gimona, A.; Martino, S.; Matthews, K.B.; Polhill, J.G. (2025) Systems thinking and modelling to support transformative change: key lessons from inter-disciplinary analysis of socio-ecological systems in applied land systems research, Discover Sustainability, 6, 231
• Minasny, B.; Adetsu, D.V.; Aitkenhead, M.; Artz, R.; Baggaley, N.; Barthelmes, A.; Beucher, A.; Caron, J.; Conchedda, G.; Connolly, J.; Deragon, R.; Evans, C.; Fadnes, D.; Gagkas, Z.; Gilet, L.; Gimona, A.; Glatzel, S.; Greve, M.H.; Habib, W.; Hergoulac’h, K.; Hermansen, C.; Kidd, D.B.; Koganti, T.; Kopansky, D.; Large, D.J.; Larmola, T.; Lilly, A.; Liu, H.; Marcus, M.; Middleton, M.; Morrison, K.; Petersen, R.J.; Quaife, T.; Rochefort, L.; Rudiyanto; Toca, L.; Tubiello, F.N.; Weber, P.L.; Weldon, S.; Widyatmanti, W.; Williamson, J.; Zak, D. (2024) Mapping and monitoring peatland conditions from global to field scale, Biogeochemistry, 167, 383-425
• Ball, J.; Gimona, A.; Cowie, N.; Hancock, M.; Klein, D.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Artz, R.R.E. (2023) Assessing the Potential of using Sentinel-1 and 2 or high-resolution aerial imagery data with Machine Learning and Data Science Techniques to Model Peatland Restoration Progress – a Northern Scotland case study, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 44(9), 2885-2911
• Toca, L.; Artz, R.; Smart, C.; Quaife, T.; Morrison, K.; Gimona, A.; Hughes, R.; Hancock, M.H.; Klein, D. (2023) Potential for Peatland Water Table Depth Monitoring Using Sentinel-1 SAR Backscatter: Case Study of Forsinard Flows, Scotland, UK, Remote Sensing, 15(7), Art. 1900
• Gimona, A.; McKeen, M.; Baggio, A.; Simonetti, E.; Poggio, L.; Pakeman, R.J. (2022) Complementary effects of biodiversity and ecosystem services on spatial targeting for agri-environment payments, Land Use Policy, 126, Art. 106532
• Toca, L.; Morrison, K.; Artz, R.; Gimona, A.; Quaife, T. (2022) High resolution C-band SAR backscatter response to peatland water table depth and soil moisture: a laboratory experiment, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 43(14), 5231-5251
• Baggio, A.; Ovando, P.; Hewitt, R.; Canullo, R.; Gimona, A. (2022) Barking up the wrong tree? Can forest expansion help meet climate goals?, Environmental Science & Policy, 136, 237-249
• Cerretelli, S.; Poggio, L.; Yakob, G.; Boke, S.; Habte, M.; Coull, M.; Peressotti, A.; Black, H.; Gimona, A. (2021) The advantages and limitations of global datasets to assess carbon stocks as proxy for land degradation in an Ethiopian case study, Geoderma, 399, Art. 115117
• Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Aalders, I.H.; Morrice, J.; Hough, R.L. (2020) Legacy data for 3D modelling of peat properties with uncertainty estimation in Dava bog – Scotland, Geoderma Regional, 22, art.00288
• Metzger, M.J.; Dick, J.; Gardner, A.; Bellamy, C.; Blackstock, K.L.; Brown, C.; Chisholm, R.; Cochrane, P.; Drewitt, J.; Gimona, A.; Hester, A.J.; Mathieson, S.; Nijnik, M.; McVittie, A.; Petr, M.; Smith, R.; Smith, M. (2019) Knowledge sharing, problem solving and professional development in a Scottish ecosystem services community of practice., Regional Environmental Change, 19, 2275-2286.
• Minasny, B.; Berglund, O.; Connolly, J.; Hedley, C.; de Vries, F.; Gimona, A.; Kempen, B.; Kidd, D.; Lilja, H.; Malone, B.; McBratney, A.; Roudier, P.; O’Rourke, S.; Rudiyanto.; Padarian, J.; Poggio, L.; ten Caten, A.; Thompson, D.; Tuve, C.; Widyatmanti, W. (2019) Digital mapping of peatlands – A critical review., Earth Science Reviews, 196, Article No. 102870.
• Poggio, L.; Lassauce, A.; Gimona, A. (2019) Modelling the extent of northern peat soil and its uncertainty with sentinel: Scotland as example of highly cloudy region., Geoderma, 346, 63-74.
• Artz, R.R.E.; Johnson, S.; Bruneau, P.; Britton, A.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Ross, L.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L. (2019) The potential for modelling peatland habitat condition in Scotland using long-term MODIS data., Science of the Total Environment, 660, 429-442.
• Polhill, J.G.; Ge, J.; Hare, M.; Matthews, K.B.; Gimona, A.; Salt, D.; Yeluripati, J. (2019) Crossing the chasm: A ‘tube-map’ for agent-based social simulation of policy scenarios in spatially-distributed systems., Geoinformatica, 23, 169-199.
• Spezia, L.; Friel, N.; Gimona, A. (2018) Spatial hidden Markov models and species distributions., Journal of Applied Statistics, 45, 1595-1615.
• Cerretelli, S.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Yakob, G.; Boked, S.; Habte, M.; Coull, M.C.; Peressotti, A.; Black, H.I.J. (2018) Spatial assessment of land degradation through key ecosystem services: the role of globally available data., Science of the Total Environment, 628-629, 539-555
• Poggio, L.; Simonetti, E.; Gimona, A. (2018) Enhancing the WorldClim data set for national and regional applications., Science of the Total Environment, 625, 1628-1643
• Brooker, R.W.; Brewer, M.; Britton, A.J.; Eastwood, A.J.; Ellis, C.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L.; Genney, D.R. (2018) Tiny niches and translocations: the challenge of identifying suitable recipient sites for small and immobile species., Journal of Applied Ecology, 55, 621-630.
• Minasny, B.; Arrouays, D.; McBratney, A.B.; Angers, D.A.; Chambers, A.; Chaplot, V.; Chen, Z-S.; Cheng, K.; Das, B.S.; Field, D.J.; Hedley, C.; Hong, S.Y.; Mandal, B.; Malone, B.P.; Marchant, B.P.; Martin, M.; McConkey, B.G.; Mulder, V.L.; O’Rourke, S.; Richer-de-Forges, A.C.; Odeh, I.; Padarian, J.; Paustian, K.; Pan, G.; Poggio, L.; Savin, I.; Stolbovoy, V.; Stockmann, U.; Sulaeman, Y.; Tsui, C.; Vagen, T.G.; van Wasemael, B.; Winowiecki, L. (2018) Rejoinder to Comments on Minasny et al., 2017 Soil carbon 4 per mille. Geoderma, 292, 59-86., Geoderma, 309, 124-129.
• Poggio, L.; Gimona, A. (2017) 3D mapping of soil texture in Scotland., Geoderma Regional, 9, 5-16.
• Minasny, B.; Malone, B.P.; McBratney, A.B.; Angers, D.A.; Arrouays, D.; Chambers, A.; Chaplot, V.; Chen, Z-S.; Cheng, K.; Das, B.S.; Field, D.J.; Gimona, A.; Hedley, C.B.; Hong, S.Y.; Mandal, B.; Marchant, B.P.; Martin, M.; McConkey, B.G.; Mulder, V.L.; O’Rourke, S.; Richer-de-Forges, A.; Odeh, I.; Padarian, J.; Paustian, K.; Pan, G.; Poggio, L.; Savin, I.; Stolbovoy, V.; Stockmann, U.; Sulaeman, Y.; Tsui, C.C.; Vågen, T-G.; van Wesemael, B.; Winowiecki, L. (2017) Soil carbon 4 per mille., Geoderma, 292, 59-86.
• Cervellini, M.; Fiorini, S.; Cavicchi, A.; Campetella, G.; Simonetti, E.; Chelli, S.; Canullo, R.; Gimona, A. (2017) Relationships between understory specialist species and local management practices in coppiced forests – evidence from the Italian Apennines., Forest Ecology and Management, 385, 35-45.
• Poggio, L.; Gimona, A. (2017) Assimilation of optical and radar remote sensing data in 3D mapping of soil properties over large areas., Science of the Total Environment, 579, 1094-1110.
• Verhagen, W.; Van Teeffelen, A.J.A.; Compagnucci, A.B.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Verburg, P.H. (2016) Effects of landscape configuration on mapping ecosystem service capacity: a review of evidence and a case study in Scotland., Landscape Ecology, 31, 1457-1479.
• Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Spezia, L.; Brewer, M.J. (2016) Bayesian spatial modelling of soil properties and their uncertainty: the example of soil organic matter in Scotland using R-INLA., Geoderma, 277, 69-82.
• Campetella, G.; Canullo, R.; Gimona, A.; Garadnai, J.; Chiarucci, A.; Giorgini, D.; Angelini, E.; Cervellini, M.; Chelli, S.; Bartha, S. (2016) Scale-dependent effects of coppicing on the species pool of late successional beech forests in the central Apennines, Italy., Applied Vegetation Science, 19, 474-485.
• Gonzalez, J.; Luque, S.; Poggio, L.; Smith, R.; Gimona, A. (2016) Spatial bayesian belief networks as a planning decision tool for mapping ecosystem services trade-offs on multifunctional forested landscapes., Environmental Research, 144, 15-26.
• Poggio, L.; Gimona, A. (2015) Downscaling and correction of regional climate models outputs with a hybrid geostatistical approach., Spatial Statistics, 14, 4-21.
• McCallum, H.M.; Park, K.J.; O’Brien, M.G.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L.; Wilson, J.D. (2015) Soil pH and organic matter content add explanatory power to Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus distribution models and suggest soil amendment as a conservation measure on upland farmland., Ibis, 157, 677-687.

Books / chapters

• Polhill, J.G.; Milazzo, L.; Dawson, T.; Gimona, A.; Parker, D. (2017) Lessons learned replicating the analysis of outputs from a social simulation of biodiversity incentivisation., In: Jager, W., Verbrugge R., Flache A., de Roo G., Hoogduin L. & Hemelrijk C. (eds.) Advances in Social Simulation 2015. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 528. Springer, Cham., 355-365.
• Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Spezia, L.; Brewer, M. (2016) Example of bayesian uncertainty for digital soil mapping., In: Zhang, G.L., Brus, D., Liu, F., Song, X.D. and Lagacherie, P. (eds.). Digital Soil Mapping Across Paradigms, Scales and Boundaries. Springer Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Singapore, pp181-193.
• Baggaley, N.J.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Lilly, A. (2016) Comparison of traditional and geostatistical methods to estimate and map the carbon content of Scottish soils., In: Zhang, G.L., Brus, D., Liu, F., Song, X.D. and Lagacherie, P. (eds.). Digital Soil Mapping Across Paradigms, Scales and Boundaries. Springer Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Singapore, pp103-111.
• Brooker, R.; Eastwood, A.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L.; Genney, D.; Ellis, C.; Brewer, M.I. (2016) Opportunities for translocating mountain species., In: Irvine, R.J. (ed.) Biodiversity and Upland Management. The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, Chapter 11, pp24-25.
• Gimona, A.; Baggio Compagnucci, A.; Donnelly, D.; Irvine, R.J. (2016) Aberdeenshire Regional Land Use Pilot: A web-based spatial tool to support land use decision making., In: Brooker, R., Hester, A. & Pakeman, R. (eds.). Ecosystem Services. The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, pp16-17.
• Gimona, A.; Baggio Compagnucci, A.; Poggio, L.; Castellazzi, M.; Brooker, R.; Pakeman, R.J. (2016) Modelling and mapping key ecosystem services., In: Brooker, R., Hester, A. & Pakeman, R.J. (eds.). Ecosystem Services. The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, pp8-9.
• Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Brown, I.; Castellazzi, M.; Aalders, I.H. (2013) Changes in land use capability and impacts on ecosystem functions., In: Hepperle, E., Dixon-Gough, R., Maliene, V., Mansberger, R., Paulsson, J. & Podor, A. (eds.). Land Management: Potential, Problems and Stumbling Blocks. VDF Hochschulverlag AG, Zurich, pp141-150.
• Brown, I.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.S. (2011) Land capability classification to plan for a changing climate., In: Toth, G. & Nemeth, T. (eds.). Land Quality and Land Use Information – in the European Union. EUR – Scientific and Technical Research Series, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, pp289-296. ISBN 978-92-79-17601-2
• Gimona, A.; Polhill, J.G.; Davies, B.B. (2011) Sinks, sustainability and conservation incentives., In: Sources, Sinks and Sustainability (eds. Liu, J., Hull, V., Morzillo, A., and Wiens, J). Cambridge University Press, Chapter 8, pp155-178.
• Gimona, A. (2008) Rook., In: Birds of Scotland: A comprehensive and authoritative work guide to all Scottish species. SOC.
• Gimona, A.; Geddes, A.; Elston, D.A. (2000) Localised areal disaggregation for linking agricultural census data to remotely sensed land cover data., In: Innovations in GIS: GIS and Geocomputation, 7, pp205-218.

Technical / contract reports

• Tavana, M.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Castellazzi, M.; Gimona, A.; Rivington, M.; Miller, D.; Matthews, K. (2024) Adding Farm Structure to Land Use Change: An example with specialist dairying, Online – Story Map
• Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Rivington, M.; Matthews, K. (2023) Modelling Scenarios of Land Use Change the approach so far,
• Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.; Matthews, K. (2023) Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31) Milestone 17 – Ecosystem Services Mapping, Project Milestone (M17), p8. Unpublished.
• Castellazzi, M.; Gimona, A.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.; Matthews, K. (2023) Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31) Milestone 21 – Adding Farm Structure Data to Land Use Change Modelling, Project Milestone (M21), p8, Unpublished.
• Gagkas, Z.; Rivington, M.; Glendell, M.; Gimona, A.; Martino, S. (2023) Fire Danger Assessment of Scotish Habitat Types Deliverable 23b for the Project D52 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Capital, Technical report for JHI-D5-2 project.
• Rivington, M.; Jabloun, M.; Gimona, A.; Martino, S.; Aitkenhead, M.; Glendell, M.; Gagkas, Z. (2023) Climate Extremes in Scotland. Deliverable D2.1b for the Project D5-2 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Capital, Zenodo, 10.5281/zenodo.7699842.
• Artz, R.R.E; Coyle, M.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Cooksley, S.; Gimona, A.; Pakeman, R.; Hare, M. (2023) A Working Paper Scoping a National Peatland Monitoring Framework, ClimateXChange Scotland website.
• Rivington, M.; Matthews, K.; Gimona, A.; Boucher, J. (2023) Putting Scotland in the context of global Shared Socioeconomic Pathways to inform Land Use Transformations for Net Zero and Resilience C3 Land Use Transformations Milestone M13 Shared Socioeconomic Pathway Scenario Analysis, Milestone report submitted to RESAS.
• Gagkas, Z.; Rivington, M.; Pakeman, R.; Aitkenhead, M.; Gimona, A. (2023) Habitat Data layer for Natural Capital assessments Deliverable 23a for the Project D52 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Capital , RESAS deliverable.
• Rivington, M.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Miller, D.; Tavana, M.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Matthews, K. (2022) Land Use Transformations How land use change in Scotland can contribute to the delivery of net zero, climate adaptation and other environmental objectives, Story map, Land Use Transformations website
• Rivington, M.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Udugbezi, E. (2022) C5 Large Scale Modelling Milestone M31 Data Requirements for Work Package 3, James Hutton Institute.
• Matthews, K.; Blackstock, K.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Sutherland, L.; Juárez-Bourke, A.; Creaney, R.; Martinat, S.; Nicholson, H.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Wilkins, B.; Aitkenhead, M.; Coull, M.; Parker, T.; Rivington, M.; Udugbezi, E. (2022) State-of-Play Reference Document for Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31), Project Milestone Report Milestone 10, Online, 21pp.
• Aitkenhead, M.; Gagkas, Z.; Pakeman, R.; Nijnik, M.; Gimona, A.; Glendell, M.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; McKeen, M.; Donnelly, D.; Jabloun, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L.; Salt, D.; Sideris, K.; Udugbezi, E. (2022) D52 Deliverable D11 Risk and Opportunities Assessment Framework Scope, Concepts and Structure, Technical report submitted to RESAS.
• Gimona, A. (2022) A narrative about the potential interacting impacts of insufficient climate change mitigation, 1.4.2 web site
• Kuhfuss, L.; Attalla, L.; Begg, G.; Hawes, C.; Gimona, A.; Lozada-Ellison, L.; Martinat, S.; McKeen, M.; Pakeman, R.; Roberts, M.; Zuta, A. (2022) Exploring alternative agrienvironmental payment schemes for arable land in Scotland, Online report
• Castellazzi, M.; Wilkins, B.; Gimona, A.; Hewitt, R. (2022) Preliminary comparison of the two land use scenarios NETZERO inspired & SSP3 inspired, Part of RESAS 1.4.2_WP4-Yr6-new14: Building back more sustainable landscapes.
• Gimona, A.; Wright, P.; Eastwood, A.; Gallego, A.; Hester, A.J. (2021) Ecological networks – connecting Scotland’s nature at the landscape scale., Report on NatureScot Website (NatureScot), 38pp.
• Castellazzi M.; Hewitt, R.; Gimona A. (2021) SSP1 & SSP5 land use scenarios (50 replicates, November 2020) to estimate 3 Habitats connectivity (Broadleaves, Moorland, Scot Pine) with the Lemmings tool., Part of RESAS O1.4.2ciiD29: Connectivity Analysis for Forests and Heather Habitats. (Powerpoint Summary).
• Castellazzi, M.; Baggio, A.; Gimona, A. (2021) Climate-friendly (inspired by NetZero) land use scenario for multi-benefits: assessing broadleaves connectivity with the Lemmings tool., Part of RESAS O1.4.2ciiD29: Connectivity Analysis for Forests and Heather Habitats. (PowerPoint Summary).
• Artz, R.R.E.; Ball, J.; Gimona, A. (2021) Peatland restoration: Modelling efficacy using earth observations., Research Note.
• Castellazzi, M.; Gimona, A. (2020) SLM-OptionsTool: Targeting land use change for multiple ecosystem services delivery, Report on the tool as Resas deliverable
• Allan, A.; Helliwell, R.C.; Hutton, C.; Hill, C.; Halliday, S.J.; Lyon, C.; Hornby, D.; Ahuja, S.; Akoumianaki, I.; Gimona, A.; Glendell, M.; Pohle, I.; Spray, C.; Waldock, I. (2019) Ramganga river health, Final report., Report to Scottish Government, 430pp.
• Rivington, M.; Spencer, M.; Gimona, A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Ball, J. (2019) Snow cover and climate change in the Cairngorms National Park: Summary assessment., ClimateXChange Website, December 2019, 31pp.
• Artz, R.R.E.; Ball, J.; Gimona, A.; Blake, D.; McBride, A. (2019) Access to peatland for restoration – physical limitations., ClimateXChange Report, 8pp.
• Gimona, A.; Baggio Compagnucci, A. (2019) Predicting the quality status of biological elements (Water Framework Directive) for surface water in Scotland using the output of InVEST models., Report for RESAS Objective 1.4.2cii, The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, 13pp.
• Hewitt, R. J.; Castellazzi, M.; Baggio Compagnucci, A.; Gimona, A. (2019) Development of a land use model for scenarios of future land use and ecosystem services in Scotland: First interim report., Technical Report.
• Gimona, A.; Baggio Compagnucci, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Hewitt, R. J. (2019) Modelling scenarios of land use change and assessing their consequences: the case of forest expansion., Interim technical report.
• Aitkenhead, M.; Waylen, K.A.; Compagnucci, A.; Rivington, M.; Gimona, A. (2019) Extreme climate change scenarios for Scotland: Workshop report., Report for SEFARI Gateway, 20pp.
• Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A. (2018) 3D digital soil mapping for Scottish soils using remote sensing., Internal Report for RESAS.
• Gimona, A.; Baggio Compagnucci, A.; Hewitt, R.; Castellazzi, M.; Poggio, L. (2018) Simulating the effect of linear features on nutrient and sediment export at the catchment scale., Report.

Conference papers

• Wang, C.; Gimona, A.; Miller, D.; Wilkinson, M.; Ovando, P.; Wilkins , B.; Jiang, Y. (2022) Bringing more exploration and interaction to scenario modeling and data visualisation through 3D GIS and Virtual Reality, 30th Annual Geographical Information Science Research UK (GISRUK), 5th – 8th April 2022, Liverpool, United Kingdom
• Wang, C.; Gimona, A.; Miller, D.; Wilkinson, M.; Ovando, P.; Wilkins , B.; Jiang, Y. (2022) Bringing more exploration and interaction to scenario modeling and data visualisation through 3D GIS and Virtual Reality, 30th Annual Geographical Information Science Research UK (GISRUK), 5th – 8th April 2022, Liverpool, United Kingdom
• Hester, A.J.; Artz, R.; Blackstock, K.; Gimona, A.; Matthews, K.; Waylen, K. (2021) Delivering multiple benefits: informing land use decision-making, Keynote Presentation: Challenging our Upland Futures Symposium, 7-8 October 2021, Perth, UK.
• Hare, M.P.; Gimona, A.; Polhill, J.G. (2020) Contingent diachronicity and biodiversity: lessons from an agent-based model simulating the impact of biodiversity offsetting policy in a complex socio-ecological system., 10th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, Brussels, Belgium, 14-18 September 2020, Session B2/B3.
• Poggio, L.; McLeod, J.; Castellazzi, M.; Compagnucci, A.; Gimona, A. (2018) Soil quality assessment in Scotland., 3rd Global Soil Security Conference, University of Sydney, Australia, 4-6 December 2018.
• Arrouays, D.; Minasny, B.; McBratney, A.B.; Grundy, M.; McKenzie, N.; Thompson, J.; Gimona, A.; Hong, S.Y.; Smith, S.; Hartemink, A.; Chen, S.; Martin, M.P.; Mulder, V.L.; Richer-de-Forges, A.C.; Odeh, I.; Padarian, J.; Lelyk, G.; Poggio, L.; Savin, I.; Stolbovoy, V.; Sulaeman, Y.; Nursyamsi, D.; Zhang, F.L.; Greve, M.H.; Libohova, Z.; Lagacherie, P.; Roudier, P.; Leenaars, J.G.B.; Heuvelink, G.B.M.; Montanarella, L.; Panagos, P.; Hempel, J. (2017) Globalsoilmap for soil organic carbon mapping and as a basis for global modeling., Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy, 21-23 March 2017. Proceedings of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon 2017.
• Aalders, I.H.; Gimona, A.; Baggio Compagnucci, A.; Atrtell, J.; Wolff, A.; Vlahos, G.; Balalzs, K. (2015) How to evaluate the impact of RDPs on water and soil quality – methodological challenges in multi-scale and multilevel context with data gaps., Association of American Geographers, AAG Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 21-25 April 2015.
• Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Spezia, L.; Brewer, M. (2014) Example of Bayesian uncertainty for digital soil mapping., The 6th Global Workshop on Digital Soil Mapping, Digital Soil Mapping Across Paradigms, Scales and Boundaries, Nanjing, China, 11-14 November 2014.
• Polhill, J.G.; Gimona, A. (2014) Using genetic algorithms to fit species and habitat parameters for modelling the effect of climate change on species distributions with stochastic patch occupancy models., 7th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software San Diego, California, USA, 15-19 June 2014.
• Poggio, L.; Alessandro, G. (2013) 3D modelling with spatial uncertainty of soil carbon in Scottish soils, GlobalSoilMap Conference 2013, Orleans, France, 7-9 October 2013.
• Lozada-Ellison, L.M.; Gimona, A. (2012) Cooperation and coordination for ecosystem services delivery., International Association of Landscape Ecology UK Conference, University of Edinburgh, 4-6 September 2012.
• Castellazzi, M.S.; Brown, I.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L. (2012) Exploring path-dependencies and spatial variability in landscape scale scenarios for ecosystem services assessments., International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs). Managing Resources of a Limited Planet, Sixth Biennial Meeting, Leipzig, Germany 1-5 July 2012, (eds. R. Spelt, A. A. Voinov, S. Lange, D. Bankamp).
• Castellazzi, M.S.; Brown, I.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A. (2012) Modelling land use change and its spatial variability for ecosystem services assessments., International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs). Managing Resources of a Limited Planet, Sixth Biennial Meeting, Leipzig, Germany 1-5 July 2012, (eds. R. Seppelt, A. A. Voinov, S. Lange, D. Bankamp).
• Gimona, A.; Poggio, L.; Aalders, I.H.; Aitkenhead, M.J. (2012) The impacts of TER image compression on classification of synthetic PROBA-V images., 32nd EARSeL Symposium “Advances in Geosciences”, Mykonos, Greece, May 2012.
• Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Brown, I.; Miller, D. (2012) Spatio-temporal characterisation of ecosystem functions based on macro-habitats., 6th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software (iEMSs), Leipzig, Germany, 1-5 July 2012.
• Lozada-Ellison, L.M.; Gimona, A.; Munoz-Rojas, J. (2012) From bottom to top and vice versa: Market-based and planning instruments to deliver environmental services., Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New York, USA, 24-28 February 2012.
• Lozada-Ellison, L.M.; Gimona, A.; Munoz-Rojas, J. (2012) Synergies and conflicts in the use of planning and market-based instruments for the implementation of forest networks., Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New York, USA, 24-28 February 2012.
• Munoz-Rojas, J.; Gimona, A.; Cortines-Garcia, F.; Gonzalez-Puente, M. (2012) Spatially addressing the potential conflicts and synergies on the cross-scale (and cross-level) management and planning of sustainable and multifunctional rural land-systems., Planet Under Pressure, London 2012, Excel, London, 25-29 March 2012. Governance across scales; innovative stewardship of the planet earth (In: Boyd, E. Folke, C. Adapting institutions: governance and complexity in social ecological systems).
• Lozada-Ellison, L.M.; Gimona, A.; van der Horst, D.; Schwarz, G. (2012) Assessing the potential of adaptive co-management for ecosystem services delivery: the case of ecological networks in the Dee valley, Scotland, Agriculture and the Environment IX. Valuing Ecosystems: Policy, Economics and Management Interactions. Proceedings of the SAC and SEPA Biennial Conference 3-4 April 2012.
• Brown, I.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.S. (2011) Land capability classification to plan for a changing climate., LQ2011 – Land Quality and Land Use Information, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary, 26-27 May 2011. Abstract.
• Nijnik, M.; Gurung, A.B.; Soloviy, I.; Munoz-Rojas, J.; Gimona, A.; Niklova, M.; Miller, D.R.; Morris, S. (2010) Multi-functionality and sustainable future of forested mountain regions in Europe., International Workshop on Forestry Mountains and Multi-functionality, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen, 1 October 2010.
• Polhill, J.G.; Gimona, A.; Gotts, N.M. (2010) Analysis of incentive schemes for biodiversity using a coupled agent-based model of land use change and species metacommunity model., Modelling for Environment’s Sake. International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 5-8 July 2010.
• Polhill, J.G.; Jarvis, A.; Gimona, A.; Gotts, N.M. (2010) Adaptive control of landscape biodiversity., Modelling for Environment’s Sake, International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 5-8 July, 2010.
• Castellazzi, M.S.; Joannon, A.; Brown, I.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L. (2010) Developing a nested-scale landscape modelling framework for ecosystem services., International Conference on Integrative Landscape Modelling (LANDMOD2010), Montpellier, France, 3-5 February 2010.
• Gimona, A.; Poggio, L.; Castellazzi, M.S.; Brown, I. (2009) Vulnerability of forest habitat networks to direct and indirect climate impacts., In: Ecological Networks: Science and Practice (Catchpole R. et.al.). Proceedings of the IALE UK Conference, 16th, Edinburgh University, 1-3 September 2009.
• Polhill, J.G.; Gimona, A.; Davies, B.; Gotts, N.M.; McCracken, D.; Catalan, A.; Dury, G.; Decorps, D. (2008) A model for exploring human-natural system interactions in the context of agricultural biodiversity., European Social Simulation Association Conference, 5th, Brescia, Italy, September 2008.
• Gimona, A. (2008) Policy incentives, land managers strategies and source-sink dynamics. The formation of community patterns at the landscape scale., Landscape Patterns and Ecosystem Processes, 2008 US-IALE Symposium, Madison, Wisconsin, 6-10 April 2008.
• Gimona, A.; Polhill, J.G.; Davies, B.; Catalan, A.; Dury, G.; Teil, A. (2007) A stylised model of the influence of land use decisions on landscape and biodiversity patterns formation., British Ecological Society General Meeting, University of Glasgow, 10-12 September 2007.
• Willems, G.P.A.; Gimona, A. and Van der Horst, D. (1999) The potential biodiversity benefits of farm woodlands: policy evaluation at the landscape level using GIS and multi-criteria analysis., In: Wiens, J. Proceedings of the IALE World Congress 1999, Snowmass, Colorado, USA.
• Gimona, A.; Geddes, A.; Elston, D.A. (1999) Localised aerial interpolation for linking agricultural census data to remotely-sensed land cover data., Proceedings of the GIS Research UK 7th Annual Conference (GISRUK ’99), Department of Geography, University of Southampton, 14-16 April 1999, pp61-62.

Conference posters / abstracts

• Wang, C.; Miller, D.; Gimona, A.; Nijnik, M.; Jiang, Y. (2024) Forest Digital Twin to Support Sustainable Woodland Management and Planning, The IUFRO 2024 World Congress, 23-29 June 2024, Stockholm
• Roxburgh, N.; Polhill, G.; Gimona, A.; Hare, M.; Baggaley, N.; McCormick, B.; Macleod, K.; Rivington, M. (2023) Integrated socio-environmental modelling of policy scenarios, Conference poster.
• Wang, C.; Miller, D.; Gimona, A.; Nijnik, M.; Jiang, Y. (2023) An integration of digital twin technology, GIS and VR for the service of environmental sustainability , EGU General Assembly 2023, 23-28 April 2023, Vienne, Austria and Online.
• Rivington, M.; Aitkenhead, M.; Gagkas, Z.; Nijnik, M.; Gimona, A.; Martino, S. (2022) Climate Change impacts on Natural Capital Value, 4th Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) Europe Conference, 10-14 October 2022, Heraklion.
• Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.; Martino, S.; Martinat, S.; Waylen, K.; Wang, C.; McKeen, M.; Gimona, A.; Rivington, M.; Ovando, P. (2022) Incorporating participatory assessment methods into natural capital valuation, 4th ESP Europe Conference, 10-14 October 2022, Heraklion, Crete.
• Salt, D.; Polhill, G.; Ball, J.; Gimona, A. (2022) Developing containerised automated workflows for large scale parallel execution of NetLogo models, iEMSs Conference 2022, 4 to 8 July 2022, Brussels, Belgium (Conference presentation, paper and extract).
• Polhill, G.; Baggaley, N.; Castellazzi, M.; Gimona, A.; Hare, M.; Ibiyemi, A.; Lilly, A.; Loades, K.; Macdiarmid, J.; Macleod, K.; McCormick, B.; McKeen, M.; Rivington, M.; Roxburgh, N.; Salt, D.; Smith, B.; Udugbezi, E.; Wang, C.; Wilkins, B. (2022) Developing agile approaches to scientific modelling in policyrelevant contexts, iEMSs 2022, 3-8 July 2022, Brussels, Belgium.
• Glendell, M.; Vinten, A.J.A.; Richards, S.; Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.; Coull, M.; Schurch, N.; Gimona, A.; Pohle, I.; Troldborg, M.; Stutter, M.I. (2020) A systems approach to modelling phosphorus pollution risk in Scottish rivers using bayesian belief networks., EGU General Assembly 2020 Online, 4-8 May 2020, EGU2020-8229. Abstract.
• Wang, C.; Gimona, A.; Baggio Compagnucci, A.; Jiang, Y. (2020) Use of digital and 3D visualisation technology in planning for woodland expansion., EGU General Assembly 2020, Vienna, Austria, 4-8 May 2020.
• Glendell, M.; Vinten, A.J.A.; Richards, S.; Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.; Coull, M.; Schurch, N.; Pohle, I.; Gimona, A.; Troldborg, M.; Stutter, M.I. (2019) Modelling phosphorus pollution risk in Scottish rivers – a decision support tool., SAGES’19 Conference ‘Global Climate Challenges for a Blue Green Economy: Scientific Evidence; its Relevance; Societal Solutions’ John McIntyre Centre, Edinburgh, 27-28 November 2019. Book of Abstracts, p16.
• Glendell, M.; Helliwell, R.C.; Hutton, C.; Gimona, A.; Akoumianaki, I.; Halliday, S.; Allan, A. (2019) Modelling the risk of water pollution impacts on ecosystem services in the Ramganga Basin, India., 6th Biennial Symposium of the International Society for River Science, Riverine Landscapes as Coupled Socio-Ecological Systems, Vienna, Austria, 8-13 September 2019. Book of Abstracts, Session SP07, p301.
• Gimona, A.; Poggio, L.; Simonetti, E.; Hester, A.J. (2019) Soil properties and climate interact in shaping the future potential distribution of native tree species in Great Britain., EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria, 7-12 April 2019. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 21, EGU2019-9191. (Abstract)
• Baggio Compagnucci, A.; Gimona, A.; Stutter, M.I.; Wilkinson, M. (2019) F-MAPT: Flooding Measures Automatic Placement Tool. Assessing the
  strategic placement of Natural Flood Management measures in farmed
  landscapes to deliver ecosystem services., EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria, 7-12 April 2019. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Volume 21, EGU2019-8892-1. Abstract.
• Wang, C.; Gimona, A.; Jiang, Y. (2019) Design and implementation of an integrated platform for forest landscape visualization., 10th IALE World Congress, Milan, Italy, 1-5 July 2019. Book of Abstracts, T0655, p216.
• Castellazzi, M.S.; Gimona, A. (2018) Lemmings tool : assessing connectivity based on random walks in vector landscape under land use and climate change – Mixed Media presentation, The James Hutton Annual Research Symposium 2018, The Treetops Hotel, Aberdeen, 29 November 2018. Poster.
• Polhill, J.G.; Salt, D.; Ge, J.; Gimona, A. (2018) Might there be different kinds of complexity in social-ecological systems?, Boundary Spanning: Advances in Socio-Environmental Systems Research. An International Symposium, Annapolis, Maryland, USA, 11-13 June 2013. Invited talk and abstract.
• Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Bruneau, P.; Johnson, S.; McBride, A.; Artz, R.R.E. (2018) Mapping of peatland conditions in Scotland., European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 8-13 April 2018. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 20, EGU2018-15914.
• Poggio, L.; Lassauce, A.; Gimona, A. (2018) Highly organic soils in Scotland as seen by Sentinel 1 and 2 sensors., European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 8-13 April 2018. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 20, EGU2018-14434.
• Poggio, L.; McLeod, J.; Castellazzi, M.; Baggio Compagnucci, A.; Gimona, A. (2018) Digital soil assessment modelling for land evaluation in Scotland., European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 8-13 April 2018. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 20, EGU2018-14355.
• Poggio, L.; Lassauce, A.; Salt, D.; Gimona, A. (2018) Google Earth Engine and Google Cloud platform for detection and mapping of peatlands. A workflow example in Scotland., European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 8-13 April 2018. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 20, EGU2018-14024.