Colin Campbell
Colin is Chief Executive of the James Hutton Institute and is responsible for leading the organisation and its staff in delivering the Corporate Plan. He has been in post since Feb 2016. Prior to this he was Interim CEO from September 2015 and before that was Director of Science Excellence responsible for the strategic development of the excellence of the institute's scientists, facilities and resources. He has 28 years of research experience in soil microbiology/soil science applied to agri-environment issues. His expertise lies in fundamental and applied studies on the effects of pollutants on soil microorganisms and soil health and in understanding how microbial diversity contributes to ecosystem functioning. Colin was also Director of the Institute’s Post-Graduate School which has over 120 registered students, registered at 30 different universities from around the world.
He is a Guest professor in the Soil and Environment Department, Swedish Agricultural Sciences University (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden and has worked in Australia and China looking at semi-tropical and temperate ecosystems there.
He has broad interest in sustainable development and has developed the vision and mission of the institute around the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He sits on the Scottish Government’s Forum for Natural Capital and has led research programmes on using the Ecosystem Approach to solve problems around land use decisions. He served on the RSE Commission of Inquiry "Facing up to Climate Change" and was a contributing author to the UK National Ecosystem Assessment. He is an associate editor with Soil Use and Management and the European Journal of Soil Science and has acted as an expert advisor and participant in several EU and UK Government workshops addressing issues of the sustainable use of soils.
Current research interests
Current projects include investigations into the extent of microbial diversity in soils and the factors controlling composition and distribution. He also studies of the use of biological indicators of soil health and the effects of recycled organic matter on soil micro-organisms to better define the sustainability of such practices with a specific focus on soil protection and Statutory limits for heavy metals. His work in Sweden with the Swedish Agricultural Sciences University (SLU) has been funded by a Swedish research council has been looking at micronutrient supply in farming systems in relation to localised soil resource-food quality issues. He is co-inventor of MicroResp, a novel physiological profiling method for characterising soils, sediments and waters and has other patents on novel molecular fingerprinting methods.
Bibliography
- Boone, C.G.; Pickett, S.T.A.; Bammer, G.; Bawa, K.; Dunne, J.A.; Gordon, I.J.; Hart, D.; Hellmann, J.; Miller, A.; New, M.; Ometto, J.P.; Taylor, K.; Wendorf, G.; Agrawal, A.; Bertsch, P.; Campbell, C.D.; Dodd, P.; Janetos, A.; Mallee, H. (2020) Preparing interdisciplinary leadership for a sustainable future., Sustainability Science, 15, 1723-1733.
- Fitzpatrick, J.; Brewer, M.; Campbell, C.D.; Morgan, P.; Hollingsworth, P.; Newbold, J.; Bestwick, C.; Dawson, L.A. (2020) The Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes’ (SEFARI) responses to COVID-19., Summary Report, 13pp.
- Gordon, I.J.; Bawa, K.; Bammer, G.; Boone, C.; Dunne, J.; Hart, D.; Hellmann, J.; Miller, A.; New, M.; Ometto, J.; Pickett, S.; Wendorf, G.; Agrawal, A.; Bertsch, P.; Campbell, C.D.; Dodd, P.; Janetos, A.; Kramer, J.; Mallee, H.; Taylor, K. (2019) Forging future organizational leaders for sustainability science., Nature Sustainability, 2, 647-649.
- Nazaries, L.; Karunaratne, S.B.; Delgado-Baquerizo, M.; Campbell, C.D.; Singh, B.K. (2018) Environmental drivers of the geographical distribution of methanotrophs: Insights from a national survey., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 127, 264-279.
- Delgado-Baquerizo, M.; Reich, P.B.; Khachane, A.N.; Campbell, C.D.; Thomas, N.; Freitag, T.E.; Al-Soud, W.A.; Sorensen, S.J.; Bardgett, R.D.; Singh, B.K. (2017) It is elemental: soil nutrient stoichiometry drives bacterial diversity., Environmental Microbiology, 19, 1176-1188.
- Charlton, A.; Sakrabani, R.; Tyrrel, S.; Casado, M.R.; McGrath, S.P.; Crooks, B.; Cooper, P.; Campbell, C.D. (2016) Long-term impact of sewage sludge application on soil microbial biomass: An evaluation using meta-analysis., Environmental Pollution, 219, 1021-1035.
- Charlton, A.; Sakrabani, R.; McGrath, S.P.; Campbell, C.D. (2016) Long-term impact of sewage sludge application on Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii: an evaluation using meta-analysis., Journal of Environmental Quality, 45, 1572-1587.
- Dahlin, A.S.; Eriksson, J.; Campbell, C.D.; Oborn, I. (2016) Soil amendment affects Cd uptake by wheat - are we underestimating the risks from chloride inputs?, Science of the Total Environment, 554, 349-357.
- Borjesson, G.; Menichetti, L.; Thornton, B.; Campbell, C.D.; Katterer, T. (2016) Seasonal dynamics of the soil microbial community: assimilation of old and young carbon sources in a long-term field experiment as revealed by natural C-13 abundance., European Journal of Soil Science, 67, 79-89.
- Delgado-Baquerizo, M.; Maestre, F.T.; Reich, P.B.; Jeffries, T.C.; Gaitán, J.J.; Encinar, D.; Berdugo, M.; Campbell, C.D.; Singh, B.K. (2016) Microbial diversity drives multifunctionality in terrestrial ecosystems., Nature Communications, 7, Article No. 10541.
- Powell, J.; Karunaratne, S.; Campbell, C.D.; Yao, H.Y.; Robinson, L.; Singh, B.K. (2015) Deterministic processes vary during community assembly for ecologically dissimilar taxa., Nature Communications, 6, Article No. 8444.
- Elliott, G.N.; Hough, R.L.; Avery, L.M.; Maltin, C.A.; Campbell, C.D. (2015) Environmental risk factors in the incidence of Johne's disease., Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 41, 488-507.
- Ramezanian, A.; Dahlin, A.S.; Campbell, C.D.; Hillier, S.; Oborn, I. (2015) Assessing biogas digestate, pot ale, wood ash and rockdust as soil amendments: effects on soil chemistry and microbial community composition., Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B: Soil and Plant Science, 65, 383-399.
- Dahlin, A.S.; Ramezanian, A.; Campbell, C.D.; Hillier, S.; Oborn, I. (2015) Waste recovered by-products can increase growth of grass-clover mixtures in low fertility soils and alter botanical and mineral nutrient composition., Annals of Applied Biology, 166, 105-117.
- Barrett, G.; Campbell, C.D.; Hodge, A. (2014) The direct response of the external mycelium of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to temperature and the implications for nutrient transfer., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 78, 109-117.
- Singh, B.K.; Quince, C.; Macdonald, C.A.; Khachane, A.; Thomas, N.; Abu Al-Soud, W.; Sorensen, S.J.; He, Z.L.; White, D.; Sinclair, A.; Crooks, B.; Zhou, J.Z.; Campbell, C.D. (2014) Loss of microbial diversity in soils is coincident with reductions in some specialized functions., Environmental Microbiology, 16, 2408-2420.
- Devereux, G.; Tagiyeva, N.; Turner, S.; Ayres, J.G.; Seaton, A.; Hudson, G.; Hough, R.L.; Campbell, C.D.; Shand, C.A. (2014) Early-life residential exposure to soil components in rural areas and childhood respiratory health and allergy., Science of the Total Environment, 466-467, 338-344.
- McKee, A.J.; Sutherland, L.A.; Lilly, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Campbell, C. (2014) On-farm assessment of soil carbon status., Self-published Report for Quality Meat Scotland and research participants; to be published on JHI website.
- Yao, H.Y.; Campbell, C.D.; Chapman, S.J.; Freitag, T.E.; Nicol G.W.; Singh, B.K. (2013) Multi-factorial drivers of ammonia oxidizer communities: evidence from a national soil survey., Environmental Microbiology, 15, 2545-2556.
- Ramezanian, A.; Dahlin, A.S.; Campbell, C.D.; Hillier, S.; Mannerstedt-Fogelfors, B.; Oborn, I. (2013) Addition of a volcanic rockdust to soils has no observable effects on plant yield and nutrient status or on soil microbial activity., Plant and Soil, 367, 419-436.
- Chapman, S.J.; Bell, J.S.; Campbell, C.D.; Hudson, G.; Lilly, A.; Nolan, A.J.; Robertson, A.H.J.; Potts, J.M.; Towers, W. (2013) Comparison of soil carbon stocks in Scottish soils between 1978 and 2009., European Journal of Soil Science, 64, 455-465.
- Sugden, D.; Werritty, A.; Webb, J.; Caldwell, E.; Campbell, C.D.; Dlugolecki, A.; Hanley, N.; Kerr, A. (2012) Multi-level governance: opportunities and barriers in moving to a low-carbon Scotland., Earth and Environmental Science, Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 103, 175-186.
- Avery, L.M.; Booth, P.; Campbell, C.D.; Tompkins, D.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Prevalence and survival of potential pathogens in source segregated green waste compost., Science of the Total Environment, 431, 128-138.
- Elliott, G.N.; Thomas, N.; MacRae, M.; Campbell, C.D.; Ogden, I.D.; Singh, B.K. (2012) Multiplex T-RFLP allows for increased target number and specificity: Detection of Salmonella enterica and six species of Listeria in a single test., PLoS ONE, 7, Article No. e43672.
- Campbell, C.D.; Lilly, A.; Towers, W.; Chapman, S.J.; Werritty, A.; Hanley, N. (2012) Land use and a low-carbon society., Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 103, 165-173.
- Nielsen, U.N.; Osler, G.H.R.; Campbell, C.D.; Burslem, D.F.R.P.; van der Wal, R. (2012) Predictors of fine-scale spatial variation in soil mite and microbe community composition differ between biotic groups and habitats., Pedobiologia, 55, 83-91.
- Hough, R.L.; Booth, P.; Avery, L.M.; Rhind, S.M.; Crews, C.; Bacon, J.; Campbell, C.D.; Tompkins, D. (2012) Risk assessment of the use of PAS100 green composts in sheep and cattle production in Scotland., Waste Management, 32, 117-130.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Hester, A.J.; Campbell, C.D.; Chapman, S.J.; Cameron, C.M.; Hewison, R.L.; Potts, J.M. (2012) Explaining the variation in the soil microbial community: do vegetation composition and soil chemistry explain the same or different parts of the microbial variation?, Plant and Soil, 351, 355-362.
- Towers, W.; Matthews, K.B.; Campbell, C.; Bell, J.; Miller, D.G.; Buchan, K. (2012) Future CAP Payments: issues for the use of the Land Capability for Agriculture classification and Maps to determine single farm payment values., Report to the Scottish Government CAP regionalisation workstream, 12pp, 10 September 2012.
- Iason, G.R.; Moore, B.D.; Lennon, J.J.; Stockan, J.A.; Osler, G.H.R.; Russell, J.R.; Campbell, C.D.; Sim, D.A.; Beaton, J.R. (2012) Plant secondary metabolite polymorphisms and the extended chemical phenotype., In: Iason, G.R., Dicke, M. & Hartley, S.E. (eds.). The Ecology of Plant Secondary Metabolites: from Genes to Global Processes. Ecological Reviews, Cambridge University Press. Chapter 13, pp247-268.
- Knapp, C.W.; McCluskey, S.M.; Singh, B.K.; Campbell, C.D.; Hudson, G.; Graham, D.W. (2011) Antibiotic resistance gene abundances correlate with metal and geochemical conditions in archived Scottish soils., PLoS ONE, 6, Article No. e27300.
- Barrett, G.; Campbell, C.D.; Fitter, A.H.; Hodge, A. (2011) The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus hoi can capture and transfer nitrogen from organic patches to its associated host plant at low temperature., Applied Soil Ecology, 48, 102-105.
- Yao, H.; Gao, Y.; Nicol, G.W.; Campbell, C.D.; Prosser, J.I.; Zhang, L.; Han, W.; Singh, B.K. (2011) Links between ammonia oxidizer community structure, abundance and nitrification potential in acidic soils., Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77, 4618-4625.
- Yao, H.; Campbell, C.D.; Qiao, X.R. (2011) Soil pH controls nitrification and carbon substrate utilization more than urea or charcoal in some highly acidic soils., Biology and Fertility of Soils, 47, 515-522.
- Black, H.I.J.; Ritz, K.; Harris, J.A.; Cameron, C.; Campbell, C.D.; Chamberlain, P.M.; Creamer, R.; Pawlett, M.; Wood, S. (2011) Scoping biological indicators of soil quality, Phase II., Defra Final Contract Report SP0534.
- Sugden, D.; Werrity, A.; Caldwell, E.; Campbell, C.D.; Dlugolecki, A.; Hanley, N.; Kerr, A.; Webb, J. (2011) Facing up to climate change: breaking the barriers to a low-carbon Scotland., Report of RSE Committee of Enquiry, Royal Society of Edinburgh, ISBN: 978 0 902198 46 3
- Paterson, E.; Campbell, C.D.; Coull, M.C.; Shand, C.A. (2011) Geochemical atlas for Scottish topsoils., The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen, 43pp.ISBN 978-0-902701-007
- Bardgett, R.D.; Campbell, C.D.; Emmett, B.A.; Jenkins, A.; Whitmore, A.P. (2011) Supporting services., In: UK National Ecosystem Assessment. Understanding Nature's Value to Society. Technical Report. Cambridge, UNEP-WCMC, Chapter 13, pp499-534.
- Baker, K.L.; Marshall, S.; Nicol, G.W.; Campbell, C.D.; Nicollier, G.; Ricketts, D.; Killham, K.; Prosser, J.I. (2010) Degradation of metalaxyl M in contrasting soils is influenced more by differences in physicochemical characteristics than in microbial community composition after reinoculation of sterilised soils, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 42, 1123-1131.
- Nielsen, U.N.; Osler, G.H.R.; Campbell, C.D.; van der Wal, R.; Burslem, D.F.R.P. (2010) The influence of vegetation type, soil properties and precipitation on the composition of soil mite and microbial communities at the landscape scale., Journal of Biogeography, 37, 1317-1328.
- Boone, C.G.; Pickett, S.T.A.; Bammer, G.; Bawa, K.; Dunne, J.A.; Gordon, I.J.; Hart, D.; Hellmann, J.; Miller, A.; New, M.; Ometto, J.P.; Taylor, K.; Wendorf, G.; Agrawal, A.; Bertsch, P.; Campbell, C.D.; Dodd, P.; Janetos, A.; Mallee, H. (2020) Preparing interdisciplinary leadership for a sustainable future., Sustainability Science, 15, 1723-1733.
- Gordon, I.J.; Bawa, K.; Bammer, G.; Boone, C.; Dunne, J.; Hart, D.; Hellmann, J.; Miller, A.; New, M.; Ometto, J.; Pickett, S.; Wendorf, G.; Agrawal, A.; Bertsch, P.; Campbell, C.D.; Dodd, P.; Janetos, A.; Kramer, J.; Mallee, H.; Taylor, K. (2019) Forging future organizational leaders for sustainability science., Nature Sustainability, 2, 647-649.
- Nazaries, L.; Karunaratne, S.B.; Delgado-Baquerizo, M.; Campbell, C.D.; Singh, B.K. (2018) Environmental drivers of the geographical distribution of methanotrophs: Insights from a national survey., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 127, 264-279.
- Delgado-Baquerizo, M.; Reich, P.B.; Khachane, A.N.; Campbell, C.D.; Thomas, N.; Freitag, T.E.; Al-Soud, W.A.; Sorensen, S.J.; Bardgett, R.D.; Singh, B.K. (2017) It is elemental: soil nutrient stoichiometry drives bacterial diversity., Environmental Microbiology, 19, 1176-1188.
- Charlton, A.; Sakrabani, R.; Tyrrel, S.; Casado, M.R.; McGrath, S.P.; Crooks, B.; Cooper, P.; Campbell, C.D. (2016) Long-term impact of sewage sludge application on soil microbial biomass: An evaluation using meta-analysis., Environmental Pollution, 219, 1021-1035.
- Charlton, A.; Sakrabani, R.; McGrath, S.P.; Campbell, C.D. (2016) Long-term impact of sewage sludge application on Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii: an evaluation using meta-analysis., Journal of Environmental Quality, 45, 1572-1587.
- Dahlin, A.S.; Eriksson, J.; Campbell, C.D.; Oborn, I. (2016) Soil amendment affects Cd uptake by wheat - are we underestimating the risks from chloride inputs?, Science of the Total Environment, 554, 349-357.
- Borjesson, G.; Menichetti, L.; Thornton, B.; Campbell, C.D.; Katterer, T. (2016) Seasonal dynamics of the soil microbial community: assimilation of old and young carbon sources in a long-term field experiment as revealed by natural C-13 abundance., European Journal of Soil Science, 67, 79-89.
- Delgado-Baquerizo, M.; Maestre, F.T.; Reich, P.B.; Jeffries, T.C.; Gaitán, J.J.; Encinar, D.; Berdugo, M.; Campbell, C.D.; Singh, B.K. (2016) Microbial diversity drives multifunctionality in terrestrial ecosystems., Nature Communications, 7, Article No. 10541.
- Powell, J.; Karunaratne, S.; Campbell, C.D.; Yao, H.Y.; Robinson, L.; Singh, B.K. (2015) Deterministic processes vary during community assembly for ecologically dissimilar taxa., Nature Communications, 6, Article No. 8444.
- Elliott, G.N.; Hough, R.L.; Avery, L.M.; Maltin, C.A.; Campbell, C.D. (2015) Environmental risk factors in the incidence of Johne's disease., Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 41, 488-507.
- Ramezanian, A.; Dahlin, A.S.; Campbell, C.D.; Hillier, S.; Oborn, I. (2015) Assessing biogas digestate, pot ale, wood ash and rockdust as soil amendments: effects on soil chemistry and microbial community composition., Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B: Soil and Plant Science, 65, 383-399.
- Dahlin, A.S.; Ramezanian, A.; Campbell, C.D.; Hillier, S.; Oborn, I. (2015) Waste recovered by-products can increase growth of grass-clover mixtures in low fertility soils and alter botanical and mineral nutrient composition., Annals of Applied Biology, 166, 105-117.
- Barrett, G.; Campbell, C.D.; Hodge, A. (2014) The direct response of the external mycelium of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to temperature and the implications for nutrient transfer., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 78, 109-117.
- Singh, B.K.; Quince, C.; Macdonald, C.A.; Khachane, A.; Thomas, N.; Abu Al-Soud, W.; Sorensen, S.J.; He, Z.L.; White, D.; Sinclair, A.; Crooks, B.; Zhou, J.Z.; Campbell, C.D. (2014) Loss of microbial diversity in soils is coincident with reductions in some specialized functions., Environmental Microbiology, 16, 2408-2420.
- Devereux, G.; Tagiyeva, N.; Turner, S.; Ayres, J.G.; Seaton, A.; Hudson, G.; Hough, R.L.; Campbell, C.D.; Shand, C.A. (2014) Early-life residential exposure to soil components in rural areas and childhood respiratory health and allergy., Science of the Total Environment, 466-467, 338-344.
- Yao, H.Y.; Campbell, C.D.; Chapman, S.J.; Freitag, T.E.; Nicol G.W.; Singh, B.K. (2013) Multi-factorial drivers of ammonia oxidizer communities: evidence from a national soil survey., Environmental Microbiology, 15, 2545-2556.
- Ramezanian, A.; Dahlin, A.S.; Campbell, C.D.; Hillier, S.; Mannerstedt-Fogelfors, B.; Oborn, I. (2013) Addition of a volcanic rockdust to soils has no observable effects on plant yield and nutrient status or on soil microbial activity., Plant and Soil, 367, 419-436.
- Chapman, S.J.; Bell, J.S.; Campbell, C.D.; Hudson, G.; Lilly, A.; Nolan, A.J.; Robertson, A.H.J.; Potts, J.M.; Towers, W. (2013) Comparison of soil carbon stocks in Scottish soils between 1978 and 2009., European Journal of Soil Science, 64, 455-465.
- Sugden, D.; Werritty, A.; Webb, J.; Caldwell, E.; Campbell, C.D.; Dlugolecki, A.; Hanley, N.; Kerr, A. (2012) Multi-level governance: opportunities and barriers in moving to a low-carbon Scotland., Earth and Environmental Science, Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 103, 175-186.
- Avery, L.M.; Booth, P.; Campbell, C.D.; Tompkins, D.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Prevalence and survival of potential pathogens in source segregated green waste compost., Science of the Total Environment, 431, 128-138.
- Elliott, G.N.; Thomas, N.; MacRae, M.; Campbell, C.D.; Ogden, I.D.; Singh, B.K. (2012) Multiplex T-RFLP allows for increased target number and specificity: Detection of Salmonella enterica and six species of Listeria in a single test., PLoS ONE, 7, Article No. e43672.
- Campbell, C.D.; Lilly, A.; Towers, W.; Chapman, S.J.; Werritty, A.; Hanley, N. (2012) Land use and a low-carbon society., Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 103, 165-173.
- Nielsen, U.N.; Osler, G.H.R.; Campbell, C.D.; Burslem, D.F.R.P.; van der Wal, R. (2012) Predictors of fine-scale spatial variation in soil mite and microbe community composition differ between biotic groups and habitats., Pedobiologia, 55, 83-91.
- Hough, R.L.; Booth, P.; Avery, L.M.; Rhind, S.M.; Crews, C.; Bacon, J.; Campbell, C.D.; Tompkins, D. (2012) Risk assessment of the use of PAS100 green composts in sheep and cattle production in Scotland., Waste Management, 32, 117-130.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Hester, A.J.; Campbell, C.D.; Chapman, S.J.; Cameron, C.M.; Hewison, R.L.; Potts, J.M. (2012) Explaining the variation in the soil microbial community: do vegetation composition and soil chemistry explain the same or different parts of the microbial variation?, Plant and Soil, 351, 355-362.
- Knapp, C.W.; McCluskey, S.M.; Singh, B.K.; Campbell, C.D.; Hudson, G.; Graham, D.W. (2011) Antibiotic resistance gene abundances correlate with metal and geochemical conditions in archived Scottish soils., PLoS ONE, 6, Article No. e27300.
- Barrett, G.; Campbell, C.D.; Fitter, A.H.; Hodge, A. (2011) The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus hoi can capture and transfer nitrogen from organic patches to its associated host plant at low temperature., Applied Soil Ecology, 48, 102-105.
- Yao, H.; Gao, Y.; Nicol, G.W.; Campbell, C.D.; Prosser, J.I.; Zhang, L.; Han, W.; Singh, B.K. (2011) Links between ammonia oxidizer community structure, abundance and nitrification potential in acidic soils., Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77, 4618-4625.
- Yao, H.; Campbell, C.D.; Qiao, X.R. (2011) Soil pH controls nitrification and carbon substrate utilization more than urea or charcoal in some highly acidic soils., Biology and Fertility of Soils, 47, 515-522.
- Baker, K.L.; Marshall, S.; Nicol, G.W.; Campbell, C.D.; Nicollier, G.; Ricketts, D.; Killham, K.; Prosser, J.I. (2010) Degradation of metalaxyl M in contrasting soils is influenced more by differences in physicochemical characteristics than in microbial community composition after reinoculation of sterilised soils, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 42, 1123-1131.
- Hough, R.L.; Crews, C.; White, D.; Driffield, M.; Campbell, C.D.; Maltin C. (2010) Degradation of yew, ragwort and rhododendron toxins during composting., Science of the Total Environment, 408, 4128-4137.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Hester, A.J.; Campbell, C.D.; Chapman, S.J.; Cameron, C.M.; Hewison, R.L.; Potts, J.M. (2010) Is vegetation composition or soil chemistry the best predictor of the soil microbial community?, Plant and Soil, 333, 417-430.
- Nielsen, U.N.; Osler, G.H.R.; Campbell, C.D.; Neilson, R.; Burslem, D.F.R.P.; van der Wal, R. (2010) The enigma of soil animal species diversity revisited: the role of small-scale heterogeneity., PLoS ONE, 5, Article No. e11567.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Campbell, C.D.; Chapman, S.J.; Cameron, C.M. (2010) The ecological engineering impact of a single tree species on the soil microbial community., Journal of Ecology, 98, 50-61.
- Nielsen, U.N.; Osler, G.H.R.; Campbell, C.D.; van der Wal, R.; Burslem, D.F.R.P. (2010) The influence of vegetation type, soil properties and precipitation on the composition of soil mite and microbial communities at the landscape scale., Journal of Biogeography, 37, 1317-1328.
- Singh, B.K.; Campbell, C.D.; Sorenson, S.J.; Zhou, J. (2009) Soil genomics., Nature Reviews in Microbiology, 7, p756.
- Aalders, I.H.; Ball, B.; Black, H.I.J.; Campbell, C.D.; Griffiths, B.; Hopkins, D.; Hough, R.L.; Lilly, A.; Mckenzie, B.M.; Rees, R.M.; Sinclair, A.; Towers, W.; Watson, C. (2009) Considerations for Scottish soil monitoring in the European context., European Journal of Soil Science, 60, 833-843.
- Potts, J.M.; Chapman, S.J.; Towers, W.; Campbell, C.D. (2009) Comments on 'Baseline values and change in the soil, and implications for monitoring' by R.M. Lark, P.H. Bellamy and G.J.D. Kirk., European Journal of Soil Science, 60, 481-483.
- Ritz, K.; Black, H.I.J.; Campbell, C.D.; Harris, J.; Wood, C.M. (2009) Selecting biological indicators for monitoring soils: A framework for balancing scientific and technical opinion to assist policy development., Ecological Indicators, 9, 1212-1221.
- Currie, M.; Macleod, K.; de Bruin, A.; Maynard, C.; Bammer, G.; Meagher, L.; Scott, A.; Reed, M.; Campbell, C.D. (2015) Working together for better outcomes: good practice for interdisciplinary researchers., Guidance Note from Working Together for Better Outcomes Workshop, Edinburgh, March 2015.
- Elliott, G.N.; Hough, R.L.; Avery, L.M.; Maltin, C.A.; Campbell, C.D. (2015) Environmental risk factors in the incidence of Johne's disease., Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 41, 488-507.
- Devereux, G.; Tagiyeva, N.; Turner, S.; Ayres, J.G.; Seaton, A.; Hudson, G.; Hough, R.L.; Campbell, C.D.; Shand, C.A. (2014) Early-life residential exposure to soil components in rural areas and childhood respiratory health and allergy., Science of the Total Environment, 466-467, 338-344.
- Hough, R.L.; Elliott, G.; Avery, L.M.; Coull, M.C.; Shand, C.A.; Lumsdon, D. ; Campbell, C.D. (2013) Environmental factors and Johne’s disease - results and guidance., Learning the Lessons for Disease Control - Halflawkiln Farm, Penicuik, Scotland, 12 March 2013.
- Avery, L.M.; Booth, P.; Campbell, C.D.; Tompkins, D.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Prevalence and survival of potential pathogens in source segregated green waste compost., Science of the Total Environment, 431, 128-138.
- Elliott, G.N.; Singh, B.K.; Campbell, C.D. (2012) Genetic process for multiplex terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis., United States Patent Office, Patent Number: 8,133,676. (Submitted Dec 2006; Response to examiner Feb 2009; Further response to examiner Sept 2009; US interview Mar 2010; Response to examiner Apr 2010; US interview Mar 2011; Response to examiner Apr 2011; Patent allowed Nov 2011; published Mar 2012).
- Elliott, G.N.; Thomas, N.; MacRae, M.; Campbell, C.D.; Ogden, I.D.; Singh, B.K. (2012) Multiplex T-RFLP allows for increased target number and specificity: Detection of Salmonella enterica and six species of Listeria in a single test., PLoS ONE, 7, Article No. e43672.
- Iason, G.R.; Moore, B.D.; Lennon, J.J.; Stockan, J.A.; Osler, G.H.R.; Russell, J.R.; Campbell, C.D.; Sim, D.A.; Beaton, J.R. (2012) Plant secondary metabolite polymorphisms and the extended chemical phenotype., In: Iason, G.R., Dicke, M. & Hartley, S.E. (eds.). The Ecology of Plant Secondary Metabolites: from Genes to Global Processes. Ecological Reviews, Cambridge University Press. Chapter 13, pp247-268.
- Bardgett, R.D.; Campbell, C.D.; Emmett, B.A.; Jenkins, A.; Whitmore, A.P. (2011) Supporting services., In: UK National Ecosystem Assessment. Understanding Nature's Value to Society. Technical Report. Cambridge, UNEP-WCMC, Chapter 13, pp499-534.
- Dawson, L.A.; Campbell, C.D.; Hillier, S.; Brewer, M.J. (2008) Methods of characterising and fingerprinting soils for forensic application., In: Tibbett, M. & Carter, D.O. (eds.). Soil Analysis in Forensic Taphonomy. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 271-315.
- Garland, J.L.; Campbell, C.D.; Mills, A.L. (2007) Physiological profiling of microbial communities., In: Manual of Environmental Microbiology (eds. C.J. Hurst, R.L. Crawford, J.L. Garland, D.A. Lipson, A.L. Mills, L.D. Stetzenbach). 3rd edition, American Society for Microbiology Press. ISBN 978155581376 ISBN 978155581376
- Paton, G.I.; Bundy, J.G.; Campbell, C.D.; Maciel, H. (2004) Application of catabolic-based biosensors to develop QSARs for degradation., In: Predicting Chemical Toxicity and Fate (eds. M.T.D. Cronin and D.J. Livingstone). CRC Press Inc., pp373-388.
- Birnie, R.V.B.; Curran, J.; MacDonald, J.A.; Mackey, E.C.; Campbell, C.D.; Gowan, G.; Palmer, S.C.F.; Paterson, E.; Shaw, P.; Henry, M.C. (2002) Land: trends and prospects for the environment and natural heritage., In: The State of Scotland's Environment and Natural Heritage (M.B. Usher). The Stationery Office, Edinburgh.
- Cooper, J.N.; Anderson, J.G.; Campbell, C.D. (2002) How resilient are microbial communities to temperature changes during composting?, In: Microbiology of Composting (eds. Insam, H., Riddech, N. and Klammer, S.). Springer-Verlag,Berlin, pp3-16.
- Rees, R.M.; Ball, B.C.; Campbell, C.D.; Watson, C.A. (2001) Sustainable management of soil organic matter., CABI, Wallingford.
- Fitzpatrick, J.; Brewer, M.; Campbell, C.D.; Morgan, P.; Hollingsworth, P.; Newbold, J.; Bestwick, C.; Dawson, L.A. (2020) The Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes’ (SEFARI) responses to COVID-19., Summary Report, 13pp.
- McKee, A.J.; Sutherland, L.A.; Lilly, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Campbell, C. (2014) On-farm assessment of soil carbon status., Self-published Report for Quality Meat Scotland and research participants; to be published on JHI website.
- Towers, W.; Matthews, K.B.; Campbell, C.; Bell, J.; Miller, D.G.; Buchan, K. (2012) Future CAP Payments: issues for the use of the Land Capability for Agriculture classification and Maps to determine single farm payment values., Report to the Scottish Government CAP regionalisation workstream, 12pp, 10 September 2012.
- Black, H.I.J.; Ritz, K.; Harris, J.A.; Cameron, C.; Campbell, C.D.; Chamberlain, P.M.; Creamer, R.; Pawlett, M.; Wood, S. (2011) Scoping biological indicators of soil quality, Phase II., Defra Final Contract Report SP0534.
- Sugden, D.; Werrity, A.; Caldwell, E.; Campbell, C.D.; Dlugolecki, A.; Hanley, N.; Kerr, A.; Webb, J. (2011) Facing up to climate change: breaking the barriers to a low-carbon Scotland., Report of RSE Committee of Enquiry, Royal Society of Edinburgh, ISBN: 978 0 902198 46 3
- Paterson, E.; Campbell, C.D.; Coull, M.C.; Shand, C.A. (2011) Geochemical atlas for Scottish topsoils., The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen, 43pp.ISBN 978-0-902701-007
- Campbell, C.D.; Cooper, P.; Crooks, W.; Sinclair, A.; White, D. (2010) Impact of long term sewage sludge additions to biological functions in Scottish soils., Final Report to The Scottish Government. CR/2008/03
- Hough, R.L.; Booth, P.; Avery, L.M.; Rhind, S.; Crews, C.; Bacon, J.; Campbell, C.D. (2009) Risk assessment of the use of PAS100 green composts in Scottish livestock production., Report prepared for the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
- Hough, R.L.; Campbell, C.D.; White, D.; Crews, C. (2009) Study of the levels of plant derived toxins in compost., Quality Meat Scotland.
- Hough, R.L.; Booth, P.; Rhind, S.M.; Avery, L.M.; Bacon, J.; Campbell, C.D.; Crews, C. (2009) Risk assessment of application of composted wastes to land., WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme).
- Dick, J.; Smith, P.; Smith, R.; Lilly, A.; Moxey, A.; Booth, J.; Campbell, C.D.; Coulter, D. (2008) Carbon - a GROWING issue., National Farmers Union of Scotland.
- Dick, J.; Smith, P.; Smith, R.; Lilly, A.; Moxey, A.; Booth, J.; Campbell, C.D.; Coulter, D. (2008) Calculating farm scale greenhouse gas emissions., National Farmers Union of Scotland.
- Towers, W.; Black, HJ.I.J.; Campbell, C.D.; Hough, R.L. (2007) EU Soil Framework Directive: Macaulay Institute response., Scottish Government Soil Policy Unit.
- Towers, W.; Grieve, I.C.; Hudson, G.; Campbell, C.D.; Lilly, A.; Davidson, D.A.; Bacon, J.R.; Langan, S.J.; Hopkins, D.A. (2006) Scotland's soil resource - current state and threats., Report to SEERAD.
- Black, H.I.J.; Wood, C.; Parekh, N.; Chamberlain, P.M.; Scott, A.; Ritz, K.; Harris, J.A.; Campbell, C.D.; Towers, W. (2005) SP0529 Scoping biological indicators of soil quality. SQID Phase I : Prioritising biological indicators of soil quality for deployment in a national scale soil monitoring scheme., Contract Report to DEFRA.
- Singh, B.K.; Campbell, C.D. (2005) Genetic process., Patent Office of Britain.
- Gibbs, P.A.; Chambers, B.J.; Carlton-Smith, C.H.; Chaudri, A.M.; McGrath, S.P.; Bacon, J.R.; Campbell, C.D.; Aitken, M.N. (2004) Effects of sewage sludge applications to agricultural soils on soil microbial activity and the implications for agricultural productivity and long term soil fertility: Phase 2. Final Report., UK Water Industry Report No. 03/SL/04/4, 2004, 374pp+xiii.
- Campbell, C.D.; Smith, A. (2004) Analysis of total petroleum hydrocarbons in drill cuttings in compost windows., BP Exploration. Confidential report.
- Campbell, C.D.; Cameron, C.M.; Smith, A. (2004) Biodegradation of hydrocarbons in two oilfield waste drill cuttings., BP under MRCS Contract 274 - follow up to MRC242. Confidential Report.
- Campbell, C.D.; Cameron, C.M. (2003) Testing the efficacy of proprietary amendments designed to enhance the degradation of hydrocarbons in oilfield waste drill cuttings., MRC242 - BP. Confidential Report.
- Edwards, A.C.; Campbell, C.D.; Paterson, E. (2003) Review of the scientific rationale underpinning the establishment of woodchip corrals., Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department, 17p.
- White, D.; Campbell, C.D. (2003) Report on sole carbon source utilisation patterns of lux-marked Pseudomonas spp., gfp-marked Pseudomonas fluorescens and a lux-marked Bacillus subtilis and their respective wild type strains., Dr O.G.G. Knox, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Aberdeen.
- Aitken, M.N.; Sym. G.; Douglas, J.T.; Campbell, C.D.; Burgess, S.D.J. (2002) Impact of industrial wastes and sheep dip chemicals applied to agricultural land on soil quality., SEPA, Stirling, Scotland.
- Campbell, C.D.; Paton, G.I.; Towers, W.; Paterson, E.; Dawson, J.J.C.; Cameron, C.M.; Coull, M.C.; Christie, P. (2001) A biological classification scheme to assess the sensitivity of Scottish and Northern Ireland soils to heavy metals., Technical Report SR(00) 09 to SNIFFER, Edinburgh, June 2001.
- Williams, P.A.; Campbell, C.D.; Stucki, G. (2001) Report of Expert Panel on "MAROC" Project., EU Environment Programme.
- Chapman, S.J.; Campbell, C.D.; Edwards, A.C.; McHenry, J.G. (2000) Assessment of the potential of new biotechnology environmental monitoring techniques., Report to Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER), Report No. SR(99)10F, 62pp.
- Chambers, B.J.; Gibbs, P.; Chaudri, A.M.; McGrath, S.P.; Carlton-Smith, C.H.; Hall, J.E.; Hallett, J.E.; Bacon, J.R.; Campbell, C.D.; Cooper, P.; Coull, M.C.; Aitken, M.N.; Sym, G.; Kirkland, I. (2000) Effects of sewage sludge applications to agricultural soils on soil microbial activity and the implications for agricultural productivity and long term soil fertility., Second annual report of the co-ordinated research programme(1998-2002), PhaseII, CSA4751, 31 July 2000, 146pp.
- Chambers, B.J.; Garwood, T.M.; Chaudri, A.M.; McGrath, S.P.; Carlton-Smith, C.H.; Hall, J.E.; Hallett, J.E.; Bacon, J.R.; Campbell, C.D.; Coull, M.C.; Aitken, M.N. (1999) Effects of sewage sludge applications to agricultural soils on soil microbial activity and the implications for agricultural productivity and long term soil fertility., First annual report of the co-ordinated research programme (1998-2002), PhaseII. CSA4751, 31 July 1999, 148pp.
- Campbell, C.D. (1999) Report to the Royal Society - BP Joint Project (Q726) with Chinese Academy of Sciences., Royal Society.
- Chapman, S.J.; Campbell, C.D. (1999) Effects of native woodland expansion on soil carbon balance, Abernethy Forest - Final report., Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report F98 AC103 (Unpublished report).