Dr Rebekka Artz
I have more than 17 years of research experience in the ecology and ecosystem functions of peatland ecosystems and more than a decade of experience of providing links between science and policy, delivering land management decision support tools, policy briefings and expert opinions on Soils and Climate Change mitigation policy matters to Scottish and UK Governments. I have been an expert reviewer on the carbon benefits of peatland management to the UK and Scottish Governments as well as for various nature conservation agencies in the UK.
My publication metrics can be found here and you can read a case study of work on peatland restoration in the current RESAS 2016-2021 programme here. This includes findings from a wider team of colleagues at James Hutton Institute and SRUC (former and current staff).
Current research interests
Current research includes assessing remote sensing as a means to estimate the effectiveness of peatland restoration and monitoring greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands in relation to climate change impacts and emissions mitigation potential.
One of my projects involves instrumenting and running peatland sites with eddy covariance equipment (CO2/H2O and CH4) in order to better understand the impact of regional climatic difference on GHG emissions. I currently manage a peatland eddy covariance tower at the highest elevation in the UK, and co-supervise a PhD studentship (with University of Western England) that will elucidate the hydrological effects of restoring eroded peatlands on this site. I am investigating the effects of various methods of peatland restoration on soil fungal community, vegetation structure, site hydrology and carbon dynamics in various field sites in one of the largest landscape scale restoration areas on blanket bog in Europe (Forsinard Flows). This research also aims to determine whether these methods are effective in areas that are likely to experience significantly lower rainfall in future decades. This will broaden our understanding of the (limits to) resilience of peatlands and the effect that drought/restoration management can have on this ecosystem’s capacity for carbon sequestration. A linked PhD project is investigating the impacts of climatic variability on peatlands, with University of Reading. Finally, I also currently lead a NERC Urgency project that seeks to understand the drivers of post-fire recovery of GHG fluxes in peatland.
CURRENT PROJECTS (in addition to RESAS 2016-2021 Strategic Research Programme)
2020-2021. Scottish Natural Heritage. Peatland Action equipment grant for new eddy covariance equipment. Principal Investigator, Value £453k.
2019-2020. Commercial confidential research contract, Principal Investigator. Value £49k.
2019-2020. NERC FIRE-RECOVER (Urgency Grant; 2019-2020) Assessing the greenhouse gas emissions post wildfire on restored peatland. Principal Investigator, with partners at University of Glasgow; University of the Highlands and Islands, RSPB Scotland, and University of Edinburgh. Value £67.3k
CURRENT PhD STUDENTS
- Gillian Donaldson-Selby (University of Western England) 2018 – present. Understanding and evaluating peatland degradation and restoration dynamics through hydrological monitoring and modelling
- Linda Toca (University of Reading) 2019- present. Analysis of peatland carbon dynamics using combined optical and microwave satellite data
- Will Pallier, starting October 2020 (University of Aberdeen & Universty of Highlands and Islands)
Past research
Previous PhD students:
Helen Gordon (2007); Clare Trinder (2007), Hannah Toberman (2008), Pauline Currey (2008); Sam Quin (2012); Mike Whitfield (2012), Ully Kritzler (2013); Ainoa Pravia (2018); Kirsten Lees (2019)
Bibliography
- Lees, K.; Artz, R.R.E.; Chandler, D.; Aspinall, T.; Boulton, C.; Buxton, J.; Lenton, T. (In press) Using remote sensing to assess peatland resilience by estimating surface moisture and drought recovery., Science of the Total Environment.
- Lees, K.J.; Khomik, M.; Quaife, T.; Clark, J.M.; Hill, T.; Hancock, M.; Ritson, J.; Artz, R.R.E. (In press) Assessing the reliability of peatland GPP measurements by remote sensing from plot to landscape scale., Science of the Total Environment.
- Pravia, A.; Andersen, R.; Artz, R.R.E.; Boyd, K.; Cowie, N.R.; Littlewood, N.A. (In press) Moth responses to forest-to-bog restoration., Mires and Peat.
- Lees, K.J.; Artz, R.R.E.; Khomik, M.; Clark, J.; Ritson, J.; Hancock, M.; Cowei, N.; Quaife, T. (2020) Using spectral indices to estimate water content and GPP in sphagnum moss and other peatland vegetation., IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 58, 4547-4557.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and contributors (2020) Peatland mapping and monitoring - Recommendations and technical overview., Report to FAO.
- Pravia, A.; Andersen, R.; Artz, R.R.E.; Pakeman, R.J.; Littlewood, N.A. (2019) Restoration trajectory of carabid functional traits in a formerly afforested blanket bog., Acta Zoologica Academiaea Scientiarum Hungaricae, 65, 33-56.
- Lees, K.J.; Clark, J.M.; Quaife, T.; Khomik, M.; Artz, R.R.E. (2019) Changes in carbon flux and spectral reflectance of Sphagnum mosses as a result of simulated drought., Ecohydrology, 12, Article No. e2123.
- Lees, K.J.; Quaife, T.; Artz, R.R.E.; Khomik, M.; Sottocornola, M.; Kiely, G.; Hambley, G.; Hill, T.; Saunders, M.; Cowie, N.R.; Ritson, J.; Clark, J.M. (2019) A model of gross primary productivity based on satellite data suggests formerly afforested peatlands undergoing restoration regain full photosynthesis capacity after five to ten years., Journal of Environmental Management, 246, 594-604.
- 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.
- 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.
- Coyle, M.; Khomik, M.; Artz, R.R.E.; Yelaputri, J. (2019) Carbon storage and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from restored peatlands., Project Progress Report, April 2019.
- Evans, C.; Artz, R.R.E.; Moxley, J.; Smyth, M.A.; Taylor, E.; Archer, N.; Burden, A.; Williamson, J.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Thomson, A.; Buys, G.; Malcolm, H.; Wilson, D.; Renou-Wilson, F. (2019) Implementation of an emissions inventory for UK peatlands., Report to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bangor, 88pp.
- Lees, K.J.; Quaife, T.; Artz, R.R.E.; Khomik, M.; Clark, J. (2018) Potential for using remote sensing to estimate carbon fluxes across Northern peatlands., Science of the Total Environment, 615, 857-874.
- Eastwood, A.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A.; Fischer, A.; Herrett, S.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Hague, A.; Pakeman, R.J.; Hester, A.J.; Artz, R.R.E. (2018) Glen Creran Woods: Exploring the perceived impacts of different management interventions on woodland benefits., Workshop Report, Appin Village Hall, Port Appin, Argyll, 23 April 2018, 18pp.
- Donaldson-Selby, G.H.; Artz, R.R.E. (2018) Visualisation of peatland restoration., Report for RESAS 1.1.2., James Hutton Institute, 3pp.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Faccioli, M.; Roberts, M.; Anderson, R. (2018) Peatland restoration - a comparative analysis of the costs and merits of different restoration methods., Report for ClimateXChange Scotland Website, Final report, March 2018, 48pp.
- Williamson, J.; Morton, D.; Artz, R.R.E.; Burden, A.; Rowland, C.; Tornero, L.; O?Neill, A.; Poggio, L.; Khomik, M.; Donnelly, D.; Evans, C.D. (2018) The role of earth observation in an integrated framework for assessing peatland habitat condition and its impact on greenhouse gas accounting., Final Report to Defra, Project number MI07.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Brooker, R.; Pakeman, R.J.; Ellis, C.; George, T.; Iason, G.; Gilbert, L.; Artz, R,.R.E.; Irvine, R.J.; McVittie, A.; Newey, S.; Mitchell, R.; Gimona, A.; Fischer, A.; Begg, G.; Maxwell, J. (2017) Ecosystems and Land Use Stakeholders Engagement Group (ELSEG) Workshop Report., Workshop, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, 20 November 2017.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Poggio, L.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.J. (2017) Comparison of remote sensing approaches for detection of peatland drainage in Scotland., Report for CxC website.
- Taylor, E.; Smyth, M-A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Evans, C.; Moxley, J.; Archer, N.J. (2017) Activity data for drainage and rewetting of organic soils 1990-2013., Report to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Work package 4 Project report, not for external publication), 37pp.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Evans, C.; Williamson, J.; Moxley, J.; Smyth, M-A.; Taylor, E.; Archer, N. (2017) Sourcing and compilation of baseline activity data., Report to the UK Government Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, 102pp. (Project report, Task 4.1, not for external publication).
- Eastwood, A.; Brooker, R.; Irvine, R.J.; Artz, R.R.E.; Norton, L.R.; Bullock, J.M.; Ross, L.; Fielding, D.; Ramsay, S.; Roberts, J.; Anderson, W.; Dugan, D.; Cooksley, S.; Pakeman, R.J. (2016) Does nature conservation enhance ecosystem services delivery?, Ecosystem Services, 17, 152-162.
- Kritzler, U.H.; Artz, R.R.E.; Johnson, D. (2016) Soil CO2 efflux in a degraded raised bog is regulated by water table depth rather than recent plant assimilate., Mires and Peat, 17, Article No.1., 1-14.
- Taylor, E.; Smyth, M.A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Evans, C.; Moxley, J.; Archer, N. (2016) Activity data for drainage and rewetting of organic soils 1990-2013., Workpackage Report to the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.
- Irvine, R.J.; Miller, D.R.; Artz, R.R.E.; Brooker, R.; Chapman, S.J.; Newey, S.; Hester, A.J.; Pakeman, R.J. (2016) Scoping a strategic vision for the uplands: A response from the James Hutton Institute., Response to a Consultation for Scottish Natural Heritage.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Potts, J.; Chapman, S.; Wilson, D.; Heinemeyer, A.; Evans, C.; Renou-Wilson, F. (2016) Emission factors applicable to UK peatlands., Workpackage Report to the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Poggio, L.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Gimona, A.; Artz, R.R.E. (2016) Detection of peatland drainage with remote sensing - a scoping study., Technical Report to CxC Directorate.
- Grelet, G.; Martino, E.; Dickie, I.A.; Tajuddin, R.; Artz, R.R.E. (2016) Ecology of Ericoid Mycorrhizal fungi: what insight have we gained with molecular tools and what?s missing?, In: Martin, F. (ed.). Molecular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis. Wiley-Blackwell, Chapter 22, pp405-420.
- Wilson, D.; Dixon, S.D.; Artz, R.R.E.; Smith, T.E.L.; Evans, C.D.; Owen, H.J.F.; Archer, E.; Renou-Wilson, F. (2015) Derivation of greenhouse gas emission factors for peatlands managed for extraction in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom., Biogeosciences, 12, 5291-5308.
- Quin, S.; Artz, R.R.E.; Coupar, A.M.; Woodin, S.J. (2015) Calluna vulgaris-dominated upland heathland sequesters more CO2 annually than grass-dominated upland heathland., Science of the Total Environment, 505, 740-747.
- Towers, W.; Chapman, S.J.; Artz, R.R.E.; Miller, D.R. (2015) Carbon-rich soil, deep peat and priority peatland habitats map., Consultation response to Scottish Natural Heritage from the James Hutton Institute.
- Chapman, S.J.; Artz, R.R.E.; Poggio, L. (2015) Determination of organic carbon stocks in blanket peat soils in different condition - assessment of peat condition., Final Project Report to SEPA (TT1401).
- Quin, S.L.O.; Artz, R.R.E.; Coupar, A.M.; Littlewood, N.A.; Woodin, S.J. (2014) Restoration of upland heath from a graminoid- to a Calluna vulgaris-dominated community provides a carbon benefit., Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 185, 133-143.
- Bonn, A.; Reed, M.; Evans, C.D.; Joosten, H.; Bain, C.; Farmer, J.; Emmer, I.; Couwenberg, J.; Moxey, A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Tanneberger, F.; Von Unger, M.; Smyth, M.A.; Birnie, R.V. (2014) Investing in nature: developing a peatland carbon code., Ecosystem Services, 9, 54-65.
- Zakharova, A.; Midwood, A.J.; Hunt, J.E.; Graham, S.L.; Artz, R.R.E.; Turnbull, M.H.; Whitehead, D.; Millard, P. (2014) Loss of labile carbon following soil disturbance determined by measurement of respired d??CO., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 68, 125-132.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Balana, B.; Chapman, S. (2014) WISE Peatland Choices - A decision support tool for peatland restoration in Scotland., Version 2- September 2014, The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, 16pp.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Chapman, S.J.; Saunders, M.; Evans, C.D.; Matthews, R.B. (2013) Comment on "Soil CO2, CH4 and N2O fluxes from an afforested lowland raised peatbog in Scotland: implications for drainage and restoration" by Yamulki et al. (2013)., Biogeosciences, 10, 7623-7630.
- Andersen, R.; Chapman, S.J.; Artz, R.R.E. (2013) Microbial communities in natural and disturbed peatlands: a review., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 57, 979-994.
- Quin, S.L.O.; Conolly, T.R.A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Coupar, A.; Woodin, S.J. (2013) The assimilation and retention of carbon in upland heath plant communities typical of contrasting management regimes: a 13C tracer study., Journal of Ecosystems, Article ID 209890, 10pp.
- Lees, K.J.; Artz, R.R.E.; Khomik, M.; Clark, J.; Ritson, J.; Hancock, M.; Cowei, N.; Quaife, T. (2020) Using spectral indices to estimate water content and GPP in sphagnum moss and other peatland vegetation., IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 58, 4547-4557.
- Pravia, A.; Andersen, R.; Artz, R.R.E.; Pakeman, R.J.; Littlewood, N.A. (2019) Restoration trajectory of carabid functional traits in a formerly afforested blanket bog., Acta Zoologica Academiaea Scientiarum Hungaricae, 65, 33-56.
- Lees, K.J.; Clark, J.M.; Quaife, T.; Khomik, M.; Artz, R.R.E. (2019) Changes in carbon flux and spectral reflectance of Sphagnum mosses as a result of simulated drought., Ecohydrology, 12, Article No. e2123.
- Lees, K.J.; Quaife, T.; Artz, R.R.E.; Khomik, M.; Sottocornola, M.; Kiely, G.; Hambley, G.; Hill, T.; Saunders, M.; Cowie, N.R.; Ritson, J.; Clark, J.M. (2019) A model of gross primary productivity based on satellite data suggests formerly afforested peatlands undergoing restoration regain full photosynthesis capacity after five to ten years., Journal of Environmental Management, 246, 594-604.
- 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.
- Lees, K.J.; Quaife, T.; Artz, R.R.E.; Khomik, M.; Clark, J. (2018) Potential for using remote sensing to estimate carbon fluxes across Northern peatlands., Science of the Total Environment, 615, 857-874.
- Eastwood, A.; Brooker, R.; Irvine, R.J.; Artz, R.R.E.; Norton, L.R.; Bullock, J.M.; Ross, L.; Fielding, D.; Ramsay, S.; Roberts, J.; Anderson, W.; Dugan, D.; Cooksley, S.; Pakeman, R.J. (2016) Does nature conservation enhance ecosystem services delivery?, Ecosystem Services, 17, 152-162.
- Kritzler, U.H.; Artz, R.R.E.; Johnson, D. (2016) Soil CO2 efflux in a degraded raised bog is regulated by water table depth rather than recent plant assimilate., Mires and Peat, 17, Article No.1., 1-14.
- Wilson, D.; Dixon, S.D.; Artz, R.R.E.; Smith, T.E.L.; Evans, C.D.; Owen, H.J.F.; Archer, E.; Renou-Wilson, F. (2015) Derivation of greenhouse gas emission factors for peatlands managed for extraction in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom., Biogeosciences, 12, 5291-5308.
- Quin, S.; Artz, R.R.E.; Coupar, A.M.; Woodin, S.J. (2015) Calluna vulgaris-dominated upland heathland sequesters more CO2 annually than grass-dominated upland heathland., Science of the Total Environment, 505, 740-747.
- Quin, S.L.O.; Artz, R.R.E.; Coupar, A.M.; Littlewood, N.A.; Woodin, S.J. (2014) Restoration of upland heath from a graminoid- to a Calluna vulgaris-dominated community provides a carbon benefit., Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 185, 133-143.
- Bonn, A.; Reed, M.; Evans, C.D.; Joosten, H.; Bain, C.; Farmer, J.; Emmer, I.; Couwenberg, J.; Moxey, A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Tanneberger, F.; Von Unger, M.; Smyth, M.A.; Birnie, R.V. (2014) Investing in nature: developing a peatland carbon code., Ecosystem Services, 9, 54-65.
- Zakharova, A.; Midwood, A.J.; Hunt, J.E.; Graham, S.L.; Artz, R.R.E.; Turnbull, M.H.; Whitehead, D.; Millard, P. (2014) Loss of labile carbon following soil disturbance determined by measurement of respired d??CO., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 68, 125-132.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Chapman, S.J.; Saunders, M.; Evans, C.D.; Matthews, R.B. (2013) Comment on "Soil CO2, CH4 and N2O fluxes from an afforested lowland raised peatbog in Scotland: implications for drainage and restoration" by Yamulki et al. (2013)., Biogeosciences, 10, 7623-7630.
- Andersen, R.; Chapman, S.J.; Artz, R.R.E. (2013) Microbial communities in natural and disturbed peatlands: a review., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 57, 979-994.
- Quin, S.L.O.; Conolly, T.R.A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Coupar, A.; Woodin, S.J. (2013) The assimilation and retention of carbon in upland heath plant communities typical of contrasting management regimes: a 13C tracer study., Journal of Ecosystems, Article ID 209890, 10pp.
- Vinten, A.J.A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Thomas, N.; Potts, J.M.; Avery, L.M.; Langan, S.J.; Watson, H.; Cook, Y.; Taylor, C.; Abel, C.; Reid, E.; Singh, B.K. (2011) Comparison of microbial community assays for the assessment of stream biofilm ecology., Journal of Microbiological Methods, 85, 190-198.
- Curlevski, N.J.A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Anderson, I.C.; Cairney, J.W.G. (2011) Response of soil microbial communities to management strategies for enhancing Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) establishment on heather (Calluna vulgaris) moorland., Plant and Soil, 339, 413-424.
- Currey, P.A.; Johnson, D.; Dawson, L.A.; van der Wal, R.; Thornton, B.; Sheppard, L.J.; Leith, I.D.; Artz, R.R.E. (2011) Five years of simulated atmospheric nitrogen deposition have only subtle effects on the fate of newly synthesized carbon in Calluna vulgaris and Eriophorum vaginatum., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 43, 495-502.
- Currey, P.M.; Johnson, D.; Sheppard, L.J.; Leith, I.D.; Toberman, H.; Van der Wal, R.; Dawson, L.A.; Artz, R.R.E. (2010) Turnover of labile and recalcitrant soil carbon differ in response to nitrate and ammonium deposition in an ombrotrophic peatland., Global Change Biology, 16, 2307-2321.
- Toberman, H.; Laiho, R.; Evans, C.D.; Artz, R.R.E.; Fenner, N.; Vavrova, P.; Freeman, C. (2010) Long-term drainage for forestry inhibits extracellular phenol oxidase activity in Finnish boreal mire peat., European Journal of Soil Science, 61, 950-957.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Reid, E.; Anderson, I.C.; Campbell, C.D.; Cairney, J.W.G. (2009) Long term repeated prescribed burning increases evenness in the basidiomycete laccase gene pool in forest soils., FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 67, 397-410.
- Trinder, C.J.; Johnson, D.; Artz, R.R.E. (2009) Litter type, but not plant cover, regulates initial litter decomposition and fungal community structure in recolonising cutover peatlands., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 41, 651-655.
- Toberman, H.; Freeman, C.; Artz, R.R.E.; Evans C.; Fenner, N. (2008) Impeded drainage stimulates extracellular phenol oxidase activity in riparian peat cores., Soil Use and Management, 24, 357-365.
- Trinder, C.J.; Artz, R.R.E.; Johnson, D. (2008) Contribution of plant photosynthate to soil respiration and dissolved organic carbon in a naturally recolonising cutover peatland., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40, 1622-1628.
- Trinder, C.J.; Artz, R.R.E.; Johnson, D. (2008) Interactions between fungal community structure, litter decomposition and depth of water-table in a cutover peatland., FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 64, 433-448.
- Toberman, H.; Evan, C.; Freeman, C.; Fenner, N.; Artz, R.R.E. (2008) Summer drought effects upon soil and litter phenol oxidase activity and soluble carbon release in an upland Calluna heathland., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40, 1519-1532.
- Weigang, Y.; Artz, R.R.E.; Johnson, D. (2008) Species-specific effects of plants colonising cut-over peatlands on patterns of carbon source utilisation by soil microorganisms., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40, 544-549.
- Trinder, C.J.; Artz, R.R.E.; Johnson, D. (2008) Temporal patterns of litter production by vascular plants colonising cut-over peatlands., Wetlands, 28, 245-250.
- Toberman, H.; Freeman, C.; Evans, C.; Fenner, N.; Artz, R.R.E. (2008) Summer drought decreases soil fungal diversity and associated phenol oxidase activity in upland Calluna heathland soil., FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 66, 426-436.
- Phuyal, M.; Artz, R.R.E.; Sheppard, L.; Johnson, D. (2008) Long-term nitrogen deposition increases phosphorus limitation of bryophytes in an ombrotrophic bog., Plant Ecology, 196, 111-121.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Chapman, S.J.; Siegenthaler, A.; Bortoluzzi, E.; YliPetays, M.; Francez, A-J. (2008) Functional microbial diversity in European remediating cutover peatlands is directed by labile carbon., Journal of Applied Ecology, 45, 1799-1809.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Chapman, S.J.; Robertson, J.; Potts, J.M.; Laggoun-Defarge, F.; Gogo, S.; Comont, L.; Disnar, J-R.; Francez, A-J. (2008) FTIR spectroscopy can be used as a screening tool for organic matter quality in regenerating cutover peatlands, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40, 515-527.
- Chapman, S.J.; Campbell, C.D.; Artz, R.R.E. (2007) Assessing CLPPs using MicroRespTM: a comparison with Biolog and other methods., Journal of Soils and Sediments, 7, 406-410.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Anderson, I.C.; Chapman, S.J.; Hagn, A.; Schloter, M.; Potts, J.M.; Campbell, C.D. (2007) Changes in fungal community composition in response to vegetational succession during the natural regeneration of cutover peatlands., Microbial Ecology, 54, 508-522.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Avery, L.M.; Jones, D.L.; Davey, L.; Killham, K. (2006) Potential pitfalls in the quantitative molecular detection of escherichia coli O157:H7 in environmental matrices., Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 52, 482-488.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Chapman, S.J.; Campbell, C.D. (2006) Substrate utilisation profiles of microbial communities in peat are depth-dependent and correlate with whole soil FTIR profiles., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 38, 2958-2962.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Townend, J.; Brown, K.; Towers, W.; Killham, K. (2005) Soil macropores and compaction control the leaching potential of Escherichia coli O157:H7., Environmental Microbiology, 7, 241-248.
- Knox, O.G.G.; Killham, K.; Artz, R.R.E.; Mullins, C.; Wilson, M. (2004) Effect of nematodes on rhizosphere colonization by seed-applied bacteria., Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 70, 4666-4671.
- Ritchie, J.M.; Campbell, G.R.; Shepherd, J.; Beaton, Y.; Jones, D.; Killham, K.; Artz, R.R.E. (2003) A stable bioluminescent construct of escherichia coli 0157:H7 for hazard assessments of long-term survival in the environment., Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69, 3359-3367.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Cuthbert, A.; Evans, C.; Smart, S.; Reed, M.; Kenter, J.; Clark, J. (2013) Restoration of lowland raised bogs in Scotland: emissions savings and the implications of a changing climate on lowland raised bog condition., Final report. Commissioned by the Scottish Wildlife Trust.
- Worrall, F.; Chapman, P.; Holden, J.; Evans, C.; Artz, R.R.E.; Smith, P.; Grayson, R. (2011) A review of current evidence on carbon fluxes and greenhouse gas emissions from UK peatlands., JNCC Report 442, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough, June 2011.
- Worrall, F.; Chapman, P.; Holden, J.; Evans, C.; Artz, R.R.E.; Smith, P.; Grayson, R. (2011) Climate change mitigations and adaptation potential., IUCN UK Peatland Programme Commission of Inquiry on Peatlands.
- Evans, C.; Worrall, F.; Holden, J.; Chapman, P.; Smith, P.; Artz, R.R.E. (2011) A programme to address evidence gaps in the greenhouse gas and carbon fluxes from UK peatlands., JNCC Report 443, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough, June 2011.
- Vinten, A.J.A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Thomas, N.; Potts, J.M.; Avery, L.M.; Langan, S.J.; Watson, H.; Cook, Y.; Taylor, C.; Abel, C.; Reid, E.; Singh, B.K. (2011) Comparison of microbial community assays for the assessment of stream biofilm ecology., Journal of Microbiological Methods, 85, 190-198.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Semple, K.T.; Killham, K.; Prosser, J.I.; Paton, G.I. (2002) The potential for anaerobic mineralisation of hydrocarbon constituents of oily drill cuttings from the North Sea seabed., Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 4, 553-557.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Killham, K. (2002) Survival of Escherichia coli O157 : H7 in private drinking water wells: influences of protozoan grazing and elevated copper concentrations., FEMS Microbiology Letters, 216, 117-122.
- van der Maarel, M.J.E.C., Artz, R.R.E., Haanstra, R., and Forney, L.J. (1998) Association of marine archaea with the digestive tracts of two marine fish species., Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 64, 2894-2898.
- van der Giezen, M.; Sjollema, K.A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Alkema, W.; Prins, R.A. (1997) Hydrogenosomes in the anaerobic fungus Neocallimastix frontalis have a double membrane but lack an associated organelle genome., FEBS Letters, 408, 147-150.
- Grelet, G.; Martino, E.; Dickie, I.A.; Tajuddin, R.; Artz, R.R.E. (2016) Ecology of Ericoid Mycorrhizal fungi: what insight have we gained with molecular tools and what?s missing?, In: Martin, F. (ed.). Molecular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis. Wiley-Blackwell, Chapter 22, pp405-420.
- Artz, R.R.E. (2009) Microbial community structure and carbon substrate use in Northern peatlands., In: Northern Peatlands and Carbon Cycling (eds. A. Baird, L. Belyea, X. Comas, A. Reeve and L. Slater). American Geophysical Union, pp111-129.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and contributors (2020) Peatland mapping and monitoring - Recommendations and technical overview., Report to FAO.
- 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.
- Coyle, M.; Khomik, M.; Artz, R.R.E.; Yelaputri, J. (2019) Carbon storage and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from restored peatlands., Project Progress Report, April 2019.
- Evans, C.; Artz, R.R.E.; Moxley, J.; Smyth, M.A.; Taylor, E.; Archer, N.; Burden, A.; Williamson, J.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Thomson, A.; Buys, G.; Malcolm, H.; Wilson, D.; Renou-Wilson, F. (2019) Implementation of an emissions inventory for UK peatlands., Report to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bangor, 88pp.
- Eastwood, A.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A.; Fischer, A.; Herrett, S.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Hague, A.; Pakeman, R.J.; Hester, A.J.; Artz, R.R.E. (2018) Glen Creran Woods: Exploring the perceived impacts of different management interventions on woodland benefits., Workshop Report, Appin Village Hall, Port Appin, Argyll, 23 April 2018, 18pp.
- Donaldson-Selby, G.H.; Artz, R.R.E. (2018) Visualisation of peatland restoration., Report for RESAS 1.1.2., James Hutton Institute, 3pp.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Faccioli, M.; Roberts, M.; Anderson, R. (2018) Peatland restoration - a comparative analysis of the costs and merits of different restoration methods., Report for ClimateXChange Scotland Website, Final report, March 2018, 48pp.
- Williamson, J.; Morton, D.; Artz, R.R.E.; Burden, A.; Rowland, C.; Tornero, L.; O?Neill, A.; Poggio, L.; Khomik, M.; Donnelly, D.; Evans, C.D. (2018) The role of earth observation in an integrated framework for assessing peatland habitat condition and its impact on greenhouse gas accounting., Final Report to Defra, Project number MI07.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Brooker, R.; Pakeman, R.J.; Ellis, C.; George, T.; Iason, G.; Gilbert, L.; Artz, R,.R.E.; Irvine, R.J.; McVittie, A.; Newey, S.; Mitchell, R.; Gimona, A.; Fischer, A.; Begg, G.; Maxwell, J. (2017) Ecosystems and Land Use Stakeholders Engagement Group (ELSEG) Workshop Report., Workshop, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, 20 November 2017.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Poggio, L.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.J. (2017) Comparison of remote sensing approaches for detection of peatland drainage in Scotland., Report for CxC website.
- Taylor, E.; Smyth, M-A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Evans, C.; Moxley, J.; Archer, N.J. (2017) Activity data for drainage and rewetting of organic soils 1990-2013., Report to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Work package 4 Project report, not for external publication), 37pp.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Evans, C.; Williamson, J.; Moxley, J.; Smyth, M-A.; Taylor, E.; Archer, N. (2017) Sourcing and compilation of baseline activity data., Report to the UK Government Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, 102pp. (Project report, Task 4.1, not for external publication).
- Taylor, E.; Smyth, M.A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Evans, C.; Moxley, J.; Archer, N. (2016) Activity data for drainage and rewetting of organic soils 1990-2013., Workpackage Report to the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.
- Irvine, R.J.; Miller, D.R.; Artz, R.R.E.; Brooker, R.; Chapman, S.J.; Newey, S.; Hester, A.J.; Pakeman, R.J. (2016) Scoping a strategic vision for the uplands: A response from the James Hutton Institute., Response to a Consultation for Scottish Natural Heritage.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Potts, J.; Chapman, S.; Wilson, D.; Heinemeyer, A.; Evans, C.; Renou-Wilson, F. (2016) Emission factors applicable to UK peatlands., Workpackage Report to the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Poggio, L.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Gimona, A.; Artz, R.R.E. (2016) Detection of peatland drainage with remote sensing - a scoping study., Technical Report to CxC Directorate.
- Towers, W.; Chapman, S.J.; Artz, R.R.E.; Miller, D.R. (2015) Carbon-rich soil, deep peat and priority peatland habitats map., Consultation response to Scottish Natural Heritage from the James Hutton Institute.
- Chapman, S.J.; Artz, R.R.E.; Poggio, L. (2015) Determination of organic carbon stocks in blanket peat soils in different condition - assessment of peat condition., Final Project Report to SEPA (TT1401).
- Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Balana, B.; Chapman, S. (2014) WISE Peatland Choices - A decision support tool for peatland restoration in Scotland., Version 2- September 2014, The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, 16pp.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Balana, B.; Chapman, S.J. (2013) WISE peatland choices - a decision support tool for peatland restoration in Scotland., ClimateXChange Scotland, The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen.
- Reed, M.S.; Bonn, A.; Evans, C.; Josten, H.; Bain, B.; Farmer, J.; Emmer, I.; Couwenberg, J.; Moxey, A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Tannerberger, F.; Von Unger, M.; Smyth, M.; Birnie, R.V.; Inman, I.; Smith, S.; Quick, T.; Cowap, C.; Prior, S. (2013) Towards the development of a UK peatland code. Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) pilot research project., Defra PES Pilot Code Final Report.
- Eastwood, A.; Nijnik, M.; Brooker, R.; Pakeman, R.J.; Artz, R.R.E.; Norton, L.; Ross, L.; Bullock, J.; Albon, S.; Vellinga, N.; Fielding, D.; Irvine, R.J.; Ramsay, S.; Cooksley, S. (2013) Nature conservation and ecosystem service delivery., Joint Nature Conservancy Council, Contract C12-0170-0635.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Cuthbert, A.; Evans, C.; Smart, S.; Reed, M.; Kenter, J.; Clark, J. (2013) Restoration of lowland raised bogs in Scotland: emissions savings and the implications of a changing climate on lowland raised bog condition., Final report. Commissioned by the Scottish Wildlife Trust.
- Matthews, K.B.; Artz, R.R.E.; Birch, A.N.E.; Blackstock, K.L.; Brooker, R.; Brown, I.; Cummins, R.; Flanigan, S.; Hallet, P.; Irvine, R.J.; Kenyon, W.; Pakeman, R.J., Prager, K.; Slee, B.; Squire, G.; Stutter, M.; Sutherland, L.; Thomson, K.; Towers, W.; Vinten, A.J.A. (2012) Developing agri-environmental measures for the next Scottish Rural Development Programme: a summary of relevant research findings from the James Hutton Institute., Report to the Scottish Government, Natural Resources Division, SRDP Technical Working Group (Agri-Environment), 11pp, 25 June 2012.
- Chapman, S.J.; Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D. (2012) Carbon savings from peat restoration., Climate XChange Enquiry Number 1205-02, Edinburgh, ClimateXChange.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Chapman, S.J.; Donnelly, D.; Matthews, R. (2012) Potential abatement from peatland restoration., Briefing Note to Scottish Government.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Andersen, R.; Mitchell, R.; Chapman, S.J.; Smith, J.; Smith, P.; Cummins, R.; Balana, B.; Cuthbert, A. (2012) Managing and restoring blanket bog to benefit biodiversity and carbon balance - a scoping study., Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report.
- Worrall, F.; Chapman, P.; Holden, J.; Evans, C.; Artz, R.R.E.; Smith, P.; Grayson, R. (2011) Climate change mitigations and adaptation potential., IUCN UK Peatland Programme Commission of Inquiry on Peatlands.
- Evans, C.; Worrall, F.; Holden, J.; Chapman, P.; Smith, P.; Artz, R.R.E. (2011) A programme to address evidence gaps in the greenhouse gas and carbon fluxes from UK peatlands., JNCC Report 443, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough, June 2011.