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Eric Paterson
Eric is a soil microbiologist/ plant physiologist who has researched plant-soil interactions for more than 15 years. A theme of this research has been the impact of rhizodeposition (release of organic compounds from plant roots) on soil microbial communities and processes. This research has been applied across a range of land uses from agriculture to unmanaged systems. His research has been supported by Scottish Government, BBSRC, NERC, TEAGASC, British Council, INRA, Catalan Government and industrial partners. He has served as a Research Unit assessor for DFG (Germany) and as a PhD/MSc examiner in the UK, France and Denmark. He is a member of the British Society of Soil Science and is a Subject Editor for both Soil Biology & Biochemistry and Plant & Soil.
Current research interests
The research group has recently developed novel methodologies for continuous, steady-state 13CO2-labelling of plants that enable quantification of plant-derived C-fluxes to soil and to the various components of the soil biota (e.g. via compound-specific 13C-analysis of PLFA biomarkers). A key advantage of the continuous labelling approach is that isotopic mass balance can be applied to quantify turnover of soil organic matter in intact systems (i.e. including plants), such that the biological controls of soil organic matter mineralisation can be studied. A current research priority of the group is to investigate the interactions between plant-derived C-fluxes to soil and microbially mediated turnover of native soil organic matter. These interactions are being studied in the contexts of:
- the responses of soils to land use and environmental change (e.g. potential feedbacks to GHG-mediated climate forcing), and
- the sustainable productivity of agricultural systems (e.g. understanding the controls of productivity in low-input systems and optimising the use of organic amendments as fertiliser replacements).
Bibliography
- Mwafulirwa, L.; Paterson, E.; Cairns, J.E.; Daniell, T.J.; Thierfelder, C.; Baggs, E.M. (2021) Genotyic variation in maize (Zeamays)-microbe-management interactions for enhancing soil functioning in maize-based cropping systems., New Phytologist. Published online.
- Paterson, E.; Mwafulirwa, L. (2021) Root-soil-microbe interactions mediating nutrient fluxes in the rhizosphere., In: Gupta, W.S.R. & Sharma, A.K. (eds.). Rhizosphere Biology: Interactions between Microbes and Plants. Springer, Singapore, pp75-91.
- Greenfield, L.M.; Hill, P.W.; Paterson, E.; Baggs, E.M.; Jones, D.L. (2020) Do plants use root-derived proteases to promote the uptake of soil organic nitrogen?, Plant and Soil, 456, 355-367.
- Greenfield, L.M.; Hill, P.W.; Seaton, F.M.; Paterson, E.; Baggs, E.M.; Jones, D.L. (2020) Is soluble protein mineralisation and protease activity in soil regulated by supply or demand?, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 150, Article No. 108007.
- Jilkova, V.; Sim, A.; Thornton, B.; Jandova, K.; Cajthaml, T.; Paterson, E. (2020) Impact of plant species and atmospheric CO2 concentration on rhizodeposition and soil microbial activity and community composition., Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 183, 327-337.
- McCloskey, C.S.; Otten, W.; Paterson, E.; Ingram, B., Kirk, G.J.D. (2020) A field system for measuring plant and soil carbon fluxes using stable isotope methods., European Journal of Soil Science. Published online.
- Terrazas, R.A.; Balbirnie-Cumming. K.; Morris, J.; Hedley, P.E.; Russell, J.; Paterson, E.; Baggs, E.M.; Fridman, E.; Bulgarelli, D. (2020) A footprint of plant eco-geographic adaptation on the composition of the barley rhizosphere bacterial microbiota., Scientific Reports, 10, Article No. 12916.
- Palacio, S.; Paterson, E.; Hester, A.J.; Nogues, S.; Lino, G.; Anandon-Rosell, A.; Maestro, M.; Millard, P. (2020) No preferential carbon allocation to storage over growth in clipped birch and oak saplings., Tree Physiology, 40, 621-636.
- Schofield, E.J.; Brooker, R.W.; Rowntree, J.K.; Price, E.A.C.; Brearley, F.Q.; Paterson, E. (2019) Plant-plant competition influences temporal dynamism of soil microbial enzyme activity., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 139, Article No. 107615.
- Jilkova, V.; Jandova, K.; Sim, A.; Thornton, B.; Paterson, E. (2019) Soil organic matter decomposition and carbon sequestration in temperate coniferous forest soils affected by soluble and insoluble spruce needle fractions., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 138, Article No. 107595.
- Boilard, G.; Bradley, R.L.; Paterson E.; Sim, A.; Brown, L.K.; George T.S.; Bainard, L.; Carubba, A. (2019) Interaction between root hairs and soil phosphorus on rhizosphere priming of soil organic matter., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 135, 264-266.
- Hill, E.J.; Jones, D.L.; Paterson, E.; Hill, P.W. (2019) Hotspots and hot moments of amino acid N in soil: real-time insights using continuous microdialysis sampling., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 131, 40-43.
- Schofield, E.J.; Rowntree, J.K.; Paterson, E.; Brewer, M.J.; Price, E.A.C.; Brearley, F.Q.; Brooker, R.W. (2019) Cultivar differences and impact of plant-plant competition on temporal patterns of nitrogen and biomass accumulation., Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, Article No. 215.
- Mwafulirwa, L.; Baggs, E.M.; Morley, N.; Paterson, E. (2019) Ryegrass root and shoot residues differentially affect short-term priming of soil organic matter and net soil C-balance., European Journal of Soil Biology, 93, Article No. 103096.
- Schofield, E.J.; Rowntree, J.K.; Paterson, E.; Brooker, R.W. (2018) Temporal dynamism of resource capture: a missing factor in ecology?, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 33, 277-286.
- Greenfield, L.M.; Hill, P.W.; Paterson, E.; Baggs, E.M.; Jones, D.L. (2018) Methodological bias associated with soluble protein recovery from soil., Scientific Reports, 8, Article No. 11186.
- Richards, S.; Withers, P.J.A.; Paterson, E.; McRoberts, C.W.; Stutter, M.I. (2017) Removal and attenuation of sewage effluent combined tracer signals of phosphorus, caffeine and saccharin in soil., Environmental Pollution, 223, 277-285.
- Richards, S.; Withers, P.J.A.; Paterson, E.; McRoberts, C.W.; Stutter, M.I. (2017) Potential tracers for tracking septic tank effluent discharges in watercourses., Environmental Pollution, 228, 245-255.
- Murphy, C.J.; Baggs, E.M.; Morley, N.; Wall, D.P.; Paterson, E. (2017) Nitrogen availability alters rhizosphere processes mediating soil organic matter mineralisation., Plant and Soil, 417, 499-510.
- Mwafulirwa, L.D.; Baggs, E.M.; Russell, J.; Morley, N.; Sim, A.; Paterson, E. (2017) Combined effects of rhizodeposit C and crop residues on SOM priming, residue mineralization and N supply in soil., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 113, 35-44.
- Bolscher, T.; Paterson, E.; Freitag, T.; Thornton, B.; Herrmann, A.M. (2017) Temperature sensitivity of substrate-use efficiency can result from altered microbial physiology without change to community composition., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 109, 59-69.
- Pakeman, R.J.; Hewison, R.L.; Riach, D.; Fisher, J.; Hurskianen, S.; Fielding, D.; Mitchell, R.J. (2017) Long-term functional structure and functional diversity changes in Scottish grasslands., Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 247, 352-362.
- Brooker, R.; Paterson E.; Glendell, M.; Ellis, C.; Eastwood, A.; Fraser, F.; Wilkinson, M.; Skuce, P.; Macleod, C.; Carvalho, L.; Fischer, A.; Comerford, D.; Holland, J.; Vinten, A.J.A.; McVittie, A. (2017) Report on natural assets theme science day, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, 2 October 2017., Theme 1 Web pages, 6pp.
- Richards, S.; Paterson, E.; Withers, P.J.A.; Stutter, M.I. (2016) Septic tank discharges as multi-pollutant hotspots in catchments., Science of the Total Environment, 542, 854-863.
- Paterson, E.; Sim, A.; Davidson, J.; Daniell, T.J. (2016) Arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae promote priming of native soil organic matter mineralisation., Plant and Soil, 408, 243-254.
- Mwafulirwa, L.; Baggs, E.M.; Russell, J.; George, T.; Morley, N.; Sim, A.; De la Fuente Canto, C.; Paterson, E. (2016) Barley genotype influences stabilization of rhizodeposition-derived C and soil organic matter mineralization., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 95, 60-69.
- Richards, S.; Withers, P.J.A.; Paterson, E.; McRoberts, C.W.; Stutter, M.I. (2016) Temporal variability in domestic point source discharges and their associated impact on receiving waters., Science of the Total Environment, 571, 1275-1283.
- Lloyd, D.A.; Ritz, K.; Paterson, E.; Kirk, G.J.D. (2016) Effects of soil type and composition of rhizodeposits on rhizosphere priming phenomena., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 103, 512-521.
- Alegria Terrazas, R.; Giles, C.; Paterson, E.; Robertson-Albertyn, S.; Cesco, S.; Mimmo, T.; Pii, Y.; Bulgarelli, D. (2016) Chapter one - Plant-microbiota interactions as a driver of the mineral turnover in the rhizosphere., Advances in Applied Microbiology, 95, 1-67.
- Murphy, C.J.; Baggs, E.M.; Morley, N.; Wall, D.P.; Paterson, E. (2015) Rhizosphere priming can promote mobilisation of N-rich compounds from soil organic matter., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 81, 236-243.
- Yao, H-Y.; Chapman, S.J.; Thornton, B.; Paterson, E. (2015) C-13 PLFAs: a key to open the soil microbial black box?, Plant and Soil, 392, 3-15.
- Brooker, R.W.; Bennett, A.E.; Cong, W.F.; Daniell, T.J.; George, T.S.; Hallett, P.D.; Hawes, C.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Jones, H.G.; Karley, A.J.; Li, L.; McKenzie, B.M.; Pakeman, R.J.; Paterson, E.; Schob, C.; Shen, J.; Squire, G.; Watson, C.A.; Zhang, C.; Zhang, J.; White, P.J. (2015) Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology., New Phytologist, 206, 107-117.
- Richards, S.; Paterson, E.; Withers, P.J.A.; Stutter, M.I. (2015) The contribution of household chemicals to environmental discharges via effluents: combining chemical and behavioural data., Journal of Environmental Management, 150, 427-434.
- Foereid, B.; Ward, D.S.; Mahowald, N.; Paterson, E.; Lehmann, J. (2014) The sensitivity of carbon turnover in the Community Land Model to modified assumptions about soil processes., Earth Systems Dynamics 5, 211-221.
- Ghee, C.; Neilson, R.; Hallett, P.D.; Robinson, D.; Paterson, E. (2013) Priming of soil organic matter mineralisation is intrinsically insensitive to temperature., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 66, 20-28.
- Dungait, J.A.J.; Ghee, C.; Rowan, J.S.; McKenzie, B.M.; Hawes, C.; Dixon, E.R.; Paterson, E.; Hopkins, D.W. (2013) Microbial responses to the erosional redistribution of soil organic carbon in arable fields., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 60, 195-201.
- Reinsch, S.; Ambus, P.; Thornton, B.; Paterson, E. (2013) Impact of future climatic conditions on the potential for plant-mediated soil organic matter priming., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 65, 133-140.
- Paterson, E.; Sim, A. (2013) Soil-specific response functions of organic matter mineralization to the availability of labile carbon., Global Change Biology, 19, 1562-1571.
- Tandy, S.; Brittain, S.; Grail, B.M.; Mcleod, C.W.; Paterson, E.; Tomos, A.D. (2013) Fine scale measurement and mapping of uranium in soil solution in soil and plant-soil microcosms, with special reference to depleted uranium., Plant and Soil, 368, 471-482.
- Paterson, E. (2013) The use of stable isotope labelling and compound-specific analysis of microbial phospholipid fatty acids to quantify the influences of rhizodeposition on microbial community structure and function., In: de Bruijn, F.J. (ed.). Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere. Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, New Jersey. Volume 1, pp141-148.
- Mwafulirwa, L.; Paterson, E.; Cairns, J.E.; Daniell, T.J.; Thierfelder, C.; Baggs, E.M. (2021) Genotyic variation in maize (Zeamays)-microbe-management interactions for enhancing soil functioning in maize-based cropping systems., New Phytologist. Published online.
- Greenfield, L.M.; Hill, P.W.; Paterson, E.; Baggs, E.M.; Jones, D.L. (2020) Do plants use root-derived proteases to promote the uptake of soil organic nitrogen?, Plant and Soil, 456, 355-367.
- Greenfield, L.M.; Hill, P.W.; Seaton, F.M.; Paterson, E.; Baggs, E.M.; Jones, D.L. (2020) Is soluble protein mineralisation and protease activity in soil regulated by supply or demand?, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 150, Article No. 108007.
- Jilkova, V.; Sim, A.; Thornton, B.; Jandova, K.; Cajthaml, T.; Paterson, E. (2020) Impact of plant species and atmospheric CO2 concentration on rhizodeposition and soil microbial activity and community composition., Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 183, 327-337.
- McCloskey, C.S.; Otten, W.; Paterson, E.; Ingram, B., Kirk, G.J.D. (2020) A field system for measuring plant and soil carbon fluxes using stable isotope methods., European Journal of Soil Science. Published online.
- Terrazas, R.A.; Balbirnie-Cumming. K.; Morris, J.; Hedley, P.E.; Russell, J.; Paterson, E.; Baggs, E.M.; Fridman, E.; Bulgarelli, D. (2020) A footprint of plant eco-geographic adaptation on the composition of the barley rhizosphere bacterial microbiota., Scientific Reports, 10, Article No. 12916.
- Palacio, S.; Paterson, E.; Hester, A.J.; Nogues, S.; Lino, G.; Anandon-Rosell, A.; Maestro, M.; Millard, P. (2020) No preferential carbon allocation to storage over growth in clipped birch and oak saplings., Tree Physiology, 40, 621-636.
- Schofield, E.J.; Brooker, R.W.; Rowntree, J.K.; Price, E.A.C.; Brearley, F.Q.; Paterson, E. (2019) Plant-plant competition influences temporal dynamism of soil microbial enzyme activity., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 139, Article No. 107615.
- Jilkova, V.; Jandova, K.; Sim, A.; Thornton, B.; Paterson, E. (2019) Soil organic matter decomposition and carbon sequestration in temperate coniferous forest soils affected by soluble and insoluble spruce needle fractions., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 138, Article No. 107595.
- Boilard, G.; Bradley, R.L.; Paterson E.; Sim, A.; Brown, L.K.; George T.S.; Bainard, L.; Carubba, A. (2019) Interaction between root hairs and soil phosphorus on rhizosphere priming of soil organic matter., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 135, 264-266.
- Hill, E.J.; Jones, D.L.; Paterson, E.; Hill, P.W. (2019) Hotspots and hot moments of amino acid N in soil: real-time insights using continuous microdialysis sampling., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 131, 40-43.
- Schofield, E.J.; Rowntree, J.K.; Paterson, E.; Brewer, M.J.; Price, E.A.C.; Brearley, F.Q.; Brooker, R.W. (2019) Cultivar differences and impact of plant-plant competition on temporal patterns of nitrogen and biomass accumulation., Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, Article No. 215.
- Mwafulirwa, L.; Baggs, E.M.; Morley, N.; Paterson, E. (2019) Ryegrass root and shoot residues differentially affect short-term priming of soil organic matter and net soil C-balance., European Journal of Soil Biology, 93, Article No. 103096.
- Schofield, E.J.; Rowntree, J.K.; Paterson, E.; Brooker, R.W. (2018) Temporal dynamism of resource capture: a missing factor in ecology?, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 33, 277-286.
- Greenfield, L.M.; Hill, P.W.; Paterson, E.; Baggs, E.M.; Jones, D.L. (2018) Methodological bias associated with soluble protein recovery from soil., Scientific Reports, 8, Article No. 11186.
- Richards, S.; Withers, P.J.A.; Paterson, E.; McRoberts, C.W.; Stutter, M.I. (2017) Removal and attenuation of sewage effluent combined tracer signals of phosphorus, caffeine and saccharin in soil., Environmental Pollution, 223, 277-285.
- Richards, S.; Withers, P.J.A.; Paterson, E.; McRoberts, C.W.; Stutter, M.I. (2017) Potential tracers for tracking septic tank effluent discharges in watercourses., Environmental Pollution, 228, 245-255.
- Murphy, C.J.; Baggs, E.M.; Morley, N.; Wall, D.P.; Paterson, E. (2017) Nitrogen availability alters rhizosphere processes mediating soil organic matter mineralisation., Plant and Soil, 417, 499-510.
- Mwafulirwa, L.D.; Baggs, E.M.; Russell, J.; Morley, N.; Sim, A.; Paterson, E. (2017) Combined effects of rhizodeposit C and crop residues on SOM priming, residue mineralization and N supply in soil., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 113, 35-44.
- Bolscher, T.; Paterson, E.; Freitag, T.; Thornton, B.; Herrmann, A.M. (2017) Temperature sensitivity of substrate-use efficiency can result from altered microbial physiology without change to community composition., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 109, 59-69.
- Pakeman, R.J.; Hewison, R.L.; Riach, D.; Fisher, J.; Hurskianen, S.; Fielding, D.; Mitchell, R.J. (2017) Long-term functional structure and functional diversity changes in Scottish grasslands., Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 247, 352-362.
- Richards, S.; Paterson, E.; Withers, P.J.A.; Stutter, M.I. (2016) Septic tank discharges as multi-pollutant hotspots in catchments., Science of the Total Environment, 542, 854-863.
- Paterson, E.; Sim, A.; Davidson, J.; Daniell, T.J. (2016) Arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae promote priming of native soil organic matter mineralisation., Plant and Soil, 408, 243-254.
- Mwafulirwa, L.; Baggs, E.M.; Russell, J.; George, T.; Morley, N.; Sim, A.; De la Fuente Canto, C.; Paterson, E. (2016) Barley genotype influences stabilization of rhizodeposition-derived C and soil organic matter mineralization., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 95, 60-69.
- Richards, S.; Withers, P.J.A.; Paterson, E.; McRoberts, C.W.; Stutter, M.I. (2016) Temporal variability in domestic point source discharges and their associated impact on receiving waters., Science of the Total Environment, 571, 1275-1283.
- Lloyd, D.A.; Ritz, K.; Paterson, E.; Kirk, G.J.D. (2016) Effects of soil type and composition of rhizodeposits on rhizosphere priming phenomena., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 103, 512-521.
- Alegria Terrazas, R.; Giles, C.; Paterson, E.; Robertson-Albertyn, S.; Cesco, S.; Mimmo, T.; Pii, Y.; Bulgarelli, D. (2016) Chapter one - Plant-microbiota interactions as a driver of the mineral turnover in the rhizosphere., Advances in Applied Microbiology, 95, 1-67.
- Murphy, C.J.; Baggs, E.M.; Morley, N.; Wall, D.P.; Paterson, E. (2015) Rhizosphere priming can promote mobilisation of N-rich compounds from soil organic matter., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 81, 236-243.
- Yao, H-Y.; Chapman, S.J.; Thornton, B.; Paterson, E. (2015) C-13 PLFAs: a key to open the soil microbial black box?, Plant and Soil, 392, 3-15.
- Brooker, R.W.; Bennett, A.E.; Cong, W.F.; Daniell, T.J.; George, T.S.; Hallett, P.D.; Hawes, C.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Jones, H.G.; Karley, A.J.; Li, L.; McKenzie, B.M.; Pakeman, R.J.; Paterson, E.; Schob, C.; Shen, J.; Squire, G.; Watson, C.A.; Zhang, C.; Zhang, J.; White, P.J. (2015) Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology., New Phytologist, 206, 107-117.
- Richards, S.; Paterson, E.; Withers, P.J.A.; Stutter, M.I. (2015) The contribution of household chemicals to environmental discharges via effluents: combining chemical and behavioural data., Journal of Environmental Management, 150, 427-434.
- Foereid, B.; Ward, D.S.; Mahowald, N.; Paterson, E.; Lehmann, J. (2014) The sensitivity of carbon turnover in the Community Land Model to modified assumptions about soil processes., Earth Systems Dynamics 5, 211-221.
- Ghee, C.; Neilson, R.; Hallett, P.D.; Robinson, D.; Paterson, E. (2013) Priming of soil organic matter mineralisation is intrinsically insensitive to temperature., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 66, 20-28.
- Dungait, J.A.J.; Ghee, C.; Rowan, J.S.; McKenzie, B.M.; Hawes, C.; Dixon, E.R.; Paterson, E.; Hopkins, D.W. (2013) Microbial responses to the erosional redistribution of soil organic carbon in arable fields., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 60, 195-201.
- Reinsch, S.; Ambus, P.; Thornton, B.; Paterson, E. (2013) Impact of future climatic conditions on the potential for plant-mediated soil organic matter priming., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 65, 133-140.
- Paterson, E.; Sim, A. (2013) Soil-specific response functions of organic matter mineralization to the availability of labile carbon., Global Change Biology, 19, 1562-1571.
- Tandy, S.; Brittain, S.; Grail, B.M.; Mcleod, C.W.; Paterson, E.; Tomos, A.D. (2013) Fine scale measurement and mapping of uranium in soil solution in soil and plant-soil microcosms, with special reference to depleted uranium., Plant and Soil, 368, 471-482.
- Huaiying, Y.; Thornton, B.; Paterson, E. (2012) Incorporation of 13C-labelled rice rhizodeposition carbon into soil microbial communities under different water status., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 53, 72-77.
- Zysko, A.; Sanguin, H.; Hayes, A.; Wardleworth, L.; Zeef, L.; Sim, A.; Paterson, E.; Singh, B.K.; Kertesz, M.A. (2012) Transcriptional response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to a phosphate-deficient Lolium perenne rhizosphere., Plant and Soil, 359, 25-44.
- Brittain, S.R.; Cox, A.G.; Tomos, A.D.; Paterson, E.; Siripinyanond, A.; McLeod, C.W. (2012) Chemical speciation studies on DU contaminated soils using flow field flow fractionation linked to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (FIFFF-ICP-MS)., Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 14, 782-790.
- Greenfield, L.M.; Hill, P.W.; Paterson, E.; Jones, D.L. (2017) The use of 14C labelled proteins to assess the efficiency of extracting proteins from soil., BSSS Early Careers Researcher Conference, Lancaster, UK, 19-20 April, 2017. (Poster)
- Dungait, J.A.J.; Ghee, C.; Rowan, J.S.; McKenzie, B.M.; Hawes, C.; Dixon, E.R.; Paterson, E.; Hopkins, D.W. (2013) Microbial responses to the erosional redistribution of soil organic carbon in arable fields., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 60, 195-201.
- Reinsch, S.; Ambus, P.; Thornton, B.; Paterson, E. (2013) Impact of future climatic conditions on the potential for plant-mediated soil organic matter priming., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 65, 133-140.
- Paterson, E.; Sim, A.; Osborne, S.M.; Murray, P.J. (2011) Long-term exclusion of plant-inputs to soil reduces the functional capacity of microbial communities to mineralise recalcitrant plant-derived carbon sources., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 43, 1873-1880.
- Paterson, E.; Neilson, R.; Midwood, A.J.; Osborne, S.M.; Sim, A.; Thornton, B.; Millard, P. (2011) Altered food web structure and C-flux pathways associated with mineralisation of organic amendments to agricultural soil., Applied Soil Ecology, 48, 107-116.
- Garcia-Pausas, J.; Paterson, E. (2011) Microbial community abundance and structure are determinants of soil organic matter mineralisation in the presence of labile carbon., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 43, 1705-1715.
- Hallett, P.D.; Caul, S.; Daniell, T.J.; Barre, P.; Paterson, E. (2010) The rheology of rhizosphere formation by root exudates and soil microbes., Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science, Brisbane, Australia, 1-6 August 2010. (Poster)
- Paterson, E.; Kemp, J.S.; Gammack, S.M.; FitzPatrick, .A.; Cresser, M.S.; Mullins, C.E.; Killham, K. (1993) The movemnet of genetically modified bacteria through soil influence of soil type., Biology and Fertility of Soils, 15, 308-314.
- Kemp, J.S.; Paterson, E.; Gammack, S.M.; Killham, K.; Cresser, M.S. (1992) Leaching of genetically modified Pseudomonas fluorescens through organic soils influence of temperature, soil pH, and roots., Biology and Fertility of Soils, 13, 218-224.
- Paterson, E.; Mwafulirwa, L. (2021) Root-soil-microbe interactions mediating nutrient fluxes in the rhizosphere., In: Gupta, W.S.R. & Sharma, A.K. (eds.). Rhizosphere Biology: Interactions between Microbes and Plants. Springer, Singapore, pp75-91.
- Paterson, E. (2013) The use of stable isotope labelling and compound-specific analysis of microbial phospholipid fatty acids to quantify the influences of rhizodeposition on microbial community structure and function., In: de Bruijn, F.J. (ed.). Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere. Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, New Jersey. Volume 1, pp141-148.
- Balesdent, J.; Ciavatta, C.; Dennis, P.; Finlay, R.; Gessa, C.E.; Gioacchini, P.; Hacin, J.; Hodge, A.; Jones, D.; Killham, K.; Kuzyakov, Y.; Lecomte, A.; Minchin, P.E.H.; Nguyen, C.; Paterson, E.; Robin, C.; Schweizer, P.; Standing, D. (2007) Element cycling and organic matter turnover., In: Luster, J.F.R. (ed.). Handbook of Methods Used in Rhizosphere Research. Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, 333-359. ISBN: 3-905621-35-5
- Paterson, E.; Rattray, E.A.S.; Killham, K. (1995) Rhizosphere ecophysiology., The Encyclopaedia of Environmental Biology, 3, pp237-245. Academic Press, New York.
- Brooker, R.; Paterson E.; Glendell, M.; Ellis, C.; Eastwood, A.; Fraser, F.; Wilkinson, M.; Skuce, P.; Macleod, C.; Carvalho, L.; Fischer, A.; Comerford, D.; Holland, J.; Vinten, A.J.A.; McVittie, A. (2017) Report on natural assets theme science day, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, 2 October 2017., Theme 1 Web pages, 6pp.
- Owen, J.; Paterson, E. (2012) Preliminary report on the suitability of `Struvite? as a soil conditioner/fertiliser to sustain the growth of barley and ryegrass., Report for William Grant & Sons Distillers Ltd.
- Patersaon, E.; Owen, J. (2012) Report on chemical analysis and seed germination trials on soil samples from prospective football pitch., Report for Raeburn Drilling
- Paterson, E.; Owen, J. (2011) Report on the analysis of crushed granite sample for elemental concentration, aqueous extractable elements, and C and N, Total C and N, extractable nitrate, loss on ignition, particle size distribution and ecotoxicity., Report for Cloburn Quarry Company Ltd.
- 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
- Paterson, E. (2010) Copper in soils: potential impacts of distillery co-product applications to land., Report for Helius Energy PLC.
- Owen, J.; Paterson, E. (2010) Report on drill cuttings for leachable and total elemental composition, particle size distribution and initial biological testing., Report for Chevron Energy Technology Company.
- Paterson, E. (2009) Pot trials of soil conditioner formulations., Report for Helius Energy plc.
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