Malcolm Coull
Current research interests
After studying Soil Science at Aberdeen University, I joined the Institute in 1993, and have worked on a variety of projects involving soil and/or water - everything from sewage sludge trials to public engagement, with numerous branches along the way. I don't do very much field or lab work now, but spend most of my time in front of a computer, doing a range of things from data analysis to working with Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
I am the assistant Soils Data Manager, responsible for helping to maintain the James Hutton Institute's extensive soil data holdings - the National Soils Database holds information on over 13,000 soil profiles across Scotland. I am also interested in data management and metadata, areas which are being increasingly recognised as important by our funders, as well as colleagues within the research community.
Bibliography
- Cerretelli, S.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Yakob, G.; Boked, S.; Habte, M.; Coull, M.C.; Peressotti, A.; Black, H.I.J. (2018) Spatial assessment of land degradation through key ecosystem services: the role of globally available data., Science of the Total Environment, 628-629, 539-555.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Cameron, C.; Gaskin, G.; Choisy, B.; Coull, M.C.; Black, H.I.J. (2018) Digital RGB photography and visible-range spectroscopy for soil composition analysis., Geoderma, 313, 265-275.
- Akoumianaki, I.; Potts, J.; Pohle, I.; Coull, M.; Adenkule, I. (2018) Developing Scotland's shellfish water monitoring programme., CREW Report, CRW2017_03.
- Sinclair, A.; Edwards, A.C.; Coull, M.C. (2017) Management of boron in soils for crops., SRUC Technical Note TN671, 28 March 2017.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C.; Gwatkin, R.; Donnelly, D. (2016) Automated soil physical parameter assessment using smartphone and digital camera imagery., Journal of Imaging, 2, Article No. 35.
- Edwards, A.C.; Sinclair, A.H.; Coull, M.C.; Crooks, W.; Rees, R.M.; Lumsdon, D.G. (2016) Regional trends in Scottish advisory soil acidity and phosphorus results: significance of management history, land use and soil attributes., Soil Use and Management, 32, 344-53.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C. (2016) Mapping soil carbon stocks across Scotland using a neural network model., Geoderma, 262, 187-188.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Donnelly, D.; Coull, M.C.; Gwatkin, R. (2016) Estimating soil properties with a mobile phone., In: Hartemink, A. & Minasny, B. (eds.). Digital Soil Morphometrics (Progress in Soil Science). Springer, Chapter 7, pp89-110.
- Thornton, B.; Martin, G.; Procee, M.; Miller, D.R.; Coull, M.C.; Yao, H.-Y.; Chapman, S.J.; Hudson, G.; Midwood, A.J. (2015) Distributions of carbon and nitrogen isotopes in Scotland's topsoil: a national-scale study., European Journal of Soil Science, 66, 1002-1011.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Donnelly, D.; Sutherland, L.A.; Miller, D.G.; Coull, M.C.; Black, H.I.J. (2015) Predicting Scottish topsoil organic matter content from colour and environmental factors., European Journal of Soil Science, 66, 112-120.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Campbell, G.; Coull, M.C. (2015) Using remote sensing to assess the condition of peat in drinking water catchments., CREW Report.
- Sinclair, A.; Crooks, B.; Edwards, A.; Coull, M.C. (2015) Managing soil phosphorus., SRUC Technical Note TN668.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Campbell, G.; Coull, M.C. (2015) Using remote sensing to assess the condition of peat in drinking water catchments., Report to Scottish Water.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Rhind, S.M.; Zhang, Z.L.; Kyle, C.E.; Coull, M.C. (2014) Neural network integration of field observations for soil endocrine disruptor characterisation., Science of the Total Environment, 468-469, 240-248.
- Zhang, Z.L.; Leith, C.; Rhind, S.M.; Ker, C.; Osprey, M.; Kyle, C.; Coull, M.C.; Thomson, C.; Green, G.; Maderova, L.; McKenzie, C. (2014) Long term temporal and spatial changes in the distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in Scottish soils., Science of the Total Environment, 468-469, 158-164.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Coull, M.C.; Dawson, L.A. (2014) Predicting sample source location from soil analysis using neural networks., Environmental Forensics, 15, 281-292.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C.; Donnelly, D.; Hastings, E.J. (2014) Innovations in environmental monitoring using mobile technology - a review., International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, 8, 50-58.
- Sinclair, A.; Edwards, A.; Coull, M.C. (2014) Management of copper in soils for cereals., SRUC Technical Note Series, TN657.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C.; Towers, W.; Hudson, G. (2013) Prediction of soil characteristics and colour using data from the National Soils Inventory of Scotland., Geoderma, 200-201, 99-107.
- Rhind, S.M.; Kyle, C.E.; Kerr, C.; Osprey, M.; Zhang, Z.L.; Duff, E.I.; Lilly, A.; Nolan, A.; Hudson, G.; Towers, W.; Bell, J.; Coull, M.C.; McKenzie, C. (2013) Concentrations and geographic distribution of selected organic pollutants in Scottish surface soils, Environmental Pollution, 182, 15-27.
- Sinclair, A.; Crooks, B.; Coull, M.C. (2013) Soils information, texture and liming recommendations., SRUC Technical Note TN656.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Donnelly, D.; Coull, M.C. (2013) Innovations in aquatic monitoring., CREW Report to SEPA, CREW Project Number CD2013_04.
- Edwards, A.C.; Coull, M.C.; Sinclair, A.H.; Walker, R.L.; Watson, C.A. (2012) Elemental status (Cu, Mo, Co, B, S, and Zn) of Scottish agricultural soils compared with a soil-based risk assessment., Soil Use and Management, 28, 167-176.
- Jackson-Blake, L.A.; Helliwell, R.C.; Britton, A.; Gibbs, S.; Coull, M.C.; Dawson, L.A. (2012) Controls on soil solution nitrogen along an altitudinal gradient in the Scottish uplands., Science of the Total Environment, 431, 100-108.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C.; Towers, W.; Hudson, G.; Black, H.I.J. (2012) Predicting soil chemical composition and other soil parameters from field observations using a neural network., Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 82, 108-116.
- Sinclair A. H.; Crooks, W.; Edwards, A.C.; Lumsdon, D.G.; Coull, M.C.; Shand, C.A. (2012) Assessing the potential risks to water quality from phosphate leaching., SEPA Contract Number R11123STA, September 2012, pp80.
- Waylen, K.A.; Eastwood, A.; Banks, E.; Black, H.I.J.; Brown, I.; Brooker, R.; Coull, M.C.; Irvine, R.J.; Kyle, C.; Macleod, K.; McVittie, A. (2012) Integrated frameworks to support the ecosystem approach., EAWG3 Workshop Report.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C. (2012) Report on soil remediation decision support tool., External Contract Report and Software for REMEDIOS Ltd.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Westfield datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Stobshiel datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Overcairn datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Glenbervie datasheet, PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Halflawkiln datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - East Pitforthie datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Torr datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Ballintomb datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Britton, A.J.; Helliwell, R.C.; Lilly, A.; Dawson, L.A.; Fisher, J.M.; Coull, M.C.; Ross, J. (2011) An integrated assessment of ecosystem carbon pools and fluxes across an oceanic alpine toposequence., Plant and Soil, 345, 287-302.
- Davis, J.; McKenzie, B.M.; White, P.; Towers, W.; Coull, M.C. (2011) Agricultural applications for calcium sulphate filter cake and reclaimed gypsum in Scotland., Report for William Tracey Recycling and Resource Management Group.
- Eastwood, A.; Coull, M.C.; Blackstock, K.L. (2011) Ecosystem Approach Working Group: 1st Brief Discussion Paper., Ecosystem Approach Working Group.
- Paterson, E.; Campbell, C.D.; Coull, M.C.; Shand, C.A. (2011) Geochemical atlas for Scottish topsoils., The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen. ISBN 978-0-902701-007
- Cerretelli, S.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Yakob, G.; Boked, S.; Habte, M.; Coull, M.C.; Peressotti, A.; Black, H.I.J. (2018) Spatial assessment of land degradation through key ecosystem services: the role of globally available data., Science of the Total Environment, 628-629, 539-555.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Cameron, C.; Gaskin, G.; Choisy, B.; Coull, M.C.; Black, H.I.J. (2018) Digital RGB photography and visible-range spectroscopy for soil composition analysis., Geoderma, 313, 265-275.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C.; Gwatkin, R.; Donnelly, D. (2016) Automated soil physical parameter assessment using smartphone and digital camera imagery., Journal of Imaging, 2, Article No. 35.
- Edwards, A.C.; Sinclair, A.H.; Coull, M.C.; Crooks, W.; Rees, R.M.; Lumsdon, D.G. (2016) Regional trends in Scottish advisory soil acidity and phosphorus results: significance of management history, land use and soil attributes., Soil Use and Management, 32, 344-53.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C. (2016) Mapping soil carbon stocks across Scotland using a neural network model., Geoderma, 262, 187-188.
- Thornton, B.; Martin, G.; Procee, M.; Miller, D.R.; Coull, M.C.; Yao, H.-Y.; Chapman, S.J.; Hudson, G.; Midwood, A.J. (2015) Distributions of carbon and nitrogen isotopes in Scotland's topsoil: a national-scale study., European Journal of Soil Science, 66, 1002-1011.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Donnelly, D.; Sutherland, L.A.; Miller, D.G.; Coull, M.C.; Black, H.I.J. (2015) Predicting Scottish topsoil organic matter content from colour and environmental factors., European Journal of Soil Science, 66, 112-120.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Rhind, S.M.; Zhang, Z.L.; Kyle, C.E.; Coull, M.C. (2014) Neural network integration of field observations for soil endocrine disruptor characterisation., Science of the Total Environment, 468-469, 240-248.
- Zhang, Z.L.; Leith, C.; Rhind, S.M.; Ker, C.; Osprey, M.; Kyle, C.; Coull, M.C.; Thomson, C.; Green, G.; Maderova, L.; McKenzie, C. (2014) Long term temporal and spatial changes in the distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in Scottish soils., Science of the Total Environment, 468-469, 158-164.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Coull, M.C.; Dawson, L.A. (2014) Predicting sample source location from soil analysis using neural networks., Environmental Forensics, 15, 281-292.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C.; Donnelly, D.; Hastings, E.J. (2014) Innovations in environmental monitoring using mobile technology - a review., International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, 8, 50-58.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C.; Towers, W.; Hudson, G. (2013) Prediction of soil characteristics and colour using data from the National Soils Inventory of Scotland., Geoderma, 200-201, 99-107.
- Rhind, S.M.; Kyle, C.E.; Kerr, C.; Osprey, M.; Zhang, Z.L.; Duff, E.I.; Lilly, A.; Nolan, A.; Hudson, G.; Towers, W.; Bell, J.; Coull, M.C.; McKenzie, C. (2013) Concentrations and geographic distribution of selected organic pollutants in Scottish surface soils, Environmental Pollution, 182, 15-27.
- Edwards, A.C.; Coull, M.C.; Sinclair, A.H.; Walker, R.L.; Watson, C.A. (2012) Elemental status (Cu, Mo, Co, B, S, and Zn) of Scottish agricultural soils compared with a soil-based risk assessment., Soil Use and Management, 28, 167-176.
- Jackson-Blake, L.A.; Helliwell, R.C.; Britton, A.; Gibbs, S.; Coull, M.C.; Dawson, L.A. (2012) Controls on soil solution nitrogen along an altitudinal gradient in the Scottish uplands., Science of the Total Environment, 431, 100-108.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C.; Towers, W.; Hudson, G.; Black, H.I.J. (2012) Predicting soil chemical composition and other soil parameters from field observations using a neural network., Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 82, 108-116.
- Britton, A.J.; Helliwell, R.C.; Lilly, A.; Dawson, L.A.; Fisher, J.M.; Coull, M.C.; Ross, J. (2011) An integrated assessment of ecosystem carbon pools and fluxes across an oceanic alpine toposequence., Plant and Soil, 345, 287-302.
- Helliwell, R.C.; Davies, J.J.L.; Jenkins, A.; Evans, C.D.; Coull, M.C.; Reynolds, B.; Norris, D.; Ferrier, R.C. (2007) Spatial and seasonal variations in nitrogen leaching and acidity across four acid-impacted regions of the UK., Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 185, 3-19.
- Helliwell, R.C.; Coull, M.C.; Evans, C.D.; Davies, J.J.L.; Norris, D.; Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Reynolds, B. (2007) The role of catchment characteristics in determining surface water nitrogen in four upland regions in the UK, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 356-371.
- Rowe, E.C.; Evans, C.D.; Emmett, B.A.; Reynolds, B.; Helliwell, R.C.; Curtis, C.J.; Coull, M.C. (2006) Vegetation type affects the relationship between soil carbon to nitrogen ratio and nitrogen leaching., Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 177, 335-347.
- Evans, C.D.; Reynolds, B.; Jenkins, A.; Helliwell, R.C.; Curtis, C.J.; Goodale, C.L.; Ferrier, R.C.; Emmett, B.A.; Pilkington, M.; Caporn, S.J.M.; Carroll, J.A.; Norris, D.; Davies, J.; Coull, M.C. (2006) Evidence that soil carbon pool determines susceptibility of semi-natural ecosystems to elevated nitrogen leaching., Ecosystems, 9, 453-462.
- Cooper, D.M.; Helliwell, R.C.; Coull, M.C. (2004) Predicting acid neutralising capacity from landscape classification: application to Galloway, South West Scotland., Hydrological Processes, 18, 455-471.
- Langan, S.J.; Sverdrup, H.U.; Coull, M.C. (1995) Calculation of base cation release from the chemical weathering of Scottish soils using the PROFILE model., Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 85, 2497-2502.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Coull, M.C.; Dawson, L.A. (2014) Predicting sample source location from soil analysis using neural networks., Environmental Forensics, 15, 281-292.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C.; Towers, W.; Hudson, G. (2013) Prediction of soil characteristics and colour using data from the National Soils Inventory of Scotland., Geoderma, 200-201, 99-107.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Donnelly, D.; Coull, M.C.; Gwatkin, R. (2016) Estimating soil properties with a mobile phone., In: Hartemink, A. & Minasny, B. (eds.). Digital Soil Morphometrics (Progress in Soil Science). Springer, Chapter 7, pp89-110.
- Dawson, L.A.; Towers, W.; Owen, J.; White, D.; Coull, M.C.; Ross, J.M.; Donnelly, D.; Cooper, P. (2010) Soils of the crofts., In: Dawson, L.A., Morrice, J. & Rodway, P. Soils of the Crofts. The James Hutton Institute Publication with Crofting Connections, Aberdeen, 130pp.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Cooksley, S.L.; Langan, S.J.; Marshall, K.B.; Coull, M.C. (2009) CATCH: Integrated catchment planning: a handbook for project officers., Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen, 97p.
- Akoumianaki, I.; Potts, J.; Pohle, I.; Coull, M.; Adenkule, I. (2018) Developing Scotland's shellfish water monitoring programme., CREW Report, CRW2017_03.
- Sinclair, A.; Edwards, A.C.; Coull, M.C. (2017) Management of boron in soils for crops., SRUC Technical Note TN671, 28 March 2017.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Campbell, G.; Coull, M.C. (2015) Using remote sensing to assess the condition of peat in drinking water catchments., CREW Report.
- Sinclair, A.; Crooks, B.; Edwards, A.; Coull, M.C. (2015) Managing soil phosphorus., SRUC Technical Note TN668.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Campbell, G.; Coull, M.C. (2015) Using remote sensing to assess the condition of peat in drinking water catchments., Report to Scottish Water.
- Sinclair, A.; Edwards, A.; Coull, M.C. (2014) Management of copper in soils for cereals., SRUC Technical Note Series, TN657.
- Sinclair, A.; Crooks, B.; Coull, M.C. (2013) Soils information, texture and liming recommendations., SRUC Technical Note TN656.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Donnelly, D.; Coull, M.C. (2013) Innovations in aquatic monitoring., CREW Report to SEPA, CREW Project Number CD2013_04.
- Sinclair A. H.; Crooks, W.; Edwards, A.C.; Lumsdon, D.G.; Coull, M.C.; Shand, C.A. (2012) Assessing the potential risks to water quality from phosphate leaching., SEPA Contract Number R11123STA, September 2012, pp80.
- Waylen, K.A.; Eastwood, A.; Banks, E.; Black, H.I.J.; Brown, I.; Brooker, R.; Coull, M.C.; Irvine, R.J.; Kyle, C.; Macleod, K.; McVittie, A. (2012) Integrated frameworks to support the ecosystem approach., EAWG3 Workshop Report.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C. (2012) Report on soil remediation decision support tool., External Contract Report and Software for REMEDIOS Ltd.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Westfield datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Stobshiel datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Overcairn datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Glenbervie datasheet, PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Halflawkiln datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - East Pitforthie datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Torr datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Ballintomb datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Eastwood, A.; Coull, M.C.; Blackstock, K.L. (2011) Ecosystem Approach Working Group: 1st Brief Discussion Paper., Ecosystem Approach Working Group.
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