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Pat Cooper
Pat is a research assistant with 25 years experience, mainly in Soil Organic Chemistry, Microbiological and Biogeochemistry of Catchment Systems. She has experience of a broad range of Analytical and Microbiological techniques with extensive fieldwork and site management skills.
Current research interests
Current interests include the study of the effect of Long Term Sewage Sludge application to Agricultural Soils on Soil Microbial Activity and the implications for Agricultural Productivity and Long Term Fertility. Another current interest is the analysis of P in buffer strips near rivers.
Bibliography
- Cui, S.; Hough, R.L.; Yates, K.; Osprey, M.; Kerr, C.; Cooper, P.; Coull, M.; Zhang, Z. (2020) Effects of season and sediment-water exchange processes on the partitioning of pesticides in the catchment environment: Implications for pesticides monitoring., Science of the Total Environment, 698, Article No. 134228.
- Cui, S.; Hough, R.L.; Fu, Q.; Qi, X.; Liu, D.; Cooper, P.; Li, P.; Zhang, Z. (2019) Concentrations and uptake pathways of polychlorinated biphenyls from soil to grass., Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 182, Article No. 109428.
- Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Sun, J.; Lehto, N.; Zhang, H.; Stutter, M.I.; Giles, C.D.; Darch, T.; George, T.S.; Shand, C.A.; Lumsdon, D.; Blackwell, M.; Wearing, C.; Cooper, P.; Wendler, R.; Lawrie, B. (2019) Simultaneous quantification of soil phosphorus labile pool and desorption kinetics using DGTs and 3D-DIFS., Environmental Science and Technology, 53, 6718-6728.
- Birkel, C.; Helliwell, R.C.; Thornton, B.; Gibbs, S.; Cooper, P.; Soulsby, C.; Tetzlaff, D.; Spezia, L.; Esquivel-Hernandez, G.; Sanchez-Murillo, R.; Midwood, A. (2018) Characterization of surface water isotope spatial patterns of Scotland., Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 194, 71-80.
- Giles, C.D.; Richardson, A.E.; Cade-Menun, B.J.; Mezeli, M.M.; Brown, L.K.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Darch, T.; Blackwell, M.S.A.; Shand, C.A.; Stutter, M.I.; Wendler, R.; Cooper, P.; Lumsdon, D.G.; Wearing, C.; Zhang, H.; Haygarth, P.M.; George, T.S. (2018) Phosphorus acquisition by citrate- and phytase-exuding Nicotiana tabacum plant mixtures depends on soil phosphorus availability and root intermingling., Physiologia Plantarum, 163, 356-371.
- Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Giles, C.; Darch, T.; George, T.S.; Blackwell, M.; Stutter, M.I.; Shand, C.A.; Lumsdon, D.; Cooper, P.; Wendler, R.; Brown, L.K.; Almeida, D.S.; Wearing, C.; Zhang, H.; Haygarth, P.M. (2018) Opportunities for mobilizing recalcitrant phosphorus from agricultural soils: a review., Plant and Soil, 427, 5-16.
- Darch, T.; Giles, C.D.; Blackwell, M.S.A.; George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Shand, C.A.; Stutter, M.I.; Lumsdon, D.G.; Mezeli, M.M.; Wendler, R.; Zhang, H.; Wearing, C.; Cooper, P.; Haygarth, P.M. (2018) Inter- and intra-species intercropping of barley cultivars and legume species as affected by soil phosphorus availability., Plant and Soil, 427, 125-138.
- Giles, C.D.; Dupuy, L.; Boitt, G.; Brown, L.K.; Condron, L.; Darch, T.; Blackwell, M.S.A.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Shand, C.A.; Stutter, M.I.; Lumsdon, D.G.; Wendler, R.; Cooper, P.; Wearing, C.; Zhang, H.; Haygarth, P.M.; George, T.S. (2018) Root development impacts on the distribution of phosphatase activity: Improvements in quantification using soil zymography., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 116, 158-166.
- Giles, C.D.; George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Mezeli, M.; Shand, C.A.; Richardson, A.E.; Mackay, R.; Wendler, R.; Darch, T.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Cooper P.; Stutter, M.I.; Lumsdon, D.; Blackwell, M.S.A.; Wearing, C.; Zhang, H.; Haygarth, P.M. (2017) Linking the depletion of rhizosphere phosphorus to the heterologous expression of a fungal phytase in Nicotiana tabacum as revealed by enzyme-labile P and solution 31 P NMR spectroscopy., Rhizosphere, 3, 82-91.
- Giles, C.D.; George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Mezeli, M.M.; Richardson, A.E.; Shand, C.A.; Wendler, R.; Darch, T.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Cooper, P.; Stutter, M.I. (2017) Does the combination of citrate and phytase exudation in Nicotiana tabacum promote the acquisition of endogenous soil organic phosphorus?, Plant and Soil, 412, 43-59.
- Giles, C.D.; Brown, L.K.; Adu, M.O.; Mezeli, M.M.; Sandral, G.A.; Simpson, R.J.; Wendler, R.; Shand, C.A.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Darch, T.; Stutter, M.I.; Lumsdon, D.; Zhang, H.; Blackwell, M.S.A.; Wearing, C.; Cooper, P.; Haygarth, P.M.; George, T.S. (2017) Response-based selection of barley cultivars and legume species for complementarity: Root morphology and exudation in relation to nutrient source., Plant Science, 255, 12-28.
- 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.
- Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Paredes, C.; Zhang, H.; Giles, C.D.; Darch, T.; Stutter, M.I.; George, T.S.; Shand, C.A.; Lumsdon, D.; Cooper, P.; Wendler, R.; Brown, L.; Blackwell, M.; Wearing, C.; Haygarth, P.M. (2016) Organic acids regulation of chemical microbial phosphorus transformations in soils., Environmental Science and Technology, 50, 11521-11531.
- Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Zhang, H.; Stutter, M.I.; Giles, C.D.; Darch, T.; George, T.S.; Shand, C.A.; Lumsdon, D.; Blackwell, M.; Wearing, C.; Cooper, P.; Wendler, R.; Brown, L.; Haygarth, P.M. (2016) A holistic approach to understanding the desorption of phosphorus in soils., Environmental Science and Technology, 50, 3371-3381.
- 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
- 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.
- Bacon, J.R.; Hewitt, I.J.; Cooper, P. (2005) Lead in grass in the Scottish uplands: deposition or uptake?, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 7, 785-791.
- Bacon, J.R.; Hewitt, I.J.; Cooper, P. (2005) Reproducibility of the BCR sequential extraction procedure in a long-term study of the association of heavy metals with soil components in an upland catchment in Scotland., Science of the Total Environment, 337, 191-205.
- Bacon, J.R.; Hewitt, I.J.; Cooper, P. (2004) Origin of lead associated with different reactive phases in Scottish upland soils: an assessment made using sequential extraction and isotope analysis., Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 6, 766-773.
- Bacon, J.R.; Cooper, P.; Hewitt, I.J. (2003) Current trends in the isotopic composition of lead deposited from the atmosphere in upland locations in Scotland., Journal de Physique IV, 107, 95-98.
- Cui, S.; Hough, R.L.; Yates, K.; Osprey, M.; Kerr, C.; Cooper, P.; Coull, M.; Zhang, Z. (2020) Effects of season and sediment-water exchange processes on the partitioning of pesticides in the catchment environment: Implications for pesticides monitoring., Science of the Total Environment, 698, Article No. 134228.
- Cui, S.; Hough, R.L.; Fu, Q.; Qi, X.; Liu, D.; Cooper, P.; Li, P.; Zhang, Z. (2019) Concentrations and uptake pathways of polychlorinated biphenyls from soil to grass., Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 182, Article No. 109428.
- Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Sun, J.; Lehto, N.; Zhang, H.; Stutter, M.I.; Giles, C.D.; Darch, T.; George, T.S.; Shand, C.A.; Lumsdon, D.; Blackwell, M.; Wearing, C.; Cooper, P.; Wendler, R.; Lawrie, B. (2019) Simultaneous quantification of soil phosphorus labile pool and desorption kinetics using DGTs and 3D-DIFS., Environmental Science and Technology, 53, 6718-6728.
- Birkel, C.; Helliwell, R.C.; Thornton, B.; Gibbs, S.; Cooper, P.; Soulsby, C.; Tetzlaff, D.; Spezia, L.; Esquivel-Hernandez, G.; Sanchez-Murillo, R.; Midwood, A. (2018) Characterization of surface water isotope spatial patterns of Scotland., Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 194, 71-80.
- Giles, C.D.; Richardson, A.E.; Cade-Menun, B.J.; Mezeli, M.M.; Brown, L.K.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Darch, T.; Blackwell, M.S.A.; Shand, C.A.; Stutter, M.I.; Wendler, R.; Cooper, P.; Lumsdon, D.G.; Wearing, C.; Zhang, H.; Haygarth, P.M.; George, T.S. (2018) Phosphorus acquisition by citrate- and phytase-exuding Nicotiana tabacum plant mixtures depends on soil phosphorus availability and root intermingling., Physiologia Plantarum, 163, 356-371.
- Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Giles, C.; Darch, T.; George, T.S.; Blackwell, M.; Stutter, M.I.; Shand, C.A.; Lumsdon, D.; Cooper, P.; Wendler, R.; Brown, L.K.; Almeida, D.S.; Wearing, C.; Zhang, H.; Haygarth, P.M. (2018) Opportunities for mobilizing recalcitrant phosphorus from agricultural soils: a review., Plant and Soil, 427, 5-16.
- Darch, T.; Giles, C.D.; Blackwell, M.S.A.; George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Shand, C.A.; Stutter, M.I.; Lumsdon, D.G.; Mezeli, M.M.; Wendler, R.; Zhang, H.; Wearing, C.; Cooper, P.; Haygarth, P.M. (2018) Inter- and intra-species intercropping of barley cultivars and legume species as affected by soil phosphorus availability., Plant and Soil, 427, 125-138.
- Giles, C.D.; Dupuy, L.; Boitt, G.; Brown, L.K.; Condron, L.; Darch, T.; Blackwell, M.S.A.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Shand, C.A.; Stutter, M.I.; Lumsdon, D.G.; Wendler, R.; Cooper, P.; Wearing, C.; Zhang, H.; Haygarth, P.M.; George, T.S. (2018) Root development impacts on the distribution of phosphatase activity: Improvements in quantification using soil zymography., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 116, 158-166.
- Giles, C.D.; George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Mezeli, M.; Shand, C.A.; Richardson, A.E.; Mackay, R.; Wendler, R.; Darch, T.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Cooper P.; Stutter, M.I.; Lumsdon, D.; Blackwell, M.S.A.; Wearing, C.; Zhang, H.; Haygarth, P.M. (2017) Linking the depletion of rhizosphere phosphorus to the heterologous expression of a fungal phytase in Nicotiana tabacum as revealed by enzyme-labile P and solution 31 P NMR spectroscopy., Rhizosphere, 3, 82-91.
- Giles, C.D.; George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Mezeli, M.M.; Richardson, A.E.; Shand, C.A.; Wendler, R.; Darch, T.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Cooper, P.; Stutter, M.I. (2017) Does the combination of citrate and phytase exudation in Nicotiana tabacum promote the acquisition of endogenous soil organic phosphorus?, Plant and Soil, 412, 43-59.
- Giles, C.D.; Brown, L.K.; Adu, M.O.; Mezeli, M.M.; Sandral, G.A.; Simpson, R.J.; Wendler, R.; Shand, C.A.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Darch, T.; Stutter, M.I.; Lumsdon, D.; Zhang, H.; Blackwell, M.S.A.; Wearing, C.; Cooper, P.; Haygarth, P.M.; George, T.S. (2017) Response-based selection of barley cultivars and legume species for complementarity: Root morphology and exudation in relation to nutrient source., Plant Science, 255, 12-28.
- 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.
- Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Paredes, C.; Zhang, H.; Giles, C.D.; Darch, T.; Stutter, M.I.; George, T.S.; Shand, C.A.; Lumsdon, D.; Cooper, P.; Wendler, R.; Brown, L.; Blackwell, M.; Wearing, C.; Haygarth, P.M. (2016) Organic acids regulation of chemical microbial phosphorus transformations in soils., Environmental Science and Technology, 50, 11521-11531.
- Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Zhang, H.; Stutter, M.I.; Giles, C.D.; Darch, T.; George, T.S.; Shand, C.A.; Lumsdon, D.; Blackwell, M.; Wearing, C.; Cooper, P.; Wendler, R.; Brown, L.; Haygarth, P.M. (2016) A holistic approach to understanding the desorption of phosphorus in soils., Environmental Science and Technology, 50, 3371-3381.
- Bacon, J.R.; Hewitt, I.J.; Cooper, P. (2005) Lead in grass in the Scottish uplands: deposition or uptake?, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 7, 785-791.
- Bacon, J.R.; Hewitt, I.J.; Cooper, P. (2005) Reproducibility of the BCR sequential extraction procedure in a long-term study of the association of heavy metals with soil components in an upland catchment in Scotland., Science of the Total Environment, 337, 191-205.
- Bacon, J.R.; Hewitt, I.J.; Cooper, P. (2004) Origin of lead associated with different reactive phases in Scottish upland soils: an assessment made using sequential extraction and isotope analysis., Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 6, 766-773.
- Bacon, J.R.; Cooper, P.; Hewitt, I.J. (2003) Current trends in the isotopic composition of lead deposited from the atmosphere in upland locations in Scotland., Journal de Physique IV, 107, 95-98.
- 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.
- 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
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