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  Climate change and forest genetic resources-state of knowledge, risks, and opportunities: Background study paper no.56

  Loo, J., Fady, B., Dawson, I., Vincetil, B. & Baldinelli, G., Jul 2011, Rome: FAO Headquarters. 29 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report

• Closing the STEM Skills Gap Inquiry

  Smillie, C., 2017, Parliamentary Science & Technology Committee.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report

• Cluster-level epidemiological approach to the control of bovine tuberculosis in Wales

  Bishop, HKB. & Sainz, P., 2014

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report › peer-review

• Comparative analysis of farm-based carbon audits

  Leinonen, I., Eory, V., MacLeod, M., Sykes, AS., Glenk, K. & Rees, RM., Feb 2019, ClimateXChange. 53 p.

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• Comparative analysis of nitrogen accounting models with particular reference to agriculture

  Buckingham, S., Crooks, W., Dolan, S., Dragosits, U., Eory, V., Rees, RM. & Topp, CFE., Oct 2019, ClimateXChange. 49 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report › peer-review

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• Conservation strategy for red-billed choughs in Scotland: Assessment of the impact of supplementary feeding and evaluation of future management strategies

  Trask, A. E., Bignal, E. M., Fenn, S. R., McCracken, DI., Monaghan, P. & Reid, J. M., 20 Nov 2020, Scottish Natural Heritage. 58 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report › peer-review

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• Contributions of biodiversity to the sustainable intensification of food production: Thematic study for The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture

  Dawson, ID., Attwood, S., Park, S. E., Jamnadass, R., Powell, W., Sunderland, T., Kindt, R., McMullin, S., Hoebe, PN., Baddeley, JA., Staver, C., Vadez, V., Carsan, S., Roshetko, J. M., Amri, A., Karamura, E., Karamura, D., Paulo, V. B., Hossain, M. E., Phillips, M. & 7 others, Kumar, A., Lilleso, J-P. B., Benzie, J., Sabastian, G. E., Ekesa, B., Ocimati, W. & Graudal, L., 1 Jun 2019, CA4003EN ed. Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organisation. 42 p.

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• Cost-effectiveness of greenhouse gas mitigation measures for agriculture: a literature review

  MacLeod, M., Eory, V., Gruere, G. & Lankoski, J., 1 Aug 2015, Paris: OECD. 73 p. (OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers; no. 89)

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• Desk study to evaluate contributory causes of the current yield plateau in wheat and oilseed rape

  Bingham, IJ., Hoad, SP., Ben Lang, Haidee Philpott, Ron Stobart, Jane Thomas , Barnes, AP., Ball, BC., Stuart Knight & Simon Kightley, Nov 2012, PR502 ed. Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. 226 p.

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• Developing sustainable management methods for clubroot

  Burnett, FJ., Boor, T., Dussart, F. & Smith, J., Mar 2019, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. 75 p. (Project Report No. 608)

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• Distributed Ledger Technologies in the Public Sector: Learnings on the application of Distributed Ledger Technologies across international public services and their role in realising Scotland's full potential in a digital world

  Campbell, R., Thompson, G., Ferry, P. & Rudman, H., Jun 2018, The Scottish Government. 82 p.

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• Economic contribution of estates in Scotland: An economic assessment for Scottish Land and Estates

  Hindle, R., Thomson, SG., Skerratt, S., McMorran, R. & Onea, P., Apr 2014, 98 p.

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• Effectiveness of biofumigant crops for the management of PCN in GB

  Back, M., Barker, A. & Evans, KA., 2019, R476 ed. Agricultural And Horticultural Development Board (AHDB). 137 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report

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• Environmental conditionality on direct payments to land managers

  Moxey, A. P., McCracken, DI. & Thomson, S., 21 Jan 2021, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 23 p.

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• Equality and diversity in learning and teaching at Scotland’s universities: Trends, perspectives and opportunities

  Gunn, V., Morrison, J. & Hanesworth, P., 2015

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• Establishing best practice for estimation of Soil N Supply

  Hoad, SP., Daniel Kindred, Stuart Knight , Pete Berry, Roger Sylvester-Bradley, Damian Hatley, Nathan Morris & Charlotte White, Apr 2012, PR490 ed. Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. 214 p.

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• Estimated Suckler Beef Climate Scheme effect within the National GHG ‘Smart’ Inventory 

  Thomson, SG. & Moxey, A. P., 18 Jan 2021, The Scottish Government. 11 p.

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• Estimated Suckler Beef Climate Scheme implications for cattle numbers 

  Thomson, SG. & Moxey, A. P., 18 Jan 2021, The Scottish Government. 4 p.

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• Evaluation of New Models of Primary Care in Scotland: Highlands and Islands Case Study

  Hubbard, G., Smith, A., Carolan, C. & Stephen, K., 2019, 102 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report › peer-review

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• Evaluation of new varieties for sustainable cereal production in Europe: Final Report on a Post-Graduate Study Award from the Farmers Club Charitable Trust

  Hoad, SP., Aug 2010, Farmers Club Charitable Trust. 38 p.

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• Evaluation of the efficacy and timing of molluscicide treatments in potato crops 2015 & 2016

  Evans, KA. & Andy Barker, 2017, 11120025 ed. Agricultural And Horticultural Development Board (AHDB). 33 p.

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• Evidence for Scotland’s Land Reform Policy Review (2012-2014) - The socio-economic benefits of the ownership and management of land by environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

  McMorran, R., Glass, J. & Frankland, D., Apr 2013, 43 p.

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• Evidence review of the potential wider impacts of climate change mitigation options: Agriculture, forestry, land use and waste sectors

  Eory, V., Bapasola, A., Bealey, B., Boyd, IIB., Campbell, J., Cole, LJ., Glenk, K., Allan, G., Kay, A., MacLeod, M., Moran, D., Moxley, J., Rees, RM., Sherrington, C., Topp, CFE. & Watson, CA., Jan 2017, The Scottish Government. 156 p. (Environment and climate change)

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• Experimental investigation of the response of the string sedge Carex chordorrhiza to changes in water depth in summer

  Legg, C., Cowie, N. & Hamilton, A., 1995, Edinburgh: Scottish Natural Heritage. 29 p. (Research, Survey and Monitoring Report; no. 41)

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report › peer-review

• Exploring the emissions intensity of Scottish sheep and cattle livestock farms

  Barnes, AP., 22 Mar 2022, SRUC. 4 p.

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• External quality assurance of the stakeholder consultation processes used during the 2016 review of the national goose policy framework in Scotland

  Miller, N., McCracken, DI. & Fox, A., 2018, Scottish Natural Heritage. 66 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report › peer-review

• Farm workers in Scottish agriculture: Case studies in the international seasonal labour market

  Thomson, SG., McMorran, R., Bird, JB., Atterton, J., Pate, LP., Meador, JE., DeLima, P. & Milbourne, P., 28 Mar 2018, https://www.gov.scot/publications/farm-workers-scottish-agriculture-case-studies-international-seasonal-migrant-labour/pages/5/: The Scottish Government. 152 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report

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• Fluke risk and conservation grazing: a guide to good practice

  Skuce, P., Mitchell, G., McIntyre, S. & McCracken, DI., 12 Nov 2021, 12 ed. The Moredun Foundation. 16 p. (News Sheet)

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report › peer-review

• Future of EU livestock: how to contribute to a sustainable agricultural sector? Final report

  Peyraud, J-L., MacLeod, M. & Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development , Jul 2020, European Commission. 87 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report

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• Greenhouse gas emissions from aquaculture: a life cycle assessment of three Asian systems

  Robb, D. HF., MacLeod, M., Hasan, M. R. & Soto, D., 1 Sep 2017, Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 94 p.

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• Greenhouse gas emissions from pig and chicken supply chains – a global life cycle assessment

  MacLeod, M., Gerber, P., Mottet, A., Tempio, G., Falcucci, A., Opio, C., Vellinga, T., Henderson, B. & Steinfeld, H., 1 Oct 2013, Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 172 p.

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• Greenhouse gas emissions from ruminant supply chains – a global life cycle assessment

  Opio, C., Gerber, P., Mottet, A., Falcucci, A., Tempio, G., MacLeod, M., Vellinga, T., Henderson, B. & Steinfeld, H., 1 Oct 2013, Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 191 p.

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• Grouse shooting, moorland management and local communities: community perceptions and socio-economic impacts of moorland management and grouse shooting in the Monadhliath and Angus Glens

  Glass, J., Bryce, R. & Mcmorran, R., Sep 2015, Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College UHI.

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• Heath monitoring prior to the introduction of cattle, Birsay Moors, Orkney

  Hamilton, A., 2000, Edinburgh: RSPB, Reserves Ecology. 17 p.

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• Impact Evaluation of the Community Right to Buy

  Mulholland, C., McAteer, G., Martin, C., Murray, L., McMorran, R., Brodie, EM., Skerratt, S. & Moxey, A., 2015, Edinburgh: The Scottish Government. 82 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report

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• Impact of animal breeding on GHG emissions and farm economics

  MacLeod, M., Leinonen, I., Wall, E., Houdijk, JGM., Eory, V., Burns, JB., Vosough Ahmadi, B. & Gomez-Barbero, M., 17 Sep 2019, EUR 29844 EN ed. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg: European Commission. 48 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report

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• Impact on Scottish crops if the molluscicide metaldehyde is withdrawn

  Evans, KA. & Burnett, FJ., 2018, PHC2018/02 ed. Plant Health Centre. 8 p.

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• Implementation issues for the Suckler Beef Climate Group Scheme 

  Moxey, A. P. & Thomson, SG., Nov 2020, The Scottish Government. 3 p.

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• International Case Studies on Demographic Change in Remote Rural Areas: What can Scotland learn from elsewhere?

  McMorran, R., Atterton, J. & Jones, SJ., 28 Mar 2019, (First published) 31 p.

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• Investigation into the issues associated with large scale and concentrated landownership in Scotland

  Glenn, S., MacKessack-Leitch, J., Pollard, K., Glass, J. & McMorran, R., 20 Mar 2019, Scottish Land Commission. 63 p.

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• Karakterisering af konventionelle slagtekyllinger med gait score 2 i forhold til mobilitet, adfærd, smerte, morfologi og patologi

  Translated title of the contribution: Factors underlying gait score 2 in conventional broilers: mobility, behaviour, pain indicators, morphology and leg pathologyTahamtani, F., Herskin, M. S., Foldager, L., Murrell, J., Sandercock, D. & Riber, A., 20 Nov 2019, 7 p.

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• Learning Lessons from early Islands Communities Impact Assessments

  Atterton, J., Jul 2019, 48 p.

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• Loch Arkaig Pine Forest socio-economic baseline report: Management plan 2019-2024

  Bryce, R., Bowditch, E. & Glass, J., May 2019, Woodland Trust Scotland. 79 p.

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• Loch Eriboll Priority Marine Feature Review of 2020

  Burns, N. M., Hopkins, C. R. & Bailey, D. M., 15 Jun 2020, (First published) The Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust. 29 p.

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• Lowland deer management: assessing the delivery of public interests: Research Report No. 1069

  McMorran, R., Gibson-Poole, S. & Hamilton, A., 2019, Scottish Natural Heritage. 83 p.

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• Management of cereal root systems

  Hoad, SP., G Russell, Bingham, IJ. & M E Lucas, May 2000, RR 43 ed. Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. 67 p.

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• Managing the public perceptions of the higher education sector: A re-engagement exercise

  Hanesworth, P. & Burgum, S., 2018, Higher Education Academy. 4 p. (Horizon Scanning: Contemporary Issues in Teaching and Learning)

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• Mapping the areas of moorland that are actively managed for grouse and the intensity of current management regimes. Part 3 – Research to assess socioeconomic and biodiversity impacts of driven grouse moors and to understand the rights of gamekeepers.

  Matthews, K., Fielding, D., Miller, D., Gandossi, G., Newey, S. & Thomson, SG., Oct 2020, SEFARI. 47 p.

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• Marginal abatement cost curve for Scottish agriculture

  Eory, V., Topp, CFE., Rees, RM., Leinonen, I., Maire, JM., MacLeod, M., Sykes, AS. & Wall, E., Jan 2021, ClimateXChange. 56 p.

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• Meeting the challenge of wild deer research to support delivery of sustainable deer management in Scotland

  Holland, J., Mcmorran, R., Morgan-Davies, C., Bryce, R., Glass, J., Pollock, M., McCracken, D., Glass, R., Woolvin, A. & Thomson, S., 2017, Scottish Natural Heritage.

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