Chris Freeman
British biochemist, Professor at Bangor University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Professor Chris Freeman is a British environmental scientist at the University of Wales, Bangor. Freeman is Professor of Aquatic Biogeochemistry in the College of Natural Sciences in Bangor. Freeman's research focuses on carbon cycling, with an emphasis on peatland carbon storage and dissolved organic carbon dynamics. His work is best known for its description of a mechanism known as the "peatland enzymic latch" and observation of a rising trend in aquatic dissolved organic carbon concentrations. His work has been recognised with awards from the American Society for Limnology and Oceanography and the Royal Society.
Chris Freeman 's Published Works
Published Works
- A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity (2017) (1501)
- An enzymic 'latch' on a global carbon store (2001) (1000)
- Export of organic carbon from peat soils (2001) (969)
- Microbial contributions to climate change through carbon cycle feedbacks (2008) (849)
- Peatlands and the carbon cycle: from local processes to global implications - a synthesis (2008) (844)
- Export of dissolved organic carbon from peatlands under elevated carbon dioxide levels (2004) (630)
- Drought-induced carbon loss in peatlands (2011) (481)
- Atmospheric nitrogen deposition promotes carbon loss from peat bogs (2006) (406)
- A regulatory role for phenol oxidase during decomposition in peatlands. (2004) (376)
- Deep instability of deforested tropical peatlands revealed by fluvial organic carbon fluxes (2013) (271)
- Acidity controls on dissolved organic carbon mobility in organic soils (2012) (239)
- Fluxes of CO2, CH4 and N2O from a Welsh peatland following simulation of water table draw-down: Potential feedback to climatic change (1992) (235)
- Phosphatase and arylsulphatase activities in wetland soils: annual variation and controlling factors (1999) (203)
- The biofilm polysaccharide matrix: A buffer against changing organic substrate supply? (1995) (196)
- Observations of a seasonally shifting thermal optimum in peatland carbon-cycling processes; implications for the global carbon cycle and soil enzyme methodologies (2005) (177)
- Enzymic degradation of phenolic materials in peatlands — measurement of phenol oxidase activity (1994) (175)
- The impact of climate change on the treatability of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in upland water supplies: a UK perspective. (2014) (172)
- The use of fluorogenic substrates for measuring enzyme activity in peatlands (1995) (160)
- Additional carbon sequestration benefits of grassland diversity restoration (2011) (156)
- Interactions between elevated CO2 and warming could amplify DOC exports from peatland catchments. (2007) (149)
- Microbial community changes in heathland soil communities along a geographical gradient: interaction with climate change manipulations (2005) (148)
- Microbial activity and enzymic decomposition processes following peatland water table drawdown (1996) (144)
- Comparative analysis of soil microbial communities and their responses to the short-term drought in bog, fen, and riparian wetlands (2008) (142)
- Evidence against recent climate‐induced destabilisation of soil carbon from 14C analysis of riverine dissolved organic matter (2007) (139)
- Hydrological effects on the diversity of phenolic degrading bacteria in a peatland: implications for carbon cycling (2005) (125)
- Summer drought effects upon soil and litter extracellular phenol oxidase activity and soluble carbon release in an upland Calluna heathland (2008) (118)
- Exotic Spartina alterniflora invasion alters ecosystem–atmosphere exchange of CH4 and N2O and carbon sequestration in a coastal salt marsh in China (2015) (116)
- Carbon supply and the regulation of enzyme activity in constructed wetlands (2000) (113)
- Elevated CO2 Effects on Peatland Plant Community Carbon Dynamics and DOC Production (2007) (107)
- Rapid growth in greenhouse gas emissions from the adoption of industrial-scale aquaculture (2019) (103)
- Assessing the vulnerability of blanket peat to climate change using an ensemble of statistical bioclimatic envelope models (2010) (100)
- Enzyme activities in constructed wetlands: Implication for water quality amelioration (1998) (94)
- Summer drought decreases soil fungal diversity and associated phenol oxidase activity in upland Calluna heathland soil. (2008) (90)
- Litter type affects the activity of aerobic decomposers in a boreal peatland more than site nutrient and water table regimes (2011) (89)
- The Regulation by Phenolic Compounds of Soil Organic Matter Dynamics under a Changing Environment (2015) (87)
- Seasonal variations in decomposition processes in a valley-bottom riparian peatland. (2006) (87)
- Inhibitory effects of high molecular weight dissolved organic matter upon metabolic processes in biofilms from contrasting rivers and streams (1990) (86)
- Climate change (Communication arising): Terrestrial export of organic carbon (2002) (85)
- Nutrient limitation and enzyme activities during litter decomposition of nine wetland species in relation to litter N : P ratios (2005) (84)
- Nitrous Oxide Emissions and the Use of Wetlands for Water Quality Amelioration (1997) (82)
- UV-visible absorbance spectroscopy as a proxy for peatland dissolved organic carbon (DOC) quantity and quality: considerations on wavelength and absorbance degradation. (2014) (81)
- Contrasting vulnerability of drained tropical and high‐latitude peatlands to fluvial loss of stored carbon (2014) (80)
- Peatland carbon efflux partitioning reveals that Sphagnum photosynthate contributes to the DOC pool (2004) (79)
- High nitrogen availability reduces polyphenol content in Sphagnum peat. (2007) (77)
- Effects of elevated CO2 on fen peat biogeochemistry. (2001) (76)
- Enzymes and biogeochemical cycling in wetlands during a simulated drought (1997) (75)
- Contrasted effects of simulated drought on the production and oxidation of methane in a mid-Wales wetland (2002) (73)
- Infilled Ditches are Hotspots of Landscape Methane Flux Following Peatland Re-wetting (2014) (72)
- Peatland geoengineering: an alternative approach to terrestrial carbon sequestration (2012) (60)
- Sulphate reduction and the suppression of peatland methane emissions following summer drought (2006) (59)
- Decomposition ‘hotspots’ in a rewetted peatland: implications for water quality and carbon cycling (2011) (58)
- Biologically driven DOC release from peatlands during recovery from acidification (2018) (57)
- Comparison of a new inorganic membrane filter (Anopore) with a track-etched polycarbonate membrane filter (Nuclepore) for direct counting of bacteria (1989) (55)
- Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations on soil microorganisms. (2004) (54)
- Methodologies for Extracellular Enzyme Assays from Wetland Soils (2014) (54)
- Dissolved organic carbon and trihalomethane precursor removal at a UK upland water treatment works. (2014) (53)
- Long‐term drainage for forestry inhibits extracellular phenol oxidase activity in Finnish boreal mire peat (2010) (53)
- The interactive effects of elevated carbon dioxide and water table draw-down on carbon cycling in a Welsh ombrotrophic bog (2009) (52)
- Mild tagging procedures for the structural analysis of glycans. (2001) (50)
- Impacts of Climatic Change On Peatland Hydrochemistry; A Laboratory-Based Experiment (1993) (50)
- Shifts of soil enzyme activities in wetlands exposed to elevated CO(2). (2005) (49)
- Molecular weight spectra of dissolved organic carbon in a rewetted Welsh peatland and possible implications for water quality (2001) (48)
- Climatic change and the release of immobilized nutrients from Welsh riparian wetland soils (1993) (46)
- Woody litter protects peat carbon stocks during drought (2020) (46)
- Ion exchange mechanisms and the entrapment of nutrients by river biofilms (1995) (44)
- Peatlands: our greatest source of carbon credits? (2011) (44)
- Functional and structural responses of bacterial and methanogen communities to 3-year warming incubation in different depths of peat mire (2012) (43)
- Short-term effect of deep shade and enhanced nitrogen supply on Sphagnum capillifolium morphophysiology (2010) (43)
- Assessment of potential climate change impacts on peatland dissolved organic carbon release and drinking water treatment from laboratory experiments. (2013) (42)
- Transformations in DOC along a source to sea continuum; impacts of photo-degradation, biological processes and mixing (2016) (42)
- A possible role of sulphate in the suppression of wetland methane fluxes following drought (1994) (42)
- Methane release from peat soils: effects of Sphagnum and Juncus (1999) (42)
- Nitrous oxide emissions from a gully mire in mid-Wales, UK, under simulated summer drought (1999) (41)
- N-Acetylglucosaminidase activities in wetlands: a global survey (2004) (40)
- Investigations of freezing and cold storage for the analysis of peatland dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and absorbance properties. (2015) (39)
- Enzymic involvement in the biogeochemical responses of a Welsh peatland to a rainfall enhancement manipulation (1998) (37)
- Seasonal trends in river biofilm storage products and electron transport system activity (1991) (37)
- The Influence of Hydrochemistry on Methane Emissions from Two Contrasting Northern Wetlands (2002) (36)
- Decomposition as a regulator of carbon accretion in mangroves: a review (2017) (34)
- Microplate fluorimetric assay of soil enzymes (2015) (34)
- The effect of drought on dissolved organic carbon (DOC) release from peatland soil and vegetation sources (2017) (34)
- Trace Gas Emissions from a North Wales Fen - Role of Hydrochemistry and Soil Enzyme Activity (1998) (33)
- Simulated climate change impact on summer dissolved organic carbon release from peat and surface vegetation: implications for drinking water treatment. (2014) (33)
- Methane emissions from a gully mire in mid-Wales, U.K. under consecutive summer water table drawdown (1999) (32)
- Impacts of elevated atmospheric ozone on peatland below-ground DOC characteristics. (2009) (32)
- Impeded drainage stimulates extracellular phenol oxidase activity in riparian peat cores (2008) (29)
- Climate change and the British Uplands: evidence for decision-making (2010) (29)
- The role of drought in the impact of climatic change on the microbiota of peatland streams (1994) (29)
- The effect of peatland drainage and rewetting (ditch blocking) on extracellular enzyme activities and water chemistry (2015) (28)
- Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) removal in constructed wetlands: The role of plants in the treatment of a typical pharmaceutical and personal care product (2017) (28)
- Characterisation of algogenic organic matter during an algal bloom and its implications for trihalomethane formation (2015) (28)
- Sensitivity of peatland litter decomposition to changes in temperature and rainfall (2018) (26)
- Natural revegetation of bog pools after peatland restoration involving ditch blocking—The influence of pool depth and implications for carbon cycling (2013) (25)
- Annual variation of temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon decomposition in North peatlands: implications for thermal responses of carbon cycling to global warming (2009) (25)
- Mynydd Parys Cu-Pb-Zn Mines mineralogy, microbiology and acid mine drainage (2000) (25)
- Terrestrial export of organic carbon. Authors' reply (2002) (25)
- Managing peatland vegetation for drinking water treatment (2016) (24)
- Unraveling the Importance of Polyphenols for Microbial Carbon Mineralization in Rewetted Riparian Peatlands (2019) (24)
- Evaluation of algal bloom mitigation and nutrient removal in floating constructed wetlands with different macrophyte species (2017) (24)
- Exogenous enzyme supplements to promote treatment efficiency in constructed wetlands. (2006) (24)
- Quantifying dissolved organic carbon concentrations in upland catchments using phenolic proxy measurements (2013) (24)
- An experimental use of floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) to reduce phytoplankton growth in freshwaters (2017) (24)
- Corrigendum to "Peatlands and the carbon cycle: from local processes to global implications a synthesis" published in Biogeosciences, 5, 1475-1491, 2008 (2008) (22)
- Geoengineering: taking control of our planet's climate? (2012) (22)
- Effects of summer drought on peat soil solution chemistry in an acid gully mire (1997) (21)
- Hydrological Controls on Dissolved Organic Carbon Production and Release from UK Peatlands (2013) (20)
- Soil Enzyme Analysis for Leaf Litter Decomposition in Global Wetlands (2009) (20)
- Cross-laboratory comparison of fluorimetric microplate and colorimetric bench-scale soil enzyme assays (2018) (19)
- Species-specific effects of elevated ozone on wetland plants and decomposition processes. (2010) (18)
- Model inter-comparison between statistical and dynamic model assessments of the long-term stability of blanket peat in Great Britain (1940-2099) (2010) (18)
- Plant-derived phenolic compounds impair the remediation of acid mine drainage using treatment wetlands (2011) (18)
- Temporal trends in bromide release following rewetting of a naturally drained gully mire (1998) (18)
- A Decision Support System for Drinking Water Production Integrating Health Risks Assessment (2014) (18)
- Nitrous oxide emissions from a gully mire in mid-Wales, UK, under simulated summer drought (1999) (17)
- Assessment of projected changes in upland environments using simple climatic indices (2010) (17)
- Influence of habitat on the quantity and composition of leachable carbon in the O2 horizon: Potential implications for potable water treatment (2012) (17)
- Could competition between plants and microbes regulate plant nutrition and atmospheric CO2 concentrations (1998) (16)
- A Pilot‐Scale Demonstration of Mobile Direct Air Capture Using Metal‐Organic Frameworks (2020) (16)
- Carbon preservation in humic lakes; a hierarchical regulatory pathway (2013) (16)
- Subtle shifts in microbial communities occur alongside the release of carbon induced by drought and rewetting in contrasting peatland ecosystems (2017) (16)
- Measurement of cellulase and xylosidase activities in peat using a sensitive fluorogenic compound assay (1998) (15)
- Simultaneous Analysis of Multiple Enzymes in Environmental Samples Using Methylumbelliferyl Substrates and HPLC (1999) (15)
- Tracing dissolved organic carbon and trihalomethane formation potential between source water and finished drinking water at a lowland and an upland UK catchment. (2015) (15)
- Interactions of Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza spp.) and Soil Microorganisms in Relation to Extracellular Enzyme Activities in a Peat Soil (2007) (15)
- Constructed wetlands may lower inorganic nutrient inputs but enhance DOC loadings into a drinking water reservoir in North Wales (2016) (15)
- Comparison and standardization of soil enzyme assay for meaningful data interpretation. (2017) (15)
- Substrate sources regulate spatial variation of metabolically active methanogens from two contrasting freshwater wetlands (2015) (15)
- Plant Species Effects on the Carbon Storage Capabilities of a Blanket bog Complex (2016) (15)
- The role of molecular weight in the enzyme-inhibiting effect of phenolics: the significance in peatland carbon sequestration (2017) (14)
- Peatland ditch blocking has no effect on dissolved organic matter (DOM) quality (2018) (13)
- Measurement of electron transport system activity in sphagnum-derived peat (1992) (13)
- Hydrological legacy determines the type of enzyme inhibition in a peatlands chronosequence (2017) (12)
- Is peat accumulation in mangrove swamps influenced by the “enzymic latch” mechanism? (2016) (12)
- A novel approach to studying the effects of temperature on soil biogeochemistry using a thermal gradient bar (2006) (12)
- How do increasing background concentrations of tropospheric ozone affect peatland plant growth and carbon gas exchange (2016) (11)
- Temporal variations in dissolved organic carbon concentrations in upland and lowland lakes in North Wales (2013) (11)
- Heavy Rainfall Impacts on Trihalomethane Formation in Contrasting Northwestern European Potable Waters. (2015) (10)
- Isotope dilution analysis and rates of 32P incorporation into phospholipid as a measure of microbial growth rates in biofilms (1995) (10)
- The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with aquatic carbon removal during drinking water treatment (2016) (9)
- Using HPLC to eliminate quench-interference in fluorogenic-substrate assays of microbial enzyme activity (1997) (9)
- Global methane and nitrous oxide emissions from inland waters and estuaries (2022) (8)
- Rising sea levels—potential effects upon terrestrial greenhouse gas production (1994) (8)
- Nitrogen availability influences microbial reduction of ferrihydrite-organic carbon with substantial implications for exports of iron and carbon from peatlands (2020) (8)
- Water Table Fluctuation in Peatlands Facilitates Fungal Proliferation, Impedes Sphagnum Growth and Accelerates Decomposition (2021) (8)
- Microbial enzyme activity and stoichiometry signal the effects of agricultural intervention on nutrient cycling in peatlands (2021) (8)
- Measurement of phosphomonoesterase activity in wetland sediments : a sensitive method using HPLC and UV detection (1997) (8)
- A Potential Approach for Enhancing Carbon Sequestration During Peatland Restoration Using Low-Cost, Phenolic-Rich Biomass Supplements (2020) (7)
- [3H]Thymidine incorporation as a measure of bacterial growth within intact river biofilms (1993) (7)
- Influence of Water Table Depth on Pore Water Chemistry and Trihalomethane Formation Potential in Peatlands (2016) (7)
- GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH NON GASEOUS LOSSES OF CARBON FROM PEATLANDS-FATE OF PARTICULATE AND DISSOLVED CARBON (2014) (6)
- Divergent responses of wetland methane emissions to elevated atmospheric CO2 dependent on water table. (2021) (6)
- Elevated CO2 and high salinity enhance the abundance of sulfate reducers in a salt marsh ecosystem (2020) (5)
- The drinking water contaminant dibromoacetonitrile delays G1-S transition and suppresses Chk1 activation at broken replication forks (2017) (4)
- Dissolved organic carbon and trihalomethane formation potential removal during coagulation of a typical UK upland water with alum, PAX-18 and PIX-322 (2014) (4)
- Measuring Phosphatase Activity in Peatland Soils:Recent Methodological Advances (2008) (3)
- Investigating whether light intensity can modify decomposition rates in peatlands through control of the ‘enzymic latch’ (2017) (3)
- Poly-beta-hydroxy alkanoate and the support of river biofilm metabolism following radical changes in environmental conditions (1993) (3)
- Vulnerability of upland peatland services to climate change (2010) (3)
- Using Thermal Sensitivity Analysis to Determine the Impact of Drainage on the Hydrochemistry of a Tropical Peat Soil from Malaysia (2015) (3)
- Non‐native plant invasion can accelerate global climate change by increasing wetland methane and terrestrial nitrous oxide emissions (2022) (3)
- Global Increases in Dissolved Organic Carbon in Rivers and Their Implications (2010) (3)
- A potential impact of climatic change upon the transport of organic carbon from wetland to ocean (1994) (3)
- An iron-reduction-mediated cascade mechanism increases the risk of carbon loss from mineral-rich peatlands (2022) (2)
- Relationships between reservoir water quality and catchment habitat type (2016) (2)
- Climate Change and Microbial Ecology: Current Research and Future Trends (2016) (2)
- PLANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT | Waste Water Treatment (2003) (1)
- An affordable methodology for quantifying waterborne microplastics - an emerging contaminant in inland-waters (2019) (1)
- The environmental release and ecosystem risks of illicit drug during Glastonbury Festival. (2021) (1)
- Biogeochemistry of water quality amelioration using wetlands — a role for enzymes (2000) (1)
- Responses of boreal peatland carbon cycle to persistent water level drawdown (2008) (1)
- Changing thermal sensitivity of bacterial communities and soil enzymes in a bog peat in spring, summer and autumn (2022) (1)
- Bioclimatic envelope modelling of the present global distribution of boreal peatlands (2009) (1)
- Determination of Poly-β-hydroxyalkanoate in Peat (2017) (1)
- Author Correction: Biologically driven DOC release from peatlands during recovery from acidification (2018) (1)
- Options for Geoengineering the Climate via Microorganisms: A Peatland Case Study (2016) (1)
- Global methane and nitrous oxide emissions from non-marine waters (2021) (1)
- Relationship between enzyme activity and the organic matter content of wetland soils (2000) (1)
- Combining biochemical and molecular techniques to assess the impact of erosion, vegetation cover and compost on soil microbial communities, function and diversity (2001) (0)
- An introduction to the use of methylumbelliferyl (MUF) substrates: strengths and limitations in practical applications in soil and litter samples (1999) (0)
- The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with aquatic carbon removal during drinking water treatment (2015) (0)
- Transformations in DOC along a source to sea continuum; impacts of photo-degradation, biological processes and mixing (2015) (0)
- Microbes, Environmental Change and the Global Carbon Cycle (2016) (0)
- Biologically driven DOC release from peatlands during recovery from acidification (2018) (0)
- Report/paper describing spatial controls on surface water DOC (2007) (0)
- Peatland phenol oxidase: A Microbially-Mediated Determinant of Global-Scale Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Sequestration (2004) (0)
- Annual report of the field-based climate change simulation (1995) (0)
- Impacts freezing and cold storage for the analysis of peatland dissolved organic carbon ( DOC ) and absorbance properties (2015) (0)
- Positive Feedback to Global Warming Linked to Indirect Nitrogen Attenuation of Arctic Tundra Ch 4 Oxidation (2021) (0)
- The Responses of Microbial Communities to Drought in Bog, Fen, and Riparian Wetlands (2007) (0)
- Agricultural land use regulates the fate of soil phosphorus fractions following the reclamation of wetlands. (2022) (0)
- Mapping peat vulnerability to climate change to inform policy in the UK (2009) (0)
- The 2nd International Symposium Peatlands in the Global Carbon Cycle. Prague, Czech Republic (2009) (0)
- Substrate sources regulate spatial variation of metabolically active methanogens from two contrasting freshwater wetlands (2015) (0)
- DOC export to upland waters: old or new carbon? (2006) (0)
- Hydrological legacy determines the type of enzyme inhibition in a peatlands chronosequence (2017) (0)
- Attenuation of Methane Oxidation by Nitrogen Availability in Arctic Tundra Soils. (2023) (0)
- The drinking water contaminant dibromoacetonitrile delays G1-S transition and suppresses Chk1 activation at broken replication forks (2017) (0)
- Environmental Change and Microbial Contributions to Carbon Cycle Feedbacks (2020) (0)
- Methodologies for Extracellular Enzyme Assays from Wetland Soils (2013) (0)
- Plant Species Effects on the Carbon Storage Capabilities of a Blanket bog Complex (2015) (0)
- Hydro-chemical effects following restoration mowing in two rich fen plant communities (2019) (0)
- Is peat accumulation in mangrove swamps influenced by the “enzymic latch” mechanism? (2016) (0)
- Subtle shifts in microbial communities occur alongside the release of carbon induced by drought and rewetting in contrasting peatland ecosystems (2017) (0)
- DOC export and carbon loss from UK upland soils: similarities and differences between peats and organo-mineral soils. (2007) (0)
- Storm Induced Dissolved Organic Matter Release.: Society of wetland Scientists Europe 1st Annual Meeting: “Integrating our approaches to Wetland Science”. Bangor January 2006. (2006) (0)
- High intensity fire accelerates accumulation of a stable carbon pool in permafrost peatlands under climate warming (2023) (0)
- Effects Of Elevated Atmospheric Co2 On Wetland Soils (2004) (0)
- Author Correction: Biologically driven DOC release from peatlands during recovery from acidification (2018) (0)
- Peatland hydrological legacy affects enzyme inhibition and potential DOC release (2015) (0)
- Importance of Extracellular Enzyme Activities in Northern Peatland Biogeochemistry-Possible Coupling with Trace Gas Emission and DOC Dynamics (2007) (0)
- Storm induced dissolved organic matter release (2006) (0)
- The decomposition of vegetation and soil in marginal peat-forming landscapes: climate simulations to quantify gaseous and dissolved carbon fluxes and the effects on peat accumulation and drinking water treatment (2013) (0)
- The sensitivity of peat soil and peatland vegetation to drought: release of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) on rewetting (2015) (0)
- Geoengineering the Climate via Microorganisms: a Peatland Case Study (2020) (0)
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