Green, Hannah, Larsen, Peter, Liu, Yang, and Nelson, Paul (2024) Carbon dioxide removal via weathering of sugarcane mill ash under different soil conditions. Applied Geochemistry, 165. 105940.

Holden, Fredrick J., Davies, Kalu, Bird, Michael I., Hume, Ruby, Green, Hannah, Beerling, David J., and Nelson, Paul N. (2024) In-field carbon dioxide removal via weathering of crushed basalt applied to acidic tropical agricultural soil. Science of the Total Environment, 955. 176568.

Lim, HanShe, Nelson, Paul N., Cheesman, Alexander W., Morrison, David, Bulstrode, Marcus, Egger, Felix, Eccles, Rohan, Weber, Tony, Owen, Liz, and AhKee, Dennis (2024) Modelling unseen flow pathways of water and contaminants in the Wet Tropics: the role of alluvial palaeochannels. Report. Queensland Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Nelson, Paul N. (2024) Splitting stones. Ecology and Society, 29 (1). p. 25.

Rezaei Rashti, Mehran, Nelson, Paul, Lan, Zhongming, Su, Ninghu, Esfandbod, Maryam, Liu, Xiangyu, Goloran, Johnvie, Zhang, Hanzhi, and Chen, Chengrong (2024) Sugarcane cultivation altered soil nitrogen cycling microbial processes and decreased nitrogen bioavailability in tropical Australia. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 24. pp. 946-955.

Pipai, Rachel, McNeill, Ann, Unkovich, Murray, Banabas, Murom, and Nelson, Paul N. (2023) Biological nitrogen fixation by legume cover plants in oil palm plantations: calibration of the ureide technique and effects of plantation age and soil nitrate. Plant and Soil, 491. pp. 665-680.

Cheesman, Alex W., Todd, Shannon, Owen, Liz, AhKee, Dennis, Lim, Han She, Masson, Maureen, and Nelson, Paul N. (2023) In-drain denitrifying woodchip bioreactors for reducing nitrogen runoff from sugarcane. Ecological Engineering, 192. 106986.

Green, Hannah, Larsen, Peter, Koci, Jack, Edwards, Will, and Nelson, Paul (2023) Long-term effects of gypsum on the chemistry of sodic soils. Soil and Tillage Research, 233. 105780.

Prabowo, Noto E., Foster, Hugh L., and Nelson, Paul N. (2023) Potassium and magnesium uptake and fertiliser use efficiency by oil palm at contrasting sites in Sumatra, Indonesia. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 126 (2-3). pp. 263-278.

Orr, Ryan, Northfield, Tobin D., Pattison, Tony, and Nelson, Paul N. (2023) Soil physicochemical characteristics and leaf nutrient contents on banana farms of North Queensland, Australia. Crop & Pasture Science, 74 (5). pp. 483-493.

Nelson, Paul (2023) Sustainable soil management in tropical agriculture. In: Jayaraman, Somasundaram, Dalal, Ram C., and Lal, Rattan, (eds.) Sustainable Soil Management: Beyond Food Production. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, pp. 204-239.

Rakhsh, Fatemeh, Golchin, Ahmad, Nelson, Paul N., and Agha, Ali Beheshti Ale (2023) The effects of Fe- and Mn-oxides and imogolite in the presence of kaolinite on organic nitrogen mineralization and soil enzyme activities. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 69 (14). pp. 3120-3138.

Orr, Ryan, Dennis, Paul G., Wong, Yide, Browne, Daniel J., Cooper, Martha, Birt, Henry W.G., Lapis-Gaza, Hazel R., Pattison, Anthony B., and Nelson, Paul N. (2022) Nitrogen fertilizer rate but not form affects the severity of Fusarium wilt in banana. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13. 907819.

Munksgaard, Niels C., and Nelson, Paul N. (2021) Coupled polymer-membrane equilibration and cavity ring-down spectrometry for the highly sensitive determination of dissolved methane in environmental waters. Analytical Letters, 54 (3). pp. 430-441.

Lewis, Amy L., Sarkar, Binoy, Wade, Peter, Kemp, Simon J., Hodson, Mark E., Taylor, Lyla L., Yeong, Kok Loong, Davies, Kalu, Nelson, Paul N., Bird, Michael I., Kantola, Ilsa, Masters, Michael D., DeLucia, Evan, Leake, Jonathan R., Banwart, Steven A., and Beerling, David J. (2021) Effects of mineralogy, chemistry and physical properties of basalts on carbon capture potential and plant-nutrient element release via enhanced weathering. Applied Geochemistry, 132. 105023.

Orr, Ryan, and Nelson, Paul N. (2021) Eucalyptus cloeziana mulch suppresses Fusarium wilt of banana. Crop Protection, 147. 105694.

Orr, Ryan, Pattison, Anthony, Northfield, Tobin, and Nelson, Paul N. (2021) Iron chelates have little to no effect on the severity of Fusarium wilt of bananas in soils of the humid tropics. Journal of Plant Pathology, 103. pp. 595-604.

Cheesman, Alexander W., Nelson, Paul N., Lim, Han She, Todd, Shannon, Kaartinen-Price, Jai, MacGregor, Colin, Datta, Bithin, Owen, Liz, and Ah-Kee, Dennis (2020) Denitrification bioreactor trial in the Russell River catchment of the Wet Tropics: final report. Report. James Cook University, Cairns, Qld, Australia.

Orr, Ryan, Hocking, Rosalie K., Pattison, Anthony, and Nelson, Paul N. (2020) Extraction of metals from mildly acidic tropical soils: interactions between chelating ligand, pH and soil type. Chemosphere, 248. 126060.

Pardon, Lenaic, Bockstaller, Christian, Marichal, Raphaël, Sionita, Ribka, Nelson, Paul N., Gabrielle, Benoît, Laclau, Jean-Paul, Pujianto, Caliman, Jean-Pierre, and Bessou, Cécile (2020) IN-Palm: an agri-environmental indicator to assess nitrogen losses in oil palm plantations. Agronomy Journal, 112 (2). pp. 786-800.

Rakhsh, Fatemeh, Golchin, Ahmad, Agha, Ali Beheshti Al, and Nelson, Paul N. (2020) Mineralization of organic carbon and formation of microbial biomass in soil: effects of clay content and composition and the mechanisms involved. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 151. 108036.

Oliver, Danielle P., Li, Yasong, Orr, Ryan, Nelson, Paul, Barnes, Mary, McLaughlin, Michael J., and Kookana, Rai S. (2020) Sorption behaviour of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in tropical soils. Environmental Pollution, 258. 113726.

Orr, Ryan, and Nelson, Paul N. (2019) How soil management can help in the battle against Panama disease and other Fusarium wilts. Science Trends LLC.

Orr, Ryan, Pattison, Anthony, East, David, Warman, Noeleen, O'Neill, Wayne, Czislowski, Elizabeth, and Nelson, Paul N. (2019) Image-based quantification of Fusarium wilt severity in banana. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 14. 14.

Dickinson, Geoff, O'Farrell, Patrick, Ridgway, Kaila, Bally, Ian, Masters, Bronwyn, Nelson, Paul, and Pattison, Tony (2019) Nitrogen and carbon management in Australian mango orchards to improve productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Acta Horticulturae, 1244. pp. 49-60.

Bowen, Alison, Orr, Ryan, McBeath, Anna V., Pattison, Anthony, and Nelson, Paul N. (2019) Suppressiveness or conduciveness to Fusarium wilt of bananas differs between key Australian soils. Soil Research, 57 (2). pp. 158-165.

Oliver, Danielle P., Li, Yasong, Orr, Ryan, Nelson, Paul, Barnes, Mary, McLaughlin, Michael J., and Kookana, Rai S. (2019) The role of surface charge and pH changes in tropical soils on sorption behaviour of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). Science of the Total Environment, 673. pp. 197-206.

Pardon, Lenaic, Bockstaller, Christian, Marichal, Raphaël, Sionita, Ribka, Nelson, Paul N., Gabrielle, Benoît, Laclau, Jean-Paul, Pujianto, Pujianto, Caliman, Jean-Pierre, and Bessou, Cécile (2019) IN-Palm - Technical Report: an agri-environmental indicator to assess potential nitrogen losses in oil palm plantations. Manual. UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)

Grimbacher, Peter S., Edwards, Will, Liddell, Michael J., Nelson, Paul N., Nichols, Cassandra, Wardhaugh, Carl W., and Stork, Nigel E. (2018) Temporal variation in abundance of leaf litter beetles and ants in an Australian lowland tropical rainforest is driven by climate and litter fall. Biodiversity and Conservation, 27 (10). pp. 2625-2640.

Nelson, Paul N., Huth, Neil, Sheaves, Marcus, Bessou, Cécile, Pardon, Lénaïc, Lim, HanShe, and Kookana, Rai S. (2018) Modelling environmental impacts of agriculture, focusing on oil palm. In: Rival, Alain, (ed.) Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Oil Palm - Volume 2: diseases, pests, quality and sustainability. Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricutultural Science, 2 . Burleigh Dodd Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, pp. 265-314.

Saiz, Gus, Goodrick, Iain, Wurster, Chris, Nelson, Paul, Wynn, Jonathan, and Bird, Michael (2018) Preferential production and transport of grass-derived pyrogenic carbon in NE-Australian savanna ecosystems. Frontiers in Earth Science, 5. 115.

Beerling, David J., Leake, Jonathan R., Long, Stephen P., Scholes, Julie D., Ton, Jurriaan, Nelson, Paul N., Bird, Michael, Kantzas, Euripides, Taylor, Lyla L., Sarkar, Binoy, Kelland, Mike, DeLucia, Evan, Kantola, Ilsa, Müller, Christoph, Rau, Greg H., and Hansen, James (2018) Farming with crops and rocks to address global climate, food and soil security. Nature Plants, 4. pp. 138-147.

Dennis, P., Birt, H, Raghavendra, A., Waugh, G., Wang, H., Aitken, E., Gervacio, T., Orr, R., Nelson, P., Daniells, J., and Pattison, T. (2018) Identification of disease suppressive banana plant and soil microbiomes. Phytopathology, 108 (10). S1.265-S1.265.

Sheaves, Marcus, Johnston, Ross, Miller, Kelsey, and Nelson, Paul N. (2018) Impact of oil palm development on the integrity of riparian vegetation of a tropical coastal landscape. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 262. pp. 1-10.

Orr, Ryan, and Nelson, Paul N. (2018) Impacts of soil abiotic attributes on Fusarium wilt, focusing on bananas. Applied Soil Ecology, 132. pp. 20-33.

Goodrick, I., and Nelson, P.N. (2018) Mineralisation of soil organic carbon in two Andisols under oil palm: an incubation study into controlling factors. Soil Research, 56 (1). pp. 105-112.

Morales, Sergio, Trouche, Blandine, Wakelin, Steve, Banabas, Murom, and Nelson, Paul (2018) Shifts in prokaryotic communities under forest and grassland within a tropical mosaic landscape. Applied Soil Ecology, 125. pp. 156-161.

Orr, R.W., Bowen, A., Pattison, A., East, D., and Nelson, P.N. (2018) Soil characteristics associated with Panama disease severity. In: Proceedings of the National Soils Conference. pp. 314-316. From: National Soils Conference 2018, 18-23 November 2018, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Orr, Ryan, McBeath, Anna V., Dieleman, Wouter I.J., Bird, Michael I., and Nelson, Paul N. (2017) Estimating organic carbon content of soil in Papua New Guinea using infrared spectroscopy. Soil Research, 55 (8). pp. 735-742.

Gabriel, Jennifer, Nelson, Paul N., Filer, Colin, and Wood, Michael (2017) Oil palm development and large-scale land acquisitions in Papua New Guinea. In: McDonnell , Siobhan, Allen, Matthew G., and Filer, Colin, (eds.) Kastom, Property and Ideology: land transformations in Melanesia. Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia, pp. 205-250.

Pardon, Lénaïc, Huth, Neil, Nelson, Paul, Banabas, Murom, Gabrielle, Benoît, and Bessou, Cécile (2017) Yield and nitrogen losses in oil palm plantations: main drivers and management trade-offs determined using simulation. Field Crops Research, 210. pp. 20-32.

Kouadio, Aka Niangoran Marie-Stéphanie, Nandjui, Jacob, Krou, Serge Martial, Séry, Drolet Jean-Marc, Nelson, Paul, and Zézé, Adolphe (2017) A native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus inoculant outcompetes an exotic commercial species under two contrasting yam field conditions. Rhizosphere, 4. pp. 112-118.

Jenberu, Getachew, Nelson, Paul N., and Bird, Michael I. (2016) The effects of biochar, compost and their mixture and nitrogen fertilizer on yield and nitrogen use efficiency of barley grown on a Nitisol in the highlands of Ethiopia. Science of the Total Environment, 569-570. pp. 869-879.

Agegnehu, Getachew, Nelson, Paul N., and Bird, Michael I. (2016) Crop yield, plant nutrient uptake and soil physicochemical properties under organic soil amendments and nitrogen fertilization on Nitisols. Soil and Tillage Research, 160. pp. 1-13.

Wakelin, S.A., Gerard, E., van Koten, C., Banabas, M., O'Callaghan, M., and Nelson, P.N. (2016) Soil physicochemical properties impact more strongly on bacteria and fungi than conversion of grassland to oil palm. Pedobiologia, 59 (3). pp. 83-91.

Goodrick, I., Connor, S., Bird, M.I., and Nelson, P.N. (2016) Emission of CO₂ from tropical riparian forest soil is controlled by soil temperature, soil water content and depth to water table. Soil Research, 54 (3). pp. 311-320.

Agegnehu, Getachew, Bass, Adrian M., Nelson, Paul N., and Bird, Michael I. (2016) Benefits of biochar, compost and biochar-compost for soil quality, maize yield and greenhouse gas emissions in a tropical agricultural soil. Science of the Total Environment, 543 (Part A). pp. 295-306.

Nelson, P.N., Huth, M.I., Banabas, M., Webb, M.J., and Goodrick, I. (2016) Ciclos de carbono y nitrógeno en plantaciones de palma de aceite: claves para la productividad y la sostenibilidad / Carbon and nitrogen cycling in oil palm plantations: the keys to yield and sustainability. Revista Palmas, 37 (1). pp. 214-224.

Agegnehu, Getachew, Nelson, Paul N., and Bird, Michael I. (2016) Impact of biochar, compost and biochar-compost on crop yield, soil quality and greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural soils. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Life Science & Biological Engineering. 2141. pp. 194-209. From: LSBE: 5th International Conference on Life Science & Biological Engineering, 22-24 November 2016, Kyoto, Japan.

Pardon, Lénaïc, Bessou, Cécile, Nelson, Paul Netelenbos, Dubos, Bernard, Ollivier, Jean, Marichal, Raphaël, Caliman, Jean-Pierre, and Gabrielle, Benoît (2016) Key unknowns in nitrogen budget for oil palm plantations. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 36 (20).

Pardon, Lénaïc, Bessou, Cécile, Saint-Geours, Nathalie, Gabrielle, Bénoit, Khasanah, Ni'matul, Caliman, Jean-Pierre, and Nelson, Paul N. (2016) Quantifying nitrogen losses in oil palm plantations: models and challenges. Biogeosciences, 13. pp. 5433-5452.

Goodrick, Iain, Nelson, Paul N., Nake, Steven, Webb, Michael J., Bird, Michael I., and Huth, Neil (2016) Tree-scale spatial variability of soil carbon cycling in a mature oil palm plantation. Soil Research, 54 (4). pp. 397-406.

Koci, J., and Nelson, P.N. (2016) Tropical dairy pasture yield and nitrogen cycling: effect of urea application rate and a nitrification inhibitor, DMPP. Crop & Pasture Science, 67 (7). pp. 766-779.

Agegnehu, Getachew, Bass, Adrian M., Nelson, Paul N., Muirhead, Brian, Wright, Graeme, and Bird, Michael A. (2015) Biochar and biochar-compost as soil amendments: effects on peanut yield, soil properties and greenhouse gas emissions in tropical North Queensland, Australia. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 213. pp. 72-85.

Nelson, Paul, Dickinson, Geoff, Pattison, Tony, Masters, Bronwyn, Armour, John, and Weinert, Matt (2015) Bananas and mangoes: fertiliser and ground cover management to benefit production, soil and the environment. In: Abstracts from TropAg2015. P202. pp. 182-183. From: TropAg 2015: Tropical Agriculture Conference: meeting the productivity challenge in the Tropics, 16-18 November 2015, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Nelson, Paul N., Banabas, Murom, Goodrick, Iain, Webb, Michael J., Huth, Neil I., and O'Grady, Damien (2015) Soil sampling in oil palm plantations: a practical design that accounts for lateral variability at the tree scale. Plant and Soil, 394 (1-2). pp. 421-429.

Goodrick, Iain, Nelson, Paul N., Banabas, Murom, Wurster, Christopher M., and Bird, Michael I. (2015) Soil carbon balance following conversion of grassland to oil palm. GCB Bioenergy, 7 (2). pp. 263-272.

Jenberu, Getachew, Bird, Michael I., Nelson, Paul N., and Bass, Adrian M. (2015) The ameliorating effects of biochar and compost on soil quality and plant growth on a Ferralsol. Soil Research, 53 (1). pp. 1-12.

Desper, Douglas B., Link, Curtis A., and Nelson, Paul N. (2015) Accurate water-table depth estimation using seismic refraction in areas of rapidly varying subsurface conditions. Near Surface Geophysics, 13 (5). pp. 455-465.

Luo, W.T., Nelson, P.N., Li, M.-H., Cai, J.P., Zhang, Y.Y., Zhang, Y.G., Yang, S., Wang, R.Z., Wang, Z.W., Wu, Y.N., Han, X.G., and Jiang, Y. (2015) Contrasting pH buffering patterns in neutral-alkaline soils along a 3600km transect in northern China. Biogeosciences, 12. pp. 7047-7056.

Banabas, Murom, Nelson, Paul N., and Webb, Mike J. (2015) Influence of soil nitrogen fertilisers on soil acidification in Papua New Guinea. In: ACIAR Proceedings (144) p. 44. From: Workshop on Sustainable Management of Soil in Oil Palm Plantings, 7-8 November 2013, Medan, Indonesia.

Prabowo, Noto E., and Nelson, Paul N. (2015) K and Mg retention and losses, as affected by soil and other site factors. In: ACIAR Proceedings (144) p. 27. From: Workshop on Sustainable Management of Soil in Oil Palm Plantings, 7-8 November 2013, Medan, Indonesia.

Pardon, L., Bessou, C., Nelson, P., Caliman, J., Marichal, R., Dubos, B., Ollivier, J., and Gabrielle, B. (2015) Modelling the nitrogen balance of tropical perennial crops: state of the art and challenges for oil palm plantations. In: Abstracts from the 25th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. WE324. pp. 399-400. From: SETAC Europe 2015: 25th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry: environmental protection in a multi-stressed world, 3-7 May 2015, Barcelona, Spain.

Agegnehu, Getachew, Nelson, Paul N., Bird, Michael I., and van Beek, Christy (2015) Phosphorus response and fertilizer recommendations for wheat grown on nitisols in the central Ethiopian highlands. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 46. pp. 2411-2424.

Nake, Steven, Nelson, Paul N., and Banabas, Murom (2015) Potassium fixation and release: effects of management under oil palm in alluvial clay soils, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. In: ACIAR Proceedings (144) pp. 28-32. From: Workshop on Sustainable Management of Soil in Oil Palm Plantings, 7-8 November 2013, Medan, Indonesia.

Saiz, G., Wynn, J.G., Wurster, C.M., Goodrick, I., Nelson, P.N., and Bird, M.I. (2015) Pyrogenic carbon from tropical savanna burning: production and stable isotope composition. Biogeosciences, 12. pp. 1849-1863.

Nelson, Paul N., Banabas, Murom, Huth, Neil I., and Webb, Michael J. (2015) Quantifying trends in soil fertility under oil palm: practical challenges and approaches. In: ACIAR Proceedings (144) pp. 60-66. From: Workshop on Sustainable Management of Soil in Oil Palm Plantings, 7-8 November 2013, Medan, Indonesia.

Webb, Michael J., Nelson, Paul N., Banabas, Murom, and Nake, Steven (2015) Soil acidification and indicators. In: ACIAR Proceedings (144) p. 43. From: Workshop on Sustainable Management of Soil in Oil Palm Plantings, 7-8 November 2013, Medan, Indonesia.

Webb, Michael J., Nelson, Paul N., Bessou, Cécile, Caliman, Jean-Pierre, and Sutarta, Edy S. (2015) Sustainable Management of Soil in Oil Palm Plantings: Proceedings of a Workshop held in Medan, Indonesia, 7–8 November 2013. ACIAR Proceedings No. 144 . Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra.

Su, Ninghu, Nelson, Paul N., and Connor, Sarah (2015) The distributed-order fractional diffusion-wave equation of groundwater flow: theory and application to pumping and slug tests. Journal of Hydrology, 529 (Part 3). pp. 1262-1273.

Huth, Neil I., Banabas, Murom, Nelson, Paul N, and Webb, Michael (2014) Development of an oil palm cropping systems model: lessons learned and future directions. Environmental Modelling & Software, 62. pp. 411-419.

Saiz, Gustavo, Goodrick, Iain, Wurster, Christopher M., Zimmermann, Michael, Nelson, Paul N., and Bird, Michael I. (2014) Charcoal re-combustion efficiency in tropical savannas. Geoderma, 219-220. pp. 40-45.

Nelson, Paul N., Gabriel, Jennifer, Filer, Colin, Banabas, Murom, Sayer, Jeffrey A., Curry, George N., Koczberski, Gina, and Venter, Oscar (2014) Oil palm and deforestation in Papua New Guinea. Conservation Letters, 7 (3). pp. 188-195.

Kukulies, T., Pattison, A., Forsyth, L., and Nelson, P. (2014) Integrating organic matter into banana plantation in north Queensland: the effects on soil properties. In: Acta Horticulturae. pp. 441-447. From: I International Symposium on Organic Matter Management and Compost Use in Horticulture, 7 April 2011, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

Nelson, P.N., Webb, M.J., Banabas, M., Nake, S., Goodrick, I., Gordon, J., O'Grady, D., and Dubos, B. (2014) Methods to account for tree-scale variability in soil- and plant-related parameters in oil palm plantations. Plant and Soil, 374 (1-2). pp. 459-471.

Bass, Adrian M., Bird, Michael I., Jenberu, Getachew, Beavan, Amy, and Nelson, Paul N. (2014) Biochar as a soil amendment in tropical Australia: crop yield and growth, greenhouse gas fluxes and soil chemistry. In: Abstracts from the National Soil Science Conference. From: National Soil Science Conference, 23-27 November 2014, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Bass, A.M., O'Grady, D., Leblanc, M., Tweed, S., Nelson, P.N., and Bird, M.I. (2014) Carbon dioxide and methane emissions from a wet-dry tropical floodplain in Northern Australia. Wetlands , 34 (3). pp. 619-627.

Agegnehu, Getachew, Lakew, Berhane, and Nelson, Paul (2014) Cropping sequence and nitrogen fertilizer effects on the productivity and quality of malting barley and soil fertility in the Ethiopian highlands. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 60 (9). pp. 1261-1275.

Whitehead, P.W., and Nelson, P.N. (2014) Displacement of the Great Divide in north Queensland associated with Neogene lava flows. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 61 (6). pp. 803-809.

Docherty, Claire, Nelson, Paul N., Koczberski, Gina, Nake, Steven, and Law, Lisa (2014) Good soils have names: local soil classification and management in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. In: Abstracts from the National Soil Science Conference. From: National Soil Science Conference, 23-27 November 2014, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Nelson, Paul N., Bessou, Cécile, Caliman, Jean-Pierre, Webb, Michael J., and Banabas, Murom (2014) Oil palm and soil fertility: challenges and approaches for sustainability. In: Abstracts from the National Soil Science Conference. From: National Soil Science Conference, 23-27 November 2014, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Whitehead, Peter, and Nelson, Paul (2014) Reply to discussion by J. Nott (2014) on 'Displacement of the Great Divide in north Queensland associated with Neogene lava flows'. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 61 (7). pp. 1019-1021.

Desper, Douglas B., Connor, Sarah, Link, Curtis A., and Nelson, Paul N. (2014) Soil below the water table may not be saturated: how much air is entrapped and what are the implications for seismic determination of depth to water table? In: Abstracts from the National Soil Science Conference. From: National Soil Science Conference, 23-27 November 2014, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Nelson, P.N., Banabas, M., Nake, S., Goodrick, I., Webb, M.J., and Gabriel, E. (2014) Soil fertility changes following conversion of grassland to oil palm. Soil Research, 52 (7). pp. 698-705.

Nelson, Paul N., Webb, Michael J., and Berthelsen, Suzanne (2014) Soils and subduction: on the ring of fire, biosphere processes are directly influenced by asthenosphere processes. In: Abstracts from the National Soil Science Conference. From: National Soil Science Conference, 23-27 November 2014, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Koci, Jack, Nelson, Paul N., and Rowlings, David (2014) Tropical dairy pasture yield and nitrogen cycling: effects of fertiliser rate and a nitrification inhibitor. In: Abstracts from the National Soil Science Conference. From: National Soil Science Conference, 23-27 November 2014, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Connor, S., Nelson, P.N., Armour, J.D., and Hénault, C. (2013) Hydrology of a forested riparian zone in an agricultural landscape of the humid tropics. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 180. pp. 111-122.

Eldridge, S.M., Chen, C.R., Xu, Z.H., Nelson, P.N., Boyd, S.E., Meszaros, I., and Chan, K.Y. (2013) Molecular composition of recycled organic wastes, as determined by solid-state ¹³C NMR and elemental analyses. Waste Management, 33 (11). pp. 2157-2169.

Rasiah, V., Armour, J.D., and Nelson, P.N. (2013) Nitrate in shallow fluctuating groundwater under sugarcane: quantifying the lateral export quantities to surface waters. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 180. pp. 103-110.

Armour, J.D., Nelson, P.N., Daniells, J.W., Rasiah, V., and Inman-Bamber, N.G. (2013) Nitrogen leaching from the root zone of sugarcane and bananas in the humid tropics of Australia. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 180. pp. 68-78.

Bass, A.M., O'Grady, D.O', Berkin, C., LeBlanc, M., Tweed, S., Nelson, P.N., and Bird, M.I. (2013) High diurnal variation in dissolved inorganic C, δ13C values and surface efflux of CO₂ in a seasonal tropical floodplain. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 11 (4). pp. 399-405.

Curry, George, Koczberski, Gina, Roger, Douglas, Germis, Emmanuel, and Nelson, Paul (2013) Land tenure security has little influence on the agricultural productivity of smallholder oil palm growers in Papua New Guinea. In: Abstracts from the Institute of Australian Geographers Conference. p. 21. From: Institute of Australian Geographers Conference, 1-4 July 2013, Perth, WA, Australia.

Huth, Neil I., Nelson, Paul N., Banabas, Murom, and Webb, Michael J. (2013) Understanding soil processes in oil palm plantations using an agricultural system model. In: Palminet Workshop Proceedings. From: Workshop on Applications of Radio Science 2008 Conference, 10-12 Feb 2008, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.

Sayer, Jeffrey, Ghazoul, Jaboury, Nelson, Paul, and Boedhihartono, Agni Klintuni (2012) Oil palm expansion transforms tropical landscapes and livelihoods. Global Food Security, 1 (2). pp. 114-119.

Webb, Michael J., Nelson, Paul N., Rogers, L. Gary, Curry, George N., Pasquin, Julie M.C., and Johnston, Adrian M. (2012) Site-specific fertilizer recommendations for oil palm smallholders using information from large plantations. Better Crops with Plant Food, 96 (4). pp. 10-12.

Prabovo, Noto E., Foster, Hugh L., Nelson, Stephen, Sitepu, Baihaqi, and Nelson, Paul (2012) Practical use of oil palm nutrient physiological efficiency with regard to nutrient recovery and agronomic efficiencies at different Sumatran sites. In: UNSPECIFIED. From: International Oil Palm Conference, 26-28 September 2012, Cartagena, Colombia. (Unpublished)

Goodrick, Iain, Nelson, Paul, Banabas, Murom, Wurster, Chris, and Bird, Michael (2012) Soil carbon balance following conversion of grassland to oil palm. In: Soil solutions for diverse landscapes. p. 1. From: Joint ASSI and NZSSS Soil Science Conference: Soil solutions for diverse landscapes, 2-7 December 2012, Hobart, Australia. (Unpublished)

Nelson, Paul, Banabas, Murom, Goodrick, Iain, and Gabriel, Ella (2012) Soil fertility changes following conversion of grassland to oil palm. In: Soil solutions for diverse landscapes. p. 1. From: Joint ASSI and NZSSS Soil Science Conference: Soil solutions for diverse landscapes, 2-7 December 2012, Hobart, Australia. (Unpublished)

Davies, Kalu J.E., Lloyd, Jon, Nelson, Paul N., Liddell, Michael J., and Bird, Michael I. (2012) Spatial heterogeneity of soil-derived CO2 efflux in three tropical Australian savannas. In: Soil solutions for diverse landscapes.. p. 1. From: Joint ASSI and NZSSS Soil Science Conference: Soil solutions for diverse landscapes., 2-7 December 2012, Hobart, Australia. . (Unpublished)

Webb, Michael J., Nelson, Paul N., Rogers, L. Gary, and Curry, George N. (2011) Site-specific fertilizer recommendations for oil palm smallholders using information from large plantations. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 174 (2). pp. 311-320.

Hateley, Louise, Nelson, P.N., and Amiotte-Suchet, P. (2011) δ13C provides a robust indicator of the sources of suspended sediment in a tropical river traversing forested and agricultural land. In: Abstracts from 11th Australasian Environmental Isotopes Conference and 4th Australasian Hydrogeology Research Conference. p. 36. From: 11th Australasian Environmental Isotopes Conference and 4th Australasian Hydrogeology Research Conference, 12-14 July 2011, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

Wakelin, Steven A., Nelson, Paul N., Armour, John D., Rasiah, Vellupillai, and Colloff, Matthew J. (2011) Bacterial community structure and denitrifier (nir-gene) abundance in soil water and groundwater beneath agricultural land in tropical North Queensland, Australia. Soil Research, 49 (1). pp. 65-76.

Connor, S., Nelson, P.N., Armour, J.D., and Hénault, C. (2011) Dynamic surface-groundwater interactions in a humid tropical riparian zone. In: Abstracts from 11th Australasian Environmental Isotopes Conference and 4th Australasian Hydrogeology Research Conference. p. 95. From: 11th Australasian Environmental Isotopes Conference and 4th Australasian Hydrogeology Research Conference, 12-14 July 2011, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

Saiz, G., Goodrick, I., Wurster, C., Nelson, P., Wynn, J., and Bird, M. (2011) Explaining the imbalance in δ13C between soil and biomass in fire-prone tropical savannas. In: Abstracts from 11th Australasian Environmental Isotopes Conference and 4th Australasian Hydrogeology Research Conference. p. 52. From: 11th Australasian Environmental Isotopes Conference and 4th Australasian Hydrogeology Research Conference, 12-14 July 2011, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

Bass, A.M., Bird, M.I., Liddell, M.J., and Nelson, P. (2011) Fluvial dynamics of dissolved and particulate organic carbon during periodic discharge events in a steep tropical rainforest catchment. Limnology and Oceanography, 56 (6). pp. 2282-2292.

Saiz, Gustavo, Goodrick, Iain, Wurster, Christopher, Nelson, Paul, Wynn, Jonathan, and Bird, Michael (2011) Hydrogen Pyrolysis as a new tool to assess the abundance and isotopic composition of Pyrogenic Carbon. In: Geophysical Research Abstracts (13) p. 1. From: European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011, 3-8 April 2011, Vienna, Austria.

Rasiah, V., Armour, J.D., and Nelson, P.N. (2011) Identifying the major variables controlling transport of water and analytes from an alluvial aquifer to streams. Journal of Environmental Hydrology, 19. 10. pp. 1-15.

Nelson, Paul N., Webb, Michael J., Berthelsen, Suzanne, Curry, George, Yinil, David, and Fidelis, Chris (2011) Nutritional status of cocoa in Papua New Guinea. ACIAR Technical Reports, 76 . Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Nelson, Paul, Webb, Michael, Berthelsen, Suzanne, Curry, George, Yinil, David, Fidelis, Chris, Fisher, Myles, and Oberthur, Thomas (2011) Nutritional status of cocoa in Papua New Guinea. Better Crops with Plant Food, 95 (2). pp. 18-20.

Nelson, Paul, Rhebergen, Tiemen, Berthelsen, Suzanne, Webb, Michael, Banabas, Murom, Oberthur, Thomas, Donough, Chris R., Rahmadsyah, ., Indrasuara, Kooseni, and Lubis, Ahmad (2011) Soil acidification under oil palm: rates and effects on yield. Better Crops with Plant Food, 95 (4). pp. 22-25.

Kukulies, T., Pattison, T., Forsyth, L., and Nelson, P. (2011) Integrating organic matter into banana plantations in north Queensland: the effects on soil properties. In: UNSPECIFIED. pp. 1-8. From: International Symposium on Organic Matter Management and Compost Use in Horticulture, 4-7 April 2011, Adelaide, SA, Australia. (Unpublished)

Pipai, Rachel, Unkovitch, Murray, McNeill, Ann, Banabas, Murom, Webb, Michael, Herridge, David, and Nelson, Paul (2011) Nitrogen fixation by legumes under oil palm plantations in Papua New Guinea. In: International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation. From: 17th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation, 27 November -1 December 2011, Perth, Australia. (Unpublished)

Corkeron, M.L., Norton, R., and Nelson, P.N. (2010) Spatial analysis of melioidosis distribution in a suburban area. Epidemiology and Infection, 138 (9). pp. 1346-1352.

Gauthier, Anthony, Amiotte-Suchet, Philippe, Nelson, Paul N., Lévêque, Jean, Zeller, Bernd, and Hénault, Catherine (2010) Dynamics of the water extractable organic carbon pool during mineralisation in soils from a Douglas fir plantation and an oak-beech forest - an incubation experiment. Plant and Soil, 330 (1/2). 465 -479 .

Nelson, P.N., Whitehead, P.W., and Link, C.A. (2010) Buried lava flows crossing the Great Divide in north Queensland: discovery using magnetic methods, and implications for hydrology. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 57 (3). pp. 279-289.

Nelson, Paul N., Berthelsen, Suzanne, Webb, Michael J., and Banabas, Murom (2010) Acidification of volcanic ash soils under oil palm in Papua New Guinea: effects of fertiliser type and placement. In: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science. pp. 8-11. From: 19th World Congress of Soil Science, 1-6 August 2010, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Nelson, Paul N., Webb, Michael J., Orrell, Ian, van Rees, Harm, Banabas, Murom, Berthelsen, Suzanne, Sheaves, Marcus, Bakani, Felix, Pukam, Otto, Hoare, Michael, Griffiths, William, King, Graham, Carberry, Peter, Pipai, Rachel, McNeill, Ann, Meekers, Petra, Lord, Simon, Butler, James, Pattison, Tony, Armour, John, and Dewhurst, Charles (2010) Environmental sustainability of oil palm cultivation in Papua New Guinea. ACIAR Technical Reports, 75 . Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Berthelsen, Suzanne, Webb, Michael J., and Nelson, Paul N. (2010) Limited movement of fertiliser-derived Mg and K through volcanic ash and alluvial clay soils of Papua New Guinea. In: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science. pp. 140-143. From: 19th World Congress of Soil Science, 1-6 August 2010, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Corkeron, Maree, Loehr, Stefan, Norton, Robert, and Nelson, Paul (2010) Melioidosis case clusters in a tropical urban setting: association with soil type and geomorphology. In: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science. pp. 15-18. From: 19th World Congress of Soil Science, 1-6 August 2010, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Nelson, Paul N., Fidelis, Chris, Webb, Michael J., Berthelsen, Suzanne, and Yinil, David (2010) Nutrient status of cocoa (Theobromae cacao) in Papua New Guinea: results from a survey. In: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science. pp. 71-74. From: 19th World Congress of Soil Science, 1-6 August 2010, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Nelson, Paul N., and Su, Ninghu (2010) Soil pH buffering capacity: a descriptive function and its application to some acidic tropical soils. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 48 (3). pp. 201-207.

Nelson, P.N., Banabas, M., Webb, M.J., Sheaves, M., Huth, N., McNeill, A., Koczberski, G., Berthelsen, S., and Orrell, I. (2010) Environmental sustainability indicators for oil palm in Papua New Guinea – conceptual framework for a research and development project. In: Agri-environmental Indicators Workshop, associated with the 2nd International Conference on Oil Palm and the Environment (ICOPE). From: Agri-environmental Indicators Workshop, associated with the 2nd International Conference on Oil Palm and the Environment (ICOPE), 23-27 February 2010, Bali, Indonesia. (Unpublished)

Satje, Anna, and Nelson, Paul (2009) Bentonite treatments can improve the nutrient and water holding capacity of sugarcane soils in the wet tropics. Proceedings of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, 31. pp. 166-176.

Petheram, Cuan, Bristow, Keith L., and Nelson, Paul N. (2008) Understanding and managing groundwater and salinity in a tropical conjunctive water use irrigation district. Agricultural Water Management, 95 (10). pp. 1167-1179.

Banabas, Murom, Turner, Max A., Scotter, David R., and Nelson, Paul N. (2008) Losses of nitrogen fertiliser under oil palm in Papua New Guinea: 1. water balance, and nitrogen in soil solution and runoff. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 46 (4). pp. 332-339.

Whitehead, P.W., and Nelson, P.N. (2008) Influence of basalt flows and alluvial deposition on surface and groundwater hydrology on the Great Divide, North Queensland. In: Papers from 2008 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting. From: American Geophysical Union, Western Pacific Meeting, 29 July – 1 August 2008, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

Gauthier, Anthony, Amiotte-Suchet, Philippe, Henault, Catherine, Nelson, Paul, Leveque, Jean, and Ranger, Jacques (2008) Isotopic differentiation (13C) of dissolved organic carbon and CO2 during organic matter degradation in forest soils: influence of vegetation. In: Proceedings of 2008 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting. p. 1. From: American Geophysical Union, Western Pacific Meeting, 29 July – 1 August 2008, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

Lottermoser, Bernd G., Whitehead, Peter W., Nelson, Paul N., and Beaman, Robin J. (2008) Rocks, Landscapes and Resources of the Wet Tropics. Geological Society of Australia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Henault, C., Gauthier, A., Bizouard, F., Nelson, P., Leveque, J., Zeller, B., and Amiotte-Suchet, P. (2008) Effect of temperature on soil microbial structure and fractionation during C mineralization. In: Proceedings of International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, ISME. From: 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, ISME12, 17-22 August 2008, Cairns, QLD, Australia. (Unpublished)

Gauthier, A., Amiotte-Suchet, P., Henault, C., Leveque, J., Nelson, P., and Ranger, J. (2007) 13C differentiation of the dissolved organic carbon pool during carbon mineralization in soil from a native deciduous forest and a coniferous plantation. In: Proceedings of International Symposium on Forest Soils and Ecosystem Health. pp. 31-32. From: International Symposium on Forest Soils and Ecosystem Health, 19-23 August 2007, Noosa, QLD, Australia.

Hateley, L.R., Armour, J.D., Brodie, J., Faithful, J., Pitt, G.L., and Nelson, P.N. (2007) Modelling, monitoring and sediment tracing in the Tully river catchment, North Queensland: a comparison of techniques. In: Proceedings of MODSIM07: the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. pp. 867-873. From: MODSIM07: International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, 10-13 December 2007, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Ahmad, R., Nelson, P.N., and Kookana, R.S. (2006) The molecular composition of soil organic matter as determined by 13C NMR and elemental analyses and correlation with pesticide sorption. European Journal of Soil Science, 57 (6). pp. 883-893.

Rogers, Gary, Webb, Mike, and Nelson, Paul (2006) Site specific fertiliser recommendations to increase income of smallholder oil palm producers in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. Report. PNG Oil Palm Research Association, Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.

Nelson, Paul N., Banabas, Murom, Scotter, David R., and Webb, Michael J. (2006) Using soil water depletion to measure spatial distribution of root activity in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) plantations. Plant and Soil, 286 (1-2). pp. 109-121.

Nelson, Paul N., and Baldock, Jeffrey A. (2005) Estimating the molecular composition of a diverse range of natural organic materials from solid-state 13C NMR and elemental analyses. Biogeochemistry, 72 (1). pp. 1-34.

Webb, Ian, Hateley, Louise, Nelson, Paul, and Dwyer, Mike (2005) Salinity risk for in the Cattle Creek sub-catchment of the Mitchell River, Queensland. Report. Qld Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water, Mareeba, QLD, Australia.

Nelson, Paul, and Webb, Ian (2004) Salinity in the Northern Gulf Region. Condition report for the Northern Gulf Regional Management Group. Report. Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Mareeba.

Nelson, P.N., Gillman, G.P., and Berthelsen, S. (2004) Cation retention properties of recent volcanic ash soils in Papua New Guinea. In: Papers from the 3rd Australian New Zealand Soils Conference. p. 1. From: 3rd Australian New Zealand Soils Conference SuperSoils 2004, 5-9 December 2004, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Nelson, Paul, and Roth, Christian (2004) Water and nutrient cycling processes. Report Section. Tropical Savannas CRC, Darwin, , NT, Australia.

Nelson, P.N., Lawer, A.T., and Ham, G.J. (2002) Evaluation of methods for field diagnosis of sodicity of soil and irrigation water in the sugarcane growing districts of Queensland, Australia. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 40 (8). pp. 1249-1265.

Noble, A.D., Middleton, C., Nelson, P.N., and Rogers, L.G. (2002) Risk mapping of soil acidification under Stylosanthes in northern Australian rangelands. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 40 (2). pp. 257-267.

Marx, M., Marschner, B., and Nelson, P.N. (2002) Short-term effects of incubated legume and grass materials on soil acidity and C and N mineralisation in a soil of north-east Australia. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 40 (7). pp. 1231-1241.

Suriadi, A., Murray, R.S., Grant, C.D., and Nelson, P.N. (2002) Structural stability of sodic soils in sugarcane production as influenced by gypsum and molasses. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 42 (3). pp. 315-322.

Nelson, Paul, Ham, Gary, Kingston, Graham, Burgess, Drewe, Lawer, Adam, Wood, Andrew, Christianos, Nev, Wilson, Peter, Grundy, Mike, Smith, Donna, and Hardy, Scott (2001) Diagnosis and Management of Sodic Soils under Sugarcane. CRC Sugar Technical Publication . Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Sugar Production, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Nelson, P.N., and Ham, G.J. (2000) Exploring the response of sugar cane to sodic and saline conditions through natural variation in the field. Field Crops Research, 66 (3). pp. 245-255.

Nelson, Paul (2000) Field Guide: diagnosis of sodicity and related problems of soil and irrigation water in the sugar industry. CRC Sugar Technical Publication . Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Sugar Production, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Baldock, J.A., and Nelson, P.N. (2000) Soil organic matter. In: Sumner, Malcolm E., (ed.) Handbook of Soil Science. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, B25-B84.

Nelson, P.N., Baldock, J.A., Clarke, P., Oades, J.M., and Churchman, G.J. (1999) Dispersed clay and organic matter in soil: their nature and associations. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 37 (2). pp. 289-316.

Nelson, P.N., Baldock, J.A., and Oades, J.M. (1998) Changes in dispersible clay content, organic carbon content, and electrolyte composition following incubation of sodic soil. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 36 (6). pp. 883-897.

Nelson, P.N., and Oades, J.M. (1998) Organic matter, sodicity and soil structure. In: Sumner, M.E., and Naidu, R., (eds.) Sodic soils: distribution, properties, management and environmental consequences. Topics in Sustainable Agronomy . Oxford University Press, New York, USA, pp. 51-75.

Baldock, J.A., Oades, J M., Nelson, P.N., Skene, T.M., Golchin, A., and Clarke, P. (1997) Assessing the extent of decomposition of natural organic materials using solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 35 (5). pp. 1061-1083.

Barzegar, A. Rahman, Nelson, Paul N., Oades, J Malcolm, and Rengasamy, Pichu (1997) Organic matter, sodicity, and clay type: influence on soil aggregation. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 61 (4). pp. 1131-1137.

Nelson, Paul N., Barzegar, A. Rahman, and Oades, J. Malcolm (1997) Sodicity and clay type: influence on the decomposition of added organic matter. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 61 (4). pp. 1052-1057.

Nelson, Paul N., Cotsaris, Evangelo, and Oades, J. Malcolm (1996) Nitrogen, phosphorus and organic carbon in streams draining two grazed catchments. Journal of Environmental Quality, 25 (6). pp. 1221-1229.

Nelson, P.N., Ladd, J.N., and Oades, J.M. (1996) Decomposition of 14C-labelled plant material in a salt-affected soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 28 (4-5). pp. 433-441.

Nelson, P.N., Dictor, M-C., and Soulas, G. (1994) Availability of organic carbon in soluble and particle-size fractions from a soil profile. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 26 (11). pp. 1549-1555.

Comia, Reynaldo A., Stenberg, Maria, Nelson, Paul, Rydberg, Tomas, and Hakansson, Inge (1994) Soil and crop responses to different tillage systems. Soil and Tillage Research, 29 (4). pp. 335-355.

Nelson, P.N., Baldock, J.A., and Oades, J.M. (1993) Concentration and composition of dissolved organic carbon in streams in relation to catchment soil properties. Biogeochemistry, 19 (1). pp. 27-50.

Nelson, P.N., Cotsaris, E., Oades, J.M., and Bursill, D.B. (1990) Influence of soil clay content on dissolved organic matter in stream water. Marine and Freshwater Research, 41 (6). pp. 761-774.