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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.

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.

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.

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.

Mackay, A.K., Taylor, M.P., Munksgaard, N.C., Hudson-Edwards, K.A., and Burn-Nunes, L. (2013) Identification of environmental lead sources and pathways in a mining and smelting town: Mount Isa, Australia. Environmental Pollution, 180. pp. 304-311.

Wright, E.L., Black, C.R., Cheesman, A.W., Turner, B.L., and Söjgersten, S. (2013) Impact of simulated changes in water table depth on ex situ decomposition of leaf litter from a neotropical peatland. Wetlands , 33 (2). pp. 217-226.

Kerridge, B.L., Hornbuckle, J.W., Christen, E.W., and Faulkner, R.D. (2013) Using soil surface temperature to assess soil evaporation in a drip irrigated vineyard. Agricultural Water Management, 116. pp. 128-141.

Munksgaard, Niels C., Davies, Kalu, Wurster, Chris M., Bass, Adrian M., and Bird, Michael I. (2013) Field-based cavity ring-down spectrometry of δ13C in soil-respired CO2. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 49 (2). pp. 232-242.

Hamdan, Rasha, El-Rifai, Hasan M., Cheesman, Alexander W., Turner, Benjamin L., Reddy, K. Ramesh, and Cooper, William T. (2012) Linking phosphorus sequestration to carbon humification in wetland soils by P-31 and C-13 NMR spectroscopy. Environmental Science and Technology, 46 (9). pp. 4775-4782.

Quesada, C.A., Phillips, O.L., Schwarz, M., Czimczik, C.I., Baker, T.R., Patiño, S., Fyllas, N.M., Hodnett, M.G., Herrera, R., Almeida, S., Alvarez Dávila, E., Arneth, A., Arroyo, L., Chao, K.J., Dezzeo, N., Erwin, T., di Fiore, A., Higuchi, N., Honorio Coronado, E., Jimenez, E.M., Killeen, T., Lezama, A.T., Lloyd, G., López-González, G., Luizão, F.J., Malhi, Y., Monteagudo, A., Neill, D.A., Núñez Vargas, P., Paiva, R., Peacock, J., Peñuela, M.C., Peña Cruz, A., Pitman, N., Priante Filho, N., Prieto, A., Ramírez, H., Rudas, A., Salomão, R., Santos, A.J.B., Schmerler, J., Silva, N., Silveira, M., Vásquez, R., Vieira, I., Terborgh, J., and Lloyd, J. (2012) Basin-wide variations in Amazon forest structure and function are mediated by both soils and climate. Biogeosciences, 9 (6). pp. 2203-2246.

Zimmermann, Michael, Leifeld, Jens, Conen, Franz, Bird, Michael I., and Meir, Patrick (2012) Can composition and physical protection of soil organic matter explain soil respiration temperature sensitivity? Biogeochemistry, 107 (1-3). 423- 436.

Munksgaard, Niels C., Lottermoser, Bernd G., and Blake, Kevin (2012) Prolonged testing of metal mobility in mining-impacted soils amended with phosphate fertilisers. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 223 (5). pp. 2237-2255.

Cheesman, Alexander W., Turner, Benjamin L., and Reddy, K. Ramesh (2012) Soil phosphorus forms along a strong nutrient gradient in a tropical ombrotrophic wetland. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 76 (4). pp. 1496-1506.

Wright, Emma L., Black, Colin R., Cheesman, Alexander, Drage, Trevor, Large, David, Turner, Benjamin L., and Sjoegersten, Sofie (2011) Contribution of subsurface peat to CO2 and CH4 fluxes in a neotropical peatland. Global Change Biology, 17 (9). pp. 2867-2881.

Sjögersten, Sofie, Cheesman, Alexander W., Lopez, Omar, and Turner, Benjamin L. (2011) Biogeochemical processes along a nutrient gradient in a tropical ombrotrophic peatland. Biogeochemistry, 104 (1-3). pp. 147-163.

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.

Zimmermann, Michael, Meir, Patrick, Bird, Michael I., Malhi, Yadvinder, and Ccahuana, Adan J.Q. (2010) Temporal variation and climate dependence of soil respiration and its components along a 3000 m altitudinal tropical forest gradient. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 24. GB4012. 1 -13.

Cheesman, Alexander W., Dunne, Ed J., Turner, Benjamin L., and Reddy, K. Ramesh (2010) Soil phosphorus forms in hydrologically isolated wetlands and surrounding pasture uplands. Journal of Environmental Quality, 39 (4). pp. 1517-1525.

Cheesman, Alexander W., Turner, Benjamin L., Inglett, Patrick W., and Reddy, K. Ramesh (2010) Phosphorus transformations during decomposition of wetland macrophytes. Environmental Science and Technology, 44 (24). pp. 9265-9271.

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.

Woodward, K. Benjamin, Fellows, Christine S., Conway, Carol L., and Hunter, Heather M. (2009) Nitrate removal, denitrification and nitrous oxide production in the riparian zone of an ephemeral stream. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 41 (4). 671 - 680.

Leifeld, Jens, Zimmermann, Michael, and Fuhrer, Jürg (2008) Simulating decomposition of labile soil organic carbon: effects of pH. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40 (12). pp. 2948-2951.

Zimmermann, Michael, Leifeld, Jens, Schmidt, Michael W.I., and Fuhrer, Jürg (2007) Sodium hypochlorite separates an older soil organic matter fraction than acid hydrolysis. Geoderma, 139 (1-2). pp. 171-179.

Lawrence, Michael G., Jupiter, Stacy D., and Kamber, Balz S. (2006) Aquatic geochemistry of the rare earth elements and yttrium in the Pioneer River catchment, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 57 (7). pp. 725-736.

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.

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, 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, 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.

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, 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.

Book Chapter

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., 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.

Conference Item

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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, 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.

Book

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.

Sangha, Kamalijit Kaur (2009) Ecological Effects of Tree Clearing: the ecological effects of tree clearing on pasture systems of central Queensland, Australia. VDM Verlag, Saarbrücken, Germany.

Thesis

Nake, Steven (2010) Potassium fixation and release in alluvial clay soils of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea: effects of management under oil palm. Masters (Research) thesis, James Cook University.

Gauthier, Anthony (2009) Production and fate of dissolved organic matter in ecosystems with low human impact. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Broughton, John D. (2008) Element behaviour in inundated actual acid sulfate soils, East Trinity, Cairns. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

De Silva, Meragalge Swarna Damayanthi Luxmei (2007) The effects of soil amendments on selected properties of tea soils and tea plants (Camellia sinensis L.) in Australia and Sri Lanka. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Pratt, Chris (2006) The environmental fate of traffic-derived metals in a section of Wet Tropics World Heritage Area (WTWHA), Far North Queensland (FNQ). PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Keeling, Scott Maurice (2005) The role of phytotechnology in the rehabilitation of the BHPBilliton Cannington Ag-Pb-Zn mine. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Harris, David Llewellyn (2003) Phosphate stabilisation of partly oxidised, polyminerallic mine wastes. Masters (Research) thesis, James Cook University.

Maycock, Colin Rulzion (1998) Plant-soil nutrient relationships in North Queensland wet tropical rain forests. PhD thesis, James Cook University.