Dr Marta Dondini | The University of Aberdeen

Dr Marta Dondini

Lecturer

Email Address: marta.dondini@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number: +44 (0)1224 272904
Office Address: Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences
School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen
Room G43
23 St Machar Drive
Aberdeen
AB24 3UU
School/Department: School of Biological Sciences

Biography

After obtaining a PhD at the Trinity College of Dublin with a thesis on the potential of bioenergy crop Miscanthus to sequester carbon in the soil, I joined the Environmental Modelling Group at the University of Aberdeen as a Post-doctoral Researcher. My research interests involve investigating how carbon storage in soils will be altered by land use change to bioenergy plantations and in partitioning soil into fractionations that match theoretical pools in soil C models.

My main areas of expertise are in modelling greenhouse gas / carbon mitigation and mechanisms regulating soil carbon sequestration.

Research

Research Areas

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I am currently accepting PhDs in Biological and Environmental Sciences.

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Biological and Environmental Sciences

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Research Specialisms

Soil Science
Land Management
Environmental Sciences
Climate Change

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Publications

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Interactive effects of microbial functional diversity and carbon availability on decomposition: A theoretical exploration
2023 - Published
Khurana, S., Abramoff, R., Bruni, E., Dondini, M., Tupek, B., Guenet, B., Lehtonen, A., Manzoni, S.
Ecological Modelling, vol. 486, 110507
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2023.110507
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22267/1/Khurana_Etal_EM_Interactive_Effects_Of_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Environmental Issues: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2023 - Published
Vetter, S., Nayak, D., McBey, D., Dondini, M., Kuhnert, M., Oyesiku-Blakemore, J.
Sustainable Food Science: A Comprehensive Approach. Ferranti, P. (ed.). Elsevier, pp. 216-248, 33 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823960-5.00043-3
How does management affect soil C sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes in boreal and temperate forests?: A review
2023 - Published
Makipaa, R., Abramoff, R., Adamczyk, B., Baldy, V., Biryol, C., Bosela, M., Casals, P., Yuste, J. C., Dondini, M., Filipek, S., Garcia-Pausas, J., Gros, R., Gomoryova, E., Hashimoto, S., Hassegawa, M., Immonen, P., Laiho, R., Li, H., Li, Q., Luyssaert, S., Menival, C., Mori, T., Naudts, K., Santonja, M., Smolander, A., Toriyama, J., Tupek, B., Ubeda, X., Verkerk, P. J., Lehtonen, A.
Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 529, 120637
Contributions to Journals: Review articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120637
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19907/1/Makipaa_etal_FEM_How_Does_Management_VOR.pdf
Management-induced changes in soil organic carbon on global croplands
2022 - Published
Karstens, K., Bodirsky, B. L., Dietrich, J. P., Dondini, M., Heinke, J., Kuhnert, M., Mueller, C., Rolinski, S., Smith, P., Weindl, I., Lotze-Campen, H., Popp, A.
Biogeosciences, vol. 19, no. 21, pp. 5125-5149
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-5125-2022
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20152/1/karstens_et_al_Management_induced_biogeosciences_vor.pdf
Soil Science Challenges in a New Era: A Transdisciplinary Overview of Relevant Topics
2020 - E-pub ahead of print
Rodrigo-Comino, J., López-Vicente, M., Kumar, V., Rodríguez-Seijo, A., Valkó, O., Rojas, C., Pourghasemi, H. R., Salvati, L., Bakr, N., Vaudour, E., Brevik, E. C., Radziemska, M., Pulido, M., Di Prima, S., Dondini, M., de Vries, W., Santos, E. S., Mendonça-Santos, M. d. L., Yu, Y., Panagos, P.
Air, Soil and Water Research, vol. 13
Contributions to Journals: Review articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1178622120977491
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Changes in soil organic carbon under perennial crops
2020 - Published
Ledo, A., Smith, P., Zerihun, A., Whitaker, J., Vicente-Vicente, J. L., Qin, Z., McNamara, N. P., Zinn, Y. L., Llorente, M., Liebig, M., Kuhnert, M., Dondini, M., Don, A., Diaz-Pines, E., Datta, A., Bakka, H., Aguilera, E., Hillier, J.
Global Change Biology, vol. 26, no. 7, pp. 4158-4168
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15120
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14499/1/Ledo_etal_GCB_Changes_in_soil_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Characterising the biophysical, economic and social impacts of soil carbon sequestration as a greenhouse gas removal technology
2020 - Published
Sykes, A. J., MacLeod, M., Eory, V., Rees, R. M., Payen, F., Myrgiotis, V., Williams, M., Sohi, S., Hillier, J., Moran, D., Manning, D. A. C., Goglio, P., Seghetta, M., Williams, A., Harris, J., Dondini, M., Walton, J., House, J., Smith, P.
Global Change Biology, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 1085-1108
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14844
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14329/2/Sykes_et_al_GCB_Characterising_biophysical_AAM.pdf
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14329/1/Skyes_et_al_charactersising_biophysical_global_change_biology_vor.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Towards more predictive and interdisciplinary climate change ecosystem experiments
2019 - Published
Rineau, F., Malina, R., Beenaerts, N., Arnauts, N., Bardgett, R. D., Berg, M. P., Boerema, A., Bruckers, L., Clerinx, J., Davin, E. L., De Boeck, H. J., De Dobbelaer, T., Dondini, M., De Laender, F., Ellers, J., Franken, O., Gilbert, L., Gudmundsson, L., Janssens, I. A., Johnson, D., Lizin, S., Longdoz, B., Meire, P., Meremans, D., Milbau, A., Moretti, M., Nijs, I., Nobel, A., Pop, I. S., Puetz, T., Reyns, W., Roy, J., Schuetz, J., Seneviratne, S. I., Smith, P., Solmi, F., Staes, J., Thiery, W., Thijs, S., Vanderkelen, I., Van Landuyt, W., Verbruggen, E., Witters, N., Zscheischler, J., Vangronsveld, J.
Nature Climate Change, vol. 9, pp. 809-816
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-019-0609-3
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14185/1/Rineau_etal_AAM.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Measured and modelled effect of land‐use change from temperate grassland to Miscanthus on soil carbon stocks after 12 years
2019 - Published
Holder, A. J., Clifton-Brown, J., Rowe, R., Robson, P., Elias, D., Dondini, M., McNamara, N. P., Donnison, I. S., McCalmont, J. P.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 11, no. 10, pp. 1173-1186
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12624
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13226/1/Holder_MeasuredAndModelled_VOR.pdf
A global, empirical, harmonised dataset of soil organic carbon changes under perennial crops
2019 - Published
Ledo, A., Hillier, J., Smith, P., Aguilera, E., Blagodatskiy, S., Brearley, F. Q., Datta, A., Diaz-Pines, E., Don, A., Dondini, M., Dunn, J., Feliciano, D., Lang, R., Liebig, M. A., Llorente, M., Zinn, Y. L., McNamara, N., Ogle, S. M., Qin, Z., Rovira, P., Rowe, R., Vicente-Vicente, J. L., Whitaker, J., Yue, Q., Zerihun, A.
Scientific Data, vol. 6, 57
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0062-1
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12258/1/A_global_empirical_harmonised_dataset_of_soil_organic_carbon_changes_under_perennial_crops.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Nature
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Using plant, microbe and soil fauna traits to improve the predictive power of biogeochemical models
2019 - Published
Fry, E. L., De Long, J. R., ÁlvarezGarrido, L., Alvarez, N., Carrillo, Y., Castañeda-Gómez, L., Chomel, M., Dondini, M., Drake, J. E., Hasegawa, S., Hortal, S., Jackson, B. G., Jiang, M., Lavallee, J. M., Medlyn, B. M., Rhymes, J., Singh, B. K., Smith, P., Anderson, I. C., Bardgett, R. D., Baggs, E. M., Johnson, D.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 146-157
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13092
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13076/1/Fry_De_Long_et_al_15.08.2018_submitted.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
Projecting soil under future climate and land use scenarios (Modelling)
2018 - Published
Dondini, M., Abdalla, M., Aini, F. K., Albanito, F., Beckert, M. R., Begum, K., Brand, A., Cheng, K., Comeau, L., Jones, E. O., Farmer, J. A., Feliciano, D. M., Fitton, N., Hastings, A., Henner, D. N., Kuhnert, M., Nayak, D. R., Oyesikublakemore, J., Phillips, L., Richards, M. I., Tumwesige, V., van Dijk, W. F., Vetter, S. H., Coleman, K., Smith, J., Smith, P.
Soil Carbon Storage: Modulators, Mechanisms and Modeling. Singh, B. K. (ed.). Academic Press, pp. 281-309, 29 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812766-7.00009-3
Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) Equilibrium and Model Initialisation Methods: an Application to the Rothamsted Carbon (RothC) Model
2017 - Published
Nemo, , Klumpp, K., Coleman, K., Dondini, M., Goulding, K., Hastings, A., Jones, M. B., Leifeld, J., Osborne, B., Saunders, M., Scott, T., Teh, Y. A., Smith, P.
Environmental Modeling & Assessment, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 215-229
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10666-016-9536-0
Evaluation of the ECOSSE model to predict heterotrophic soil respiration by direct measurements
2017 - Published
Dondini, M., Alberti, G., Delle Vedove, G., Ventura, M., Tonon, G., Viger, M., Harris, Z. M., Jenkins, J. R., Richards, M., Pogson, M., Taylor, G., Smith, J. U., Smith, P.
European Journal of Soil Science, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 384–393
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12416
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10210/1/EJSS_132_16_R2.pdf
High-resolution spatial modelling of greenhouse gas emissions from land-use change to energy crops in the United Kingdom
2017 - Published
Richards, M., Pogson, M., Dondini, M., Jones, E. O., Hastings, A., Henner, D. N., Tallis, M. J., Casella, E., Matthews, R. W., Henshall, P. A., Milner, S., Taylor, G., McNamara, N. P., Smith, J. U., Smith, P.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 627–644
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12360
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/6063/1/gcbb12360.pdf
Initial soil C and land-use history determine soil C sequestration under perennial bioenergy crops
2016 - Published
Rowe, R. L., Keith, A. M., Elias, D., Dondini, M., Smith, P., Oxley, J., McNamara, N. P.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 1046-1060
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12311
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7774/1/Rowe_et_al_2016_GCB_Bioenergy.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
ELUM: a spatial modelling tool to predict soil greenhouse gas changes from land conversion to bioenergy in the UK
2016 - Published
Pogson, M., Richards, M., Dondini, M., Jones, E. O., Hastings, A., Smith, P.
Environmental Modelling and Software, vol. 84, pp. 458-466
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.07.011
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9115/1/pogson_et_al_manuscript.docx
Simulation of greenhouse gases following land-use change to bioenergy crops using the ECOSSE model: a comparison between site measurements and model predictions
2016 - Published
Dondini, M., Richards, M. I. A., Pogson, M., McCalmont, J., Drewer, J., Marshall, R., Morrison, R., Yamulki, S., Harris, Z. M., Alberti, G., Siebicke, L., Taylor, G., Perks, M., Finch, J., McNamara, N. P., Smith, J. U., Smith, P.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 925-940
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12298
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7435/1/Dondini_et_al_2016_GCB_Bioenergy_1_.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Evaluation of the ECOSSE model for simulating soil organic carbon under Miscanthus and short rotation coppice-willow crops in Britain
2016 - Published
Dondini, M., Richards, M., Pogson, M., Jones, E. O., Rowe, R. L., Keith, A. M., McNamara, N. P., Smith, J. U., Smith, P.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 790-804
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12286
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/6275/1/Dondini_et_al_2016_GCB_Bioenergy.pdf
Mathematical Modeling of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture for Different End Users
2016 - Published
Hillier, J., Abdalla, M., Bellarby, J., Albanito, F., Datta, A., Dondini, M., Fitton, N., Hallett, P., Hastings, A., Jones, E., Kuhnert, M., Nayak, D., Pogson, M., Richards, M., Smith, J., Vetter, S., Yeluripati, J., Smith, P.
Synthesis and modelling of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon storage in agricultural and forest systems to guide mitigation and adaptation. Del Grosso, S., Parton, W., Ahuja, L. (eds.). American Society of Agronomy, pp. 197-227, 31 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
- [ONLINE] https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2134/advagricsystmodel6.2013.0038
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2134/advagricsystmodel6.2013.0038
Evaluation of the ECOSSE model for simulating soil carbon under short rotation forestry energy crops in Britain
2015 - Published
Dondini, M., Jones, E. O., Richards, M. L. A., Pogson, M. A., Rowe, R., Keith, A., Perks, M., McNamara, N., Smith, J. U., Smith, P.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 527–540
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12154
Implications of land-use change to Short Rotation Forestry in Great Britain for soil and biomass carbon
2015 - Published
Keith, A. M., Rowe, R. L., Parmar, K., Perks, M. P., Mackie, E., Dondini, M., McNamara, N. P.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 541–552
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12168
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4599/1/Keith_et_al_2015_GCB_Bioenergy.pdf
Modelling the carbon cycle of Miscanthus plantations: Existing models and the potential for their improvement
2015 - Published
Robertson, A. D., Davies, C. A., Smith, P., Dondini, M., Mcnamara, N. P.
Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 405–421
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12144
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Book review: "Soil Carbon"
2015 - Published
Dondini, M.
European Journal of Soil Science, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 254
Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12220
Research Spotlight: The ELUM project: Ecosystem Land-Use Modeling and Soil Carbon GHG Flux Trial
2014 - Published
Harris, Z., McNamara, N., Rowe, R., Dondini, M., Finch, J., Perks, M., Morison, J., Donnison, I., Farrar, K., Sohi, S., Ineson, P., Oxley, J., Smith, P., Taylor, G.
Biofuels, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 111-116
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4155/bfs.13.79
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus

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Interactive effects of microbial functional diversity and carbon availability on decomposition: A theoretical exploration

Environmental Issues: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

How does management affect soil C sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes in boreal and temperate forests?: A review

Management-induced changes in soil organic carbon on global croplands

Soil Science Challenges in a New Era: A Transdisciplinary Overview of Relevant Topics

Changes in soil organic carbon under perennial crops

Characterising the biophysical, economic and social impacts of soil carbon sequestration as a greenhouse gas removal technology

Towards more predictive and interdisciplinary climate change ecosystem experiments

Measured and modelled effect of land‐use change from temperate grassland to Miscanthus on soil carbon stocks after 12 years

A global, empirical, harmonised dataset of soil organic carbon changes under perennial crops

Using plant, microbe and soil fauna traits to improve the predictive power of biogeochemical models

Projecting soil under future climate and land use scenarios (Modelling)

Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) Equilibrium and Model Initialisation Methods: an Application to the Rothamsted Carbon (RothC) Model

Evaluation of the ECOSSE model to predict heterotrophic soil respiration by direct measurements

High-resolution spatial modelling of greenhouse gas emissions from land-use change to energy crops in the United Kingdom

Initial soil C and land-use history determine soil C sequestration under perennial bioenergy crops

ELUM: a spatial modelling tool to predict soil greenhouse gas changes from land conversion to bioenergy in the UK

Simulation of greenhouse gases following land-use change to bioenergy crops using the ECOSSE model: a comparison between site measurements and model predictions

Evaluation of the ECOSSE model for simulating soil organic carbon under Miscanthus and short rotation coppice-willow crops in Britain

Mathematical Modeling of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture for Different End Users

Evaluation of the ECOSSE model for simulating soil carbon under short rotation forestry energy crops in Britain

Implications of land-use change to Short Rotation Forestry in Great Britain for soil and biomass carbon

Modelling the carbon cycle of Miscanthus plantations: Existing models and the potential for their improvement

Book review: "Soil Carbon"

Research Spotlight: The ELUM project: Ecosystem Land-Use Modeling and Soil Carbon GHG Flux Trial

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