SAC Research

Cole, L; McCracken, D I; Robertson, D; Harrison, B (2009). Enhancing the ecological diversity of Carabidae (Coleaptera) in riparian margins. 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology. September, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague. p16.

Cole, L; Robertson, D; Harrison, B; McCracken, D I (2009). The Biodiversity Value of Riparian Field Margins in Intensively Managed Grasslands. Nuffield School Bursary Scheme Celebration Event. August, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh.

Cole, L J; Brocklehurst, S; McCracken, D I; Robertson, D; Harrison, W (2009). Ground beetle ecological assemblage structure in riparian field margins. British Ecological Society Annual Conference. September, London, UK. p28. (Abstract)

Hall, C; Toma, L M; Moran, D (2009). Investigating the factors influencing the adoption of GM crops at country level. 27th Congress of the International Association of Agricultural Economists. August, Beijing, China. p1-14.

Kirwan, S and Stott, A W (2009). Optimising use of labour at lambing time for more profit and higher welfare in extensive sheep farming systems. 60th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. August, Barcelona, Spain.

Kirwan, S; Thomson, K J; Edwards, I E; Stott, A W (2009). Return to the Hills: Labour Management for Profit and Welfare in Extensive Sheep Farming. Agricultural Economics Society (AES) Annual Conference. March-April, Dublin.

McCracken, D I (2009). Addressing farmland biodiversity declines: conflicts and cures. Managing conflicts affecting biodiversity, ecosystems and human well-being in a changing environment. May, e-conference. (Young, J; Watt, A; Carse, D ,eds) Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. p10-12. [65800021; wp3.7]

McCracken, D I (2009). Farmland biodiversity: where do we go from here? Edinburgh Consortium for Rural Research: Scotland's changing rural biodiversity: policy and action needs. May, Perth, UK. p7. (Abstract)

McCracken, D I (2009). Halting farmland biodiversity declines: a way forward. The changing nature of Scotland - delegate book. September, Perth.

McCracken, D I (2009). Informing the development of farmland biodiversity prescriptions and policies. Edinburgh Consortium for Rural Research: Scotland's changing rural biodiversity: policy and action needs. May, Perth, UK. p20. (Abstract)

McCracken, D I (2009). Informing the development of farmland biodiversity prescriptions and policies. The changing nature of Scotland - delegate book. September, Perth.

McCracken, D I (2009). Machair invertebrates: the importance of 'mosaiciness'. The Glasgow Naturalist (Supplement), Machair Conservation: Successes and challenges. December, Glasgow. 25, p29-30.

McRoberts, N and Topp, C F E (2009). Construction of a multi-attribute model of arable system sustainability by elicitation of expert opinion. Proceedings of the Integrated Assessment of Agriculture and Sustainable Development; Setting the Agenda for Science and Policy (AgSAP). March, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands. (Van Ittersum, M K; Wolf, J; van Laar, H H ,eds) Wageningen University and Research Centre. p30-31.

McRoberts, N; Topp, C F E; Hawes, C; Walker, R L; Watson, C A; Hallett, P; Daniell, T; Young, M; Squire, G R (2009). Gathering baseline data for studying arable system resilience in Scotland by integrated farm surveys. Proceedings of the Integrated Assessment of Agriculture and Sustainable Development; Setting the Agenda for Science and Policy (AgSAP). March, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands. (Van Ittersum, M K; Wolf, J; van Laar, H H ,eds) Wageningen University and Research Centre. p32-33.

Mouratiadou, I; Topp, C F E; Russell, G (2009). Investigating the economic and water quality effects of the 2003 CAP reform on arable cropping systems: a Scottish case study. Proceedings of the Integrated Assessment of Agriculture and Sustainable Development; Setting the Agenda for Science and Policy (AgSAP). March, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands. (Van Ittersum, M K; Wolf, J; van Laar, H H ,eds) Wageningen University and Research Centre. p488-489.

Schwarz, G; Moxey, A; McCracken, D I; Huband, S; Cummins, R (2009). Exploring the potential for pay-by-results agri-environment schemes. Edinburgh Consortium for Rural Research: Scotland's changing rural biodiversity: policy and action needs. May, Perth, UK. p24. (Abstract)

Stott, A W and Lawrence, A B (2009). Combining economics with science to design for welfare. Knowing Animals: cross-fertilisation between natural and social sciences for understanding the quality of life of animals. March, Florence, Italy. p1-3.

Toma, L M; McVittie, A; Hubbard, C; Stott, A W (2009). A structural equation model of the factors influencing British consumers' behaviour towards animal welfare. 113th EAAE Seminar; A resilient European food industry and food chain in a challenging world. September, Chania, Greece. p1-16.

Toma, L M; Barnes, A; Renwick, A (2009). The trade and environmental impacts of the abolition of milk quotas in Scotland. Aspects of Applied Biology. June, Edinburgh. 93, p80-84.

Topp, C F E and Rees, R M (2009). Greenhouse gasemissions from grassland swards: a Scottish perspective. Proceedings of the Integrated Assessment of Agriculture and Sustainable Development; Setting the Agenda for Science and Policy (AgSAP). March, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands. (Van Ittersum, M K; Wolf, J; van Laar, H H ,eds) Wageningen University and Research Centre. p390-391.

Vosough Ahmadi, B; Morgan, C A; Stott, A W (2009). Trade-offs between conflicting animal welfare concerns and cow replacement strategy in out-wintering Scottish suckler herds. 83 Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society. March; wp2.4, Dublin, Ireland. p1-9.