MIDST-CZ: Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water through UK-China Critical Zone science
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sheffield
Department Name: School of Biosciences
Abstract
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Planned Impact
The following will benefit from this research:
1. Those living in and managing the land for food production, and soil and water quality, and their conservation will benefit from the decision support tools that will be refined or developed based on our Critical Zone integrated understanding of the environment functions. These tools will allow them to think about how best to manage their environment and will lead to improvements in their quality of life, ensuring the fundamental needs (generation of food and associated economic development; access to water of appropriate quality) and decisions of how to achieve these, are underpinned by a useful knowledge-base.
2. Commercial organisations responsible for innovation, such as 'app' developers will benefit from our engagement with them to explore in what form the decision support tools should be made available.
3. This joint research will remain of benefit to NSFC, raising their profile in the UK and amongst other critical zone scientists. The skill and information exchange that will occur during this research with Chinese colleagues, ultimately demonstrating to the international scientific community, that we value sensitive environments internationally, and particularly international cooperation in research, will help consolidate each country's position as a future key research partner and particularly the Chinese National Science Foundation as a partner of choice for future co-funded research.
4. Through publication and conference activity, the Chinese and UK academic parties will demonstrate to the community how their scientific endeavour can be used to create tangible outputs to improve the quality of life and global environment for those living in poverty. They will benefit through enhanced international standing and resultant funded research collaboration.
5. The wider public, and local communities hosting the research, will benefit during the research activity through research team communication activity that meets their passion for and excites them to understand the natural world more deeply. This also included those not involved directly in the research who may be asked to help gather data and in turn will receive training in new skills. In turn if this encourages greater interest in how STEM subjects also infom social development, the relevant country science base will benefit.
6. Through progress towards achieving sustainable development goals the global community will benefit.
1. Those living in and managing the land for food production, and soil and water quality, and their conservation will benefit from the decision support tools that will be refined or developed based on our Critical Zone integrated understanding of the environment functions. These tools will allow them to think about how best to manage their environment and will lead to improvements in their quality of life, ensuring the fundamental needs (generation of food and associated economic development; access to water of appropriate quality) and decisions of how to achieve these, are underpinned by a useful knowledge-base.
2. Commercial organisations responsible for innovation, such as 'app' developers will benefit from our engagement with them to explore in what form the decision support tools should be made available.
3. This joint research will remain of benefit to NSFC, raising their profile in the UK and amongst other critical zone scientists. The skill and information exchange that will occur during this research with Chinese colleagues, ultimately demonstrating to the international scientific community, that we value sensitive environments internationally, and particularly international cooperation in research, will help consolidate each country's position as a future key research partner and particularly the Chinese National Science Foundation as a partner of choice for future co-funded research.
4. Through publication and conference activity, the Chinese and UK academic parties will demonstrate to the community how their scientific endeavour can be used to create tangible outputs to improve the quality of life and global environment for those living in poverty. They will benefit through enhanced international standing and resultant funded research collaboration.
5. The wider public, and local communities hosting the research, will benefit during the research activity through research team communication activity that meets their passion for and excites them to understand the natural world more deeply. This also included those not involved directly in the research who may be asked to help gather data and in turn will receive training in new skills. In turn if this encourages greater interest in how STEM subjects also infom social development, the relevant country science base will benefit.
6. Through progress towards achieving sustainable development goals the global community will benefit.
Publications
Qiu L
(2021)
Insights into the mechanism of the interference of sulfadiazine on soil microbial community and function.
in Journal of hazardous materials
Tang Q
(2022)
How does partial substitution of chemical fertiliser with organic forms increase sustainability of agricultural production?
in The Science of the total environment
Tang Q
(2024)
Awakening soil microbial utilization of nitrate by carbon regulation to lower nitrogen pollution
in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
Zheng F
(2019)
Mineral and organic fertilization alters the microbiome of a soil nematode Dorylaimus stagnalis and its resistome.
in The Science of the total environment
Zhou SY
(2019)
Phyllosphere of staple crops under pig manure fertilization, a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes.
in Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
Zhou SY
(2020)
Does reduced usage of antibiotics in livestock production mitigate the spread of antibiotic resistance in soil, earthworm guts, and the phyllosphere?
in Environment international
Description | Ecosystem services of partial organic substitution for chemical fertiliser in a peri-urban zone in China |
Organisation | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Department | Institute of Soil Science |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | This work is driven by a China Scholarship Council award to Quan Tang who is visiting Sheffield for one year. The design of the experiment was generated jointly between the applicant and the host at Sheffield. All work is joint and explores the N cycling activity measurements and the molecular assessment of the communities responsible for activity. Sheffield's primary responsibility is the molecular assessments for which full training will be provided to the candidate. We will also assist in data analysis and manuscript preparation. |
Collaborator Contribution | The ISSCAS group has primary responsibility for the activity measurements associated with the project. They will perform all connected analyses prior to the research visit to the UK |
Impact | The experiment is underway currently, activity measure have been completed. |
Start Year | 2019 |