Publications

The team’s publications relevant to northern agriculture. Other publications may be available on or through individual team members’ personal pages.

2026

Deep carbon in agricultural soils: considerations for its treatment in soil carbon studies

Locke MD, Unc A. Carbon Footprints, 5, 46.

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2024

Soil carbon in the boreal region under climate and land use change

Vallotton JD, Unc A. Soil Use and Management, 40, e13108.

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Socio-ecological dynamics of diverse global permafrost-agroecosystems under environmental change

Ward Jones M, Habeck JO, Ulrich M, Crate S, Gannon G, Schwoerer T, Jones B, Kanevskiy M, Baral P, Maharjan A, Steiner J, Spring A, Price MJ, Bysouth D, Forbes BC, Verdonen M, Kumpula T, Strauss J, Windirsch T, Poeplau C, Shur Y, Gaglioti B, Parlato N, Tao F, Turetsky M, Grand S, Unc A, Borchard N. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 56(1).

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2023

Soil nematode communities after addition of biochar to agricultural farmland following conversion from boreal forest

Young EH, Abedin J, Unc A. Soil Research (CSIRO), 61(5), 456-467.

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Impact of fertiliser source on the dynamics of carbon and nutrients in a Podzol slated for land-use conversion

Tingskou R, Unc A. Soil Use and Management, 00:1-13.

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A review of nematodes as biological indicators of sustainable functioning for northern soils undergoing land-use conversion

Young EH, Unc A. Applied Soil Ecology, 183:104762.

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Corrigendum to “A review of nematodes as biological indicators of sustainable functioning for northern soils undergoing land-use conversion” [Appl. Soil Ecol. 183 (2023) 104762]

Young EH, Unc A. Applied Soil Ecology, 105208.

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The rate dependent efficacy of biochar for crop yield and nutrition on Podzols newly converted from boreal forests

Abedin J, Unc A. Field Crops Research, 303:109121.

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Utility of wood ash, paper sludge and biochar for the mitigation of greenhouse gases emissions from acid boreal soils

Medaiyese A, Wu J, Unc A. Journal of Environmental Management, 330(15):117202.

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2022

The challenges fraught opportunity of agriculture expansion into boreal and Arctic regions

Kloffel T, Young EH, Borchard N, Vallotton JD, Nurmi E, Shurpali NJ, Urban Tenorio F, Liu X, Young GHF, Unc A. Agricultural Systems, 203:103507.

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Editorial: Sustainable and Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Boreal and Arctic Regions

Unc A, Adamczyk B, Borchard N. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6.

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Phosphorus sorption capacity and its relationships with soil properties under podzolic soils of Atlantic Canada

Kedir AJ, Nyiraneza J, Hawboldt KA, McKenzie DB, Unc A. Frontiers in Soil Science, 2.

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Ex-situ soil respiration assessment using minimally disturbed microcosms and dried-sieved soils; comparison of methods to assess soil health

Comeau L-P, MacKinley K, Unc A, Vallotton JD. Canadian Journal of Soil Science.

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The impacts of rock pulverization on soil quality and functional soil nematode and respiration properties of boreal lands converted from forest to agricultural use

Young EH, Vallotton JD, Kedir JA, Medaiyese AO, Goyer C, Comeau L-P, Unc A. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 102(4):977-990.

DOI Editor's Choice

Understanding the Adaptive Mechanisms of Plants to Enhance Phosphorus Use Efficiency on Podzolic Soils in Boreal Agroecosystems

Nadeem M, Wu J, Ghaffari H, Kedir AJ, Saleem S, Mollier A, Singh J, Cheema M. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13.

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Comparison of agri-environmental phosphorus tests for boreal agricultural and natural Podzols

Kedir JA, McKenzie DB, Ziadi N, Unc A. Canadian Journal of Soil Science.

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2021

Expansion of agriculture in northern cold-climate regions: A cross-sectoral perspective on opportunities and challenges

Unc A, Altdorff D, Abakumov E, Adl S, Baldursson S, Bechtold M, Cattani DJ, Firbank LG, Grand S, Gudjonsdottir M, Kallenbach C, Kedir AJ, Li P, McKenzie DB, Misra D, Nagano H, Neher DA, Niemi J, Oelbermann M, Overgard Lehmann J, Parson D, Quideau S, Sharkhuu A, Smreczak B, Vallotton JD, Whalen J, Young EH, Zhang M, Borchard N. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5:236.

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Understanding soil fertility status in Newfoundland from standard farm soil tests

Kedir AJ, Mingchu Z, Unc A. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 101(3):517-531.

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Agriculture in boreal and Arctic regions requires an integrated global approach for research and policy

Altdorff D, Borchard N, Young EH, Galagedara L, Quideau S, Unc A. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 41:23.

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The utility of biochar for increasing the fertility of new agricultural lands converted from boreal forests

Abedin J, Unc A. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 102(1):165-176.

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Phosphorus adsorption characteristics in forested and managed podzolic soils

Kedir AJ, Nyiraneza J, Hawboldt KA, McKenzie DB, Unc A. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 85:249-262.

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2020

Addition of biochar to acid, boreal podzolic soils enhances micronutrient availability and crop productivity

Abedin J, Unc A. Open Agriculture (de Gruyter), 5(1):188-201.

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Comparison of multi-frequency and multi-coil electromagnetic induction (EMI) for mapping properties in shallow podsolic soils

Altdorff D, Sadatcharam K, Unc A, Krishnapillai M, Galagedara L. Sensors, 20(8):2330.

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Depth Sensitivity of Apparent Magnetic Susceptibility Measurements using Multi-Coil and Multi-Frequency Electromagnetic Induction

Sadatcharam K, Altdorff D, Unc A, Krishnapillai M, Galagedara L. Journal of Environmental & Engineering Geophysics (JEEG), 25(3):301.

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2019

Temporal stability of apparent electrical conductivity (ECa) in managed Podzols

Badewa E, Unc A, Cheema M, Galagedara L. Acta Geophysica, 67(4):1107-1118.

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The effect of human trampling activity on a soil microbial community at the Oulanka Natural Reserve, Finland

Sherman C, Unc A, Doniger T, Ehrlich R, Steinberger Y. Applied Soil Ecology, 135:104-112.

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Identifying learning outcomes for a Canadian pedology field school: Addressing the gap between new graduates skills and the needs of the current job market

Masse J, Yates T, Krzic M, Unc A, Chen ZC, Quideau S, Hodgson K, Warren J. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 99(4):458-471.

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Effect of biochar application rates on the hydraulic properties of an agricultural-use boreal Podzol

Altdorff D, Galagedara L, Abedin J, Unc A. Soil Systems, 3:53.

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2018

Soil moisture mapping using multi-frequency and multi-coil electromagnetic induction sensors on managed podzols

Badewa E, Unc A, Cheema M, Kavanagh V, Galagedara L. Agronomy, 8:224.

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Enhancing Soils of Labrador through Application of Biochar, Fishmeal, and Chemical Fertilizer

Abedin J. Agronomy Journal, 110(6):2576-2586.

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Northward shift of the agricultural climate zone under 21st-century global climate change

King M, Altdorff D, Li P, Galagedara L, Holden J, Unc A. Scientific Reports, 8:7904.

DOI Top 100 Earth Sciences, Sci. Reports 2018

Effect of agronomic treatments on the accuracy of soil moisture mapping by electromagnetic induction

Altdorff D, Galagedara L, Nadeem M, Cheema M, Unc A. Catena, 164:96-106.

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2017

Impact of projected land conversion on water balance of boreal soils in western Newfoundland

Altdorff D, Galagedara L, Unc A. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 8(4):613-626.

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2016

Organic Waste in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Review of Available Agriculture, Fishery, Forestry and Municipal Waste Literature

Butler L, Altdorff D, Young E, Galagedara L, Hawboldt K, Helleur R, Unc A. Memorial University, Harris Centre, St. John's, NL.

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