Ken Byrne


 
researcher

Biography

Present Position:

Senior Lecturer 

Qualifications:

B.Agr.Sc. (Forestry), University College Dublin, 1992.
Ph.D. (Soil Science), University College Dublin, 1999.
M.Eng.Sc. (Civil and Environmental Engineering), University College Cork, 2011.
Grad. Dip. (Teaching, Learning and Scholarship), University of Limerick, 2018. 
 
Former Positions:
Bord na Móna Newman Scholar, University College Dublin (1999-2002)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University College Dublin (2002-2003)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University College Cork (2004-2008)

Research Interests

My research focuses on the impact of land use and land use change on soil carbon stocks and greenhouse gas emissions. Other interests include carbon storage in harvested wood products, forest ecosystem services and nutrient stores in forest biomass.                        
Researcher staff and studentsCompletedCiara Hayes. 2010. Spatial variation in soil carbon stocks under a Miscanthus crop. M.Sc. University of Limerick.Anthony O’Donnell. 2011. Forestry in the Republic of Ireland: Government policy, grant incentives and carbon sequestration value M.Sc. (Financial Services), University of Limerick. Minor thesis. Co-supervisor: Dr. M. Cummins.Stephanie Brosnan. 2011. Partitioning of soil respiration in a beech forest using a trenching experiment. M.Sc., University of Limerick.Dr. Jennifer Donlan. 2010-2011. Carbon stocks and stock changes in harvested wood products. Post-Doctoral Fellowship funded by the Council for Forest Research and Development.
 
Dr. Jennifer Donlan. 2014. Assessment of agricultural activity on drained organic soils. Post-Doctoral Fellowship funded by the Environmental Protection Agency. 

Eva Ros Mangrinan. 2015. Nutrient pools in forest biomass. MSc. Co-supervisor Dr. Thomas Cummins, UCD. Funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. 

Cormac O’Callaghan. 2015. Quantification and valuation of Irish forest ecosystem services in Irish forests. MSc at University College Cork co-supervised with Prof. J. O’Halloran and Dr S. Irwin. Funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Richard Lane. 2016. Soil carbon dynamics in afforested organo-mineral soils. PhD. University of Limerick. Funded by the irish Research Council.

Caitlin Rigney. 2016. Greenhouse gas emissions from rewetted peatland forests. PhD. University of Limerick. Funded by the Environmental Protection Agency.  

Gemma Torres-Sallan. 2016. Physical and biochemical characterisation of soil organic carbon in topsoil and subsoil of Irish grasslands. PhD. University of Limerick.Co-Supervisors: Dr. G. Lanigan and Prof. R. Creamer. Funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
 
Jonay Antonio Jovani Sancho. 2017. Empirical and process based modeling of soil respiration in afforested peatlands. PhD. University of Limerick. Co-supervisor Dr. Thomas Cummins, UCD. Funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. 
 
Dr. Jean O'Dwyer. 2015-2018. Economic and Environmental Mapping of Cascade Use of Wood. Postdoctoral Fellowship funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. 

Michael Clancy. 2018. Soil carbon stocks in forest soils. PhD. Soil carbon stocks and life cycle analysis of short rotation forestry. University of Limerick. Funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Michael Clancy. 2019-2021. BenchValue – Benchmarking the Sustainability Performances of Value Chains. Postdoctoral Fellowship funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. 

Current
Kilian Walz. Peatland properties influencing greenhouse gas emissions and removals. Co-supervisor Dr. Florence Renou-Wilson, UCD. PhD funded by the Environmental Protection Agency.   
 
Dylan Walshe. Integration of spatial Big Data for improved long term forest resource planning. Employment based PhD scholarship funded by the Irish Research Council. Co-supervisor Dr. Daniel McInerney, Coillte Teoranta.    

Jill Pitcher Farrell. Forest growth and development on high pH soils and marl sites. MSc funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.


Book Chapters

  Year Publication
2015 'Irish peatland forests: Lessons from the past and pathways to a sustainable future'
Renou-Wilson F.;Byrne K. (2015) 'Irish peatland forests: Lessons from the past and pathways to a sustainable future' In: Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests, Second Edition. [DOI] [Details]
2015 'Current and future degradation risks to forest soils in Ireland'
Byrne, K.A., Aherne, J. and Cummins. T. (2015) 'Current and future degradation risks to forest soils in Ireland' In: Soil Degradation Risks in Planted Forests. Donostia-San Sebastián, 1 - 01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz: Eusko Jaurlaritzaren Argitalpen Zerbitzua, Servicio Central de Publicaciones del Gobierno Vasco. [Details]
2015 'Irish peatland forests: lessons from the past and pathways to a sustainable future'
Renou-Wilson, F. and Byrne, K.A. (2015) 'Irish peatland forests: lessons from the past and pathways to a sustainable future' In: Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. [Details]
2011 'Greenhouse gas balance in disturbed peatlands'
Alm, J., Byrne, K.A., Hayes, C., Leifeld, J. and Shurpali, N.J. (2011) 'Greenhouse gas balance in disturbed peatlands' In: Soil Carbon in Sensitive European Ecosystems: From Science to Land Management. UK: Wiley-Blackwell. [Details]
2011 'Greenhouse Gas Balance in Disturbed Peatlands'
Alm J.;Byrne K.;Hayes C.;Leifeld J.;Shurpali N. (2011) 'Greenhouse Gas Balance in Disturbed Peatlands' In: Soil Carbon in Sensitive European Ecosystems: From Science to Land Management. [DOI] [Details]
2008 'Northern peatlands, greenhouse gas exchange and climate change'
Strack, M; Waddington, JM; Turetsky, M; Roulet, NT; Byrne, KA (2008) 'Northern peatlands, greenhouse gas exchange and climate change' In: Peatlands and Climate Change. Saarijärvi, Finland: International Peat Society and Saarijärven Offset Oy. [Details]
2008 'Climate impacts of peatland forestry'
Minkkinen, K., Byrne, K.A., Trettin, C.C. (2008) 'Climate impacts of peatland forestry' In: Peatlands and Climate Change. Saarijärvi, Finland: International Peat Society and Saarijärven Offset Oy. [Details]
2004 'Biomass - impact on the carbon cycle and greenhouse gas emissions'
Green, C; Byrne, KA (2004) 'Biomass - impact on the carbon cycle and greenhouse gas emissions' In: Encyclopedia of Energy. Netherlands: Academic Press Elsevier Sciences. [Details]
1997 'The influence of forestry on blanket peatland'
Byrne, KA; Farrell, EP (1997) 'The influence of forestry on blanket peatland' In: Humic Substances, Peats and Sludges: Health and Environmental Aspects. The Royal Society of Chemistry. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2020 'Thermodynamics of soil organic matter decomposition in semi-natural oak (Quercus) woodland in southwest Ireland'
Barros N.;Fernandez I.;Byrne K.A.;Jovani-Sancho A.J.;Ros-Mangriñan E.;Hansen L.D. (2020) 'Thermodynamics of soil organic matter decomposition in semi-natural oak (Quercus) woodland in southwest Ireland'. Oikos, [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Characterization of elemental ratios and oxidative ratio of horticultural peat'
Byrne K.A.;Efretuei A.;Walz K.;Clay G.D. (2020) 'Characterization of elemental ratios and oxidative ratio of horticultural peat'. Soil Use And Management, [DOI] [Details]
2013 'Future change in carbon in harvested wood products from Irish forests established prior to 1990'
Donlan J.;Black K.;Hendrick E.;O'Driscoll E.;Byrne K. (2013) 'Future change in carbon in harvested wood products from Irish forests established prior to 1990'. Carbon Management, 4 (4):377-386 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Assessing fixed depth carbon stocks in soils with varying horizon depths and thicknesses, sampled by horizon'
Premrov A.;Cummins T.;Byrne K. (2017) 'Assessing fixed depth carbon stocks in soils with varying horizon depths and thicknesses, sampled by horizon'. Catena, 150 :291-301 [DOI] [Details]
2009 'The short-term effect of altered water level on carbon dioxide and methane fluxes in a blanket bog'
Laine A.;Byrne K.;Kiely G.;Tuittila E. (2009) 'The short-term effect of altered water level on carbon dioxide and methane fluxes in a blanket bog'. Suo, 60 (3-4):65-83 [Details]
2018 'Development of a hierarchical model for predicting microbiological contamination of private groundwater supplies in a geologically heterogeneous region'
O'Dwyer, J;Hynds, PD;Byrne, KA;Ryan, MP;Adley, CC (2018) 'Development of a hierarchical model for predicting microbiological contamination of private groundwater supplies in a geologically heterogeneous region'. Environmental Pollution, 237 :329-338 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Greenhouse gas emissions from two rewetted peatlands previously managed for forestry'
Rigney, C;Wilson, D;Renou-Wilson, F;Muller, C;Moser, G;Byrne, KA (2018) 'Greenhouse gas emissions from two rewetted peatlands previously managed for forestry'. Mires and Peat, 21 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Soil respiration partitioning in afforested temperate peatlands'
Jovani-Sancho, AJ;Cummins, T;Byrne, KA (2018) 'Soil respiration partitioning in afforested temperate peatlands'. Biogeochemistry, 141 :1-21 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Development of a hierarchical model for predicting microbiological contamination of private groundwater supplies in a geologically heterogeneous region'
O'Dwyer, J,Hynds, P, Byrne, KA,Ryan, MP, Adley, CC (2018) 'Development of a hierarchical model for predicting microbiological contamination of private groundwater supplies in a geologically heterogeneous region'. Environmental Pollution, 237 :329-338 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Bulk-density modelling using optimal power-transformation of measured physical and chemical soil parameters'
Premrov, A,Cummins, T,Byrne, KA (2018) 'Bulk-density modelling using optimal power-transformation of measured physical and chemical soil parameters'. Geoderma, 314 :205-220 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Effects of soil type and depth on carbon distribution within soil macroaggregates from temperate grassland systems'
Torres-Sallan, G,Creamer, RE,Lanigan, GJ,Reidy, B,Byrne, KA (2018) 'Effects of soil type and depth on carbon distribution within soil macroaggregates from temperate grassland systems'. Geoderma, 313 :52-56 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'The role of planted forests in the provision of habitat: an Irish perspective'
O'Callaghan, CJ,Irwin, S,Byrne, KA,O'Halloran, J (2017) 'The role of planted forests in the provision of habitat: an Irish perspective'. Biodiversity And Conservation, 26 :3103-3124 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Collar insertion depth effects on soil respiration in afforested peatlands'
Jovani-Sancho, AJ,Cummins, T,Byrne, KA (2017) 'Collar insertion depth effects on soil respiration in afforested peatlands'. Biology And Fertility Of Soils, 53 :677-689 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'PARTITIONING OF SOIL RESPIRATION IN A FIRST ROTATION BEECH PLANTATION'
Sancho, AJJ,Brosnan, S,Byrne, KA (2017) 'PARTITIONING OF SOIL RESPIRATION IN A FIRST ROTATION BEECH PLANTATION'. Biology And Environment-Proceedings Of The Royal Irish Academy, 117B :91-105 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Clay illuviation provides a longterm sink for C sequestration in subsoils'
Torres-Sallan, G,Schulte, RPO,Lanigan, GJ,Byrne, KA,Reidy, B,Simo, I,Six, J,Creamer, RE (2017) 'Clay illuviation provides a longterm sink for C sequestration in subsoils'. Scientific Reports, 7 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2017 'Assessing fixed depth carbon stocks in soils with varying horizon depths and thicknesses, sampled by horizon'
Premrov, A,Cummins, T,Byrne, KA (2017) 'Assessing fixed depth carbon stocks in soils with varying horizon depths and thicknesses, sampled by horizon'. Catena, 150 :291-301 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'A review of the range and value of ecosystem services'
Bullock, C.H., O’Callaghan, C., Ní Dhubháin, A., Iwata, Y., O’Donoghue, C., Ryan, M., Upton, V., Byrne, K.A., Irwin, S., O’Halloran, J. and Kelly-Quinn. M. (2016) 'A review of the range and value of ecosystem services'. Irish Forestry, 73 (1&2):65-95 [Details]
2016 'Area estimations of cultivated organic soils in Ireland: reducing GHG reporting uncertainties'
Donlan,J., O'Dwyer, J., Byrne. K.A. (2016) 'Area estimations of cultivated organic soils in Ireland: reducing GHG reporting uncertainties'. Mires and Peat, [ULIR Link] [Details]
2015 'The need to disaggregate podzols and peaty podzols when assessing forest soil carbon stocks'
Clancy, M., Jovani Sancho, A.J., Cummins, T. and Byrne, K.A. (2015) 'The need to disaggregate podzols and peaty podzols when assessing forest soil carbon stocks'. Irish Forestry, 72 :189-204 [Details]
2013 'Forestry in the Republic of Ireland: Government policy, grant incentives and carbon sequestration value'
O'Donnell, A,Cummins, M,Byrne, KA (2013) 'Forestry in the Republic of Ireland: Government policy, grant incentives and carbon sequestration value'. Land Use Policy, 35 :16-23 [DOI] [Details]
2013 'Future change in carbon in harvested wood products from Irish forests established prior to 1990'
Donlan, J,Black, K,Hendrick, E,O'Driscoll, E,Byrne, KA (2013) 'Future change in carbon in harvested wood products from Irish forests established prior to 1990'. Carbon Management, 4 :377-386 [DOI] [Details]
2013 'Indicators of soil formation in restored bauxite residues'
Courtney, R,Harrington, T,Byrne, KA (2013) 'Indicators of soil formation in restored bauxite residues'. Ecological Engineering, 58 :63-68 [DOI] [Details]
2012 'Carbon storage in harvested wood products for Ireland 1961-2009'
Donlan, J,Skog, K,Byrne, KA (2012) 'Carbon storage in harvested wood products for Ireland 1961-2009'. Biomass & Bioenergy, 46 :731-738 [DOI] [Details]
2010 'The potential of birch afforestation as an after-use option for industrial cutaway peatlands'
Renou-Wilson, F., Pöllänen, M., Byrne, K., Wilson, D. and Farrell, E.P. (2010) 'The potential of birch afforestation as an after-use option for industrial cutaway peatlands'. Suo, 61 (3-4):59-76 [Details]
2010 'The role of plantation forestry in Ireland in the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions'
Byrne, K.A. (2010) 'The role of plantation forestry in Ireland in the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions'. Irish Forestry, 67 (1-2):89-96 [Details]
2009 'Rewetting of cutaway peatlands: Are we re-creating hotspots of methane emissions?'
Wilson, D; Alm, J; Laine, J; Byrne, KA; Farrell, EP; Tuittila, E -S (2009) 'Rewetting of cutaway peatlands: Are we re-creating hotspots of methane emissions?'. RESTORATION ECOLOGY, 17 (6):796-806 [Details]
2009 'The short-term effect of altered water level on carbon dioxide and methane fluxes in a blanket bog'
Laine, AM; Byrne, KA; Kiely, G; Tuittila, ES (2009) 'The short-term effect of altered water level on carbon dioxide and methane fluxes in a blanket bog'. SUO, 60 :65-83 [Details]
2009 'Carbon stock and stock changes across a Sitka spruce chronosequence on surface-water gley soils'
Black, K; Byrne, KA; Mencuccini, M; Tobin, B; Nieuwenhuis, M; Reidy, B; Bolger, T; Saiz, G; Green, C; Farrell, ET; Osborne, B (2009) 'Carbon stock and stock changes across a Sitka spruce chronosequence on surface-water gley soils'. FORESTRY, 82 (3):255-272 [DOI] [Details]
2008 'Land cover change and soil organic carbon stocks in the Republic of Ireland 1851-2000'
Eaton, J; McGoff, N; Byrne, KA; Leahy, P; Kiely, G (2008) 'Land cover change and soil organic carbon stocks in the Republic of Ireland 1851-2000'. CLIMATIC CHANGE, 91 :317-334 [Details]
2008 'Vegetation and environmental variation in an Atlantic blanket bog in South-western Ireland'
Sottocornola, M; Laine, A; Kiely, G; Byrne, KA; Tuittila, E -S (2008) 'Vegetation and environmental variation in an Atlantic blanket bog in South-western Ireland'. PLANT ECOLOGY, 203 :69-81 [Details]
2008 'Sustainability of Irish forestry - current status and future prospects'
Byrne, KA; Legge, T (2008) 'Sustainability of Irish forestry - current status and future prospects'. IRISH FORESTRY, 65 (1&2):47-59 [Details]
2007 'A high resolution green area index for modelling the seasonal dynamics of CO2 exchange in peatland vascular plant communities'
Wilson, D; Alm, J; Riutta, T; Laine, J; Byrne, KA; Farrell, EP; Tuittila, E -S (2007) 'A high resolution green area index for modelling the seasonal dynamics of CO2 exchange in peatland vascular plant communities'. PLANT ECOLOGY, 190 (1):37-51 [Details]
2007 'Patterns in vegetation and CO2 dynamics along a water level gradient in a lowland blanket bog'
Laine, A; Byrne, KA; Kiely, G; Tuittila, E -S (2007) 'Patterns in vegetation and CO2 dynamics along a water level gradient in a lowland blanket bog'. ECOSYSTEMS, 10 :890-905 [Details]
2007 'How strongly can forest management influence soil carbon sequestration?'
Jandl, R; Lindner, M; Bauwens, B; Vesterdal, L; Baritz, R; Hagedorn, F; Johnson, DW; Minkkinen, K; Byrne, KA (2007) 'How strongly can forest management influence soil carbon sequestration?'. GEODERMA, 137 (3-4):253-268 [Details]
2007 'Methane flux dynamics in an Irish lowland blanket bog'
Laine, A; Wilson D; Kiely, G; Byrne, KA (2007) 'Methane flux dynamics in an Irish lowland blanket bog'. PLANT AND SOIL, 299 (1):181-193 [Details]
2007 'Carbon dioxide dynamics of a restored maritime peatland'
Wilson, D; Tuittila, E -S; Alm, J; Laine, J; Farrell, EP; Byrne, KA (2007) 'Carbon dioxide dynamics of a restored maritime peatland'. ECOSCIENCE, 14 (1):71-80 [Details]
2007 'Carbon sequestration determined using farm scale carbon balance and eddy covariance'
Byrne, KA; Kiely, G; Leahy, P (2007) 'Carbon sequestration determined using farm scale carbon balance and eddy covariance'. AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENT, 121 :357-364 [Details]
2007 'Above- and belowground biomass measurements in an unthinned stand of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong) Carr.)'
Green, C; Tobin, B; O'Shea, M; Farrell, EP; Byrne, KA (2007) 'Above- and belowground biomass measurements in an unthinned stand of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong) Carr.)'. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 126 :179-188 [Details]
2006 'Process-based modelling of net ecosystem exchange and its components for a humid grassland ecosystem'
Lawton, D; Leahy, P Kiely, G; Byrne, KA; Calanca, P (2006) 'Process-based modelling of net ecosystem exchange and its components for a humid grassland ecosystem'. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH � BIOGEOSCIENCES, 111 (G04013) [Details]
2006 'Stand age-related effects on soil respiration in a first rotation Sitka spruce chronosequence in central Ireland'
Saiz, G; Byrne, KA; Butterbach-Bahl, K; Kiese, R; Blujdea, V; Farrell, EP (2006) 'Stand age-related effects on soil respiration in a first rotation Sitka spruce chronosequence in central Ireland'. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 12 (6):1007-1020 [Details]
2006 'Reporting carbon stocks in harvested wood products: Implications for Ireland'
Green, C; Avitabile, V; Farrell, EP; Byrne, KA (2006) 'Reporting carbon stocks in harvested wood products: Implications for Ireland'. BIOMASS AND BIOENERGY, 30 (2):105-114 [Details]
2006 'Estimating net ecosystem exchange in a patterned ecosystem: example from blanket bog'
Laine, A; Sottocornola, M; Kiely, G; Byrne, KA; Wilson, D; Tuittila, E -S (2006) 'Estimating net ecosystem exchange in a patterned ecosystem: example from blanket bog'. AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY, 138 (1-4):231-243 [Details]
2006 'Partitioning of respiration in an intensively managed grassland'
Byrne, KA; Kiely, G (2006) 'Partitioning of respiration in an intensively managed grassland'. PLANT AND SOIL, 282 :281-289 [Details]
2006 'Carbon stocks and sequestration in plantation forests of the Republic of Ireland'
Byrne, KA; Milne, R (2006) 'Carbon stocks and sequestration in plantation forests of the Republic of Ireland'. FORESTRY, 79 :361-369 [Details]
2006 'Net ecosystem exchange of grassland in contrasting wet and dry years'
Jaksic, V; Kiely, G; Albertson, J; Oren, R; Katul, G; Leahy, P; Byrne, KA (2006) 'Net ecosystem exchange of grassland in contrasting wet and dry years'. AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY, 139 (3-4):323-334 [Details]
2005 'The effect of afforestation on soil carbon dioxide emissions in blanket peatland in Ireland'
Byrne, KA; Farrell, EP (2005) 'The effect of afforestation on soil carbon dioxide emissions in blanket peatland in Ireland'. FORESTRY, 78 (3):217-227 [Details]
2005 'CO2 fluxes in adjacent new and permanent temperate grasslands'
Byrne, KA; Kiely, G; Leahy, P (2005) 'CO2 fluxes in adjacent new and permanent temperate grasslands'. AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY, 135 (1-4):82-92 [Details]
2004 'Improved estimates of biomass expansion factors for Sitka spruce'
Black, K; Tobin, B; Saiz, G; Byrne, KA; Osborne, B (2004) 'Improved estimates of biomass expansion factors for Sitka spruce'. IRISH FORESTRY, 61 (1):50-65 [Details]
2004 'Preliminary estimates of biomass carbon stock changes in managed forests in the Republic of Ireland over the period 1990-2000'
Gallagher, G; Hendrick, E; Byrne, KA (2004) 'Preliminary estimates of biomass carbon stock changes in managed forests in the Republic of Ireland over the period 1990-2000'. IRISH FORESTRY, 61 (1):35-49 [Details]
2004 'The potential impact of climate change on Irish forestry'
Pursar, PM; Byrne, KA; Farrell, EP; Sweeney, J (2004) 'The potential impact of climate change on Irish forestry'. IRISH FORESTRY, 61 (1):16-34 [Details]
2004 'The role of forests in the global carbon cycle and in climate change policy'
Byrne, KA; Green, C (2004) 'The role of forests in the global carbon cycle and in climate change policy'. IRISH FORESTRY, 61 (1):7-15 [Details]
2001 'The influence of temperature on carbon dioxide production in laboratory columns of virgin and forested blanket peat'
Byrne, KA; Farrell, EP; Papen, H; Butterbach-Bahl, K (2001) 'The influence of temperature on carbon dioxide production in laboratory columns of virgin and forested blanket peat'. INTERNATIONAL PEAT JOURNAL, 11 :35-42 [Details]
2000 'Carbon dioxide and methane fluxes in forested and virgin blanket peatland in the west of Ireland'
Byrne, KA; Farrell, EP; Papen, H; Butterbach-Bahl, K (2000) 'Carbon dioxide and methane fluxes in forested and virgin blanket peatland in the west of Ireland'. VERH. INTERNAT. VEREIN. LIMNOL, 27 :1387-1390 [Details]
2000 'Possibilities for carbon sequestration in Irish forests'
Byrne, KA; Perks, M (2000) 'Possibilities for carbon sequestration in Irish forests'. BIOTECHNOLOGY, AGRONOMY, SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT, 4 (4):300-302 [Details]
1998 'Long term response of Sitka spruce to fertiliser on low level blanket peat in the west of Ireland'
Byrne, KA; Farrell, EP (1998) 'Long term response of Sitka spruce to fertiliser on low level blanket peat in the west of Ireland'. IRISH FORESTRY, 55 (1):2-9 [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
2017 Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon (GSOC17): Unlocking the potential of mitigating and adapting to a changing climate. 21 - 23 March 2017, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
Creamer, R.E., Torres-Sallan, G., O’Sullivan, L., Lanigan, G., Simo, I., Byrne, K. and Schulte, R.P.O. (2017) A policy framework for soil carbon management in Atlantic grasslands Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon (GSOC17): Unlocking the potential of mitigating and adapting to a changing climate. 21 - 23 March 2017, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy [Details]
2012 17th Nitrogen Workshop - Innovations for sustainable use of nitrogen resources
Rochford, N., Lanigan, G., Lalor, S., Byrne, K. (2012) Ammonia emissions from bovine slurries during storage . In: Richards, K.G., Fenton, O., Watson, C.J eds. 17th Nitrogen Workshop - Innovations for sustainable use of nitrogen resources Wexford, Ireland, , pp.281-282 [Details]
2012 Agricultural Research Forum
Rochford, N.M., Lanigan, G.J., Lalor, S.T.J., Byrne, K.A. (2012) Effect of animal type, diet and temperature on ammonia emissions from bovine slurry during storage Agricultural Research Forum Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, [Details]
2008 Forests, Carbon and Climate Change - Local and International Perspectives
Byrne, K.A. and Kiely, G. (2008) Forest soils – a vital carbon reservoir . In: .Hendrick, E. and Black, K eds. Forests, Carbon and Climate Change - Local and International Perspectives Glenview Hotel, Co. Wicklow, , 19-SEP-07 - 19-SEP-07 [Details]
2007 Cost Action 639: Greenhouse gas budget of soils under changing climate and land use
Eaton, J.M., McGoff, N.M., Byrne, K.A., Leahy, P. and Kiely, G. (2007) The impact of agricultural land cover change on soil organic carbon stocks in Ireland . In: R. Jandl and M. Olsson eds. Cost Action 639: Greenhouse gas budget of soils under changing climate and land use Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape (BFW), Vienna, , pp.75-78 [Details]
2006 Sustainable Forestry in Theory and Practice: Recent Advances in Inventory and Monitoring, Statistics and Modeling, Information and Knowledge Management, and Policy Science
Byrne, K.A. and Milne, R. (2006) An assessment of carbon sequestration in Irish forests using the C-Flow model . In: Reynolds, K.M eds. Sustainable Forestry in Theory and Practice: Recent Advances in Inventory and Monitoring, Statistics and Modeling, Information and Knowledge Management, and Policy Science Edinburgh, Scotland, , 05-APR-05 - 08-APR-05 [Details]
2005 14th European Bioenergy Conference
7. Schlamadinger, B. Edwards, R., Byrne, K.A., Cowie, A., Faaij, A., Green, C. Fijan-Parlov, S., Gustavsson, L., Hatton, T., Heding, N., Kwant, K., Pingoud, K., Ringer, M., Robertson, K., Solberg, B., Soimakallio, S. and Woess-Gallasch., S. (2005) Optimizing the greenhouse gas benefits of bioenergy systems 14th European Bioenergy Conference Paris, , 17-OCT-05 - 21-OCT-05 , pp.2029-2032 [Details]
2005 Forest Research and Development in Ireland 2004 - Underpinning Industry Development
Byrne, K.A., Saiz, G., Blujdea, V., Black, K., Osborne, B., O’ Sullivan, O., Schmidt, O., Dyckmans, J., Tobin, B., Gardiner, J.J., Nieuwenhuis, M., Dolan, S., Reidy, B., Bolger, T., and Farrell, E.P. , Proceedings of the COFORD conference, 20-21 September 2004, . COFORD, Dublin. 59-61. (2005) Soil carbon – the forgotten pool . In: Hendrick, E eds. Forest Research and Development in Ireland 2004 - Underpinning Industry Development Tullamore, Co Offaly, , 20-SEP-04 - 21-SEP-04 , pp.59-61 [Details]
2005 Forest Research and Development in Ireland 2004 - Underpinning Industry Development
Black, K., O’ Sullivan, O., Farrell, E.P., Saiz, G., Byrne K., Schmidt, O., Dyckmans, J., Tobin, B., Gardiner, J., Nieuwenhuis, M., Dolan, S., Reidy, B., Bolger, T., and Osborne, B. (2005) Irish forests - a dynamic carbon store . In: Hendrick, E eds. Forest Research and Development in Ireland 2004 - Underpinning Industry Development Tullamore, Co Offaly, , 20-SEP-04 - 21-SEP-04 , pp.63-71 [Details]
2002 Achievement and Challenge Rio + 10 and Ireland
Byrne, K.A. and Farrell, E.P. (2002) Towards an understanding of the role of Irish forests in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions . In: Convery, F., Feehan, J eds. Achievement and Challenge Rio + 10 and Ireland The Environmental Institute, University College Dublin, , pp.112-116 [Details]
2002 Achievement and Challenge Rio + 10 and Ireland
Farrell, E.P. and Byrne, K.A. 2002. (2002) The emergence of the multifunctional forest in Ireland . In: Convery, F., Feehan, J eds. Achievement and Challenge Rio + 10 and Ireland The Environmental Institute, University College Dublin, , pp.18-22 [Details]
2001 Carbon sequestration, Policy, Science and Economics. Proceedings of a COFORD seminar on Carbon Sequestration and Irish Forests
Byrne, K.A. and Farrell, E.P. (2001) Greenhouse gas balances in peatland forests . In: Hendrick, E., Ryan , M eds. Carbon sequestration, Policy, Science and Economics. Proceedings of a COFORD seminar on Carbon Sequestration and Irish Forests Dublin, Ireland, , 15-JUN-02 - 15-JUN-02 , pp.7-16 [Details]
2000 Sustaining Our Peatlands, Proceedings of the 11th International Peat Congress
Byrne, K.A., Farrell, E.P. and O’Toole, P. (2000) Greenhouse gas emissions in restored industrial cutaway peatlands in central Ireland . In: Rochefort, L. and Daigle, Y-V eds. Sustaining Our Peatlands, Proceedings of the 11th International Peat Congress , pp.873-877 [Details]

Published Reports

  Year Publication
2014 Introduction. In: IPCC 2014, 2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands.
Wirth, T., Zhang, C., Anshari, G.J., Byrne, K., Hodson, E., Joosten, H., Kaufmann, J.B., Klemedtsson, L., Lapvetelainen, T.E., Mueller, C., O’Brien, P. and Osaki, M. (2014) Introduction. In: IPCC 2014, 2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands. Integovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Switzerland. [Details]
2011 Greenhouse gas calculation methodologies for fuels based on peat and peat grown biomass. Service contract to improve understanding of greenhouse gas impacts of using peat or peat grown biomass for transport fuels or other types of energy. Contract no 070307/2009/546431/SER/C3. Final report.
Holmgren, K., Alm, J, Byrne, K.A., Ekvall, T., Glatzel, S., Gustavsson, M., Hagberg, L., Minkkinen, K., Vasander, H., Westerdahl, J (2011) Greenhouse gas calculation methodologies for fuels based on peat and peat grown biomass. Service contract to improve understanding of greenhouse gas impacts of using peat or peat grown biomass for transport fuels or other types of energy. Contract no 070307/2009/546431/SER/C3. Final report. European Commission, Brussels. [Details]
2008 Evaluation of Models (PaSim, RothC, CENTURY and DNDC) for Simulation of Grassland Carbon Cycling at Plot, Field and Regional Scale. STRIVE Report 20.
Byrne, K.A. and Kiely, G. (2008) Evaluation of Models (PaSim, RothC, CENTURY and DNDC) for Simulation of Grassland Carbon Cycling at Plot, Field and Regional Scale. STRIVE Report 20. Environmental Protection Agency, Wexford, Ireland. [Details]
2006 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Volume 4: Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land-Use, Chapter 7, Wetlands: Peatland Section.
Blain, D., Row, C., Alm, J., Byrne, K. Parish, F (2006) 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Volume 4: Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land-Use, Chapter 7, Wetlands: Peatland Section. Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Hayama, Japan. [Details]
2004 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Chapter 3: LUCF sector good practice guidance.
Nabuurs, G.-J., Ravindranath, N.H., Freibauer, A., Hohenstein, B., Makundi, W., Paustian, K., Aalde, H., Abdelgair, A.Y., Abdu Khalil, A.S., Barton, J., Bickel, K., Bin-Musa, S., Blain, D., Boer, R., Byrne, K., Cerri, C., Ciccarese, L., Choque, D.-C., Duchemin, E., Dja, L., Ford-Robertson, J., Galinski, W., Germon, J.-C., Ginzo, H., Gytarsky, M., Heath, L., Loustau, D., Mandouri, T., Mindas, J., Pingoud, K., Raison, J., Savchenko, V., Schöne, D., Sievanen, R., Skog, K., Smith, K. and Xu, D. (2004) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Chapter 3: LUCF sector good practice guidance. Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Hayama, Japan. [Details]
2004 Greenhouse gas budgets of peat use for energy in Ireland.
Lappi, S. and Byrne, K.A. (2004) Greenhouse gas budgets of peat use for energy in Ireland. Sustainable Energy Ireland and IEA Bioenergy, Dublin. [Details]
2004 EU peatlands: Current carbon stocks and trace gas fluxes.
Byrne, K.A., Chojnicki, B., Christensen, T.R., Drösler, M., Freibauer, A., Friborg, T., Frolking, S., Lindroth, A., Mailhammer, J., Malmer, N., Selin, P., Turunen, J., Valentini, R. and Zetterberg, L. (2004) EU peatlands: Current carbon stocks and trace gas fluxes. CarboEurope GHG Report. Specific study 4, Viterbo, Italy. [Details]
2003 Climate Change, Scenarios & Impacts for Ireland (2000-LS-5.2.1-M1). Final Report.
Sweeney, J., Brereton, T., Byrne, C., Charleton, R., Emblow, C., Fealy, R., Holden, N., Jones, M., Donnelly, A., Moore, S., Pursar, P., Byrne, K., Farrell, T., Mayes, E., Minchin, D., Wilson, J. and Wilson, J. (2003) Climate Change, Scenarios & Impacts for Ireland (2000-LS-5.2.1-M1). Final Report. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Ireland. [Details]
1999 Carbon sequestration and Irish forests.
Kilbride, C.M., Byrne, K.A. and Gardiner, J.J. (1999) Carbon sequestration and Irish forests. COFORD, Dublin. [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2011 Visiting Scholarship to Trent University, Ontario, Canada. International Council for Canadian Studies, Faculty Research Program
1999 Newman Scholarship, University College Dublin University College Dublin
2003 Honarary Diploma, Forest Research and Management Institute, Bucharest, Romania Forest Research and Management Institute, Bucharest, Romania
2007 Member of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Nobel Foundation

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
International Union of Soil Science Member /
Soil Science Society of Ireland Member /

Modules Taught

  Term (ID)) Title Link Subject
Autumn Grassland and Grazing Management EV4005
Autumn Soil Science BY4215
Autumn Crop and Grassland Science BY4025
Spring Food Production Systems FT4458