Dr. Eleanor Milne

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University of Leicester
Social Sciences
Geography
FellowAppointed: 2009
Colorado State University
The Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
Affiliate ScientistAppointed: 2007
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Mailing Address

The Department of Geography
The University of Leicester
Leicester, Leics LE1 7RH
United Kingdom

Contact Information

eleanor.milne@colostate.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Wolverhampton, Soil Erosion in Relation to Crop Productivity in Yunnan Province, China, 2001.
M.Sc., University of Essex, Crop Production in the Changing Environment, 1995.
B.Sc., University of Liverpool, Environmental Biology, 1991.

Expertise and Research Interests

Assessment of soil organic carbon stocks and changes at national scale, with emphasis on developing countries.
International project/network coordination and management.
Coordinator Component A of the GEF Carbon Benefits Project http://carbonbenefitsproject-compa.colostate.edu

Other Expertise

Project coordinator for Component A of the GEF Carbon Benefits Project http://carbonbenefitsproject-compa.colostate.edu
Point of contact and coordinator for the GEFSOC Modelling System project
www.nrel.coclostate.edu/projects/gefsoc-uk

Member of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) S06 Best Paper Award Committee

Future Research

Planned future research work includes parameterisation of the Century model for conditions in the agricultural expansion zone of the Brazilian Amazon.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Soil Erosion, Soil Sciences.

Additional Terms:

Carbon Sequestration, Soil Carbon Modelling, Soil Erosion, Tropical Crop and Soil Science.

Memberships

British Society of Soil Science
International Union of Soil Sciences
Soil Science Society of America

Honors and Awards

The Thrill of Achievment Award, Interntaional Erosion Control Association

Previous Positions

2007-2009, Executive Officer, GLP Nodal Office, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute
2005-2007, Visiting Research Scholar, Colorado State University, Agricultural Sciences, Soil Science
2002-2005, International Project Coordinator - Soil Carbon Stocks, University of Reading
2000-2002, EU Project Manager, University of Wolverhampton, School of Applied Sciences, Sustainable Highland Agriculture in South East Asia Project
1995-1997, Research Assistant, Imperial College at Silwood Park, ICCET, Impacts of Air Pollutants on Crops in Developing Countries

Funding Received

  • Global Environment Facility: The GEF Carbon Benefits Project (Component A), $2,322,498 USD, 2009 to 2012.
  • National Science Foundation (NSF): Planning Grant, 2007 to 2008.
  • START: Four START awards for exchange scholars, 2004 to 2004.
  • EU: EU Accompanying Measures, 2001 to 2001.

Publications

  • Eleanor Milne, Richard J. Aspinall, Tom A. Veldkamp, Special Issue: Integrated modelling of natural and social systems in land change science, Landscape Ecology, Springer, 24(9), 1145-1270, 13 Oct 2009, ISBN=0921-2973
  • Eleanor Milne, Richard Aspinall, Tom Veldkamp (2009) Integrated modelling of natural and social systems in land change science, Landscape Ecology, 24 (9), 1145-1147
  • Subedi, M, Hocking, T.J., Fullen, M.A., McCrea, A., Milne, E. (2009) Lessons from Participatory Evaluation of Cropping Practices in Yunnan Province, China: Overview of the Effectiveness of Technologies and Issues Related to Technology Adoption, Sustainability, 1 (3), 628-661
  • Subedi, M., Hocking, T.J., Fullen, M.A., McCrea, A.R., Milne, E., Wu, B.Z., Mitchell, D.J. (2009) Use of farmers' indicators to evaluate the sustainability of modified cropping practices and environmental measures on sloping land: a case study in Yunnan Province, China, Pedosphere, 19 (3), 344-355
  • Subedi, M., Hocking, T.J., Fullen, M.A., McCrea, A.R., Milne, E., Mitchell, D.J., Wu B.Z. (2009) An evaluation of the introduction of modified cropping practices in Yunnan Province, China, using surveys of farmers' households, Agricultural Sciences in China, 8 (2), 188-202
  • E. Milne, S. Williams, K. Brye, M. Easter, K. Killian, K. Paustian (2008) Simulating soil organic carbon in a rice-soybean-wheat-soybean chronosequence in Prairie County, Arkansas using the Century model, Electronic Journal of Integrative Biosciences, 6 (1), 41-52
  • Wang, H.J., Shi, X.Z., Yu, D.S., Weindorf, D.C., Huang, B., Sun, W.X., Ritsema, C.J., Milne, E. (2008) Factors determining soil nutrient distribution in a small-scaled watershed in the purple soil region of Sichuan Province, China, Soil and Tillage Research
  • Eleanor Milne (2008) Soil Organic Carbon, The Encyclopedia of the Earth, http://www.eoearth.org, Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment (bookchapter)
  • Eleanor Milne (2008) Advances in methods for estimating soil organic carbon stock change at regional scales in developing and emerging countries, Climate Change Research Progress, Nova Science Publishers Inc., 3-9 pages, ISBN=9781600219985 (bookchapter)
  • Kamoni, P.T., Gicheru, P.T., Wokabi, S.M., Easter, M., Milne, E., Coleman, K., Falloon, P., Paustian, K. (2007) Predicted soil organic carbon stocks and changes in Kenya between 1990 and 2030, Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 122 (1), 105-113
  • Kamoni, P.T., Gicheru, P.T., Wokabi, S.M., Easter, M., Milne, E., Coleman, K., Falloon, P., Paustian, K., Killian, K., Kihanda, F.M. (2007) Evaluation of two soil carbon models using two Kenyan long term experimental datasets, Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 122 (1), 95-104
  • Bhattacharyya, T., Pal, D.K., Easter, M., Batjes, N.H., Milne, E., Gajbhiye, K.S., Chandran, P., Ray, S.K., Mandal, C., Paustian, K., Williams, S., Killian, K., Coleman, K., Falloon, P., Powlson, D.S. (2007) Modelled soil organic carbon stocks and changes in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India from 1980 to 2030, Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 122 (1), 84-94
  • Bhattacharyya, T., Pal, D.K., Easter, M., Williams, S., Paustian, K., Milne, E., Chandran, P., Ray, S.K., Mandal, C., Coleman, K., Falloon, P., Powlson, D.S., Gajbhiye, K.S. (2007) Evaluating the Century C model using long-term fertilizer trials in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India, Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 122 (1), 73-83
  • Cerri, C.E.P., Easter, M., Paustian, K., Killian, K., Coleman, K., Bernoux, M., Falloon, P., Powlson, D.S., Batjes, N.H., Milne, E., Cerri, C.C. (2007) Predicted soil organic carbon stocks and changes in the Brazilian Amazon between 2000 and 2030, Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 122 (1), 58-72
  • Cerri, C.E.P., Easter, M., Paustian, K., Killian, K., Coleman, K., Bernoux, M., Falloon, P., Powlson, D.S., Batjes, N.H., Milne, E., Cerri, C.C. (2007) Simulating SOC changes in 11 land use change chronosequences from the Brazilian Amazon with RothC and Century models, Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 122 (1), 46-57
  • Al-Adamat, R., Rawajfih, Z., Easter, M., Paustian, K., Coleman, K., Milne, E., Falloon, P., Powlson, D.S., Batjes, N.H. (2007) Predicted soil organic carbon stocks and changes in Jordan between 2000 and 2030 made using the GEFSOC Modelling System, Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 122 (1), 35-45
  • Batjes, N.H., Al-Adamat, R., Bhattacharyya, T., Bernoux, M., Cerri, C.E.P., Gicheru, P., Kamoni, P., Milne, E., Pal, D.K., Rawajfih, Z. (2007) Preparation of consistent soil data sets for modelling purposes: secondary SOTER data for four case study areas, Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 122 (1), 26-34
  • Easter, M., Paustian, K., Killian, K., Williams, S., Feng, T., Al Adamat, R., Batjes, N.H., Bernoux, M., Bhattacharyya, T., Cerri, C.C., Cerri, C.E.P., Coleman, K., Falloon, P., Feller, C., Gicheru, P., Kamoni, P., Milne, E., Pal, D.K., Powlson, D.S., Rawajfih, Z., Sessay, M., Wokabi, S. (2007) The GEFSOC soil carbon modelling system: a tool for conducting regional-scale soil carbon inventories and assessing the impacts of land use change on soil carbon, Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 122 (1), 13-25
  • Falloon, P., Jones, C.D., Cerri, C.E.P., Al-Adamat, R., Kamoni, P., Bhattacharyya, T., Easter, M., Paustian, K., Killian, K., Coleman, K., Milne, E. (2007) Climate change and its impact on soil and vegetation carbon storage in Kenya, Jordan, India and Brazil, Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 122 (1), 114-124
  • Milne, E., Paustian, K., Easter, M., Sessay, M., Al-Adamat, R., Batjes, N.H., Bernoux, M., Bhattacharyya, T., Cerri, C.C., Cerri, C.E.P., Coleman, K., Falloon, P., Feller, C., Gicheru, P., Kamoni, P., Killian, K., Pal, D.K., Powlson, D.S., Williams, S., Rawajfih, Z. (2007) An increased understanding of soil organic carbon stocks and changes in non-temperate areas: national and global implications, Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 122 (1), 125-136
  • Milne, E., Al-Adamat, R., Batjes, N.H., Bernoux, M., Bhattacharyya, T., Cerri, C.C., Cerri, C.E.P., Coleman, K., Easter, M., Falloon, P., Feller, C., Gicheru, P., Kamoni, P., Killian, K., Pal, D.K., Paustian, K., Powlson, D., Rawajfih, Z., Sessay, M., Williams, S., Wokabi, S. (2007) National and sub national assessments of soil organic carbon stocks and changes: the GEFSOC modelling system, Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 122 (1), 3-12
  • Eleanor Milne, David Powlson, Carlos E.P. Cerri (2007) Soil Carbon Stocks at Regional Scales, Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 122 (1), 1-2
  • Milne, E., Sessay, M.F., Easter, M., Paustian, K., Killian, K. (2007) Sustainable land management through soil organic carbon management - the GEFSOC Modelling System, Climate and Land Degradation, Heidelberg, Springer, 355-367 pages (bookchapter)
  • Bernoux, M., Cerri, C. C., Cerri, C.E.P., Siqueira Neto, M., Metay, A., Perrin, A., Scopel, E., Blavet, D., de C. Piccolo, M., Pavel, M., Milne, E. (2006) Cropping systems, C sequestration and erosion in Brazil, a review., Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 26, 1-8
  • Fullen, M.A., Hocking, T.J., Mitchell, D.J., Milne, E., McCrea, A., Booth, A.M., Subedi, M. (2004) The development of sustainable cropping systems on Red Soils in the highlands of south China, The Red Soils of China, their Nature, Management and Utilisation, Dorrecht, Kluwer, 261-274 pages (bookchapter)
  • Milne, E., Wu Bozhi,, Fullen, M.A., Hocking, T.J., Mitchell, D.J. (2004) Erosion rates and crop productivity on a red soil experimental site in Yunnan Province, The Red Soils of China, their nature, management and utilization, Dordrecht, Kluwer, 137-150 pages (bookchapter)
  • Mitchell D.J., Huang Bizi, Hocking T.J., Luckhurst D., Milne E., Wu Bozhi, Liu Liguang, Li Yong Mei, Chen Jiding, Wang Shu Hui (2002) Climatic controls on red soils of the Wang Jia Catchment, Yunnan, South China, Soil Science; Confronting New realities in the 21st Century, Transactions of The 17th World Congress of Soil Science, IUSS, IUSS, CD-ROM, no. 826 pages
  • Milne, E., Fullen, M.A., Hocking T.J., Mitchell D.J., Liu Liguang, Zhao Yan (2002) Soil conservation and crop productivity in Yunnan Province, P.R. China, Confronting New realities in the 21st Century, Transactions of The 17th World Congress of Soil Science, IUSS, IUSS CD-ROM, no. 762 pages
  • Wahid, A., Milne, E., Shamsi, S.R.A., Ashmore, M.R. (2001) Effects of oxidants on soybean growth and yield in the Pakistan Punjab., Environmental Pollution, 113, 271-280
  • Fullen, M.A., Hocking, T.J., Mitchell, D.J., Milne, E., Wilson, M.J. (2001) Multidisciplinary Approaches to Soil Conservation in the Highlands of South China and Thailand, Multidisciplinary Approaches to Soil Conservation Strategies, Munchenburg, ZALF - Bericht (bookchapter)
  • Ball, A.S., Milne, E., Drake, B.G. (2000) Elevated atmospheric-carbon dioxide concentration increases soil respiration in a mid-successional lowland forest., Soil Biology and Biochemsitry, 32, 721-723
  • Ashmore, M.R., Bell, J.N.B., Marshall, F.M., Milne, E. (2000) Air Pollution Impacts on Agriculture - A Global Issue?, Environmental Stress: Indication, Mitigation and Eco-conservation, Dordrecht, Kluwer, 27-40 pages (bookchapter)
  • Bernoux, M., Cerri, C.C., Cerri, C.E.P., Neto, M.S., Metay, A., Perrin, A.S., Scopel, E., Blavet, D., Piccolo, M., Pavai, M., Milne. E., Cropping systems carbon sequestration and erosion in Brazil: A review, , Sustainable Agriculture, Springer, In Press (bookchapter)

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