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Plant Ecophysiology, Climate Change, Carbon, Greenhouse Gases, Peatlands, Grasslands, Forests
Ireland

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Employment (4)

University of Dublin Trinity College: Dublin, IE

2015-05-18 to present | Assistant Professor in Plant Ecophysiology (Botany)
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Matthew Saunders

James Hutton Institute: Aberdeen, Aberdeen, GB

2013-02-18 to 2015-05-15 | Research Scientist (Environmental and Biochemical Sciences)
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Matthew Saunders

University College Dublin: Dublin, IE

2007-07-02 to 2013-02-15 | Post-doctoral research fellow (Biological Sciences)
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Matthew Saunders

University of Dublin Trinity College: Dublin, IE

2006-01-02 to 2007-06-29 | Post-doctoral researcher (Botany)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Dublin Trinity College: Dublin, IE

2017 to 2019 | Special Purpose Certificate in Academic Practice (Centre for Academic Practice and eLearning)
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Matthew Saunders

University of Dublin Trinity College: Dublin, IE

2002-04-01 to 2005-09-01 | PhD Plant Ecophysiology (Botany)
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Matthew Saunders

University of Dublin Trinity College: Dublin, IE

2000-09-01 to 2001-08-31 | M.Sc. Environmental Science (Centre for the Environment)
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Matthew Saunders

Professional activities (1)

European Geosciences Union: Munich, DE

2015 to present
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Funding (8)

Smart Observations of Management Impacts on Peatland Function (SmartBog)

2019 to 2023 | Grant
Environmental Protection Agency (Dublin, IE)
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Evaluating land-use and land management impacts on soil organic carbon in Irish agricultural systems.

2018 to 2022 | Grant
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Dublin, IE)
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Investigating the carbon and greenhouse gas dynamics of raised bog ecosystems.

2018 to 2022 | Award
Trinity College Dublin, Provost PhD Award (Dublin, IE)
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Soil organic carbon and land use mapping

2017-03 to 2020-03 | Grant
Environmental Protection Agency (Dublin, IE)
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Supporting EU-African Cooperation on Research Infrastructures for Food Security and Greenhouse Gas Observations

2017-03 to 2020-03 | Grant
H2020 Research Infrastructures (Brussels, BE)
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Matthew Saunders

Manipulation and Integration of Nitrogen Emissions

2016-12 to 2021-05 | Grant
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Dublin, IE)
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Matthew Saunders

Analysis of grasslands and associated management practices and potential impact on GHG emissions and removals.

2016-01 to 2018-01 | Grant
Environmental Protection Agency (Dublin, IE)
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2015-CCRP-FS.22

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AUGER: peAtland properties inflUencing greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals

2016 to 2019 | Grant
Environmental Protection Agency (Dublin, IE)
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Matthew Saunders

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Towards an Integrated Ocean Monitoring System for Climate Action: Insights from the AMRIT, Euro-Argo ONE, and KADI Projects

2025-03-25 | Preprint
Contributors: Dimitris Kassis; Yann-Hervé De Roeck; Laurent Mortier; Claire Gourcuff; Yves Ponçon; Matthew Saunders; Estérine Evrard; Ander De Lecea; Abdirahman Omar; Tommy Bornman et al.
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Assessing Agricultural Peatland Emissions of Nitrous Oxide in Ireland

2025-03-18 | Preprint
Contributors: Wenxuan Shi; Owen Fenton; Karl Richards; Matthew Saunders
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Assessing the application of random forest (RF) to predict water-table (WT) in selected Irish peatlands

2025-03-18 | Preprint
Contributors: Alina Premrov; Jagadeesh Yeluripati; Florence Renou-Wilson; Kilian Walz; Kenneth A. Byrne; David Wilson; Bernard Hyde; Matthew Saunders
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From Litterfall to Respiration: Investigating Soil Processes in Differing Irish Forests

2025-03-18 | Preprint
Contributors: Blair Ruffing; Brian Tobin; Mathew Saunders; Ken Byrne
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How does ecosystem rehabilitation and inter-annual climatic variability impact the carbon dynamics of raised bogs in Ireland?

2025-03-18 | Preprint
Contributors: Matthew Saunders; Ruchita Ingle; Mark McCorry; Hannah Mealy; Shane Regan
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Strengthening climate science for policy in Africa: Open Science, low-cost data collection, and multi-level policy integration

2025-03-18 | Preprint
Contributors: Theresia Bilola; Emmanuel Salmon; Niina Kayhkö; Patricia Nying'uro; Nelly Babere; Matthew Saunders
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A simple approach to upscale methane emissions from peatlands using Planetscope satellite data and machine learning algorithm

2025-01-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Ruchita Ingle; Matthew Saunders; Wahaj Habib; John Connolly; Laurent Bataille; Ronald Hutjes; Jan Biermann; Wilma Jans; Wietse Franssen; Laura vander Poel et al.
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ADAPTForRes: Assessing Forest resilience and carbon dynamics in differing Irish forest types to promote more sustainable sinks

2025-01-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Stephen Byrne; Ken Byrne; Brian Tobin; Silvia Caldararu; Blair Ruffing; Luke Dowd; Matt Saunders
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Designing a pan-African climate observation system to deliver societal benefit through climate action: The KADI project

2025-01-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Karlina Ozolina; Theresia Bilola; Matthew Saunders; Emmanuel Salmon; Ingunn Skjelvan; Tommy Bornman; Jörg Klausen; Gregor Feig; Lutz Merbold; Werner Kutsch
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Greenhouse gas fluxes from grassland on organic soil used for beef grazing in the Irish midlands

2025-01-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Ian Clancy; James Rambaud; George Gleasure; Rachael Murphy; Gary Lanigan; Matthew Saunders
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Introducing the ’miniRECgap’ package with GUI-supported R-scripts for simple gap-filling of Eddy Covariance CO2 flux data

2025-01-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Alina Premrov; Jagadeesh Yeluripati; Matthew Saunders
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Measuring Methane (CH4) Fluxes from Two Rewetted Peatland Sites located in Irish Midlands

2025-01-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Amey Tilak; Stephen Barry; Michael Clancy; Clare O’ Doherty; Harry Kelly; Mark McCorry; Hannah Mealy; Brian Mollahan; Matthew Saunders; Kenneth Byrne
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Modelling CO2 and CH4 fluxes from a Rice Crop grown on Organic Soils in Temperate Climate

2025-01-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Kenneth A Byrne; Merit van den Berg; Ko van Huissteden; Tanya Lippman; Avni Malhotra; Matthew Saunders; Chloe Wüst-Galley; Amey S Tilak
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Taking stock of observing capabilities for designing a pan-African atmospheric and climate research infrastructure (KADI): Lessons learnt from Kenya and best practices.

2025-01-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Jörg Klausen; Sarina Danioth; Patricia Nying’uro; Joyce Kimutai; Kennedy Thiong’o; Martin Steinbacher; Lutz Merbold; Niina Käyhkö; Matthew Saunders; Theresia Bilola et al.
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Review and Synthesis: Peatland and Wetland Models Simulating CH4 Production, CH4 Oxidation and CH4 Transport Pathways

2024-12-17 | Preprint
Contributors: Amey Tilak; Alina Premrov; Ruchita Ingle; Nigel Roulet; Benjamin R. K. Runkle; Matthew Saunders; Avni Malhotra; Kenneth Byrne
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Supplementary material to "Review and Synthesis: Peatland and Wetland Models Simulating CH4 Production, CH4 Oxidation and CH4 Transport Pathways"

2024-12-17 | Preprint
Contributors: Amey Tilak; Alina Premrov; Ruchita Ingle; Nigel Roulet; Benjamin R. K. Runkle; Matthew Saunders; Avni Malhotra; Kenneth Byrne
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Assessing the impact of rehabilitation and inter-annual climatic variability on the net ecosystem carbon dynamics of raised bogs in Ireland.

2024-03-09 | Preprint
Contributors: Matthew Saunders; Ruchita Ingle; Mark McCorry; Stephen Barry; Shane Regan
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Establishing the extent of pesticide contamination in Irish agricultural soils

Heliyon
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Mathavan Vickneswaran; James C. Carolan; Matthew Saunders; Blánaid White
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Monitoring of carbon-water fluxes at Eurasian meteorological stations using random forest and remote sensing

Scientific Data
2023-09-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2052-4463
Contributors: Mingjuan Xie; Xiaofei Ma; Yuangang Wang; Chaofan Li; Haiyang Shi; Xiuliang Yuan; Olaf Hellwich; Chunbo Chen; 文强 张; Chen Zhang et al.
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Upscaling methane fluxes from peatlands across a drainage gradient in Ireland using PlanetScope imagery and machine learning tools.

Scientific reports
2023-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Ingle R; Habib W; Connolly J; McCorry M; Barry S; Saunders M
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Designing a pan-African climate observation system to deliver societal benefit through climate action: The KADI project.

2023-05-15 | Preprint
Contributors: Matthew Saunders; Emmanuel Salmon; Ingunn Skjelvan; Tommy Bornman; Jörg Klausen; Gregor Feig; Lutz Merbold; Werner L. Kutsch
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Insights into using the HAIR2014 tool to estimate soil pesticide risk in agricultural soils in Ireland

2023-05-15 | Preprint
Contributors: Alina Premrov; Matthew Saunders; Alison O'Reilly; Mathavan Vickneswaran; Elena Zioga; Dara Stanley; Blanaid White; James C. Carolan; Jane C. Stout
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Development of Hybrid Models to Estimate Gross Primary Productivity at a Near-Natural Peatland Using Sentinel 2 Data and a Light Use Efficiency Model

Remote Sensing
2023-03-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Ruchita Ingle; Saheba Bhatnagar; Bidisha Ghosh; Laurence Gill; Shane Regan; John Connolly; Matthew Saunders
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Automated extraction of map symbology from nineteenth century topographical maps by convolutional neural networks for understanding long-term changes in the extent and distribution of wetlands

Abstracts of the ICA
2022-09-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Rob O'Hara; Richa Marwaha; Jesko Zimmerman; Matthew Saunders; Stuart Green
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The new Irish Soil Moisture Observation Network – ISMON: an Umbrella for Integrating Several Recent Soil Moisture Measurements Initiatives

2022-06-28 | Preprint
Contributors: Klara Finkele; Tamara Hochstrasser; Paul N.C. Murphy; Eve Daly; Caren Jarmain; Karl Richards; Owen Fenton; Thomas Cummins; Matthew Saunders; Paul M. Johnston et al.
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Carbon and Greenhouse gas dynamics at an industrial cutaway peatland

2022-03-28 | Preprint
Contributors: Ruchita Ingle; Matthew Saunders
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ECOSSE biogeochemical modelling of soil organic carbon from Irish grassland systems - challenges and opportunities

2022-03-27 | Preprint
Contributors: Alina Premrov; Jesko Zimmermann; Marta Dondini; Stuart Green; Reamonn Fealy; Rowan Fealy; Marie-Laure Decau; Katja Klumpp; Gabriela Mihaela Afrasinei; Matthew Saunders
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Insights into using HAIR2014 tool for estimating soil pesticide risks in Irish grasslands for selected herbicide active substances 

2022-03-27 | Preprint
Contributors: Alina Premrov; Matthew Saunders; Dara Stanley; Blanaid White; James C. Carolan; James Quirke; Mike Broderick; Kenneth Conroy; Jesko Zimmermann; Jane Stout
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Monitoring of rehabilitation of a raised bog in Ireland using a machine learning model

2022-03-27 | Preprint
Contributors: Richa Marwaha; Matthew Saunders
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Warmer autumn temperatures triple carbon losses from an Irish grassland on drained organic soil

2022-03-27 | Preprint
Contributors: Marine Valmier; Matthew Saunders; Gary Lanigan
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Assessing nitrous oxide emissions in time and space with minimal uncertainty using static chambers and eddy covariance from a temperate grassland

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
2022-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0168-1923
Contributors: R.M. Murphy; K.G. Richards; D.J. Krol; A.W. Gebremichael; L. Lopez-Sangil; J. Rambaud; N. Cowan; G.J. Lanigan; M. Saunders
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Nitrous oxide emission factors from an intensively grazed temperate grassland: A comparison of cumulative emissions determined by eddy covariance and static chamber methods

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
2022-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0167-8809
Contributors: Rachael M. Murphy; Matthew Saunders; Karl G. Richards; Dominika J. Krol; Amanuel W. Gebremichael; James Rambaud; Nicholas Cowan; Gary J. Lanigan
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The 2018 European heatwave led to stem dehydration but not to consistent growth reductions in forests

Nature Communications
2022-01-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2041-1723
Contributors: Roberto Luis Salomón; Richard L. Peters; Roman Zweifel; Ute Sass-Klaassen; Annemiek I. Stegehuis; Marko Smiljanic; Rafael Poyatos; Flurin Babst; Emil Cienciala; Patrick Fonti et al.
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Towards establishing an Irish National Soil Moisture Monitoring Network

2021-06-18 | Preprint
Contributors: Tamara Hochstrasser; Caren Jarmain; Klara Finkele; Paul Murphy; Owen Fenton; Karl Richards; Eve Daly; Matthew Saunders; Thomas Cummins; Rebecca Whetton et al.
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Assessing the impact of exceptional inter-annual climatic variability on rates of net ecosystem carbon dioxide exchange at Clara bog.

2021-03-04 | Preprint
Contributors: Matthew Saunders; Ruchita Ingle; Shane Regan
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Estimation of Gross Primary Productivity of a raised bog ecosystem using satellite models and eddy covariance techniques under exceptional climatic conditions  

2021-03-04 | Preprint
Contributors: Ruchita Ingle; Saheba Bhatnagar; Bidisha Ghosh; Laurence Gill; Matthew Saunders
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Greenhouse gas budget of an extensively managed grassland on drained peat soil in the Irish Midlands

2021-03-04 | Preprint
Contributors: Marine Valmier; Matthew Saunders; Gary Lanigan
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Quantifying fluvial carbon losses from lowland peatland ecosystems across a drainage-impact spectrum 

2021-03-04 | Preprint
Contributors: Peter Cox; Laurence Gill; Shane Regan; Matthew Saunders
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Development of new drainage factor in ECOSSE model to improve water dynamics and prediction of CO2 fluxes from drained peatlands

2021-03-03 | Preprint
Contributors: Alina Premrov; David Wilson; Matthew Saunders; Jagadeesh Yeluripati; Florence Renou-Wilson
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Insights into ECOSSE modelling of soil organic carbon at site scale from Irish grassland sites and a French grazed experimental plot

2021-03-03 | Preprint
Contributors: Alina Premrov; Jesko Zimmermann; Marta Dondini; Marie-Laure Decau; Stuart Green; Reamonn Fealy; Rowan Fealy; Matthew Saunders
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Quantifying nitrous oxide emissions in space and time using static chambers and eddy covariance from a temperate grassland

2021-03-03 | Preprint
Contributors: Rachael Murphy; Karl Richards; Dominika Krol; Amanuel Gebremichael; Luis Lopez-Sangil; James Rambaud; Nicholas Cowan; Gary Lanigan; Matt Saunders
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Harmonised observations of climate forcing across Africa: an assessment of existing approaches and their applicability

Environmental Research Letters
2020-07-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Ana López-Ballesteros; Johannes Beck; Jörg Helmschrot; Matthew Saunders
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Insights into CO2 simulations from the Irish Blackwater peatland using ECOSSE model

2020-03-23 | Preprint
Contributors: Alina Premrov; David Wilson; Matthew Saunders; Jagadeesh Yeluripati; Florence Renou-Wilson
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Insights into modelling of soil organic carbon from Irish grassland sites using ECOSSE model

2020-03-23 | Preprint
Contributors: Alina Premrov; Jesko Zimmermann; Stuart Green; Reamonn Fealy; Matthew Saunders
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A model of gross primary productivity based on satellite data suggests formerly afforested peatlands undergoing restoration regain full photosynthetic capacity after five to ten years

Journal of Environmental Management.
2019 | Journal article
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Carbon balance of a restored and cutover raised bog: implications for restoration and comparison to global trends

Biogeosciences
2019 | Journal article
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Matthew Saunders

Development of a Climate Forcing Observation System for Africa: Data-Related Considerations

Data Science Journal
2019 | Journal article
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Matthew Saunders

Net ecosystem exchange from two formerly afforested peatlands undergoing restoration in the Flow Country of northern Scotland

Mires and Peat
2019 | Journal article
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Matthew Saunders

Carbon balance of a restored and cutover raised bog: implications for restoration and comparison to global trends

Biogeosciences
2019-02-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Michael M. Swenson; Shane Regan; Dirk T. H. Bremmers; Jenna Lawless; Matthew Saunders; Laurence W. Gill
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Ancillary vegetation measurements at ICOS ecosystem stations.

International Agrophysics
2018 | Journal article
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Matthew Saunders
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