Lindsay Todman

Email:
l.todman@reading.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0) 118 378 6380
Job title:
Lecturer in Agriculture Modelling

Responsibilities:

PhD student supervision and undergraduate tutor

Areas of interest

Resilience of agricultural systems with a particular interest in understanding the role of soils in resilience to climatic disturbances such as drought and flooding
Mathematical methods to understand and predict complex dynamics in agricultural systems
Using mathematical models to support participatory processes addressing challenges for agricultural production and the environment.

Research centres and groups

Centre for Agri-Environmental Research

Biodiversity, Crops and Agro-ecosystems Research Division

Research projects

Current projects:

WEFWEBs (EPSRC, 2015-2018): understanding the linkages between water-energy-food systems in the UK.

Publications

Todman, L. ORCID: 0000-0003-1232-294X , Bush, A. , Hood, A. ORCID: 0000-0003-3803-0603 (2023) Small Data for big insights in ecology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution ISSN: 0169-5347
Lovegrove, J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7633-9455 , O'Sullivan, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-4889-056X , Tosi, P. , Millan, E. ORCID: 0000-0002-2421-2855 , Todman, L. , Bishop, J. ORCID: 0000-0003-2114-230X , Chatzifragkou, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-9255-7871 , Clegg, M. , Hammond, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-6241-3551 , Jackson, K. ORCID: 0000-0002-0070-3203 , Jones, P. ORCID: 0000-0003-3464-5424 , Lignou, S. ORCID: 0000-0001-6971-2258 , Macready, A. ORCID: 0000-0003-0368-9336 , McMeel, Y. , Parker, J. ORCID: 0000-0003-4121-5481 , Rodriguez-Garcia, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-4986-3144 , Sharp, P. , Shaw, L. , Smith, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-9898-9288 , Tebbit, M. (2023) 'Raising the pulse': the environmental, nutritional and health benefits of pulse-enhanced foods. Nutrition Bulletin , 48 (1). pp. 134-143. ISSN: 1471-9827 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nbu.12601

Flack, J. , Lukac, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-8535-6334 , Todman, L. (2022) Woodland planting on UK pasture land is not economically feasible, yet is more profitable than some traditional farming practices. Central European Forestry Journal , 68 (2). pp. 61-71. ISSN: 2454-0358 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.2478/forj-2022-0001
Shu, X. , Zou, Y. , Shaw, L. , Todman, L. , Tibbett, M. , Sizmur, T. ORCID: 0000-0001-9835-7195 (2022) Applying cover crop residues as diverse mixtures increases initial microbial assimilation of crop residue-derived carbon. European Journal of Soil Science , 73 (2). ISSN: 1351-0754 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13232

Karampoiki, M. , Heiß, A. , Sharipov, G. , Mahmood, S. , Todman, L. , Murdoch, A. , Griepentrog, H. , Paraforos, D. (2021) Producing grain yield maps by merging combine harvester and remote sensing data. pp. 645-651. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-916-9_77 (ISBN 9789086863631)
Murdoch, A. , Todman, L. , Mahmood, S. , Karampoiki, M. , Paraforos, D. , Antognelli, S. , Guidotti, D. , Ranieri, E. , Ahrholz, T. , Petri, J. , Engel, T. (2021) Predicting the probability that higher profits could be achieved by adopting PA. pp. 941-947. ISBN: 9789086863631 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-916-9_113 (9789086863631)
Hinkel, J. , Cornforth, R. , Todman, L. , Fairgreave, R. , Plumpton, H. , Shepherd, T. , Tarnavsky, E. ORCID: 0000-0003-3403-0411 , Petty, C. , Acidri, J. (2021) Policy, governance and institutions for reducing and managing losses and damages - decision making under uncertainty. In: Buckle, S. , Lamhauge, N. , Rocha, M. , Stadler, B. , Chhun, B. , (eds.) Managing climate risks, facing up to losses and damages. OECD Publishing , Paris. pp. 185-238. ISBN: 9789264344396 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1787/55ea1cc9-en
Shu, X. , Zou, Y. , Shaw, L. , Todman, L. , Tibbett, M. , Sizmur, T. ORCID: 0000-0001-9835-7195 (2021) Cover crop residue diversity enhances microbial activity and biomass with additive effects on microbial structure. Soil Research , 60 (4). pp. 349-359. ISSN: 1838-675X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SR21105
Shu, Q. , Scott, M. , Todman, L. , McGrane, S. (2021) Development of a prototype composite index for resilience and security of water-energy-food (WEF) systems in industrialised nations. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators , 11 ISSN: 2665-9727 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2021.100124
Young, H. , Shepherd, T. , Acidri, J. , Cornforth, R. , Petty, C. , Seaman, J. , Todman, L. (2021) Storylines for decision-making: climate and food security in Namibia. Climate and Development , 13 (6). pp. 515-528. ISSN: 1756-5537 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2020.1808438

Milne, A. , Coleman, K. , Todman, L. , Whitmore, A. (2020) Model-based optimization of agricultural profitability and nutrient management: a practical approach for dealing with issues of scale. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment , 192 ISSN: 0167-6369 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08699-z
Young, H. , Plumpton, H. , Miret Barrio, J. , Cornforth, R. , Petty, C. , Todman, L. , O'Sullivan, D. , Wagstaff, C. , Mason, O. , Shepherd, T. , Saabwe, C. , Talwisa, M. (2020) Sweet potato production in Uganda in a changing climate: what is the role for fertilisers. Walker Institute pp 8. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3955098
Young, H. , Cornforth, R. , Todman, L. , Miret Barrio, J. , Shepherd, T. , Petty, C. , O'Sullivan, D. , Wagstaff, C. , Mason, O. , Talwisa, M. (2020) Assessing the impact of climate change on sweet potato in Uganda. Walker Institute pp 4. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3836642

Todman, L. , Coleman, K. , Milne, A. , Gil, J. , Reidsma, P. , Schwoob, M. , Treyer, S. , Whitmore, A. (2019) Multi-objective optimization as a tool to identify possibilities for future agricultural landscapes. Science of the Total Environment , 687 pp. 535-545. ISSN: 0048-9697 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.070
Gil, J. , Reidsma, P. , Giller, K. , Todman, L. , Whitmore, A. , van Ittersum, M. (2019) Sustainable development goal 2: improved targets and indicators for agriculture and food security. Ambio , 48 (7). pp. 685-698. ISSN: 1654-7209 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1101-4
McGrane, S. , Acuto, M. , Artioli, F. , Chen, P. , Coomber, R. , Cottee, J. , Farr-Wharton, G. , Green, N. , Helfgott, A. , Larcom, S. , McCann, J. , O'Reilly, P. , Salmoral, G. , Scott, M. , Todman, L. , van Gevelt, T. , Yan, X. (2019) Scaling the nexus: towards integrated frameworks for analysing water, energy and food. The Geographical Journal , 185 (4). pp. 419-431. ISSN: 1475-4959 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12256

Todman, L. , Fraser, F. , Corstanje, R. , Harris, J. , Pawlett, M. , Ritz, K. , Whitmore, A. (2018) Evidence for functional state transitions in intensively-managed soil ecosystems. Scientific Reports , 8 (1). ISSN: 2045-2322 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29925-2
Todman, L. , Chhang, A. , Riordan, H. , Brooks, D. , Butler, A. , Templeton, M. (2018) Soil osmotic potential and its effect on vapor flow from a pervaporative irrigation membrane. Journal of Environmental Engineering-Asce , 144 (7). ISSN: 0733-9372 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001379

Coleman, K. , Muhammed, S. , Milne, A. , Todman, L. , Dailey, A. , Glendining, M. , Whitmore, A. (2017) The landscape model: a model for exploring trade-offs between agricultural production and the environment. Science of the Total Environment , 609 pp. 1483-1499. ISSN: 0048-9697 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.193
Bullock, J. , Dhanjal-Adams, K. , Milne, A. , Oliver, T. , Todman, L. , Whitmore, A. , Pywell, R. (2017) Resilience and food security: rethinking an ecological concept. Journal of Ecology , 105 (4). pp. 880-884. ISSN: 0022-0477 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12791

Fraser, F. , Todman, L. , Corstanje, R. , Deeks, L. , Harris, J. , Pawlett, M. , Whitmore, A. , Ritz, K. (2016) Distinct respiratory responses of soils to complex organic substrate are governed predominantly by soil architecture and its microbial community. Soil Biology and Biochemistry , 103 pp. 493-501. ISSN: 380717 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.09.015
Fraser, F. , Corstanje, R. , Deeks, L. , Harris, J. , Pawlett, M. , Todman, L. , Whitmore, A. , Ritz, K. (2016) On the origin of carbon dioxide released from rewetted soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry , 101 pp. 1-5. ISSN: 380717 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.06.032
Todman, L. , Fraser, F. , Corstanje, R. , Deeks, L. , Harris, J. , Pawlett, M. , Ritz, K. , Whitmore, A. (2016) Defining and quantifying the resilience of responses to disturbance: a conceptual and modelling approach from soil science. Scientific Reports , 6 (1). ISSN: 2045-2322 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep28426

Lindsay Todman

Areas of interest

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