Lindsay Todman

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+44 (0) 118 378 6380
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Lecturer in Agriculture Modelling
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
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Karampoiki, M.
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Todman, L.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1232-294X , Mahmood, S. , Murdoch, A. , Hammond, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6241-3551 , Ranieri, E. , Griepentrog, H. , Paraforos, D. (2023) A Bayesian network approach for grain protein content prediction of winter wheat. In: Stafford, J. , (eds.) Precision agriculture '23. Precision agriculture ’23 pp. 429-434. ISBN: 9789086863938 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-947-3_53
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Mahmood, S.
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Karampoiki, M.
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Hammond, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6241-3551 , Paraforos, D. , Murdoch, A. , Todman, L.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1232-294X (2023) Embedding expert opinion in a Bayesian network model to predict wheat yield from spring-summer weather. Smart Agricultural Technology , 4 ISSN: 2772-3755 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2023.100224
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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 , 38 (7). pp. 615-622. ISSN: 0169-5347 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.01.015
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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
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Flack, J.
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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
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Shu, X.
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Zou, Y.
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Shaw, L.
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Todman, L.
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Tibbett, M.
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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)
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Hinkel, J.
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Cornforth, R.
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Todman, L.
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Fairgreave, R.
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Plumpton, H.
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Shepherd, T.
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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
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Shu, X.
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Zou, Y.
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Shaw, L.
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Todman, L.
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Tibbett, M.
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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