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British ecologist and academic

Bridget Emmett OBE
Alma mater	University of Exeter Bangor University University of Aberdeen
Scientific career
Thesis	The effects of harvesting on soil nitrogen transformations in a Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) plantation at Beddgelert forest (N. Wales) (1989)

Bridget Emmett OBE is a British ecologist, Professor and Science Area Head for the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. She is the President of British Ecological Society from 2024.

Early life and education

Emmett studied plant sciences at the University of Aberdeen. She moved to the University of Exeter as a doctoral researcher, where she studied the impact of harvesting on soil nitrogen transformation.

Research and career

Emmett believes that soils is one of the “most underrated and little understood wonders on our fragile planet,”. Since 2001 Emmett has led the Solis and Land Use Science Area at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Her research considers soils, ecology and biogeochemistry. She worked as an advisor to the Government of the United Kingdom, providing insight on soil health.

From 2024 Emmett will serve as President of the British Ecological Society. She is one of the nine experts that will advise the British Ecological Society on the future of ecological research.

Awards and honours

2015 Elected Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
2016 Marsh Award for Climate Change Research
2022 Appointed to the Order of the British Empire

Select publications

R Bobbink; K Hicks; James M. Galloway; et al. (1 January 2010). "Global assessment of nitrogen deposition effects on terrestrial plant diversity: a synthesis". Ecological Applications. 20 (1): 30–59. doi:10.1890/08-1140.1. ISSN 1051-0761. PMID 20349829. Wikidata Q33547102.
Knute J. Nadelhoffer; Bridget A. Emmett; Per Gundersen; O. Janne Kjønaas; Chris J. Koopmans; Patrick Schleppi; Albert Tietema; Richard F. Wright (March 1999). "Nitrogen deposition makes a minor contribution to carbon sequestration in temperate forests". Nature. 398 (6723): 145–148. doi:10.1038/18205. ISSN 1476-4687. Wikidata Q58380312.
T W Crowther; K E O Todd-Brown; C W Rowe; et al. (1 November 2016). "Quantifying global soil carbon losses in response to warming". Nature. 540 (7631): 104–108. doi:10.1038/NATURE20150. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 27905442. Wikidata Q31146293.

References

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"The effects of harvesting on soil nitrogen transformations in a Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) plantation at Beddgelert forest (N. Wales)". worldcat.org. 1989. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
"Why soil is important to life on Earth – and helps fight climate change". www.zurich.com. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
"Emmett, Bridget, Professor". www.sheffield.ac.uk. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
Godber, Kate. "Soil life is precious". www.gardentrader.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
"Bridget Emmett to be President of the BES from 2024". British Ecological Society. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
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"Winners of the Marsh Award for Climate Change". British Ecological Society. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
"UKCEH scientists recognised in 2023 New Year Honours | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology". www.ceh.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
"Wales New Year Honours: Rhondda MP Chris Bryant knighted". BBC News. 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-31.

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