Staff Profile

Arlete is a soil biogeochemist working as a Senior Research Technician for the ViTAL Living Lab project at Newcastle University in collaboration with RAF and MoD. She obtained a PhD in Environmental Science from Lancaster University in 2018, focusing on the impacts of interactions between land management and climate change on greenhouse gas emissions. She then moved to the Netherlands to undertake a post-doctoral position at Wageningen University & Research, investigating how different plant species can improve plant productivity while reducing their environmental impact.

Arlete specialises in soil biogeochemical processes, investigating the impact of land management on carbon and nitrogen cycling, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change mitigation. Her recent focus is on using plant traits as a tool to predict and mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from grassland soils.

Selected publications

Zani, C.F., Barneze, A.S., De Deyn, G.B., Bakker, J.F., Stott, K., Manning, D.A.C. (2024). A method to evaluate enhanced rock weathering using intact soil monoliths under field conditions. MethodsX. doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2024.102971

Manning, D.A.C; de Azevedo, A.C.; Zani, C.F.; Barneze, A.S. (2024). Soil carbon management and enhanced rock weathering: The separate fates of organic and inorganic carbon. European Journal of Soil Science, 75:e13534. doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13534

Barneze, A.S., Petersen,S.O., Eriksen, J., De Deyn, G.B., van Groenigen, J.W., Abalos, D. (2024). Belowground links between root properties of grassland species and N₂O concentration across the topsoil profile. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2024.109498

Barneze, A.S., Whitaker,J., McNamara,N.P., Ostle, N.J. (2024). Interactive effects of climate warming and management on grassland soil respiration partitioning. European Journal of Soil Science, 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13491

Barneze, A.S.; van Groenigen, J.W.; Philippot, L.; Bru, D.; Abalos, D.; De Deyn, G.B. (2023). Plant communities can attenuate flooding induced N₂O fluxes by altering N cycling microbial communities and plant N uptake. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 85:109142. doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109142

Barneze, A.S., Abdalla, M., Whitaker,J., McNamara,N.P., Ostle, N.J.(2022). Predicted soil greenhouse gas emissions from climate x management interactions in temperate grassland. Agronomy, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12123055

Barneze, A.S., Whitaker,J., McNamara,N.P., Ostle, N.J.(2022). Interactions between climate warming and land management regulate greenhouse gas fluxes in a temperate grassland ecosystem. Science of the Total Environment, 833, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155212

Barneze, A.S., Whitaker,J., McNamara,N.P., Ostle, N.J. (2020). Legumes increase grassland productivity with no effect on nitrous oxide emissions. Plant and Soil, 446, 163-177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04338-w

Other Publications

Zani, C.F., Barneze, A.S., Robertson, A.D., Keith, A.M., Cerri, C.E.P., McNamara, N.P., Cerri, C.C. (2018). Vinasse application and cessation of burning in sugarcane management can have positive impact on soil carbon stocks. PeerJ, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5398

Mazzetto, A.M.; Barneze, A.S.; Feigl, B.J.; Cerri, C.E.P.; Cerri, C.C. (2016). Nitrogen Fertilizer Effects on Nitrous Oxide Emission from Southwest Brazilian Amazon Pastures. Journal of Fertilizers & Pesticides, v.7, p.2471-2728. doi:10.4172/2471-2728.1000167

Barneze, A.S.; Minet, E.P.; Cerri, C.C.; Misselbrook, T. (2015). The effect of nitrification inhibitors on nitrous oxide emissions from cattle urine depositions to grassland under summer conditions in the UK. Chemosphere, v.119, p.122-129. doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.06.002

Mazzetto, A.M.; Barneze, A.S.; Feigl, B.J.; Van Groenigen, J.W.; Oenema, O.; De Klein, C.A.M.; Cerri, C.C. (2015). Use of the nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide (DCD) does not mitigate N₂O emission from bovine urine patches under Oxisol in Northwest Brazil. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, v.101, p.83-92. doi:10.1007/s10705-014-9663-4

Barneze, A.S.; Mazzetto, A.M.; Zani, C.F.; Misselbrook, T.; Cerri, C.C. (2014). Nitrous oxide emissions from soil due to urine deposition by grazing cattle in Brazil. Atmospheric Environment, p.394-397. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.04.046

Mazzetto, A.M.; Barneze, A.S.; Feigl, B.J.; Van Groenigen, J.W.; Oenema, O.; Cerri, C.C. (2014). Temperature and moisture affect methane and nitrous oxide emission from bovine manure patches in tropical conditions. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, v.76, p.242-248. doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.05.026