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Personal profile
Research Interests
My background is in forestry and soil science and a central theme throughout my career has been the use of field-based studies to investigate the impact of land use and land use change on soil carbon stocks on greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). This has largely focused on forest and peatland ecosystems with traditional sampling methods to investigate soil carbon stocks and chambers to investigate biosphere-atmosphere exchange of GHGs. Beyond this I have worked on a range of research topics such as carbon storage in harvested wood products and the use of process-based biogeochemical models to simulate carbon cycling and GHG exchange at temporal and spatial scales. Alongside this I have also contributed to the IPCC and IPBES.
More recently I am a PI of the Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water where I am Co-lead of Spoke 4 –Investing in Carbon and Nature. I am Co-Ordinating the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine funded PeatFor project ‘Management of Peatland Forests for Climate and Biodiversity’.
I am a member of the Editorial Boards of PLOS Climate, Discover Forests, and Frontiers in Forest and Global Change.
Teaching Interests
Autumn Semester
- BY4215 Soil Science
- BY4025 Crop and Grassland Science
- EV4005 Grassland and Grazing Management
Spring Semester
- BY4016 Animal Production Systems
- FT4458 Food Production Systems
Biography
Present Position:
Professor
Qualifications:
B.Agr.Sc. (Forestry), University College Dublin, 1992. Ph.D. (Soil Science), University College Dublin, 1999. M.Eng.Sc. (Civil and Environmental Engineering), University College Cork, 2011. Grad. Dip. (Teaching, Learning and Scholarship), University of Limerick, 2018.
Former Positions:
Bord na Móna Newman Scholar, University College Dublin (1999-2002)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University College Dublin (2002-2003)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University College Cork (2004-2008)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Grad. Dip. Teaching and Learing
Award Date: 26 Jan 2018
M.Eng.Sc. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University College Cork
Award Date: 6 Apr 2011
Ph.D. Soil Science, University College Dublin
Award Date: 26 Jun 1999
B.Agr.Sc. Forestry, University College Dublin
Award Date: 1 Oct 1992
Keywords
- SD Forestry
- soils, greehouse gases, carbon cycling
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Designing financial instruments for land-based ecological restoration: A review and future research Agenda
Garvey, J., Grigoriadis, V., Flannery, D., Knapp, E., Gold, E., Hutchinson, G., Frewer, L. J., Brereton, P. & Byrne, K. A., Jun 2025, In: Cleaner Production Letters. 8, 100089.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Exploring the frontier of bovine protein production within territorial net zero emission targets
Henn, D., Duffy, C., Humphreys, J., Gibbons, J., Buckley, E., Byrne, K. A. & Styles, D., 1 Apr 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 972, 179115.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Active afforestation of drained peatlands is not a viable option under the EU Nature Restoration Law
Jurasinski, G., Barthelmes, A., Byrne, K. A., Chojnicki, B. H., Christiansen, J. R., Decleer, K., Fritz, C., Günther, A. B., Huth, V., Joosten, H., Juszczak, R., Juutinen, S., Kasimir, Å., Klemedtsson, L., Koebsch, F., Kotowski, W., Kull, A., Lamentowicz, M., Lindgren, A. & Lindsay, R. & 18 others, , Jul 2024, In: Ambio. 53, 7, p. 970-983 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cattle production strategies to deliver protein with less land and lower environmental impact
Henn, D., Duffy, C., Humphreys, J., Gibbons, J., Byrne, K. A. & Styles, D., Apr 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 356, 120569.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Creating and managing forests for carbon from an Irish perspective
Byrne, K., Jarmain, C., Black, K., McInerney, D., Fazlollahi Mohammadi, M., Saunders, M., Sikkema, R., Styles, D. & tobin, B., 2024, In: Irish Forestry. 78, 11, p. 11-53Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 2 Membership of council
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Soil Science Society of Ireland (External organisation)
Byrne, K. (Member)
1900Activity: Membership › Membership of council
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International Union of Soil Science (External organisation)
Byrne, K. (Member)
1900Activity: Membership › Membership of council
Prizes
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Honarary Diploma, Forest Research and Management Institute, Bucharest, Romania
Byrne, K. (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Honorary award
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Member of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Byrne, K. (Recipient), 2007
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Visiting Scholarship to Trent University, Ontario, Canada.
Byrne, K. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Other distinction