Peer Reviewed Publications

• Islam, M. T., Bradley, A. V., Sowter, A., Andersen, R., Marshall, C., Long, M., Bourke, M. C., Connolly, J., and Large, D. J., (2022). Use of APSIS-InSAR measures of the range of vertical surface motion to improve hazard assessment of peat landslides. Mires and Peat, 28(21), 1-19. 

• David Olefeldt, Mikael Hovemyr, McKenzie A Kuhn, David Bastviken, Theodore J Bohn, John Connolly, Patrick Crill, Eugénie S Euskirchen, Sarah A Finkelstein, Hélène Genet, Guido Grosse, Lorna I Harris, Liam Heffernan, Manuel Helbig, Gustaf Hugelius, Ryan Hutchins, Sari Juutinen, Mark J Lara, Avni Malhotra, Kristen Manies, A David McGuire, Susan M Natali, Jonathan A O'Donnell, Frans-Jan W Parmentier, Aleksi Räsänen, Christina Schädel, Oliver Sonnentag, Maria Strack, Suzanne Tank, Claire Treat, Ruth K Varner, Tarmo Virtanen, Rebacca K Warren, and Jennifer D Watts (Under Review). The Boreal-Arctic Wetland and Lake Dataset (BAWLD). Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 5127–5149, 2021https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-5127-2021

• Jianghua Wu, Matthias Peichl, Junwei Luan, John Connolly, Ligang Xu (2021). Wetland Ecology and Biogeochemistry under natural and human disturbance. Frontiers in Earth Science.976.

• Minasny, B.; Berglund, Ö.; Connolly, J.; Hedley, C.; de Vries, F.; Gimona, A.; Kempen, B.; Kidd, D.; Lilja, H.; Malone, B.; McBratney, A.; Roudier, P.; O’Rourke, S.; Rudiyanto; Padarian, J.; Poggio, L.; Thompson, D.; Tuve, C.; ten Caten, A.; Widyatmanti, W. (2019) 'Digital mapping of peatlands – A critical review'. Earth-Science Reviews, 196. 

• Connolly, J. (2018) Mapping Land use on Irish peatlands using medium resolution satellite imagery. Irish geography, 51, 2. DOI 10.2014igj.v51i2.1371

• Tanneberger, F., Tegetmeyer, C., Busse, S., Barthelmes, A. and 55 others (2017): The peatland map of Europe. Mires and Peat,19(22), 1-17. 

• Connolly, J. and Holden, N. M. (2017). Detecting peatland drains with Object Based Image Analysis and Geoeye-1 imagery. Carbon Balance and Management, 12:7. 

• O'Connell. J, Connolly. J and Holden. N. (2014). A monitoring protocol for vegetation change on Irish peatlands and heaths. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 31, 130–142 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2014.03.006

• O'Connell. J, Connolly. J, Vermote. E. and Holden. N. (2013). Radiometric normalisation for change detection in peatlands: A modified temporal invariant cluster approach. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 34:8, 2905-2924.  

• Finnan, J., Styles, D., Fitzgerald, J., Connolly, J., and Donnelly, A. (2012). Using a Strategic Environmental Assessment Framework to quantify the environmental impact of bioenergy plans. Global Change Biology Bioenergy. doi: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2011.01143.x

• Connolly, J. and Holden, N. M. (2011). Classification of peatland disturbance. Land degradation and development. DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1149

• Connolly, J. and Holden, N. M. (2011) Object oriented classification of disturbance on raised bogs in the Irish Midlands using medium- and high-resolution satellite imagery. Irish Geography, 44:1, 111-135.

• Holden, N. M. and Connolly, J. (2011) Estimating the carbon pool of a blanket peat region using a peat depth inference model. Catena 86, 75 -85.

• Connolly, J. and Holden, N. M. (2011). Mapping peatland disturbance in Ireland: an object oriented approach. Proc. SPIE 8174, 81740G (2011); doi:10.1117/12.898573.

• O’Connell, J., Connolly, J., and Holden, N. M. (2011). A multispectral multiplatform based change detection tool for vegetation disturbance on Irish peatlands. Proc. SPIE 8174, 81740F (2011); doi:10.1117/12.898562

• Connolly, J., Holden, N. M., Seaquist, J. W., Connolly, J., and Ward, S. (2011). Detecting recent disturbance on Montane blanket bogs in the Wicklow Mountains, Ireland using the MODIS enhanced vegetation index. International journal of Remote Sensing. 32, 9, 2377 

• Connolly, J. and Holden, N. M. (2009) Mapping peat soils in Ireland; updating the Derived Irish Peat Map. Irish Geography, 3, 343-352. [Map available HERE]

• Connolly, J., Roulet, N. T., Seaquist, J. W., Holden, N. M., Lafleur, P. M., Humphreys, E. R., Heumann, B. W., and Ward, S. M. (2009) Using MODIS derived fPAR with ground based flux tower measurements to derive the light use efficiency for two Canadian peatlands, Biogeosciences, 6, 225-234.

• Connolly, J., Roulet, N. T., Seaquist, J. W., Holden, N. M., Lafleur, P. M., Humphreys, E. R., Heumann, B. W., and Ward, S. M. (2008) Using MODIS derived fPAR with ground based flux tower measurements to derive the light use efficiency for two Canadian peatlands, Biogeosciences Discuss., 5, 1765-1794.

• Connolly, J., Holden, N. M. and Ward, S. M. (2007) Mapping Peatlands in Ireland using a Rule-Based Methodology and Digital Data. Soil Science Society of America Journal. Vol. 71 No. 2, p. 492-49

 

Recent Conference Presentations:

Invited:

• Connolly, J., Cruz., C. and Habib, W. (2021). Remote sensing, GIS mapping and Monitoring in the Irish Landscape. NPWS Lunchtime Seminar Series. 7th  Dec.

• Connolly, J. (2021). Mapping Peatlands in Ireland. COP26. 12th November

• Connolly, J. (2021). Mapping Peatlands in Ireland. The Peatlands Gathering Oct. 7th

• Connolly, J. (2021). Geospatial assessment of land use and degradation on Irish peatlands. SEMINAR SERIES in Ecology, Evolution and the Environment, School of Natural Science, TCD, 17th September.

• Connolly, J. (2021). Mapping and characterization of a peat slide even in Ireland in June 2020. 2021 Mer Bleue and Beyond Virtual Symposium. 19th May.

• Connolly, J. (2021). Peatland Policy updates: Ireland. Griefswald mire centre, 17th May. Germany.

• Connolly, J. (2021). Remote Sensing of Peatlands. PeatMap, 4th Feb. Dept of Geography, McGill University, Canada.

• Connolly, J. (2021). Remote Sensing and Peatlands. 20th January, Trinity Wetland Group, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Oral:​

• Habib, W., & Connolly, J. (2021). Spatio-temporal assessment of management impacts on peatlands - A case study of Ireland, Open Data Science Europe, Wageningen, Netherlands, 6th to 11th September 2021

• Habib, W, McGuinness, K. and Connolly, J. (2021). Mapping land use on Irish raised bogs using Sentinel-2 imagery and Google Earth Engine. EGU General Assembly, 19th - 30th April, Vienna, Austria. 

• Cruz, C., McGuinness, K., O'Connell, J., Martin, J., Perrin, P., Connolly, J. (2021). Habitat mapping in coastal dunes using Random Forest classification of UAV images. EGU General Assembly, 19th - 30th April, Vienna, Austria.

• Connolly, J. Eoghan Holohan, Mary Bourke, Charmaine Cruz, Catherine Farrell, Fearghus Foyle, Wahaj Habib, Robert Halpin, Tiernan Henry, Alexis Hrysiewicz, Michael Long, Paul Johnson, Charise McKeon, and Andrew Trafford (2021). Characterisation of the 2020 Drumkeeran peat landslide: a large peat slide in Ireland. EGU General Assembly, 19th - 30th April, Vienna, Austria.