Emily Leyden

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Dr. Emily Leyden is a post-doctoral researcher in the Biogeochemical Research Group at the University of Adelaide, which aims to understand and help solve complex environmental issues across the soil and water ecosystems.
Her research focuses mainly on the geochemical effects on coastal soils from climate change and sea level rise, coastal acid sulfate soil management, water chemistry and environmental resource management.
She is dedicated to ensuring the protection and resilience of blue and teal carbon ecosystems, working on numerous coastal tidal restoration projects within South Australia.
Emily is active in the soil science community and is passionate about promoting soil education and training, contributing regularly to teaching through Soil Science Australia and the Young in Soil and Earth Science Society.

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Appointments

Date Position Institution name

2022 - 2023 Research Fellow University of Adelaide

2009 - 2013 Scientific Officer SA Environment Protection Authority

Date	Position	Institution name
2022 - 2023	Research Fellow	University of Adelaide
2009 - 2013	Scientific Officer	SA Environment Protection Authority

Awards and Achievements

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2023	Award	LJH Teakle Medal	Soil Science Australia	Australia	-
2022	Award	Deans Commendation for Thesis Excellence	The University of Adelaide	Australia	-
2012	Award	CSIRO Land and Water and Australian Society of Soil Science Inc. Jane Gillooly Memorial Award	CSIRO and Soil Science Australia	Australia	-
2008	Award	Environment Medal 2008 for Most Outstanding Honours Project	University of Adelaide	Australia	-

Education

Date Institution name Country Title

2018 - 2022 The University Of Adelaide Australia PhD in Science

University of Adelaide Australia Honours Bachelor of Social Science
Research Interests

Environmental Science and Management Environmental Sciences Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience Quaternary Environments Soil Biology Soil Chemistry Soil Degradation Soil Physics Soil Sciences

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2018 - 2022	The University Of Adelaide	Australia	PhD in Science
	University of Adelaide	Australia	Honours Bachelor of Social Science

Journals

Year	Citation
2023	Leyden, E., Farkaš, J., Hutson, J., & Mosley, L. M. (2023). Controls on sulfide accumulation in coastal soils during simulated sea level rise. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 347, 88-101. DOI Scopus3
2022	Leyden, E., Farkas, J., Hutson, J., & Mosley, L. M. (2022). Short-term seawater inundation induces metal mobilisation in freshwater and acid sulfate soil environments. Chemosphere, 299, 1-13. DOI Scopus8 WoS3
2021	Leyden, E., Farkas, J., Gilbert, S., Hutson, J., & Mosley, L. M. (2021). A simple and rapid ICP-MS/MS determination of sulfur isotope ratios (<sup>34</sup>S/<sup>32</sup>S) in complex natural waters: A new tool for tracing seawater intrusion in coastal systems. Talanta, 235, 1-8. DOI Scopus15 WoS7 Europe PMC2
2016	Leyden, E., Cook, F., Hamilton, B., Zammit, B., Barnett, L., Lush, A. M., . . . Mosley, L. (2016). Near shore groundwater acidification during and after a hydrological drought in the Lower Lakes, South Australia. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 189, 44-57. DOI Scopus16 WoS12
2014	Mosley, L., Palmer, D., Leyden, E., Cook, F., Zammit, B., Shand, P., . . . Fitzpatrick, R. (2014). Acidification of floodplains due to river level decline during drought. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 161, 10-23. DOI Scopus42 WoS34 Europe PMC2
2014	Mosley, L., Fitzpatrick, R., Palmer, D., Leyden, E., & Shand, P. (2014). Changes in acidity and metal geochemistry in soils, groundwater, drain and river water in the Lower Murray River after a severe drought. Science of the Total Environment, 485-486(1), 281-291. DOI Scopus66 WoS52 Europe PMC8
2012	Mosley, L., Zammit, B., Leyden, E., Heneker, T., Hipsey, M., Skinner, D., & Aldridge, K. (2012). The impact of extreme low flows on the water quality of the lower Murray River and lakes (South Australia). Water Resources Management, 26(13), 3923-3946. DOI Scopus111 WoS96
2011	Leyden, E., Tibby, J., Garcia, A., & Zawadzki, A. (2011). Unexpected post-settlement freshening and increase in charophytes in Bombah Broadwater (Myall Lakes, New South Wales, Australia). Journal of Paleolimnology, 46(4 Sp Iss), 637-647. DOI Scopus5 WoS6

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2022	Hawken, S., Zhou, K., Mosley, L., & Leyden, E. (2022). Scenario-Based Thinking to Negotiate Coastal Squeeze of Ecosystems: Green, blue, grey, and hybrid infrastructures for climate adaptation and resilience. In A. Rastandeh, & M. Jarchow (Eds.), Creating Resilient Landscapes in an Era of Climate Change: Global Case Studies and Real-World Solutions (pp. 231-250). London: Routledge. DOI Scopus1

Report for External Bodies

Year	Citation
2022	Priestley, S., Mosley, L., Farkas, J., Tyler, J., Shao, Y., Shanafield, M., . . . Leyden, E. (2022). Sources and transport of nutrients in the Coorong.
2020	Jones, A. R., Russell, S., Asanopoulos, C., Dittmann, S., Mosley, L., Beaumont, K., . . . Gillanders, B. (2020). Mapping coastal wetland blue carbon indicators in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resource Management Region. Adelaide: The University of Adelaide.
2020	Dittmann, S., Beaumont, K., Mosley, L., Jones, A., Leyden, E., Raja Segaran, R., . . . Clarke, B. (2020). A Blue Carbon future through introducing tidal flow to salt ponds and stranded saltmarsh for Dry Creek and the Samphire Coast. Adelaide.

Committee Memberships

Date Role Committee Institution Country

2021 - 2022 Member Soil Science Australia South Australian Branch Soil Science Australia Australia

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2021 - 2022	Member	Soil Science Australia South Australian Branch	Soil Science Australia	Australia

Email: emily.leyden@adelaide.edu.au

Emily Leyden

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