Roland Kröbel, Ph.D.

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Research Scientist

As ecosystem modeller at the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, the work of my team revolves around the further development of AAFC's whole farm model Holos.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
5403 1st Avenue South, Lethbridge, Alberta

Current research and/or projects

  • An ecological approach, based on carbon flows within the model HOLOS, for understanding responses of Canadian farms to prospective management practices and global changes
  • Agri-environmental indicators on farm level - ammonia volatilization

Research and/or project statements

  • Ecosystem modeling in agriculture
  • Climate change
  • Greenhouse gas emissions
  • N cycling

Additional links

https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=ZvbhJTwAAAAJ&hl=en

 

Key publications

  1. Singer, S.D., Soolanayakanahally, R.Y., Foroud, N.A., Kroebel, R. (2020). Biotechnological strategies for improved photosynthesis in a future of elevated atmospheric CO2, 251(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00425-019-03301-4

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  2. Mirmasoudi, S., Byrne, J., MacDonald, R., Johnson, D., Kroebel, R. (2019). Modelling historical and potential future climate impacts on Keremeos Creek, an Okanagan-Similkameen watershed, British Columbia, Canada: Part I. Forecasting change in spring and summer water supply and demand. Canadian Water Resources Journal, [online] 44(4), 350-366. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07011784.2019.1640137

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  3. Mirmasoudi, S., Byrne, J., Kroebel, R., Johnson, D., MacDonald, R. (2018). A novel time-effective model for daily distributed solar radiation estimates across variable terrain, 9(4), 383-398. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40095-018-0279-3

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  4. Pogue, S.J., Kröbel, R., Janzen, H.H., Beauchemin, K.A., Legesse, G., de Souza, D.M., Iravani, M., Selin, C., Byrne, J., McAllister, T.A. (2018). Beef production and ecosystem services in Canada's prairie provinces: A review, 166 152-172. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2018.06.011

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  5. Alemu, A.W., Janzen, H.H., Little, S., Hao, X.Y., Thompson, D.J., Baron, V., Iwaasa, A., Beauchemin, K.A., Kröbel, R., 2017. Assessment of grazing management on farm greenhouse gas intensity of beef production systems in the Canadian Prairies using life cycle assessment. Agricultural Systems 158, 1-13

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  6. J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 100 (Suppl. 2):265.

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  8. Bittman, S., Hunt, D., Koenig, K., Duynisveld, J., Mckenzie, D., Kroebel, R., and Haak, D. "Semi-Virtual Model Farmlets to Study Nutrients in Livestock Farms: Proposed Dairy System Case Study. 2016. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting 2016-Phoenix, AZ, Nov. 6-9.

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  9. J. Guyader, H. H. Janzen, R. Kroebel, K. A. Beauchemin, Forage use to improve environmental sustainability of ruminant production, Journal of Animal Science, Volume 94, Issue 8, August 2016, Pages 3147–3158, https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2015-0141

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  10. Kröbel, R., Bolinder, M.A., Janzen, H.H., Little, S.M., VandenBygaart, A.J., and Kätterer, T. (2016). "Canadian farm-level soil carbon change assessment by merging the greenhouse gas model Holos with the Introductory Carbon Balance Model (ICBM).", Agricultural Systems, 143, pp. 76-85. doi : 10.1016/j.agsy.2015.12.010

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  11. Chai, L.L., Kröbel, R., Macdonald, D.J., Bittman, S., Beauchemin, K.A., Janzen, H.H., and McGinn, S.M. (2015). "Developing nitrogen loss fractions for beef and dairy cattle manure storage systems in Canadian ecoregions: a comparison between West and East.", Canadian Society for Bioengineering Conference/CSBE/SCGAB 2015 Annual Conference, Edmonton, AB, Canada, July 5-8, 2015.

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  12. Chai, L.L., Kröbel, R., Beauchemin, K.A., Macdonald, D.J., Janzen, H.H., McGinn, S.M., and Bittman, S. (2015). "Greenhouse gases and ammonia emissions from grazing beef cattle in Alberta and Ontario Canada.", Canadian Society for Bioengineering Conference/CSBE/SCGAB 2015 Annual Conference, Edmonton, AB, Canada, July 5-8, 2015, Presentation.

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  13. Singh, B., Ryan, J.J., Campbell, C.A., and Kröbel, R. (2015). "Nutrient Management and Water Use Efficiency for Sustainable Production of Rainfed Crops in the World’s Dry Areas.", in Drechsel, P., Heffer, P., Magen, H., Mikkelsen, R., Wichelns, D. (eds.) - Managing Water and Fertilizer for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification, First edition.

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  14. Chai, L.L., Kröbel, R., MacDonald, D., Bittman, S., Janzen, H.H., Beauchemin, K.A., McGinn, S.M., Little, S.M., and Martel, M. (2015). "Ammonia and nitrous oxide emission factors of land applied cattle manure in Alberta and Ontario", Conference of Soil Interfaces for Sustainable Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Abstract)

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  15. Alemu, A.W., Little, S.M., Hao, X., Iwaasa, A.D., Baron, V.S., Chai, L.L., Janzen, H.H., Beauchemin, K.A., Thompson, D., and Kröbel, R. (2015). "Application of life cycle assessment approach to beef production systems in the Canadian prairies with regard to environmental impact and energy use efficiency.", LCA Conference XV - A bright green future, Vancouver, Canada, October 6-8, 2015, Presentation.

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  16. Kröbel, R., Janzen, H.H., Ellert, B.H., Beauchemin, K.A., and McAllister, T.A. (2015). "Agriculture is neither the culprit nor the solution to Climate Change.", “Our Common Future under Climate Change” Conference, Paris, France, July 7-10, 2015. (Poster)

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  17. Kröbel, R., Li, S., Little, S.M., Vanin, C., and Janzen, H.H. (2015). "Calculating greenhouse gases from the Black-Brook watershed, New Brunswick, using the Holos model.", Conference “On Sustainability 2015”, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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  18. Congreves, K.A., Grant, B.B., Campbell, C., Smith, W.N., Worth, D.E., Vandenberg, A., Kröbel, R., Lemke, R.L., and Desjardins, R.L. (2015). "Measuring and modelling the long-term impact of crop management on soil C sequestration in the semi-arid Canadian prairies.", Canadian Soil Science Society (IUSS-CSSS-AQSSS) Conference, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 5-10, 2015. (Poster)

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  19. Little, S.M., Beauchemin, K.A., Benchaar, C., Chai, L.L., Janzen, H.H., Kröbel, R., McGeough, E.J., and VanderZaag, A.C. (2015). "Demonstrating the effect of diet on the carbon footprint of a Canadian dairy scenario using whole-systems analysis and the Holos model: corn silage vs. alfalfa silage.", LCA Conference XV - A bright green future, Vancouver, Canada, October 6-8, 2015, Presentation.

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  20. Martel, M., Kröbel, R., Hrapovic, L., Janzen, H.H., McConkey, B.G., Glenn, A.J., and Wilson, H.F. (2015). "A Canadian water budget model for water footprint assessment of crop production.", Canadian Soil Science Society (IUSS-CSSS-AQSSS) Conference, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 5-10, 2015. (Poster)

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Contact

Research facility

Lethbridge Research and Development Centre
5403 1st Avenue South
Lethbridge, AB T1J 4B1
Canada

Expertise

Agriculture›Modeling›Agri-ecosystem

Language

English

Other languages

German