Professor Andy Smith

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Contact info

Location: Room 205, Environment Centre Wales, School of Environmental & Natural Sciences, Bangor University

Email: a.r.smith@bangor.ac.uk

Phone:+44 (0)1248 382297

Web: LinkedIn, ResearchGate, GoogleScholar, ResearcherID, PlumX

I research and teach forest ecology, biogeochemistry and plant-soil interactions with emphasis on species diversity and ecosystem function in undisturbed and managed ecosystems. I'm particlarly interested in belowground processes and the study of root biology, mycorrhizal symbiosis, and biogeochemical cycling; subjects that I have researched in a variety of climate change manipulation experiments that include elevated CO2 and climatic extremes (via altered precipitation and temperature regimes) in forest and upland ecosystems. I previously held the positions of Climate Change Impact Scientist at NERCs Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (2011-2013), and postdoctoral researcher at Bangor University (2010-2011). In my early career at the Medical Research Council, Cambridge and Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge I focused on the development of novel molecular and bioinformatics techniques for the nematode (Caenorhabiditis elegans) and human genome sequencing projects.

I co-direct, with Prof Lui Shuguang, research activities at the Bangor University-Central South University of Forestry and Technology Joint Research Centre in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. I'm the PI of the forest diversity experiment (BangorDiverse) based at the Henfaes Research Centre, Abergwyngregyn that investigates the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function. BangorDiverse is part of the largest network (TreeDivNet) of biodviersity experiments worldwide, and was established in 2004 with 92 plots of alder (Alnus glutinosa L.), birch (Betula pendula Roth.), beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.), sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus L.), chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.), and oak (Quercus robur L.) planted in monoculture, and two and three species mixtures using a fully replicated (n=4) design. I also manage and conducted research on silvopastoral agroforestry at the Henfaes Research Centre that focuses on the role agroforestry has in sustainably delivering food security whilst maintaining ecological complexity and the provision of ecosystem services (public goods). I lead the nutrient manipulation work package of the large (£3.7M) NERC project (QUINTUS) an investigation of N & P stoichiometry in temperate forests exposed to ambient and elevated atmospheric CO2 at the BIFoR FACE facility. I am a Co-I on the UKRI Treescapes project Understanding Memory of UK Treescapes for Better Resilience and Adaptation (MEMBRA) that is investigating abiotic and biotic stress induced epigenetic changes in trees and whether these changes are passed on to future generations. And I am PI of the Tree Production Innovation Fund project Development of Regenerative Tree Nursery Practice (2023-2025) that is investigating the use of municipal green waste as sustainable source of organic matter for compost use in horticulture. I was the PI of the Sêr Cymru NRN-LCEE research cluster Multi-Land that researched the evidence-base around Enhancement of Agricultural Productivity and Ecosystem Service Resilience in Multifunctional Landscapes. 

Research Areas:

  1. Erthygl › Ymchwil › Adolygwyd gan gymheiriaid
  2. Cyhoeddwyd

    How does grazing management influence the functional diversity of oak woodland ecosystems? A plant trait approach.

    Ford, H., Healey, J., Markesteijn, L. & Smith, A., 15 Ebr 2018, Yn: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 258, t. 154-161 8 t.

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    How effective are biochemical methods in controlling Phytophthora species infection of temperate trees? A systematic review.

    Walton, A. & Smith, A., Gorff 2022, Yn: Arboricultural Journal. 44, 3, t. 140-162

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  4. Cyhoeddwyd

    Increased frequency of drought reduces species richness of enchytraeid communities in both wet and dry heathland soils

    Holmstrup, M., Sorensen, J. G., Maraldo, K., Schmidt, I. K., Mason, S., Tietema, A., Smith, A. R., Emmett, B., Schmelz, R. M., Bataillon, T., Beier, C. & Ehlers, B. K., 1 Hyd 2012, Yn: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 53, t. 43-49

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  5. Cyhoeddwyd

    Increased sensitivity to climate change in disturbed ecosystems

    Kroel-Dulay, G., Ransijn, J., Schmidt, I. K., Beier, C., De Angelis, P., de Dato, G., Dukes, J. S., Emmett, B., Estiarte, M., Garadnai, J., Kongstad, J., Kovacs-Lang, E., Larsen, K. L., Liberati, D., Ogaya, R., Riis-Nielsen, T., Smith, A., Sowerby, A., Tietma, A. & Penuelas, J., 24 Maw 2015, Yn: Nature Communications. 6, 6682

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  6. Cyhoeddwyd

    Influence of landscape features on urban land surface temperature: scale and neighborhood effects

    Shi, Y., Liu, S., Yan, W., Zhao, S., Ning, Y., Peng, X., Chen, W., Chen, L., Hu, X., Fu, B., Kennedy, R., Lv, Y., Liao, J., Peng, C., Rosa, I., Roy, D., Shen, S., Smith, A., Wang, C., Wang, Z., Xiao, L., Yang, L., Yuan, W., Yi, M., Zhang, H., Zhao, M., Zhu, Y. & Xiao, J., 1 Meh 2021, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 771, 145381.

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  7. Cyhoeddwyd

    Inland Water Bodies in China: New Features Discovered in the Long-term Satellite Data

    Feng, S., Liu, S., Huang, Z., Jing, L., Zhao, M., Peng, X., Yan, W., Wu, Y., Lv, Y., Smith, A., McDonald, M., Patil, S., Sarkissian, A., Shi, Z., Xia, J. & Ogbodo, U. S., 17 Rhag 2019, Yn: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 116, 51, t. 25491-25496

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  8. Cyhoeddwyd

    Inter-annual variability of soil respiration in wet shrublands: do plants modulate its sensitivity to climate?

    Dominguez, M., Smith, A., Reinsch, S. & Emmett, B., Meh 2017, Yn: Ecosystems. 20, 4, t. 796-812

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  9. Cyhoeddwyd

    Investigating the long-term legacy of drought and warming on the soil microbial community across five European shrubland ecosystems

    Rousk, J., Smith, A. R. & Jones, D. L., Rhag 2013, Yn: Global Change Biology. 19, 12, t. 3872-3884

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  10. Cyhoeddwyd

    Isotopic methods for non-destructive assessment of carbon dynamics in shrublands under long-term climate change manipulation

    Andresen, L., Dominguez, M., Reinsch, S., Smith, A., Schmidt, I. K., Ambus, P., Beier, C., Boeckx, P., Bol, R. & de Dato, G., Ebr 2018, Yn: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 9, 4, t. 866-880

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  11. Cyhoeddwyd

    Long term drought and warming alter soil bacterial and fungal communities in an upland heathland

    Seaton, F., Reinsch, S., Goodall, T., White, N., Jones, D. L., Griffiths, R., Creer, S., Smith, A., Emmett, B. A. & Robinson, D. A., Medi 2022, Yn: Ecosystems. 25, 6, t. 1279-1294 16 t.

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  12. Cyhoeddwyd

    Long-term satellite observations show continuous increase of vegetation growth enhancement in urban environment

    Peng, X., Jiang, S., Liu, S., Valbuena, R., Smith, A., Zhan, Y., Shi, Y., Ning, Y., Feng, S., Gao, H. & Wang, Z., 10 Tach 2023, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 898, 165515.

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  13. Cyhoeddwyd

    Methods for Measuring Frost Tolerance of Conifers: A Systematic Map

    Atucha Zamkova, A-A., Steele, K. & Smith, A., 16 Awst 2021, Yn: Forests.

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  14. Cyhoeddwyd

    Methods for estimating root biomass and production in forest and woodland ecosystem carbon studies: A review

    Addo-Danso, S. D., Prescott, C. E. & Smith, A. R., 9 Medi 2015, Yn: Forest Ecology and Management. 359, t. 332-351

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  15. Cyhoeddwyd

    Microbial uptake and utlization of low molecular weight organic substrates in soil depend on carbon oxidation state

    Gunina, A., Smith, A., Jones, D. & Kuzyakov, Y., Maw 2017, Yn: Biogeochemistry. 133, 1, t. 89-100

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  16. Cyhoeddwyd

    Microclimate drives shelter-seeking behaviour in lambing ewes

    Atkin-Willoughby, J., Hollick, S., Pritchard, C., Williams, P., Davies, P., Jones, D. & Smith, A., 12 Rhag 2022, Yn: Forests. 13, 12, t. 2133

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  17. Cyhoeddwyd

    Modelling the impact of climate change on the occurrence of frost damage in Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) in Great Britain

    Atucha Zamkova, A-A., Steele, K. & Smith, A., Rhag 2021, Yn: Forestry. 94, 5, t. 664-676 13 t.

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  18. Cyhoeddwyd

    N2 fixation and cycling in Alnus glutinosa, Betula pendula and Fagus sylvatica woodland exposed to free air CO2 enrichment

    Millett, J., Godbold, D., Smith, A. R. & Grant, H., 18 Rhag 2011, Yn: Oecologia. 169, 2, t. 541-52 12 t.

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  19. Cyhoeddwyd

    Polyculture affects biomass production of component species but not total standing biomass and soil carbon stocks in a temperate forest plantation

    Ahmed, I., Smith, A. & Godbold, D., Medi 2019, Yn: Annals of Forest Science.

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  20. Cyhoeddwyd

    Rapid land cover classification using a 36-year time series of multi-source remote sensing data

    Yan, X., Li, J., Smith, A., Yang, D., Ma, T. & Su, Y., Rhag 2023, Yn: Land. 12, 12, 2149.

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  21. Cyhoeddwyd

    Respiration and carbon use efficiency characteristics of soluble protein-derived carbon by soil microorganisms: A case study at afforested sites

    Gao, L., Smith, A., Jones, D. L., Lui, B., Guo, Y., Cui, X. & Hill, P., 1 Ion 2024, Yn: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 109255.

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  22. Cyhoeddwyd

    Response of soil micro-food web to nutrient limitation along a subtropical forest restoration

    Gao, D., Liu, S., Gao, F., Ning, C., Wu, X., Yan, W. & Smith, A., 20 Ion 2024, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 909, 168349, 168349.

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  23. Cyhoeddwyd

    Response of soil microbial community to afforestation with pure and mixed specie

    Gunina, A., Smith, A., Godbold, D., Jones, D. & Kuzyakov, Y., 1 Maw 2017, Yn: Plant and Soil. 412, 1-2, t. 357-368

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  24. Cyhoeddwyd

    Role of substrate supply on microbial carbon use efficiency and its role in interpreting soil microbial community-level physiological profiles (CLPP)

    Jones, D. L., Hill, P., Smith, A., Farrell, M., Ge, T. & Murphy, D. V., Awst 2018, Yn: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 123, t. 1-6 6 t.

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  25. Cyhoeddwyd

    Roots and rhizospheric soil microbial community responses to tree species mixtures.

    Ribbons, R., Del Toro, I., Smith, A., Healey, J., Vesterdal, L. & McDonald, M., Awst 2022, Yn: Applied Soil Ecology. 176, 104509.

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  26. Cyhoeddwyd

    Shrubland primary production and soil respiration diverge along European climate gradient

    Reinsch, S., Koller, E., Sowerby, A., de Dato, G., Estiarte, M., Guidolotti, G., Kovács-Láng, E., Kröel-Dulay, G., Lellei-Kovács, E., Larsen, K. S., Liberati, D., Peñuelas, J., Ransijn, J., Robinson, D., Schmidt, I. K., Smith, A., Tietema, A., Dukes, J. S., Beier, C. & Emmett, B., Maw 2017, Yn: Scientific Reports. 7, 43952.

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