School of Environmental & Natural Sciences

  1. 2024
  2. Published

    The global loss of avian functional and phylogenetic diversity from anthropogenic extinctions

    Matthews, T. J., Triantis, K. A., Wayman, J. P., Martin, T. E., Hume, J. P., Cardoso, P., Faurby, S., Mendenhall, C. D., Dufour, P., Rigal, F., Cooke, R., Whittaker, R. J., Pigot, A. L., Thébaud, C., Jørgensen, M. W., Benavides, E., Soares, F. C., Ulrich, W., Kubota, Y., Sadler, J. P., Tobias, J. A. & Sayol, F., Oct 2024, In: Science. 386, 6717, p. 55-60 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    An ensemble-based projection of future hydro-climatic extremes in Iran

    Jahanshahi, A., Booij, M., Patil, S. & Gupta, H., 1 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Hydrology. 642, 131892.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Field-based assessment of the effect of conventional and biodegradable plastic mulch film on nitrogen partitioning, soil microbial diversity, and maize biomass

    Graf, M., Greenfield, L., Reay, M. K., Bargiela, R., Golyshin, P., Evershed, R. P., Lloyd, C. E. M., Williams, G., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2024, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 202, 105595.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    High among-species variability in the context dependence of herbivory across disturbance, weather and topoedaphic gradients

    Sutton, A., Ratajczak, Z. & Louthan, A., 1 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Ecology. 112, 10, p. 2237-2248

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Phosphorus fertilization promotes carbon cycling and negatively affects microbial carbon use efficiency in agricultural soils: Laboratory incubation experiments

    Sánchez-Rodríguez, A., Carmen del Campillo, M., Torrent, J., Cooledge, E., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2024, In: Geoderma. 450, 117038.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Daily germination rates of temperate tree species’ seed under elevated ozone fumigation

    Atkin-Willoughby, J. (Other), Smith, A. (Other), Peters, T. (Other) & Wang, Z. (Other), 2 Oct 2024

    Research output: Non-textual formData set/Database

  8. Published

    Taxonomic revision of the king cobra Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836) species complex (Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae), with the description of two new species

    Das, I., Gowri Shankar, P., Swamy, P., Williams, R. C., Lalremsanga, H. T., Prashanth, P., Sahoo, G., Vijayakumar, S. P., Höglund, J., Shanker, K., Dutta, S. K., Ganesh, S. R. & Wüster, W., 16 Oct 2024, In: European Journal of Taxonomy. 961, p. 1 51 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Earthworms alleviate microplastics stress on soil microbial and protist communities

    Lu, S., Wei, S., Li, M., Chadwick, D. R., Xie, M., Wu, D. & Jones, D. L., 20 Oct 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 948, p. 174945

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Extinction and Ecosystem Function Debt Across Dispersal Rate and Behaviour in a Heterogeneous Metacommunity Model

    Ai, D., Ostling, A. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 28 Oct 2024, In: Diversity and Distributions. 30, 12

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. E-pub ahead of print

    Ammonia volatilization from an encapsulated urea enriched biochar under different soil salinity stresses

    Karimi, M. & Soltangheisi, A., 29 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. E-pub ahead of print

    Microbial degradation of bioplastic (PHBV) is limited by nutrient availability at high microplastic loadings

    Reay, M. K., Graf, M., Greenfield, L., Bargiela, R., Onyije, C., Lloyd, C. E. M., Bull, I. D., Evershed, R. P., Golyshin, P., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 29 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Science: Advances.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Migratory birds can extract positional information from magnetic inclination and magnetic declination alone

    Packmor, F., Kishkinev, D., Zechmeister, T., Mouritsen, H. & Holland, R., Nov 2024, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 291, 2034

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published
  15. Published

    Microcosm experiment investigating climate-induced thermal effects on human virus viability in seawater: qPCR vs capsid integrity for enhanced risk management

    Kevill, J., Li, X., Garcia-Delgado, A., Herridge, K., Farkas, K., Gaze, W. H., Robins, P., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 1 Nov 2024, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 208, 117006.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    The fecundity costs of building domed nests in birds

    Taylor, C. J., Mainwaring, M. C. & Medina, I., 1 Nov 2024, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 37, 11, 1378-1385.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. E-pub ahead of print

    Thousands of trait-specific KASP markers designed for diverse breeding applications in rice (Oryza sativa)

    Steele, K., Quinton-Tulloch, M., Vyas, D. & Witcombe, J., 1 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    The scale of the biodiversity crisis laid bare

    Jones, J. P. G., 4 Nov 2024, In: Nature. 635, p. 31-33

    Research output: Contribution to journalBook/Film/Article reviewpeer-review

  19. Published

    Multi-factor normalisation of viral counts from wastewater improves the detection accuracy of viral disease in the community

    Pellett, C., Farkas, K., Williams, R., Wade, M. J., Weightman, A. J., Jameson, E., Cross, G. & Jones, D. L., 5 Nov 2024, In: Environmental Technology & Innovation. 36, 103720.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    The Future of Geography Field Course Pedagogy in UK Higher Education

    Woodley, E., Barr, S., Batty, L., Bickerstaff, K., Darvill, C., Ferdous, R., Holmes, N., Jon, I., Lynch, K., Marvell, A., McDougall, D., Pitt, H., Singleton, A., Souch, C. & Yorke, L., 11 Nov 2024, In: Geo: Geography and Environment. 11, 2

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Urban biodiversity in the Anthropocene

    Mainwaring, M. C., Song, G. & Zhang, S., 13 Nov 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 27851.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Tick and Tick-Borne Disease (TBD) Project. Final report of three year FiPL study on Exmoor.

    Brown, R., Daligan, S. & Wilton, N., 14 Nov 2024, 42 p.

    Research output: Working paper

  23. E-pub ahead of print

    Microbial and mineral interactions decouple litter quality from soil organic matter formation

    Elias, D. M. O., Mason, K. E., Goodall, T., Taylor, A., Zhao, P., Otero-Fariña, A., Chen, H., Peacock, C. L., Ostle, N. J., Griffiths, R. I., Chapman, P. J., Holden, J., Banwart, S., McNamara, N. P. & Whitaker, J., 20 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, p. 10063 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Accepted/In press

    Dependence of rainfall-runoff model performance on calibration conditions under changing climatic conditions

    Jahanshahi, A., Booij, M. & Patil, S., 22 Nov 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Hydrological Sciences Journal.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. E-pub ahead of print

    Lessons Lost: Lack of requirements for post-project evaluation and reporting is hindering evidence-based conservation

    Caruana, A., Muir, M., White, T. B. & Jones, J. P. G., 24 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Conservation Science and Practice.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Harnessing the Power of Next-Generation Sequencing in Wastewater-Based Epidemiology and Global Disease Surveillance

    Farkas, K., Williams, R. C., Hillary, L. S., Garcia-Delgado, A., Jameson, E., Kevill, J. L., Wade, M. J., Grimsley, J. M. S. & Jones, D. L., 30 Nov 2024, In: Food and Environmental Virology. 17, 1, 5.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    AVOTREX: A Global Dataset of Extinct Birds and Their Traits

    Sayol, F., Wayman, J. P., Dufour, P., Martin, T. E., Hume, J. P., Jørgensen, M. W., Martínez-Rubio, N., Sanglas, A., Soares, F. C., Cooke, R., Mendenhall, C. D., Margolis, J. R., Illera, J. C., Lemoine, R., Benavides, E., Lapiedra, O., Triantis, K. A., Pigot, A. L., Tobias, J. A., Faurby, S. & Matthews, T. J., Dec 2024, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 33, 12, p. e13927

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    What is a unit of nature? Measurement challenges in the emerging biodiversity credit market

    Wauchope, H. S., zu Ermgassen, S. O. S. E., Jones, J. P. G., Carter, H., Schulte to Bühne, H. & Milner-Gulland, E. J., Dec 2024, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 291, 2036

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Deciphering soil environmental regulation on reassembly of the soil bacterial community during wetland restoration

    Qin, L., Ni, B., Zou, Y., Freeman, C., Peng, X., Yang, L., Wang, G. & Jiang, M., 1 Dec 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 954, p. 176586

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Trade-off between soil enzyme activities and hotspots area depends on long-term fertilization: In situ field zymography

    Jia, R., Zhou, J., Yang, L., Blagodatskaya, E., Jones, D. L., Razavi, B. S., Yang, Y., Kuzyakov, Y., Zeng, Z. & Zang, H., 1 Dec 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 954, p. 176386

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Integrating susceptibility maps of multiple hazards and building exposure distribution: A case study of wildfires and floods for Quang Nam province, Vietnam

    Luu, C., Forino, G., Yorke, L., Ha, H., Bui, Q. D., Tran, H. H., Nguyen, D. Q., Duong, H. C. & Kervyn, M., 5 Dec 2024, In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 24, 12, p. 4385–4408

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Accepted/In press

    Bedrock modulates the elevational patterns of soil microbial communities

    He, X., Wang, R., S. Goll, D., Augusto, L., Nunan, N., Ellwood, M. D. F., Gao, Q., Huang, J., Qian, S., Zhang, Y., Shu, Z., Li, B. & Chu, C., 6 Dec 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Geoderma.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Accepted/In press

    Postglacial recolonization of the Southern Ocean by elephant seals occurred from multiple glacial refugia

    Berg, A., Askew, M., Seersholm, F., Verry, A., Hoelzel, R., Welch, A., Greig, K., Walter, R., Knapp, M., Barlow, A., Paijmans, J., Waters, J., Bunce, M., McDonald, K., O’Connor, S., Hall, B., Koch, P., Baroni, C., Salvatore, M., Faulkner, P., Ho, S., Rawlence, N. & de Bruyn, M., 6 Dec 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Global Change Biology.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    The sensory shark: high-quality morphological, genomic and transcriptomic data for the small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula reveal the molecular bases of sensory organ evolution in jawed vertebrates

    Mayeur, H., Leyhr, J., Mulley, J., Leurs, N., Michel, L., Sharma, K., Lagadec, R., Aury, J.-M., Osborne, O. G., Mulhair, P., Poulain, J., Mangenot, S., Mead, D., Smith, M., Corton, C., Olive, K., Skelton, J., Betteridge, E., Dolucan, J., Dudchenko, O., Omer, A. D., Weisz, D., Aiden, E. L., McCarthy, S., Sims, Y., Torrance, J., Tracey, A., Howe, K., Baril, T., Hayward, A., Martinand-Mari, C., Sanchez, S., Haitina, T., Martin, K., Korsching, S. I., Mazan, S. & Debiais-Thibaud, M., 6 Dec 2024, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 41, 12

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Toward Inclusive Fieldwork and Communities of Practice in Physical Geography and Environmental Science: experiences from the CULTIVATE team in the UK.

    Yorke, L., Hurrell, E. R. & Hutchinson, S. M., 10 Dec 2024, How to Foster Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice in Geography.. Chen, G. & Eaves, L. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  36. Published

    Standard deviation: Standardized bat monitoring techniques work better in some ecosystems

    Haelewaters, D., Hughes, M., Barão-Nóbrega, J. A. L., Slater, K. & Martin, T. E., 12 Dec 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 12, p. e0311553

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. E-pub ahead of print

    The potential for AI to revolutionize conservation: a horizon scan

    Reynolds, S. A., Beery, S., Burgess, N., Burgman, M., Butchart, S. H. M., Cooke, S. J., Coomes, D., Danielsen, F., Di Minin, E., Durán, A. P., Gassert, F., Hinsley, A., Jaffer, S., Jones, J. P. G., Li, B. V., Mac Aodha, O., Madhavapeddy, A., O'Donnell, S. A. L., Oxbury, W. M., Peck, L., Pettorelli, N., Rodríguez, J. P., Shuckburgh, E., Strassburg, B., Yamashita, H., Miao, Z. & Sutherland, W. J., 17 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Soil microbiomes show consistent and predictable responses to extreme events

    Knight, C. G., Nicolitch, O., Griffiths, R. I., Goodall, T., Jones, B., Weser, C., Langridge, H., Davison, J., Dellavalle, A., Eisenhauer, N., Gongalsky, K. B., Hector, A., Jardine, E., Kardol, P., Maestre, F. T., Schädler, M., Semchenko, M., Stevens, C., Tsiafouli, M. Α., Vilhelmsson, O., Wanek, W. & de Vries, F. T., 19 Dec 2024, In: Nature. 636, 8043, p. 690-696 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    New locality records and notes on the scalation of the Alpine Punjab skink, Eurylepis taeniolata Blyth 1854, from Himachal Pradesh, India

    Owens, J. B., Kuttalam, S. R., Santra, V., Graham, S., Wüster, W., Mukherjee, N., Bharti, O. & Malhotra, A., 24 Dec 2024, In: Reptiles & Amphibians. 31, 1, p. 1-2 2 p., e21541.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    A peek into hospital poo: Tracking pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

    Silvester, R., Perry, W. B., Webster, G., Rushton, L., Baldwin, A., Pass, D. A., Byrnes, N., Kille, P., Farkas, K., Horden, B. K., Weightman, A. J., Jones, G. & Jones, D. L., 30 Dec 2024, In: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 39, Supplement, p. 11 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. 2025
  42. Published

    Tree demographics and soil charcoal evidence of fire disturbances in an inaccessible forest atop the Mount Lico inselberg, Mozambique

    Courtney Mustaphi, C., Platts, P. J., Willcock, S., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Matimele, H., Osgood, H., Muiruri, V., Gehrels, M., Bayliss, J. & Marchant, R., Jan 2025, In: Plants, People, Planet. 7, 1, p. 229-244 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Functional monocentricity with holocentric characteristics and chromosome-specific centromeres in a stick insect.

    Toubiana , W., Dumas, Z., Tran Van, P., Parker, D., Mérel, V., Schubert , V., Aury , J.-M., Bournonville , L., Cruaud, C., Houben , A., Istace, B., Labadie, K., Noel, B. & Schwander, T., 1 Jan 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 1, eads6459.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Iron oxides promote physicochemical stabilization of carbon despite enhancing microbial activity in the rice rhizosphere

    Sun, H., Ma, X., Van Zwieten, L., Luo, Y., Brown, R., Guggenberger, G., Tang, S., Kuzyakov, Y. & Peduru Hewa, J., 1 Jan 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 958, 178019.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Land use effects on soil microbiome composition and traits with consequences for soil carbon cycling

    Cole, L., Goodall, T., Jehmlich, N., Griffiths, R. I., Gleixner, G., Gubry-Rangin, C. & Malik, A. A., 1 Jan 2025, In: ISME Communications. 4, 1, p. ycae116

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Multi-biomarker approach for estimating population size in a national-scale wastewater-based epidemiology study

    Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Jagadeesan, K., Sims, N., Farkas, K., Proctor, K., Bagnall, J., Robertson, M., Jones, D. L. & Wade, M. J., 1 Jan 2025, In: Water research. 268, Pt A, p. 122527

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. E-pub ahead of print

    Challenges of researching snakes in India

    Kuttalam, S. R. & Malhotra, A., 3 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Utilising snake rescue data to understand snake–human conflict in Hooghly, West Bengal, India

    Kuttalam, S. R., Owens, J. B., Santra, V., Ahmed, M. T., Das, B., Das, S., Koley, A., Koley, R., Barlow, A. & Malhotra, A., 3 Jan 2025, In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Polyesterase activity is widespread in the family IV carboxylesterases from bacteria

    Ma, H., Khusnutdinova, A. N., Lemak, S., Chernikova, T. N., Golyshina, O. V., Almendral, D., Ferrer, M., Golyshin, P. N. & Yakunin, A. F., 5 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 481, p. 136540

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. E-pub ahead of print

    Evaluation of Three Viral Capsid Integrity qPCR Methods for Wastewater-Based Viral Surveillance

    Kevill, J., Farkas, K., Herridge, K., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 6 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Food and Environmental Virology. 17, 12, 12.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  51. Accepted/In press

    Wood trait-decay relationships vary with topography and rainfall seasonality in a subtropical forest in China

    Wu, D., Chen, Y., Ellwood, M. D. F., Shao, Z., Wang, Y., H. C. Cornelissen, J. & Chu, C., 6 Jan 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Ecology.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  52. E-pub ahead of print

    Higher potential leaching of inorganic and organic additives from biodegradable compared to conventional agricultural plastic mulch film

    Reay, M. K., Graf, M., Murphy, M., Li, G., Yan, C., Bhattacharya, M., Osbahr, H., Ma, J., Chengtao, W., Shi, X., Ren, S., Cui, J., Collins, C., Chadwick, D., Jones, D. L., Evershed, R. P. & Lloyd, C., 7 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 137147.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review