Professor Andy Smith
Professor of Forest Ecology
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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
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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:
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Experimental evidence for drought induced alternative stable states of soil moisture.
Robinson, D., Jones, S. B., Lebron, I., Reinsch, S., Dominguez, M., Smith, A., Jones, D., Marshall, M. & Emmett, B., 25 Jan 2016, In: Scientific Reports. 6, 20018 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Finishing the euchromatic sequence of the human genome
International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium & Smith, A., 21 Oct 2004, In: Nature. 431, 7011, p. 931-945Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Free atmospheric CO2 enrichment increased above ground biomass but did not affect symbiotic N-2-fixation and soil carbon dynamics in a mixed deciduous stand in Wales
Hoosbeek, M. R., Lukac, M., Velthorst, E., Smith, A. R. & Godbold, D. L., 14 Feb 2011, In: Biogeosciences. 8, 2, p. 353-364Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From long range mapping to sequence-ready contigs on human chromosome 6
Mungall, AJ., Humphray, SJ., Ranby, SA., Edwards, CA., Heathcott, RW., Clee, CM., Holloway, E., Peck, AI., Harrison, P., Green, LD., Butler, AP., Langford, CF., Gwilliam, R., Huckle, EJ., Baron, L., Smith, A., Leversha, MA., Ramsey, YH., Clegg, SM., Rice, CM., Maslen, GL., Hunt, SE., Scott, CA., Soderlund, CA., Theaker, AJ., Ross, MT., Deloukas, P., Bentley, DR. & Dunham, I., 1997, In: DNA sequence. 8, 3, p. 805-811Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Global analysis of the relationship between reconstructed solar induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) and gross primary production (GPP)
Gao, H., Liu, S., Lu, W., Smith, A., Valbuena, R., Yan, W., Wang, Z., Xiao, L., Peng, X., Li, Q., Feng, Y., McDonald, M., Pagella, T., Liao, J., Wu, Z. & Zhang, G., 18 Jul 2021, In: Remote Sensing. 13, 14Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hedgerow effects on CO2 emissions are regulated by soil type and season: implications for carbon flux dynamics in livestock-grazed pasture
Ford, H., Healey, J., Webb, B., Pagella, T. & Smith, A., 15 Jan 2021, In: Geoderma. 382, 114697.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Heterogeneity of phosphorus sources invokes distinct niche partitioning pathways of ectomycorrhizal fungi in forest soils
Lin, X., Ning, C., Liu, T., Gao, D., Smith, A., Yan, W. & Liu, S., 1 Jul 2024, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Horizontal viewsheds of large herbivores as a function of woodland structure
Gresham, A., Healey, J., Eichhorn, M., Barton, O., Smith, A. & Shannon, G., 9 Nov 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How do hedgerows influence soil organic carbon stock in livestock-grazed pasture?
Ford, H., Healey, J. R., Webb, B., Pagella, T. F. & Smith, A. R., 31 Dec 2019, In: Soil Use and Management. 35, 4, p. 576-584Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How do tree species with different successional stages affect soil organic nitrogen transformations?
Gao, L., Smith, A., Jones, D. L., Guo, Y., Lui, B., Guo, Z., Chunnan, F., Zheng, J., Cui, X. & Hill, P., 1 Feb 2023, In: Geoderma. 430, 116319Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 Apr 2018, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 258, p. 154-161 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How effective are biochemical methods in controlling Phytophthora species infection of temperate trees? A systematic review.
Walton, A. & Smith, A., Jul 2022, In: Arboricultural Journal. 44, 3, p. 140-162Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 Oct 2012, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 53, p. 43-49Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 Mar 2015, In: Nature Communications. 6, 6682Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 Jun 2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 771, 145381.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 Dec 2019, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 116, 51, p. 25491-25496Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inter-annual variability of soil respiration in wet shrublands: do plants modulate its sensitivity to climate?
Dominguez, M., Smith, A., Reinsch, S. & Emmett, B., Jun 2017, In: Ecosystems. 20, 4, p. 796-812Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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., Dec 2013, In: Global Change Biology. 19, 12, p. 3872-3884Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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., Apr 2018, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 9, 4, p. 866-880Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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., Sept 2022, In: Ecosystems. 25, 6, p. 1279-1294 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 Nov 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 898, 165515.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Methods for Measuring Frost Tolerance of Conifers: A Systematic Map
Atucha Zamkova, A-A., Steele, K. & Smith, A., 16 Aug 2021, In: Forests.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 Sept 2015, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 359, p. 332-351Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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., Mar 2017, In: Biogeochemistry. 133, 1, p. 89-100Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microclimate drives shelter-seeking behaviour in lambing ewes
Atkin-Willoughby, J., Hollick, S., Pritchard, C., Williams, P., Davies, P., Jones, D. & Smith, A., 12 Dec 2022, In: Forests. 13, 12, p. 2133Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review