Professor Davey Jones

Professor of Soil and Environmental Science / Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor

Contact info

Address: Environment Centre Wales, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW

Email:  d.jones@bangor.ac.uk

Tel: 07827 807516 (UK) and 00 44 1248 382579 (International)

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  1. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    Testing the assertion that 'local food is best': the challenges of an evidence-based approach

    Edwards-Jones, G., Canals, L. M., Hounsome, N., Truninger, M., Koerber, G., Hounsome, B., Cross, P., York, E., Hospido, A., Plassmann, K., Harris, I. M., Edwards, R. T., Day, G., Tomos, D., Cowell, S. J. & Jones, D., 1 May 2008, In: Trends in Food Science and Technology. 19, 5, p. 265-274

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Testing the relative sensitivity of 102 ecological variables as indicators of woodland condition in the New Forest, UK

    Evans, P. M., Newton, A. C., Cantarello, E., Sanderson, N., Jones, D. L., Barsoum, N., Cottrell, J. E., A'Hara, S. W. & Fuller, L., Dec 2019, In: Ecological Indicators. 107, 105575.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    The Design and Deployment of an End-To-End IoT Infrastructure for the Natural Environment

    Nundloll, V., Porter, B., Blair, G. S., Emmett, B., Cosby, J., Jones, D. L., Chadwick, D., Winterbourn, J. B., Beattie, P., Dean, G., Shaw, R., Shelley, W., Brown, M. & Ullah, I., 7 Jun 2019, In: Future Internet. 11, 6, 129.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    The Fibrobacteres: an Important Phylum of Cellulose-Degrading Bacteria

    Ransom-Jones, E., Jones, D., McCarthy, A. J. & McDonald, J. E., Feb 2012, In: Microbial Ecology. 63, 2, p. 267-281

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    The carbon footprint of UK sheep production: current knowledge and opportunities for reduction in temperate zones

    Jones, A. K., Jones, D. L. & Cross, P., Apr 2014, In: Journal of Agricultural Science. 152, 2, p. 288-308

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    The carbon footprint of lamb: Sources of variation and opportunities for mitigation

    Jones, A. K., Jones, D. L. & Cross, P., 1 Jan 2014, In: Agricultural Systems. 123, p. 97-107

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    The carbon we do not see - the impact of low molecular weight compounds on carbon dynamics and respiration in forest soils: a review

    Van Hees, P. A., Jones, D. L., Finlay, R., Godbold, D. & Lundstrom, U. L., 1 Jan 2005, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 37, 1, p. 1-13

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    The control of carbon acquisition by roots

    Farrar, J. F. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jul 2000, In: New Phytologist. 147, 1, p. 43-53

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    The effect of organic manure or green manure incorporation with reductions in chemical fertilizer on yield-scaled N2O emissions in a citrus orchard

    Zhou, W., Ma, Q., Wu, L., Hu, R., Jones, D. L., Chadwick, D. R., Jiang, Y., Wu, Y., Xia, X., Yang, L. & Chen, Y., 1 Mar 2022, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 326, 107806.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    The environmental and biosecurity characteristics of livestock carcass disposal methods: a review.

    Gwyther, C. L., Williams, A. P., Golyshin, P. N., Edwards-Jones, G. & Jones, D. L., 1 Apr 2011, In: Waste Management. 31, 4, p. 767-778

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    The fate of amino acid and peptide as affected by soil depth and fertilization regime in subtropical paddies

    Wang, H., Wang, J., Xiao, M., Ge, T., Gunina, A. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 889, 164245.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    The fate of photosynthetically-fixed carbon in Lolium perenne grassland as modified by elevated CO2 and sward management

    Hill, P. W., Marshall, C., Williams, G. G., Blum, H., Harmens, H., Jones, D. L. & Farrar, J. F., 5 Jan 2007, In: New Phytologist. 173, 4, p. 766-777

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    The interaction of human microbial pathogens, particulate material and nutrients in estuarine environments and their impacts on recreational and shellfish waters

    Malham, S. K., Rajko-Nenow, P., Howlett, E., Tuson, K. E., Perkins, T. L., Pallett, D. W., Wang, H., Jago, C. F., Jones, D. L. & McDonald, J. E., 7 Jul 2014, In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 16, p. 2145-2155

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    The microplastisphere: biodegradable microplastics addition alters soil microbial community structure and function

    Zhou, J., Gui, H., Banfield, C., Wen, Y., Dippold, M. A., Charlton, A. & Jones, D. L., May 2021, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 156, 108211.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    The mobility of nitrification inhibitors under simulated ruminant urine deposition and rainfall: a comparison between DCD and DMPP

    Marsden, K. A., Marin-Martinez, A. J., Vallejo, A., Hill, P. W., Jones, D. & Chadwick, D. R., 1 May 2016, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 52, 4, p. 491-503

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    The pH optimum of soil exoenzymes adapt to long term changes in soil pH

    Puissant, J., Jones, B., Goodall, T., Mang, D., Blaud, A., Gweon, H. S., Malik, A., Jones, D. L., Clark, I. M., Hirsch, P. R. & Griffiths, R., Nov 2019, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 138, 107601.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    The resilience of nitrogen fixation in feather moss (Pleurozium schreberi)-cyanobacteria associations after a drying and rewetting cycle

    Rousk, K., Jones, D. L. & DeLuca, T. H., 1 Apr 2014, In: Plant and Soil. 377, p. 159-167

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    The rhizosphere: complex by design

    Jones, D. & Hinsinger, P., 20 Sept 2008, In: Plant and Soil. 312, 1-2, p. 1-6

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    The role of the natural environment in the emergence of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria

    Wellington, E. M., Boxall, A. B., Cross, P., Feil, E. J., Gaze, W. H., Hawkey, P. M., Johnson-Rollings, A. S., Jones, D. L., Otten, W., Thomas, C. M. & Williams, A. P., 1 Feb 2013, In: Lancet Infectious Diseases. 13, 2, p. 155-165

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    The short-lived inhibitory effect of Brachiaria humidicola on nitrous oxide emissions following sheep urine application in a highly nitrifying soil

    Ma, Y., Charteris, A. F., Loick, N., Cardenas, L. M., Sha, Z., Lopez-Aizpun, M., Chen, Q., Jones, D. L. & Chadwick, D. R., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 184, 6, p. 723-732 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    The soil microbial community and plant biomass differentially contribute to the retention and recycling of urinary-N in grasslands

    Reay, M. K., Marsden, K., Powell, S., Rivera, L. M., Chadwick, D., Jones, D. L. & Evershed, R. P., 1 May 2023, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 180, 109011.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    The urine patch diffusional area: An important N2O source?

    Marsden, K. A., Jones, D. & Chadwick, D. R., Jan 2016, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 92, January, p. 161-170

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Thresholds of biodiversity and ecosystem function in a forest ecosystem undergoing dieback

    Jones, D., Jul 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 6775.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Topsoil and subsoil C and N turnover are affected by superficial lime and gypsum application in the short-term

    Barcelos, J. P. Q., Mariano, E., Jones, D. L. & Rosolem, C. A., 1 Dec 2021, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 163, 108456.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Toxicology and fate of Pestanal ® and commercial propetamphos formulations in river and estuarine sediment

    Garcia-Ortega, S., Holliman, P. J. & Jones, D. L., 1 Aug 2006, In: Science of the Total Environment. 366, 2-3, p. 826-836

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Tracing the mineralization rates of C, N and S from cysteine and methionine in a grassland soil: A 14C and 35S dual-labelling study

    Wang, D., Chadwick, D. R., Hill, P. W., Ge, T. & Jones, D. L., 1 Feb 2023, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 177, 108906.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Traits of dominant species and soil properties co -regulate soil microbial communities across land restoration types in a subtropical plateau region of Southwest China

    University, Y., China, K., Duan, C., Smith, A. R. & Jones, D. L., 15 Jun 2020, In: Ecological Engineering. 153

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Transformations in DOC along a source to sea continuum; impacts of photo-degradation, biological processes and mixing

    Jones, T. G., Evans, C. D., Jones, D., Hill, P. W. & Freeman, C., 1 Jul 2016, In: Aquatic Sciences. 78, 3, p. 433-446

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Transient biochar effects on decomposer microbial growth rates: evidence from two agricultural case-studies

    Rousk, J., Dempster, D. N. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2013, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 64, 6, p. 770-776

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Tree species identity influences the vertical distribution of labile and recalcitrant carbon in a temperate deciduous forest soil

    Ahmed, I. U., Smith, A. R., Jones, D. L. & Godbold, D. L., 26 Jul 2015, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 359, p. 352-360

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Trivalent metal (Cr, Y, Ph, La, Pr, Gd) sorption in two acid soils and its consequences for bioremediation

    Jones, D. L., 1 Dec 1997, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 48, 4, p. 697-702

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Turnover of low molecular weight dissolved organic C (DOC) and microbial C exhibit different temperature sensitivities in Arctic tundra soils.

    Boddy, E., Roberts, P., Hill, P., Farrar, J. & Jones, D., 1 Jul 2008, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40, 7, p. 1557-1566

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Two-Step Concentration of Complex Water Samples for the Detection of Viruses

    Farkas, K., McDonald, J., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 10 Sept 2018, In: Methods and Protocols. 1, 3, 35.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Typology of extreme flood event leads to differential impacts on soil functioning

    Rafael Sanchez-Rodriguez, A., Hill, P. W., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., Feb 2019, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 129, p. 153-168

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Unearthing human pathogens at the agricultural–environment interface: A review of current methods for the detection of Escherichia coli O157 in freshwater ecosystems

    Quilliam, R. S., Williams, A. P., Avery, L. M., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 1 Mar 2011, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 140, 3-4, p. 354-360

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Uptake of an amino acid (alanine) and its peptide (trialanine) by the saltmarsh halophytes Salicornia europaea and Aster tripolium and its potential role in ecosystem N cycling and marine aquaculture wastewater treatment

    Quinta, R., Hill, P. W., Jones, D. L., Santos, R., Thomas, D. N. & Le Vay, L., Feb 2015, In: Ecological Engineering. 75, p. 145–154

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Urine enhances the leaching and persistence of estrogens in soils.

    Lucas, S. D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Feb 2009, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 41, 2, p. 236-242

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Use of Capsid Integrity-qPCR for Detecting Viral Capsid Integrity in Wastewater

    Kevill, J. L., Farkas, K., Ridding, N., Woodhall, N., Malham, S. K. & Jones, D. L., 26 Dec 2023, In: Viruses. 16, 1

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Use of Mytilus edulis biosentinels to investigate spatial patterns of norovirus and faecal indicator organism contamination around coastal sewage discharges

    Winterbourn, J., Clements, K., Lowther, J. A., Malham, S., McDonald, J. & Jones, D., 15 Nov 2016, In: Water Research. 105, November, p. 241-250

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Use of a coupled soil-root-leaf model to optimise phosphate fertiliser use efficiency in barley

    Heppell, J., Payvandi, S., Talboys, P., Zygalakis, K. C., Langton, D., Sylvester-Bradley, R., Edwards, A. C., Walker, R., Withers, P., Jones, D. & Roose, T., 1 Sept 2016, In: Plant and Soil. 406, 1-2, p. 341-357

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Use of composts in the remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil.

    Farrell, M. & Jones, D. L., 15 Mar 2010, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 175, 1-3, p. 575-582

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Use of metabolomics to quantify changes in soil microbial function in response to fertiliser nitrogen supply and extreme drought

    Brown, R. W., Chadwick, D. R., Zang, H. & Jones, D. L., Sept 2021, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 160, 108351.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Use of organic amendments for remediation: turning waste to good use

    Jones, D. L. & Healey, J. R., 1 Dec 2010, In: Elements. 6, 6, p. 369-375

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Use of untargeted metabolomics for assessing soil quality and microbial function

    Withers, E., Hill, P. W., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., Apr 2020, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 143, 107758.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Use of untargeted metabolomics to analyse changes in extractable soil organic matter in response to long-term fertilisation

    Tang, S., Ma, Q., Zhou, J., Pan, W., Chadwick, D. R., Gregory, A. S., Wu, L. & Jones, D. L., 1 Apr 2023, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 59, 3, p. 301-316

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Using the concentration-dependence of respiration arising from glucose addition to estimate in situ concentrations of labile carbon in grassland soil

    Rousk, J., Hill, P. W. & Jones, D. L., 3 Jul 2014, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 77, p. 81-88

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Utilisation and transformation of organic and inorganic nitrogen by soil microorganisms and its regulation by excessive carbon and nitrogen availability

    Pan, W., Zhou, J., Tang, S., Wu, L., Ma, Q., Marsden, K. A., Chadwick, D. D. R. & Jones, D. L., May 2023, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 59, 4, p. 379-389

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Utilization of low-molecular-weight organic compounds by the filterable fraction of a lotic microbiome

    Ghuneim, L. A., Distaso, M., Chernikova, T., Bargiela, R., Lunev, E. A., Korzhenkov, A. A., Toshchakov, S. V., Rojo, D., Barbas, C., Ferrer, M., Golyshina, O., Golyshin, P. & Jones, D. L., 1 Feb 2021, In: Fems Microbiology Ecology. 97, 2

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. Published

    VarLOCK: sequencing-independent, rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern for point-of-care testing, qPCR pipelines and national wastewater surveillance

    Nan, X., Hardinge, P., Hoehn, S., Dighe, S. N., Ukeri, J., Pease, D. F., Griffin, J., Warrington, J. I., Saud, Z., Hottinger, E., Webster, G., Jones, D., Kille, P., Weightman, A., Stanton, R., Castell, O. K., Murray, J. A. H. & Jurkowski, T. P., 27 Nov 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 20832.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  51. Published

    Variation in enzyme activities involved in carbon and nitrogen cycling in rhizosphere and bulk soil after organic mulching

    Sun, X., Ye, Y., Ma, Q., Guan, Q. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2021, In: Rhizosphere. 19, 100376.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review