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)

WeChat ID: wxid_iqg8l4vzh5nl12

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  1. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Published

    Use of wastewater from passenger ships to assess the movement of COVID-19 and other pathogenic viruses across maritime international boundaries

    Jones, D. L., Bridgman, M., Pellett, C., Weightman, A. J., Kille, P., García Delgado, Á., Cross, G., Cobley, S., Howard-Jones, H., Chadwick, D. R. & Farkas, K., 15 Jul 2024, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 12, p. 1377996

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. Published

    Vascular plant success in a warming Antarctic may be due to efficient nitrogen acquisition.

    Hill, P. W., Farrar, J. F., Roberts, P., Marrell, M., Grant, H., Newsham, K. K., Hopkins, D. W., Bardgett, R. D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Apr 2011, In: Nature Climate Change. 1, 1, p. 50-53

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Vegetation cover regulates the quantity, quality and temporal dynamics of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen in Antarctic soils.

    Roberts, P., Newsham, K. K., Bardgett, R. D., Farrar, J. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jul 2009, In: Polar Biology. 32, 7, p. 999-1008

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Viral dispersal in the coastal zone: A method to quantify water quality risk

    Robins, P., Farkas, K., Jones, D. L., Cooper, D. & Malham, S., May 2019, In: Environment International. 126, p. 430-442

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Viral indicators for tracking domestic wastewater contamination in the aquatic environment

    Farkas, K., Walker, D., Adriaenssens, E., McDonald, J., Hillary, L., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 15 Aug 2020, In: Water Research. 181, 115926.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Viromic Analysis of Wastewater Input to a River Catchment Reveals a Diverse Assemblage of RNA Viruses

    Adriaenssens, E. M., Farkas, K., Harrison, C., Jones, D. L., Allison, H. E. & McCarthy, A., 22 May 2018, In: mSystems. 3, 3, e00025-18.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) allow sensitive differentiation of biological soil quality

    Brown, R., Ian D. Bull, Toby Journeaux, Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 1 May 2021, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 156, 108187.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Vulnerability of British farms to post-Brexit subsidy removal, and implications for intensification, extensification and land sparing.

    Arnott, D., Chadwick, D., Wynne-Jones, S. & Jones, D. L., Aug 2021, In: Land Use Policy. 107, 104154.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Vulnerability of exporting nations to the development of a carbon label in the United Kingdom

    Edwards-Jones, G., Plassmann, K., York, E., Hounsome, B., Jones, D. & Mila I Canals, L., 1 Jun 2009, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 12, 4, p. 479-490

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Warming alters competition for organic and inorganic nitrogen between co-existing grassland plant species

    Kuster, T. M., Wilkinson, A., Hill, P. W., Bardgett, R. D. & Jones, D., 1 Sept 2016, In: Plant and Soil. 406, 1-2, p. 117-129

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Wastewater and public health: the potential of wastewater surveillance for monitoring COVID-19

    Farkas, K., Hillary, L., Malham, S., McDonald, J. & Jones, D. L., Oct 2020, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 17, p. 14-20 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Wastewater sample storage for physicochemical and microbiological analysis

    Webster, G., Dighe, S. N., Perry, W. B., Stenhouse, E. H., Jones, D. L., Kille, P. & Weightman, A. J., 1 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Virological Methods. 332, p. 115063

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Wastewater-based epidemiology for comprehensive community health diagnostics in a national surveillance study: Mining biochemical markers in wastewater

    Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Sims, N., Farkas, K., Jagadeesan, K., Proctor, K., Wade, M. J. & Jones, D. L., 15 May 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 450, 1 p., 130989.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Wastewater-based monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 at UK airports and its potential role in international public health surveillance

    Farkas, K., Williams, R., Alex-Sanders, N., Grimsley, J. M. S., Pântea, I., Wade, M. J., Woodhall, N. & Jones, D. L., 19 Jan 2023, In: PLOS global public health. 3, 1, e0001346.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Whole tree harvesting can reduce second rotation forest productivity

    Walmsley, J. D., Jones, D. L., Reynolds, B., Price, M. H. & Healey, J. R., 10 Feb 2009, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 257, 3, p. 1104-1111

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Within-field spatial variability of greenhouse gas fluxes from an extensive and intensive sheep-grazed pasture

    Charteris, A. F., Harris, P., Marsden, K. A., Harris, I. M., Guo, Z., Beaumont, D. A., Taylor, H., Sanfratello, G., Jones, D. L., Johnson, S. C. M., Whelan, M. J., Howden, N., Sint, H., Chadwick, D. R. & Cardenas, L. M., 1 Jun 2021, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 312, 107355.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Yield and vitamin C content of tomatoes grown in vermicomposted wastes.

    Roberts, P., Jones, D. & Edwards-Jones, G., 15 Aug 2007, In: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 87, 10, p. 1957-1963

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Yield responses of wheat (Triticum aestivum) to vermicompost applications

    Roberts, P., Edwards-Jones, G. & Jones, D. L., 1 Dec 2007, In: Compost Science and Utilization. 15, 1, p. 6-15

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    pH and exchangeable aluminum are major regulators of microbial energy flow and carbon use efficiency in soil microbial communities

    Jones, D. L., Cooledge, E., Hoyle, F., Griffiths, R. & Murphy, D., Nov 2019, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 138, 107584.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    pH regulation of carbon and nitrogen dynamics in two agricultural soils.

    Kemmitt, S. J., Wright, D., Goulding, K. W. & Jones, D. L., 1 May 2006, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 38, 5, p. 898-911

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Editorial › Research › Peer-reviewed
  43. Published

    Environmental impacts of agricultural plastic film mulch: Fate, consequences, and solutions

    Ding, F., Jones, D. L., Chadwick, D. R., Kim, P. J., Jiang, R. & Flury, M., 25 Aug 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 836

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

  44. Published

    Innovations in soil science to address global grand challenges

    Haygarth, P. M., Kirk, G. J. D. & Jones, D. L., 2021, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 72, 6, p. 2317-2319 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

  45. Published

    Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Global Collaborative to Maximize Contributions in the Fight Against COVID-19

    Bivins, A., North, D., Ahmad, A., Ahmed, W., Alm, E., Been, F., Bhattacharya, P., Bijlsma, L., Boehm, A. B., Brown, J., Buttiglieri, G., Calabro, V., Carducci, A., Castiglioni, S., Gurol, Z. C., Chakraborty, S., Costa, F., Curcio, S., de los Reyes, F. L. ,. I., Vela, J. D., Farkas, K., Fernandez-Casi, X., Gerba, C., Gerrity, D., Girones, R., Gonzalez, R., Haramoto, E., Harris, A., Holden, P. A., Islam, M. T., Jones, D. L., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Kitajima, M., Kotlarz, N., Kumar, M., Kuroda, K., La Rosa, G., Malpei, F., Mautus, M., McLellan, S. L., Medema, G., Meschke, J. S., Mueller, J., Newton, R. J., Nilsson, D., Noble, R. T., van Nuijs, A., Peccia, J., Perkins, T. A., Pickering, A. J., Rose, J., Sanchez, G., Smith, A., Stadler, L., Stauber, C., Thomas, K., van der Voorn, T., Wigginton, K., Zhu, K. & Bibby, K., 7 Jul 2020, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 54, 13, p. 7754-7757

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

  46. Meeting Abstract › Research › Peer-reviewed
  47. Published

    EFFECT OF ALUMINUM ON CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS AND IP3 MEDIATED SIGNAL-TRANSDUCTION IN TRITICUM-AESTIVUM AND N-PLUMBAGINIFOLIA

    SHAFF, J., KOCHIAN, L. & Jones, D. L., Jun 1995, In: Plant Physiology. 108, 2, p. 41-41

    Research output: Contribution to journalMeeting Abstractpeer-review

  48. Published

    Effect of aluminum, oxidative, mechanical and anaerobic stress on cytoplasmic Ca2+ homeostatis in Arabidopsis root hairs

    Gilroy, S., Kochian, L. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 1996, In: Plant Physiology. 111, 2, p. 78-78

    Research output: Contribution to journalMeeting Abstractpeer-review

  49. Published

    Use of vibrating ion selective microelectrodes to study the physiology of heavy metal transport into roots

    Papernik, L., Shaff, J., Kochian, L. & Jones, D. L., Jun 1996, In: Plant Physiology. 111, 2, p. 128-128

    Research output: Contribution to journalMeeting Abstractpeer-review

  50. Chapter › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  51. Published

    Aluminium toxicity.

    Jones, D. L., Ryan, P. R., Thomas, B. (Editor), Murphy, D. (Editor) & Murray, B. (Editor), 1 Jan 2003, Encyclopaedia of applied plant science. 2003 ed. Academic Press, p. 656-664

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  52. Published

    Dissolved organic nitrogen and mechanisms of its uptake by plants in agricultural systems.

    Jones, D. L., Farrar, J. F., Macdonald, A. J., Kemmitt, S. J., Murphy, D. V., Ma, L. (Editor), Ahuja, L. R. (Editor) & Bruulsema, T. (Editor), 1 Jan 2008, Quantifying and Understanding Plant Nitrogen Uptake for Systems Modeling. 2008 ed. CRC Press, p. 95-126

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  53. Published

    Dissolved organic nitrogen concentration in two grassland soils.

    Jones, D. L., Farrar, J. F., Willett, V. B., Hatch, D. J. (Editor), Chadwick, D. R., Jarvis, S. C. & Roker, J. A. (Editor), 1 Jan 2004, Controlling Nitrogen Flows and Losses. 2004 ed. Wageningen Academic Publishers, p. 441-443

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  54. Published

    Human enteric pathogens in the farming environment.

    Jones, D. L., Campbell, G., Kaspar, C. W., Haygarth, P. M. (Editor) & Jarvis, S. C., 1 Jan 2002, Agriculture: hydrology and water quality. 2002 ed. CAB International, p. 133-154

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter