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)

Researchgate profileGoogle scholar profileTwitter feedWeb of Science ResearcherID: C-7411-2011

  1. Published

    Decoupled richness of generalist anaerobes and sulphate-reducing bacteria is driven bypHacross land uses in temperate soils

    George, P. B. L., Coelho, K. P., Creer, S., Lebron, I., Robinson, D. A. & Jones, D. L., Nov 2021, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 72, 6, p. 2445-2456 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Divergent national-scale trends of microbial and animal biodiversity revealed across diverse temperate soil ecosystems

    George, P., Lallias, D., Creer, S., Seaton, F., Kenny, J. G., Eccles, R. M., Griffiths, R., Lebron, I., Emmett, B., Robinson, D. & Jones, D. L., 7 Mar 2019, In: Nature Communications. 10, 1, p. 1107 1107.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Evaluation of mesofauna communities as soil quality indicators in a national-level monitoring programme

    George, P., Keith, A. M., Creer, S., Barrett, G. L., Lebron, I., Emmett, B. A., Robinson, D. & Jones, D., 1 Dec 2017, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 115, p. 537-546

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Needles in haystacks: monitoring the potential escape of bioaerosolised antibacterial resistance genes from wastewater treatment plants with air and phyllosphere sampling

    George, P., Hillary, L., Leclerc, S., Cooledge, E., Lemieux, J., Duchaine, C. & Jones, D. L., 1 Aug 2024, In: Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 70, 8, p. 348-357 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Microbial biomass, activity, and community structure in horticultural soils under conventional and organic management strategies

    Ge, T., Hunan., C. A. O., Yuan, H., Li, B., Zhu, H., Peng, P., Li, K., Jones, D. L. & Wu, J., 30 Sept 2013, In: European Journal of Soil Biology. 58, p. 122-128

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Rice rhizodeposition and its utilization by microbial groups depends on N fertilization

    Ge, T., Li, B., Zhu, Z., Hu, Y., Yuan, H., Dorodnikov, M., Jones, D., Wu, J. & Kuzyakov, Y., 1 Jan 2017, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 53, 1, p. 37 48 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Amino acid and peptide dynamics in horticultural soils under conventional and organic management strategies

    Ge, T., Yuan, H., Roberts, P., Jones, D. L., Qin, H., Tong, C. & Hunan., C. A. O., 15 Dec 2011, In: Journal of Soils and Sediments. 12, 3, p. 323-333

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Influence of inorganic and organic nitrogen on enzymes of nitrogen assimilation and growth in tomato seedlings

    Ge, T.-D., Roberts, P., Jones, D. L., Yang, D.-D., Song, S.-W., Lu-Bo, Ming-Ding & Huang, D.-F., 1 Jul 2008, In: Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. 83, 4, p. 513-519

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Dynamics of nitrogen speciation in horticultural soils in suburbs of Shanghai, China.

    Ge, T. D., Huang, D. F., Roberts, P., Jones, D. L. & Song, S. W., 1 Apr 2010, In: Pedosphere. 20, 2, p. 261-272

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Amino acids as a nitrogen source for tomato seedlings: the use of dual-labeled (13C, 15N) glycine to test for direct uptake by tomato seedlings.

    Ge, T., Song, S., Roberts, P., Jones, D. L., Huang, D. & Iwasaki, K., 1 Sept 2009, In: Environmental and Experimental Botany. 66, 3, p. 357-361

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. 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

  12. Published

    Effects of salinity, DOM and metals on the fate and microbial toxicology of propetamphos formulations in river and estuarine sediment

    Garcia-Ortega, S., Holliman, P. J. & Jones, D., May 2011, In: Chemosphere. 83, 8, p. 1117-1123

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in an Oxisol as Affected by Liming and Crop Residues under No-Till

    Garbuio, F. J., Jones, D., Alleoni, L. R. F., Murphy, D. V. & Caires, E. F., Sept 2011, In: Soil Science Society of America Journal. 75, 5, p. 1723-1730

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Seasonality is more important than forest type in regulating the pool size and composition of soil soluble N in temperate forests

    Gao, L., Hill, P. W., Jones, D. L., Guo, Y., Gao, F. & Cui, X., Oct 2020, In: Biogeochemistry. 150, 3, p. 279-295

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    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 Jan 2024, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 109255.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    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, 116319

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Real-time PCR and microscopy: are the two methods measuring the same unit of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal abundance?

    Gamper, H. A., Young, J. P. W., Hodge, A. & Jones, D. L., 1 May 2008, In: Fungal genetics and biology : FG & B. 45, 5, p. 581-96 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Response of soil phosphorus fractions and fluxes to different vegetation restoration types in a subtropical mountain ecosystem

    Fu, D., Wu, X., Duan, C., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2020, In: Catena. 193, 104663.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Land use effects on soil phosphorus behavior characteristics in the eutrophic aquatic-terrestrial ecotone of Dianchi Lake, China

    Fu, D., Xu, Z., Wu, X., Zhao, L., Zhu, A., Duan, C., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 31 Jan 2021, In: Soil & Tillage Research. 205, 104793.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Seasonal variations in soil microbial communities under different land restoration types in a subtropical mountains region, Southwest China

    Fu, D., Wu, X., Qiu, Q., Duan, C. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2020, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 153, 103634.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Responsible agriculture must adapt to the wetland character of mid-latitude peatlands

    Freeman, B. W. J., Evans, C. D., Musarika, S., Morrison, R., Newman, T. R., Page, S. E., Wiggs, G. F. S., Bell, N. G. A., Styles, D., Wen, Y., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2022, In: Global Change Biology. 28, 12, p. 3795-3811 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Phosphatase activity does not limit the microbial use of low molecular weight organic-P substrates in soil.

    Fransson, A. M. & Jones, D. L., 1 May 2007, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 39, 5, p. 1213-1217

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Aluminium complexation suppresses citrate uptake by acid forest soil microorganisms.

    Fransson, A. M., Vinogradoff, S., Godbold, D. L., Van Hees, P. A. & Jones, D. L., 1 Feb 2004, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 36, 2, p. 353-357

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Dynamics of dissolved organic matter in headwaters: comparison of headwater streams with contrasting DOM and nutrient composition

    Fovet, O., Cooper, D. M., Jones, D. L., Jones, T. G. & Evans, C. D., 24 Feb 2020, In: Aquatic Sciences. 82, 2, 29.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Freeze–thaw cycles have minimal effect on the mineralisation of low molecular weight, dissolved organic carbon in Arctic soils

    Foster, A., Jones, D. L., Cooper, E. J. & Roberts, P., 11 Mar 2016, In: Polar Biology. p. 1-15

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide fluxes from a temperate salt marsh: Grazing management does not alter Global Warming Potential

    Ford, H., Garbutt, A., Jones, L. & Jones, D., 10 Nov 2012, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 113, p. 182-191

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Grazing effects on microbial community composition, growth and nutrient cycling in salt marsh and sand dune grasslands

    Ford, H., Rousk, J., Garbutt, A., Jones, L. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jan 2013, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 49, 1, p. 89-98

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Impacts of grazing abandonment on ecosystem service provision: Coastal grassland as a model system

    Ford, H., Garbutt, A., Jones, D. L. & Jones, L., 1 Nov 2012, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 162, p. 108-115

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Grazing management in saltmarsh ecosystems drives invertebrate diversity, abundance and functional group structure

    Ford, H., Garbutt, A., Jones, L. & Jones, D. L., 2013, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 6, p. 189-200

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Projected Increases in Precipitation Are Expected To Reduce Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Alter Optimal Fertilization Timings in Agriculture in the South East of England

    Fletcher, D. M., Ruiz, S., Williams, K., Petroselli, C., Walker, N., Chadwick, D., Jones, D. L. & Roose, T., 12 Aug 2022, In: ACS ES&T ENGINEERING. 2, 8, p. 1414-1424 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Effectiveness of cooking to reduce Norovirus and infectious F-specific RNA bacteriophage concentrations in Mytilus edulis

    Flannery, J., Rajko-Nenow, P., Winterbourn, J. B., Malham, S. K. & Jones, D. L., 1 Aug 2014, In: Journal of Applied Microbiology. 117, 2, p. 564-571

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Site Specific Relationships between COVID-19 Cases and SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Wastewater Treatment Plant Influent

    Fitzgerald, S. F., Rossi, G., Low, A. S., McAteer, S. P., O'Keefe, B., Findlay, D., Cameron, G. J., Pollard, P., Singleton, P. T. R., Ponton, G., Singer, A. C., Farkas, K., Jones, D. L., Graham, D. W., Quintela-Baluja, M., Tait-Burkard, C., Gally, D. L., Kao, R. & Corbishley, A., 16 Nov 2021, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 55, 22, p. 15276-15286 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Root exudate carbon mitigates nitrogen loss in a semi-arid soil

    Fisk, L. M., Barton, L., Jones, D. L., Glanville, H. C. & Murphy, D. V., 20 Jun 2015, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 88, p. 380-389

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Oligopeptides Represent a Preferred Source of Organic N Uptake: a global phenomenon?

    Farrell, M., Hill, P., DeLuca, T., Roberts, P., Kielland, K., Dahlgren, R., Murphy, D. V., Hobbs, P. J., Bardgett, R. D. & Jones, D. L., Jan 2013, In: Ecosystems. 16, 1, p. 133-145

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Amino acid dynamics across a grassland altitudinal gradient

    Farrell, M., Macdonald, L. M., Hill, P. W., Wanniarachchi, S. D., Farrar, J., Bardgett, R. D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2014, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 76, p. 179-182

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Modification of fertility of soil materials for restoration of acid grassland habitat.

    Farrell, M., Healey, J. R., Godbold, D. L., Nason, M. A., Tandy, S. & Jones, D. L., 12 Mar 2010, In: Restoration Ecology. 19, 4, p. 509-519

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Microbial diversity and activity are increased by compost amendment of metal-contaminated soil.

    Farrell, M., Griffith, G. W., Hobbs, P. J., Perkins, W. T. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jan 2010, In: Fems Microbiology Ecology. 71, 1, p. 94-105

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Food waste composting: Its use as a peat replacement.

    Farrell, M. & Jones, D. L., 1 Aug 2010, In: Waste Management. 30, 8-9, p. 1495-1501

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Migration of heavy metals in soil as influenced by compost amendments.

    Farrell, M., Perkins, W. T., Hobbs, P. J., Griffith, G. W. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jan 2010, In: Environmental Pollution. 158, 1, p. 55-64

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Seasonal variation in soluble soil carbon and nitrogen across a grassland productivity gradient.

    Farrell, M., Hill, P. W., Farrar, J. F., Bardgett, R. D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Apr 2011, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43, 4, p. 835-844

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Rapid peptide metabolism: A major component of soil nitrogen cycling?

    Farrell, M., Hill, P. W., Wanniarachchi, S. D., Farrar, J., Bardgett, R. D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2011, In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 25, 3, p. 1-11

    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

    Critical evaluation of municipal solid waste composting and potential compost markets.

    Farrell, M. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2009, In: Bioresource Technology. 100, 19, p. 4301-4310

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Soil microbial organic nitrogen uptake is regulated by carbon availability

    Farrell, M., Prendergast-Miller, M., Jones, D. L., Hill, P. W. & Condron, L. M., 9 Jul 2014, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 77, p. 261-267

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Heavy metal contamination of a mixed waste compost: metal speciation and fate.

    Farrell, M. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2009, In: Bioresource Technology. 100, 19, p. 4423-4432

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published

    How roots control the flux of carbon to the rhizosphere

    Farrar, J. F., Hawes, M., Jones, D. L. & Lindow, S., 1 Apr 2003, In: Ecology. 84, 4, p. 827-837

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. 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

  48. Published

    The control of carbon acquisition by and growth of roots.

    Farrar, J. F., Jones, D. L., De Kroon, H. (Editor) & Visser, E. J. (Editor), 1 Jan 2003, Root Ecology. 2003 ed. Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH, p. 91-124

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  49. Published

    Discrete functional pools of soil organic matter in a UK grassland soil are differentially affected by temperature and priming

    Farrar, J., Boddy, E., Hill, P. W. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2012, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 49, p. 52-60

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Rapid Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Variant-Associated Mutations in Wastewater Using Real-Time RT-PCR

    Farkas, K., Pellett, C., Williams, R., Alex-Sanders, N., Bassano, I., Brown, M. R., Denise, H., Grimsley, J. M. S., Kevill, J. L., Khalifa, M. S., Pântea, I., Story, R., Wade, M. J., Woodhall, N. & Jones, D. L., 14 Feb 2023, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 11, 1, e0317722.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review