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. E-pub ahead of print

    Do Added Microplastics, Native Soil Properties, and Prevailing Climatic Conditions Have Consequences for Carbon and Nitrogen Contents in Soil? A Global Data Synthesis of Pot and Greenhouse Studies

    Iqbal, S., Xu, J., Arif, M. S., Worthy, F. R., Jones, D. L., Khan, S., Alharbi, S. A., Filimonenko, E., Nadir, S., Bu, D., Shakoor, A., Gui, H., Schaefer, D. A. & Kuzyakov, Y., 3 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental science & technology. 58, 19, p. 8464-8479 16 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

    Diurnal changes in pathogenic and indicator virus concentrations in wastewater

    Farkas, K., Pântea, I., Woodhall, N., Williams, D., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Williams, R. C., Grimsley, J. M. S., Singer, A. C. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2023, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30, 59, p. 123785-123795 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Distribution and diversity of members of the bacterial phylum Fibrobacteres in environments where cellulose degradation occurs

    Ransom-Jones, E., Jones, D. L., Edwards, A. & McDonald, J. E., 17 Jul 2014, In: Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 37, 7, p. 502-509

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Dissolved organic nitrogen: A relevant, complementary source of nitrogen for the seagrass Zostera marina

    Alexandre, A., Hill, P. W., Jones, D. L. & Santos, R., 3 Apr 2015, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 60, 5, p. 1477-1483

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Dissolved organic nitrogen uptake by plants - an important N uptake pathway?

    Jones, D. L., Healey, J. R., Willett, V. B., Farrar, J. F. & Hodge, A., 1 Mar 2005, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 37, 3, p. 413-423

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Dissolved organic nitrogen regulation in freshwaters.

    Willett, V. B., Reynolds, B. A., Stevens, P. A., Ormerod, S. J. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jan 2004, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 33, 1, p. 201-209

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Dissolved organic nitrogen in contrasting agricultural ecosystems.

    Christou, M., Avramides, E. J., Roberts, J. P. & Jones, D. L., 1 Aug 2005, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 37, 8, p. 1560-1563

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Dissolved organic nitrogen concentration in two grassland soils.

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

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  10. 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. (ed.), Ahuja, L. R. (ed.) & Bruulsema, T. (ed.), 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

  11. Published

    Dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in temperate coniferous forest plantations.

    Jones, D. L., Hughes, L. T., Murphy, D. V. & Healey, J. R., 1 Dec 2008, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 59, 6, p. 1038-1048

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Dissolved Organic Matter in Freshwater Ecosystems: Nature, Origins and Ecological Significance

    Johnes, P. (ed.), Evershed, R. P. (ed.), Jones, D. L. (ed.) & Maberly, S. C. (ed.), 2023, Springer.

    Research output: Book/ReportBookpeer-review

  13. Published

    Disentangling the effect of sheep urine patch size and nitrogen loading rate on cumulative N2O emissions

    Marsden, K., Jones, D. L. & Chadwick, D., 9 Feb 2016, In: Animal Production Science. 56, 3, p. 265-275

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. 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

  15. Published

    Differential acquisition of amino acid and peptide enantiomers within the soil microbial community and its implications for carbon and nitrogen cycling in soil

    Broughton, R. C., Newsham, K. K., Hill, P. W., Stott, A. & Jones, D. L., Sept 2015, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 88, p. 83-89

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Differential Utilization of Dissolved Organic and Inorganic Nitrogen by Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.)

    Iqbal, Z., Khalid, M., Soleman, N. & Jones, D. L., 28 Aug 2014, In: Journal of Plant Nutrition. 37, 13, p. 2094-2107

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Different ways in which CO2 can be released during the turnover of roots in soil

    Marella, V. S., Roberts, P., Hill, P. & Jones, D. L., May 2017, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 53, 4, p. 369-374

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Development of a LoRaWAN IoT Node with Ion-Selective Electrode Soil Nitrate Sensors for Precision Agriculture

    Bristow, N., Rengaraj, S., Chadwick, D., Kettle, J. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2022, In: Sensors. 22, 23, 9100.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Development of Microbial Diversity and Functional Potential in Bauxite Residue Sand under Rehabilitation

    Australia, U. O., Phillips, I. R., Jones, D. L. & Australia, U. O., 6 Jan 2011, In: Restoration Ecology. 19, p. 78-87

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Development of Alditol Acetate Derivatives for the Determination of 15N-Enriched Amino Sugars by Gas Chromatography-Combustion-Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry

    Reay, M. K., Knowles, T. D. J., Jones, D. L. & Evershed, R. P., 5 Mar 2019, In: Analytical Chemistry. 91, 5, p. 3397-3404 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Development and validation of a duplex RT-qPCR assay for norovirus quantification in wastewater samples

    Alex-Sanders, N., Woodhall, N., Farkas, K., Scott, G., Jones, D. L. & Walker, D. I., 1 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Virological Methods. 321, 114804.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Developing farm-specific marginal abatement cost curves: Cost-effective greenhouse gas mitigation opportunities in sheep farming systems

    Jones, A. K., Jones, D. L. & Cross, P., 12 Sept 2015, In: Land Use Policy. 49, p. 394-403

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Determining the influence of environmental and edaphic factors on the fate of the nitrification inhibitors DCD and DMPP in soil

    Guardia, G., Marsden, K., Vallejo, A., Jones, D. & Chadwick, D., 15 May 2018, In: Science of the Total Environment. 624, p. 1202-1212

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Determining patterns in the composition of dissolved organic matter in fresh waters according to land use and management

    Yates, C. A., Johnes, P. J., Brailsford, F. L., Evans, C. D., Evershed, R. P., Glanville, H. C., Jones, D. L., Lloyd, C. E. M., Marshall, M. R. & Owen, A. T., May 2023, In: Biogeochemistry. 164, 1, p. 143-162 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Detecting macroecological patterns in bacterial communities across independent studies of global soils

    Ramirez, K. S., Knight, C. G., Hollander, M., Brearley, F. Q., Constantinides, B., Cotton, T. E. A., Creer, S., Crowther, T. W., Davison, J., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Dorrepaal, E., Elliott, D. R., Fox, G., Griffiths, R., Hale, C., Hartman, K., Houlden, A., Jones, D., Krab, E. J., Maestre, F. T., McGuire, K. L., Monteux, S., Orr, C. H., van der Putten, W. H., Roberts, I. S., Robinson, D., Rocca, J., Rowntree, J., Schlaeppi, K., Shepherd, M., Singh, B. K., Straathof, A., Talbot, J. M., Thion, C., van der Heijden, M. & de Vries, F. T., 2018, In: Nature Microbiology. 3, p. 189-196 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Despite high uptake efficiency, non-mycorrhizal Rumex acetosella increases available phosphorous in the rhizosphere soil, whereas Viscaria vulgaris, Plantago lanceolata and Achillea millefolium does not.

    Sandberg, J., Jones, D. L. & Fransson, A. M., 1 Oct 2009, In: Nordic Journal of Botany. 27, 5, p. 444-448

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Dependence of thermal desorption method for profiling volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from soil

    Brown, R. W., Mayser, J. P., Widdowson, C., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2021, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 160, 108313.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Deinking paper fibre application to agricultural land: soil quality enhancer or copper polluter?

    Tandy, S., Williamson, J. C., Nason, M. A., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2008, In: Soil Use and Management. 24, 2, p. 217-220

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Deep-C storage: Biological, chemical and physical strategies to enhance carbon stocks in agricultural subsoils

    Button, E. S., Pett-Ridge, J., Murphy, D. V., Kuzyakov, Y., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., Jul 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 170, 1 p., 108697.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Decreased soil microbial biomass and nitrogen mineralisation with Eucalyptus biochar addition to a coarse textured soil

    Dempster, D. N., Gleeson, D. B., Solaiman, Z. M. & Jones, D. L., May 2012, In: Plant and Soil. 354, 1-2, p. 311-324

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Decoupling of microbial glucose uptake and mineralization in soil.

    Hill, P. W., Farrar, J. F. & Jones, D. L., 1 Mar 2008, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40, 3, p. 616-624

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. 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

  33. Published

    Declining reactivation ability of Escherichia coli O157 following incubation within soil

    Williams, A. P., Gordon, H. E., Jones, D. L., Killham, K., Strachan, N. J. & Forbes, K. J., 1 Aug 2013, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 63, p. 85-88

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Deciduous woodland exposed to elevated atmospheric CO2 has species-specific impacts on anecic earthworms

    Scullion, J., Smith, A. R., Gwynn-Jones, D., Jones, D. L. & Godbold, D. L., 1 Aug 2014, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 80, p. 84-92

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Decay rates of faecal indicator bacteria from sewage and ovine faeces in brackish and freshwater microcosms with contrasting suspended particulate matter concentrations

    Perkins, T. L., Perrow, K. A., Rajko-Nenow, P., Jago, C. F., Jones, D. L., Malham, S. K. & McDonald, J. E., 1 Dec 2016, In: Science of the Total Environment. 572, p. 1645-1652

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    DMPP is ineffective at mitigating N2O emissions from sheep urine patches in a UK grassland under summer conditions

    Marsden, K., Jones, D. & Chadwick, D., 1 Aug 2017, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 246, p. 1-11 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Cytological and enzymatic responses to aluminium stress in root tips of Norway spruce seedlings.

    Nagy, N. E., Dalen, L. S., Jones, D. L., Swensen, B., Fossdal, C. G. & Eldhuset, T. D., 1 Sept 2004, In: New Phytologist. 163, 3, p. 595-607

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Crop residues exacerbate the negative effects of extreme flooding on soil quality

    Sanchez-Rodriguez, A. R., Hill, P. W., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2017, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 53, 7, p. 751-765

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Crop residue carbon-to-nitrogen ratio regulates denitrifier N2O production post flooding

    Zhou, W., Jones, D. L., Hu, R., Clark, I. M. & Chadwick, D. R., Aug 2020, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 56, 6, p. 825-838

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Critical review of the impacts of grazing intensity on soil organic carbon storage and other soil quality indicators in extensively managed grasslands

    Abdalla, M., Hastings, A., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. L., Evans, C. D., Jones, M. B., Rees, R. M. & Smith, P., 1 Feb 2018, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 253, p. 62-81

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Critical evaluation of organic acid mediated iron dissolution in the rhizosphere and its potential role in root iron uptake

    Jones, D. L., Darrah, P. R. & Kochian, L. V., Mar 1996, In: Plant and Soil. 180, 1, p. 57-66

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. 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

  43. Published

    Critical evaluation of methods for determining protein in soil solution.

    Roberts, P. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2008, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40, 6, p. 1485-1495

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Critical comparison of the impact of biochar and wood ash on soil organic matter cycling and grassland productivity

    Jones, D., Hill, P. & Chadwick, D., Jul 2017, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 110, p. 134-142

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Critical Review on the Public Health Impact of Norovirus Contamination in Shellfish and the Environment: A UK Perspective

    Hassard, F., Sharp, J., Taft, H., Le Vay, L., Harris, J., McDonald, J., Tuson, K., Wilson, J., Jones, D. & Malham, S., Jun 2017, In: Food and Environmental Virology. 9, 2, p. 123-141

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Critical Evaluation of Different Passive Sampler Materials and Approaches for the Recovery of SARS-CoV-2, Faecal-Indicator Viruses and Bacteria from Wastewater

    Jones, D. L., Grimsley, J. M. S., Kevill, J. L., Williams, R., Pellett, C., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Singer, A. C., Williams, G. B., Bargiela, R., Brown, R. W., Agency, UK. & Farkas, K., 6 Nov 2022, In: Water. 14, 21, 3568.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Critical Evaluation of CrAssphage as a Molecular Marker for Human-Derived Wastewater Contamination in the Aquatic Environment

    Farkas, K., Adriaenssens, E. M., Walker, D. I., McDonald, J., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2019, In: Food and Environmental Virology. 11, 2, p. 113-119

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Cover crops affect the partial nitrogen balance in a maize-forage cropping system

    Rocha, K. F., de Souza, M., Almeida, D. S., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. L., Mooney, S. J. & Rosolem, C. A., 15 Feb 2020, In: Geoderma. 360, 114000.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Conversion of coastal marshes to croplands decreases organic carbon but increases inorganic carbon in saline soils

    Zhu, Y., Wang, Y., Guo, C., Xue, D., Li, J., Chen, Q., Song, Z., Lou, Y., Kuzyakov, Y., Wang, Z-L. & Jones, D. L., 30 May 2020, In: Land Degradation and Development. 31, 9, p. 1099-1109

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Control of amino acid mineralization and microbial metabolism by temperature.

    Vinolas, L. C., Vallejo, V. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2001, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 33, 7-8, p. 1137-1140

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review