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. 2019
  2. Published

    Microbial uptake kinetics of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) compound groups from river water and sediments

    Brailsford, F. L., Glanville, H. C., Golyshin, P. N., Johnes, P. J., Yates, C. A. & Jones, D. L., 2 Aug 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, 1, 11229.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Short-term responses of greenhouse gas emissions and ecosystem carbon fluxes to elevated ozone and N fertilization in a temperate grassland

    Wang, J., Hayes, F., Hill, P. W., Chadwick, D. R., Mills, G. & Jones, D. L., 15 Aug 2019, In: Atmospheric Environment. 211, p. 204-213 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Is the ‘enzyme latch’ or ‘iron gate’ the key to protecting soil organic carbon in peatlands?

    Wen, Y., Zang, H., Ma, Q., Evans, C. D., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2019, In: Geoderma. 349, p. 107-113

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Rye cover crop incorporation and high watertable mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in cultivated peatland

    Wen, Y., Zang, H., Freeman, B., Ma, Q., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., Oct 2019, In: Land Degradation and Development. 30, 16, p. 1928-1938 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Plant and soil communities are associated with the response of soil water repellency to environmental stress

    Seaton, F., Jones, D. L., Creer, S., George, P., Smart, S. M., Lebron, I., Barrett, G., Emmett, B. & Robinson, D., 15 Oct 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 687, p. 929-938

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    N-15-amino sugar stable isotope probing (N-15-SIP) to trace the assimilation of fertiliser-N by soil bacterial and fungal communities

    Reay, M. K., Charteris, A. F., Jones, D. L. & Evershed, R. P., Nov 2019, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 138, 107599.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Published

    Nutrient enrichment induces a shift in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) metabolism in oligotrophic freshwater sediments

    Brailsford, F., Glanville, H., Golyshin, P., Marshall, M., Lloyd, C., Johnes, P. & Jones, D. L., 10 Nov 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 690, p. 1131-1139

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Effects of 7 years of field weathering on biochar recalcitrance and solubility

    Williams, E. K., Jones, D. L., Sanders, H. R., Benitez, G. V. & Plante, A. F., 15 Nov 2019, In: Biochar. 1, 3, p. 237-248

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Angiosperm symbioses with non-mycorrhizal fungal partners enhance N acquisition from ancient organic matter in a warming maritime Antarctic

    Hill, P., Broughton, R., Bougoure, J., Havelange, W., Newsham, K. K., Gran, H., Murphy, D. V., Clode, P., Ramayah, S., Marsden, K., Quilliam, R., Roberts, P., Brown, C., Read, D. J., DeLuca, T., Bardgett, R. D., Hopkins, D. W. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2019, In: Ecology Letters. 22, 12, p. 2111-2119 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Freeze-thaw and dry-wet events reduce microbial extracellular enzyme activity, but not organic matter turnover in an agricultural grassland soil

    Miura, M., Jones, T. G., Hill, P. W. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2019, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 144, p. 196-199

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Microbial utilization of low molecular weight organic carbon substrates in cultivated peats in response to warming and soil degradation

    Wen, Y., Zang, H., Freeman, B., Musarika, S., Evans, C. D., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2019, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 139, 107629.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. 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

  16. Published

    Nitrification represents the bottle-neck of sheep urine patch N2O emissions from extensively grazed organic soils

    Marsden, K. A., Holmberg, J. A., Jones, D. L., Charteris, A. F., Cardenas, L. M. & Chadwick, D. R., 10 Dec 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 695, 133786.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. 2020
  18. Published

    Phosphorus acquisition by wheat from organic and inorganic sources labelled with P-32 and P-33 radioisotopes

    Scrase, F. M., Sinclair, F. L., Farrar, J. F., Pavinato, P. S. & Jones, D. L., 2020, In: Scientia Agricola. 77, 3

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Behavior of microplastics and plastic film residues in the soil environment: A critical review

    Qi, R., Jones, D. L., Li, Z., Liu, Q. & Yan, C., 10 Feb 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 703, 134722.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. Published

    Carbon and nitrogen recycling from microbial necromass to cope with C:N stoichiometric imbalance by priming

    Cui, J., Zhu, Z., Xu, X., Liu, S., Jones, D. L., Kuzyakov, Y., Shibistova, O., Wu, J. & Ge, T., 1 Mar 2020, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 142, 107720.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. 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

  24. Published

    Farmyard manure applications stimulate soil carbon and nitrogen cycling by boosting microbial biomass rather than changing its community composition

    Ma, Q., Wen, Y., Wang, D., Sun, X., Hill, P. W., Macdonald, A., Chadwick, D. R., Wu, L. & Jones, D. L., 1 May 2020, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 144, 107760.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Soil textural heterogeneity impacts bacterial but not fungal diversity

    Seaton, F., George, P., Lebron, I., Jones, D. L., Creer, S. & Robinson, D. A., 1 May 2020, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 144, 107766.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Rapid depletion of dissolved organic sulphur (DOS) in freshwaters

    Brailsford, F. L., Glanville, H. C., Wang, D., Golyshin, P. N., Johnes, P. J., Yates, C. A. & Jones, D. L., 2 May 2020, In: Biogeochemistry. 149, 1, p. 105-113 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. 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

  28. Published

    Experimental strategies to measure the microbial uptake and mineralization kinetics of dissolved organic carbon in soil

    Li, B., Hill, P. W., Jones, D. L., Zhu, Z., Zhran, M. & Wu, J., 30 May 2020, In: Soil Ecology Letters. 2, 3, p. 180-187

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Impact of water table levels and winter cover crops on greenhouse gas emissions from cultivated peat soils

    Wen, Y., Zang, H., Ma, Q., Freeman, B., Chadwick, D. R., Evans, C. D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 719, 135130.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. 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

  31. Published

    Ocean warming increases the nitrogen demand and the uptake of organic nitrogen of the globally distributed seagrass Zostera marina

    Alexandre, A., Quinta, R., Hill, P., Jones, D. L. & Santos, R., Jul 2020, In: Functional Ecology. 34, 7, p. 1325-1335 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. 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. . III., 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

  33. Published

    Image-based quanti fication of soil microbial dead zones induced by nitrogen fertilization

    Ruiz, S. A., Fletcher, D. M. M., Boghi, A., Williams, K. A., Duncan, S. J., Scotson, C. P., Petroselli, C., Dias, T. G. S., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. L. & Roose, T., 20 Jul 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 727, 138197.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Raising the groundwater table in the non -growing season can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and maintain crop productivity in cultivated fen peats

    Wen, Y., Freeman, B., Ma, Q., Evans, C. D., Chadwick, D. R., Zang, H. & Jones, D. L., 20 Jul 2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 262, 121179.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Effects ofAgeratina adenophoraInvasion on the Understory Community and Soil Phosphorus Characteristics of Different Forest Types in Southwest China

    Wu, X., Duan, C., Fu, D., Peng, P., Zhao, L. & Jones, D. L., 25 Jul 2020, In: Forests. 11, 8

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. 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

  37. 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

  38. Published

    Soil microbes of an urban remnant riparian zone have greater potential for N removal than a degraded riparian zone

    Middleton, J. A., de Sosa, L. L., Martin, B. C., Jones, D. L. & Gleeson, D. B., 31 Aug 2020, In: Environmental Microbiology. 22, 8, p. 3302-3314

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Suppression of amino acid and oligopeptide mineralization by organic manure addition in a semiarid environment

    Iqbal, S., Jones, D. L., Arif, M. S., Yasmeen, T., Xu, J., Khan, S. & Nadir, S., Sept 2020, In: Land Degradation and Development. 31, 15, p. 1915-1925 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Impact of a single freeze-thaw and dry-wet event on soil solutes and microbial metabolites

    Miura, M., Hill, P. W. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2020, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 153, 103636.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Microplastics in the agroecosystem: Are they an emerging threat to the plant-soil system?

    Zang, H., Zhou, J., Marshall, M. R., Chadwick, D. R., Wen, Y. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2020, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 148, 107926.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. 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

  43. Published

    Revealing soil legacy phosphorus to promote sustainable agriculture in Brazil

    Pavinato, P. S., Cherubin, M. R., Soltangheisi, A., Rocha, G. C., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 28 Sept 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 15615, 15615.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. 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

  45. 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

  46. Published

    Long-term farmyard manure application affects soil organic phosphorus cycling: A combined metagenomic and P-33/C-14 labelling study

    Ma, Q., Wen, Y., Ma, J., Macdonald, A., Hill, P. W., Chadwick, D. R., Wu, L. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2020, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 149, 107959.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. 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

  48. Published

    Soil carbon, nitrogen, and sulphur status affects the metabolism of organic S but not its uptake by microorganisms

    Ma, Q., Wen, Y., Pan, W., Macdonald, A., Hill, P. W., Chadwick, D. R., Wu, L. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2020, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 149, 107943.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Sheep urination frequency, volume, N excretion and chemical composition: Implications for subsequent agricultural N losses

    Marsden, K. A., Lush, L., Holmberg, J. A., Whelan, M. J., King, A. J., Wilson, R. P., Charteris, A. F., Cardenas, L. M., Jones, D. L. & Chadwick, D. R., 15 Oct 2020, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 302, 107073.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Synthesis and characterization of struvite derived from poultry manure as a mineral fertilizer

    Rech, I., Kamogawa, M. Y., Jones, D. L. & Pavinato, P. S., 15 Oct 2020, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 272, 111072.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  51. Published

    Impact of Sediment Concentration on the Survival of Wastewater-Derived blaCTX-M-15-Producing E. coli, and the Implications for Dispersal into Estuarine Waters

    Bashawri, Y. M. A., Robins, P., Jones, D. L., McDonald, J., Cooper, D. & Williams, P., 19 Oct 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 20, 15 p., 7608.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  52. Published

    Do plants use root-derived proteases to promote the uptake of soil organic nitrogen?

    Greenfield, L. M., Hill, P. W., Paterson, E., Baggs, E. M. & Jones, D. L., Nov 2020, In: Plant and Soil. 456, 1-2, p. 355-367

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review