Dr Rob Brown
Postdoctoral Researcher in Biogeochemistry
Affiliations
Contact info
Email: rob.brown@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: 01248 382456
Address: 2nd Floor, Environment Centre Wales,
Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW
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Agronomic amendments drive a diversity of real and apparent priming responses within a grassland soil
Brown, R., Reed, E., Chadwick, D., Hill, P. & Jones, D. L., 1 Feb 2024, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 189, 109265.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biochar application to temperate grasslands: challenges and opportunities for delivering multiple ecosystem services
Brown, R., Chadwick, D., Bott, T., West, H., Wilson, P., Hodgins, G., Snape, C. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2023, In: Biochar. 5, 1, 33.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bioplastic (PHBV) addition to soil alters microbial community structure and negatively affects plant-microbial metabolic functioning in maize
Brown, R. W., Chadwick, D. R., Zang, H., Graf, M., Liu, X., Wang, K., Greenfield, L. M. & Jones, D. L., 5 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 441, 129959.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate warming masks the negative effect of microplastics on plant-soil health in a silt loam soil
Nayab, G., Zhou, J., Jia, R., Lv, Y., Yang, Y., Brown, R. W., Zang, H., Jones, D. L. & Zeng, Z., 1 Nov 2022, In: Geoderma. 425, 116083.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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, U. & Farkas, K., 6 Nov 2022, In: Water. 14, 21, 3568.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
Earthworms mediate the influence of polyethylene (PE) and polylactic acid (PLA) microplastics on soil bacterial communities
Lu, S., Hao, J., Yang, H., Chen, M., Lian, J., Chen, Y., Brown, R. W., Jones, D. L., Wan, Z., Wang, W., Chang, W. & Wu, D., 20 Dec 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 905, 166959.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Field application of biodegradable microplastics has no significant effect on plant and soil health in the short term
Chu, J., Zhou, J., Wang, Y., Jones, D. L., Ge, J., Yang, Y., Brown, R., Zang, H. & Zeng, Z., 1 Jan 2023, In: Environmental Pollution. 316, 120556.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Field application of pure polyethylene microplastic has no significant short-term effect on soil biological quality and function
Brown, R., Chadwick, D., Thornton, H., Marshall, M., Bei, S., Distaso, M., Bargiela, R., Marsden, K., Clode, P., Murphy, D., Pagella, S. & Jones, D. L., 1 Feb 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 165, 108496.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Iron oxides promote physicochemical stabilization of carbon despite enhancing microbial activity in the rice rhizosphere
Sun, H., Ma, X., Van Zwieten, L., Luo, Y., Brown, R., Guggenberger, G., Tang, S., Kuzyakov, Y. & Peduru Hewa, J., 1 Jan 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 958, 178019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microplastic contamination accelerates soil carbon loss through positive priming
Zhou, J., Feng, W., Brown, R. W., Yang, H., Shao, G., Shi, L., Gui, H., Xu, J., Li, F.-M., Jones, D. L. & Zamanian, K., 1 Dec 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 954, p. 176273Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nutrient (C, N and P) enrichment induces significant changes in the soil metabolite profile and microbial carbon partitioning
Brown, R. W., Chadwick, D., Bending, G. D., Collins, C. D., Whelton, H. L., Daulton, E., Covington, J. A., Bull, I. D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 172, 108779.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Plasticity of microbial substrate carbon use efficiency in response to changes in plant carbon input and soil organic matter status
Brown, R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jan 2024, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 188, 109230.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Saltwater intrusion induces shifts in soil microbial diversity and carbon use efficiency in a coastal grassland ecosystem
Brown, R. W., Rhymes, J. M. & Jones, D. L., Jul 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 170, 108700.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Seasonal variation is a bigger driver of soil faunal and microbial community composition than exposure to the neonicotinoid acetamiprid within Brassica napus production systems
Potts, J., Brown, R., Jones, D. L. & Cross, P., 1 Sept 2023, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 184, 109088.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil metabolomics - current challenges and future perspectives
Brown, R., Reay, M. K., Centler, F., Chadwick, D., Bull, I. D., McDonald, J., Evershed, R. P. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2024, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 109382.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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The long-term uncertainty of biodegradable mulch film residues and associated microplastics pollution on plant-soil health
Zhou, J., Jia, R., Brown, R. W., Yang, Y., Zeng, Z., Jones, D. L. & Zang, H., 15 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 442, 130055.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review