Dr Rob Brown

Postdoctoral Researcher in Biogeochemistry

Contact info

Email: rob.brown@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: 01248 382456

Address: 2nd Floor, Environment Centre Wales, 
Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW

  1. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  6. 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, U. & Farkas, K., 6 Nov 2022, In: Water. 14, 21, 3568.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. 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

  8. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  11. E-pub ahead of print

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  12. 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. 176273

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. Review article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  21. Published

    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 journalReview articlepeer-review