Dr Robert Griffiths
Professor in Environmental Microbiology
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Rob Griffiths is an environmental microbiologist whose research focuses on understanding the "natural" and human associated drivers of microbial biodiversity, and understanding the role of microbiomes in environmental health. He uses molecular, biogeochemical and data-driven approaches to uncover fundamental ecological processes operating on microbial communities and impacting functional outcomes.
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Seasonality alters drivers of soil enzyme activity in subalpine grassland soil undergoing climate change
Puissant, J., Jassey, V. E. J., Mills, R. T. E., Robroek, B. J. M., Gavazov, K., De Danieli, S., Spiegelberger, T., Griffiths, R., Buttler, A., Brun, J-J. & Cécillon, L., Sept 2018, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 124, p. 266-274 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Selecting cost effective and policy-relevant biological indicators for European monitoring of soil biodiversity and ecosystem function
Griffiths, B. S., Römbke, J., Schmelz, R. M., Scheffczyk, A., Faber, J. H., Bloem, J., Pérès, G., Cluzeau, D., Chabbi, A., Suhadolc, M., Sousa, J. P., Martins da Silva, P., Carvalho, F., Mendes, S., Morais, P., Francisco, R., Pereira, C., Bonkowski, M., Geisen, S., Bardgett, R. D., de Vries, F. T., Bolger, T., Dirilgen, T., Schmidt, O., Winding, A., Hendriksen, N. B., Johansen, A., Philippot, L., Plassart, P., Bru, D., Thomson, B., Griffiths, R. I., Bailey, M. J., Keith, A., Rutgers, M., Mulder, C., Hannula, S. E., Creamer, R. & Stone, D., Oct 2016, In: Ecological Indicators. 69, p. 213-223 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil Fungal Community Characteristics and Mycelial Production Across a Disturbance Gradient in Lowland Dipterocarp Rainforest in Borneo
Robinson, S. J. B., Elias, D., Johnson, D., Both, S., Riutta, T., Goodall, T., Majalap, N., McNamara, N. P., Griffiths, R. & Ostle, N., 26 Jun 2020, In: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil Fungal:Bacterial Ratios Are Linked to Altered Carbon Cycling
Malik, A. A., Chowdhury, S., Schlager, V., Oliver, A., Puissant, J., Vazquez, P. G. M., Jehmlich, N., von Bergen, M., Griffiths, R. I. & Gleixner, G., 9 Aug 2016, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks
de Vries, F. T., Griffiths, R. I., Bailey, M., Craig, H., Girlanda, M., Gweon, H. S., Hallin, S., Kaisermann, A., Keith, A. M., Kretzschmar, M., Lemanceau, P., Lumini, E., Mason, K. E., Oliver, A., Ostle, N., Prosser, J. I., Thion, C., Thomson, B. & Bardgett, R. D., 2 Aug 2018, In: Nature Communications. 9, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil conditions and land use intensification effects on soil microbial communities across a range of European field sites
Thomson, B. C., Tisserant, E., Plassart, P., Uroz, S., Griffiths, R. I., Hannula, S. E., Buée, M., Mougel, C., Ranjard, L., Veen, J. A. V., Martin, F., Bailey, M. J. & Lemanceau, P., Sept 2015, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 88, p. 403-413 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil microbial communities with greater investment in resource acquisition have lower growth yield
Malik, A. A., Puissant, J., Goodall, T., Allison, S. D. & Griffiths, R. I., May 2019, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 132, p. 36-39 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil networks become more connected and take up more carbon as nature restoration progresses
Morriën, E., Hannula, S. E., Snoek, L. B., Helmsing, N. R., Zweers, H., de Hollander, M., Soto, R. L., Bouffaud, M-L., Buée, M., Dimmers, W., Duyts, H., Geisen, S., Girlanda, M., Griffiths, R. I., Jørgensen, H-B., Jensen, J., Plassart, P., Redecker, D., Schmelz, R. M., Schmidt, O., Thomson, B. C., Tisserant, E., Uroz, S., Winding, A., Bailey, M. J., Bonkowski, M., Faber, J. H., Martin, F., Lemanceau, P., de Boer, W., van Veen, J. A. & van der Putten, W. H., 8 Feb 2017, In: Nature Communications. 8, 1, 14349.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil parameters, land use, and geographical distance drive soil bacterial communities along a European transect
Plassart, P., Prévost-Bouré, N. C., Uroz, S., Dequiedt, S., Stone, D., Creamer, R., Griffiths, R. I., Bailey, M. J., Ranjard, L. & Lemanceau, P., 24 Jan 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, 1, 605.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sustainable futures over the next decade are rooted in soil science
Evans, D. L., Janes-Bassett, V., Borrelli, P., Chenu, C., Ferreira, C. S. S., Griffiths, R. I., Kalantari, Z., Keesstra, S., Lal, R., Panagos, P., Robinson, D. A., Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, S., Smith, P., Steenhuis, T. S., Thomas, A. & Visser, S. M., 19 Jan 2022, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 73, 1, p. e13145Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The bacterial biogeography of British soils
Griffiths, R. I., Thomson, B. C., James, P., Bell, T., Bailey, M. & Whiteley, A. S., 20 Apr 2011, In: Environmental Microbiology. 13, 6, p. 1642-1654 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of root-associated microbes on plant growth and chemical defence traits across two contrasted elevations
Formenti, L., Caggìa, V., Puissant, J., Goodall, T., Glauser, G., Griffiths, R. & Rasmann, S., 10 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Ecology. 109, 1, p. 38-50 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The functions and components of the Sourhope soil microbiota
Griffiths, R. I., Bailey, M. J., McNamara, N. P. & Whiteley, A. S., Sept 2006, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 33, 2, p. 114-126 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The interactions and hierarchical effects of long-term agricultural stressors on soil bacterial communities
Mombrikotb, S. B., Van Agtmaal, M., Johnstone, E., Crawley, M. J., Gweon, H. S., Griffiths, R. I. & Bell, T., 1 Oct 2022, In: Environmental Microbiology Reports. 14, 5, p. 711-718Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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The sensitivity of a forest soil microbial community to acute gamma-irradiation
McNamara, N. P., Griffiths, R. I., Tabouret, A., Beresford, N. A., Bailey, M. J. & Whiteley, A. S., Oct 2007, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 37, 1, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vegetation Affects the Relative Abundances of Dominant Soil Bacterial Taxa and Soil Respiration Rates in an Upland Grassland Soil
Thomson, B. C., Ostle, N., McNamara, N., Bailey, M. J., Whiteley, A. S. & Griffiths, R. I., 25 Aug 2009, In: Microbial Ecology. 59, 2, p. 335-343 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vegetation exerts a greater control on litter decomposition than climate warming in peatlands
Ward, S. E., Orwin, K. H., Ostle, N. J., Briones, M. J. I., Thomson, B. C., Griffiths, R. I., Oakley, S., Quirk, H. & Bardgett, R. D., 1 Jan 2015, In: Ecology. 96, 1, p. 113-123 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Zones of influence for soil organic matter dynamics: A conceptual framework for data and models
Cagnarini, C., Blyth, E., Emmett, B. A., Evans, C. D., Griffiths, R. I., Keith, A., Jones, L., Lebron, I., McNamara, N. P., Puissant, J., Reinsch, S., Robinson, D. A., Rowe, E. C., Thomas, A. R. C., Smart, S. M., Whitaker, J. & Cosby, B. J., 6 Aug 2019, In: Global Change Biology. 25, 12, p. 3996-4007 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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Detection of active bacterial populations in soil
Timms-Wilson, T. M., Griffiths, R., Whiteley, A. S. & Bailey, M. J., 2006, Modern Soil Microbiology. van Elsas, J. D., Trevors, J. T., Jansson, J. K. & Nannipieri, P. (eds.). 2nd ed. CRC PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Microbial biodiversity and ecosystem functioning under controlled conditions and in the wild: Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, and Human Wellbeing: An Ecological and Economic Perspective
Bell, T., Gessner, M. O., Griffiths, R. I., McLaren, J. R., Morin, P. J., van der Heijden, M., van der Putten, W. H., Naeem, S. (ed.), Bunker, D. E. (ed.), Hector, A. (ed.), Loreau, M. (ed.) & Perrings, C. (ed.), Jul 2009, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, and Human Wellbeing: An Ecological and Economic . Oxford University Press USA, p. 121-133Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Stable Isotope Probing: A Critique of Its Role in Linking Phylogeny and Function
Manefield, M., Griffiths, R., Bailey, M. J. & Whiteley, A. S., 2006, Nucleic Acids and Proteins in Soil. Nannipieri, P. & Smalla, K. (eds.). Springer, p. 205-216Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Linking microbial communities to soil carbon cycling under anthropogenic change using a trait-based framework
Malik, A., Griffiths, R. & Allison, S., 4 May 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Pasture age impacts soil fungal composition while bacteria respond to soil chemistry
Seaton, F. M., Griffiths, R. I., Goodall, T., Lebron, I. & Norton, L. R., 15 Sept 2021, (bioRxiv).Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Soil bacterial and fungal communities show within field heterogeneity that varies by land management and distance metric
Seaton, F. M., Griffiths, R. I., Goodall, T., Lebron, I. & Norton, L. R., 27 Jul 2022, BioRxiv, p. 2022.07.26.501510, (bioRxiv).Research output: Working paper › Preprint