Where we work
Our unique setting on the doorstep of Eryri (Snowdonia) provides a great opportunity to understand the flow of nutrients and pollutants from catchment-to-coast. We also work in collaboration with a wide range of other scientists right across the globe. No stone is left unturned.
The nutrients and pollutants we study听
In the context of climate change, sustainable land use and water pollution, a lot of our work focuses on carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen cycling. We also study the flow of heavy metals and rare earth elements in soil, river and lake ecosystems, particularly in relation to mining activities and evaluating the success of remediation measures. This work is complemented by research on the degradation, fate and impact of emerging organic pollutants in the environment including plastics, endocrine disrupting chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
Excellent field and laboratory facilities
This includes the Henfaes experimental field station located close to the University, which allows integrated studies from the Irish Sea coast to the mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia). Close by, we also have the Afon Conwy (river) 鈥楲iving Lab鈥 catchment, estuary and coastal zone which is a major focus for our studies on land use change and the impact of agricultural and urban pollution. We also possess experimental wetlands, forests and wastewater treatments plants. Overseas we have long-term field sites in polar ecosystems, tropical/boreal/temperate forests, deserts, grasslands and a wide range of agroecosystems.
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We possess portable field labs and sensor networks for studying water quality and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, N2O, CH4). This is complemented by our central analytical facilities which includes the latest equipment for characterising and culturing microbial communities (e.g., GridIon, qPCR, dPCR, NextSeq, MiSeq, RABIT, Bioreactors, Sysmex Cell sorter), isotope tracing (e.g., 3H, 13C, 14C, 15N, 32P, 33P, 35S), elemental analysis (e.g., TXRF, pXRF, ICP, Dionex) and organic pollutant analysis and metabolomics (e.g., Orbitrap LC-MS/MS, Synapt G2-Si IMS LC-MS/MS, Xevo TQ-XS UPLC, HPLC). Our bioinformatics is supported SuperComputing Wales.
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Featured researchers
Find out more about some of our researchers. A full list of staff and students can be found below.
Biogeochemistry of soils, wetlands, and marine environments researchers
- Prof. Graham Bird听
- Prof. 听David Chadwick
- Dr Christian Dunn听
- Dr Nathalie Fenner 听
- Prof. Chris Freeman (Emeritus)
- Prof. Peter N. Golyshin听
- Dr Olga V. Golyshina
- Prof. Rob Griffiths
- Dr Ellie Jameson
- Prof. D. Barrie Johnson (Emeritus)
- Prof. Davey Jones
- Dr Karina A. Marsden听
- Prof. Morag McDonald听
- Dr Andy R. Smith
- Dr Bid Webb听
- Dr Prysor Williams
Featured projects
Find out about current Conservation@香港六合彩挂牌资料 projects by reading our project pages and blogs:
Recent Publications
A selection of recent publications from Biogeochemistry of soils, wetlands, and marine environments researchers is listed here, but for all the latest publications, please check individual researcher pages linked above.
- Brown, R.W.,听Chadwick, D.R.,听Zang, H.,听Graf, M.,听Liu, X.,听Wang, K.,听Greenfield, L.M.听&听Jones, D.L., 2023.听Bioplastic (PHBV) addition to soil alters microbial community structure and negatively affects plant-microbial metabolic functioning in maize. Journal of Hazardous Materials听441, 129959.
- Brown, R.,听Chadwick, D.,听Bott, T.,听West, H.,听Wilson, P.,听Hodgins, G.,听Snape, C.听&听Jones, D.L., 2023. Biochar application to temperate grasslands: challenges and opportunities for delivering multiple ecosystem services. Biochar听5,听33.
- Browne, L.,听Markesteijn, L.,听Manzan茅-Pinz贸n, E.,听Wright, S.J.,听Bagchi, R.,听Engelbrecht, B.,听Jones, F.A.听&听Comita, L.S.,听2023. Widespread variation in functional trait-vital rate relationships in tropical tree seedlings across a precipitation and soil phosphorus gradient. Functional Ecology听37,听248-260听
- Buckingham, S.,听Topp, C.F.E.,听Smith, P.,听Eory, V.,听Chadwick, D.,听Baxter, C.K.,听Cloy, J.M.,听Connolly, S.,听Cooledge, E.,听Cowan, N.,听Drewer, J.,听Duffy, C.,听Fox, N.J.,听Jebari, A.,听Jenkins, B.,听Krol, D.J.,听Marsden, K.,听McAuliffe, G.A.,听Morrison, S.J.,听O'Flaherty, V.,听Ramsey, R.,听Richards, K.G.,听Roehe, R.,听Smith, J.,听Smith, K.,听Takahashi, T.,听Thorman, R.E.,听Williams, J.,听Wiltshire, J.&听Rees, R.M., 2023. Priorities for mitigating greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions to meet UK policy targets. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. 10, 268-280.
- Button, E.S.,听Marshall, M.,听Sanchez-Rodriguez, A.R.,听Blaud, A.,听Abadie, M.,听Chadwick, D.R.听&听Jones, D.L.,听2023. Greenhouse gas production, diffusion and consumption in a soil profile under maize and wheat production. Geoderma 430, 116310.
- Dodd, R.J.,听Chadwick, D.R.,听Hill, P.W.,听Hayes, F.,听S谩nchez-Rodr铆guez, A.R.,听Gwynn-Jones, D.,听Smart, S.M.听&听Jones, D.L.,听2023. Resilience of ecosystem service delivery in grasslands in response to single and compound extreme weather events. Science of the Total Environment听861, 160660.
- Dunn, C.,听2023. Earth has lost one-fifth of its wetlands since 1700 鈥 but most could still be saved. .听
- Esquivel Sheik, M.J.,听Finegan, B.,听Healey, J.&听Casanoves, F.,听2023.听Increasing biodiversity in livestock production systems: plant traits and natural regeneration capacity of woody vegetation in managed grasslands. In: Silvopastoral systems of Meso America and Northern South America: Char谩, J. & Jose, S. (eds).听Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Ford, H.,听Gove, J.M.,听Healey, J.,听Davies, A.,听Graham, N.&听Williams, G.J.,听2023. Recurring bleaching events disrupt the spatial properties of coral reef benthic communities across scales. .
- Gao, D.,听Liu, S.,听Gao, F.,听Ning, C.,听Wu, X.,听Yan, W.&听Smith, A.,听2024. Response of soil micro-food web to nutrient limitation along a subtropical forest restoration. Science of the Total Environment听909,听168349.
- Gao, L.,听Smith, A.,听Jones, D.L.,听Guo, Y.,听Lui, B.,听Guo, Z.,听Chunnan, F.,听Zheng, J.,听Cui, X.听&听Hill, P., 2023. How do tree species with different successional stages affect soil organic nitrogen transformations? Geoderma听430,听116319
- Gao, L.,听Smith, A.,听Jones, D.L.,听Lui, B.,听Guo, Y.,听Cui, X.听&听Hill, P.,听2024. Respiration and carbon use efficiency characteristics of soluble protein-derived carbon by soil microorganisms: A case study at afforested sites. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 188,听109255.
- Graf, M.,听Greenfield, L.,听Reay, M.K.,听Bargiela, R.,听Williams, G.,听Onyije, C.,听Lloyd, C.E.M.,听Bull, I.D.,听Evershed, R.P.,听Golyshin, P.,听Chadwick, D.听&听Jones, D.L.,听2023. Increasing concentration of pure micro- and macro-LDPE and PP plastic negatively affect crop biomass, nutrient cycling, and microbial biomass. Journal of Hazardous Materials 458,听131932
- Gresham, A.,听Healey, J.,听Eichhorn, M.,听Barton, O.,听Smith, A.听&听Shannon, G.,听2023. Horizontal viewsheds of large herbivores as a function of woodland structure. Ecology and Evolution听13,听11.
- King, A.J.,听Portugal, S.J.,听Strombom, D.,听Mann, R.P.,听Carrillo, J.A.,听Kalise, D.,听Croon, G.D.,听Barnett, H.,听Scerri, P.,听Gross, R.,听Chadwick, D.听&听Papadopoulou, M.,听2023. Biologically inspired herding of animal groups by robots. Methods in Ecology and Evolution听14,听478-486.
- Li, J.,听Zhang, J.,听Ren, S.,听Huang, D.,听Liu, F.,听Li, Z.,听Zhang, H.,听Zhao, M.,听Cao, Y.,听Mofolo, S.,听Liang, J.,听Xu, W.,听Jones, D.L.,听Chadwick, D.R.,听Liu, X.听&听Wang, K.,听2023. Atmospheric deposition of microplastics in a rural region of North China Plain. Science of the Total Environment听877, 162947.
- Ning, Y.,听Liu, S.,听Smith, A.,听Qiu, Y.,听Gao, H.,听Yuan, W.,听Lu, Y.,听Yuan, W.&听Feng, S.,听2023. Dynamic multi-dimensional scaling of 30+ year evolution of Chinese urban systems: patterns and performance. Science of the Total Environment听863, 160705.
- Pan, W.,听Zhou, J.,听Tang, S.,听Wu, L.,听Ma, Q.,听Marsden, K.A.,听Chadwick, D.D.R.&听Jones, D.L.,听2023. Utilisation and transformation of organic and inorganic nitrogen by soil microorganisms and its regulation by excessive carbon and nitrogen availability. Biology and Fertility of Soils听59,听379-389
- Peng, X.,听Jiang, S.,听Liu, S.,听Valbuena, R.,听Smith, A.,听Zhan, Y.,听Shi, Y.,听Ning, Y.,听Feng, S.,听Gao, H.&听Wang, Z.,听2023. Long-term satellite observations show continuous increase of vegetation growth enhancement in urban environment. Science of the Total Environment听898, 165515.
- Plaga, B.,听Bauhus, J.,听Smith, A.,听Gonzalez Pereira, M.听&听Forrester, D.,听2023. Drought-related mortality modifies mixing effects on light absorption and growth in mono-specific and mixed stands of Fagus sylvatica, Alnus glutinosa and Betula pendula. Forestry cpad051.
- Porto Costa, M.,听Saget, S.,听Zimmermann, B.,听Petig, E.,听Rees, R.M.,听Chadwick, D.,听Gibbons, J.,听Shrestha, S.,听Williams, M.听&听Styles, D.,听2023. Environmental and land use consequences of replacing milk and beef with plant-based alternatives. Journal of Cleaner Production听424, 138826.
- Reay, M.K.,听Greenfield, L.M.,听Graf, M.,听Lloyd, C.E.M.,听Evershed, R.P.,听Chadwick, D.R.听&听Jones, D.L.,听2023. LDPE and biodegradable PLA-PBAT plastics differentially affect plant-soil nitrogen partitioning and dynamics in a Hordeum vulgare mesocosm. Journal of Hazardous Materials听447, 130825.
- Reay, M.K.,听Marsden, K.,听Powell, S.,听Chadwick, D.,听Jones, D.L.听&听Evershed, R. P., 2023. Combining field and laboratory approaches to quantify N assimilation in a soil microbe-plant-animal grazing land system. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment听346, 108338.
- Reay, M.K.,听Marsden, K.,听Powell, S.,听Rivera, L.M.,听Chadwick, D.,听Jones, D.L.听&听Evershed, R.P.,听2023. The soil microbial community and plant biomass differentially contribute to the retention and recycling of urinary-N in grasslands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry听180, 109011.
- Rhymes, J.,听Chadwick, D.R.,听Williams, A.P.,听Harris, I.M.,听Lark, R.M.听&听Jones, D.L.,听2023. Evaluating the accuracy and usefulness of commercially-available proximal soil mapping services for grassland nutrient management planning and soil health monitoring. Precision Agriculture 24,听898-920.
- Samphire, M.,听Chadwick, D.听&听Jones, D.L.,听2023. Biodegradable plastic mulch films increase yield and promote nitrogen use efficiency in organic horticulture. Frontiers in Agronomy听5, 1141608
- S谩nchez-Rodr铆guez, A.R.,听G贸mez-脕lvarez, E.,听M茅ndez, J.M.,听Skiba, U.M.,听Jones, D.L.,听Chadwick, D.R.,听Del Campillo, M.C.,听Fernandes, R.B.,听Kleffmann, J.听&听Barr贸n, V.,听2023. Photocatalytic fixation of NOx in soils. Chemosphere听338, 139576.
- Silva, A.M.M.,听Jones, D.L.,听Chadwick, D.R.,听Qi, X.,听Cotta, S.R.,听Araujo, V.L.V.P.,听Matteoli, F.P.,听Lacerda-Junior, G.V.,听Pereira, A.P.A.,听Fernandes-Junior, P.I.听&听Cardoso, E.J.B.N.,听2023. Can arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobacteria facilitate 33P uptake in maize plants under water stress? Microbiological Research听271, 127350.
- Tang, S.,听Ma, Q.,听Marsden, K.,听Chadwick, D.,听Luo, Y.,听Kuzyakov, Y.,听Wu, L.&听Jones, D.L.,听2023. Microbial community succession in soil is mainly driven by carbon and nitrogen contents rather than phosphorus and sulphur contents. Soil Biology and Biochemistry听180, 109019.
- Tang, S.,听Ma, Q.,听Zhou, J.,听Pan, W.,听Chadwick, D.R.,听Gregory, A.S.,听Wu, L.&听Jones, D.L.,听2023. Use of untargeted metabolomics to analyse changes in extractable soil organic matter in response to long-term fertilisation. Biology and Fertility of Soils听59,听301-316
- Viljoen, S.J.,听Brailsford, F.L.,听Murphy, D.V.,听University, M.,听Chadwick, D.R.听&听Jones, D.L.,听2023. Leaching of phthalate acid esters from plastic mulch films and their degradation in response to UV irradiation and contrasting soil conditions. Journal of Hazardous Materials听443,听130256.
- Wang, D.,听Chadwick, D.R.,听Hill, P.W.,听Ge, T.&听Jones, D.L., 2023. Tracing the mineralization rates of C, N and S from cysteine and methionine in a grassland soil: A 14-C and 35-S dual-labelling study. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 177, 108906.
- Yan, X.,听Li, J.,听Smith, A.,听Yang, D.,听Ma, T.,听Su, Y.&听Shao, J.,听2023. Evaluation of machine learning methods and multi-source remote sensing data combinations to construct forest above-ground biomass models. International Journal of Digital Earth听16,听4471-4491.