Professor D.L. Godbold - Staff Profile

Professor Douglas Godbold
Professor of Forest Sciences

Environment Centre Wales (2nd floor)

Email: d.l.godbold@bangor.ac.uk

Tel: 01248 382447 (from U.K.)
+44 1248 382447 (International)

Fax: 01248 354997 (from U.K.)
+44 1248 354997 (International)

Qualifications and Membership of Professional Bodies

British Ecological Society
Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Pflanzenernaehrung

Research Interests

Root biology
Forest ecology

Websites

COST E38 Woody Root Processes
This minisite contains information relating to the COST E38 Woody Root Processes.
EuroFACE
The main objective of this experiment is to determine the functional responses of a cultivated, agro-forestry system, namely a multiclonal poplar plantation, to actual and future atmospheric CO₂ concentrations.
Establish
Molecular ecophysiology as tool for the selection of highly stress resistant poplar species for multipurpose forests

Recent Publications

Davreux, T., Godbold, D.L. and Walmsley, J.D. (2011) Climate change and tree species migration. Quarterly Journal of Forestry 105: 141-147.

Hoosbeek, M.R., Lukac, M., Velthorst, E., Smith, A.R. and Godbold, D.L. (2011) Free atmospheric CO2 enrichment (FACE) did not affect symbiotic N2-fixation or soil carbon content and stabilization in a mixed deciduous stand in Wales. Biogeosciences 8: 353-364.

Lukac, M. and Godbold, D.L. (2011) Soil ecology in northern forests: a belowground view of a changing world. Cambridge University Press.

Farrell, M., Healey, J.R., Godbold, D.L., Nason, M.A., Tandy, S. and Jones, D.L. (2010) Modification of fertility of soil materials for restoration of acid grassland habitat. Restoration Ecology published online 12 Mar 10

Ferreira, V., Goncalves, A.L., Godbold, D.L. and Canhoto, C. (2010) Effect of increased atmospheric CO2 on the performance of an aquatic detritivore through changes in water temperature and litter quality. Global Change Biology 16: 3284-3296.

Rewald, B., Michopoulos, P., Dalsgaard, L., Jones, D.L. and Godbold, D.L. (2010) Hydrological effects on below ground processes in temperate and Mediterranean forests. In Bredemeier, M., Cohen, S., Godbold, D.L., Lode, E., Pichler, V. and Schleppi, P. (eds.), Forest management and the water cycle. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 173-196.

Walmsley, J.D. and Godbold, D.L. (2010) Stump harvesting for bioenergy: a review of the environmental impacts. Forestry 83: 17-38.

Blom, J.M., Vannini, A., Vettraino, A.M., Hale, M.D. and Godbold, D.L. (2009) Ectomycorrhizal community structure in a healthy and a Phytophthora-infected chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) stand in central Italy. Mycorrhiza 20: 25-38.

Ellis, T., Hill, P.W., Fenner, N., Williams, G.G., Godbold, D. and Freeman, C. (2009) The interactive effects of elevated carbon dioxide and water table draw-down on carbon cycling in a Welsh ombrotrophic bog. Ecological Engineering 35: 978-986.

Lukac, M., Lagomarsino, A., Moscatelli, M.C., De Angelis, P., Cotrufo, M.F. and Godbold, D.L. (2009) Forest soil carbon cycle under elevated CO2 - a case of increased throughput? Forestry 82: 75-86.

Ainsworth, E.A., Beier, C., Calfapietra, C., Ceulemans, R., Durand-Tardif, M., Farquhar, G.D., Godbold, D.L., Hendrey, G.R., Hickler, T., Kaduk, J., Karnosky, D.F., Kimball, B.A., Koerner, C., Koornneef, M., Lafarge, T., Leakey, A.D.B., Lewin, K.F., Long, S.P., Manderscheid, R., Mcneil, D.L., Mies, T.A., Miglietta, F., Morgan, J.A., Nagy, J., Norby, R.J., Norton, R.M., Percy, K.E., Rogers, A., Soussana, J.F., Stitt, M., Weigel, H.J. and White, J.W. (2008) Next generation of elevated CO₂ experiments with crops: a critical investment for feeding the future world. Plant Cell and Environment 31: 1317-1324.

Bonifacio, E., Caimi, A., Falsone, G., Trofimov, S.Y., Zanini, E. and Godbold, D.L. (2008) Soil properties under Norway spruce differ in spruce dominated and mixed broadleaf forests of the Southern Taiga. Plant and Soil 308: 149-159.

Khan, F.N., Lukac, M., Turner, G. and Godbold, D.L. (2008) Elevated atmospheric CO₂ changes phosphorus fractions in soils under a short rotation poplar plantation (EuroFACE). Soil Biology & Biochemistry 40: 1716-1723.

Brunner, I. and Godbold, D.L. (2007) Tree roots in a changing world. Journal of Forest Research 12: 78-82.

Finer, L., Helmisaari, H.S., Lohmus, K., Madji, H., Brunner, I., Borja, I., Eldhuset, T., Godbold, D., Grebenc, T., Konopka, B., Kraigher, H., Mottonen, M.R., Ohashi, M., Oleksyn, J., Ostonen, I., Uri, V. and Vanguelova, E. (2007) Variation in fine root biomass of three European tree species: beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.), and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). Plant Biosystems 141: 394-405.

Godbold, D.L. and Brunner, I. -2007 The platform for European root science, COST action E38: an introduction and overview. Plant Biosystems 141: 390-393.

Vanguelova, E.I., Hirano, Y., Eldhuset, T.D., Sas-Paszt, L., Bakker, M.R., Puttsepp, U., Brunner, I., Lohmus, K. and Godbold, D. (2007) Tree fine root Ca/Al molar ratio - indicator of Al and acidity stress. Plant Biosystems 141: 460-480.

Godbold, D.L., Hoosbeek, M.R., Lukac, M., Cotrufo, M.F., Janssens, I.A., Ceulemans, R., Polle, A., Velthorst, E.J., Scarascia-Mugnozza, G., de Angelis, P., Miglietta, F. and Peressotti, A. (2006) Mycorrhizal hyphal turnover as a dominant process for carbon input into soil organic matter. Plant and Soil 281: 15-24.

Liberloo, M., Calfapietra, C., Lukac, M., Godbold, D., Luos, Z.B., Polle, A., Hoosbeek, M.R., Kull, O., Marek, M., Raines, C., Rubino, M., Taylor, G., Scarascia-Mugnozza, G. and Ceulemans, R. (2006) Woody biomass production during the second rotation of a bio-energy Populus plantation increases in a future high CO₂ world. Global Change Biology 12: 1094-1106.

Scarascia-Mugnozza, G., Calfapietra, C., Ceulemans, R., Gielen, B., Cotrufo, M.F., De Angelis, P., Godbold, D., Hoosbeek, M.R., Kull, O., Lukac, M., Marek, M., Miglietta, F., Polle, A., Raines, C., Sabatti, M., Anselmi, N. and Taylor, G. (2006) Responses of elevated CO₂ of a short rotation, multispecies poplar plantation: the POPFACE/EUROFACE experiment. In: Managed ecosystems and CO₂: case studies, processes, and perspectives (ed. Nosberger, J., Long, S.P., Norby, R.J., Stitt, M., Hendrey, G.R. and Blum, H.), Springer, Berlin. pp 173-195.

van Hees, P.A.W., Rosling, A., Essén, S., Godbold, D.L., Jones, D.L. and Finlay, R.D. -2006 Oxalate and ferricrocin exudation by the extramatrical mycelium of an ectomycorrhizal fungus in symbiosis with Pinus sylvestris. New Phytologist 169: 367-378.

Godbold, D.L. (2005) Ectomycorrhizal community structure - linking biodiversity to function. Progress in Botany 66: 374-391.

Oppelt, A.L., Kurth, W. and Godbold, D.L. (2005) Contrasting rooting patterns of some arid-zone fruit tree species from Botswana. II. Coarse root distribution. Agroforestry Systems 64: 13-24.

Oppelt, A.L., Kurth, W., Jentschke, G. and Godbold, D.L. (2005) Contrasting rooting patterns of some arid-zone fruit tree species from Botswana. I. Fine root distribution. Agroforestry Systems 64: 1-11.

Strom, L., Owen, A.G., Godbold, D.L. and Jones, D.L. (2005) Organic acid behaviour in a calcareous soil: implications for rhizosphere nutrient cycling. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 37: 2046-2054.

van Hees, P.A.W., Jones, D.L., Finlay, R., Godbold, D.L. and Lundström, U.S. (2005) The carbon we do not see: the impact of low molecular weight compounds on carbon dynamics and respiration in forest soils: a review. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 37: 1-13.

van Hees, P.A.W., Jones, D.L., Jentschke, G. and Godbold, D.L. (2005) Organic acid concentrations in soil solution: effects of young coniferous trees and ectomycorrhizal fungi. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 37: 771-776.

van Hees, P.A.W., Jones, D.L., Nyberg, L., Holmström, S.J.M., Godbold, D.L. and Lundström, U.S. (2005) Modelling low molecular weight organic acid dynamics in forest soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 37: 517-531.