Dr Paula Roberts
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management
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Publications
2019
- PublishedAngiosperm symbioses with non-mycorrhizal fungal partners enhance N acquisition from ancient organic matter in a warming maritime Antarctic
Hill, P., Broughton, R., Bougoure, J., Havelange, W., Newsham, K. K., Gran, H., Murphy, D. V., Clode, P., Ramayah, S., Marsden, K., Quilliam, R., Roberts, P., Brown, C., Read, D. J., DeLuca, T., Bardgett, R. D., Hopkins, D. W. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2019, In: Ecology Letters. 22, 12, p. 2111-2119 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2018
- PublishedMicrobial competition for nitrogen and carbon is as intense in the subsoil as in the topsoil
Jones, D., Magthab, E., Gleeson, D. B., Hill, P., Sanchez-Rodriguez, A. R., Roberts, P., Ge, T. & Murphy, D. V., Feb 2018, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 117, p. 72-82
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSubstrate Influences Temperature Sensitivity of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) and Nitrogen (DON) Mineralization in Arid Agricultural Soils
Almulla, A., Jones, D. & Roberts, P., Jun 2018, In: Soil Systems. 2, 2, 28.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedVOC emissions from the combustion of low-grade lignocellulosic waste
Dimitriou, A., Roberts, P. & Ormondroyd, G., Oct 2018, In: International Wood Products Journal.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2017
- PublishedDifferent ways in which CO2 can be released during the turnover of roots in soil
Marella, V. S., Roberts, P., Hill, P. & Jones, D. L., May 2017, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 53, 4, p. 369-374
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2016
- PublishedFreeze–thaw cycles have minimal effect on the mineralisation of low molecular weight, dissolved organic carbon in Arctic soils
Foster, A., Jones, D. L., Cooper, E. J. & Roberts, P., 11 Mar 2016, In: Polar Biology. p. 1-15
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedLimited effects of land use on soil dissolved organic matter chemistry as assessed by excitation–emission fluorescence spectroscopy and molecular weight fractionation
Roberts, P., Gibbons, J., Hill, P., Jones, D. & Farrell, M., Dec 2016, In: Soil Use and Management. 32, 4, p. 662-665
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMicrobial turnover of above and belowground litter components in shrublands
Marella, V. S., Hill, P., Jones, D. & Roberts, P., Jul 2016, In: Pedobiologia. 59, 4, p. 229-232
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2013
- PublishedOligopeptides Represent a Preferred Source of Organic N Uptake: a global phenomenon?
Farrell, M., Hill, P., DeLuca, T., Roberts, P., Kielland, K., Dahlgren, R., Murphy, D. V., Hobbs, P. J., Bardgett, R. D. & Jones, D. L., Jan 2013, In: Ecosystems. 16, 1, p. 133-145
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2011
- PublishedAcquisition and Assimilation of Nitrogen as Peptide-Bound and D-Enantiomers of Amino Acids by Wheat
Hill, P. W., Quilliam, R. S., DeLuca, T. H., Farrar, J., Farrell, M., Roberts, P., Newsham, K. K., Hopkins, D. W., Bardgett, R. D. & Jones, D. L., 26 Apr 2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 4, p. e19220
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedAmino acid and peptide dynamics in horticultural soils under conventional and organic management strategies
Ge, T., Yuan, H., Roberts, P., Jones, D. L., Qin, H., Tong, C. & Hunan., C. A. O., 15 Dec 2011, In: Journal of Soils and Sediments. 12, 3, p. 323-333
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSoil- and enantiomer-specific metabolism of amino acids and their peptides by Antarctic soil microorganisms
Hill, P. W., Farrell, M., Roberts, P., Farrar, J., Grant, H., Newsham, K. K., Hopkins, D. W., Bardgett, R. D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Dec 2011, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43, 12, p. 2410-2416
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedVascular plant success in a warming Antarctic may be due to efficient nitrogen acquisition.
Hill, P. W., Farrar, J. F., Roberts, P., Marrell, M., Grant, H., Newsham, K. K., Hopkins, D. W., Bardgett, R. D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Apr 2011, In: Nature Climate Change. 1, 1, p. 50-53
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2010
- PublishedDynamics of nitrogen speciation in horticultural soils in suburbs of Shanghai, China.
Ge, T. D., Huang, D. F., Roberts, P., Jones, D. L. & Song, S. W., 1 Apr 2010, In: Pedosphere. 20, 2, p. 261-272
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2009
- PublishedAmino acids as a nitrogen source for tomato seedlings: the use of dual-labeled (13C, 15N) glycine to test for direct uptake by tomato seedlings.
Ge, T., Song, S., Roberts, P., Jones, D. L., Huang, D. & Iwasaki, K., 1 Sep 2009, In: Environmental and Experimental Botany. 66, 3, p. 357-361
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedCarbon-to-nitrogen ration is a poor predictor of low molecular weight organic nitrogen mineralization in soil
Roberts, P., Stockdale, R., Khalid, M., Iqbal, Z. & Jones, D. L., 1 Aug 2009, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 41, 8, p. 1750-1752
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedProtein breakdown represents a major bottleneck in nitrogen cycling in grassland soils
Jan, M. T., Roberts, P., Tonheim, S. K. & Jones, D., 1 Nov 2009, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 41, 11, p. 2272-2282
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedVegetation cover regulates the quantity, quality and temporal dynamics of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen in Antarctic soils.
Roberts, P., Newsham, K. K., Bardgett, R. D., Farrar, J. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jul 2009, In: Polar Biology. 32, 7, p. 999-1008
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2008
- PublishedCritical evaluation of methods for determining protein in soil solution.
Roberts, P. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2008, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40, 6, p. 1485-1495
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedInfluence of inorganic and organic nitrogen on enzymes of nitrogen assimilation and growth in tomato seedlings
Ge, T-D., Roberts, P., Jones, D. L., Yang, D-D., Song, S-W., Lu-Bo, Ming-Ding & Huang, D-F., 1 Jul 2008, In: Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. 83, 4, p. 513-519
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedTurnover of low molecular weight dissolved organic C (DOC) and microbial C exhibit different temperature sensitivities in Arctic tundra soils.
Boddy, E., Roberts, P., Hill, P., Farrar, J. & Jones, D., 1 Jul 2008, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40, 7, p. 1557-1566
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2007
- PublishedFree amino sugar reactions in soil in relation to soil carbon and nitrogen cycling.
Roberts, P., Bol, R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Dec 2007, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 39, 12, p. 3081-3092
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedIn-vessel co-composting of green waste with biosolids and paper waste.
Roberts, P., Edwards-Jones, G. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2007, In: Compost Science and Utilization. 15, 4, p. 272-282
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedIn-vessel cocomposting of green waste with biosolids and paper waste.
Roberts, P., Edwards-Jones, G. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2007, In: Compost Science and Utilization. 15, 4, p. 272-282
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedResponses of common pot grown flower species to commercial plant growth media substituted with vermicomposts
Roberts, P., Edwards, C. A., Edwards-Jones, G. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jul 2007, In: Compost Science and Utilization. 15, 3, p. 159-166
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedResponses of pot-grown flower species to commercial plant media substituted with vermicompost.
Roberts, P., Edwards, C. A., Edwards-Jones, G. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jul 2007, In: Compost Science and Utilization. 15, 3, p. 159-166
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedYield and vitamin C content of tomatoes grown in vermicomposted wastes.
Roberts, P., Jones, D. & Edwards-Jones, G., 15 Aug 2007, In: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 87, 10, p. 1957-1963
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedYield responses of wheat (Triticum aestivum) to vermicompost applications
Roberts, P., Edwards-Jones, G. & Jones, D. L., 1 Dec 2007, In: Compost Science and Utilization. 15, 1, p. 6-15
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2006
- PublishedBehaviour of the endocrine-disrupting chemical nonylphenol in soil: assessing the risk associated with spreading contaminated waste to land.
Roberts, P., Roberts, J. P. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jul 2006, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 38, 7, p. 1812-1822
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedEarthworms as vectors of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in soil and vermicomposts.
Williams, A. P., Roberts, P., Avery, L. M., Killham, K. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2006, In: Fems Microbiology Ecology. 58, 1, p. 54-64
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2005
- PublishedCreating substrates from wastes for habitat re-creation.
Williamson, J. C., Nason, M. A., Roberts, P., Farrell, M., Furniss, R., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D., 1 Jan 2005.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Projects
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Elucidating the role of Antarctic soil fungi in plant N nutrition
13/06/2011 – 31/08/2011 (Finished)