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Dr Robert Griffiths

Professor in Environmental Microbiology

robert.griffiths@bangor.ac.uk

0000-0002-3341-4547

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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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Publications

2025

  • PublishedLand use effects on soil microbiome composition and traits with consequences for soil carbon cycling
    Cole, L., Goodall, T., Jehmlich, N., Griffiths, R. I., Gleixner, G., Gubry-Rangin, C. & Malik, A. A., 1 Jan 2025, In: ISME Communications. 4, 1, p. ycae116
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

  • PublishedClimate change disrupts the seasonal coupling of plant and soil microbial nutrient cycling in an alpine ecosystem
    Broadbent, A. A. D., Newbold, L. K., Pritchard, W. J., Michas, A., Goodall, T., Cordero, I., Giunta, A., Snell, H. S. K., Pepper, V. V. L. H., Grant, H. K., Soto, D. X., Kaufmann, R., Schloter, M., Griffiths, R. I., Bahn, M. & Bardgett, R. D., 30 Mar 2024, In: Global Change Biology. 30, 3, p. e17245
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedCo-located ecological data for exploring top- and subsoil carbon dynamics across grassland-woodland contrasts
    Reinsch, S., Lebron, I., Brentegani, M., Brooks, M., Busi, S. B., Cagnarini, C., Cooper, D., Day, J., Emmett, B. A., Fitos, E., Goodall, T., Griffiths, R. I., Jones, B., Keenan, P., Keith, A., Lopes-Mazzetto, J. M., Mason, K. E., Pallett, D., Pereira, M. G. & Pinder, A. & 6 others, Robinson, D. A., Smart, S. M., Thomas, A., Benham, S., Vanguelova, E. & Cosby, B. J., 9 May 2024, In: Scientific data. 11, 1, p. 478 478.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLand management shapes drought responses of dominant soil microbial taxa across grasslands
    Lavallee, J. M., Chomel, M., Alvarez Segura, N., de Castro, F., Goodall, T., Magilton, M., Rhymes, J. M., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Griffiths, R. I., Baggs, E. M., Caruso, T., de Vries, F. T., Emmerson, M., Johnson, D. & Bardgett, R. D., 2 Jan 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, p. 29
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of printMicrobial and mineral interactions decouple litter quality from soil organic matter formation
    Elias, D. M. O., Mason, K. E., Goodall, T., Taylor, A., Zhao, P., Otero-Fariña, A., Chen, H., Peacock, C. L., Ostle, N. J., Griffiths, R. I., Chapman, P. J., Holden, J., Banwart, S., McNamara, N. P. & Whitaker, J., 20 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, p. 10063 1 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSelective logging impacts on soil microbial communities and functioning in Bornean tropical forest
    Robinson, S. J. B., Elias, D. M. O., Goodall, T., Nottingham, A. T., McNamara, N. P., Griffiths, R. I., Majalap, N. & Ostle, N. J., 26 Sept 2024, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 15, p. 1447999
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSoil microbiomes show consistent and predictable responses to extreme events
    Knight, C. G., Nicolitch, O., Griffiths, R. I., Goodall, T., Jones, B., Weser, C., Langridge, H., Davison, J., Dellavalle, A., Eisenhauer, N., Gongalsky, K. B., Hector, A., Jardine, E., Kardol, P., Maestre, F. T., Schädler, M., Semchenko, M., Stevens, C., Tsiafouli, M. Α. & Vilhelmsson, O. & 2 others, Wanek, W. & de Vries, F. T., 19 Dec 2024, In: Nature. 636, 8043, p. 690-696 7 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

  • PublishedAspects of microbial communities in peatland carbon cycling under changing climate and land use pressures
    Robinson, C., Ritson, J., Alderson, D., Malik, A. A., Griffiths, R. I., Heinemeyer, A., Gallego-Sala, A. V., Quillet, A., Robroek, B. J. M., Evans, C., Chandler, D. M., Elliott, D. R., Shuttleworth, E., Lilleskov, E. A., Kitson, E., Cox, F., Worrall, F., Clay, G., Crosher, I. & Pratscher, J. & 13 others, Bird, J., Walker, J., Belyea, L. R., Dumont, M. G., Bell, N. G. A., Artz, R. R. E., Bardgett, R., Andersen, R., Hutchinson, S. M., Page, S. E., Thom, T. J., Burn, W. & Evans, M. G., 2 Feb 2023, In: Mires and Peat. 29, 36 p., 02.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSoil 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., 1 Feb 2023, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 177, p. 108920 1 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

  • PublishedLong-term cattle grazing shifts the ecological state of forest soils
    Proesmans, W., Andrews, C., Gray, A., Griffiths, R., Keith, A., Nielsen, U. N., Spurgeon, D., Pywell, R., Emmett, B. & Vanbergen, A. J., Apr 2022, In: Ecology and Evolution. 12, 4, e8786.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLong term drought and warming alter soil bacterial and fungal communities in an upland heathland
    Seaton, F., Reinsch, S., Goodall, T., White, N., Jones, D. L., Griffiths, R., Creer, S., Smith, A., Emmett, B. A. & Robinson, D. A., Sept 2022, In: Ecosystems. 25, 6, p. 1279-1294 16 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPlants with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi efficiently acquire Nitrogen from substrate additions by shaping the decomposer community composition and their net plant carbon demand
    Chowdhury, S., Lange, M., Malik, A. A., Goodall, T., Huang, J., Griffiths, R. I. & Gleixner, G., Jun 2022, In: Plant and Soil. 475, 1, p. 473-490 18 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedRelative contribution of high and low elevation soil microbes and nematodes to ecosystem functioning
    Semeraro, S., Kergunteuil, A., Sánchez-Moreno, S., Puissant, J., Goodall, T., Griffiths, R. & Rasmann, S., 5 Apr 2022, In: Functional Ecology. 36, 4, p. 974-986 13 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedShrub expansion modulates belowground impacts of changing snow conditions in alpine grasslands
    Broadbent, A. A. D., Bahn, M., Pritchard, W. J., Newbold, L. K., Goodall, T., Guinta, A., Snell, H. S. K., Cordero, I., Michas, A., Grant, H. K., Soto, D. X., Kaufmann, R., Schloter, M., Griffiths, R. I. & Bardgett, R. D., 1 Jan 2022, In: Ecology Letters. 25, 1, p. 52-64 13 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSoil 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
  • PublishedSustainable 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. e13145
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe 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. 711-718
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

  • PublishedBeyond Taxonomic Identification: Integration of Ecological Responses to a Soil Bacterial 16S rRNA Gene Database
    Jones, B., Goodall, T., George, P. B. L., Gweon, H. S., Puissant, J., Read, D. S., Emmett, B., Robinson, D. A., Jones, D. L. & Griffiths, R. I., 19 Jul 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, 682886.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedClimate change alters temporal dynamics of alpine soil microbial functioning and biogeochemical cycling via earlier snowmelt
    Broadbent, A. A. D., Snell, H. S. K., Michas, A., Pritchard, W. J., Newbold, L., Cordero, I., Goodall, T., Schallhart, N., Kaufmann, R., Griffiths, R. I., Schloter, M., Bahn, M. & Bardgett, R. D., Aug 2021, In: The ISME Journal. 15, 8, p. 2264-2275 12 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedComparison of greenhouse gas fluxes from tropical forests and oil palm plantations on mineral soil
    Drewer, J., Leduning, M. M., Griffiths, R. I., Goodall, T., Levy, P. E., Cowan, N., Comynn-Platt, E., Hayman, G., Sentian, J., Majalap, N. & Skiba, U. M., 4 Mar 2021, In: Biogeosciences. 18, 5, p. 1559-1575 17 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPasture 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
  • PublishedShifts in Soil Structure, Biological, and Functional Diversity Under Long-Term Carbon Deprivation
    George, P. B. L., Fidler, D. B., Van Nostrand, J. D., Atkinson, J. A., Mooney, S. J., Creer, S., Griffiths, R. I., McDonald, J. E., Robinson, D. A. & Jones, D. L., 14 Sept 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, 735022.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe 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
  • PublishedTowards a microbial process-based understanding of the resilience of peatland ecosystem service provisioning - A research agenda
    Ritson, J. P., Alderson, D. M., Robinson, C. H., Burkitt, A. E., Heinemeyer, A., Stimson, A. G., Gallego-Sala, A., Harris, A., Quillet, A., Malik, A. A., Cole, B., Robroek, B. J. M., Heppell, C. M., Rivett, D. W., Chandler, D. M., Elliott, D. R., Shuttleworth, E. L., Lilleskov, E., Cox, F. & Clay, G. D. & 19 others, Diack, I., Rowson, J., Pratscher, J., Lloyd, J. R., Walker, J. S., Belyea, L. R., Dumont, M. G., Longden, M., Bell, N. G. A., Artz, R. R. E., Bardgett, R. D., Griffiths, R. I., Andersen, R., Chadburn, S. E., Hutchinson, S. M., Page, S. E., Thom, T., Burn, W. & Evans, M. G., 10 Mar 2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 759, p. 143467
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

  • PublishedEffects of acidity on dissolved organic carbon in organic soil extracts, pore water and surface litters
    Pschenyckyj, C. M., Clark, J. M., Shaw, L. J., Griffiths, R. I. & Evans, C. D., 10 Feb 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 703, p. 135585
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEnvironmental and microbial controls on microbial necromass recycling, an important precursor for soil carbon stabilization
    Buckeridge, K. M., Mason, K. E., McNamara, N. P., Ostle, N., Puissant, J., Goodall, T., Griffiths, R. I., Stott, A. W. & Whitaker, J., 22 Oct 2020, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 1, 1, 36.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEvolution of diversity explains the impact of pre-adaptation of a focal species on the structure of a natural microbial community
    Padfield, D., Vujakovic, A., Paterson, S., Griffiths, R., Buckling, A. & Hesse, E., 3 Sept 2020, In: The ISME Journal. 14, 11, p. 2877-2889 13 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedHarnessing rhizosphere microbiomes for drought-resilient crop production
    Vries, F. T. D., Griffiths, R. I., Knight, C. G., Nicolitch, O. & Williams, A., 17 Apr 2020, In: Science. 368, 6488, p. 270-274 5 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLinking 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
  • PublishedNutrient Source and Mycorrhizal Association jointly alters Soil Microbial Communities that shape Plant-Rhizosphere-Soil Carbon-Nutrient Flows
    Chowdhury, S., Lange, M., Malik, A. A., Goodall, T., Huang, J., Griffiths, R. I. & Gleixner, G., 19 Jul 2020, In: bioRxiv.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSoil 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. 3
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

  • PublishedDivergent national-scale trends of microbial and animal biodiversity revealed across diverse temperate soil ecosystems
    George, P., Lallias, D., Creer, S., Seaton, F., Kenny, J. G., Eccles, R. M., Griffiths, R., Lebron, I., Emmett, B., Robinson, D. & Jones, D. L., 7 Mar 2019, In: Nature Communications. 10, 1, p. 1107 1107.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedGrassland biodiversity restoration increases resistance of carbon fluxes to drought
    Cole, A. J., Griffiths, R. I., Ward, S. E., Whitaker, J., Ostle, N. J. & Bardgett, R. D., 19 Apr 2019, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 56, 7, p. 1806-1816 11 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPersistence of dissolved organic matter explained by molecular changes during its passage through soil
    Roth, V.-N., Lange, M., Simon, C., Hertkorn, N., Bucher, S., Goodall, T., Griffiths, R. I., Mellado-Vázquez, P. G., Mommer, L., Oram, N. J., Weigelt, A., Dittmar, T. & Gleixner, G., 5 Aug 2019, In: Nature Geoscience. 12, 9, p. 755-761 7 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedpH 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
  • PublishedSoil 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
  • PublishedSoil 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
  • PublishedThe 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
  • PublishedZones 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

2018

  • PublishedDetecting macroecological patterns in bacterial communities across independent studies of global soils
    Ramirez, K. S., Knight, C. G., Hollander, M., Brearley, F. Q., Constantinides, B., Cotton, T. E. A., Creer, S., Crowther, T. W., Davison, J., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Dorrepaal, E., Elliott, D. R., Fox, G., Griffiths, R., Hale, C., Hartman, K., Houlden, A., Jones, D., Krab, E. J. & Maestre, F. T. & 16 others, McGuire, K. L., Monteux, S., Orr, C. H., van der Putten, W. H., Roberts, I. S., Robinson, D., Rocca, J., Rowntree, J., Schlaeppi, K., Shepherd, M., Singh, B. K., Straathof, A., Talbot, J. M., Thion, C., van der Heijden, M. & de Vries, F. T., 2018, In: Nature Microbiology. 3, p. 189-196 8 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLand use driven change in soil pH affects microbial carbon cycling processes
    Malik, A. A., Puissant, J., Buckeridge, K. M., Goodall, T., Jehmlich, N., Chowdhury, S., Gweon, H. S., Peyton, J. M., Mason, K. E., van Agtmaal, M., Blaud, A., Clark, I. M., Whitaker, J., Pywell, R. F., Ostle, N., Gleixner, G. & Griffiths, R. I., 4 Sept 2018, In: Nature Communications. 9, 1, 3591.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSeasonality 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
  • PublishedSoil 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, 1
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

  • PublishedBacterial Physiological Adaptations to Contrasting Edaphic Conditions Identified Using Landscape Scale Metagenomics
    A., M. A., C., T. B., S., W. A., Mark, B. & I., G. R., 5 Jul 2017, In: mBio. 8, 4
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLegacy effects of drought on plant–soil feedbacks and plant–plant interactions
    Kaisermann, A., de Vries, F. T., Griffiths, R. I. & Bardgett, R. D., 16 Jun 2017, In: New Phytologist. 215, 4, p. 1413-1424 12 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSoil 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. & 12 others, 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

2016

  • PublishedA method of establishing a transect for biodiversity and ecosystem function monitoring across Europe: Soil biodiversity and ecosystem functions across Europe: A transect covering variations in bio-geographical zones, land use and soil properties
    Stone, D., Blomkvist, P., Hendriksen, N. B., Bonkowski, M., Jørgensen, H. B., Carvalho, F., Dunbar, M. B., Gardi, C., Geisen, S., Griffiths, R., Hug, A. S., Jensen, J., Laudon, H., Mendes, S., Morais, P. V., Orgiazzi, A., Plassart, P., Römbke, J., Rutgers, M. & Schmelz, R. M. & 7 others, Sousa, J. P., Steenbergen, E., Suhadolc, M., Winding, A., Zupan, M., Lemanceau, P. & Creamer, R. E., Jan 2016, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 97, p. 3-11 9 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedDifferences in soil micro-eukaryotic communities over soil pH gradients are strongly driven by parasites and saprotrophs
    Dupont, A. Ö. C., Griffiths, R. I., Bell, T. & Bass, D., 15 Jan 2016, In: Environmental Microbiology. 18, 6, p. 2010-2024 15 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEcological network analysis reveals the inter-connection between soil biodiversity and ecosystem function as affected by land use across Europe: Soil biodiversity and ecosystem functions across Europe: A transect covering variations in bio-geographical zones, land use and soil properties
    Creamer, R. E., Hannula, S. E., Leeuwen, J. P. V., Stone, D., Rutgers, M., Schmelz, R. M., Ruiter, P. C. D., Hendriksen, N. B., Bolger, T., Bouffaud, M. L., Buee, M., Carvalho, F., Costa, D., Dirilgen, T., Francisco, R., Griffiths, B. S., Griffiths, R., Martin, F., Silva, P. M. D. & Mendes, S. & 9 others, Morais, P. V., Pereira, C., Philippot, L., Plassart, P., Redecker, D., Römbke, J., Sousa, J. P., Wouterse, M. & Lemanceau, P., Jan 2016, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 97, p. 112-124 13 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedGlobal change pressures on soils from land use and management
    Smith, P., House, J. I., Bustamante, M., Sobocká, J., Harper, R., Pan, G., West, P. C., Clark, J. M., Adhya, T., Rumpel, C., Paustian, K., Kuikman, P., Cotrufo, M. F., Elliott, J. A., McDowell, R., Griffiths, R. I., Asakawa, S., Bondeau, A., Jain, A. K. & Meersmans, J. & 1 others, Pugh, T. A. M., Mar 2016, In: Global Change Biology. 22, 3, p. 1008-1028 21 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMapping and validating predictions of soil bacterial biodiversity using European and national scale datasets: Soil biodiversity and ecosystem functions across Europe: A transect covering variations in bio-geographical zones, land use and soil properties
    Griffiths, R. I., Thomson, B. C., Plassart, P., Gweon, H. S., Stone, D., Creamer, R. E., Lemanceau, P. & Bailey, M. J., Jan 2016, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 97, p. 61-68 8 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSelecting 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. & 19 others, 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
  • PublishedSoil 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. 7
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

  • PublishedBiogeochemical cycles and biodiversity as key drivers of ecosystem services provided by soils
    Smith, P., Cotrufo, M. F., Rumpel, C., Paustian, K., Kuikman, P. J., Elliott, J. A., McDowell, R., Griffiths, R. I., Asakawa, S., Bustamante, M., House, J. I., Sobocká, J., Harper, R., Pan, G., West, P. C., Gerber, J. S., Clark, J. M., Adhya, T., Scholes, R. J. & Scholes, M. C., 19 Nov 2015, In: SOIL. 1, 2, p. 665-685 21 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedCatchment-scale biogeography of riverine bacterioplankton
    Read, D. S., Gweon, H. S., Bowes, M. J., Newbold, L. K., Field, D., Bailey, M. J. & Griffiths, R. I., Feb 2015, In: The ISME Journal. 9, 2, p. 516-526 11 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMapping natural capital: optimising the use of national scale datasets
    Henrys, P. A., Bee, E. J., Watkins, J. W., Smith, N. A. & Griffiths, R. I., Jun 2015, In: Ecography. 38, 6, p. 632-638 7 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPIPITS: an automated pipeline for analyses of fungal internal transcribed spacer sequences from the Illumina sequencing platform
    Gweon, H. S., Oliver, A., Taylor, J., Booth, T., Gibbs, M., Read, D. S., Griffiths, R. I. & Schonrogge, K., 22 Apr 2015, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 6, 8, p. 973-980 8 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPlant diversity increases soil microbial activity and soil carbon storage
    Lange, M., Eisenhauer, N., Sierra, C. A., Bessler, H., Engels, C., Griffiths, R. I., Mellado-Vázquez, P. G., Malik, A. A., Roy, J., Scheu, S., Steinbeiss, S., Thomson, B. C., Trumbore, S. E. & Gleixner, G., 7 Apr 2015, In: Nature Communications. 6, 1, 6707.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedRhizosphere bacterial carbon turnover is higher in nucleic acids than membrane lipids: implications for understanding soil carbon cycling
    Malik, A. A., Dannert, H., Griffiths, R. I., Thomson, B. C. & Gleixner, G., 9 Apr 2015, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 6
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSoil 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
  • PublishedVegetation 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

2013

  • PublishedPlant soil interactions alter carbon cycling in an upland grassland soil
    Thomson, B., Ostle, N., McNamara, N., Oakley, S., Whiteley, A., Bailey, M. & Griffiths, R., 10 Sept 2013, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 4
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

  • PublishedEvaluation of the ISO Standard 11063 DNA Extraction Procedure for Assessing Soil Microbial Abundance and Community Structure
    Plassart, P., Terrat, S., Thomson, B., Griffiths, R., Dequiedt, S., Lelievre, M., Regnier, T., Nowak, V., Mark, B., Lemanceau, P., Bispo, A., Chabbi, A., Maron, P.-A., Mougel, C. & Ranjard, L., 11 Sept 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 9, p. 1-8 8 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

  • PublishedNiche specialization of terrestrial archaeal ammonia oxidizers
    Gubry-Rangin, C., Hai, B., Quince, C., Engel, M., Thomson, B. C., James, P., Schloter, M., Griffiths, R. I., Prosser, J. I. & Nicol, G. W., 8 Dec 2011, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108, 52, p. 21206-21211 6 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe 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

2010

  • PublishedClosely related protist strains have different grazing impacts on natural bacterial communities
    Glücksman, E., Bell, T., Griffiths, R. I. & Bass, D., 3 Dec 2010, In: Environmental Microbiology. 12, 12, p. 3105-3113 9 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEffects of sieving, drying and rewetting upon soil bacterial community structure and respiration rates
    Thomson, B. C., Ostle, N. J., McNamara, N. P., Whiteley, A. S. & Griffiths, R. I., Oct 2010, In: Journal of Microbiological Methods. 83, 1, p. 69-73 5 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedField scale molecular analysis for the monitoring of bacterial community structures during on-site diesel bioremediation
    Ciric, L., Griffiths, R. I., Philp, J. C. & Whiteley, A. S., Jul 2010, In: Bioresource technology . 101, 14, p. 5235-5241 7 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedProtists have divergent effects on bacterial diversity along a productivity gradient
    Bell, T., Bonsall, M. B., Buckling, A., Whiteley, A. S., Goodall, T. & Griffiths, R. I., 10 Mar 2010, In: Biology letters. 6, 5, p. 639-642 4 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

  • PublishedLocal Adaptation of Bacteriophages to Their Bacterial Hosts in Soil
    Vos, M., Birkett, P. J., Birch, E., Griffiths, R. I. & Buckling, A., 14 Aug 2009, In: Science. 325, 5942, p. 833 1 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMicrobial 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. (Editor), Bunker, D. E. (Editor), Hector, A. (Editor), Loreau, M. (Editor) & Perrings, C. (Editor), Jul 2009, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, and Human Wellbeing: An Ecological and Economic . Oxford University Press USA, p. 121-133
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedVegetation 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

2008

  • PublishedEcological consequences of ingestion of Bacillus cereus on Bacillus thuringiensis infections and on the gut flora of a lepidopteran host
    Raymond, B., Lijek, R. S., Griffiths, R. I. & Bonsall, M. B., Sept 2008, In: Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 99, 1, p. 103-111 9 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2007

  • PublishedInsights into the fate of a 13C labelled phenol pulse for stable isotope probing (SIP) experiments
    Manefield, M., Griffiths, R., McNamara, N. P., Sleep, D., Ostle, N. & Whiteley, A., May 2007, In: Journal of Microbiological Methods. 69, 2, p. 340-344 5 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedRaman-FISH: combining stable-isotope Raman spectroscopy and fluorescence in situ hybridization for the single cell analysis of identity and function
    Huang, W. E., Stoecker, K., Griffiths, R., Newbold, L., Daims, H., Whiteley, A. S. & Wagner, M., 15 Jun 2007, In: Environmental Microbiology. 9, 8, p. 1878-1889 12 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe 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

2006

  • PublishedDetection 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 Press
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedStable 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. 205-216
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedThe 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

2005

  • PublishedFunctional and compositional comparison of two activated sludge communities remediating coking effluent
    Manefield, M., Griffiths, R. I., Leigh, M. B., Fisher, R. & Whiteley, A. S., 25 Feb 2005, In: Environmental Microbiology. 7, 5, p. 715-722 8 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2004

  • Published13CO2 pulse labelling of plants in tandem with stable isotope probing: methodological considerations for examining microbial function in the rhizosphere
    Griffiths, R. I., Manefield, M., Ostle, N., McNamara, N., O'Donnell, A. G., Bailey, M. J. & Whiteley, A. S., Jul 2004, In: Journal of Microbiological Methods. 58, 1, p. 119-129 11 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedRaman Microscopic Analysis of Single Microbial Cells: Analytical Chemistry
    Huang, W. E., Griffiths, R. I., Thompson, I. P., Bailey, M. J. & Whiteley, A. S., 2004, In: Analytical Chemistry. 76, 15, p. 4452-4458 7 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2003

  • PublishedAnalysis of the microbial functional diversity within water-stressed soil communities by flow cytometric analysis and CTC+ cell sorting
    Whiteley, A. S., Griffiths, R. I. & Bailey, M. J., Aug 2003, In: Journal of Microbiological Methods. 54, 2, p. 257-267 11 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedInfluence of depth and sampling time on bacterial community structure in an upland grassland soil
    Griffiths, R. I., Whiteley, A. S., O'Donnell, A. G. & Bailey, M. J., Feb 2003, In: Fems Microbiology Ecology. 43, 1, p. 35-43 9 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPhysiological and Community Responses of Established Grassland Bacterial Populations to Water Stress
    I., G. R., S., W. A., G., O. A. & J., B. M., Dec 2003, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 69, 12, p. 6961-6968 8 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2002

  • PublishedRNA Stable Isotope Probing, a Novel Means of Linking Microbial Community Function to Phylogeny
    Mike, M., S., W. A., I., G. R. & J., B. M., Nov 2002, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 68, 11, p. 5367-5373 7 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2000

  • PublishedRapid Method for Coextraction of DNA and RNA from Natural Environments for Analysis of Ribosomal DNA- and rRNA-Based Microbial Community Composition
    I., G. R., S., W. A., G., O. A. & J., B. M., Dec 2000, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 66, 12, p. 5488-5491 4 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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    01/12/2022 – 31/12/2026 (Active)

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