Professor Alex Dumbrell

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Email
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Location
3SW.4.18, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
2019 -- Professor (糖心Vlog) 2016 - 2019 - Senior Lecturer (糖心Vlog) 2010 - 2016 - Lecturer (糖心Vlog) 2009 - 2010 - Visiting Research Fellow (Radboud University Nijmegen) 2007 - 2009 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (University of York) 2002 - 2006 - Ph.D. (University of York) 2001 - 2002 - M.Sc. (University of Wales, Bangor) 1998 - 2001 - B.Sc. hons (University of Wales, Bangor) See: scholar.google.co.uk/citations for details.
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Community ecology (focus on microbial systems)
Theoretical ecology (focus on models of biodiversity)
Molecular ecology (focus on next generation sequencing)
Macroecology (focus on examining patterns of biodiversity in microbial systems)
Spatial and temporal patterns of biodiversity
Biodiversity-Ecosystem service/function relationships
Species abundance distributions and species area relationships
Biodiversity models (ie niche and neutral theories)
Next generation sequencing technology and bioinformatics in ecological research
Metagenetics, metagenomics, metatranscriptomics
Ecoinformatics
Soil biodiversity and function
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and other symbiotic systems
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Biodiversity: From Genes to Ecosystems (BS241)
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Research Project in Biomedical Science (BS831)
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Research Project in Life Sciences (BS832)
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Arctic Ecology Field Course (BS233)
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Employability Skills for the Biosciences (BS211)
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Professional skills for Ecological and Marine Scientists (BS257)
Publications
Publications (1)
Nightingale, J., McMahon, L., Steinke, M., McGenity, TJ., Gehrels, W., Dumbrell, A., Sch盲fer, H. and Redeker, K., (2022). Carbon neutrality does not equal climate neutrality in saltmarsh restoration
Journal articles (82)
Albini, D., Ransome, E., Dumbrell, AJ., Pawar, S., O鈥橤orman, EJ., Smith, TP., Bell, T., Jackson, MC. and Woodward, G., (2025). Warming alters plankton body-size distributions in a large field experiment. Communications Biology. 8 (1), 162-
Chen, L., Dini鈥怉ndreote, F., Liu, H., Wang, H., Dumbrell, A., Wang, Z., Chen, X., Chen, F., Chen, X., Wu, L. and Jiang, Y., (2024). . Journal of Applied Ecology. 61 (1), 36-50
艩ibanc, N., Clark, DR., Helgason, T., Dumbrell, AJ. and Ma膷ek, I., (2024). Extreme environments simplify reassembly of communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. mSystems. 9 (3), e0133123-
Jackson, MC., Friberg, N., Moliner Cachazo, L., Clark, DR., Mutinova, PT., O'Gorman, EJ., Kordas, RL., Gallo, B., Pichler, DE., Bespalaya, Y., Aksenova, OV., Milner, A., Brooks, SJ., Dunn, N., Lee, KWK., 脫lafsson, JS., G铆slason, GM., Millan, L., Bell, T., Dumbrell, AJ. and Woodward, G., (2024). . Communications Biology. 7 (1), 316-
Muenzel, D., Bani, A., De Brauwer, M., Stewart, E., Djakiman, C., Halwi, Purnama, R., Yusuf, S., Santoso, P., Hukom, FD., Struebig, M., Jompa, J., Limmon, G., Dumbrell, A. and Beger, M., (2024). Combining environmental DNA and visual surveys can inform conservation planning for coral reefs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121 (17), e2307214121-
Jackson, MC., O'Gorman, EJ., Gallo, B., Harpenslager, SF., Randall, K., Harris, DN., Prentice, H., Trimmer, M., Sanders, I., Dumbrell, AJ., Cameron, TC., Layer-Dobra, K., Bespalaya, Y., Aksenova, O., Friberg, N., Moliner Cachazo, L., Brooks, SJ. and Woodward, G., (2024). . Global Change Biology. 30 (10), e17518-
Valentinuzzi, F., Fracasso, I., Bani, A., Graf, H., Pii, Y., Dumbrell, A., Cavani, L., Cesco, S., Borruso, L. and Mimmo, T., (2024). Enhancing Soil-Grown Strawberry Fruit Quality through the Synergistic Influence of Beneficial Microorganisms and Digestate. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 24 (4), 7696-7712
Bani, A., Whitby, C., Colbeck, I., Dumbrell, AJ. and Ferguson, RMW., (2024). Rapid In-Field Detection of Airborne Pathogens Using Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP). Microorganisms. 12 (12), 2578-2578
Freeman, HA., Hepburn, LJ., Taylor, MI., Hunter, E., Dumbrell, AJ., Gregson, BH., Smith, AJ., Lamphierre, A. and Cameron, TC., (2024). . Journal of Fish Biology. 105 (2), 539-556
Li, P., Wu, M., Li, T., Dumbrell, AJ., Saleem, M., Kuang, L., Luan, L., Wang, S., Li, Z. and Jiang, J., (2023). . Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 184, 109117-109117
Li, P., Tedersoo, L., Crowther, TW., Wang, B., Shi, Y., Kuang, L., Li, T., Wu, M., Liu, M., Luan, L., Liu, J., Li, D., Li, Y., Wang, S., Saleem, M., Dumbrell, AJ., Li, Z. and Jiang, J., (2023). . Nature Communications. 14 (1), 6482-
Li, P., Tedersoo, L., Crowther, TW., Dumbrell, AJ., Dini-Andreote, F., Bahram, M., Kuang, L., Li, T., Wu, M., Jiang, Y., Luan, L., Saleem, M., de Vries, FT., Li, Z., Wang, B. and Jiang, J., (2023). . Nature Food. 4 (11), 996-1006
Su, M., Dell'Orto, M., D'Imporzano, G., Bani, A., Dumbrell, AJ. and Adani, F., (2022). . Bioresource Technology. 347, 126416-126416
Bohmann, K., Elbrecht, V., Car酶e, C., Bista, I., Leese, F., Bunce, M., Yu, DW., Seymour, M., Dumbrell, AJ. and Creer, S., (2022). . Molecular Ecology Resources. 22 (4), 1231-1246
Clagnan, E., D'Imporzano, G., Dell'Orto, M., Bani, A., Dumbrell, AJ., Parati, K., Aci茅n-Fern谩ndez, FG., Portillo-Hahnefeld, A., Martel-Quintana, A., G贸mez-Pinchetti, JL. and Adani, F., (2022). Centrate as a sustainable growth medium: Impact on microalgal inocula and bacterial communities in tubular photobioreactor cultivation systems. Bioresource Technology. 363, 127979-127979
Struebig, MJ., Aninta, SG., Beger, M., Bani, A., Barus, H., Brace, S., Davies, ZG., De Brauwer, M., Diele, K., Djakiman, C., Djamaluddin, R., Drinkwater, R., Dumbrell, A., Evans, D., Fusi, M., Herrera-Alsina, L., Iskandar, DT., Jompa, J., Juliandi, B., Lancaster, LT., Limmon, G., Lindawati, Lo, MGY., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Mccannon, M., Meijaard, E., Mitchell, SL., Mumbunan, S., O'connell, D., Osborne, OG., Papadopulos, AST., Rahajoe, JS., Rosaria, Rossiter, SJ., Rugayah, Rustiami, H., Salzmann, U., Sheherazade, Sudiana, IM., Sukara, E., Tasirin, JS., Tjoa, A., Travis, JMJ., Trethowan, L., Trianto, A., Utteridge, T., Voigt, M., Winarni, N., Zakaria, Z., Edwards, DP., Frantz, L. and Supriatna, J., (2022). Safeguarding Imperiled Biodiversity and Evolutionary Processes in the Wallacea Center of Endemism. BioScience. 72 (11), 1118-1130
Marden, E., Abbott, RJ., Austerlitz, F., Ortiz鈥怋arrientos, D., Baucom, RS., Bongaerts, P., Bonin, A., Bonneaud, C., Browne, L., Alex Buerkle, C., Caicedo, AL., Coltman, DW., Cruzan, MB., Davison, A., DeWoody, JA., Dumbrell, AJ., Emerson, BC., Fountain鈥怞ones, NM., Gillespie, R., Giraud, T., Hansen, MM., Hodgins, KA., Heuertz, M., Hirase, S., Hooper, R., Hohenlohe, P., Kane, NC., Kelley, JL., Kinziger, AP., McKenzie, VJ., Moreau, CS., Nazareno, AG., Pelletier, TA., Pemberton, JM., Qu, Y., Renaut, S., Riginos, C., Rodr铆guez鈥怑zpeleta, N., Rogers, SM., Russell, JA., Schoville, SD., Shi, S., Smith, M., Sork, VL., Stone, GN., Taberlet, P., Videvall, E., Waits, L., Warschefsky, E., Wayne, RK., Whibley, A., Willoughby, J., Yoder, JB., Zinger, L., Sibbett, B., Narum, S. and Rieseberg, LH., (2021). Sharing and reporting benefits from biodiversity research. Molecular Ecology. 30 (5), 1103-1107
Ferguson, RMW., Neath, CEE., Nasir, ZA., Garcia-Alcega, S., Tyrrel, S., Coulon, F., Dumbrell, AJ., Colbeck, I. and Whitby, C., (2021). . Environment International. 147, 106327-106327
Signorini, M., Borruso, L., Randall, KC., Dumbrell, AJ., Pii, Y., Mimmo, T. and Cesco, S., (2021). Soil heterogeneity within a vineyard impacts the beta but not the alpha microbial agro-diversity. Applied Soil Ecology. 166, 104088-104088
Razak, TB., Ramadhani, BA., Corni, S., Roelfsema, C., Markey, K., Bambic, B., De Brauwer, M., Masdar, H., Purnama, R., Dumbrell, AJ., Jompa, J., Limmon, GV., Beger, M. and Fox, HE., (2021). Large scale study of benthic communities in Eastern Indonesia鈥檚 reef systems. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 44, 101731-101731
Francioli, D., van Rijssel, SQ., van Ruijven, J., Termorshuizen, AJ., Cotton, TEA., Dumbrell, AJ., Raaijmakers, JM., Weigelt, A. and Mommer, L., (2021). Plant functional group drives the community structure of saprophytic fungi in a grassland biodiversity experiment. Plant and Soil. 461 (1-2), 91-105
Fell, SC., Carrivick, JL., Cauvy-Frauni茅, S., Crespo-P茅rez, V., Hood, E., Randall, KC., Nicholass, KJM., Tiegs, SD., Dumbrell, AJ. and Brown, LE., (2021). . Nature Climate Change. 11 (4), 349-353
Wilkes, MA., Mckenzie, M., Naura, M., Allen, L., Morris, M., Van De Wiel, M., Dumbrell, AJ., Bani, A., Lashford, C., Lavers, T. and England, J., (2021). . Water. 13 (23), 3339-3339
Ferguson, RMW., O'Gorman, EJ., McElroy, DJ., McKew, BA., Coleman, RA., Emmerson, MC. and Dumbrell, AJ., (2021). . Global Change Biology. 27 (13), 3166-3178
Clark, DR., Underwood, GJC., McGenity, TJ. and Dumbrell, AJ., (2021). . Global Ecology and Biogeography. 30 (4), 811-825
Clark, DR., McKew, BA., Dong, LF., Leung, G., Dumbrell, AJ., Stott, A., Grant, H., Nedwell, DB., Trimmer, M. and Whitby, C., (2020). . Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 143, 107725-107725
Li, P., Li, W., Dumbrell, AJ., Liu, M., Li, G., Wu, M., Jiang, C. and Li, Z., (2020). . mSystems. 5 (1), e00704-e00719
Garcia-Alcega, S., Nasir, ZA., Cipullo, S., Ferguson, RMW., Yan, C., Whitby, C., Dumbrell, AJ., Drew, G., Colbeck, I., Tyrrel, S. and Coulon, F., (2020). . Science of the Total Environment. 719, 137542-137542
Zhu, Y., Purdy, KJ., Eyice, 脰., Shen, L., Harpenslager, SF., Yvon-Durocher, G., Dumbrell, AJ. and Trimmer, M., (2020). . Nature Climate Change. 10 (7), 685-690
Makiola, A., Compson, ZG., Baird, DJ., Barnes, MA., Boerlijst, SP., Bouchez, A., Brennan, G., Bush, A., Canard, E., Cordier, T., Creer, S., Curry, RA., David, P., Dumbrell, AJ., Gravel, D., Hajibabaei, M., Hayden, B., van der Hoorn, B., Jarne, P., Jones, JI., Karimi, B., Keck, F., Kelly, M., Knot, IE., Krol, L., Massol, F., Monk, WA., Murphy, J., Pawlowski, J., Poisot, T., Porter, TM., Randall, KC., Ransome, E., Ravign茅, V., Raybould, A., Robin, S., Schrama, M., Schatz, B., Tamaddoni-Nezhad, A., Trimbos, KB., Vacher, C., Vasselon, V., Wood, S., Woodward, G. and Bohan, DA., (2020). Key Questions for Next-Generation Biomonitoring. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 7
Luke, SH., Advento, AD., Aryawan, AAK., Adhy, DN., Ashton-Butt, A., Barclay, H., Dewi, JP., Drewer, J., Dumbrell, AJ., Edi, Eycott, AE., Harianja, MF., Hinsch, JK., Hood, ASC., Kurniawan, C., Kurz, DJ., Mann, DJ., Matthews Nicholass, KJ., Naim, M., Pashkevich, MD., Prescott, GW., Ps, S., Pujianto, Purnomo, D., Purwoko, RR., Putra, S., Rambe, TDS., Soeprapto, Spear, DM., Suhardi, Tan, DJX., Tao, H-H., Tarigan, RS., Wahyuningsih, R., Waters, HS., Widodo, RH., Whendy, Woodham, CR., Caliman, J-P., Slade, EM., Snaddon, JL., Foster, WA. and Turner, EC., (2020). Managing Oil Palm Plantations More Sustainably: Large-Scale Experiments Within the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in Tropical Agriculture (BEFTA) Programme. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 2
Underwood, G., Michel, C., Meisterhans, G., Niemi, A., Belzile, C., Witt, M., Dumbrell, AJ. and Koch, BP., (2019). . Nature Climate Change. 9 (2), 170-176
Alzarhani, AK., Clark, DR., Underwood, GJC., Ford, H., Cotton, TEA. and Dumbrell, A., (2019). . ISME Journal. 13 (5), 1330-1344
Ferguson, RMW., Garcia-Alcega, S., Coulon, F., Dumbrell, AJ., Whitby, C. and Colbeck, I., (2019). . Molecular Ecology Resources. 19 (3), 672-690
Dumbrell, AJ., (2019). Size matters in regulating the biodiversity of tropical forest soils. Molecular Ecology. 28 (3), 525-527
Zinger, L., Bonin, A., Alsos, IG., B谩lint, M., Bik, H., Boyer, F., Chariton, AA., Creer, S., Coissac, E., Deagle, BE., De Barba, M., Dickie, IA., Dumbrell, AJ., Ficetola, GF., Fierer, N., Fumagalli, L., Gilbert, MTP., Jarman, S., Jumpponen, A., Kauserud, H., Orlando, L., Pansu, J., Pawlowski, J., Tedersoo, L., Thomsen, PF., Willerslev, E. and Taberlet, P., (2019). DNA metabarcoding鈥擭eed for robust experimental designs to draw sound ecological conclusions. Molecular Ecology. 28 (8), 1857-1862
Ma膷ek, I., Clark, DR., 艩ibanc, N., Moser, G., Vodnik, D., M眉ller, C. and Dumbrell, AJ., (2019). . Molecular Ecology. 28 (14), 3445-3458
Bani, A., Borruso, L., Matthews Nicholass, KJ., Bardelli, T., Polo, A., Pioli, S., G贸mez-Brand贸n, M., Insam, H., Dumbrell, AJ. and Brusetti, L., (2019). . Microorganisms. 7 (9), 349-349
Clark, DR., Ferguson, RMW., Harris, DN., Matthews Nicholass, KJ., Prentice, HJ., Randall, KC., Randell, L., Warren, SL. and Dumbrell, AJ., (2018). . WIREs Water. 5 (4)
Mommer, L., Cotton, TEA., Raaijmakers, JM., Termorshuizen, AJ., van Ruijven, J., Hendriks, M., van Rijssel, SQ., van de Mortel, JE., van der Paauw, JW., Schijlen, EGWM., Smit-Tiekstra, AE., Berendse, F., de Kroon, H. and Dumbrell, AJ., (2018). . New Phytologist. 218 (2), 542-553
Garcia-Alcega, S., Nasir, ZA., Ferguson, RMW., No毛l, C., Cravo-Laureau, C., Whitby, C., Dumbrell, AJ., Colbeck, I., Tyrrel, S. and Coulon, F., (2018). . Science of the Total Environment. 631鈥632, 1059-1069
Bohan, DA., Vacher, C., Tamaddoni-Nezhad, A., Raybould, A., Dumbrell, AJ. and Woodward, G., (2017). . Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 32 (7), 477-487
Garcia-Alcega, S., Nasir, Z., Ferguson, RMW., Whitby, C., Dumbrell, AJ., Colbeck, I., Gomes, D., Tyrrel, S. and Coulon, F., (2017). . TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 86, 75-83
Dumbrell, ALEXJ., Ferguson, RMW. and Clark, DR., (2017). Microbial Community Analysis by Single-Amplicon High-Throughput Next Generation Sequencing: Data Analysis 鈥 From Raw Output to Ecology. Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols. Microbial Quantitation, Community Profiling and Array Approaches, 155-206
Terrisse, F., Cravo-Laureau, C., No毛l, C., Cagnon, C., Dumbrell, AJ., McGenity, TJ. and Duran, R., (2017). . Frontiers in Microbiology. 8 (AUG), 1549-
Clark, DR., Mathieu, M., Mourot, L., Underwood, GJC., Dufoss茅, L., Dumbrell, AJ. and McGenity, TJ., (2017). . Global Ecology and Biogeography. 26 (12), 1435-1446
Lohr, KE., Smith, DJ., Suggett, DJ., Nitschke, MR., Dumbrell, AJ., Woodcock, S. and Camp, EF., (2017). . Frontiers in Marine Science. 4 (NOV)
Osburn, CL., Anderson, NJ., Stedmon, CA., Giles, ME., Whiteford, EJ., McGenity, TJ., Dumbrell, AJ. and Underwood, GJC., (2017). . Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 122 (12), 3431-3445
Low-D茅carie, E., Fussmann, GF., Dumbrell, AJ. and Bell, G., (2016). . Biology Letters. 12 (9), 20160562-20160562
Aslam, SN., Dumbrell, AJ., Sabir, JS., Mutwakil, MHZ., Baeshen, MMN., Abo鈥怉ba, SEM., Clark, DR., Yates, SA., Baeshen, NA., Underwood, GJC. and McGenity, TJ., (2016). . Environmental Microbiology. 18 (12), 5048-5062
Camp, EF., Hobbs, JPA., De Brauwer, M., Dumbrell, AJ. and Smith, DJ., (2016). . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 283 (1827), 20160277-20160277
Lansdown, K., McKew, BA., Whitby, C., Heppell, CM., Dumbrell, AJ., Binley, A., Olde, L. and Trimmer, M., (2016). . Nature Geoscience. 9 (5), 357-360
Thompson, MSA., Bankier, C., Bell, T., Dumbrell, AJ., Gray, C., Ledger, ME., Lehmann, K., McKew, BA., Sayer, CD., Shelley, F., Trimmer, M., Warren, SL. and Woodward, G., (2016). . Freshwater Biology. 61 (12), 2037-2050
(2016). . Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 31 (2), 105-115
Dumbrell, AJ., Kordas, RL. and Woodward, G., (2016). ADVANCES IN ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH Large-Scale Ecology: Model Systems to Global Perspectives PREFACE. ADVANCES IN ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, VOL 55: LARGE-SCALE ECOLOGY: MODEL SYSTEMS TO GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES. 55, XIX-XXIV
Fayle, TM., Scholtz, O., Dumbrell, AJ., Russell, S., Segar, ST. and Eggleton, P., (2015). . PLOS ONE. 10 (4), e0122533-e0122533
Cotton, TEA., Fitter, AH., Miller, RM., Dumbrell, AJ. and Helgason, T., (2015). . New Phytologist. 205 (4), 1598-1607
Li, J., Nedwell, DB., Beddow, J., Dumbrell, AJ., McKew, BA., Thorpe, EL. and Whitby, C., (2015). . Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81 (1), 159-165
Low-D茅carie, E., Kolber, M., Homme, P., Lofano, A., Dumbrell, A., Gonzalez, A. and Bell, G., (2015). . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112 (46), 14307-14312
Cotton, TEA., Dumbrell, AJ. and Helgason, T., (2014). . PLoS ONE. 9 (10), e109234-e109234
Papaspyrou, S., Smith, CJ., Dong, LF., Whitby, C., Dumbrell, AJ. and Nedwell, DB., (2014). . PLoS One. 9 (4), e94111-e94111
艩ibanc, N., Dumbrell, AJ., Mandi膰-Mulec, I. and Ma膷ek, I., (2014). . Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 68, 348-356
Woodward, G., Dumbrell, AJ., Baird, DJ. and Hajibabaei, M., (2014). ADVANCES IN ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH Big Data in Ecology PREFACE. ADVANCES IN ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, VOL 51: BIG DATA IN ECOLOGY. 51, IX-XIII
McKew, BA., Dumbrell, AJ., Taylor, JD., McGenity, TJ. and Underwood, GJC., (2013). . FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 84 (3), 495-509
Talmy, D., Blackford, J., Hardman-Mountford, NJ., Dumbrell, AJ. and Geider, RJ., (2013). . Limnology and Oceanography. 58 (5), 1802-1818
Codling, EA. and Dumbrell, AJ., (2013). . Ecological Complexity. 16, 1-8
Lewis, HM. and Dumbrell, AJ., (2013). Evolutionary games of cooperation: Insights through integration of theory and data. Ecological Complexity. 16, 20-30
McKew, BA., Dumbrell, AJ., Daud, SD., Hepburn, L., Thorpe, E., Mogensen, L. and Whitby, C., (2012). . Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78 (15), 5229-5237
Fayle, TM., Edwards, DP., Turner, EC., Dumbrell, AJ., Eggleton, P. and Foster, WA., (2012). . Oikos. 121 (8), 1279-1286
Codling, EA. and Dumbrell, AJ., (2012). . Interface Focus. 2 (2), 144-149
Ma膷ek, I., Dumbrell, AJ., Nelson, M., Fitter, AH., Vodnik, D. and Helgason, T., (2011). . Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77 (14), 4770-4777
Dumbrell, AJ., Ashton, PD., Aziz, N., Feng, G., Nelson, M., Dytham, C., Fitter, AH. and Helgason, T., (2011). . New Phytologist. 190 (3), 794-804
Fayle, TM., Dumbrell, AJ., Turner, EC. and Foster, WA., (2011). . Biotropica. 43 (1), 6-7
Mommer, L., Dumbrell, AJ., Wagemaker, CAM. and Ouborg, NJ., (2011). . Plant and Soil. 348 (1-2), 115-121
Dumbrell, AJ., Nelson, M., Helgason, T., Dytham, C. and Fitter, AH., (2010). . The ISME Journal. 4 (3), 337-345
Dumbrell, AJ., Nelson, M., Helgason, T., Dytham, C. and Fitter, AH., (2010). Erratum: Relative roles of niche and neutral processes in structuring a soil microbial community. The ISME Journal. 4 (8), 1078-1078
Dumbrell, AJ., Nelson, M., Helgason, T., Dytham, C. and Fitter, AH., (2010). . Journal of Ecology. 98 (2), 419-428
Fayle, TM., Chung, AYC., Dumbrell, AJ., Eggleton, P. and Foster, WA., (2009). . Biotropica. 41 (6), 676-681
Dumbrell, AJ., Clark, EJ., Frost, GA., Randell, TE., Pitchford, JW. and Hill, JK., (2008). . Journal of Applied Ecology. 45 (5), 1531-1539
W眉ster, W., Dumbrell, AJ., Hay, C., Pook, CE., Williams, DJ. and Fry, BG., (2005). Snakes across the Strait: trans-Torresian phylogeographic relationships in three genera of Australasian snakes (Serpentes: Elapidae: Acanthophis, Oxyuranus, and Pseudechis). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 34 (1), 1-14
Dumbrell, AJ. and Hill, JK., (2005). Impacts of selective logging on canopy and ground assemblages of tropical forest butterflies: Implications for sampling. Biological Conservation. 125 (1), 123-131
Nichol, G., Huszti, E., Rokosh, J., Dumbrell, A., McGowan, J. and Becker, L., (2004). Impact of informed consent requirements on cardiac arrest research in the United States: exception from consent or from research?. Resuscitation. 62 (1), 3-23
Books (9)
Bohan, DA. and Dumbrell, A., (2022). Functional Microbiomes. Elsevier. 9780323985932
Dumbrell, AJ., Turner, EC. and Fayle, TM., (2020). Preface. Elsevier
Bohan, DA. and Dumbrell, AJ., (2019). Preface. Elsevier
Eisenhauer, N., Bohan, DA. and Dumbrell, AJ., (2019). Preface: Mechanistic links between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Elsevier
Dumbrell, AJ., Woodward, G., Jackson, MC. and Bohan, DA., (2018). Preface. Elsevier
Dumbrell, AJ., Woodward, G., Jackson, MC. and Bohan, DA., (2018). Preface. Elsevier
Dumbrell, AJ., Kordas, RL. and Woodward, G., (2016). Preface. Elsevier
Woodward, G., Dumbrell, AJ., Baird, DJ. and Hajibabaei, M., (2014). Preface. Elsevier
Woodward, G., Dumbrell, AJ., Baird, DJ. and Hajibabaei, M., (2014). . Elsevier. 978-0-08-099970-8
Book chapters (17)
Ma膷ek, I. and Dumbrell, AJ., (2023). Long-term experiments in natural locally-extreme high CO2 environments: Roadmap for future research. In: Advances in Ecological Research. Elsevier. 35- 49. 9780443193781
Underwood, GJC., Dumbrell, AJ., McGenity, TJ., McKew, BA. and Whitby, C., (2022). . In: The Marine Microbiome. Editors: Stal, LJ. and Cretoiu, MS., . Springer International Publishing. 479- 534. 9783030903824
Whitby, C., Ferguson, RMW., Colbeck, I., Dumbrell, AJ., Nasir, ZA., Marczylo, E., Kinnersley, R., Douglas, P., Drew, G., Bhui, K., Lemon, M., Jackson, S., Tyrrel, S. and Coulon, F., (2022). Compendium of analytical methods for sampling, characterization and quantification of bioaerosols. In: Functional Microbiomes. Editors: Bohan, DA. and Dumbrell, AJ., . Elsevier. 101- 229. 978-0-323-98593-2
Li, P., Dumbrell, AJ., Saleem, M., Kuang, L., Li, T., Luan, L., Li, W., Li, G., Wu, M., Wang, B., Jiang, J., Liu, M. and Li, Z., (2022). Linking microbial body size to community co-occurrences and stability at multiple geographical scales in agricultural soils. In: Functional Microbiomes. Editors: Bohan, DA. and Dumbrell, AJ., . Elsevier. 1- 26. 978-0-323-98593-2
Bani, A., De Brauwer, M., Creer, S., Dumbrell, AJ., Limmon, G., Jompa, J., von der Heyden, S. and Beger, M., (2020). Informing marine spatial planning decisions with environmental DNA. In: Advances in Ecological Research. Elsevier. 375- 407
Dumbrell, AJ., Turner, EC. and Fayle, TM., (2020). Tropical Ecosystems in the 21st Century, Volume 62 Preface. In: TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. XVII- XXVI
Bohan, DA. and Dumbrell, AJ., (2019). ADVANCES IN ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH Resilience in Complex Socio-ecological Systems, vol 60 Preface. In: RESILIENCE IN COMPLEX SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. XI- XIII. 978-0-08-102854-4
Redeker, KR., Cai, LL., Dumbrell, AJ., Bardill, A., Chong, JPJ. and Helgason, T., (2018). Noninvasive Analysis of the Soil Microbiome: Biomonitoring Strategies Using the Volatilome, Community Analysis, and Environmental Data. In: Advances in Ecological Research. Academic Press. 93- 132. 9780128143179
Steinke, M., Randell, L., Dumbrell, AJ. and Saha, M., (2018). . In: Next Generation Biomonitoring: Part 2. Editors: Bohan, DA., Dumbrell, AJ., Woodward, G. and Jackson, M., . Elsevier. 75- 92. 978-0128143179
Dumbrell, AJ., Woodward, G., Jackson, MC. and Bohan, DA., (2018). ADVANCES IN ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PREFACE. In: NEXT GENERATION BIOMONITORING, PT 2. XIII- XVI
Dumbrell, AJ., Woodward, G., Jackson, MC. and Bohan, DA., (2018). Next Generation Biomonitoring: Part 1 PREFACE. In: NEXT GENERATION BIOMONITORING, PT 1. XV- XVIII
Derocles, SAP., Bohan, DA., Dumbrell, AJ., Kitson, JJN., Massol, F., Pauvert, C., Plantegenest, M., Vacher, C. and Evans, DM., (2018). . In: Networks of Invasion: Empirical Evidence and Case Studies. Editors: Bohan, DA., Dumbrell, AJ. and Massol, F., . Academic Press. 1- 62. 978-0-12-813328-6
Nedwell, DB., Underwood, GJC., McGenity, TJ., Whitby, C. and Dumbrell, AJ., (2016). . In: Advances in Ecological Research. Elsevier. 227- 281. 978-0-08-100935-2
Jackson, MC., Weyl, OLF., Altermatt, F., Durance, I., Friberg, N., Dumbrell, AJ., Piggott, JJ., Tiegs, SD., Tockner, K., Krug, CB., Leadley, PW. and Woodward, G., (2016). . In: Advances in Ecological Research. Elsevier. 615- 636. 978-0-08-100935-2
Ma膷ek, I., Vodnik, D., Pfanz, H., Low-D茅carie, E. and Dumbrell, AJ., (2016). . In: Advances in Ecological Research. Elsevier. 283- 323. 9780081009352
Woodward, G., Dumbrell, AJ., Baird, DJ. and Hajibabaei, M., (2014). . In: Big Data in Ecology. Editors: Woodward, G., Dumbrell, AJ., Baird, DJ. and Hajibabaei, M., . Elsevier. ix- xiii. 978-0-08-099970-8
Dumbrell, AJ., (2013). . In: Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere: Volume 1. Wiley. 1113- 1122. 9781118296172
Conferences (1)
Steinke, M., Hodapp, B., Martin-Creuzburg, D., Subhan, R., Lemaire, S. and Dumbrell, A., (2015). Environmental volabolomics: deciphering the chemical language that shapes aquatic health
Grants and funding
2025
Visiting Researcher - Understanding human-induced trophic cascades in coastal ecosystems
Norwegian Institute for Natural Research
Consultancy to Sam Causer Ltd - Vermiculture Project
Sam Causer Ltd
2024
APPLECore - Apple Genomics
Norwegian Institute for Natural Research
Climate REEFS: Integrating Risks, Evolution, socio-Economics for Fisheries Sustainability on coral reefs in a changing climate
International Development Research Centre
2023
Developing an understanding of ecological network science (ENS) for river ecosystems. An opinion piece
Environment Agency
Ecosystem Benefits of Oyster Aquaculture Sites
Atlantic Edge Oysters Ltd
Ecosystem Benefits of Oyster Aquaculture Sites
Envision Marine Ltd
REWilding and restoration inteRtIdal sedimenT Ecosystem for carbon sequestration, climate adaptation and biodiversity support
European Commission
MPAShift: Improving marine protected areas on tropicalizing temperate reefs
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Adaptive Reefs in Ducie Island Pitcairn
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Quantifying the ecological effects of grassland management above and below ground
Northumbrian Water Limited
2022
Identifying Determinants For Indoor Air Quality And Their Health Impact In Environments For Children: Measures To Improve Indoor Air Quality And Reduce Disease Burdens
European Commission
Benchmarking Agriculture and Agri-environment Performance
Spains Hall Estate
ECO-COATING 锟 Engineering Control of Organic Coatings on Autonomous Navy Gliders
US Department of Defense: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
2021
Local Government Association Net Zero Innovation Programme - partnership with CBC to work with local schools to create a Climate Emergency Action Plan
Colchester Borough Council (CBC)
Local Government Association Net Zero Innovation Programme - partnership with CBC to work with local schools to create a Climate Emergency Action Plan
Colchester Borough Council (CBC)
Increasing diversity in environmental science
Natural Environment Research Council
2020
NI: BioSkyNet: the first global network of bioaerosols researchers
Natural Environment Research Council
2019
Towards optimising biofumigation and pest control with mustard and radish plants: monitoring the soil microbiome via volatile organic compounds and next generation sequencing
Enabling Innovation: Research to Application
2018
A Novel Framework for Predicting Emerging Chemical Stressor Impacts in Complex Ecosystems
Natural Environment Research Council
Managing tropical agricultural ecosystems for resistance and recovery of ecosystem processes
University of Cambridge
FUSED - Functionality of Urban Soils supporting Ecosystem service Delivery
Natural Environment Research Council
Gradients of marine biodiversity and linkages with eDNA across the Wallacea Region
Natural Environment Research Council
2016
Rapid monitoring of bioaerosols in Urban, Agricultural and Industrial Environments
Natural Environment Research Council
Rapid monitoring of bioaerosols in Urban, Agricultural and Industrial Environments
Natural Environment Research Council
2015
Rapid monitoring of bioaerosols in Urban, Agricultural and Industrial Environments
Natural Environment Research Council
Integrating Next Generation Sequencing Technologies into Food Web Ecology
Imperial College, London
Impacts of Global warming in sentinel systems: from genes to ecosystems
Natural Environment Research Council
Diversity and community composition of AMF in selected secondary succession areas in Balkan Peninsula
University of Ljubljana
Response of plant roots and mycorrhizal fungi to soil hypoxia
University of Ljubljana
2014
Coral Reefs of New Providence Island, Bahamas
Blackstone Consultancy Ltd
2013
Do realignment sites restore microbial biodiversity-driven nutrient cycling and trace gas fluxes comparable to natural coastal ecosystems?
Natural Environment Research Council
Quantifying Ecosystem Resilience
Natural Environment Research Council
2012
A hierarchical approach to the examination of the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem
Natural Environment Research Council
Suppression and Promotion of Clover Species through Plant-Species Specific Biotic Soil Legacies
University of Wageningen
The key role of DOM in regulating microbial diversity, community structure and
Natural Environment Research Council
2011
Understanding Mathematical Models in Ecology
British Ecological Society (BES)
Visiting Scientist Grant - University of Wageningen
University of Wageningen