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Professor Alex Dumbrell

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School of Life Sciences
Professor Alex Dumbrell

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)

Open to supervise

Theoretical ecology (focus on models of biodiversity)

Open to supervise

Molecular ecology (focus on next generation sequencing)

Open to supervise

Macroecology (focus on examining patterns of biodiversity in microbial systems)

Open to supervise

Spatial and temporal patterns of biodiversity

Open to supervise

Biodiversity-Ecosystem service/function relationships

Open to supervise

Species abundance distributions and species area relationships

Open to supervise

Biodiversity models (ie niche and neutral theories)

Open to supervise

Next generation sequencing technology and bioinformatics in ecological research

Open to supervise

Metagenetics, metagenomics, metatranscriptomics

Open to supervise

Ecoinformatics

Open to supervise

Soil biodiversity and function

Open to supervise

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and other symbiotic systems

Open to supervise

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Biodiversity: From Genes to Ecosystems (BS241)

  • Research Project in Biomedical Science (BS831)

  • Research Project in Life Sciences (BS832)

  • Arctic Ecology Field Course (BS233)

  • Employability Skills for the Biosciences (BS211)

  • 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

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adumb@essex.ac.uk

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