Robert Iwan Griffiths

Soil microenvironment and microbial community composition jointly regulate carbon accrual in agricultural soils

The paper investigates how soil microenvironment and microbial community composition jointly influence carbon accrual in agricultural soils through a transplant experiment.

Environmental filtering shapes divergent bacterial strategies and genomic traits across soil niches

The paper examines how soil pH influences bacterial niche breadth and genomic traits across UK soils, finding that low pH soils host specialized bacteria with streamlined genomes.

Taxonomic filtering accompanies functional expansion during long-term soil restoration

This study tracks soil microbiome recovery over 143 years, finding taxonomic contraction and functional expansion during long-term restoration.

Antimicrobial resistance as a signature of soil restoration across a 143-year chronosequence

This study shows that antimicrobial resistance increases with soil restoration age, indicating a mature microbiome rather than degradation.

Deciphering landscape-scale plant cover and biodiversity from soil eDNA

This study evaluates soil eDNA sequencing for landscape-scale plant biodiversity assessment, finding comparable genus-level taxonomic resolution but lower sensitivity than field surveys.

Soil properties in agricultural systems affect microbial genomic traits

The paper examines how soil properties, particularly pH, influence bacterial genomic traits in agricultural systems.

Land use effects on soil microbiome composition and traits with consequences for its ecosystem carbon use efficiency

The paper investigates how land use intensity affects soil microbiome traits and carbon use efficiency (CUE) through metaproteomics and decomposition experiments, showing opposing effects in low and high pH soils.