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Canopy structure and topography jointly constrain the microclimate of human‐modified tropical landscapes by Jucker, Tommaso, Hardwick, Stephen R., Both, Sabine, Elias, Dafydd M.O., Ewers, Robert M., Milodowski, David T., Swinfield, Tom, Coomes, David A.

“…Local‐scale microclimatic conditions in forest understoreys play a key role in shaping the composition, diversity and function of these ecosystems…”
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The potential to increase grassland soil C stocks by extending reseeding intervals is dependent on soil texture and depth by Elias, Dafydd M.O., Mason, Kelly E., Howell, Katherine, Mitschunas, Nadine, Hulmes, Lucy, Hulmes, Sarah, Lebron, Inma, Pywell, Richard F., McNamara, Niall P.

“…Grasslands account for ∼30% of global terrestrial carbon (C), of which most is stored in soils and provide important ecosystem services including livestock and…”
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Logging and soil nutrients independently explain plant trait expression in tropical forests by Both, Sabine, Riutta, Terhi, Paine, C. E. Timothy, Elias, Dafydd M. O., Cruz, R. S., Jain, Annuar, Johnson, David, Kritzler, Ully H., Kuntz, Marianne, Majalap-Lee, Noreen, Mielke, Nora, Pillco, Milenka X. Montoya, Ostle, Nicholas J., Teh, Yit Arn, Malhi, Yadvinder, Burslem, David F. R. P.

“…• Plant functional traits regulate ecosystem functions but little is known about how cooccurring gradients of land use and edaphic conditions influence their…”
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Microbial and mineral interactions decouple litter quality from soil organic matter formation by Elias, Dafydd M. O., Mason, Kelly E., Goodall, Tim, Taylor, Ashley, Zhao, Pengzhi, Otero-Fariña, Alba, Chen, Hongmei, Peacock, Caroline L., Ostle, Nicholas J., Griffiths, Robert, Chapman, Pippa J., Holden, Joseph, Banwart, Steve, McNamara, Niall P., Whitaker, Jeanette

“…Current understanding of soil carbon dynamics suggests that plant litter quality and soil mineralogy control the formation of mineral-associated soil organic…”
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Soil carbon stock impacts following reversion of Miscanthus × giganteus and short rotation coppice willow commercial plantations into arable cropping by Rowe, Rebecca L., Keith, Aidan M., Elias, Dafydd M. O., McNamara, Niall P.

“…There are posited links between the establishment of perennial bioenergy, such as short rotation coppice (SRC) willow and Miscanthus × giganteus, on low carbon…”
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Effects of Leucaena biochar addition on crop productivity in degraded tropical soils by Elias, Dafydd M.O., Ooi, Gin Teng, Ahmad Razi, Mohammad Fadhil, Robinson, Samuel, Whitaker, Jeanette, McNamara, Niall P.

“…Biochar has the potential to increase crop yields on degraded, tropical soils. It can be readily produced in rural community settings using low-cost technology…”
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Mobile methane measurements: Effects of instrument specifications on data interpretation, reproducibility, and isotopic precision by Takriti, Mounir, Wynn, Peter M., Elias, Dafydd M.O., Ward, Susan E., Oakley, Simon, McNamara, Niall P.

“…Recent research has used mobile methane (CH4) measurements to identify and quantify emissions, but the effect of instrument response time on concentration…”
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Diversity and Ecological Guild Analysis of the Oil Palm Fungal Microbiome Across Root, Rhizosphere, and Soil Compartments by Kirkman, Eleanor R, Hilton, Sally, Sethuraman, Gomathy, Elias, Dafydd M O, Taylor, Andrew, Clarkson, John, Soh, Aik Chin, Bass, David, Ooi, Gin Teng, McNamara, Niall P, Bending, Gary D

“…The rhizosphere microbiome is a major determinant of plant health, which can interact with the host directly and indirectly to promote or suppress…”
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Selective logging impacts on soil microbial communities and functioning in Bornean tropical forest by Robinson, Samuel J B, Elias, Dafydd M O, Goodall, Tim, Nottingham, Andrew T, McNamara, Niall P, Griffiths, Robert, Majalap, Noreen, Ostle, Nicholas J

“…Rainforests provide vital ecosystem services that are underpinned by plant-soil interactions. The forests of Borneo are globally important reservoirs of…”
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Functional differences in the microbial processing of recent assimilates under two contrasting perennial bioenergy plantations by Elias, Dafydd M.O., Rowe, Rebecca L., Pereira, M. Glória, Stott, Andrew W., Barnes, Christopher J., Bending, Gary D., McNamara, Niall P.

“…Land use change driven alteration of microbial communities can have implications on belowground C cycling and storage, although our understanding of the…”
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Diversity of isoprene-degrading bacteria in phyllosphere and soil communities from a high isoprene-emitting environment: a Malaysian oil palm plantation by Carrión, Ornella, Gibson, Lisa, Elias, Dafydd M O, McNamara, Niall P, van Alen, Theo A, Op den Camp, Huub J M, Supramaniam, Christina Vimala, McGenity, Terry J, Murrell, J Colin

“…Isoprene is the most abundantly produced biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) on Earth, with annual global emissions almost equal to those of methane…”
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Land use not litter quality is a stronger driver of decomposition in hyperdiverse tropical forest by Both, Sabine, Elias, Dafydd M. O., Kritzler, Ully H., Ostle, Nick J., Johnson, David

“…In hyperdiverse tropical forests, the key drivers of litter decomposition are poorly understood despite its crucial role in facilitating nutrient availability…”
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Predicting future biomass yield in Miscanthus using the carbohydrate metabolic profile as a biomarker by Maddison, Anne L., Camargo‐Rodriguez, Anyela, Scott, Ian M., Jones, Charlotte M., Elias, Dafydd M. O., Hawkins, Sarah, Massey, Alice, Clifton‐Brown, John, McNamara, Niall P., Donnison, Iain S., Purdy, Sarah J.

“…In perennial energy crop breeding programmes, it can take several years before a mature yield is reached when potential new varieties can be scored. Modern…”
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Soil Microbial Community and Litter Quality Controls on Decomposition Across a Tropical Forest Disturbance Gradient by Elias, Dafydd M. O., Robinson, Samuel, Both, Sabine, Goodall, Tim, Majalap-Lee, Noreen, Ostle, Nick J., McNamara, Niall P.

“…Industrial logging and agricultural expansion are driving rapid transformations of tropical ecosystems, modifying patterns in above-ground plant and…”
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Measured and modelled effect of land‐use change from temperate grassland to Miscanthus on soil carbon stocks after 12 years by Holder, Amanda J., Clifton‐Brown, John, Rowe, Rebecca, Robson, Paul, Elias, Dafydd, Dondini, Marta, McNamara, Niall P., Donnison, Iain S., McCalmont, Jon P.

“…Soil organic carbon (SOC) is an important carbon pool susceptible to land‐use change (LUC). There are concerns that converting grasslands into the C4 bioenergy…”
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Soil Fungal Community Characteristics and Mycelial Production Across a Disturbance Gradient in Lowland Dipterocarp Rainforest in Borneo by Robinson, Samuel J. B., Elias, Dafydd, Johnson, David, Both, Sabine, Riutta, Terhi, Goodall, Tim, Majalap, Noreen, McNamara, Niall P., Griffiths, Robert, Ostle, Nick

“…The rainforests of Southeast Asia are a global biodiversity hotspot under increasing pressure from human activity. Selective logging and forest conversion to…”
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Global atmospheric methane uptake by upland tree woody surfaces by Gauci, Vincent, Pangala, Sunitha Rao, Shenkin, Alexander, Barba, Josep, Bastviken, David, Figueiredo, Viviane, Gomez, Carla, Enrich-Prast, Alex, Sayer, Emma, Stauffer, Tainá, Welch, Bertie, Elias, Dafydd, McNamara, Niall, Allen, Myles, Malhi, Yadvinder

“…Methane is an important greenhouse gas 1 , but the role of trees in the methane budget remains uncertain 2 . Although it has been shown that wetland and some…”
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Imaging spectroscopy reveals the effects of topography and logging on the leaf chemistry of tropical forest canopy trees by Swinfield, Tom, Both, Sabine, Riutta, Terhi, Bongalov, Boris, Elias, Dafydd, Majalap‐Lee, Noreen, Ostle, Nicholas, Svátek, Martin, Kvasnica, Jakub, Milodowski, David, Jucker, Tommaso, Ewers, Robert M., Zhang, Yi, Johnson, David, Teh, Yit Arn, Burslem, David F. R. P., Malhi, Yadvinder, Coomes, David

“…Logging, pervasive across the lowland tropics, affects millions of hectares of forest, yet its influence on nutrient cycling remains poorly understood. One…”
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Initial soil C and land‐use history determine soil C sequestration under perennial bioenergy crops by Rowe, Rebecca L., Keith, Aidan M., Elias, Dafydd, Dondini, Marta, Smith, Pete, Oxley, Jonathan, McNamara, Niall P.

“…In the UK and other temperate regions, short rotation coppice (SRC) and Miscanthus x giganteus (Miscanthus) are two of the leading ‘second‐generation’…”
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Extreme and Highly Heterogeneous Microclimates in Selectively Logged Tropical Forests by Blonder, Benjamin, Both, Sabine, Coomes, David A., Elias, Dafydd, Jucker, Tommaso, Kvasnica, Jakub, Majalap, Noreen, Malhi, Yadvinder Singh, Milodowski, David, Riutta, Terhi, Svátek, Martin

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