Dr. Andy Smith
Email address: a.r.smith@bangor.ac.uk
OVERVIEW
Dr. Andy Smith research and teach forest ecology, biogeochemistry and plant-soil interactions with emphasis on species diversity and ecosystem function in undisturbed and managed ecosystems. Dr. Smith particlarly interested in belowground processes and the study of root biology, mycorrhizal symbiosis, and biogeochemical cycling; subjects that he have researched in a variety of climate change manipulation experiments that include elevated CO2 and climatic extremes (via altered precipitation and temperature regimes) in forest and upland ecosystems. Dr. Smith previously held the positions of Climate Change Impact Scientist at NERCs Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (2011-2013), and postdoctoral researcher at Bangor University (2010-2011). In his early career at the Medical Research Council, Cambridge and Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge he focused on the development of novel molecular and bioinformatics techniques for the nematode (Caenorhabiditis elegans) and human genome sequencing projects.
Dr. Smith co-direct, with Prof Lui Shuguang, research activities at the Bangor University-Central South University of Forestry and Technology Joint Research Centre in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. He is the PI of the forest diversity experiment (BangorDiverse) based at the Henfaes Research Centre, Abergwyngregyn that investigates the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function. BangorDiverse is part of the largest network (TreeDivNet) of biodviersity experiments worldwide, and was established in 2004 with 92 plots of alder (Alnus glutinosa L.), birch (Betula pendula Roth.), beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.), sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus L.), chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.), and oak (Quercus robur L.) planted in monoculture, and two and three species mixtures using a fully replicated (n=4) design. He also manage and conducted research on silvopastoral agroforestry at the Henfaes Research Centre that focuses on the role agroforestry has in sustainably delivering food security whilst maintaining ecological complexity and the provision of ecosystem services (public goods).He lead the nutrient manipulation work package of the large (£3.7M) NERC project (QUINTUS) an investigation of N & P stoichiometry in temperate forests exposed to ambient and elevated atmospheric CO2 at the BIFoR FACE facility. And he is a Co-I on the UKRI Treescapes project Understanding Memory of UK Treescapes for Better Resilience and Adaptation (MEMBRA) that is investigating abiotic and biotic stress induced epigenetic changes in trees and whether these changes are passed on to future generations. Dr. Smith was the PI of the Sêr Cymru NRN-LCEE research cluster Multi-Land that researched the evidence-base around Enhancement of Agricultural Productivity and Ecosystem Service Resilience in Multifunctional Landscapes.
Research Areas:
Forestry
Environmental and Soil Science
Crops and Livestock
TEACHING
Module organiser
DXX-2004 (Level 5) Silviculture and Inventory
DXX-3212 (Level 6) Forest Ecosystems
DXX-3016 (Level 6) Forest Ecosystems & Services
DDL-4204 (Level 7) Forest Ecosystems
Module contributor
DXX-1000 (Level 4) Academic Tutorials & Key Skills
DXX-1001 (Level 4) Ecosystem Functon & Services
DXX-1003 (Level 4) Forests in the 21st Century
DXX-1006 (Level 4) Making Snowdonia
DXX-3701 (Level 6) Honours Project
DXX-4999 (Level 7) MSc Dissertation
DDL-4999 (Level 7) Distance Learning Disseration
PhD Student Supervision
Jack Atkin-Willoughby "Restoring for a resilient future: Woodland community assembly trajectories in the face of multiple stressors", NERC-PhD, 2022-2026.
Matt Cooper "Investigating the potential of forested lands for natural flood management in Wales", KESS-PhD, 2020-2023.
Daniel Fishburn "Breaking down the effect of UV light on litter decomposition: a study of carbon cycling along a tropical forest humidity gradient", NERC-PhD, 2019-2023.
Sam Hollick “Optimising landscape shelterbelts to sustainably increase farm livestock productivity and build resilience to extreme events”, KESS-PhD, 2019-2022.
Anastasia Atucha “Identifying genetic markers for frost resistance in Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)”, KESS-PhD, 2017-2021 [completed].
Bid Webb “Investigating the impact of shelterbelts and livestock behaviour on landscape hydrology and biogeochemistry”, NRN-PhD, 2016-2021. [completed]
Charlotte Pritchard "Improving the efficiency of sheep production through environmental management”, KESS-MRes, 2018-2020. [completed]
Tim Peters “Investigating the role of soil microbes and rhizodeposition in C cycling and long-term C sequestration of forest ecosystems”, NERC-PhD, 2015-2020. [completed]
Anna Gunina “Understanding the role of rhizosphere hotspots and their ecological relevance for processes in forest soils.” FONASO-PhD, 2014-2017.[completed]
Steven Conway "Characterisation of small upland catchments and their impact on flood flows" KESS-MRes, 2014-2015. [completed]
Relena Ribbons “Forests & Soils: Interactions between trees species and nutrient cycling in pure and mixed species stands”, FONASO-PhD, 2013-2016. [completed]
Emma Brown “Evaluating fine-scale, spatial and temporal controls on fluxes of greenhouse gases from natural and managed peatlands”, NERC-PhD, 2013-2016. [completed]
POSTGRADUATE PROJEST OPPORTUNITIES:
Dr. Smith welcome enquiries from high-calibre prospective PhD students with, or attempting to obtain, funding. Current Natural Environment Research Council funded PhD studentship opportunities under his supervision. Restoring for a resilient future: Woodland community assembly trajectories in the face of multiple stressors [Registered at Bangor University, based at UKCEH-Bangor] https://tinyurl.com/2p97mrdh Deadline: 12th January 2022 Response of temperate forests to fertilisation: implications for climate change mitigation [Registered at the University of Birmingham, based at Birmingham/BIFoR] https://tinyurl.com/65zn326f Deadline: 7th January 2022
PROJECTS：
Monitoring forest health using VOCs
01/01/2022 – 05/05/2022 (Finished)
KESS II East Phd with Woodland Trust BUK2E036
01/02/2020 – 31/01/2023 (Active)
QUINTUS
01/10/2019 – 31/10/2024 (Active)
Description
NERC - Quinquennial (half-decadal) carbon and nutrient dynamics in temperate forests: Implications for carbon sequestration in a high carbon dioxide world
GCRF proposal development workshop
01/07/2017 – 01/08/2018 (Finished)
Visualisation of water quality risks and costs associated with mis-timed agricultural applications
01/11/2016 – 01/01/2022 (Finished)
Publication:
2022
Roots and rhizospheric soil microbial community responses to tree species mixtures.
Ribbons, R., Del Toro, I., Smith, A., Healey, J., Vesterdal, L. & McDonald, M., 21 Apr 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Applied Soil Ecology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tree diversity effects on soil microbial biomass and respiration are context dependent across forest diversity experiments
Cesarz, S., Craven, D., Auge, H., Bruelheide, H., Castagneyrol, B., Gutknecht, J., Hector, A., Jactel, H., Koricheva, J., Messier, C., Muys, B., O'Brien, M. J., Paquette, A., Ponette, Q., Potvin, C., Reich, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Smith, A., Verheyen, K. & Eisenhauer, N., 7 Jan 2022, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2021
Global analysis of the relationship between reconstructed solar induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) and gross primary production (GPP)
Gao, H., Liu, S., Lu, W., Smith, A., Valbuena, R., Yan, W., Wang, Z., Xiao, L., Peng, X., Li, Q., Feng, Y., McDonald, M., Pagella, T., Liao, J., Wu, Z. & Zhang, G., 18 Jul 2021, In: Remote Sensing. 13, 14
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hedgerow effects on CO2 emissions are regulated by soil type and season: implications for carbon flux dynamics in livestock-grazed pasture
Ford, H., Healey, J., Webb, B., Pagella, T. & Smith, A., 15 Jan 2021, In: Geoderma. 382, 114697.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Influence of landscape features on urban land surface temperature: scale and neighborhood effects
Shi, Y., Liu, S., Yan, W., Zhao, S., Ning, Y., Peng, X., Chen, W., Chen, L., Hu, X., Fu, B., Kennedy, R., Lv, Y., Liao, J., Peng, C., Rosa, I., Roy, D., Shen, S., Smith, A., Wang, C., Wang, Z., Xiao, L., Yang, L., Yuan, W., Yi, M., Zhang, H., Zhao, M., Zhu, Y. & Xiao, J., 1 Jun 2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 771, 145381.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Long 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. I., Creer, S., Smith, A., Emmett, B. A. & Robinson, D. A., 19 Oct 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ecosystems.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Methods for Measuring Frost Tolerance of Conifers: A Systematic Map
Atucha Zamkova, A-A., Steele, K. & Smith, A., 16 Aug 2021, In: Forests.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Modelling the impact of climate change on the occurrence of frost damage in Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) in Great Britain
Atucha Zamkova, A-A., Steele, K. & Smith, A., Dec 2021, In: Forestry. 94, 5, p. 664-676 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Role of forested land for natural flood management in the UK: A review
Cooper, M., Patil, S., Nisbet, T., Thomas, H., Smith, A. & McDonald, M., Sep 2021, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 8, 5, e1541.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Spatial behaviour of sheep during the neonatal period: Preliminary study on the influence of shelter
Pritchard, C., Williams, P., Davies, P., Jones, D. & Smith, A., 1 Jul 2021, In: Animal. 15, 7, 100252.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Trace element composition of tree fodder and potential nutritional use for livestock
Kendall, N., Smith, J., Whistance, L., Stergiadis, S., Stoate, C., Chesshire, H. & Smith, A., Aug 2021, In: Livestock Science. 250, 104560.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2020
A Modified KNN Method for Mapping the Leaf Area Index in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of China
Jiang, F., Smith, A., Kutia, M., Wang, G., Liu, H. & Sun, H., 10 Jun 2020, In: Remote Sensing. 12, 11, 24 p., 1884.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme (ERAMMP): ERAMMP Report-32: National Forest in Wales - Evidence Review. Report to Welsh Government (Contract C210/2016/2017)
Beauchamp, K., Jenkins, T., Alison, J., Bathgate, S., Bell, C., Braban, C. F., Broome, A., Bursnell, M., Burton, V., Dickie, I. A., Doick, K. J., Evans, C. D., Fitch, A., Griffiths, R., Hall, C., Healey, J., Jones, L., Keith, A. M., Kerr, G., Kuyer, J., Maskell, L. C., Matthews, R. W., Morison, J., Nicoll, B., Nisbet, T., O'Brien, L., Old, G. H., Pagella, T., Perks, M. P., Robinson, D. A., Saraev, V., Smart, S. M., Smith, A., Siriwardena, G. M., Swetnam, R. D., Thomas, A. R. C., Tye, A., Valatin, G., Warren-Thomas, E., Wong, J. & Emmett, B. A., 28 Aug 2020, 46 p. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology .
Research output: Other contribution
Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme (ERAMMP). ERAMMP Report-37: National Forest in Wales - Evidence Review Annex-5: Ecosystem Services. Report to Welsh Government (Contract C210/2016/2017)
Beauchamp, K., O'Brien, L., Hall, C., Swetnam, R. D., Jenkins, T., Doick, K. J., Nisbet, T., Old, G. H., Evans, C. D., Nicoll, B., Jones, L., Braban, C. F., Robinson, D. A., Burton, V., Dickie, I. A., Tye, A., Smith, A., Pagella, T. & Perks, M. P., 28 Aug 2020, 90 p. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology .
Research output: Other contribution
Traits of dominant species and soil properties co -regulate soil microbial communities across land restoration types in a subtropical plateau region of Southwest China
University, Y., China, K., Duan, C., Smith, A. R. & Jones, D. L., 15 Jun 2020, In: Ecological Engineering. 153
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2019
A generic approach for live prediction of the risk of agricultural field runoff and delivery to watercourses: linking parsimonious soil-water-connectivity models with live weather data APIs in decision tools
Comber, A., Collins, A. L., Haro, D., Hess, T., Zhang, Y., Smith, A. & Turner, A., 4 Jun 2019, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How do hedgerows influence soil organic carbon stock in livestock-grazed pasture?
Ford, H., Healey, J. R., Webb, B., Pagella, T. F. & Smith, A. R., 31 Dec 2019, In: Soil Use and Management. 35, 4, p. 576-584
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Inland Water Bodies in China: New Features Discovered in the Long-term Satellite Data
Feng, S., Liu, S., Huang, Z., Jing, L., Zhao, M., Peng, X., Yan, W., Wu, Y., Lv, Y., Smith, A., McDonald, M., Patil, S., Sarkissian, A., Shi, Z., Xia, J. & Ogbodo, U. S., 17 Dec 2019, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 116, 51, p. 25491-25496
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Polyculture affects biomass production of component species but not total standing biomass and soil carbon stocks in a temperate forest plantation
Ahmed, I., Smith, A. & Godbold, D., Sep 2019, In: Annals of Forest Science.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Science to Policy: Impacts of trees on farm ecosystem services
Wiik, E., Toberman, H., Ford, H., Webb, B., Healey, J., Pagella, T., Marley, C. & Smith, A., 19 Mar 2019, Ser Cymru National Research Network for Low Carbon, Energy and Environment. 8 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Tree leaves as supplementary feed for ruminant livestock
Kendall, N., Smith, J., Whistance, L., Stergiadis, S., Stoate, C., Chesshire, H. & Smith, A., 1 Nov 2019, 4 p. Woodland Trust Research Briefing
Research output: Other contribution
For more of Dr. Smith’s' publication history, please visit: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/staff/natural-sciences/andy-smith-017079/en#publications
