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Dr Robert Mills

Formerly at Lancaster University

  1. 2017
  2. Published

    Winter ecology of a subalpine grassland: effects of snow removal on soil respiration, microbial structure and function

    Gavazov, K., Ingrisch, J., Hasibeder, R., Mills, R. T. E., Buttler, A., Gleixner, G., Pumpanen, J. & Bahn, M., 15/07/2017, In: Science of the Total Environment. p. 316-324 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Slash-and-burn agriculture and tropical cyclone activity in Madagascar: implication for soil fertility dynamics and corn performance

    Gay-des-Combes, J. M., Robroek, B. J. M., Hervé, D., Guillaume, T., Pistocchi, C., Mills, R. T. E. & Buttler, A., 15/02/2017, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 239, p. 207-218 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Links between soil microbial communities and plant traits in a species-rich grassland under long-term climate change

    Sayer, E. J., Oliver, A. E., Fridley, J. D., Askew, A. P., Mills, R. T. E. & Grime, J. P., 02/2017, In: Ecology and Evolution. 7, 3, p. 855-862 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. 2016
  6. Published

    Loss of testate amoeba functional diversity with increasing frost intensity across a continental gradient reduces microbial activity in peatlands

    Jassey, V. E. J., Lamentowicz, M., Bragazza, L., Hofsommer, M. L., Mills, R. T. E., Buttler, A., Signarbieux, C. & Robroek, B. J. M., 09/2016, In: European Journal of Protistology. 55, Part B, p. 190-202 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Linking historical land use to present vegetation and soil characteristics under slash-and-burn cultivation in Madagascar

    Randrianarison, A., Schlaepfer, R., Mills, R., Herve, D., Razanaka, S., Rakotoarimanana, V., Carriere, S. M. & Buttler, A., 01/2016, In: Applied Vegetation Science. 19, 1, p. 40-52 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. 2015
  9. Published

    An unexpected role for mixotrophs in the response of peatland carbon cycling to climate warming

    Jassey, V. E. J., Signarbieux, C., Haettenschwiler, S., Bragazza, L., Buttler, A., Delarue, F., Fournier, B., Gilbert, D., Laggoun-Defarge, F., Lara, E., Mills, R. T. E., Mitchell, E. A. D., Payne, R. J. & Robroek, B. J. M., 25/11/2015, In: Scientific Reports. 5, 10 p., 16931.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Peatland vascular plant functional types affect methane dynamics by altering microbial community structure

    Robroek, B. J. M., Jassey, V. E. J., Kox, M. A. R., Berendsen, R. L., Mills, R. T. E., Cecillon, L., Puissant, J., Meima-Franke, M., Bakker, P. A. H. M. & Bodelier, P. L. E., 07/2015, In: Journal of Ecology. 103, 4, p. 925-934 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Sustained impact of drought on wet shrublands mediated by soil physical changes

    Dominguez, M. T., Sowerby, A., Smith, A. R., Robinson, D. A., Van Baarsel, S., Mills, R., Marshall, M. R., Koller, E., Lebron, I., Hall, J. & Emmett, B. A., 02/2015, In: Biogeochemistry. 122, 2-3, p. 151-163 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Seasonal influence of climate manipulation on microbial community structure and function in mountain soils

    Puissant, J., Cecillon, L., Mills, R. T. E., Robroek, B. J. M., Gavazov, K., De Danieli, S., Spiegelberger, T., Buttler, A. & Brun, J-J., 01/2015, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 80, p. 296-305 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. 2014
  14. Published

    Biotic and Abiotic Constraints on the Decomposition of Fagus sylvatica Leaf Litter Along an Altitudinal Gradient in Contrasting Land-Use Types

    Gavazov, K., Mills, R., Spiegelberger, T., Lenglet, J. & Buttler, A., 12/2014, In: Ecosystems. 17, 8, p. 1326-1337 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Long-term organic carbon turnover rates in natural and semi-natural topsoils

    Mills, R. T. E., Tipping, E., Bryant, C. L. & Emmett, B. A., 04/2014, In: Biogeochemistry. 118, 1-3, p. 257-272 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Evaluation of Dissolved Organic Carbon as a Soil Quality Indicator in National Monitoring Schemes

    Jones, D. L., Simfukwe, P., Hill, P. W., Mills, R. T. E. & Emmett, B. A., 14/03/2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 3, 6 p., 90882.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Diminished soil functions occur under simulated climate change in a sup-alpine pasture, but heterotrophic temperature sensitivity indicates microbial resilience

    Mills, R. T. E., Gavazov, K. S., Spiegelberger, T., Johnson, D. & Buttler, A., 1/03/2014, In: Science of the Total Environment. 473-474, p. 465-472 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. 2013
  19. Published

    Interactive effects of depth and temperature on CH4 and N2O flux in a shallow podzol

    Mills, R. T. E., Dewhirst, N., Sowerby, A., Emmett, B. A. & Jones, D. L., 07/2013, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 62, p. 1-4 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. 2012
  21. Published

    N14C: a plant-soil nitrogen and carbon cycling model to simulate terrestrial ecosystem responses to atmospheric nitrogen deposition

    Tipping, E., Rowe, E. C., Evans, C. D., Mills, R. T. E., Emmett, B. A., Chaplow, J. S. & Hall, J. R., 12/2012, In: Ecological Modelling. 247, p. 11-26 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Methane emissions from soils: synthesis and analysis of a large UK data set

    Levy, P. E., Burden, A., Cooper, M. D. A., Dinsmore, K. J., Drewer, J., Evans, C., Fowler, D., Gaiawyn, J., Gray, A., Jones, S. K., Jones, T., Mcnamara, N. P., Mills, R., Ostle, N., Sheppard, L. J., Skiba, U., Sowerby, A., Ward, S. E. & Zielinski, P., 05/2012, In: Global Change Biology. 18, 5, p. 1657-1669 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Synthesizing greenhouse gas fluxes across nine European peatlands and shrublands - responses to climatic and environmental changes

    Carter, M. S., Larsen, K. S., Emmett, B., Estiarte, M., Field, C., Leith, I. D., Lund, M., Meijide, A., Mills, R. T. E., Niinemets, U., Penuelas, J., Portillo-Estrada, M., Schmidt, I. K., Selsted, M. B., Sheppard, L. J., Sowerby, A., Tietema, A. & Beier, C., 2012, In: Biogeosciences. 9, 10, p. 3739-3755 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. 2011
  25. Published

    Soil respiration across three contrasting ecosystem types: comparison of two portable IRGA systems

    Mills, R., Glanville, H., McGovern, S., Emmett, B. & Jones, D. L., 08/2011, In: Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 174, 4, p. 532-535 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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