Professor Tim Daniell
School of Biosciences
Chair
Full contact details
School of Biosciences
A05
Arthur Willis Environment Centre
Maxfield Avenue
Sheffield
S10 1AE
- Profile
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- 2016-present: N8 Chair in Soil Microbiology, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield
- 2016-2019: Research Leader in Soil Ecology (Grade G), The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee
- 2015-2016: Adjunct Chair in Rhizosphere Interactions, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield
- 2013-2016: Theme Leader – Sustainable Production Systems, (Grade G) The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee
- 2011-2013: Research Leader in Soil Ecology (Grade F), The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee
- 2009-2011: Research Leader in Soil Ecology (Grade F), Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI), Invergowrie, Dundee
- 2000-2009: Research Leader in Soil Ecology (Grade 5/E), Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI), Invergowrie, Dundee
- 1997-2000: Research Fellow, Department of Biology, University of York
- 1995-1997: Senior Research Assistant, Biological Sciences, Lancaster University
- 1992-1995: Research Associate, Biological Sciences, University of Durham
- 1992: PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick: Regulation of expression of the glutamine synthetase gln-α gene of Phaseolus vulgaris L., Supervisor: Dr Julie Cullimore
- 1988: BSc (Hons), Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham
- Research interests
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal ecology
My work was amongst the first to apply molecular techniques to the study of this important, but poorly studied, group of fungi. I have demonstrated that diversity is heavily impacted by arable practice, there is host preference in the symbiosis and that mycorrhiza can impact other soil processes. Currently I am involved in projects exploring the dynamics of AM fungal communities across disturbance gradients, the interplay between AMF and fine root endophyte fungi in the arbuscular symbiosis and the role that this symbiosis could play in sustainable agricultural systems.
Soil nitrogen dynamics
I am interested in soil N dynamics with a particular focus on agricultural systems. This has led to an increased understanding of the role of fungi in denitrification dynamics, the role of management in denitrifier and nitrifier community size and structure, the impact of different substrates and to the role of plants and their mycorrhizal status in moderating nitrification and denitrification rates. Much of this work is now reaching fruition with data from projects investigating the role of root exudates and land use in driving N dynamics. Current projects and applications are exploring the possibility that detrimental impacts of agriculture can be mitigated through crop breeding and/or changes in fertilisation practice.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 380(1935).
- . Plant and Soil.
- . Journal Of Experimental Botany.
- . The ISME Journal, 19(1).
- . Food Policy, 131, 102813-102813.
- . Functional Ecology, 39(6), 1400-1410.
- . Functional Ecology, 39(6), 1384-1399.
- . Current Biology, 34(23), 5484-5493.e3.
- . Environmental Research: Food Systems, 1(2).
- . Microbiology, 170(8).
- . Science of The Total Environment, 946, 174178-174178.
- . Plant and Soil, 1-1.
- . Plant and Soil, 505(1-2), 811-825.
- . Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 362, 108848-108848.
- . Plant and Soil, 500(1-2), 91-104.
- . ACS ES&T Water, 4(4), 1166-1176.
- . Frontiers in Agronomy, 5.
- . Environment International, 174.
- . Applied Soil Ecology, 182.
- . The ISME Journal, 16(10), 2337-2347.
- . Physiologia Plantarum, 174(3).
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- . Food and Energy Security, 11(2).
- . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(5).
- . Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 37(2), 166-177.
- . Science of The Total Environment, 803, 149933-149933.
- . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 118(48).
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- . Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 161, 108402-108402.
- . Plants, People, Planet, 3(5), 430-432.
- . Plants, People, Planet, 3(5), 588-599.
- . Journal of Hazardous Materials, 419, 126388-126388.
- . New Phytologist, 231(5), 2015-2028.
- . European Journal of Soil Biology, 104.
- . Science of The Total Environment, 738.
- . Plants, People, Planet, 2(2), 98-103.
- . Environment International, 136.
- . Environmental Pollution, 252(Part A), 227-235.
- . The Science of The Total Environment, 680, 70-78.
- . Frontiers in Microbiology, 9.
- . Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 120, 70-79.
- . Fems Microbiology Letters, 365(7).
- . Environmental Science & Policy, 75, 65-69.
- . Frontiers in Marine Science, 4.
- . Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 106, 90-98.
- . FEMS Microbiology Letters.
- . Plant and Soil, 408(1), 243-254.
- . The Journal of Agricultural Science, 1-15.
- . Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 98, 42-53.
- . Applied Soil Ecology, 97, 78-85.
- . Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 212, 49-63.
- . Soil Use and Management, 31(4), 491-503.
- . Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 85, 21-21.
- . Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 80, 89-91.
- . New Phytologist, 206(1), 107-117.
- . Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 75, 94-101.
- . The ISME Journal, 8(6), 1336-1345.
- . Physiologia Plantarum, 151(3), 243-256.
- . Applied Soil Ecology, 73, 116-123.
- . Letters in Applied Microbiology, 58(3), 205-212.
- . Soil Use and Management, 30(1), 152-159.
- . Environmental Entomology, 41(6), 1386-1397.
- . Frontiers in Microbiology, 3.
- . Fungal Ecology, 5(6), 759-759.
- . Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 54, 25-35.
- . Journal of Microbiological Methods, 91(1), 38-44.
- . European Journal of Soil Biology, 49, 92-97.
- . Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 3(1), 12-23.
- . Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 3(1), 24-28.
- . European Journal of Soil Biology, 47(6), 392-399.
- . FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 78(1), 103-115.
- . Biology and Fertility of Soils, 47(3), 333-339.
- . Biochemical Society Transactions, 39(1), 275-278.
- . Plant and Soil, 338(1-2), 17-25.
- . Trends in Microbiology, 18(8), 365-373.
- . Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 42(5), 850-859.
- . Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 73(5), 970-981.
- . Applied Soil Ecology, 46(1), 43-53.
- . European Journal of Soil Biology, 46(5), 319-324.
- . Plant and Soil, 328(1-2), 447-458.
- . Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 41(10), 2141-2146.
- . New Phytologist, 184(2), 424-437.
- . FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 70(3), 433-445.
- . Annals of Applied Biology, 155(1), 51-60.
- . Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 153(2), S47-S47.
- Linking biogeochemical variability and microbial community structure in forest soils: Abies pinsapo-fir forests as a study case. Ecosistemas, 18(2), 91-102.
- . Journal of Microbiological Methods, 75(3), 491-500.
- . New Phytologist, 179(3), 867-876.
- . Ecological Restoration, 26(2), 102-104.
- . Applied Soil Ecology, 38(1), 20-26.
- . Environmental Microbiology, 10(2), 534-541.
- . Forest Ecology and Management, 250(1-2), 64-70.
- . Applied Soil Ecology, 32(3), 325-337.
- . Microbial Ecology, 52(1), 151-158.
- . Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71(11), 6784-6792.
- . Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 84(4), 365-372.
- . Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 36(5), 841-848.
- . Ecological Entomology, 29(1), 60-65.
- . Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69(12), 7216-7223.
- . European Journal of Soil Science, 54(4), 707-714.
- . Molecular Ecology, 11(8), 1555-1564.
- . Journal of Applied Microbiology, 92(3), 534-540.
- . FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 36(2-3), 203-209.
- . FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 36(2-3), 203-209.
- . Journal of Applied Microbiology, 88(5), 860-869.
- . Trends in Plant Science, 4(3), 81-82.
- . Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 14(2), 70-70.
- . Nature, 394(6692), 431-431.
- . Planta, 201(3), 359-367.
- . Phytochemistry, 44(2), 285-291.
- . FEBS Letters, 360(1), 57-61.
- . Biologia plantarum, 36(Suppl.1), S213-S223.
- . Nature Food, 4(8), 648-653.
- . PLoS ONE, 8(12), e83241-e83241.
Book chapters
- , Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science (pp. 493-530). Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
- (pp. 17-27). Wiley
- , Nematodes as environmental indicators (pp. 188-207). CABI
- , Mycorrhiza (pp. 89-111). Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- (pp. 143-156). Wiley
- , Ecological Studies (pp. 201-224). Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Conference proceedings
- . Fungal Ecology, Vol. 5(4) (pp 403-408)
- EARTH'S FRAGILE SYSTEMS: THE MACHAIR OF SCOTLAND - A CASE STUDY.. JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY, Vol. 41(4) (pp 391-392)
- T-RFLP approaches to nematode assemblage analysis.. JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY, Vol. 39(1) (pp 81-81)
- Dna extraction from soil fauna.. JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY, Vol. 39(1) (pp 81-81)
- Novel application of T-RFLP techniques to characterise the diet of three species of predatory Mononchidae.. JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY, Vol. 38(2) (pp 285-285)
- Interactions between decomposing wood, mycorrhizas, and terrestrial orchid seeds and protocorms. TRENDS AND FLUCTUATIONS AND UNDERLYING MECHANISMS IN TERRESTRIAL ORCHID POPULATIONS (pp 117-131)
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Preprints
- , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
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- Research group
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Postdocs
Sara Moeskjaer 2021 – to present
NERC Newton Funding on two projects: MIDST-CZ – Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water through UK-China Critical Zone Science and PARAMO – Provisioning of ecosystem services And cultuRAl values in the MOntane tropics.
Anne Cotton 2018 – to present
BBSRC Harnessing integrating disease suppressive microbes and synthetic soils for sustainable, low input horticulture.
PhD students
Saifrun Pervin (Co-Supervisor) Interaction between rice and the nitrogen cycle in paddy soil University of Sheffield Doctoral Academy Fellowship. Registered at the University of Sheffield with Duncan Cameron.
Luke Fountain (Principal supervisor) Promoting microbial nitrogen cycling to improve crop nitrogen availability White Rose BBSRC DTP Studentship with Julie Gray and Duncan Cameron.
Robel Patwary (Principal supervisor) Understanding how the soil microbiome can be used to control greenhouse gas emissions from arable agriculture. Bangladeshi Government Scholarship with Duncan Cameron.
Grace Wardell (Co-supervisor) NERC Exploring the ecological and evolutionary impacts of novel agricultural probiotics on naive microbial communities ACCE Studentship with Ellie Harrison and Euan James (Hutton)..
Nathan Howard (Co-supervisor) Structure and function of mucoromycotina fungi in plants ERC associated studentship with Katie Field.
Emily Magkourilou (Co-supervisor) The role of fungal networks in modulating plant symbioses with competing root symbionts White Rose BBSRC DTP Studentship with Katie Field and Peter Urwin (Leeds).
Yu Zhao (Co-supervisor) Application of earthworm eDNA to assess soil health Self-Funded with Penny Watt.
Technician
Sue Colby NERC Newton MIDST-CZ – Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water through UK-China Critical Zone Science.
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Section Editor for Environmental Microbiology for FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Member of BBSRC pool of experts
- European Science Foundation – Review panel member