David A. Robinson

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Job Title: Soil Scientist

Location: Bangor

Email: davi2@ceh.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1248 374534

Biography

Research Interests:

I am a soil scientist with more than 15 years experience in international soils research, with interests in land, soil and water management, soil natural capital and ecosystem service evaluation. I'm particularly interested in the measurement of soil moisture and understanding soil physical processes that contribute to the delivery of ecosystem services.

I currently run a national soil monitoring scheme for Wales and I am also actively involved in the development of the UK Soil Observatory web portal and the mySoil iphone app.

Brief CV:

APPOINTMENTS AND TRAINING

10/2009 – Present Soil Scientist Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK
01/2017 – Present Adjunct Professor Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA

10/2009 – 01/2017 Adjunct Assoc. Professor Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA

01/2008 – 10/2009 Senior Lecturer Univ. of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago
10/2005 – 10/2009 Adjunct Asst. Professor Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
10/2005 – 01/2008 Operations Director CUAHSI HMF Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
11/2004 – 10/2005 Res. Asst. Professor Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
06/2003 – 11/2004 Research Associate Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
04/2001 – 04/2003 Research Scientist USDA-ARS Salinity Lab, Riverside, CA, USA
11/1998 – 03/2001 Postdoc The Volcani Center (ARO), Israel

RECENT RESEARCH FUNDING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Fellow, NERC Knowledge Exchange, soils (2015-2018)
Project manger, Wales Axis II Glastir monitoring and evaluation program, soil task lead (2012-2016)
Co-PI NERC Urgency Grant flooding impact on soils (2014-2015)
Co-PI NERC STARS Doctoral training program Soil Science, Project Mangement Board (2014-2019)
Project manager EU SoilTrEC, Project Mangement Board (2011-2014)

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, RECOGNITION & DEVELOPMENT:

2003 Soil Science Society of America: Editors citation for excellence in manuscript review for VZJ.
2005 Soil Science Society of America: S-1 Early Career Award in Soil Physics
2006 Soil Science Society of America: S-6 Soil & Water Management & Conservation Early Career Award
2011 Soil Science Society of America: Associate Editor Excellence Award, Vadose Zone Journal
2014 Association for Geographic information: Excellence with impact award for UKSO
2015 Soil Science Society of America: Fellow
2015 United Nations, Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS) Report chapter lead.

Qualifications:

PhD Soil Physics, 1999: Soil water content estimates based on the measurement of soil relative permittivity: Use of capacitance, time domain reflectometry and impedance sensors, Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxon, and Univ. of Ulster, UK.

BSc Soils and the Environment with Sedimentary Geology, 1994: 2:1 (Honours) Reading University, UK.

Professional Membership:

Soil Science Society of America (Fellow)
British Soil Science Society (Fellow)

Personal web page: http//sites.google.com/site/davidrobinsonsoils/

mySoil app: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mysoil/id529131863?mt=8

UK Soil Observatory: www.ukso.org/

Publications

Seaton Fiona M.; Jones Davey L.; Creer Simon; George Paul B.L.; Smart Simon M.; Lebron Inma; Barrett Gaynor; Emmett Bridget A.; Robinson David A.; , 2019, Plant and soil communities are associated with the response of soil water repellency to environmental stress. Science of the Total Environment

Robinson David A.; Hopmans Jan W.; Filipovic Vilim; van der Ploeg Martine; Lebron Inma; Jones Scott B.; Reinsch Sabine; Jarvis Nick; Tuller Markus; , 2019, Global environmental changes impact soil hydraulic functions through biophysical feedbacks. Global Change Biology

George Paul B.L.; Lallias Delphine; Creer Simon; Seaton Fiona M.; Kenny John G.; Eccles Richard M.; Griffiths Robert I.; Lebron Inma; Emmett Bridget A.; Robinson David A.; Jones Davey L.; , 2019, Divergent national-scale trends of microbial and animal biodiversity revealed across diverse temperate soil ecosystems. Nature Communications, 10

Maskell L.C.; Botham M.; Henrys P.; Jarvis S.; Maxwell D.; Robinson D.A.; Rowland C.S.; Siriwardena G.; Smart S.; Skates J.; Tebbs E.J.; Tordoff G.M.; Emmett B.A.; , 2019, Exploring relationships between land use intensity, habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity to identify and monitor areas of High Nature Value farming. Biological Conservation, 231, 30-38

Loka Dimitra; Harper John; Humphreys Mike; Gasior Dagmara; Gwynn-Jones Dylan; Scullion John; Doonan John; Kingston-Smith Alison; Dodd Rosalind; Wang Jinyang; Chadwick David; Hill Paul; Jones Davey; Mills Gina; Hayes Felicity; Robinson David; , 2018, Impacts of abiotic stresses on the physiology and metabolism of cool-season grasses: a review. Food and Energy Security

Borrelli Pasquale; Panagos Panos; Lugato Emanuele; Alewell Christine; Ballabio Cristiano; Montanarella Luca; Robinson David A.; , 2018, Lateral carbon transfer from erosion in noncroplands matters. Global Change Biology, 24, 3283-3284

Rahmati Mehdi; Weihermüller Lutz; Vanderborght Jan; Pachepsky Yakov A.; Mao Lili; Sadeghi Seyed Hamidreza; Moosavi Niloofar; Kheirfam Hossein; Montzka Carsten; Van Looy Kris; Toth Brigitta; Hazbavi Zeinab; Al Yamani Wafa; Albalasmeh Ammar A.; Alghzawi Ma'in Z.; Angulo-Jaramillo Rafael; Antonino Antônio Celso Dantas; Arampatzis George; Armindo Robson André; Asadi Hossein; Bamutaze Yazidhi; Batlle-Aguilar Jordi; Béchet Béatrice; Becker Fabian; Blöschl Günter; Bohne Klaus; Braud Isabelle; Castellano Clara; Cerdà Artemi; Chalhoub Maha; Cichota Rogerio; Císlerová Milena; Clothier Brent; Coquet Yves; Cornelis Wim; Corradini Corrado; Coutinho Artur Paiva; de Oliveira Muriel Bastista; de Macedo José Ronaldo; Durães Matheus Fonseca; Emami Hojat; Eskandari Iraj; Farajnia Asghar; Flammini Alessia; Fodor Nándor; Gharaibeh Mamoun; Ghavimipanah Mohamad Hossein; Ghezzehei Teamrat A.; Giertz Simone; Hatzigiannakis Evangelos G.; Horn Rainer; Jiménez Juan José; Jacques Diederik; Keesstra Saskia Deborah; Kelishadi Hamid; Kiani-Harchegani Mahboobeh; Kouselou Mehdi; Kumar Jha Madan; Lassabatere Laurent; Li Xiaoyan; Liebig Mark A.; Lichner Lubomír; López María Victoria; Machiwal Deepesh; Mallants Dirk; Mallmann Micael Stolben; de Oliveira Marques Jean Dalmo; Marshall Miles R.; Mertens Jan; Meunier Félicien; Mohammadi Mohammad Hossein; Mohanty Binayak P.; Pulido-Moncada Mansonia; Montenegro Suzana; Morbidelli Renato; Moret-Fernández David; Moosavi Ali Akbar; Mosaddeghi Mohammad Reza; Mousavi Seyed Bahman; Mozaffari Hasan; Nabiollahi Kamal; Neyshabouri Mohammad Reza; Ottoni Marta Vasconcelos; Ottoni Filho Theophilo Benedicto; Pahlavan-Rad Mohammad Reza; Panagopoulos Andreas; Peth Stephan; Peyneau Pierre-Emmanuel; Picciafuoco Tommaso; Poesen Jean; Pulido Manuel; Reinert Dalvan José; Reinsch Sabine; Rezaei Meisam; Roberts Francis Parry; Robinson David; Rodrigo-Comino Jesús; Rotunno Filho Otto Corrêa; Saito Tadaomi; Suganuma Hideki; Saltalippi Carla; Sándor Renáta; Schütt Brigitta; Seeger Manuel; Sepehrnia Nasrollah; Sharifi Moghaddam Ehsan; Shukla Manoj; Shutaro Shiraki; Sorando Ricardo; Stanley Ajayi Asishana; Strauss Peter; Su Zhongbo; Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi Ruhollah; Taguas Encarnación; Teixeira Wenceslau Geraldes; Vaezi Ali Reza; Vafakhah Mehdi; Vogel Tomas; Vogeler Iris; Votrubova Jana; Werner Steffen; Winarski Thierry; Yilmaz Deniz; Young Michael H.; Zacharias Steffen; Zeng Yijian; Zhao Ying; Zhao Hong; Vereecken Harry; , 2018, Development and analysis of the Soil Water Infiltration Global database. Earth System Science Data, 10, 1237-1263

George Paul B.L.; Keith Aidan M.; Creer Simon; Barrett Gaynor L.; Lebron Inma; Emmett Bridget A.; Robinson David A.; Jones David L.; , 2017, Evaluation of mesofauna communities as soil quality indicators in a national-level monitoring programme. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 115, 537-546

Maxwell D.; Robinson D.A.; Thomas A.; Jackson B.; Maskell L.; Jones D.L.; Emmett B.A.; , 2017, Potential contribution of soil diversity and abundance metrics to identifying high nature value farmland (HNV). Geoderma, 305, 417-432

Robinson David A.; Panagos Panos; Borrelli Pasquale; Jones Arwyn; Montanarella Luca; Tye Andrew; Obst Carl G.; , 2017, Soil natural capital in Europe; a framework for state and change assessment. Scientific Reports, 7

Abdu Hiruy; Robinson David A.; Boettinger Janis; Jones Scott B.; , 2017, Electromagnetic induction mapping at varied soil moisture reveals field-scale soil textural patterns and gravel lenses. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 4, 135-145

Sheng Wenyi; Zhou Rong; Sadeghi Morteza; Babaeian Ebrahim; Robinson David A.; Tuller Markus; Jones Scott B.; , 2017, A TDR array probe for monitoring near-surface soil moisture distribution. Vadose Zone Journal, 16

Reinsch Sabine; Koller Eva; Sowerby Alwyn; de Dato Giovanbattista; Estiarte Marc; Guidolotti Gabriele; Kovács-Láng Edit; Kröel-Dulay György; Lellei-Kovács Eszter; Larsen Klaus S.; Liberati Dario; Peñuelas Josep; Ransijn Johannes; Robinson David A.; Schmidt Inger K.; Smith Andrew R.; Tietema Albert; Dukes Jeffrey S.; Beier Claus; Emmett Bridget A.; , 2017, Shrubland primary production and soil respiration diverge along European climate gradient. Scientific Reports, 7

Filipovic Vilim; Romic Davor; Romic Marija; Borosic Josip; Filipovic Lana; Mallmann Fabio Joel Kochem; Robinson David A.; , 2016, Plastic mulch and nitrogen fertigation in growing vegetables modify soil temperature, water and nitrate dynamics: experimental results and a modeling study. , 176, 100-110

Jones L.; Norton L.; Austin Z.; Browne A.L.; Donovan D.; Emmett B.A.; Grabowski Z.J.; Howard D.C.; Jones J.P.G.; Kenter J.O.; Manley W.; Morris C.; Robinson D.A.; Short C.; Siriwardena G.M.; Stevens C.J.; Storkey J.; Waters R.D.; Willis G.F.; , 2016, Stocks and flows of natural and human-derived capital in ecosystem services. , 52, 151-162

Robinson David A.; Jones Scott B.; Lebron Inma; Reinsch Sabine; Dominguez Maria T.; Smith Andrew R.; Jones Davey L.; Marshall Miles R.; Emmett Bridget A.; , 2016, Experimental evidence for drought induced alternative stable states of soil moisture . , 6

Panagos Panos; Pasquale Borrelli; Robinson David A.; , 2015, Common Agricultural Policy: Tackling soil loss across Europe. , 526, 195

Jones Scott B.; Sheng Wenyi; Xu Jinghui; Robinson David A.; , 2018. Electromagnetic sensors for water content: the need for international testing standards. In: Skierucha ; , (eds.) , 2018 12th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances (ISEMA), Lublin, Poland, 4-7 June 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, . .

Keith Aidan M.; Griffiths Robert I.; Henrys Peter A.; Hughes Steve; Lebron Inma; Maskell Lindsay C.; Ogle Stephen M.; Robinson David A.; Rowe Ed C.; Smart Simon M.; Spurgeon Dave; Wood Claire M.; Emmett Bridget A.; , 2015. Monitoring soil natural capital and ecosystem services by using large-scale survey data. In: Mary, (eds.) , Soil ecosystems services. Soil Science Society of America, . .

Emmett B.E.; Abdalla M.; Anthony S.; Astbury S.; August T.; Barrett G.; Beckmann B.; Biggs J.; Botham M.; Bradley D.; Brown M.; Carter H.; Chadwick D.; Cigna F.; Collier R.; Cooper D.; Cooper J.; Cosby B.J.; Creer S.; Cross P.; Dadam D.; Edwards F.; Edwards M.; Evans C.; Ewald N.; Fitton A.; Garbutt A.; Giampieri C.; Gooday R.; Grebby S.; Greene S.; Halfpenney I.; Hall J.; Harrison S.; Harrower C.; Henrys P.; Hobson R.; Hughes P.; Hughes S.; Illian J.; Isaac N.; Jackson B.; Jarvis S.; Jones D.L.; Jones P.; Keith A.; Kelly M.; Kneebone N.; Korenko J.; Lallias D.; Leaver D.; Robinson I.; Malcolm H.; Maskell L.; McDonald J.; Moxley J.; Norton L.; O'Hare M.; Oliver T.; Owen A.; Parkhill K.A.; Pereira M.; Peyton J.; Pogson M.; Powney G.; Pritchard N.; Prochorskaite A.; Prosser M.; Pywell R.; Rawlins B.; Reuland O.; Richards M.; Robinson D.A; Rorke S.; Rowland C.; Roy D.; Scarlett P.; Scholefield P.; Scott A.; Scott L.; Scott R.; Sharps K.; Siriwardena G.; Smart S.; Smith G.; Smith P.; Stopps J.; Swetnam R.; Taft H.; Taylor R.; Tebbs E.; Thomas A.; Todd-Jones C.; Tordoff G.; Turner G.; Van Breda J.; Vincent H.; Wagner M.; Waters E.; Walker-Springett K.; Wallace H.; Watkins J.; Webb G.; White J.; Whitworth E.; Williams B.; Williams P.; Wood C.; Wright S.; , 2017, Glastir Monitoring & Evaluation Programme. Final report.

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