ProfessorThomasBell

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences (Silwood Park)

Professor of Microbial Ecology

Contact

+44 (0)20 7594 2268thomas.bell

Location

MunroSilwood Park

Summary

Ecology of microbes

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My research looks at the ecology and evolution of microbial communities. Microbial communities are among the most complex, diverse, and poorly understood groups of organisms. My research combines laboratory-based experiments with field-based manipulations of naturally-occurring communities.

Areas of particular interest include:

Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in bacterial communities, including methods for developing and analyzing large-scale biodiversity-ecosystem functioning experiments.
Spatial patterns in bacterial communities.
Predator-prey relationships among microbial groups, particularly the effect of protist predators on bacterial prey.

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Publications

Journals

Zhang F-G, Bell T, Zhang Q-G, 2019, Experimental testing of dispersal limitation in soil bacterial communities with a propagule addition approach, Microbial Ecology, Vol:77, ISSN:0095-3628, Pages:905-912

Tiegs SD, Costello DM, Isken MW, et al.Tiegs SD, Costello DM, Isken MW, Woodward G, McIntyre PB, Gessner MO, Chauvet E, Griffiths NA, Flecker AS, Acuna V, Albarino R, Allen DC, Alonso C, Andino P, Arango C, Aroviita J, Barbosa MVM, Barmuta LA, Baxter CV, Bell TDC, Bellinger B, Boyero L, Brown LE, Bruder A, Bruesewitz DA, Burdon FJ, Callisto M, Canhoto C, Capps KA, Castillo MM, Clapcott J, Colas F, Colon-Gaud C, Cornut J, Crespo-Perez V, Cross WF, Culp JM, Danger M, Dangles O, de Eyto E, Derry AM, Diaz Villanueva V, Douglas MM, Elosegi A, Encalada AC, Entrekin S, Espinosa R, Ethaiya D, Ferreira V, Ferriol C, Flanagan KM, Fleituch T, Shah JJF, Frainer A, Friberg N, Frost PC, Garcia EA, Lago LG, Garcia Soto PE, Ghate S, Giling DP, Gilmer A, Goncalves JF, Gonzales RK, Graca MAS, Grace M, Grossart H-P, Guerold F, Gulis V, Hepp LU, Higgins S, Hishi T, Huddart J, Hudson J, Imberger S, Iniguez-Armijos C, Iwata T, Janetski DJ, Jennings E, Kirkwood AE, Koning AA, Kosten S, Kuehn KA, Laudon H, Leavitt PR, Lemes da Silva AL, Leroux SJ, Leroy CJ, Lisi PJ, MacKenzie R, Marcarelli AM, Masese FO, Mckie BG, Oliveira Medeiros A, Meissner K, Milisa M, Mishra S, Miyake Y, Moerke A, Mombrikotb S, Mooney R, Moulton T, Muotka T, Negishi JN, Neres-Lima V, Nieminen ML, Nimptsch J, Ondruch J, Paavola R, Pardo I, Patrick CJ, Peeters ETHM, Pozo J, Pringle C, Prussian A, Quenta E, Quesada A, Reid B, Richardson JS, Rigosi A, Rincon J, Risnoveanu G, Robinson CT, Rodriguez-Gallego L, Royer TV, Rusak JA, Santamans AC, Selmeczy GB, Simiyu G, Skuja A, Smykla J, Sridhar KR, Sponseller R, Stoler A, Swan CM, Szlag D, Teixeira-de Mello F, Tonkin JD, Uusheimo S, Veach AM, Vilbaste S, Vought LBM, Wang C-P, Webster JR, Wilson PB, Woelfl S, Xenopoulos MA, Yates AG, Yoshimura C, Yule CM, Zhang YX, Zwart JA close, 2019, Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones, Science Advances, Vol:5, ISSN:2375-2548

Rivett DW, Bell T, 2018, Abundance determines the functional role of bacterial phylotypes in complex communities, Nature Microbiology, Vol:3, ISSN:2058-5276, Pages:767-+

Rivett D, Jones M, Ramoneda J, et al.Rivett D, Jones M, Ramoneda J, Mombrikotb S, Ransome E, Bell TDC close, 2018, Elevated success of multispecies bacterial invasions impacts community composition during ecological succession, Ecology Letters, Vol:21, ISSN:1461-023X, Pages:516-524

Jones ML, Ramoneda JM, Rivett DW, et al.Jones ML, Ramoneda JM, Rivett DW, Bell TD close, 2017, Biotic resistance shapes the influence of propagule pressure on invasion success in bacterial communities, Ecology, ISSN:1939-9170

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