Prof Andrew Thomas BSc Physical Geography (Swansea) PhD (Swansea)
Chair
- ChairDepartment of Geography and Earth Sciences - Teaching And Research
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
Postal address
Aberystwyth University
Llandinam Building
Penglais
Aberystwyth
Llandinam Building
Penglais
Aberystwyth
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

ORCID: 0000-0002-1360-1687
- 2022
Soil properties across a hydrological gradient in saladas from northeast Spain: What are the implications for soil carbon stocks, CO2 efflux and microbial communities in a warming world?
Thomas, A., Tooth, S., Lan, S., Holt, T., Saunders, I. & Tarren, H., 01 Aug 2022, In: Wetlands Ecology and Management. 30, 4, p. 715-735 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Global maps of soil temperature
Lembrechts, J. J., van den Hoogen, J., Aalto, J., Ashcroft, M. B., De Frenne, P., Kemppinen, J., Kopecký, M., Luoto, M., Maclean, I. M. D., Crowther, T. W., Bailey, J. J., Haesen, S., Klinges, D. H., Niittynen, P., Scheffers, B. R., Van Meerbeek, K., Aartsma, P., Abdalaze, O., Abedi, M., Aerts, R., & 386 othersAhmadian, N., Ahrends, A., Alatalo, J. M., Alexander, J. M., Allonsius, C. N., Altman, J., Ammann, C., Andres, C., Andrews, C., Ardö, J., Arriga, N., Arzac, A., Aschero, V., Assis, R. L., Assmann, J. J., Bader, M. Y., Bahalkeh, K., Barančok, P., Barrio, I. C., Barros, A., Barthel, M., Basham, E. W., Bauters, M., Bazzichetto, M., Marchesini, L. B., Bell, M. C., Benavides, J. C., Benito Alonso, J. L., Berauer, B. J., Bjerke, J. W., Björk, R. G., Björkman, M. P., Björnsdóttir, K., Blonder, B., Boeckx, P., Boike, J., Bokhorst, S., Brum, B. N. S., Brůna, J., Buchmann, N., Buysse, P., Camargo, J. L., Campoe, O. C., Candan, O., Canessa, R., Cannone, N., Carbognani, M., Carnicer, J., Casanova-Katny, A., Cesarz, S., Chojnicki, B., Choler, P., Chown, S. L., Cifuentes, E. F., Čiliak, M., Contador, T., Convey, P., Cooper, E. J., Cremonese, E., Curasi, S. R., Curtis, R., Cutini, M., Dahlberg, C. J., Daskalova, G. N., de Pablo, M. A., Della Chiesa, S., Dengler, J., Deronde, B., Descombes, P., Di Cecco, V., Di Musciano, M., Dick, J., Dimarco, R. D., Dolezal, J., Dorrepaal, E., Dušek, J., Eisenhauer, N., Eklundh, L., Erickson, T. E., Erschbamer, B., Eugster, W., Ewers, R. M., Exton, D. A., Fanin, N., Fazlioglu, F., Feigenwinter, I., Fenu, G., Ferlian, O., Fernández Calzado, M. R., Fernández-Pascual, E., Finckh, M., Finger Higgens, R., Forte, T. G. W., Freeman, E. C., Frei, E. R., Fuentes-Lillo, E., García, R. A., García, M. B., Géron, C., Gharun, M., Ghosn, D., Gigauri, K., Gobin, A., Goded, I., Goeckede, M., Gottschall, F., Goulding, K., Govaert, S., Graae, B. J., Greenwood, S., Greiser, C., Grelle, A., Guénard, B., Guglielmin, M., Guillemot, J., Haase, P., Haider, S., Halbritter, A. H., Hamid, M., Hammerle, A., Hampe, A., Haugum, S. V., Hederová, L., Heinesch, B., Helfter, C., Hepenstrick, D., Herberich, M., Herbst, M., Hermanutz, L., Hik, D. S., Hoffrén, R., Homeier, J., Hörtnagl, L., Høye, T. T., Hrbáček, F., Hylander, K., Iwata, H., Jackowicz-Korczynski, M. A., Jactel, H., Järveoja, J., Jastrzębowski, S., Jentsch, A., Jiménez, J. J., Jónsdóttir, I. S., Jucker, T., Jump, A. S., Juszczak, R., Kanka, R., Kašpar, V., Kazakis, G., Kelly, J., Khuroo, A. A., Klemedtsson, L., Klisz, M., Kljun, N., Knohl, A., Kobler, J., Kollár, J., Kotowska, M. M., Kovács, B., Kreyling, J., Lamprecht, A., Lang, S. I., Larson, C., Larson, K., Laska, K., le Maire, G., Leihy, R. I., Lens, L., Liljebladh, B., Lohila, A., Lorite, J., Loubet, B., Lynn, J., Macek, M., Mackenzie, R., Magliulo, E., Maier, R., Malfasi, F., Máliš, F., Man, M., Manca, G., Manco, A., Manise, T., Manolaki, P., Marciniak, F., Matula, R., Mazzolari, A. C., Medinets, S., Medinets, V., Meeussen, C., Merinero, S., Mesquita, R. D. C. G., Meusburger, K., Meysman, F. J. R., Michaletz, S. T., Milbau, A., Moiseev, D., Moiseev, P., Mondoni, A., Monfries, R., Montagnani, L., Moriana-Armendariz, M., Morra di Cella, U., Mörsdorf, M., Mosedale, J. R., Muffler, L., Muñoz-Rojas, M., Myers, J. A., Myers‐smith, I. H., Nagy, L., Nardino, M., Naujokaitis-Lewis, I., Newling, E., Nicklas, L., Niedrist, G., Niessner, A., Nilsson, M. B., Normand, S., Nosetto, M. D., Nouvellon, Y., Nuñez, M. A., Ogaya, R., Ogée, J., Okello, J., Olejnik, J., Olesen, J. E., Opedal, Ø. H., Orsenigo, S., Palaj, A., Pampuch, T., Panov, A. V., Pärtel, M., Pastor, A., Pauchard, A., Pauli, H., Pavelka, M., Pearse, W. D., Peichl, M., Pellissier, L., Penczykowski, R. M., Penuelas, J., Petit Bon, M., Petraglia, A., Phartyal, S. S., Phoenix, G. K., Pio, C., Pitacco, A., Pitteloud, C., Plichta, R., Porro, F., Portillo‐estrada, M., Poulenard, J., Poyatos, R., Prokushkin, A. S., Puchalka, R., Pușcaș, M., Radujković, D., Randall, K., Ratier Backes, A., Remmele, S., Remmers, W., Renault, D., Risch, A. C., Rixen, C., Robinson, S. A., Robroek, B. J. M., Rocha, A. V., Rossi, C., Rossi, G., Roupsard, O., Rubtsov, A. V., Saccone, P., Sagot, C., Sallo Bravo, J., Santos, C. C., Sarneel, J. M., Scharnweber, T., Schmeddes, J., Schmidt, M., Scholten, T., Schuchardt, M., Schwartz, N., Scott, T., Seeber, J., Segalin de Andrade, A. C., Seipel, T., Semenchuk, P., Senior, R. A., Serra-Diaz, J. M., Sewerniak, P., Shekhar, A., Sidenko, N. V., Siebicke, L., Siegwart Collier, L., Simpson, E., Siqueira, D. P., Sitková, Z., Six, J., Smiljanic, M., Smith, S. W., Smith-Tripp, S., Somers, B., Sørensen, M. V., Souza, J. J. L. L., Souza, B. I., Souza Dias, A., Spasojevic, M. J., Speed, J. D. M., Spicher, F., Stanisci, A., Steinbauer, K., Steinbrecher, R., Steinwandter, M., Stemkovski, M., Stephan, J. G., Stiegler, C., Stoll, S., Svátek, M., Svoboda, M., Tagesson, T., Tanentzap, A. J., Tanneberger, F., Theurillat, J. P., Thomas, H. J. D., Thomas, A., Tielbörger, K., Tomaselli, M., Treier, U. A., Trouillier, M., Turtureanu, P. D., Tutton, R., Tyystjärvi, V. A., Ueyama, M., Ujházy, K., Ujházyová, M., Uogintas, D., Urban, A. V., Urban, J., Urbaniak, M., Ursu, T. M., Vaccari, F. P., Van de Vondel, S., Brink, L., Van Geel, M., Vandvik, V., Vangansbeke, P., Varlagin, A., Veen, G. F., Veenendaal, E., Venn, S. E., Verbeeck, H., Verbrugggen, E., Verheijen, F. G. A., Villar, L., Vitale, L., Vittoz, P., Vives-Ingla, M., von Oppen, J., Walz, J., Wang, R., Wang, Y., Way, R. G., Wedegärtner, R. E. M., Weigel, R., Wild, J., Wilkinson, M., Wilmking, M., Wingate, L., Winkler, M., Wipf, S., Wohlfahrt, G., Xenakis, G., Yang, Y., Yu, Z., Yu, K., Zellweger, F., Zhang, J., Zhang, Z., Zhao, P., Ziemblińska, K., Zimmermann, R., Zong, S., Zyryanov, V. I., Nijs, I. & Lenoir, J., 01 Apr 2022, In: Global Change Biology. 28, 9, p. 3110-3144 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16060Soil biocrusts affect metabolic response to hydration on dunes in west Queensland, Australia
Thomas, A., Elliott, D. R., Hardcastle, D., Strong, C. L., Bullard, J., Webster, R. & Lan, S., 01 Jan 2022, In: Geoderma. 405, 10 p., 115464.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2019
Biotic and Abiotic Drivers of Topsoil Organic Carbon Concentration in Drylands Have Similar Effects at Regional and Global Scales
Gaitán, J. J., Maestre, F. T., Bran, D. E., Buono, G. G., Dougill, A. J., Martinez, G. G., Ferrante, D., Guuroh, R. T., Lindstaeter, A., Massara, V., Thomas, A. & Oliva, G. E., 01 Nov 2019, In: Ecosystems. 22, 7, p. 1445-1456 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Surface Stability in Drylands is Influenced by Dispersal Strategy of Soil Bacteria
Elliott, D. R., Thomas, A., Strong, C. & Bullard, J. E., 15 Oct 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 124, 11, p. 3403-3418 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1029/2018JG004932Small-Scale Spatial Heterogeneity of Photosynthetic Fluorescence Associated with Biological Soil Crust Succession in the Tengger Desert, China
Lan, S., Thomas, A., Tooth, S., Wu, L. & Hu, C., 04 Apr 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Microbial Ecology. 78, p. 936-948 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2018
- Published
An assessment of the effects of forest reserve management on the livelihoods of forest fringe communities in the Atwima Mponua District of Ghana
Sobeng, A. K., Agyemang-Duah, W., Thomas, A. & Appiah, J. O., 11 Jul 2018, In: Forests, Trees and Livelihoods. 27, 3, p. 158-174 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Temperature and aridity regulate spatial variability of soil multifunctionality in drylands across the globe
Durán, J., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Dougill, A. J., Guuroh, R., Linstädter, A., Thomas, A. & Maestre, F. T., 01 May 2018, In: Ecology. 99, 5, p. 1184-1193 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2199The influence of trees, shrubs, and grasses on microclimate, soil carbon, nitrogen, and CO2 efflux: Potential implications of shrub encroachment for Kalahari rangelands
Thomas, A., Elliott, D. R., Dougill, A. J., Stringer, L. C., Hoon, S. R. & Sen, R., 01 May 2018, In: Land Degradation and Development. 29, 5, p. 1306-1316 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2918Soil fungal abundance and plant functional traits drive fertile island formation in global drylands
Ochoa-Hueso, R., Eldridge, D. J., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Soliveres, S., Bowker, M. A., Gross, N., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Quero, J. L., García-Gómez, M., Valencia, E., Arredondo, T., Beinticinco, L., Bran, D., Cea, A., Coaguila, D., Dougill, A. J., Espinosa, C. I., Gaitán, J., Guuroh, R. T., Gusman, E., & 14 othersGutiérrez, J. R., Hernández, R. M., Huber-Sannwald, E., Jeffries, T., Linstädter, A., Mau, R. L., Monerris, J., Prina, A., Pucheta, E., Stavi, I., Thomas, A., Zaddy, E., Singh, B. K. & Maestre, F. T., 31 Jan 2018, In: Journal of Ecology. 106, 1, p. 242-253 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review