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Jonathan R. Leake

University of SheffieldORCID 0000-0001-8364-7616Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Microbiology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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David J. BeerlingiD· 1 shared Derek Stuart BelliD· 1 shared Dimitar Z. EpihoviD· 1 shared Duncan Drummond CameroniD· 1 shared Elizabeth Short· 1 shared Gavin John HorsburghiD· 1 shared Helen HippersoniD· 1 shared Irene JohnsoniD· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Plant BiologySoil and Tillage ResearchPeer-reviewedJan 7, 2026

Regenerative agriculture effects on biomass, drought resilience and 14C-photosynthate allocation in wheat drilled into ley compared to disc or ploughed arable soil

Nichola Austen, Elizabeth Short, Stefanie Tille…·Jonathan R. Leake

This study examines how regenerative agriculture practices affect wheat biomass, drought resilience, and 14C-photosynthate allocation in different soil treatments.

DOI 10.1016/j.still.2025.107016

experimental assayecology & biodiversity

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EcologyThe Science of The Total EnvironmentPeer-reviewedFeb 19, 2025

Environmental DNA is more effective than hand sorting in evaluating earthworm biodiversity recovery under regenerative agriculture

Joseph Llanos, Helen Hipperson, Gavin John Horsburgh…·Penelope J. Watt

This study compares environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding with hand-sorting to evaluate earthworm biodiversity recovery in regenerative agriculture, finding eDNA more effective in detecting anecic species and quantifying richness.

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metagenomicsexperimental assay

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintNov 21, 2024

The role of carbonic anhydrase in rock weathering and pH regulation by the soil bacterium Burkholderia thailandensis E264

Derek Stuart Bell, Jonathan R. Leake, David J. Beerling…·Dimitar Z. Epihov

This study investigates the role of carbonic anhydrase (CA) in rock weathering by Burkholderia thailandensis E264, finding that only CA1 significantly affects mineral dissolution, with effects dependent on pH and localization.

DOI 10.1101/2024.11.21.624755

bacteria (other)experimental assay

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