Kevin Newsham

Terrestrial Ecologist

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Kevin Newsham

Terrestrial Ecologist

Biography

2016–present: NERC Band 4 post, BAS

2014–2017: Professor II in Arctic mycology, University Centre in Svalbard

2010–2018: Member of Fungal Ecology editorial board

2009–2017: Member of NERC peer review college

2008–present: Member of Global Change Biology editorial advisory board

2001–2005: NERC Band 5 post, BAS

2000–2005: Terrestrial and Freshwater Biodiversity project leader, BAS

1997–2001: NERC Band 6 post, BAS

1994–1997: NERC Band 6 TIGER-funded post, ITE Monks Wood

1991–1994: NERC-funded Band 6 post, University of York

1987–1991: Ph.D. (University of Wales) Thesis title the effects of dry-deposited sulphur dioxide on fungal decomposition of angiosperm tree leaf litter

1984–1987: B.Sc. Hons. Microbiology, grade 2:i (University of Wales)

Research interests

I have a broad range of interests, drawing on over 30 years of research on soil and plant ecology:

The influence of environmental change on soils and plants in polar ecosystems

(i) Responses of soil biota to warming

Two long-term field experiments, one at Mars Oasis on Alexander Island and the other at Kongsfjordneset on Svalbard in the High Arctic, have tested the effects of warming on soil microbes. These experiments use ITEX-design open top chambers (OTCs) to warm soil and vegetation passively by about 1 °C. You can see a video of the experiment on Svalbard, shot by my colleague Elise Biersma, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAQUWjAO5ZI

Interactions between soil fungi and plants

My first postdoctoral position, in Professor Alastair Fitter’s laboratory at the University of York, showed that symbiotic and pathogenic root fungi interact to influence plant fitness. The main output from the research in Alastair’s laboratory (Newsham et al. 1995, Journal of Ecology 83, 991-1000) was recently voted as being one of the top 100 most influential papers published by the British Ecological Society over the last century (see http://core.ecu.edu/chalcraftd/most%20influential%20BES%20papers.pdf).

(i) Dark septate root endophytes

A spin-off from my research at York was the finding that the roots of apparently healthy plants are routinely colonised by a separate group of fungi, the dark septate endophytes (DSE). The ecological role of DSE, which is much less clear than that of mycorrhizas, has been a focus for my research (e.g. Newsham 1999, New Phytologist 144, 517-524; Newsham et al. 2009, Fungal Ecology 2, 10-20). Experiments by Dr Rebecca Upson in Professor David Read’s laboratory at the University of Sheffield showed that DSE, identified by sequencing of the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 nuclear ribosomal gene cluster as Oculimacula yallundae and species of Mollisia and Tapesia, have positive effects on the in vitro growth of Antarctic Hairgrass when nitrogen is supplied to plants in organic form (Upson et al. 2009, Mycorrhiza 20, 1-11).

A meta-analysis of data from the literature similarly showed that DSE improve plant above- and belowground biomass when organic nutrients are supplied to plants, and provides evidence that DSE have positive effects on their host plants (Newsham 2011, New Phytologist 190, 783-793).

Joint NERC funding with Davey Jones’ group at the University of Bangor has also determined the influence of DSEs on organic nitrogen assimilation by Antarctic hairgrass (see Hill et al. 2011, Nature Climate Change 1, 50-53).

(ii) Mycothalli

Mycorrhizal symbioses are less frequent in polar ecosystems than they are at lower latitudes (Upson et al. 2008, Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 40, 592-599; Newsham et al. 2009, Fungal Ecology 2, 10-20), but some species of leafy liverwort in these habitats consistently form mycothalli, associations with fungi that bear remarkable similarities to mycorrhizas. The aim of my research on mycothalli is to document the fungi present in the tissues of leafy liverworts in Antarctic and Arctic ecosystems, and, ultimately, to understand their influence on the nutrient balance and survival of hepatics in polar habitats.

Research by Rebecca Upson in David Read’s laboratory showed that the leafy liverwort Cephaloziella varians is consistently colonised by the ericoid mycorrhizal symbiont Rhizoscyphus ericae over a 1,875 km transect from South Georgia through to Alexander Island (Upson et al. 2007, New Phytologist 176, 460-471). Direct PCR on Lophozia excisa and Barbilophozia hatcheri, other leafy liverworts of the high maritime Antarctic, has similarly shown plants to be consistently colonised by fungi in Sebacinales clade B, which are members of mycorrhizal associations with higher plants on other continents (Newsham & Bridge 2010, Mycorrhiza 20, 307-313; Newsham et al. in press, Fungal Ecology).

Ongoing work at the NERC Arctic station at Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard in the High Arctic has determined the presence of fungi in 15 species of leafy liverworts, including species of Cephaloziella, Cephalozia, Barbilophozia, Lophozia and Tritomaria. Direct PCR, using custom-designed primers, has recently been used to determine whether or not these hepatics harbour the same fungi as those in the Antarctic and temperate habitats.

Collaborations

I collaborate closely with the following scientists based outside of BAS:

Professor David Read (University of Sheffield) https://www.shef.ac.uk/aps/staff-and-students/acadstaff/read

Professor David Hopkins (Scotland’s Rural College) http://www.rau.ac.uk/the-rau/academic-staff-profiles/school-of-agriculture-food-and-environment/profiles/professor-david-hopkins

Professor Davey Jones (University of Bangor) http://www.bangor.ac.uk/senrgy/staff/djones.php.en

Professor Lynne Boddy (Cardiff University) http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/81120-boddy-lynne

Professor Sharon Robinson (University of Wollongong) http://smah.uow.edu.au/biol/contacts/UOW009796.html

Professor Ryszard Ochyra (Polish Academy of Sciences) http://www.ib.uj.edu.pl/instytut/zielnik

Dr Clare Robinson (University of Manchester) http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/clare.robinson

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2024

Escobedo, Víctor M., Acuña‐Rodríguez, Ian S., García, Leidy Y., Torres‐Díaz, Cristian, Atala, Cristian, Suazo, Manuel J., Gómez‐González, Susana, Newsham, Kevin K. , Molina‐Montenegro, Marco A.. (2024) Native woody species depend on the soil microbiome to establish on burned soils, while non‐native do not. Journal of Applied Ecology, (). pp. 10.1111/1365-2664.14809

Varliero, Gilda, Lebre, Pedro H., Adams, Byron, Chown, Steven L., Convey, Peter , Dennis, Paul G., Fan, Dandan, Ferrari, Belinda, Frey, Beat, Hogg, Ian D., Hopkins, David W., Kong, Weidong, Makhalanyane, Thulani, Matcher, Gwyneth, Newsham, Kevin K. , Stevens, Mark I., Weigh, Katherine V., Cowan, Don A.. (2024) Biogeographic survey of soil bacterial communities across Antarctica. Microbiome, 12 (). 22 pp. 10.1186/s40168-023-01719-3

Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S., Newsham, Kevin K. , Convey, Peter , Biersma, Elisabeth M. , Ballesteros, Gabriel I., Torres-Díaz, Cristian, Goodall-Copestake, Will , Molina-Montenegro, Marco A.. (2024) The role of the soil microbiome in the colonisation of glacier forefields by Antarctic pearlwort (Colobanthus quitensis) under current and future climate change scenarios. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 188 (). pp. 10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109249

Ballesteros, Gabriel I., Newsham, Kevin K. , Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S., Atala, Cristian, Torres-Díaz, Cristian, Molina-Montenegro, Marco A.. (2024) Extreme environments as sources of fungal endophytes mitigating climate change impacts on crops in Mediterranean-type ecosystems. Plants People Planet, 6 (). pp. 10.1002/ppp3.10415

2023

Newsham, Kevin K. . (2023) Diurnal temperature fluctuation inhibits the growth of an Antarctic fungus. Fungal Biology, (). 7 pp. 10.1016/j.funbio.2023.12.003 (In Press)

Canini, Fabiana, Borruso, Luigimaria, Newsham, Kevin K. , D'Alò, Federica, D'Acqui, Luigi P., Zucconi, Laura. (2023) Wide divergence of fungal communities inhabiting rocks and soils in a hyper‐arid Antarctic desert. Environmental Microbiology, 25 (). 12 pp. 10.1111/1462-2920.16534

Mikryukov, Vladimir, Dulya, Olesya, Zizka, Alexander, Bahram, Mohammad, Hagh-Doust, Niloufar, Anslan, Sten, Prylutskyi, Oleh, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Maestre, Fernando T., Nilsson, Henrik, Pärn, Jaan, Öpik, Maarja, Moora, Mari, Zobel, Martin, Espenberg, Mikk, Mander, Ülo, Khalid, Abdul Nasir, Corrales, Adriana, Agan, Ahto, Vasco-Palacios, Aída-M., Saitta, Alessandro, Rinaldi, Andrea, Verbeken, Annemieke, Sulistyo, Bobby, Tamgnoue, Boris, Furneaux, Brendan, Duarte Ritter, Camila, Nyamukondiwa, Casper, Sharp, Cathy, Marín, César, Gohar, Daniyal, Klavina, Darta, Sharmah, Dipon, Dai, Dong-Qin, Nouhra, Eduardo, Biersma, Elisabeth Machteld , Rähn, Elisabeth, Cameron, Erin, De Crop, Eske, Otsing, Eveli, Davydov, Evgeny, Albornoz, Felipe, Brearley, Francis, Buegger, Franz, Zahn, Geoffrey, Bonito, Gregory, Hiiesalu, Inga, Barrio, Isabel, Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob, Ankuda, Jelena, Doležal, Jiri, Kupagme, John, Maciá-Vicente, Jose, Djeugap Fovo, Joseph, Geml, József, Alatalo, Juha, Alvarez-Manjarrez, Julieta, Põldmaa, Kadri, Runnel, Kadri, Adamson, Kalev, Bråthen, Kari-Anne, Pritsch, Karin, Tchan Issifou, Kassim, Armolaitis, Kęstutis, Hyde, Kevin, Newsham, Kevin K. , Panksep, Kristel, Lateef, Adebola Azeez, Hansson, Linda, Lamit, Louis, Saba, Malka, Tuomi, Maria, Gryzenhout, Marieka, Bauters, Marijn, Piepenbring, Meike, Wijayawardene, Nalin N., Yorou, Nourou, Kurina, Olavi, Mortimer, Peter, Meidl, Peter, Kohout, Petr, Puusepp, Rasmus, Drenkhan, Rein, Garibay-Orijel, Roberto, Godoy, Roberto, Alkahtani, Saad, Rahimlou, Saleh, Dudov, Sergey, Põlme, Sergei, Ghosh, Soumya, Mundra, Sunil, Ahmed, Talaat, Netherway, Tarquin, Henkel, Terry, Roslin, Tomas, Nteziryayo, Vincent, Fedosov, Vladimir, Onipchenko, Vladimir, Yasanthika, Weeragalle Arachchillage Erandi, Lim, Young, Van Nuland, Michael, Soudzilovskaia, Nadejda, Antonelli, Alexandre, Kõljalg, Urmas, Abarenkov, Kessy, Tedersoo, Leho. (2023) Connecting the multiple dimensions of global soil fungal diversity. Science Advances, 9 (). 16 pp. 10.1126/sciadv.adj8016

Newsham, K.K. , Foot, G.W. , Sands, C.J. , Goodall-Copestake, W.P. . (2023) A cosmopolitan Serendipita species forms mycothalli with leafy liverworts on sub-Antarctic South Georgia. Fungal Biology, (). pp. 10.1016/j.funbio.2023.11.006 (In Press)

Molina-Montenegro, Marco A., Ballersteros, Gabriel I., Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S., Pertierra, Luis R., Greve, Michelle, Richardson, David M., Convey, Peter , Biersma, Elisabeth M. , Goodall-Copestake, William P., Newsham, Kevin K. . (2023) The “Trojan horse” strategy: Seed fungal endophyte symbiosis helps to explain the invasion success of the grass, Poa annua, in Maritime Antarctica. Diversity and Distributions, 29 (). 13 pp. 10.1111/ddi.13768

Bartlett, Jesamine C., Convey, Peter , Newsham, Kevin K. , Hayward, S.A.L.. (2023) Ecological consequences of a single introduced species to the Antarctic: Terrestrial impacts of the invasive midge Eretmoptera murphyi on Signy Island. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 180 (). 9 pp. 10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.108965

2022

Newsham, Kevin K. , Danielsen, Birgitte Kortegaard, Biersma, Elisabeth Machteld , Elberling, Bo, Hillyard, Guy, Kumari, Priyanka, Priemé, Anders, Woo, Cheolwoon, Yamamoto, Naomichi. (2022) Rapid response to experimental warming of a microbial community inhabiting High Arctic patterned ground soil. Biology, 11 (). 17 pp. 10.3390/biology11121819

Newsham, Kevin , Misiak, Marta, Goodall-Copestake, William P., Dahl, Malin Stapnes, Boddy, Lynne, Hopkins, David W., Davey, Marie L.. (2022) Experimental warming increases fungal alpha diversity in an oligotrophic maritime Antarctic soil. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13 (). 15 pp. 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1050372

Tedersoo, Leho, Mikryukov, Vladimir, Zizka, Alexander, Bahram, Mohammad, Hagh-Doust, Niloufar, Anslan, Sten, Prylutskyi, Oleh, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Maestre, Fernando T., Pärn, Jaan, Öpik, Maarja, Moora, Mari, Zobel, Martin, Espenberg, Mikk, Mander, Ülo, Khalid, Abdul Nasir, Corrales, Adriana, Agan, Ahto, Vasco-Palacios, Aída-M., Saitta, Alessandro, Rinaldi, Andrea C., Verbeken, Annemieke, Sulistyo, Bobby P., Tamgnoue, Boris, Furneaux, Brendan, Ritter, Camila Duarte, Nyamukondiwa, Casper, Sharp, Cathy, Marín, César, Gohar, Daniyal, Klavina, Darta, Sharmah, Dipon, Dai, Dong Qin, Nouhra, Eduardo, Biersma, Elisabeth Machteld, Rähn, Elisabeth, Cameron, Erin K., De Crop, Eske, Otsing, Eveli, Davydov, Evgeny A., Albornoz, Felipe E., Brearley, Francis Q., Buegger, Franz, Zahn, Geoffrey, Bonito, Gregory, Hiiesalu, Inga, Barrio, Isabel C., Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob, Ankuda, Jelena, Kupagme, John Y., Maciá-Vicente, Jose G., Djeugap Fovo, Joseph, Geml, József, Alatalo, Juha M., Alvarez-Manjarrez, Julieta, Põldmaa, Kadri, Runnel, Kadri, Adamson, Kalev, Bråthen, Kari Anne, Pritsch, Karin, Tchan, Kassim I., Armolaitis, Kęstutis, Hyde, Kevin D., Newsham, Kevin K. , Panksep, Kristel, Lateef, Adebola A., Tiirmann, Liis, Hansson, Linda, Lamit, Louis J., Saba, Malka, Tuomi, Maria, Gryzenhout, Marieka, Bauters, Marijn, Piepenbring, Meike, Wijayawardene, Nalin, Yorou, Nourou S., Kurina, Olavi, Mortimer, Peter E., Meidl, Peter, Kohout, Petr, Nilsson, R. Henrik, Puusepp, Rasmus, Drenkhan, Rein, Garibay-Orijel, Roberto, Godoy, Roberto, Alkahtani, Saad, Rahimlou, Saleh, Dudov, Sergey V., Põlme, Sergei, Ghosh, Soumya, Mundra, Sunil, Ahmed, Talaat, Netherway, Tarquin, Henkel, Terry W., Roslin, Tomas, Nteziryayo, Vincent, Fedosov, Vladimir E., Onipchenko, Vladimir G., Yasanthika, W.A. Erandi, Lim, Young Woon, Soudzilovskaia, Nadejda A., Antonelli, Alexandre, Kõljalg, Urmas, Abarenkov, Kessy. (2022) Global patterns in endemicity and vulnerability of soil fungi. Global Change Biology, 28 (). 15 pp. 10.1111/gcb.16398

Kerfahi, D., Newsham, K.K. , Dong, K., Song, H., Tibbett, M., Adams, J.M.. (2022) Enduring legacy of coal mining on the fungal community in a High Arctic soil after five decades. Pedosphere, 32 (). 9 pp. 10.1016/j.pedsph.2022.06.001

Pedersen, Å.Ø., Convey, P. , Newsham, K.K. , Mosbacher, J.B., Fuglei, E., Ravolainen, V., Hansen, B.B., Jensen, T.C., Augusti, A., Biersma, E.M. , Cooper, E.J., Coulson, S.J., Gabrielsen, G.W., Gallet, J.C., Karsten, U., Kristiansen, S.M., Svenning, M.M., Tveit, A.T., Uchida, M., Baneschi, I., Calizza, E., Cannone, N., de Goede, E.M., Doveri, M., Elster, J., Giamberini, M.S., Hayashi, K., Lang, S.I., Lee, Y.K., Nakatsubo, T., Pasquali, V., Paulsen, I.M.G., Pedersen, C., Peng, F., Provenzale, A., Pushkareva, E., Sandström, C.A.M., Sklet, V., Stach, A., Tojo, M., Tytgat, B., Tømmervik, H., Velazquez, D., Verleyen, E., Welker, J.M., Yao, Y.-F., Loonen, M.J.J.E.. (2022) Five decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Polar Research, 41 (). 39 pp. 10.33265/polar.v41.6310

Ballesteros, G.I., Acuña-Rodríguez, I.S., Barrera, A., Gundel, P.E., Newsham, Kevin , Molina-Montenegro, M.A.. (2022) Seed fungal endophytes promote the establishment of invasive Poa annua in Maritime Antarctica. Plant Ecology & Diversity, 15 (). 14 pp. 10.1080/17550874.2022.2145579

Waschulin, Valentin, Borsetto, Chiara, James, Robert, Newsham, Kevin K. , Donadio, Stefano, Corre, Christophe, Wellington, Elizabeth. (2022) Biosynthetic potential of uncultured Antarctic soil bacteria revealed through long-read metagenomic sequencing. ISME Journal, 16 (). pp. 10.1038/s41396-021-01052-3

2021

Tedersoo, Leho, Mikryukov, Vladimir, Anslan, Sten, Bahram, Mohammad, Khalid, Abdul Nasir, Corrales, Adriana, Agan, Ahto, Vasco-Palacios, Aída-M., Saitta, Alessandro, Antonelli, Alexandre, Rinaldi, Andrea C., Verbeken,, Annemieke, Sulistyo, Bobby P., Tamgnoue, Boris, Furneaux, Brendan, Ritter, Camila Duarte, Nyamukondiwa, Casper, Sharp, Cathy, Marín, Marín, Dai, D.Q., Gohar, Daniyal, Sharmah, Dipon, Biersma, Elisabeth Machteld , Cameron, Erin K., De Crop, Eske, Otsing, Eveli, Davydov, Evgeny A., Albornoz, Felipe E., Brearley, Francis Q., Buegger, Franz, Gates, Genevieve, Zahn, Geoffrey, Bonito, Gregory, Hiiesalu, Indrek, Hiiesalu, Inga, Zettur, Irma, Barrio, Isabel C., Pärn, Jaan, Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob, Ankuda, Jelena, Kupagme, John Y., Sarapuu, Joosep, Maciá-Vicente, Jose G., Fovo, Joseph Djeugap, Geml, József, Alatalo, Juha M., Alvarez-Manjarrez, Julieta, Monkai, Jutamart, Põldmaa, Kadri, Runnel, Kadri, Adamson, Kalev, Bråthen, Kari A., Pritsch, Karin, Tchan, Kassim I., Armolaitis, Kęstutis, Hyde, Kevin D., Newsham, Kevin K. , Panksep, Kristel, Adebola, Lateef A., Lamit, Louis J., Saba, Malka, da Silva Cáceres, Marcela E., Tuomi, Maria, Gryzenhout, Marieka, Bauters, Marijn, Bálint, Miklós, Wijayawardene, Nalin, Hagh-Doust, Niloufar, Yorou, Nourou S., Kurina, Olavi, Mortimer, Peter E., Meidl, Peter, Nilsson, R. Henrik, Puusepp, Rasmus, Casique-Valdés, Rebeca, Drenkhan, Rein, Garibay-Orijel, Roberto, Godoy, Roberto, Alfarraj, Saleh, Rahimlou, Saleh, Põlme, Sergei, Dudov, Sergey V., Mundra, Sunil, Ahmed, Talaat, Netherway, Tarquin, Henkel, Terry W., Roslin, Tomas, Fedosov, Vladimir E., Onipchenko, Vladimir G., Erandi Yasanthika, W.A., Young, Woon Lim, Piepenbring, Meike, Klavina, Darta, Kõljalg, Urmas, Abarenkov, Kessy. (2021) The Global Soil Mycobiome consortium dataset for boosting fungal diversity research. Fungal Diversity, 111 (). pp. 10.1007/s13225-021-00493-7

Newsham, Kevin K. , Goodall-Copestake, William P. . (2021) Liverworts frequently form mycothalli on Spitsbergen in the High Arctic. Polar Research, 40 (). 13 pp. 10.33265/polar.v40.7727

Newsham, K.K. . (2021) Fine hyphal coils in the liverwort Cephaloziella varians increase in frequency in response to experimental warming in maritime Antarctica. Mycorrhiza, 31 (). 7 pp. 10.1007/s00572-021-01037-2

Newsham, Kevin K. , Hall, Richard J., Maslen, N. Rolf. (2021) Experimental warming of bryophytes increases the population density of the nematode Plectus belgicae in maritime Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 33 (). 9 pp. 10.1017/S0954102020000528

Misiak, Marta, Goodall-Copestake, William P. , Sparks, Tim H., Worland, M. Roger, Boddy, Lynne, Magan, Naresh, Convey, Peter , Hopkins, David W., Newsham, Kevin K. . (2021) Inhibitory effects of climate change on the growth and extracellular enzyme activities of a widespread Antarctic soil fungus. Global Change Biology, 27 (). pp. 10.1111/gcb.15456

Newsham, Kevin K. , Davey, Marie L., Hopkins, David W., Dennis, Paul G.. (2021) Regional diversity of maritime Antarctic soil fungi and predicted responses of guilds and growth forms to climate change. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11 (). 12 pp. 10.3389/fmicb.2020.615659

Hopkins, David W., Dennis, Paul G., Rushton, Steven P., Newsham, Kevin K. , O'Donnell, Tony G.. (2021) Lean and keen: microbial activity in soils from the Maritime Antarctic. European Journal of Soil Science, 72 (). pp. 10.1111/ejss.12957

2020

Newsham, Kevin K. , Cox, Felipa, Sands, Chester J. , Garnett, Mark H., Magan, Naresh, Horrocks, Claire A., Dungait, Jennifer A.J., Robinson, Clare H.. (2020) A previously undescribed Helotialean fungus that is superabundant in soil under maritime Antarctic higher plant. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11 (). 13 pp. 10.3389/fmicb.2020.615608

Biersma, Elisabeth M. , Torres-Díaz, Cristian, Molina-Montenegro, Marco A., Newsham, Kevin K. , Vidal, Marcela A., Collado, Gonzalo A., Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S., Ballesteros, Gabriel I., Figueroa, Christian C., Goodall-Copestake, William P. , Leppe, Marcelo A., Cuba-Díaz, Marely, Valladares, Moisés A., Pertierra, Luis R., Convey, Peter . (2020) Multiple late-Pleistocene colonisation events of the Antarctic pearlwort Colobanthus quitensis (Caryophyllaceae) reveal the recent arrival of native Antarctic vascular flora. Journal of Biogeography, 47 (). pp. 10.1111/jbi.13843

Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S., Newsham, Kevin K. , Gundel, Pedro E., Torres-Díaz, Cristian, Molina-Montenegro, Marco A.. (2020) Functional roles of microbial symbionts in plant cold tolerance. Ecology Letters, 23 (). pp. 10.1111/ele.13502

Horrocks, C.A., Newsham, K.K. , Cox, F., Garnett, M.H., Robinson, C.H., Dungait, J.A.J.. (2020) Predicting climate change impacts on maritime Antarctic soils: A space-for-time substitution study. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 141 (). pp. 10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.107682

2019

Hill, Paul W., Broughton, Richard, Bougoure, Jeremy, Havelange, William, Newsham, Kevin K. , Grant, Helen, Murphy, Daniel V., Clode, Peta, Ramayah, Soshila, Marsden, Karina A., Quilliam, Richard S., Roberts, Paula, Brown, Caley, Read, David J., Deluca, Thomas H., Bardgett, Richard D., Hopkins, David W., Jones, Davey L.. (2019) Angiosperm symbioses with non‐mycorrhizal fungal partners enhance N acquisition from ancient organic matter in a warming maritime Antarctic. Ecology Letters, 22 (). pp. 10.1111/ele.13399

Newsham, Kevin K. , Tripathi, Binu M, Dong, Ke, Yamamoto, Naomichi, Adams, Jonathan M, Hopkins, David W. (2019) Bacterial community composition and diversity respond to nutrient amendment but not warming in a southern maritime Antarctic soil. Microbial Ecology, 78 (). pp. 10.1007/s00248-019-01373-z

Borsetto, Chiara, Amos, Gregory C.A., da Rocha, Ulisses Nunes, Mitchell, Alex L., Finn, Robert D., Laidi, Rabah Forar, Vallin, Carlos, Pearce, David A., Newsham, Kevin K. , Wellington, Elizabeth M.H.. (2019) Microbial community drivers of PK/NRP gene diversity in selected global soils. Microbiome, 7 (). 11 pp. 10.1186/s40168-019-0692-8

Cox, Filipa, Newsham, Kevin K. , Robinson, Clare H.. (2019) Endemic and cosmopolitan fungal taxa exhibit differential abundances in total and active communities of Antarctic soils. Environmental Microbiology, 21 (). pp. 10.1111/1462-2920.14533

Davey, Matthew P., Norman, Louisa, Sterk, Peter, Huerte-Ortega, Maria, Bunbury, Freddy, Loh, Bradford, Stockton, Sian, Peck, Lloyd S. , Convey, Peter , Newsham, Kevin K. , Smith, Alison G.. (2019) Snow algae communities in Antarctica – metabolic and taxonomic composition. New Phytologist, 222 (). pp. 10.1111/nph.15701

Dennis, PG, Newsham, Kevin , Rushton, Stephen P, O'Donnell, Anthony G, Hopkins, David W. (2019) Soil bacterial diversity is positively associated with air temperature in the maritime Antarctic. Scientific Reports, 9 (). pp. 10.1038/s41598-019-39521-7 DO

2018

Lim, P.P.J., Newsham, K.K. , Convey, P. , Gan, H.M., Yew, W.C., Tan, G.Y.A.. (2018) Effects of field warming on high arctic soil bacterial community: a metagenomic analysis. Current Science, 115 (). pp. 10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1697-1700

Hughes, Kevin A. , Misiak, Marta, Ulaganathan, Yogabaanu, Newsham, Kevin K. . (2018) Importation of psychrotolerant fungi to Antarctic associated with wooden cargo packaging. Antarctic Science, 30 (). pp. 10.1017/S0954102018000329

Newsham, Kevin K. , Garnett, Mark H., Robinson, Clare H., Cox, Filipa. (2018) Discrete taxa of saprotrophic fungi respire different ages of carbon from Antarctic soils. Scientific Reports, 8 (). pp. 10.1038/s41598-018-25877-9

2017

Newsham, K.K. , Eidesen, P.B., Davey, M.L., Axelsen, J., Courtecuisse, E., Flintrop, C., Johansson, A.G., Kiepert, M., Larsen, S.E., Lorbereau, K., Maurset, M., McQuilkin, J., Misiak, M., Pop, A., Thompson, S., Read, D.J.. (2017) Arbuscular mycorrhizas are present on Spitsbergen. Mycorrhiza, 27 (). pp. 10.1007/s00572-017-0785-9

Sun, Benhua, Dennis, Paul G., Newsham, Kevin K. , Hopkins, David W., Hallett, Paul D.. (2017) Gelifluction and thixotropy of maritime Antarctic soils: small-scale measurements with a rotational rheometer. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 28 (). pp. 10.1002/ppp.1886

2016

Cox, Filipa, Newsham, Kevin K. , Bol, Roland, Dungait, Jennifer A.J., Robinson, Clare H.. (2016) Not poles apart: Antarctic soil fungal communities show similarities to those of the distant Arctic. Ecology Letters, 19 (). pp. 10.1111/ele.12587

Newsham, Kevin K. , Hopkins, David W., Carvalhais, Lilia C., Fretwell, Peter T. , Rushton, Steven P., O'Donnell, Anthony G., Dennis, Paul G.. (2016) Relationship between soil fungal diversity and temperature in the maritime Antarctic. Nature Climate Change, 6 (). pp. 10.1038/nclimate2806

2015

Amos, Gregory C. A., Borsetto, Chiara, Laskaris, Paris, Krsek, Martin, Berry, Andrew E., Newsham, Kevin K. , Calvo-Bado, Leo, Pearce, David A., Vallin, Carlos, Wellington, Elizabeth M. H.. (2015) Designing and implementing an assay for the detection of rare and divergent NRPS and PKS clones in European, Antarctic and Cuban soils. PLoS One, 10 (). 15 pp. 10.1371/journal.pone.0138327

Broughton, R.C.I., Newsham, K.K. , Hill, P.W., Stott, A., Jones, D.L.. (2015) Differential acquisition of amino acid and peptide enantiomers within the soil microbial community and its implications for carbon and nitrogen cycling in soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 88 (). pp. 10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.05.003

Laudicina, Vito Armando, Benhua, Sun, Dennis, Paul G., Badalucco, Luigi, Rushton, Steven P., Newsham, Kevin K. , O’Donnell, Anthony G., Hartley, Iain P., Hopkins, David W.. (2015) Responses to increases in temperature of heterotrophic micro-organisms in soils from the maritime Antarctic. Polar Biology, 38 (). pp. doi:10.1007/s00300-015-1673-4

Ellis, L. T., Asthana, A. K., Srivastava, A., Bakalin, V. A., Bednarek-Ochyra, H., Cano, M. J., Jiménez, J. A., Alonso, M., Deme, J., Csiky, J., Dia, M. G., Campisi, P., Erzberger, P., Garilleti, R., Gorobets, K. V., Gremmen, N. J. M., Jimenez, M. S., Suárez, G. M., Jukonienė, I., Kiebacher, T., Kırmacı, M., Koczur, A., Kürschner, H., Lara, F., Mazimpaka, V., Larraín, J., Lebouvier, M., Medina, R., Natcheva, R., Newsham, K. K. , Nobis, M., Nowak, A., Ören, M., Özçelik, A. D., Orgaz, J. D., Peralta, D. F., Plášek, V., Číhal, L., Ristow, R., Sawicki, J., Schäfer-Verwimp, A., Smith, V. R., Stebel, A., Ştefănuţ, S., Subkaitė, M., Sun, B.-Y., Uselienė, A., Uyar, G., Váňa, J., Yoon, Y.-J., Park, S. J.. (2015) New national and regional bryophyte records, 43. Journal of Bryology, 37 (). pp. doi:10.1179/1743282015Y.0000000003

2014

Ellis, L. T., Aleffi, M., Tacchi, R., Alegro, A., Alonso, M., Asthana, A. K., Sahu, V., Biasuso, A. B., Callaghan, D. A., Ezer, T., Kara, R., Seyli, T., Garilleti, R., Gil-López, M. J., Gwynne-Evans, D., Hedderson, T. A., Kiebacher, T., Larrain, J., Long, D., Lüth, M., Malcolm, B., Mamontov, Y. S., Newsham, K. K. , Nobis, M., Nowak, A., Ochyra, R., Pawlikowski, P., Plášek, V., Čihal, L., Potemkin, A. D., Puche, F., Rios, D., Gallego, M. T., Guerra, J., Sawicki, J., Schäfer-Verwimp, A., Segarra-Moragues, J. G., Šegota, V., Sofronova, E. V., Ştefănuţ, S., Szűcs, P., Bidló, A., Papp, B., Szurdoki, E., Tan, B. C., Váňa, J., Vigalondo, B., Draper, I., Lara, F., Yoon, Y.-J., Sun, B.-Y., Nishimura, N.. (2014) New national and regional bryophyte records, 41. Journal of Bryology, 36 (). pp. doi:10.1179/1743282014Y.0000000123

Benhua, Sun, Dennis, P.G., Laudicina, V.A., Ord, V.J., Rushton, S.P., O’Donnell, A.G., Newsham, K.K. , Hopkins, D.W.. (2014) Biogeochemical responses to nutrient, moisture and temperature manipulations of soil from Signy Island, South Orkney Islands in the Maritime Antarctic. Antarctic Science, 26 (). pp. doi:10.1017/S0954102014000030

Newsham, K.K. , Goodall-Copestake, W.P. , Ochyra, R., Vana, J.. (2014) Mycothalli of the hepatic Barbilophozia hatcheri in Antarctica: distribution and identities of mycobionts. Fungal Ecology, 11 (). pp. 10.1016/j.funeco.2014.05.001

Hopkins, D.W., Newsham, K.K. , Dungait, J.A.J.. (2014) Primary production and links to carbon cycling in Antarctic soils. In: Cowan, Don (eds.). Antarctic terrestrial microbiology. Physical and biological properties of Antarctic soils, Heidelberg, Springer, pp. 10.1007/978-3-642-45213-0_12

2013

Dennis, Paul G., Newsham, Kevin K. , Rushton, Steven P., Ord, Victoria J., O'Donnell, Anthony G., Hopkins, David W.. (2013) Warming constrains bacterial community responses to nutrient inputs in a southern, but not northern, maritime Antarctic soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 57 (). pp. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.07.009

Ellis, L T, Aranda, S C, Asthana, A K, Bansal, P, Nath, V, Sahu, V, Bayliss, J, Asthana, G, Srivastava, S, Yadav, S, Brugués, M, Cano, M J, Dulin, M V, Fudali, E, Fuertes, E, Gabriel, R, Pereira, F, Silva, J A F, Gradstein, S R, Hájková, P, Hájek, M, Heras, P, Infante, M, Lebouvier, M, Marka, J, Newsham, K K , Ochyra, R, Pantović, J, Sabovljević, M S, Phephu, N, van Rooy, J, Philippov, D A, Porley, R D, Puche, F, Schäfer-Verwimp, A, Segarra-Moragues, J G, Sérgio, C, Smith, V R, Ştefănuţ, S, Váňa, J, Wigginton, M J. (2013) New national and regional bryophyte records, 37. Journal of Bryology, 35 (). pp. doi:10.1179/1743282013Y.0000000073

2012

Newsham, Kevin K. , Davidson, Andrew T.. (2012) High ultraviolet radiation environments. In: Bell, Elanor M. (eds.). Life at extremes: Environments, organisms and strategies for survival, Oxfordshire, CABI, pp.

Tojo, Motoaki, Newsham, Kevin K. . (2012) Snow moulds in polar environments. Fungal Ecology, 5 (). pp. 10.1016/j.funeco.2012.01.003

Pearce, David A. , Newsham, Kevin K. , Thorne, Michael A.S. , Calvo-Bado, Leo, Krsek, Martin, Laskaris, Paris, Hodson, Andy, Wellington, Elizabeth M.. (2012) Metagenomic analysis of a a southern maritime Antarctic soil. Frontiers in Microbiology, 3 (). 13 pp. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2012.00403

Newsham, Kevin K. . (2012) Fungi in extreme environments (editorial). Fungal Ecology, 5 (). pp. 10.1016/j.funeco.2012.04.003

Dennis, Paul G., Rushton, Steven P., Newsham, Kevin K. , Lauducina, Vito A., Ord, Victoria J., Daniel, Timothy J., O'Donnell, Anthony G., Hopkins, David W.. (2012) Soil fungal community composition does not alter along a latitudinal gradient through the maritime and sub-Antarctic. Fungal Ecology, 5 (). pp. 10.1016/j.funeco.2011.12.002

2011

Hill, Paul W., Farrar, John, Roberts, Paula, Farrell, Mark, Grant, Helen, Newsham, Kevin K. , Hopkins, David W., Bardgett, Richard D., Jones, Davey L.. (2011) Vascular plant success in a warming Antarctic may be due to efficient nitrogen acquisition. Nature Climate Change, 1 (). pp. 10.1038/nclimate1060

Hill, Paul W., Farrell, Mark, Roberts, Paula, Farrar, John, Grant, Helen, Newsham, Kevin K. , Hopkins, David W., Bardgett, Richard D., Jones, Davey L.. (2011) Soil- and enantiomer-specific metabolism of amino acids and their peptides by Antarctic soil microorganisms. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 43 (). pp. 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.08.006

Hill, Paul. W., Quilliam, Richard. S., DeLuca, Thomas. H., Farrar, John, Farrell, Mark, Roberts, Paula, Newsham, Kevin , Hopkins, David. W.. (2011) Acquisition and assimilation of nitrogen as peptide-bound and D-enantiomers of amino acids by wheat. Plos One, 6 (). 4 pp. 10.1371/journal.pone.0019220

Newsham, Kevin K. . (2011) A meta-analysis of plant responses to dark septate root endophytes. New Phytologist, 190 (). pp. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03611.x

Newsham, Kevin.K. . (2011) Structural changes to a mycothallus along a latitudinal transect through the maritime and sub-Antarctic. Mycorrhiza, 21 (). pp. 10.1007/s00572-010-0328-0

2010

Hodson, Andy, Heaton, Tim, Langford, Harry, Newsham, Kevin . (2010) Chemical weathering and solute export by meltwater in a maritime Antarctic glacier basin. Biogeochemistry, 98 (). pp. 10.1007/s10533-009-9372-2

Newsham, K.K. . (2010) The biology and ecology of the liverwort Cephaloziella varians in Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 22 (). pp. 10.1017/S0954102009990630

Newsham, Kevin K. , Bridge, Paul D.. (2010) Sebacinales are associates of the leafy liverwort Lophozia excisa in the southern maritime Antarctic. Mycorrhiza, 20 (). pp. 10.1007/s00572-009-0283-9

Newsham, Kevin K. , Pearce, David A. , Bridge, Paul D.. (2010) Minimal influence of water and nutrient content on the bacterial community composition of a maritime Antarctic soil. Microbiological Research, 165 (). pp. 10.1016/j.micres.2009.11.005

2009

Jones, D.L., Kielland, K., Sinclair, F.L., Dahlgren, R.A., Newsham, K.K. , Farrar, J.F., Murphy, D.V.. (2009) Soil organic nitrogen mineralization across a global latitudinal gradient. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 23 (). 5 pp. 10.1029/2008GB003250

Bridge, P.D., Newsham, K.K. . (2009) Soil fungal community composition at Mars Oasis, a southern maritime Antarctic site. Fungal Ecology, 2 (). pp.

Newsham, K.K. , Upson, R., Read, D.J.. (2009) Mycorrhizas and dark septate root endophytes in polar regions. Fungal Ecology, 2 (). pp. doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2008.10.005

Newsham, Kevin K. , Robinson, Sharon A.. (2009) Responses of plants in polar regions to UVB exposure: a meta-analysis. Global Change Biology, 15 (). pp. 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01944.x

Roberts, Paula, Newsham, Kevin K. , Bardgett, Richard D., Farrar, John F., Jones, David L.. (2009) Vegetation cover regulates the quantity, quality and temporal dynamics of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen in Antarctic soils. Polar Biology, 32 (). pp. 10.1007/s00300-009-0599-0

Snell, Katherine R.S., Kokubun, T., Griffiths, H., Convey, Peter , Hodgson, Dominic , Newsham, Kevin K. . (2009) Quantifying the metabolic cost to an Antarctic liverwort of responding to an abrupt increase in UVB radiation exposure. Global Change Biology, 15 (). pp. 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01929.x

Upson, R., Newsham, Kevin K. , Bridge, P.D., Pearce, David A. , Read, D.J.. (2009) Taxonomic affinities of dark septate root endophytes of Colobanthus quitensis and Deschampsia antarctica, the two native Antarctic vascular plant species. Fungal Ecology, 2 (). pp. 10.1016/j.funeco.2009.02.004

Upson, Rebecca, Read, David J., Newsham, Kevin K. . (2009) Nitrogen form influences the response of Deschampsia antarctica to dark septate root endophytes. Mycorrhiza, 20 (). pp. 10.1007/s00572-009-0260-3

2008

Bridge, P.D., Newsham, K.K. , Denton, G.J.. (2008) Snow mould caused by a Pythium sp.: a potential vascular plant pathogen in the maritime Antarctic.. Plant Pathology, 57 (). pp. 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2008.01868.x

Upson, R., Newsham, K.K. , Read, D.J.. (2008) Root-fungal associations of Colobanthus quitensis and Deschampsia antarctica in the maritime and sub-Antarctic. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 40 (). pp. 10.1657/1523-0430(07-057)[UPSON]2.0.CO;2

2007

Snell, K.R.S., Convey, P. , Newsham, K.K. . (2007) Metabolic recovery of the Antarctic liverwort Cephaloziella varians during spring snowmelt. Polar Biology, 30 (). pp. 10.1007/s00300-007-0269-z

Yergeau, Etienne, Newsham, Kevin K. , Pearce, David A. , Kowalchuk, George A.. (2007) Patterns of bacterial diversity across a range of Antarctic terrestrial habitats. Environmental Microbiology, 9 (). pp. 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01379.x

Upson, R., Read, D.J., Newsham, K.K. . (2007) Widespread association between the ericoid mycorrhizal fungus Rhizoscyphus ericae and a leafy liverwort in the maritime and sub-Antarctic. New Phytologist, 176 (). pp. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02178.x

Newsham, K.K. , Garstecki, T.. (2007) Interactive effects of warming and species loss on model Antarctic microbial food webs. Functional Ecology, 21 (). 8 pp. 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01250.x

McLeod, A.R., Newsham, K.K. , Fry, S.C.. (2007) Elevated UV-B radiation modifies the extractability of carbohydrates from leaf litter of Quercus robur. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 39 (). pp. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.06.019

2006

Hogg, Ian D., Cary, S. Craig, Convey, Pete , Newsham, Kevin K. , O'Donnell, Anthony G., Adams, Byron J., Aislabie, Jackie, Frati, Francesco, Stevens, Mark I., Wall, Diana H.. (2006) Biotic interactions in Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems: are they a factor?. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 38 (). pp. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.04.026

Newsham, K.K. , Maslen, N.R., McInnes, S.J. . (2006) Survival of antarctic soil metazoans at −80°C for six years. CryoLetters, 27 (). pp.

2005

Newsham, K.K. , Geissler, P.A., Nicolson, M.J., Peat, H.J. , Lewis-Smith, R.I.. (2005) Sequential reduction of UV-B radiation in the field alters the pigmentation of an Antarctic leafy liverwort. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 54 (). pp. doi:10.1016/j.envexpbot.2004.05.006

Pearce, David A. , Van Der Gast, Christopher J., Woodward, Kelly, Newsham, Kevin K. . (2005) Significant changes in the bacterioplankton community structure of a maritime Antarctic freshwater lake following nutrient enrichment. Microbiology, 151 (). pp. 10.1099/mic.0.27258-0

2004

Jones, Davey L., Farrar, John F., Newsham, Kevin K. . (2004) Rapid amino acid cycling in arctic and antarctic soils. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution: Focus, 4 (). pp. 10.1007/s11267-005-3027-7

Newsham, Kevin K. , Rolf, Jochen, Pearce, David A. , Strachan, Rodney J.. (2004) Differing preferences of Antarctic soil nematodes for microbial prey. European Journal of Soil Biology, 40 (). pp. doi:10.1016/j.ejsobi.2004.01.004

2003

Hughes, Kevin A. , Lawley, Blair, Newsham, Kevin K. . (2003) Solar UV-B radiation inhibits the growth of Antarctic terrestrial fungi. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69 (). pp. 10.1128/AEM.69.3.1488-1491.2003

Newsham, Kevin K. . (2003) Response of saprotrophic fungal communities to declining SO2 pollution in the natural environment.. Pedobiologia, 47 (). pp. doi:10.1078/0031-4056-00171

Newsham, K.K. . (2003) UV-B radiation arising from stratospheric ozone depletion influences the pigmentation of the Antarctic moss Andreaea regularis. Oecologia, 135 (). pp. 10.1007/s00442-003-1191-x

Jumpponen, Ari, Newsham, Kevin K. , Neises, Daniel J.. (2003) Filamentous ascomycetes inhabiting the rhizoid environment of the liverwort Cephaloziella varians in Antarctica are assessed by direct PCR and cloning. Mycologia, 95 (). pp.

2002

Newsham, K.K. , Hodgson, D.A. , Murray, A.W.A., Peat, H.J. , Smith, R.I. Lewis. (2002) Response of two Antarctic bryophytes to stratospheric ozone depletion. Global Change Biology, 8 (). pp. 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2002.00509.x

Using an Antarctic fungus as a wintertime biopesticide
Response of two Antarctic bryophytes to stratospheric ozone depletion

A paper from my first postdoctoral position in Professor Alastair Fitter’s laboratory at the University of York was recently listed as one of the top 100 most influential papers published by the British Ecological Society over the last century (see http://core.ecu.edu/chalcraftd/most%20influential%20BES%20papers.pdf).

In 2017, Web of Science ranked my single author 2011 New Phytologist article 220^th out of the 95,409 articles published in the Plant Sciences category between 2010 and 2014.

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