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Anthony G. O'Donnell is affiliated with the University of Western Australia and operates primarily within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science fields. Their research includes significant contributions to soil science, ecology, and environmental chemistry, with a focus on the dynamics and management of soil systems.

The scientist's work covers a range of subfields including:

  • Soil Science
  • Ecology
  • Biomaterials
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Main topics explored by Anthony G. O'Donnell include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Soil Management and Crop Yield
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science

The researcher has coauthored multiple papers with frequent collaborators such as Deli Chen, Ji-Zheng He, Iain M. Young, Jinshui Wu, and Peter M. Kopittke.

Published works by Anthony G. O'Donnell include:

  • Abstract 2022 Cloning a codon-optimized version of the Rhagnium Inquisitor Antifreeze Protein gene into the pTYB12 expression vector, 2025, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Ensuring planetary survival: the centrality of organic carbon in balancing the multifunctional nature of soils, 2022, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
  • Microbial metabolic capacity regulates the accrual of mineral-associated organic carbon in subtropical paddy soils, 2024, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Healthy soils for sustainable food production and environmental quality, 2020, Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering
  • Lean and keen: Microbial activity in soils from the Maritime Antarctic, 2020, European Journal of Soil Science

Frequent venues for the scientist's publications include:

  • Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering
  • European Journal of Soil Science
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Best Publications

  • AN INTEGRATED PROCEDURE FOR THE EXTRACTION OF BACTERIAL ISOPRENOID QUINONES AND POLAR LIPIDS

    D.E. Minnikin;A.G. O'Donnell;M. Goodfellow;G. Alderson

  • Rapid Method for Coextraction of DNA and RNA from Natural Environments for Analysis of Ribosomal DNA- and rRNA-Based Microbial Community Composition

    Robert I. Griffiths;Andrew S. Whiteley;Anthony G. O'Donnell;Mark J. Bailey

  • The knowns, known unknowns and unknowns of sequestration of soil organic carbon

    Uta Stockmann;Mark A. Adams;John W. Crawford;Damien J. Field

  • Mineralization of native soil organic matter is not regulated by the size, activity or composition of the soil microbial biomass-a new perspective

    Sarah Kemmitt;Clare Lanyon;Ian Waite;Q. Wen

  • Soil Security: Solving the Global Soil Crisis

    Andrea Koch;Alex McBratney;Mark Adams;Damien Field

  • Plants and fertilisers as drivers of change in microbial community structure and function in soils

    Anthony G. O'Donnell;Melanie Seasman;Andrew Macrae;Ian Waite

  • Diversity and distribution of Victoria Land biota

    Byron J. Adams;Richard D. Bardgett;Edward Ayres;Diana H. Wall

  • Characterization of the bacterial consortium associated with black band disease in coral using molecular microbiological techniques.

    Rory P Cooney;Olga Pantos;Martin D A Le Tissier;Michael R Barer

  • Assessing the survival of transgenic plant DNA in the human gastrointestinal tract

    Trudy Netherwood;Susana M Martín-Orúe;Anthony G O'Donnell;Sally Gockling

  • The bacterial ecology of a plague-like disease affecting the Caribbean coral Montastrea annularis.

    Olga Pantos;Rory P. Cooney;Martin D. A. Le Tissier;Michael R. Barer

  • Chemical methods in prokaryotic systematics

    M. Goodfellow;A. G. O'Donnell

  • Seasonal responses in microbial biomass carbon, phosphorus and sulphur in soils under pasture.

    He Zl;Wu J;O'Donnell Ag;Syers Jk

  • Physiological and Community Responses of Established Grassland Bacterial Populations to Water Stress

    Robert I. Griffiths;Andrew S. Whiteley;Anthony G. O'Donnell;Mark J. Bailey

  • Microbial 16S rRNA Ion Tag and community metagenome sequencing using the Ion Torrent (PGM) Platform

    Andrew S. Whiteley;Sasha Jenkins;Ian Waite;Nina Kresoje;Nina Kresoje

  • Significant Role for Microbial Autotrophy in the Sequestration of Soil Carbon

    Hongzhao Yuan;Tida Ge;Caiyan Chen;Anthony G. O'Donnell

  • Influence of depth and sampling time on bacterial community structure in an upland grassland soil

    Robert I. Griffiths;Robert I. Griffiths;Andrew S. Whiteley;Anthony G. O'Donnell;Mark J. Bailey

  • Biotic interactions in Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems: are they a factor?

    Ian D. Hogg;S. Craig Cary;Pete Convey;Kevin K. Newsham

  • Nano-scale secondary ion mass spectrometry — A new analytical tool in biogeochemistry and soil ecology: A review article

    Anke M. Herrmann;Anke M. Herrmann;Karl Ritz;Naoise Nunan;Peta L. Clode

  • Microbial community dynamics in mesophilic anaerobic co-digestion of mixed waste.

    Savaporn Supaphol;Sasha N. Jenkins;Pichamon Intomo;Ian S. Waite

  • Plants and fertilisers as drivers of change in microbial community structure and function in soils.

    A. G. O'Donnell;M. Seasman;A. Macrae;I. Waite

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Hopkins
David W. Hopkins Scotland's Rural College
Michael Goodfellow
Michael Goodfellow Newcastle University
Jinshui Wu
Jinshui Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kevin K. Newsham
Kevin K. Newsham British Antarctic Survey
Andrew S. Whiteley
Andrew S. Whiteley Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
David E. Minnikin
David E. Minnikin University of Birmingham
Harry J. Gilbert
Harry J. Gilbert Newcastle University
Michael R. Barer
Michael R. Barer University of Leicester
Philip C. Brookes
Philip C. Brookes Zhejiang University
Robert I. Griffiths
Robert I. Griffiths University of Oxford

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