Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
I am a soil ecologist with interests in plants, microbial communities and soil fauna and their interactions and roles in soil function, such as nutrient cycling.
I have investigated the role of mycorrhizal fungi and denitrifying bacteria in nitrous oxide emissions; the impact of nitrogen deposition on peatland mesofauna (enchytraeid worms); carbon sequestration, biochar and plant growth; recovery of microbial communities following wildfire in Australia; soil microbial community networks and their links with soil nutrients; organic nitrogen uptake and mineralisation by soil microbial communities.
My current research focuses on earthworm ecology, where I am investigating the impact of different agricultural practices on these ecosystem engineers, as well as the diverse roles of earthworms in soil function.
Research Background
I have a PhD from the University of Aberdeen (2009) in Plant and Soil Science. This was followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Edinburgh (2009-2011) and at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2012-2015), in Adelaide, Australia.
I have an MSc in Environmental Protection and Management (University of Edinburgh, 2005) and a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Biology and Geography (University of St Andrews, 2004).
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Arable fields as potential reservoirs of biodiversity: earthworm populations increase in new leys
Prendergast-Miller, M., Jones, D., Berdeni, D., Bird, S., Chapman, P. J., Firbank, L., Grayson, R., Helgason, T., Holden, J., Lappage, M., Leake, J. & Hodson, M. E., 1 Oct 2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 789, 10 p., 147880.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of earthworms on soil physico-hydraulic and chemical properties, herbage production, and wheat growth on arable land converted to ley
Hallam, J., Berdeni, D., Grayson, R., Guest, E., Holden, J., Lappage, M., Prendergast-Miller, M., Robinson, D., Turner, A., Leake, J. & Hodson, M. E., 30 Jan 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 713, 14 p., 136491.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Polyester-derived microfibre impacts on the soil-dwelling earthworm Lumbricus terrestris
Prendergast-Miller, M. T., Katsiamides, A., Abbass, M., Sturzenbaum, S., Thorpe, K. L. & Hodson, M. E., Aug 2019, In: Environmental Pollution. 251, p. 453-459Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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RPF 2015/16: Microplate system for high-throughput respiration measurement
Ashauer, R. (Principal investigator), Hodson, M. E. (Co-investigator), Wilson, L. G. (Co-investigator), Chawla, S. (Co-investigator), Elliott, C. (Co-investigator) & Prendergast-Miller, M. (Co-investigator)
1/02/16 → 31/07/16
Project: Research project (funded) › Internal pump-priming
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A faunal manipulation study to quantify the impact of earthworms on soil physical properties
Hodson, M. E. (Speaker), Hallam, J. (Speaker), Holden, J. (Speaker), Robinson, D. (Speaker), Leake, J. (Speaker), Prendergast-Miller, M. T. (Speaker), Berdeni, D. (Speaker), Lappage, M. (Speaker), Guest, E. (Speaker), Grayson, R. (Speaker) & Turner, A. (Speaker)
10 Apr 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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EGU 2018
Holden, J. (Presenter), Grayson, R. (Producer), Berdeni, D. (Producer), Bird, S. (Producer), Chapman, P. (Producer), Edmondson, J. (Producer), Firbank, L. (Producer), Helgason, T. (Producer), Hodson, M. E. (Advisor), Hunt, S. (Producer), Lappage, M. (Producer), Prendergast-Miller, M. T. (Producer), Wade, R. (Producer) & Leake, J. (Producer)
8 Apr 2018 → 13 Apr 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference
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EGU 2018
Prendergast-Miller, M. T. (Presenter), Grayson, R. (Producer), Jones, D. (Producer), Hunt, S. (Producer), Lappage, M. (Producer), Holden, J. (Presenter) & Hodson, M. E. (Advisor)
8 Apr 2018 → 13 Apr 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference
Datasets
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Soil moisture, temperature and bulk density and earthworm abundance and biomass along transects in arable fields and ley strips in farms in North Yorkshire, England
Prendergast-Miller, M. T. (Creator) & Hodson, M. E. (Creator), NERC EIDC, 31 Jul 2010
DOI: 10.5285/2c84ae3f-f785-4151-8efb-6a1598fd5a65
Dataset
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Soil moisture, temperature and bulk density and earthworm abundance and biomass along transects from hedges into arable fields, pasture fields, ley strips established in arable fields and arable strips established in pasture fields at a farm in West Yorkshire.
Prendergast-Miller, M. T. (Creator) & Hodson, M. E. (Creator), NERC EIDC, 4 Oct 2019
DOI: 10.5285/8ac670c7-17d8-433f-847c-170eeeb3ee47
Dataset
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Soil moisture, temperature and bulk density and earthworm abundance and biomass along transects from hedges into arable fields, pasture fields, ley strips established in arable fields and arable strips established in pasture fields at a farm in West Yorkshire, England (2015-2017)
Prendergast-Miller, M. T. (Creator), Jones, D. T. (Creator), Hodson, M. E. (Creator) & Centre, N. E. E. I. D. (Contributor), NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre, 11 Dec 2019
DOI: 10.5285/d3dcfd8a-918d-48a4-9511-ec832de34636
Dataset