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Environmental stress destabilizes microbial networks by Hernandez, Damian J., David, Aaron S., Menges, Eric S., Searcy, Christopher A., Afkhami, Michelle E.

“…Environmental stress is increasing worldwide, yet we lack a clear picture of how stress disrupts the stability of microbial communities and the ecosystem…”
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Fungal functional ecology: bringing a trait‐based approach to plant‐associated fungi by Zanne, Amy E., Abarenkov, Kessy, Afkhami, Michelle E., Aguilar‐Trigueros, Carlos A., Bates, Scott, Bhatnagar, Jennifer M., Busby, Posy E., Christian, Natalie, Cornwell, William K., Crowther, Thomas W., Flores‐Moreno, Habacuc, Floudas, Dimitrios, Gazis, Romina, Hibbett, David, Kennedy, Peter, Lindner, Daniel L., Maynard, Daniel S., Milo, Amy M., Nilsson, Rolf Henrik, Powell, Jeff, Schildhauer, Mark, Schilling, Jonathan, Treseder, Kathleen K.

“…ABSTRACT Fungi play many essential roles in ecosystems. They facilitate plant access to nutrients and water, serve as decay agents that cycle carbon and…”
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Using niche breadth theory to explain generalization in mutualisms by Batstone, Rebecca T., Carscadden, Kelly A., Afkhami, Michelle E., Frederickson, Megan E.

“…For a mutualism to remain evolutionarily stable, theory predicts that mutualists should limit their associations to high-quality partners. However, most…”
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Multiple mutualist effects: conflict and synergy in multispecies mutualisms by Afkhami, Michelle E., Rudgers, Jennifer A., Stachowicz, John J.

“…Most organisms interact with multiple mutualistic species that confer different functional benefits, yet current conceptual frameworks do not fully address…”
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Cheaters must prosper: reconciling theoretical and empirical perspectives on cheating in mutualism by Jones, Emily I, Afkhami, Michelle E, Akçay, Erol, Bronstein, Judith L, Bshary, Redouan, Frederickson, Megan E, Heath, Katy D, Hoeksema, Jason D, Ness, Joshua H, Pankey, M. Sabrina, Porter, Stephanie S, Sachs, Joel L, Scharnagl, Klara, Friesen, Maren L, Dam, Nicole

“…Cheating is a focal concept in the study of mutualism, with the majority of researchers considering cheating to be both prevalent and highly damaging. However,…”
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Symbiosis Lost: Imperfect Vertical Transmission of Fungal Endophytes in Grasses by Afkhami, Michelle E., Rudgers, Jennifer A.

“…Vertically transmitted symbionts associate with some of the most ecologically dominant species on Earth, and their fixation has led to major evolutionary…”
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Past microbial stress benefits tree resilience by Afkhami, Michelle E

“…Soil microbiota from stressful environments provide an avenue for climate resilience…”
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Not that kind of tree: Assessing the potential for decision tree–based plant identification using trait databases by Almeida, Brianna K., Garg, Manish, Kubat, Miroslav, Afkhami, Michelle E.

“…Premise Advancements in machine learning and the rise of accessible “big data” provide an important opportunity to improve trait‐based plant identification…”
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Diversity and Structure of Soil Fungal Communities across Experimental Everglades Tree Islands by Almeida, Brianna K., Ross, Michael S., Stoffella, Susana L., Sah, Jay P., Cline, Eric, Sklar, Fred, Afkhami, Michelle E.

“…Fungi play prominent roles in ecosystem services (e.g., nutrient cycling, decomposition) and thus have increasingly garnered attention in restoration ecology…”
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Mutualist‐mediated effects on species' range limits across large geographic scales by Afkhami, Michelle E, McIntyre, Patrick J, Strauss, Sharon Y, Putten, Wim

“…Understanding the processes determining species range limits is central to predicting species distributions under climate change. Projected future ranges are…”
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Microbiome‐mediated effects of habitat fragmentation on native plant performance by Kiesewetter, Kasey N., Afkhami, Michelle E.

“…Summary Habitat fragmentation is a leading cause of biodiversity and ecosystem function loss in the Anthropocene. Despite the importance of plant–microbiome…”
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Fragmentation disrupts microbial effects on native plant community productivity by Kiesewetter, Kasey N., Otano, Leydiana, Afkhami, Michelle E.

“…Anthropogenic habitat fragmentation—the breaking up of natural landscapes—is a pervasive threat to biodiversity and ecosystem function world‐wide…”
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Multiple mutualist effects on genomewide expression in the tripartite association between Medicago truncatula, nitrogen-fixing bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi by Afkhami, Michelle E., Stinchcombe, John R.

“…While all species interact with multiple mutualists, the fitness consequences and molecular mechanisms underlying these interactions remain largely unknown. We…”
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Phyllosphere fungal diversity generates pervasive nonadditive effects on plant performance by Almeida, Brianna K., Tran, Elan H., Afkhami, Michelle E.

“…Summary Plants naturally harbor diverse microbiomes that can dramatically impact their health and productivity. However, it remains unclear how fungal…”
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Multiple Mutualism Effects generate synergistic selection and strengthen fitness alignment in the interaction between legumes, rhizobia and mycorrhizal fungi by Afkhami, Michelle E., Friesen, Maren L., Stinchcombe, John R., Marshall, Dustin

“…Nearly all organisms participate in multiple mutualisms, and complementarity within these complex interactions can result in synergistic fitness effects…”
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Climate Disruption of Plant-Microbe Interactions by Rudgers, Jennifer A, Afkhami, Michelle E, Bell-Dereske, Lukas, Chung, Y. Anny, Crawford, Kerri M, Kivlin, Stephanie N, Mann, Michael A, Nuñez, Martin A

“…Interactions between plants and microbes have important influences on evolutionary processes, population dynamics, community structure, and ecosystem function…”
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Hydrology shapes microbial communities and microbiome‐mediated growth of an Everglades tree island species by Almeida, Brianna K., Cline, Eric, Sklar, Fred, Afkhami, Michelle E.

“…Plant‐associated microbiomes can improve plant fitness by ameliorating environmental stress, providing a promising avenue for improving outplantings during…”
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Tripartite mutualisms as models for understanding plant–microbial interactions by Afkhami, Michelle E, Almeida, Brianna K, Hernandez, Damian J, Kiesewetter, Kasey N, Revillini, Daniel P

“…All plants host diverse microbial assemblages that shape plant health, productivity, and function. While some microbial effects are attributable to particular…”
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Salinity legacy: Foliar microbiome's history affects mutualist‐conferred salinity tolerance by Subedi, Suresh C., Allen, Preston, Vidales, Rosario, Sternberg, Leonel, Ross, Michael, Afkhami, Michelle E.

“…The rapid human‐driven changes in the environment during the Anthropocene have placed extreme stress on many plants and animals. Beneficial interactions with…”
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Microbial mitigation–exacerbation continuum: a novel framework for microbiome effects on hosts in the face of stress by David, Aaron S., Thapa-Magar, Khum B., Afkhami, Michelle E.

“…A key challenge to understanding microbiomes and their role in ecological processes is contextualizing their effects on host organisms, particularly when faced…”
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