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Plant and Fungal Identity Determines Pathogen Protection of Plant Roots by Arbuscular Mycorrhizas by Sikes, Benjamin A., Cottenie, Karl, Klironomos, John N.

“…1. A major benefit of the mycorrhizal symbiosis is that it can protect plants from below-ground enemies, such as pathogens. Previous studies have indicated…”
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Import volumes and biosecurity interventions shape the arrival rate of fungal pathogens by Sikes, Benjamin A, Bufford, Jennifer L, Hulme, Philip E, Cooper, Jerry A, Johnston, Peter R, Duncan, Richard P

“…Global trade and the movement of people accelerate biological invasions by spreading species worldwide. Biosecurity measures seek to allow trade and passenger…”
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Community structure of soil fungi in a novel perennial crop monoculture, annual agriculture, and native prairie reconstruction by McKenna, Thomas P, Crews, Timothy E, Kemp, Laura, Sikes, Benjamin A

“…The use of perennial crop species in agricultural systems may increase ecosystem services and sustainability. Because soil microbial communities play a major…”
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Soil microbes drive the classic plant diversity-–productivity pattern by Schnitzer, Stefan A, Klironomos, John N, HilleRisLambers, Janneke, Kinkel, Linda L, Reich, Peter B, Xiao, Kun, Rillig, Matthias C, Sikes, Benjamin A, Callaway, Ragan M, Mangan, Scott A, van Nes, Egbert H, Scheffer, Marten

“…Ecosystem productivity commonly increases asymptotically with plant species diversity, and determining the mechanisms responsible for this well-known pattern…”
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Novel interactions between alien pathogens and native plants increase plant–pathogen network connectance and decrease specialization by Bufford, Jennifer L., Hulme, Philip E., Sikes, Benjamin A., Cooper, Jerry A., Johnston, Peter R., Duncan, Richard P., Allan, Eric

“…Alien plant pathogens are a threat to native plants and are increasingly integrating into native plant–pathogen networks, but how these novel plant–pathogen…”
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Substrate and low intensity fires influence bacterial communities in longleaf pine savanna by Dao, Viet Q., Potts, Stephen E., Johnson, Crystal N., Sikes, Benjamin A., Platt, William J.

“…Bacterial communities associated with vegetation-soil interfaces have important roles in terrestrial ecosystems. These bacterial communities, studied almost…”
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Abiotic and biotic context dependency of perennial crop yield by McKenna, Thomas P, Koziol, Liz, Bever, James D, Crews, Timothy E, Sikes, Benjamin A

“…Perennial crops in agricultural systems can increase sustainability and the magnitude of ecosystem services, but yield may depend upon biotic context,…”
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How social and ecological characteristics shape transaction costs in polycentric wildfire governance: insights from the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Ecosystem, California, USA by Bixler, R. Patrick, Epanchin-Niell, Rebecca, Brunson, Mark, Tarver, Ryan, Sikes, Benjamin, McClure, Meredith, Aslan, Clare

“…Many contemporary social and ecological challenges in forested ecosystems (climate change, invasive species, wildland-urban interface development, and…”
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When do arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi protect plant roots from pathogens? by Sikes, Benjamin A

“…Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are mainly thought to facilitate phosphorus uptake in plants, but they can also perform several other functions that are…”
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Taxonomic similarity, more than contact opportunity, explains novel plant–pathogen associations between native and alien taxa by Bufford, Jennifer L., Hulme, Philip E., Sikes, Benjamin A., Cooper, Jerry A., Johnston, Peter R., Duncan, Richard P.

“…Novel associations between plants and pathogens can have serious impacts on managed and natural ecosystems world-wide. The introduction of alien plants…”
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Method or madness: does OTU delineation bias our perceptions of fungal ecology? by Powell, Jeff R., Sikes, Benjamin A.

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Fungal community structure and seasonal trajectories respond similarly to fire across pyrophilic ecosystems by Hopkins, Jacob R, Semenova-Nelsen, Tatiana, Sikes, Benjamin A

“…ABSTRACT Fire alters microbial community composition, and is expected to increase in frequency due to climate change. Testing whether microbes in different…”
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Fire as a driver of fungal diversity - A synthesis of current knowledge by Fox, Sam, Sikes, Benjamin A., Brown, Shawn P., Cripps, Cathy L., Glassman, Sydney I., Hughes, Karen, Semenova-Nelsen, Tatiana, Jumpponen, Ari

“…Fires occur in most terrestrial ecosystems where they drive changes in the traits, composition, and diversity of fungal communities. Fires range from rare,…”
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Research on mutualisms between native and non-native partners can contribute critical ecological insights by Aslan, Clare E., Sikes, Benjamin A., Gedan, Keryn B.

“…Mutualisms are important structuring forces in ecological communities, influencing ecosystem functions, diversity, and evolutionary trajectories. New…”
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Pine savanna restoration on agricultural landscapes: The path back to native savanna ecosystem services by Dixon, Cinnamon M., Robertson, Kevin M., Ulyshen, Michael D., Sikes, Benjamin A.

“…Restoration of savanna ecosystems within their historic range is expected to increase provision of ecosystem services to resident human populations. However,…”
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Frequent fire reorganizes fungal communities and slows decomposition across a heterogeneous pine savanna landscape by Semenova-Nelsen, Tatiana A., Platt, William J., Patterson, Taylor R., Huffman, Jean, Sikes, Benjamin A.

“…Pyrogenic savannas with a tree–grassland ‘matrix’ experience frequent fires (i.e. every 1–3 yr). Aboveground responses to frequent fires have been well…”
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Frequent fire slows microbial decomposition of newly deposited fine fuels in a pyrophilic ecosystem by Hopkins, Jacob R., Huffman, Jean M., Platt, William J., Sikes, Benjamin A.

“…Frequent fires maintain nearly 50% of terrestrial ecosystems, and drive ecosystem changes that govern future fires. Since fires are dependent on available…”
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Plant and root-endophyte assembly history: interactive effects on native and exotic plants by Sikes, Benjamin A, Hawkes, Christine V, Fukami, Tadashi

“…Differences in the arrival timing of plants and soil biota may result in different plant communities through priority effects, potentially affecting the…”
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Pyrophilic Plants Respond to Postfire Soil Conditions in a Frequently Burned Longleaf Pine Savanna by Hopkins, Jacob R, Huffman, Jean M, Jones, Neil J, Platt, William J, Sikes, Benjamin A

“…AbstractFire-plant feedbacks engineer recurrent fires in pyrophilic ecosystems like savannas. The mechanisms sustaining these feedbacks may be related to plant…”
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Suppression of root-endogenous fungi in persistently inundated Typha roots by Klymiuk, Ashley A., Sikes, Benjamin A.

“…Wetland soils are defined by anoxic and reducing conditions that impose biogeochemically hostile conditions on plant roots and their endogenous fungal…”
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