Publications

2026

Leaf litter and fine roots have distinct effects on particulate and mineral‐associated soil organic matter in a tree common garden

A Lang, RA King, J Pullen, C Fahey, JD Parker, RP Phillips

New Phytologist

Plant invasion overrides drought in suppressing arthropod abundance and richness

C Alba, A Lucky, C Fahey, G Somarriba, M Dunbar, W Inman, SL Flory, ...

Oikos, e11920

2025

Soil Origin and Rotation History Influence Crop Growth through Plant-Soil Feedback.

MZH Chowdhury, PM Antunes, T Dias, CB Blackwood, B Wilke, ...

CANVAS 2025

Dual mycorrhizae interact with soil nutrients to influence Pinus strobus establishment in northern hardwood forests

C Fahey, TJ Fahey, PM Antunes, S Li

Canadian Journal of Forest Research 55, 1-12

The assembly of plant communities in relation to overlap in mycorrhizal and pathogenic root fungi

BS Schamp, R Jones, C Fahey, H Brazeau, A Koyama, H Maherali, ...

Functional Ecology 39 (6), 1418-1430

Enhancing consistency in arbuscular mycorrhizal trait-based research to improve predictions of function

PM Antunes, SL Stürmer, JD Bever, PL Chagnon, VB Chaudhary, ...

Mycorrhiza 35 (2), 1-25

Do homokaryotic and dikaryotic Rhizophagus irregularis strains exhibit divergent adaptive strategies in response to contrasting soil P conditions?

PM Antunes, C Fahey, N Corradi, V Kokkoris

Chemically mediated plant–enemy interactions promote positive biodiversity effects on young tree growth

C Fahey, KT Burghardt, EA Griffin, KJ Komatsu, MK McCormick, J Pullen, ...

Journal of Ecology

Canopy complexity drives positive effects of tree diversity on productivity in two tree diversity experiments

C Fahey, D Choi, J Wang, GM Domke, JD Edwards, S Fei, SN Kivlin, ...

Ecology 106 (1), e4500

2024

How Much Soil Carbon is Derived from Woody Detritus? A Ten-Year Study of 13C Incorporation into Soil Organic Matter

TJ Fahey, AK Heinz, R Mathisson, C Fahey, JB Yavitt

Ecosystems 27 (7), 867-878

Addition of polyester microplastic fibers to soil alters the diversity and abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and affects plant growth and nutrition

E Kanold, SW Buchanan, M Tosi, C Fahey, KE Dunfield, PM Antunes

European Journal of Soil Biology 122, 103666

Establishing a standardized approach for elucidating glomeromycota life-history traits: advancing consistency in mycorrhizal fungi research

PM Antunes, SL Stürmer, JD Bever, PL Chagnon, VB Chaudhary, ...

Collaborative Professional Development on Authentic Science May Reduce Barriers to Implementation in High School Classrooms

KA Stofer, SL Flory, D Albrecht, R Hall, J Watts, C Fahey, A Kendig, ...

Florida Journal of Educational Research 61 (1), 1-21

Fine root decomposition and macronutrient release in temperate forests: Examining the litter bag and intact soil core approaches and their relationship with fungal community …

TJ Fahey, C Fahey, M Goebel, PM Antunes, JB Yavitt

Applied Soil Ecology 193, 105147

2023

Biogeochemical effects of a forest understory plant invasion depend more on dissimilar nutrient economies than invader biomass

LY Podzikowski, M Lee, C Fahey, J Wright, SL Flory, RP Phillips

Elem Sci Anth 11 (1), 00007

Soil fungal communities contribute to the positive diversity–productivity relationship of tree communities under contrasting water availability

C Fahey, WC Parker, A Paquette, C Messier, PM Antunes

Journal of Ecology 111 (9), 2023-2037

Trait‐based assembly of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities determines soil carbon formation and retention

CCA Horsch, PM Antunes, C Fahey, AS Grandy, CM Kallenbach

New Phytologist 239 (1), 311-324

Soil moisture and competition determine soil biota effects on invasive Centaurea stoebe

RA Bunn, PM Antunes, LS Bullington, C Fahey, Y Lekberg

Functional Ecology 37 (5), 1181-1196

2022

Vulnerability of non-native invasive plants to novel pathogen attack: do plant traits matter?

C Fahey, A Koyama, PM Antunes

Biological Invasions 24 (11), 3349-3379

Effects of dual mycorrhizal inoculation on Pinus strobus seedlings are influenced by soil resource availability

C Fahey, FW Bell, PM Antunes

Plant and Soil 479 (1), 607-620

Soil microbes alter competition between native and invasive plants

C Fahey, SL Flory

Journal of Ecology 110 (2), 404-414

2020

Codependency between plant and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities: what is the evidence?

V Kokkoris, Y Lekberg, PM Antunes, C Fahey, JA Fordyce, SN Kivlin, ...

New Phytologist 228 (3), 828-838

Plant communities mediate the interactive effects of invasion and drought on soil microbial communities

C Fahey, A Koyama, PM Antunes, K Dunfield, SL Flory

The ISME Journal 14 (6), 1396-1409

2019

Global change stressors alter resources and shift plant interactions from facilitation to competition over time

C Alba, C Fahey, SL Flory

Ecology 100 (12), e02859

2018

Grass invasion and drought interact to alter the diversity and structure of native plant communities

C Fahey, C Angelini, SL Flory

Ecology 99 (12), 2692-2702

2017

Methods to test the interactive effects of drought and plant invasion on ecosystem structure and function using complementary common garden and field experiments

C Alba, JE NeSmith, C Fahey, C Angelini, SL Flory

Ecology and Evolution 7 (5), 1442-1452

2016

Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization on whole‐plant respiration and thermal acclimation of tropical tree seedlings

C Fahey, K Winter, M Slot, K Kitajima

Ecology and Evolution 6 (3), 859-870

2014

Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Colonization on Respiration and Temperature Response of Tropical Seedlings

C Fahey

University of Florida

2012

Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in response to restoration practices

C Fahey, RA York, TE Pawlowska

Mycologia 104 (5), 988-997