Publications

2026

Low soil phosphorus conditioning enhances mutualism in Rhizophagus irregularis regardless of nuclear organization, even when phosphorus conditions shift

C Cornell, C Fahey, N Corradi, V Kokkoris, PM Antunes

Mycorrhiza 36 (5), 70

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 249 (5), 2263-2272

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

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

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 113 (7), 1606-1621

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

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