Bell, J.K., Barber, N.A., Beals, K.K., Traylor, C., Berk, S., Bailey-Marren, I., Glasenhardt, MC., Hipp, A.L., Hogan, K., Jones, H.P., Juliano, A., Leavens, E., Rosin, C., Yao, Z., Zedler, P., Midgley, M.G. (2026). Plant diversity is not a consistent predictor of soil extracellular enzyme activity in field or experimental grasslands. Ecosphere. PDF

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Beals K.K., Rosin, C., Herrick, B.M., Zedler, P.H., Bailey-Marren, I., Yao, Z., Barber, N.A. (2025). Woody encroachment increases carbon degradation rates and alters soil microbial community structure in restored and remnant mesic tallgrass prairie. Applied Soil Ecology. PDF

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Mason, C.N., Shahar, S., Beals K.K., Kelley, S.T., Swingley, W. D., Barber, N.A. (2023). Taxonomic and functional restoration of tallgrass prairie soil microbial communities in comparison to remnant and agricultural soils. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. PDF

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Beals K.K., Lebeis, S.L., Bailey, J.K., Schweitzer, J.A. (2023). Conditionality of soil microbial mediation of Solidago plant phenotype: indicator taxa within complex microbiomes influence some, but not all Solidago traits. Plant and Soil. PDF

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Collins, C.G., Phillips, M.L., Beals K.K., Bailey, L., O'Brien, J., Dhungana, I., Jech, S. (2022). Mentoring is more than a mentor. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. PDF

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Beals K.K., Scearce, A.S., Swystun, A.T., Schweitzer, J.A. (2022). Belowground mechanisms for oak regeneration: interactions among fire, soil microbes, and plant community alter oak seedling growth. Forest Ecology and Management. PDF

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Kivlin, S.N., Harpe, R.V., Turner, J.H., Moore, J.A.M., Moorhead, L.C., Beals K.K., Hubert, M.M., Papes, M., Schweitzer, J.A. (2021). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal response to fire and urbanization in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. PDF

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Dickey, J.R., Swenie, R.A., Turner, S.C., Winfrey, C.C., Yaffar, D., Padukone, A., Beals K.K., Sheldon, K.S., Kivlin, S.N. (2021). The utility of macroecological rules for microbial biogeography. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. PDF

 

Beals, K.K., Moore, J.A.M., Kivlin, S.N., Bayliss, S.L.J., Lumibao, C.Y., Moorhead, L.C., Patel, M., Summers, J.L., Ware, I.M., Bailey, J.K., Schweitzer, J.A. (2020). Predicting plant-soil feedback in the field: meta-analysis reveals that competition and environmental stress differentially influence PSF. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. PDF

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Rosin, C., Beals, K.K., Belovitch, M.W., Harrison, R.E., Pendred, M., Sullivan, M.K., Yao, N., Poulsen, J.R. (2020). Assessing the effects of elephant foraging on the structure and diversity of an Afrotropical forest. Biotropica. PDF

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Van Nuland, M.E., Vincent, J.B., Ware, I.M., Mueller, L.O., Bayliss, S.L.J., Beals, K.K., Schweitzer, J.A., Bailey, J.K. (2020). Intraspecific trait variation across elevation predicts a widespread tree species' climate niche and range limits. Ecology and Evolution. PDF

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Ware, I.M., Fitzpatrick, C.R., Senthilnathan, A. Bayliss, S.L.J., Beals, K.K., Mueller, L.O., Summers, J.L., Wooliver, R.C., Van Nuland, M.E., Kinninson, M.T., Palkovics, E.P., Schweitzer, J.A., Bailey, J.K. (2018). Feedbacks link ecosystem ecology and evolution across spatial and temporal scales: Empirical evidence and future directions. Functional Ecology. PDF

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Kivlin, S.N., Lynn, J.S., Kazenel, M.R., Beals, K.K., JA Rudgers, J.A. (2017). Biogeography of plant-associated fungal symbionts in mountain ecosystems: A meta-analysis. Diversity and Distributions. PDF

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