Microbial dynamics in crop rhizospheres In progress... The role of microbial diversity in ecological restoration Cale, J.A., N. Scott, G.J. Pec, S.M. Landhausser, and J. Karst. 2021. Choices on sampling, sequencing, and analyzing DNA influence the estimation of community composition of plant fungal symbionts. Applications in Plant Sciences. e11449.
Microbial mediators of pigweed invasion In progress...
Soil microbial dynamics amidst widespread tree decline Wasyliw, J., E.G. Fellrath, G.J. Pec, J.A. Cale, J. Franklin, C. Thomasson, N. Erbilgin, and J. Karst. 2023. Soil inoculation of lodgepole pine seedlings alters root-associated fungal communities but does not improve seedling performance in beetle-killed pine stands. Restoration Ecology. 31(1): e13663.
Pec, G.J., L.T.A. van Diepen, M. Knorr, A.S. Grandy, J.M. Melillo, K.M. DeAngelis, J.L. Blanchard, and S.D. Frey. 2021. Fungal community response to long-term soil warming with potential implications for soil carbon dynamics. Ecosphere. 12(5): e03460.
Moore, J.A.M., M. Anthony, G.J. Pec, L.K. Trocha, A. Trzebny, K.M. Geyer, L.T.A. van Diepen, and S. Frey. 2021. Fungal community structure and function shifts with atmospheric nitrogen deposition. Global Change Biology. 27(7): 1349-1364.
Pec, G.J., S.W. Simard, J.F. Cahill, Jr., and J. Karst.2020. The effects of ectomycorrhizal networks on seedling establishment are contingent on species and severity of overstorey mortality. Mycorrhiza 30: 173-183.
Other completed projects Dickerson, K., and G.J. Pec. In revision. Floral resources increase native bee diversity in croplands but are dependent on resource type: A meta-analysis.
Cherry, J.A., and G.J. Pec. 2022. Advances, applications and prospects in aquatic botany. Applications in Plant Sciences. 10:e11488.
Prior to 2020 Papers published before August 2019 are not included on this page because the work was performed outside of the University of Nebraska at Kearney. They can be found here.