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Gregor W. Yeates

Gregor W. Yeates

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Ecology and Evolution
New Zealand
2022
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Plant Science and Agronomy
New Zealand
2022

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Ecology and Evolution

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World Ranking
1359
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Gregor W. Yeates was affiliated with Landcare Research in New Zealand and conducted research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work focused on subfields including Plant Science and Soil Science.

The scientist's research covered several key topics:

  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Gregor W. Yeates contributed to research published in venues such as:

  • PLoS ONE

Notable recent publications include:

  • Community- and trophic-level responses of soil nematodes to removal of a non-native tree at different stages of invasion, 2020, PLoS ONE

Throughout their career, Yeates collaborated with frequent co-authors including:

  • Guadalupe Peralta
  • Ian A. Dickie
  • Duane A. Peltzer

Best Publications

  • Feeding habits in soil nematode families and genera-an outline for soil ecologists.

    G. W. Yeates;T. Bongers;R. G. M. De Goede;D. W. Freckman

  • Nematodes as soil indicators: functional and biodiversity aspects

    Gregor W. Yeates

  • Linking above-ground and below-ground interactions: How plant responses to foliar herbivory influence soil organisms

    Richard D. Bardgett;David A. Wardle;Gregor W. Yeates

  • Nematode diversity in agroecosystems

    G.W. Yeates;T. Bongers

  • PLANT REMOVALS IN PERENNIAL GRASSLAND: VEGETATION DYNAMICS, DECOMPOSERS, SOIL BIODIVERSITY, AND ECOSYSTEM PROPERTIES

    David A. Wardle;Karen I. Bonner;Gary M. Barker;Gregor W. Yeates

  • Interpretation of disturbance-induced maturity decrease in marine nematode assemblages by means of the Maturity Index.

    T. Bongers;R. Alkemade;G.W. Yeates

  • Above‐ and below‐ground impacts of introduced predators in seabird‐dominated island ecosystems

    Tadashi Fukami;Tadashi Fukami;David A. Wardle;David A. Wardle;Peter J. Bellingham;Christa P. H. Mulder

  • INTRODUCED BROWSING MAMMALS IN NEW ZEALAND NATURAL FORESTS: ABOVEGROUND AND BELOWGROUND CONSEQUENCES

    David A. Wardle;Gary M. Barker;Gregor W. Yeates;Karen I. Bonner

  • Effect of nitrogen and phosphate fertilisers on microbial and nematode diversity in pasture soils.

    S.U Sarathchandra;A Ghani;G.W Yeates;G Burch

  • The influence of plant litter diversity on decomposer abundance and diversity

    David A. Wardle;David A. Wardle;Gregor W. Yeates;Gary M. Barker;Karen I. Bonner

  • Faunal and microbial diversity in three Welsh grassland soils under conventional and organic management regimes

    G. W. Yeates;R. D. Bardgett;R. Cook;P. J. Hobbs

  • Modification and qualification of the nematode maturity index

    G. W Yeates

  • The dual importance of competition and predation as regulatory forces in terrestrial ecosystems: evidence from decomposer food-webs.

    D. A. Wardle;G. W. Yeates

  • EFFECTS OF PLANTS ON NEMATODE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE

    GW Yeates

  • The influence of nematodes on below-ground processes in grassland ecosystems

    Richard D. Bardgett;Roger Cook;Gregor W. Yeates;Crystal S. Denton;Crystal S. Denton

  • The response of a three trophic level soil food web to the identity and diversity of plant species and functional groups

    David A. Wardle;Gregor W. Yeates;Wendy Williamson;Karen I. Bonner

  • Soil nematodes in terrestrial ecosystems.

    G. W. Yeates

  • Responses of soil nematode populations, community structure, diversity and temporal variability to agricultural intensification over a seven-year period

    G.W. Yeates;D.A. Wardle;R.N. Watson

  • Relationships between soil biota, nitrogen and phosphorus availability, and pasture growth under organic and conventional management

    R.L. Parfitt;G.W. Yeates;D.J. Ross;A.D. Mackay

  • Response of soil microbial biomass dynamics, activity and plant litter decomposition to agricultural intensification over a seven-year period

    D.A. Wardle;G.W. Yeates;K.S. Nicholson;K.I. Bonner

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Wardle
David A. Wardle Umeå University
Karen I. Bonner
Karen I. Bonner Landcare Research
Richard D. Bardgett
Richard D. Bardgett Lancaster University
Des J. Ross
Des J. Ross Landcare Research
Duane A. Peltzer
Duane A. Peltzer Landcare Research
Ian A. Dickie
Ian A. Dickie University of Canterbury
Peter J. Bellingham
Peter J. Bellingham Landcare Research
Surinder Saggar
Surinder Saggar Landcare Research
Alec D. Mackay
Alec D. Mackay AgResearch

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