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Joseph K. Bailey is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with particular attention to the subfields of nature and landscape conservation, plant science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, ecological modeling, and global and planetary change.

They have contributed to several topics within their field, including:

  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Plant parasitism and resistance
  • Mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions
  • Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics
  • Plant water relations and carbon dynamics

Bailey's recent scholarly work includes:

  • "Predicting Plant-Soil Feedback in the Field: Meta-Analysis Reveals That Competition and Environmental Stress Differentially Influence PSF," published in 2020 by Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Climate-driven divergence in plant-microbiome interactions generates range-wide variation in bud break phenology," published in 2021 by Communications Biology
  • "Sky Islands Are a Global Tool for Predicting the Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Climate Change," published in 2023 by Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
  • "Natural soil microbiome variation affects spring foliar phenology with consequences for plant productivity and climate-driven range shifts," published in 2021 by New Phytologist
  • "Intraspecific trait variation across elevation predicts a widespread tree species' climate niche and range limits," published in 2020 by Ecology and Evolution

Their frequent co-authors include Jennifer A. Schweitzer, Shannon L. J. Bayliss, Ian M. Ware, Stephanie N. Kivlin, and Michael E. Van Nuland.

Bailey's work has appeared repeatedly in various scientific venues, with multiple publications in Communications Biology, Ecology and Evolution, Plant and Soil, PLoS ONE, and PLOS Climate. Their interdisciplinary approach bridges ecological and environmental perspectives, aiming to address complex interactions between plants, soils, and climate factors through both empirical and modeling studies.

Best Publications

  • A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: from genes to ecosystems

    Thomas G. Whitham;Joseph K. Bailey;Joseph K. Bailey;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Stephen M. Shuster

  • The ecological importance of intraspecific variation

    Simone Des Roches;David M. Post;Nash E. Turley;Joseph K. Bailey

  • COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM GENETICS: A CONSEQUENCE OF THE EXTENDED PHENOTYPE

    Thomas G. Whitham;William P. Young;Gregory D. Martinsen;Catherine A. Gehring

  • Plant-soil microorganism interactions: heritable relationship between plant genotype and associated soil microorganisms.

    Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Joseph K. Bailey;Dylan G. Fischer;Carri J. LeRoy

  • Genetically based trait in a dominant tree affects ecosystem processes

    Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Joseph K. Bailey;Gregory D. Martinsen;Stephen C. Hart

  • Mortality Gradients within and among Dominant Plant Populations as Barometers of Ecosystem Change During Extreme Drought

    Alicyn R. Gitlin;Christopher M. Sthultz;Matthew A. Bowker;Stacy Stumpf

  • Convergent effects of elevation on functional leaf traits within and among species

    Quentin D. Read;Quentin D. Read;Leigh C. Moorhead;Nathan G. Swenson;Joseph K. Bailey

  • From genes to ecosystems: a synthesis of the effects of plant genetic factors across levels of organization

    Joseph K. Bailey;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Francisco Úbeda;Julia Koricheva

  • Extending Genomics to Natural Communities and Ecosystems

    Thomas G. Whitham;Stephen P. DiFazio;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Stephen M. Shuster

  • From Genes to Ecosystems: The Genetic Basis of Condensed Tannins and Their Role in Nutrient Regulation in a Populus Model System

    Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Michael D. Madritch;Joseph K. Bailey;Carri J. LeRoy

  • Meta-analysis reveals evolution in invasive plant species but little support for Evolution of Increased Competitive Ability (EICA).

    Emmi Felker‐Quinn;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Joseph K. Bailey

  • Importance of species interactions to community heritability: a genetic basis to trophic-level interactions.

    Joseph K. Bailey;Stuart C. Wooley;Richard L. Lindroth;Thomas G. Whitham

  • BEAVERS AS MOLECULAR GENETICISTS: A GENETIC BASIS TO THE FORAGING OF AN ECOSYSTEM ENGINEER

    Joseph K. Bailey;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Brian J. Rehill;Richard L. Lindroth

  • INTERACTIONS AMONG FIRE, ASPEN, AND ELK AFFECT INSECT DIVERSITY: REVERSAL OF A COMMUNITY RESPONSE

    Joseph K. Bailey;Thomas G. Whitham

  • Community heritability measures the evolutionary consequences of indirect genetic effects on community structure.

    S. M. Shuster;E. V. Lonsdorf;E. V. Lonsdorf;G. M. Wimp;G. M. Wimp;J. K. Bailey;J. K. Bailey

  • Host plant genetics affect hidden ecological players: links among Populus, condensed tannins, and fungal endophyte infection

    Joseph K Bailey;Ron Deckert;Ron Deckert;Jennifer A Schweitzer;Brian J Rehill;Brian J Rehill

  • The interaction of plant genotype and herbivory decelerate leaf litter decomposition and alter nutrient dynamics

    Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Joseph K. Bailey;Stephen C. Hart;Gina M. Wimp

  • A geographic mosaic of genetic variation within a foundation tree species and its community-level consequences.

    Robert C. Barbour;Julianne M. O'Reilly-Wapstra;David W. De Little;Gregory J. Jordan

  • A genetic similarity rule determines arthropod community structure.

    R. K. Bangert;R. J. Turek;B. Rehill;G. M. Wimp

  • Nonadditive effects of mixing cottonwood genotypes on litter decomposition and nutrient dynamics

    Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Joseph K. Bailey;Stephen C. Hart;Thomas G. Whitham

  • CLIMATE CHANGE AND SPECIES RANGE SHIFTS Convergent effects of elevation on functional leaf traits within and among species

    Quentin D. Read;Leigh C. Moorhead;Nathan G. Swenson;Joseph K. Bailey

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer A. Schweitzer
Jennifer A. Schweitzer University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Thomas G. Whitham
Thomas G. Whitham Northern Arizona University
Stephen C. Hart
Stephen C. Hart University of California, Merced
Brad M. Potts
Brad M. Potts University of Tasmania
Richard L. Lindroth
Richard L. Lindroth University of Wisconsin–Madison
Stephen M. Shuster
Stephen M. Shuster Northern Arizona University
Eric V. Lonsdorf
Eric V. Lonsdorf University of Minnesota
Catherine A. Gehring
Catherine A. Gehring Northern Arizona University
Gerard J. Allan
Gerard J. Allan Northern Arizona University
René E. Vaillancourt
René E. Vaillancourt University of Tasmania

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