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Overview

Kier D. Klepzig is affiliated with the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with particular attention to subfields such as ecology, insect science, global and planetary change, plant science, and nature and landscape conservation. The main topics covered in their work include forest insect ecology and management, fire effects on ecosystems, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, plant and animal studies, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, and forest ecology and management.

Their publication record features work in several notable venues including:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Southeastern Naturalist
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Annals of the Entomological Society of America
  • Scientific Reports

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Klepzig include:

  • Thomas N. Sheehan
  • Steven T. Brantley
  • Kamal J.K. Gandhi
  • Diana L. Six
  • Richard W. Hofstetter

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Kier D. Klepzig illustrate the breadth of their research interests:

  • Context Dependency in Bark Beetle-Fungus Mutualisms Revisited: Assessing Potential Shifts in Interaction Outcomes Against Varied Genetic, Ecological, and Evolutionary Backgrounds (2021), published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Arthropods and Fire Within the Biologically Diverse Longleaf Pine Ecosystem (2021), published in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
  • Perspectives: Carbon markets might incentivize poorer ecological outcomes in longleaf pine ecosystems (2022), published in Forest Ecology and Management
  • Botanical inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 viral entry: a phylogenetic perspective (2023), published in Scientific Reports
  • Diversity and Evolution of Entomocorticium (Russulales, Peniophoraceae), a Genus of Bark Beetle Mutualists Derived from Free-Living, Wood Rotting Peniophora (2021), published in Journal of Fungi

Klepzig's research investigates interactions within forest ecosystems, including the dynamics of bark beetle-fungal relationships and the effects of fire on arthropod communities in longleaf pine ecosystems. Their work also extends to analyses of ecological and evolutionary factors influencing these interactions. Additionally, recent studies demonstrate interdisciplinary approaches, such as exploring botanical compounds related to viral inhibition.

Best Publications

  • The effectiveness of vegetation management practices for prevention and control of bark beetle infestations in coniferous forests of the western and southern United States

    Christopher J. Fettig;Kier D. Klepzig;Ronald f. Billings;A. Steven Munson

  • Bacterial protection of beetle-fungus mutualism.

    Jarrod J. Scott;Dong-Chan Oh;M. Cetin Yuceer;Kier D. Klepzig

  • Bacteria in oral secretions of an endophytic insect inhibit antagonistic fungi

    Yasmin J. Cardoza;Kier D. Klepzig;Kenneth F. Raffa

  • Interactions among conifer terpenoids and bark beetles across multiple levels of scale: An attempt to understand links between population patterns and physiological processes

    Kenneth F. Raffa;Briah H. Aukema;Briah H. Aukema;Nadir Erbilgin;Kier D. Klepzig

  • Association of an insect-fungal complex with red pine decline in Wisconsin

    Kier D. Klepzig;K.F. Raffa;E.B. Smalley

  • When does invasive species removal lead to ecological recovery? Implications for management success

    Kirsten M. Prior;Kirsten M. Prior;Damian C. Adams;Kier D. Klepzig;Jiri Hulcr

  • Bark beetle-fungal symbiosis: Context dependency in complex associations

    Kier D. Klepzig;D.L. Six

  • Antagonisms, mutualisms and commensalisms affect outbreak dynamics of the southern pine beetle

    Richard W. Hofstetter;James T. Cronin;Kier D. Klepzig;John C. Moser

  • Symbioses : A Key Driver of Insect Physiological Processes, Ecological Interactions, Evolutionary Diversification, and Impacts on Humans

    Kier Klepzig;A.S. Adams;J Handelsman;K.F. Raffa

  • Combined chemical defenses against an insect-fungal complex.

    Kier D. Klepzig;Eugene B. Smalley;Kenneth F. Raffa

  • Symbiosis and competition: complex interactions among beetles, fungi, and mites

    Kier D. Klepzig;J.C. Moser;F.J. Lombardero;R.W. Hofstetter

  • Effects of biotic and abiotic stress on induced accumulation of terpenes and phenolics in red pines inoculated with bark beetle-vectored fungus

    Kier D. Klepzig;Eric L. Kruger;Eugene B. Smalley;Kenneth F. Raffa

  • Fungus Cultivation by Ambrosia Beetles: Behavior and Laboratory Breeding Success in Three Xyleborine Species

    Peter H. W. Biedermann;Peter H. W. Biedermann;Kier D. Klepzig;Michael Taborsky

  • Effects of symbiotic bacteria and tree chemistry on the growth and reproduction of bark beetle fungal symbionts.

    A.S. Adams;C.R. Currie;Y. Cardoza;K.D. Klepzig

  • Symbiotic Associations of Bark Beetles

    Richard W. Hofstetter;Jamie Dinkins-Bookwalter;Thomas S. Davis;Kier D. Klepzig

  • Convergent Bacterial Microbiotas in the Fungal Agricultural Systems of Insects

    Frank O. Aylward;Frank O. Aylward;Garret Suen;Peter H. W. Biedermann;Aaron S. Adams

  • Competitive Interactions among Symbiotic Fungi of the Southern Pine Beetle.

    Kier D. Klepzig;Richard T. Wilkens

  • Characterization of Gut-Associated Bacteria in Larvae and Adults of the Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann

    Archana Vasanthakumar;Italo Delalibera;Italo Delalibera;Jo Handelsman;Kier D. Klepzig

  • Effects of diterpene acids on components of a conifer bark beetle–fungal interaction: tolerance by Ips pini and sensitivity by its associate Ophiostoma ips

    Brian J. Kopper;Barbara L. Illman;Philip J. Kersten;Kier D. Klepzig

  • Dendroctonus bark beetles as model systems for studies on symbiosis

    Diana L. Six;Kier D. Klepzig

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth F. Raffa
Kenneth F. Raffa University of Wisconsin–Madison
Matthew P. Ayres
Matthew P. Ayres Dartmouth College
Robert N. Coulson
Robert N. Coulson Texas A&M University
Patrick D. Schloss
Patrick D. Schloss University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Cameron R. Currie
Cameron R. Currie University of Wisconsin–Madison
Diana L. Six
Diana L. Six University of Montana
Jo Handelsman
Jo Handelsman University of Wisconsin–Madison
James M. Vose
James M. Vose North Carolina State University
Michael Taborsky
Michael Taborsky University of Bern
Michael J. Wingfield
Michael J. Wingfield University of Pretoria

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