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Overview

Michael F. Allen is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research spans several main fields, with a primary focus on Medicine, supported by 36 publications. Subfields include Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Plant Science, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their work addresses various topics in detail, including:

  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control

Michael F. Allen has contributed to several recent papers, reflecting a diverse range of research interests. Notable publications include:

  • "High-resolution minirhizotrons advance our understanding of root-fungal dynamics in an experimentally warmed peatland" (2020) in Plants People Planet
  • "Precipitation-drainage cycles lead to hot moments in soil carbon dioxide dynamics in a Neotropical wet forest" (2020) in Global Change Biology
  • "Root endophytic bacterial and fungal communities in a natural hot desert are differentially regulated in dry and wet seasons by stochastic processes and functional traits" (2023) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Prolonged sitting and peripheral vascular function: potential mechanisms and methodological considerations" (2023) in Journal of Applied Physiology
  • "Injuries and Fatalities Related to Freediving: A Case Report and Literature Review" (2022) in Cureus

The scientist's frequent publication venues cover both physiological and applied clinical sciences, including:

  • Physiology
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Cureus
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Plants People Planet

Collaborations are a notable aspect of their research, with frequent coauthors such as:

  • Song-Young Park
  • Cody Anderson
  • Irving H. Zucker
  • Elizabeth J. Pekas
  • Lie Gao

In addition to journal articles, Michael F. Allen has published books, including a title with Cambridge University Press:

  • Mycorrhizal Dynamics in Ecological Systems (2022), cited 11 times

Best Publications

  • The ecology of mycorrhizae

    Michael F. Allen

  • FINE ROOT ARCHITECTURE OF NINE NORTH AMERICAN TREES

    Kurt S. Pregitzer;Jared L. DeForest;Andrew J. Burton;Michael F. Allen

  • Environmental impacts of utility-scale solar energy

    Rebecca R Hernandez;Rebecca R Hernandez;S. B Easter;Michelle L Murphy-Mariscal;Fernando T Maestre

  • Direct nitrogen and phosphorus limitation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: a model and field test

    Kathleen K. Treseder;Michael F. Allen

  • {Mycorrhizal Fungi: Highways for Water and Nutrients in Arid Soils

    Michael F. Allen

  • Patterns and regulation of mycorrhizal plant and fungal diversity

    Edith B. Allen;Michael F. Allen;Dot J. Helm;James M. Trappe

  • Mycorrhizal fungi have a potential role in soil carbon storage under elevated CO2 and nitrogen deposition

    K. K. Treseder;M. F. Allen

  • The Spread of Va Mycorrhizal Fungal Hyphae in the Soil: Inoculum Types and External Hyphal Architecture

    Carl F. Friese;Michael F. Allen

  • Ecology of mycorrhizae: a conceptual framework for complex interactions among plants and fungi.

    M.F. Allen;W. Swenson;J.I. Querejeta;L.M. Egerton-Warburton

  • COMPARATIVE WATER RELATIONS AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS OF MYCORRHIZAL AND NON-MYCORRHIZAL BOUTELOUA GRACILIS H.B.K. LAG EX STEUD.

    Michael F. Allen;William K. Smith;Thomas S. Jr Moore;Martha Christensen

  • Root respiration in North American forests: effects of nitrogen concentration and temperature across biomes

    A.J. Burton;K.S. Pregitzer;R.W. Ruess;R.L. Hendrick

  • Phytohormone changes in Bouteloua gracilis infected by vesicular–arbuscular mycorrhizae: I. Cytokinin increases in the host plant

    Michael F. Allen;Thomas S. Moore;Martha Christensen

  • Solar energy development impacts on land cover change and protected areas

    Rebecca R. Hernandez;Rebecca R. Hernandez;Madison K. Hoffacker;Michelle L. Murphy-Mariscal;Grace C. Wu

  • Coupling fine root dynamics with ecosystem carbon cycling in black spruce forests of interior Alaska

    Roger W. Ruess;Ronald L. Hendrick;Andrew J. Burton;Kurt S. Pregitzer

  • Techno–ecological synergies of solar energy for global sustainability

    Rebecca R. Hernandez;Alona Armstrong;Jennifer Burney;Greer Ryan

  • Natural re-establishment of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae following stripmine reclamation in Wyoming.

    Edith Bach Allen;Michael F. Allen

  • Direct nocturnal water transfer from oaks to their mycorrhizal symbionts during severe soil drying

    Jose Ignacio Querejeta;Louise M. Egerton-Warburton;Michael F. Allen

  • WATER RELATIONS OF XERIC GRASSES IN THE FIELD: INTERACTIONS OF MYCORRHIZAS AND COMPETITION

    E. B. Allen;M. F. Allen

  • Common mycorrhizal networks provide a potential pathway for the transfer of hydraulically lifted water between plants

    Louise M. Egerton-Warburton;José Ignacio Querejeta;José Ignacio Querejeta;Michael F. Allen

  • Environmental controls and the influence of vegetation type, fine roots and rhizomorphs on diel and seasonal variation in soil respiration

    Rodrigo Vargas;Rodrigo Vargas;Michael F. Allen

  • The mediation of competition by mycorrhizae in successional and patchy environments.

    Edith B. Allen;Michael F. Allen

  • The effects of organic amendments on the restoration of a disturbed coastal sage scrub habitat

    Thomas A. Zink Ret;Michael F. Allen

  • Rise in carbon dioxide changes soil structure

    Matthias C. Rillig;Sara F. Wright;Michael F. Allen;Christopher B. Field

  • Phytohormone changes in Bouteloua gracilis infected by vesicular–arbuscular mycorrhizae. II. Altered levels of gibberellin-like substances and abscisic acid in the host plant

    Michael F. Allen;Thomas S. Moore;Martha Christensen

  • Responses of the non7hyphen;mycotrophic plant Salsola kali to invasion by vesicular–arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

    Michael F. Allen;Edith B. Allen;Carl F. Friese

  • The Ecology of Mycorrhizae

    D. N. Pegler;Michael F. Allen

  • Ecology of mycorrhizae: A conceptual framework for complex interactions among plants and fungi.

    M.F Allen;W. Swenson, J.I. Querejeta, L.M. Egerton-Warburton;K.K. Treseder

  • Erratum: Common mycorrhizal networks provide a potential pathway for the transfer of hydraulically lifted water between plants (Journal of Experimental Botany (2007) 58, 6, (1473-1483))

    Louise M. Egerton-Warburton;José Ignacio Querejeta;Michael F. Allen

Frequent Co-Authors

Edith B. Allen
Edith B. Allen University of California, Riverside
Rodrigo Vargas
Rodrigo Vargas University of Delaware
José Ignacio Querejeta
José Ignacio Querejeta Spanish National Research Council
Matthias C. Rillig
Matthias C. Rillig Freie Universität Berlin
Steven F. Oberbauer
Steven F. Oberbauer Florida International University
Luitgard Schwendenmann
Luitgard Schwendenmann University of Auckland
John T. Rotenberry
John T. Rotenberry University of Minnesota
Kathleen K. Treseder
Kathleen K. Treseder University of California, Irvine
John N. Klironomos
John N. Klironomos American University of Sharjah
Kurt S. Pregitzer
Kurt S. Pregitzer University of Idaho

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