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Michael J. Gundale is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to the fields of ecology, nature and landscape conservation, soil science, global and planetary change, and plant science.

Themes frequently addressed in their work include soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, peatlands and wetlands ecology, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, fire effects on ecosystems, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, and forest ecology and management.

Michael J. Gundale has authored several research papers published in notable venues. Selected recent publications include:

  • Multi-dimensionality as a path forward in plant-soil feedback research, 2021, Journal of Ecology
  • Root trait-microbial relationships across tundra plant species, 2020, New Phytologist
  • Functional response of the soil microbial community to biochar applications, 2020, GCB Bioenergy
  • Global meta-analysis reveals positive effects of biochar on soil microbial diversity, 2023, Geoderma
  • Global data on earthworm abundance, biomass, diversity and corresponding environmental properties, 2021, Scientific Data

The scientist often collaborates with several researchers, among whom the most frequent coauthors are:

  • David A. Wardle
  • Marie-Charlotte Nilsson
  • Paul Kardol
  • Annika Nordin
  • Clydecia M. Spitzer

Michael J. Gundale regularly publishes in journals including:

  • GCB Bioenergy
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • New Phytologist
  • Oikos
  • Global Change Biology

Best Publications

  • Biochar effects on soil nutrient transformations

    Thomas H. DeLuca;Michael J. Gundale;M. Derek MacKenzie;Davey L. Jones

  • Wildfire-Produced Charcoal Directly Influences Nitrogen Cycling in Ponderosa Pine Forests

    T. H. DeLuca;M. D. MacKenzie;M. J. Gundale;W. E. Holben

  • Global distribution of earthworm diversity

    Helen R P Phillips;Carlos A Guerra;Marie L C Bartz;Maria J I Briones

  • The ratio of Gram-positive to Gram-negative bacterial PLFA markers as an indicator of carbon availability in organic soils

    Nicolas Fanin;Nicolas Fanin;Paul Kardol;Mark Farrell;Marie-Charlotte Nilsson

  • Temperature and source material influence ecological attributes of ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir charcoal

    Michael J. Gundale;Thomas H. DeLuca

  • Charcoal effects on soil solution chemistry and growth of Koeleria macrantha in the ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir ecosystem

    Michael J. Gundale;Thomas H. DeLuca

  • Bryophytes attenuate anthropogenic nitrogen inputs in boreal forests

    Michael J. Gundale;Thomas H. Deluca;Annika Nordin

  • Linking vegetation change, carbon sequestration and biodiversity: insights from island ecosystems in a long-term natural experiment

    David A. Wardle;Micael Jonsson;Sheel Bansal;Richard D. Bardgett

  • Consistent effects of biodiversity loss on multifunctionality across contrasting ecosystems.

    Nicolas Fanin;Nicolas Fanin;Michael J. Gundale;Mark Farrell;Marcel Ciobanu

  • Ecosystem feedbacks and nitrogen fixation in boreal forests.

    Thomas H. DeLuca;Thomas H. DeLuca;Olle Zackrisson;Michael J. Gundale;Marie-Charlotte Nilsson

  • Bryophyte-cyanobacteria associations as regulators of the northern latitude carbon balance in response to global change.

    Zoë Lindo;Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson;Michael J. Gundale

  • Isotopic evidence for oligotrophication of terrestrial ecosystems

    Joseph M. Craine;Andrew J. Elmore;Lixin Wang;Julieta Aranibar

  • Anthropogenic nitrogen deposition enhances carbon sequestration in boreal soils

    Nadia I. Maaroufi;Annika Nordin;Niles J. Hasselquist;Lisbet H. Bach

  • Restoration treatments in a Montana ponderosa pine forest : Effects on soil physical, chemical and biological properties

    Michael J. Gundale;Thomas H. DeLuca;Carl E. Fiedler;Philip W. Ramsey

  • Influence of Exotic Earthworms on the Soil Organic Horizon and the Rare Fern Botrychium mormo

    Michael J. Gundale

  • Impact of nitrogen deposition on forest and lake food webs in nitrogen‐limited environments

    Cédric L. Meunier;Michael J. Gundale;Irene S. Sánchez;Antonia Liess

  • Anthropogenic nitrogen deposition in boreal forests has a minor impact on the global carbon cycle.

    Michael J. Gundale;Fredrik From;Lisbet H. Bach;Lisbet H. Bach;Annika Nordin

  • The interactive effects of temperature and light on biological nitrogen fixation in boreal forests

    Michael J. Gundale;Madeleine Nilsson;Sheel Bansal;Anders Jäderlund

  • Nitrogen dynamics in managed boreal forests : Recent advances and future research directions

    Ryan A. Sponseller;Michael J. Gundale;Martyn Futter;Eva Ring

  • Interactions with soil biota shift from negative to positive when a tree species is moved outside its native range

    Michael J. Gundale;Paul Kardol;Marie-Charlotte Nilsson;Urban Nilsson

  • Data from: Isotopic evidence for oligotrophication of terrestrial ecosystems

    Joseph M. Craine;Andrew J. Elmore;Lixin Wang;Julieta Aranibar

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Wardle
David A. Wardle Umeå University
Marie-Charlotte Nilsson
Marie-Charlotte Nilsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Paul Kardol
Paul Kardol Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Thomas H. DeLuca
Thomas H. DeLuca Oregon State University
Annika Nordin
Annika Nordin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Alex Fajardo
Alex Fajardo University of Talca
Kristin Palmqvist
Kristin Palmqvist Umeå University
Håkan Wallander
Håkan Wallander Lund University
Sylvain Delzon
Sylvain Delzon University of Bordeaux
Christiane Werner
Christiane Werner University of Freiburg

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