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Michael S. Strickland

Michael S. Strickland

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
38
Citations
11685
World Ranking
6503
National Ranking
2198

Overview

Michael S. Strickland is affiliated with the University of Idaho in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the intersections of agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science. Within these broad fields, their work concentrates on ecology, soil science, plant science, molecular biology, and systematics related to ecology, evolution, and behavior.

The scientist's research topics include soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, microbial community ecology and physiology, gut microbiota and health, soil and water nutrient dynamics, composting and vermicomposting techniques, plant growth enhancement techniques, and agriculture, soil, and plant science.

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ISME Communications
  • Ecology
  • The ISME Journal

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael S. Strickland include:

  • Application of manure from cattle administered antibiotics has sustained multi-year impacts on soil resistome and microbial community structure, 2021, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Evaluating the role of bacterial diversity in supporting soil ecosystem functions under anthropogenic stress, 2023, ISME Communications
  • Volatile organic compounds from leaf litter decomposition alter soil microbial communities and carbon dynamics, 2020, Ecology
  • Trophic level mediates soil microbial community composition and function, 2020, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Antibiotics and temperature interact to disrupt soil communities and nutrient cycling, 2021, Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Michael S. Strickland include:

  • Ernest D. Osburn
  • Steven G. McBride
  • Jane M. Lucas
  • Wade E. Thomason
  • Laurel Lynch

Best Publications

  • The influence of soil properties on the structure of bacterial and fungal communities across land-use types

    Christian L. Lauber;Michael S. Strickland;Mark A. Bradford;Noah Fierer

  • Global patterns in belowground communities.

    Noah Fierer;Michael S. Strickland;Daniel Liptzin;Mark A. Bradford

  • Considering fungal:bacterial dominance in soils – Methods, controls, and ecosystem implications

    Michael S. Strickland;Johannes Rousk;Johannes Rousk

  • Relic DNA is abundant in soil and obscures estimates of soil microbial diversity.

    Paul Carini;Patrick J. Marsden;Jonathan W. Leff;Jonathan W. Leff;Emily E. Morgan

  • Testing the functional significance of microbial community composition

    Michael S. Strickland;Christian Lauber;Noah Fierer;Noah Fierer;Mark A. Bradford

  • Microbes as engines of ecosystem function: When does community structure enhance predictions of ecosystem processes?

    Emily B. Graham;Emily B. Graham;Joseph E. Knelman;Joseph E. Knelman;Andreas Schindlbacher;Steven Siciliano

  • Litter quality is in the eye of the beholder: initial decomposition rates as a function of inoculum characteristics.

    Michael S. Strickland;Ernest Osburn;Christian Lauber;Noah Fierer;Noah Fierer

  • Empirical evidence that soil carbon formation from plant inputs is positively related to microbial growth

    Mark A. Bradford;Ashley D. Keiser;Christian A. Davies;Calley A. Mersmann;Calley A. Mersmann

  • Fear of Predation Slows Plant-Litter Decomposition

    Dror Hawlena;Dror Hawlena;Michael S. Strickland;Michael S. Strickland;Mark A. Bradford;Oswald J. Schmitz

  • Grazing enhances belowground carbon allocation, microbial biomass, and soil carbon in a subtropical grassland.

    Chris H. Wilson;Michael S. Strickland;Jack A. Hutchings;Thomas S. Bianchi

  • The influence of microbial communities, management, and soil texture on soil organic matter chemistry

    A. Stuart Grandy;Michael S. Strickland;Christian L. Lauber;Mark A. Bradford

  • Necrobiome framework for bridging decomposition ecology of autotrophically and heterotrophically derived organic matter

    M. Eric Benbow;Philip S. Barton;Michael D. Ulyshen;James C. Beasley

  • The effect of resource history on the functioning of soil microbial communities is maintained across time

    A. D. Keiser;M. S. Strickland;N. Fierer;N. Fierer;M. A. Bradford

  • Disentangling the mechanisms underlying functional differences among decomposer communities

    Ashley D. Keiser;David A. Keiser;Michael S. Strickland;Mark A. Bradford

  • Metagenomic analysis of antibiotic resistance genes in dairy cow feces following therapeutic administration of third generation cephalosporin

    Lindsey Chambers;Ying Yang;Heather Littier;Partha Ray

  • What We Talk about When We Talk about Soil Health

    Ryan D. Stewart;Jinshi Jian;Ayush J. Gyawali;Wade E. Thomason

  • Grass invasion of a hardwood forest is associated with declines in belowground carbon pools

    Michael S. Strickland;Jayna L. Devore;John C. Maerz;Mark A. Bradford;Mark A. Bradford

  • Trophic cascade alters ecosystem carbon exchange.

    Michael S. Strickland;Michael S. Strickland;Dror Hawlena;Aspen Reese;Aspen Reese;Mark A. Bradford

  • Positive effects of afforestation efforts on the health of urban soils

    Emily E. Oldfield;Alexander J. Felson;Stephen A. Wood;Stephen A. Wood;Richard A. Hallett

  • Climate history shapes contemporary leaf litter decomposition

    Michael S. Strickland;Ashley D. Keiser;Mark A. Bradford

  • Relic DNA is abundant in soil and obscures estimates of soil microbial diversity

    Paul Carini;Patrick J Marsden;Jonathan W Leff;Emily E Morgan

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Bradford
Mark A. Bradford Yale University
Noah Fierer
Noah Fierer University of Colorado Boulder
John E. Barrett
John E. Barrett Virginia Tech
Christian L. Lauber
Christian L. Lauber University of Colorado Boulder
Michael D. Ulyshen
Michael D. Ulyshen US Forest Service
Diana R. Nemergut
Diana R. Nemergut University of Colorado Boulder
John C. Maerz
John C. Maerz University of Georgia
Xunzhong Zhang
Xunzhong Zhang Virginia Tech

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