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  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Nancy Collins Johnson is affiliated with Northern Arizona University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science, with particular emphasis on plant science, ecology, insect science, nature and landscape conservation, and soil science.

The scientist's work explores key topics including mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, plant parasitism and resistance, fungal biology and applications, and microbial community ecology and physiology.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in roots and soil respond differently to biotic and abiotic factors in the Serengeti (2020, Mycorrhiza)
  • Sympatric pairings of dryland grass populations, mycorrhizal fungi and associated soil biota enhance mutualism and ameliorate drought stress (2020, Journal of Ecology)
  • Mycorrhizal effects on crop yield and soil ecosystem functions in a long-term tillage and fertilization experiment (2023, New Phytologist)
  • Understanding Multilevel Selection May Facilitate Management of Arbuscular Mycorrhizae in Sustainable Agroecosystems (2021, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • Familiar soil conditions help Pinus ponderosa seedlings cope with warming and drying climate (2020, Restoration Ecology)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with the scientist include:

  • Kara Skye Gibson
  • Anita Antoninka
  • Bo Stevens
  • Michael Remke
  • Matthew A. Bowker

The scientist has published multiple articles in journals such as New Phytologist, Journal of Ecology, Restoration Ecology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Mycorrhiza.

In 2020, Nancy Collins Johnson was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Functioning of mycorrhizal associations along the mutualism–parasitism continuum*

    N. C. Johnson;J. H. Graham;F. A. Smith

  • Detritus, trophic dynamics and biodiversity

    John C. Moore;Eric L. Berlow;David C. Coleman;Quan Dong

  • A meta-analysis of context-dependency in plant response to inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi

    Jason D. Hoeksema;V. Bala Chaudhary;Catherine A. Gehring;Nancy Collins Johnson

  • Resource stoichiometry elucidates the structure and function of arbuscular mycorrhizas across scales

    Nancy Collins Johnson

  • Can Fertilization of Soil Select Less Mutualistic Mycorrhizae

    Nancy Collins Johnson

  • Global assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus diversity reveals very low endemism

    J. Davison;M. Moora;M. Öpik;A. Adholeya

  • Resource limitation is a driver of local adaptation in mycorrhizal symbioses

    Nancy Collins Johnson;Gail W. T. Wilson;Matthew A. Bowker;Jacqueline A. Wilson

  • Nitrogen enrichment alters mycorrhizal allocation at five mesic to semiarid grasslands

    Nancy Collins Johnson;Diane L. Rowland;Lea Corkidi;Louise M. Egerton-Warburton

  • Mycorrhizal phenotypes and the Law of the Minimum

    Nancy Collins Johnson;Gail W. T. Wilson;Jacqueline A. Wilson;R. Michael Miller

  • Plant and Soil Controls on Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities

    Nancy Collins Johnson;David Tilman;David Wedin

  • The promise and the potential consequences of the global transport of mycorrhizal fungal inoculum.

    Mark W. Schwartz;Jason D. Hoeksema;Catherine A. Gehring;Nancy C. Johnson

  • Dynamics of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae during old field succession.

    Nancy Collins Johnson;Donald R. Zak;David Tilman;F. L. Pfleger

  • Direct and indirect influences of 8 yr of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization on Glomeromycota in an alpine meadow ecosystem

    Yongjun Liu;Yongjun Liu;Guoxi Shi;Lin Mao;Gang Cheng

  • MYCORRHIZAL COMMUNITY DYNAMICS FOLLOWING NITROGEN FERTILIZATION: A CROSS‐SITE TEST IN FIVE GRASSLANDS

    Louise M. Egerton-Warburton;Louise M. Egerton-Warburton;Nancy Collins Johnson;Edith B. Allen

  • Mycorrhizae: Possible Explanation for Yield Decline with Continuous Corn and Soybean

    Nancy Collins Johnson;Philip J. Copeland;R. Kent Crookston;F. L. Pfleger

  • Basal forebrain degeneration precedes and predicts the cortical spread of Alzheimer's pathology.

    Taylor W. Schmitz;R. Nathan Spreng;Michael W. Weiner;Paul Aisen

  • Global soil biodiversity atlas

    A. Orgiazzi;R.D. Bardgett;E. Barrios;V. Behan-Pelletier

  • Predicting community and ecosystem outcomes of mycorrhizal responses to global change

    N.C. Johnson;C. Angelard;I.R. Sanders;E.T. Kiers

  • Evolution of microbial markets

    Gijsbert D. A. Werner;Joan E. Strassmann;Aniek B. F. Ivens;Daniel J. P. Engelmoer

  • Slash Pile Burning Effects on Soil Biotic and Chemical Properties and Plant Establishment: Recommendations for Amelioration

    Julie E. Korb;Nancy C. Johnson;W. W. Covington

  • PERSPECTIVES The promise and the potential consequences of the global transport of mycorrhizal fungal inoculum

    Mark W. Schwartz;Nancy C. Johnson;John N. Klironomos;Anne Pringle

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew A. Bowker
Matthew A. Bowker Northern Arizona University
Gail W. T. Wilson
Gail W. T. Wilson Oklahoma State University
Catherine A. Gehring
Catherine A. Gehring Northern Arizona University
Yaakov Stern
Yaakov Stern Columbia University
Jeffrey Kaye
Jeffrey Kaye Oregon Health & Science University
Daniel C. Marson
Daniel C. Marson University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sandra E. Black
Sandra E. Black University of Toronto
Reisa A. Sperling
Reisa A. Sperling Brigham and Women's Hospital
Marilyn S. Albert
Marilyn S. Albert Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
R. Michael Miller
R. Michael Miller Argonne National Laboratory

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