F. W. Halliday

Disease decreases variation in host community structure in an old-field grassland

This study shows that reducing disease in grassland communities increases biomass but does not reduce variation in community structure, suggesting disease may enhance stochastic processes in shaping communities.

Global change drivers and the risk of infectious disease

This study identifies global change drivers most associated with increases in infectious diseases across human and non-human systems.

Effects of abiotic environment on invertebrate herbivory depend on plant community context in a montane grassland

This study shows that temperature effects on invertebrate herbivory depend on plant community traits and herbivore feeding guilds in a montane grassland.

Environmental drivers of disease depend on host community context

The paper investigates how environmental gradients affect disease risk by altering host community structure and pace-of-life traits in a mountainous region.

Contrasting effects of nutrients and consumers on tree colonization and growth during secondary succession

The paper examines how nutrients and consumers differentially affect tree colonization and growth during secondary succession, showing stage-specific impacts on these processes.

Biodiversity loss underlies the dilution effect of biodiversity

The paper reanalyzes meta-analyses to show that biodiversity loss strengthens the dilution effect, particularly in disturbed ecosystems, resolving debates about its generality.

Parasites as niche modifiers for the microbiome: A field test with multiple parasites

The paper tests how different parasite feeding strategies affect the fungal microbiome in grass leaves, finding that necrotrophs reduce fungal diversity and alter composition more than biotrophs.

Facilitative priority effects drive parasite assembly under coinfection

The paper shows that early parasite infections can increase susceptibility to later infections, altering parasite assembly in hosts, with effects dependent on host and parasite genotypes.

Host community assembly modifies the relationship between host and parasite richness

The paper tests how host community assembly affects the relationship between host and parasite richness, finding that exotic species dominance strengthens this relationship.

Priority effects, consumer pressure, and soil resources independently alter plant diversity and resource strategies during a multi-year successional field experiment

The paper examines how priority effects, consumer pressure, and soil resources influence plant diversity and functional traits over four years in a successional experiment.