S. I. Glassman

Native and invasive populations of the ectomycorrhizal death cap Amanita phalloides are highly sexual but dispersal limited

The paper withdraws its previous analysis due to limitations in population genomic methods and plans to resubmit revised work.

Rapid bacterial and fungal successional dynamics in first year after Chaparral wildfire

This study tracks bacterial and fungal community changes in chaparral soils after a wildfire, showing rapid succession driven by fire-adapted microbes.

Prescribed versus wildfire impacts on exotic plants and soil microbes in California grasslands

This study compares the effects of prescribed fire and wildfire on plant cover, community composition, and soil microbial diversity in California grasslands, finding wildfire has stronger microbial impacts while both reduce exotic plant cover.

Mega-fire in Redwood Tanoak Forest Reduces Bacterial and Fungal Richness and Selects for Pyrophilous Taxa and Traits that are Phylogenetically Conserved

This study examines how mega-fires impact soil microbiomes in redwood-tanoak forests, finding reduced bacterial and fungal richness and selection for pyrophilous taxa with phylogenetically conserved traits.

High resilience of the mycorrhizal community to prescribed seasonal burnings in a Mediterranean woodland

The paper examines how seasonal fire timing affects soil fungal communities in a Mediterranean woodland, finding that ectomycorrhizal fungi remain resilient to seasonal burns.

Soil microbial communities associated with giant sequoia: How does the world’s largest tree affect some of the world’s smallest organisms?

The paper examines soil microbial communities under giant sequoia and sugar pine, finding tree-associated differences in bacterial/archaeal richness and fungal composition, influenced by soil factors.

Ecological patterns are robust to use of exact sequence variants versus operational taxonomic units

The paper compares ecological results from exact sequence variants and operational taxonomic units in microbial studies, finding similar outcomes for diversity metrics and community composition.