S. J. Gurr

Long-term survival of asexual Zymoseptoria tritici spores in the environment

This study shows Zymoseptoria tritici spores can survive and remain virulent in water and soil for up to 7 weeks, with gene expression changes reflecting stress adaptation and metabolic shifts.

Repeat exposure to hypercapnic seawater modifies performance and oxidative status in a tolerant burrowing clam

The paper exposes burrowing clams to varying levels of hypercapnic seawater to study stress tolerance and oxidative status changes across life stages.

Plant pathogen infection risk tracks global crop yields under climate change

This study shows that temperature-dependent infection risk for 80 crop pathogens will align with projected yield changes in 12 crops under climate change.

Metabolic recovery and compensatory shell growth of juvenile Pacific geoduck Panopea generosa following short-term exposure to acidified seawater

This study examines how juvenile Pacific geoduck clams recover metabolically and show compensatory shell growth after short-term exposure to acidified seawater.

Geometry and evolution of the ecological niche in plant-associated microbes

The paper analyzes temperature response functions and host plant ranges of fungi and oomycetes to show niche specialization is independent on abiotic and biotic axes, and host interactions restrict niche breadth.

Many unreported crop pests and pathogens are probably already present

The paper develops predictive models to estimate the presence of crop pests using global data and tests them in China, finding many unreported pests likely present.