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A. Stuart Grandy

University of New HampshireORCID 0000-0002-3214-2295Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1

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William R. WiederiD· 2 shared Asmeret Asefaw BerheiD· 1 shared Avni MalhotraiD· 1 shared Brooke E. PropsoniD· 1 shared Caitlin Hicks PriesiD· 1 shared Courtney L. MeieriD· 1 shared Derek PiersoniD· 1 shared Donald R. ZakiD· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Ecologynpj Soil EcologyPeer-reviewedSep 9, 2026

Anthropogenic nitrogen deposition restructures decomposing microbial communities, altering SOM molecular composition, but not molecular complexity or diversity

Brooke E. Propson, William A. Argiroff, Grace Ann Cagle…·Zachary B. Freedman

This study examines how anthropogenic nitrogen deposition affects microbial communities and soil organic matter (SOM) molecular composition during root decomposition.

1 citation

bulk RNA-seqexperimental assay

MicrobiologySoil Biology and BiochemistryPeer-reviewedMay 28, 2026

Shrub and Sedge Rhizosphere Communities Display Distinct Affinities Toward Exudates and Soil Organic Matter Degradation: a Quantitative Stable Isotope Probing Analysis

Sean Robert Schaefer, Steven J. Blazewicz, Hannah E. Holland-Moritz…·Jessica G. Ernakovich

This study compares microbial community responses to exudates and soil organic matter degradation in shrub and sedge rhizosphere soils using stable isotope probing.

2 citations

metagenomicsexperimental assay

EcologyCommunications Earth & EnvironmentPeer-reviewedJul 1, 2025

Continental-scale relationships of fine root and soil carbon stocks hold in grasslands but not forests

Avni Malhotra, Jessica A. M. Moore, Samantha R. Weintraub…·Robert B. Jackson

The paper examines the relationship between fine root carbon (FRC) and soil organic carbon (SOC) across grasslands and forests, finding a positive correlation in grasslands but not forests.

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statistical modelecology & biodiversity

EcologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedNov 25, 2024

Microbial trait multifunctionality drives soil organic matter formation potential

Emily D. Whalen, A. Stuart Grandy, Kevin M. Geyer…·Serita D. Frey

The paper investigates how fungal traits influence soil organic matter formation and finds that multifunctional species with intermediate trait investments enhance SOM formation and stability.

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proteomicsmetagenomics