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Professor Emma Sayer

Professor in Ecosystem Ecology

  1. Published

    Foliar phosphorus fractions reveal how tropical plants maintain photosynthetic rates despite low soil phosphorus availability

    Mo, Q., Li, Z., Sayer, E. J., Lambers, H., Li, Y., Zou, B., Tang, J., Heskel, M., Ding, Y. & Wang, F., 1/03/2019, In: Functional Ecology. 33, 3, p. 503-513 11 p.

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  2. Published

    Functional redundancy of Amazonian dung beetles confers community-level resistance to primary forest disturbance

    Alencar Nunes, C., Barlow, J., Machado Franca, F., De Berenguer Cesar, E., Solar, R. R. C., Louzada, J., Leitão, R. P., Mala, L. F., Fonseca Oliveira, V. H., Braga, R. F., Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. & Sayer, E., 30/11/2021, In: Biotropica. 53, 6, p. 1510-1521 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Global fine-resolution data on springtail abundance and community structure

    Potapov, A. M., Chen, T-W., Striuchkova, A. V., Alatalo, J. M., Alexandre, D., Arbea, J., Ashton, T., Ashwood, F., Babenko, A. B., Bandyopadhyaya, I., Baretta, D., Baretta, D., Barnes, A. D., Bellini, B. C., Bendjaballah, M., Berg, M. P., Bernava, V., Bokhorst, S., Bokova, A. I., Bolger, T., & 118 othersBouchard, M., Brito, R. A., Buchori, D., Castaño-Meneses, G., Chauvat, M., Chomel, M., Chow, Y., Chown, S. L., Classen, A. T., Cortet, J., Čuchta, P., de la Pedrosa, A. M., De Lima, E. C. A., Deharveng, L. E., Doblas Miranda, E., Drescher, J., Eisenhauer, N., Ellers, J., Ferlian, O., Ferreira, S. S. D., Ferreira, A. S., Fiera, C., Filser, J., Franken, O., Fujii, S., Koudji, E. G., Gao, M., Gendreau-Berthiaume, B., Gers, C., Greve, M., Hamra-Kroua, S., Handa, I. T., Hasegawa, M., Heiniger, C., Hishi, T., Holmstrup, M., Homet, P., Høye, T. T., Ivask, M., Jacques, B., Janion-Scheepers, C., Jochum, M., Joimel, S., Jorge, B. C. S., Juceviča, E., Kapinga, E. M., Kováč, Ľ., Krab, E. J., Krogh, P. H., Kuu, A., Kuznetsova, N., Lam, W. N., Lin, D., Lindo, Z., Liu, A. W. P., Lu, J-Z., Luciáñez, M. J., Marx, M. T., Mawan, A., McCary, M. A., Minor, M. A., Mitchell, G. I., Moreno, D., Nakamori, T., Negri, I., Nielsen, U. N., Ochoa-Hueso, R., Oliveira Filho, L. C. I., Palacios-Vargas, J. G., Pollierer, M. M., Ponge, J-F., Potapov, M. B., Querner, P., Rai, B., Raschmanová, N., Rashid, M. I., Raymond-Léonard, L. J., Reis, A. S., Ross, G. M., Rousseau, L., Russell, D. J., Saifutdinov, R. A., Salmon, S., Santonja, M., Saraeva, A. K., Sayer, E. J., Scheunemann, N., Scholz, C., Seeber, J., Shaw, P., Shveenkova, Y. B., Slade, E. M., Stebaeva, S., Sterzynska, M., Sun, X., Susanti, W. I., Taskaeva, A. A., Tay, L. S., Thakur, M. P., Treasure, A. M., Tsiafouli, M., Twala, M. N., Uvarov, A. V., Venier, L. A., Widenfalk, L. A., Widyastuti, R., Winck, B., Winkler, D., Wu, D., Xie, Z., Yin, R., Zampaulo, R. A., Zeppelini, D., Zhang, B., Zoughailech, A., Ashford, O., Klauberg-Filho, O. & Scheu, S., 3/01/2024, In: Scientific Data. 11, 1, 22.

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  4. Published

    Globally invariant metabolism but density-diversity mismatch in springtails

    Potapov, A. M., Guerra, C. A., van den Hoogen, J., Babenko, A., Bellini, B. C., Berg, M. P., Chown, S. L., Deharveng, L., Kováč, Ľ., Kuznetsova, N. A., Ponge, J-F., Potapov, M. B., Russell, D. J., Alexandre, D., Alatalo, J. M., Arbea, J. I., Bandyopadhyaya, I., Bernava, V., Bokhorst, S., Bolger, T., & 81 othersCastaño-Meneses, G., Chauvat, M., Chen, T-W., Chomel, M., Classen, A. T., Cortet, J., Čuchta, P., Manuela de la Pedrosa, A., Ferreira, S. S. D., Fiera, C., Filser, J., Franken, O., Fujii, S., Koudji, E. G., Gao, M., Gendreau-Berthiaume, B., Gomez-Pamies, D. F., Greve, M., Tanya Handa, I., Heiniger, C., Holmstrup, M., Homet, P., Ivask, M., Janion-Scheepers, C., Jochum, M., Joimel, S., Claudia S. Jorge, B., Jucevica, E., Ferlian, O., Iuñes de Oliveira Filho, L. C., Klauberg-Filho, O., Baretta, D., Krab, E. J., Kuu, A., de Lima, E. C. A., Lin, D., Lindo, Z., Liu, A., Lu, J-Z., Luciañez, M. J., Marx, M. T., McCary, M. A., Minor, M. A., Nakamori, T., Negri, I., Ochoa-Hueso, R., Palacios-Vargas, J. G., Pollierer, M. M., Querner, P., Raschmanová, N., Rashid, M. I., Raymond-Léonard, L. J., Rousseau, L., Saifutdinov, R. A., Salmon, S., Sayer, E. J., Scheunemann, N., Scholz, C., Seeber, J., Shveenkova, Y. B., Stebaeva, S. K., Sterzynska, M., Sun, X., Susanti, W. I., Taskaeva, A. A., Thakur, M. P., Tsiafouli, M. A., Turnbull, M. S., Twala, M. N., Uvarov, A. V., Venier, L. A., Widenfalk, L. A., Winck, B. R., Winkler, D., Wu, D., Xie, Z., Yin, R., Zeppelini, D., Crowther, T. W., Eisenhauer, N. & Scheu, S., 7/02/2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 13 p., 674.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Grassland management influences spatial patterns of soil microbial communities

    Sayer, E. J., Wagner, M., Oliver, A. E., Pywell, R. F., James, P., Whiteley, A. S. & Heard, M. S., 06/2013, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 61, p. 61-68 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Grazing intensity alters the plant diversity‐ecosystem carbon storage relationship in rangelands across topographic and climatic gradients

    Sanaei, A., Sayer, E. J., Yuan, Z., Saiz, H., Delgado‐Baquerizo, M., Sadeghinia, M., Ashouri, P., Ghafari, S., Kaboli, H., Kargar, M., Seabloom, E. W. & Ali, A., 31/03/2023, In: Functional Ecology. 37, 3, p. 703-718 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    High foliar K and P resorption efficiencies in old-growth tropical forests growing on nutrient-poor soils.

    Urbina, I., Grau, O., Sardans, J., Margalef, O., Peguero, G., Asensio, D., Llusià, J., Ogaya, R., Gargallo-Garriga, A., Van Langenhove, L., Verryckt, L. T., Courtois, E. A., Stahl, C., Soong, J. L., Chave, J., Hérault, B., Janssens, I. A., Sayer, E. & Penuelas, J., 31/07/2021, In: Ecology and Evolution. 11, 13, p. 8969-8982 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Increased litterfall changes fine root distribution in a moist tropical forest

    Sayer, E. J., Tanner, E. V. J. & Cheesman, A. W., 03/2006, In: Plant and Soil. 281, 1-2, p. 5-13 9 p.

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  9. Published

    Increased litterfall in tropical forests boosts the transfer of soil CO2 to the atmosphere

    Sayer, E. J., Powers, J. S. & Tanner, E. V. J., 12/12/2007, In: PLoS ONE. 2, 12, 6 p., e1299.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Initial Soil Organic Matter Content Influences the Storage and Turnover of Litter, Root and Soil Carbon in Grasslands

    Xu, S., Li, P., Sayer, E. J., Zhang, B., Wang, J., Qiao, C., Peng, Z., Diao, L., Chi, Y., Liu, W. & Liu, L., 11/2018, In: Ecosystems. 21, 7, p. 1377-1389 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Leaf-cutting ants as ecosystem engineers: topsoil and litter perturbations around Atta cephalotes nests reduce nutrient availability

    Meier, S., Neubauer, M., Sayer, E., Leal, I., Tabarelli, M. & Wirth, R., 10/2013, In: Ecological Entomology. 38, 5, p. 497-504 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Linking land-use and land-cover transitions to their ecological impact in the Amazon

    Nunes, C. A., Berenguer, E., França, F., Ferreira, J., Lees, A. C., Louzada, J., Sayer, E. J., Solar, R., Smith, C. C., Aragão, L. E. O. C., Braga, D. L., de Camargo, P. B., Cerri, C. E. P., de Oliveira R.C., J., Durigan, M., Moura, N., Oliveira, V. H. F., Ribas, C., Vaz-de-Mello, F., Vieira, I., & 2 othersZanetti, R. & Barlow, J., 5/07/2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 27, 9 p., e2202310119.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Links between soil microbial communities and plant traits in a species-rich grassland under long-term climate change

    Sayer, E. J., Oliver, A. E., Fridley, J. D., Askew, A. P., Mills, R. T. E. & Grime, J. P., 02/2017, In: Ecology and Evolution. 7, 3, p. 855-862 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Litter Inputs, but Not Litter Diversity, Maintain Soil Processes in Degraded Tropical Forests—A Cross-Continental Comparison

    Kerdraon-Byrne, D., Drewer, J., Chung, A. Y. C., Majalap-Lee, N., Slade, E., Brechet, L., Wallwork, A., Castro-Trujillo, B. & Sayer, E., 14/01/2020, In: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 2, 14 p., 90.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Litter manipulation and the soil arthropod community in a lowland tropical rainforest

    Ashford, O. S., Foster, W. A., Turner, B. L., Sayer, E., Sutcliffe, L. & Tanner, E. V. J., 07/2013, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 62, p. 5-12 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Litter Traits of Native and Non-Native Tropical Trees Influence Soil Carbon Dynamics in Timber Plantations in Panama

    Kerdraon, D., Drewer, J., Castro, B., Wallwork, A., Hall, J. S. & Sayer, E. J., 26/02/2019, In: Forests. 10, 3, 17 p., 209.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Long-term fertilization modifies the mineralization of soil organic matter in response to added substrate

    Zhang, J., Sayer, E., Zhou, J., Li, Y., Li, Y., Li, Z. & Wang, F., 31/12/2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 798, 149341.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Micronutrients in Food Production: What Can We Learn from Natural Ecosystems?

    Denton-Thompson, S. & Sayer, E., 12/01/2022, In: Soil Systems. 6, 1, 19 p., 8.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Nitrogen deposition enhances soil organic carbon and microbial residual carbon in a tropical forest

    Zhang, J., Zhou, J., Sayer, E. J., Lambers, H., Liu, Z., Lu, X., Li, Y., Li, H. & Wang, F., 31/03/2023, In: Plant and Soil. 484, p. 217-235 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Nutrient addition enhances carbon sequestration in soil but not plant biomass in coastal shelter plantation in South China.

    Fan, Y., Wang, F., Sayer, E., Liu, Z., Mo, Q., Xu, X., Li, Y., Zou, B., Li, Y., Zhang, J. & Li, Z., 11/10/2021, In: Land Degradation and Development. 32, 16, p. 4768-4778 11 p.

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  21. Published

    Nutrient limitation of woody debris decomposition in a tropical forest: contrasting effects of N and P addition

    Chen, Y., Sayer, E., Li, Z., Mo, Q., Li, Y., Ding, Y., Wang, J., Lu, X., Tang, J. & Wang, F., 02/2016, In: Functional Ecology. 30, p. 295-304 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    On pedagogy of a Soil Science Centre for Doctoral Training

    Haygarth, P. M., Lawrenson, O., Mezeli, M., Sayer, E. J., McCloskey, C. S., Evans, D. L., Kirk, G. J. D., Tye, A. M., Chadwick, D. R., McGrath, S. P., Mooney, S. J., Paterson, E., Robinson, D. A. & Jones, D. L., 30/11/2021, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 72, 6, p. 2320-2329 10 p.

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  23. Published

    Potassium, phosphorus, or nitrogen limit root allocation, tree growth, or litter production in a lowland tropical forest

    Wright, S. J., Yavitt, J. B., Wurzburger, N., Turner, B. L., Tanner, E. V. J., Sayer, E. J., Santiago, L. S., Kaspari, M., Hedin, L. O., Harms, K. E., Garcia, M. N. & Corre, M. D., 1/08/2011, In: Ecology. 92, 8, p. 1616-1625 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Precipitation change affects forest soil carbon inputs and pools: a global meta-analysis

    Xu, S., Wang, J., Sayer, E. J., Lam, S. K. & Lai, D. Y. F., 15/01/2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 908, 168171.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Responses of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to long-term inorganic and organic nutrient addition in a lowland tropical forest

    Sheldrake, M., Rosenstock, N. P., Mangan, S., Revillini, D., Sayer, E. J., Olsson, P. A., Verbruggen, E., Tanner, E. V. J., Turner, B. L. & Wright, S. J., 13/06/2018, In: ISME Journal. 12, p. 2433-2445 13 p.

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