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Professor Emma Sayer

Professor in Ecosystem Ecology

  1. 2022
  2. Published

    Delayed wet season increases soil net N mineralization in a seasonally tropical forest

    Yu, S., Sayer, E., Li, Z., Mo, Q., Wang, M., Li, Y., Li, Y., Xue, G., Hu, Z. & Wang, F., 30/06/2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 823, 153314.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Soil stoichiometry mediates links between tree functional diversity and soil microbial diversity in a temperate forest

    Sanaei, A., Sayer, E., Yuan, Z., Lin, F., Fang, S., Ye, J., Liu, S., Hao, Z. & Wang, X., 31/03/2022, In: Ecosystems. 25, 2, p. 291-307 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Deepened snow cover mitigates soil carbon loss from intensive land use in a semi-arid temperate grassland.

    Sayer, E., 2/03/2022, In: Functional Ecology. 36, 3, p. 635-645 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. 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

  6. 2021
  7. 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

  8. Published

    Contributions and future priorities for soil science: Comparing perspectives from scientists and stakeholders

    Cimpoiasu, M. O., Dowdeswell-Downey, E., Evans, D., McCloskey, C. S., Rose, L. S. & Sayer, E., 30/11/2021, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 72, 6, p. 2538-2557 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. 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

  10. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Differential responses of forest strata species richness to paleoclimate and forest structure

    Wang, S., Jimenez-Alfaro, B., Pan, S., Yu, J., Sanaei, A., Sayer, E., Ye, J., Hao, Z., Fang, S., Lin, F., Yuan, Z. & Wang, X., 1/11/2021, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 499, 11 p., 119605.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Altered litter inputs modify carbon and nitrogen storage in soil organic matter in a lowland tropical forest

    Sayer, E., Baxendale, C., Birkett, A., Brechet, L., Castro, B., Kerdraon-Byrne, D., Lopez-Sangil, L. & Rodtassana, C., 31/10/2021, In: Biogeochemistry. 156, 1, p. 115-130 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Distinct storage mechanisms of soil organic carbon in coniferous forest and evergreen broadleaf forest in tropical China

    Su, F., Xu, S., Sayer, E., Chen, W., Du, Y. & Lu, X., 1/10/2021, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 295, 11 p., 113142.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Species co-occurrence shapes spatial variability in plant diversity–biomass relationships in natural rangelands under different grazing intensities.

    Sayer, E., 15/09/2021, In: Land Degradation and Development. 32, 15, p. 4390-4401 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. 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

  17. Published

    Aboveground litter inputs determine carbon storage across soil profiles: a meta-analysis

    Xu, S., Sayer, E. J., Eisenhauer, N., Lu, X., Wang, J. & Liu, C., 31/05/2021, In: Plant and Soil. 462, p. 429-444 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Adaptation to chronic drought modifies soil microbial community responses to phytohormones

    Sayer, E., Crawford, J., Edgerley, J., Askew, A. P., Hahn, C. Z., Whitlock, R. & Dodd, I., 3/05/2021, In: Communications Biology. 4, 9 p., 516.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. 2020
  20. Published

    Sustainable management of grassland soils

    Sayer, E., 27/10/2020, Soils and Landscape Restoration. Stanturf, J. A. & Callaham Jr., M. A. (eds.). Academic Press, p. 95-124 30 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  21. Published

    The diversity of decay

    Sayer, E. J. & Schäfer, R., 4/08/2020, In: eLife. 9

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Author Correction: Tropical forest soil carbon stocks do not increase despite 15 years of doubled litter inputs (Scientific Reports, (2019), 9, 1, (18030), 10.1038/s41598-019-54487-2)

    Sayer, E. J., Lopez-Sangil, L., Crawford, J. A., Bréchet, L. M., Birkett, A. J., Baxendale, C., Castro, B., Rodtassana, C., Garnett, M. H., Weiss, L. & Schmidt, M. W. I., 23/07/2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 3 p., 12610.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Soil microbial biomass and community responses to experimental precipitation change: A meta-analysis

    Xu, S., Geng, W., Sayer, E., Zhou, G., Zhou, P. & Liu, C., 1/06/2020, In: Soil Ecology Letters. 2, 2, p. 93-103 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Deepened winter snow cover enhances net ecosystem exchange and stabilizes plant community composition and productivity in a temperate grassland

    Li, P., Sayer, E. J., Jia, Z., Liu, W., Wu, Y., Yang, S., Wang, C., Yang, L., Chen, D., Bai, Y. & Liu, L., 1/05/2020, In: Global Change Biology. 26, 5, p. 3015-3027 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Revisiting nutrient cycling by litterfall—Insights from 15 years of litter manipulation in old-growth lowland tropical forest

    Sayer, E. J., Rodtassana, C., Sheldrake, M., Bréchet, L. M., Ashford, O. S., Lopez-Sangil, L., Kerdraon-Byrne, D., Castro, B., Turner, B. L., Wright, S. J. & Tanner, E. V. J., 1/03/2020, Tropical Ecosystems in the 21st Century. Dumbrell, A. J., Turner, E. C. & Fayle, T. M. (eds.). Academic Press, p. 173-223 51 p. (Advances in Ecological Research).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  26. 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

  27. 2019
  28. Published

    Tropical forest soil carbon stocks do not increase despite 15 years of doubled litter inputs

    Sayer, E. J., Lopez-Sangil, L., Crawford, J. A., Bréchet, L. M., Birkett, A. J., Baxendale, C., Castro, B., Rodtassana, C., Garnett, M. H., Weiss, L. & Schmidt, M. W. I., 2/12/2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, 1, 9 p., 18030.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    The essentials of effective scientific writing – A revised alternative guide for authors

    Sayer, E. J., 30/09/2019, In: Functional Ecology. 33, 9, p. 1576-1579 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorialpeer-review

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