| Soil microbes drive the classic plant diversity–productivity pattern SA Schnitzer, JN Klironomos, J HilleRisLambers, LL Kinkel, PB Reich, ... Ecology 92 (2), 296-303, 2011 | 696 | 2011 |
| Plant and fungal identity determines pathogen protection of plant roots by arbuscular mycorrhizas BA Sikes, K Cottenie, JN Klironomos Journal of Ecology 97 (6), 1274-1280, 2009 | 423 | 2009 |
| When do arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi protect plant roots from pathogens? BA Sikes Plant signaling & behavior 5 (6), 763-765, 2010 | 120 | 2010 |
| Deciphering the relative contributions of multiple functions within plant–microbe symbioses BA Sikes, JR Powell, MC Rillig Ecology 91 (6), 1591-1597, 2010 | 118 | 2010 |
| Import volumes and biosecurity interventions shape the arrival rate of fungal pathogens BA Sikes, JL Bufford, PE Hulme, JA Cooper, PR Johnston, RP Duncan PLoS biology 16 (5), e2006025, 2018 | 96 | 2018 |
| Frequent fire reorganizes fungal communities and slows decomposition across a heterogeneous pine savanna landscape TA Semenova‐Nelsen, WJ Platt, TR Patterson, J Huffman, BA Sikes New Phytologist 224 (2), 916-927, 2019 | 74 | 2019 |
| Fire as a driver of fungal diversity—A synthesis of current knowledge S Fox, BA Sikes, SP Brown, CL Cripps, SI Glassman, K Hughes, ... Mycologia 114 (2), 215-241, 2022 | 71 | 2022 |
| Rapid growth of a Eurasian haplotype of Phragmites australis in a restored brackish marsh in Louisiana, USA RJ Howard, SE Travis, BA Sikes Biological Invasions 10 (3), 369-379, 2008 | 66 | 2008 |
| Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities change among three stages of primary sand dune succession but do not alter plant growth BA Sikes, H Maherali, JN Klironomos Oikos 121 (11), 1791-1800, 2012 | 55 | 2012 |
| Root pathogen diversity and composition varies with climate in undisturbed grasslands, but less so in anthropogenically disturbed grasslands CS Delavaux, JL Schemanski, GL House, AG Tipton, B Sikes, JD Bever The ISME journal 15 (1), 304-317, 2021 | 41 | 2021 |
| Taxonomic similarity, more than contact opportunity, explains novel plant–pathogen associations between native and alien taxa JL Bufford, PE Hulme, BA Sikes, JA Cooper, PR Johnston, RP Duncan New Phytologist 212 (3), 657-667, 2016 | 38 | 2016 |
| Mycorrhizal fungal growth responds to soil characteristics, but not host plant identity, during a primary lacustrine dune succession BA Sikes, H Maherali, JN Klironomos Mycorrhiza 24, 219-226, 2014 | 38 | 2014 |
| Plant and root endophyte assembly history: interactive effects on native and exotic plants BA Sikes, CV Hawkes, T Fukami Ecology 97 (2), 484-493, 2016 | 37 | 2016 |
| Community structure of soil fungi in a novel perennial crop monoculture, annual agriculture, and native prairie reconstruction TP McKenna, TE Crews, L Kemp, BA Sikes PLoS One 15 (1), e0228202, 2020 | 31 | 2020 |
| Fungal community structure and seasonal trajectories respond similarly to fire across pyrophilic ecosystems JR Hopkins, T Semenova-Nelsen, BA Sikes FEMS Microbiology Ecology 97 (1), fiaa219, 2021 | 29 | 2021 |
| Frequent fire slows microbial decomposition of newly deposited fine fuels in a pyrophilic ecosystem JR Hopkins, JM Huffman, WJ Platt, BA Sikes Oecologia 193, 631-643, 2020 | 27 | 2020 |
| Pine savanna restoration on agricultural landscapes: The path back to native savanna ecosystem services CM Dixon, KM Robertson, MD Ulyshen, BA Sikes Science of the Total Environment 818, 151715, 2022 | 24 | 2022 |
| Spatial heterogeneity in mycorrhizal populations and communities: scales and mechanisms BE Wolfe, JL Parrent, AM Koch, BA Sikes, M Gardes, JN Klironomos Mycorrhizas-Functional Processes and Ecological Impact, 167-185, 2009 | 24 | 2009 |
| Coupled ecological and management connectivity across administrative boundaries in undeveloped landscapes CE Aslan, MW Brunson, BA Sikes, RS Epanchin‐Niell, S Veloz, ... Ecosphere 12 (1), e03329, 2021 | 23 | 2021 |
| Recurrent fires do not affect the abundance of soil fungi in a frequently burned pine savanna PM Hansen, TA Semenova-Nelsen, WJ Platt, BA Sikes Fungal Ecology 42, 100852, 2019 | 23 | 2019 |
Matthias C. RilligProfessor of Ecology, Freie Universität Berlin, GermanyVerified email at fu-berlin.de
