*undergraduate, **graduate, and ***postdoctoral trainees
(69.) Hay, E.***, R. Zenil-Ferguson, M.E. Afkhamiϕ, and C.A. Searcyϕ. (In Revision) Mutualistic microbes drive niche expansion yet constrain diversification. Nature Communications. (Available on bioRxiv: doi: 10.64898/2026.01.14.699472) ***postdoctoral mentee, ϕ=co-senior equals authors
(68.) Igwe, A.N.*** and M.E. Afkhami. (In Revision) Functional redundancy maintains microbial ecosystem functional potential despite taxonomic shifts between serpentine and nonserpentine soils. Invited special issue. Microbial Genomics. ***postdoctoral mentee,
(67.) Fowler, J.C.***, G. Pohlmann*, E. Hay***, V. Li**, Z. Meadors*, A. Reyes**, C. Searcyϕ, and M.E. Afkhamiϕ. (In Review) Do microbial effects on hosts vary across life stage and vital rate? A meta-analysis. Journal of Ecology. *undergraduate student, **graduate student and ***postdoctoral mentees, , ϕ=co-senior authors
(66.) Zhang, T. R. Guo, J. Xu, S. Ma, X. Jiang, H. Wang, M. Wang, L. Zhang, Y. Gao, L. Shi, J. Guo, Y. Gao, and M.E. Afkhami. (In Review) Phosphorus addition reduces community stability by affecting the symbiotic relationship between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Ecology Letters.
(65.) Revillini, D.,*** C. Mothes,*** B. Almeida,** K.T. Charlton, S. Koontz, A.S. David, M.E. Afkhamiϕ, & C.A Searcyϕ. (In Review) The microbial landscape: soil microbiome properties predict plant distributions. Ecology Letters. (Available on bioRxiv: doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.14.682295) **graduate student and ***postdoctoral mentees, , ϕ=co-senior authors
(64.) Reyes, A.L.**, A.H. Rawstern**, E.H. Boughton, Y. Guo, J. Qiu, and M.E. Afkhami. Land-use intensity overrides grazing and precipitation effects on soil microbial communities in a subtropical agroecosystem. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. (Available on bioRxiv: doi: 10.64898/2026.04.30.721763, 5-year Impact factor =6.8) **graduate student mentees
(63.) Aragón, L., I. Gallego-Benavides, A.H. Rawstern**, A.L. Reyes**, M.E. Afkhami, and K.J. Feeley. (In Review) Distinct assembly mechanisms drive soil microbial community turnover across the Andean forest to Páramo transition. Ecology Letters. **graduate student mentees
(62.) Florea, S., P. Nagabhyru, R. Sneed, P.J. Calie, C.A. Searcy, M.E. Afkhami, A.C. Tapia, K. Hillegass, M.L. Farman, R.L. Hirsch, K. Chen, and C.L. Schardl (Revising for resubmission) Recurrent but transient gene loss drives chemotypic diversity in a grass endophyte: Population genomics of Epichloë brachyelytri in Brachyelytrum erectum. PLOS Biology. (5-year Impact factor =7.7)
(61.) Rumelt, R.B., Stemle, L.R., S.L. Clements, M.E. Afkhami, A.S. David, and C.A. Searcy. (In Review) Traits that Facilitate Invasion of Native Habitat. Conservation Biology. (5-year Impact factor=5.4)
(60.) Ramos, R.J., M.E. Afkhami, V. Norros, C. Egan, P. Chaverri, A.L. Romero-Olivares, and B. Chaudhary. (In Review) A novel pipeline for the rapid expansion of ecological trait databases using LLMs. Ecology and Evolution. (available on bioRxiv: doi: 10.64898/2026.03.10.710865)
(59.) Schardl, C.L., P. Nagabhyru, A. Tapia, N. Moore, J.W. Jaromczyk, P.J. Calie, M.E. Afkhami, C.A. Searcy, D.D. Cook, R. Creamer, T. Sterling, S. Florea (In Revision) Genetic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of plants and seed-borne endophytes. New Phytologist.
(58.) Tserej, O, D.J. Hernandez**, A.H. Rawstern**, K.N. Kiesewetter**, B.K. Almeida**, M.E. Afkhamiϕ and K.J. Feeleyϕ. (In Revision) Do leaf temperatures determine endophyte composition and richness in Florida native plant species? Ecology and Evolution. **graduate student mentees, ϕ=co-senior authors
(57.) Moreira Camara Fernandes, V., N. Pietrasiak, M.E. Afkhami, and J.A. Rudgers. (In Revision) Hierarchical Response Framework to Mitigate Soil Degradation in Drylands under Climate Change. Invited Perspectives Article for Drylands.
Published or Accepted
56. Li, V.W.**, J. Fowler***, A.S. David***, S.Y. Strauss, C.A. Searcy, & M.E. Afkhami (2026) Climate variability disrupts mutualism-driven increases in population persistence. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 10, 221–231. (5-year Impact factor =16.6) **graduate student and ***postdoctoral mentees
55. Afkhami, M.E., A.T. Classen, C. Dice, D.J. Hernandez, V. Li**, A.H. Rawstern**, J.A. Rudgers, J.R. Stinchcombe, and K. Crawford (2026) Unravelling complexity in climate change effects on beneficial plant–microbe interactions: Mechanisms, resilience, & future directions. Invited “Tansley Review” for New Phytologist. 249 (1) 93-113. doi: 10.1111/nph.70644. (5-year Impact factor =10.5) **graduate student mentees
54. Katula, A.M.**, N.C. Johnson, V.B. Chaudhary, & M.E. Afkhami (2026) Multilevel selection theory explains context-dependent mycorrhizal functioning. Invited Special Issue Article for Frontiers in Microbiomes. 4, 1676639. doi: 10.3389/frmbi.2025.1676639 **graduate student mentee
53. Reyes, A.L.** and M.E. Afkhami. (2026) An Invisible Fight in the Soil: Tiny Plastic vs. Soil Microbes! Frontiers for Young Minds. 14:1666676. doi: 10.3389/frym.2026.1666676 **graduate student mentee
52. Li, C, M.E. Afkhami, B. Zhang, X. Liu, X. Chen, Y. Yuan, L. Zhai, L. Shi, J. Jian, S.X. Chang, and J. Zhang. (2026) Microbial inoculations enhance soil aggregation and carbon stabilization via root exudate‐mediated microbial association networks. New Phytologist. 251, 1473-1489. doi: 10.1111/nph.71261 (5-year Impact factor =10.5)
51. Li, V.W.** and M.E. Afkhami. (2026) Climate variability disrupts crucial plant–fungal mutualisms. Nature Ecology and Evolution.10, 179–180. doi: 10.1038/s41559-025-02944-9. (5-year Impact factor =16.6) **graduate student mentee
50. Cuprewich#, S.A. K.M. Barbour#, M.E. Afkhami, K.M.T. Lynn, A. Romero-Olivares, C. Aguilar-Trigueros, P. Chaverri, C. Egan, V. Norros, K. Peay, R. Ramos, R. Stephens, L. Ward, and V.B Chaudhary. (2026) One hundred unanswered questions on the dispersal ecology of fungi. The ISME Journal. 20 (1) wrag018. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag018. (5-year Impact factor =12.5) # = co-first authors
49. Li, C, M.E. Afkhami, X. Chen, X. Liu, B. Zhang, S.X. Chang, and J. Zhang. (2026) Meta-analysis reveals positive effects of microbial inoculants on soil aggregation. Geoderma. 470: 117837. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2026.117837 (5-year Impact factor =8.2)
48. Rawstern, A.H.**, L.J. Carbajal*, T.J. Slade*, and M.E. Afkhami. (2026) Non-additive interactions between multiple mutualists and host plant genotype simultaneously promote increased plant growth and pathogen defence. Plant, Cell, and Environment. 1-18. doi:10.1111/pce.15631 (Impact factor =7.95) *undergraduate and **graduate student mentees
47. Rudgers, J.A., M.E. Afkhami, et al. Integration and Future Directions: The Causes and Consequences of Dryland Ecosystem Transitions. (2026) Dryland Ecotones under Climate Variability in the American Southwest: Long-Term Research of the Sevilleta LTER Program. Ed. J. A. Rudgers and A. E. Bermudez. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. In Press.
46. Hernandez, D.J.**, G.B. Pohlmann*, and M.E. Afkhami. (2025) Gene Family Expansions Provide Molecular Flexibility Required for Context-Dependent Species Interactions. Ecology Letters. e70213. doi: 10.1111/ele.70213 (5-year Impact factor =9.8). *undergraduate and **graduate student mentees
45. Zhang, B., Y. Yuan, M. Zu, K.M. Pajerowska-Mukhtar, M.E. Afkhami, A. Hastings, J. Qiu, and J. Zhang. (2025) Responses of invasive grass’ microbial communities to water and nutrient stress treatments. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 13 (1): 00032. doi: 10.1525/elementa.2024.00032 (Impact factor =4.5)
44. Revillini, D.***, C.A Searcyϕ, and M.E. Afkhamiϕ. (2025) 50-year fire legacy regulates soil microbial carbon and nutrient cycling responses to new fire. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 208: 109868. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109868 (Impact factor =9.8) ***postdoctoral mentee, ϕ=co-senior authors
43. Li, V.** and M.E. Afkhami. (2025) Past Stress Shapes Microbial Benefits to Plants in the Future. Frontiers for Young Minds. 13: 1481801. doi: 10.3389/frym.2025.1481801 **graduate student mentee
42. Rawstern, A.H.**, Hernandez, D.J.**, and M.E. Afkhami. (2025) Central Taxa Are Keystone Microbes During Early Succession. Ecology Letters. 28 (1) e70031. doi:10.1111/ele.70031 (Impact factor =9) **graduate student mentee
41. Kiesewetter, K.N.**, A.H. Rawstern**, E. Cline, G.R. Ortiz**, F. Santamaria, C. Coronado, F.H. Sklar, and M.E. Afkhami. (2025) Microbes in Reconstructive Restoration: Divergence in Constructed and Natural Tree Island Soil Fungi Affects Tree Growth. Ecological Applications. 35(1): e70007. doi:10.1002/eap.70007 (Impact factor=5.1) **graduate student mentee, ϕ=co-senior authors
40. Hay, E.E.***, M.E. Afkhamiϕ, C.A. Searcyϕ. (2025) What drives birdsong evolution? The joint roles of habitat and morphology. Frontiers for Young Minds. 13: 1461108: 1-8. doi:10.3389/frym.2025.1461108 ***postdoctoral mentee, ϕ=co-senior authors
39. Almeida, B.K.**, E. Tran*, and M.E. Afkhami. (2024) Phyllosphere fungal diversity generates pervasive nonadditive effects on plant performance. New Phytologist. 243: 2416-2429. doi: 10.1111/nph.19792 (Impact factor =10.3) *undergrad mentee and **graduate student mentee
–Feature commentary on our paper by B.K. Whitaker: “Diversity in the phyllosphere – greater than the sum of its parts?” New Phytologist. 243: 2050-2051. doi: 10.1111/nph.19907
38. Afkhami, M.E. (2023) Past microbial stress benefits tree resilience. Science. 380 (6647): 798-799. doi: 10.1126/science.adi1594 (available here)
37. Hernandez, D.J.** , K.N. Kiesewetter**, B.K. Almeida**, D.P. Revillini***, M.E. Afkhami. (2023) Multidimensional specialization and generalization are pervasive in soil prokaryotes. Nature Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1038/s41559-023-02149-y. **graduate student and ***postdoctoral mentees
36. Revillini, D***., A.L. Reyes Gonzalez**, L.D. Knecht, P. Allen*, C. Vigo*, A.D David***, E.S Menges, C.A. Searcy ϕ, and M.E. Afkhami ϕ. (2023) Press allelopathy effects select soil microbiomes that mitigates plant performance. New Phytologist. doi: 10.1111/nph.19249 *undergraduate, **graduate, and ***postdoctoral mentees
35. David, A.D.***, Hernandez, D.**, E.S. Menges, V. Sclater, C.A. Searcyϕ, and M.E. Afkhamiϕ. (2023) Heterogeneous landscape promotes distinct microbial communities in an imperiled scrub ecosystem. Mycologia. 115: 739-748, doi: 10.1080/00275514.2023.2258268. **graduate student and ***postdoctoral mentees (Selected for “Best Papers of 2023” on 12th Annual Best Papers list by Stanford faculty — https://web.stanford.edu/~fukamit/papers2023.htm)
34. Kiesewetter, K.N**, L. Otano Velazco*, and M.E. Afkhami (2023) Fragmentation disrupts microbial effects on native plant community productivity. .Journal of Ecology. 111: 1292-1307. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.14097 *undergraduate and **graduate student mentees
33. Schardl, C., M.E. Afkhami, P. Gundel, L. Iannone, C. Young, R. Creamer, D. Cook. (2023) Diversity of seed endophytes: Causes and implications. The Mycota. Vol 5: Plant Relationships. Ed. B. Scott and C. Mesarich. Ed. B. Scott. Springer Press
32. Revillini, D***., A.D David***, K. Main, E.S Menges, M.E. Afkhamiϕ, C.A. Searcyϕ. (2022) Microbiome-mediated response to pulse fire disturbance outweighs the effects of fire legacy on plant performance. New Phytologist. 233: 2071-2082. doi:10.1111/nph.17689 (Cover Art) ***postdoctoral mentees, ϕindicates cosenior authors
31. Subedi, S.C.***, P. Allen*, R. Vidales, L. Sternberg, M. Ross, M.E. Afkhami. (2022) Salinity legacy: Foliar microbiome’s history affects mutualist-conferred salinity tolerance. Ecology. 103: e3679. doi:10.1002/ecy.3679. *undergraduate and ***postdoctoral mentees
30. Almeida, B.K.**, E. Cline, F. Sklar, and M.E. Afkhami. (2022) Hydrology shapes microbial communities and microbiome-mediated growth of an Everglades tree island species. Restoration Ecology. e13677. doi:10.1111/rec.13677 **graduate student mentee
29. Kiesewetter, K.N** and M.E. Afkhami (2021) Microbiome-mediated effects of habitat fragmentation on native plant performance. New Phytologist. . 232: 1823-1838. doi:10.1111/nph.17595 **graduate student mentee
28. Afkhami, M.E., M. Friesen & J.R. Stinchcombe. (2021) Multiple Mutualism Effects generate synergistic selection and strengthen fitness alignment in the interaction between legumes, rhizobia, and mycorrhizal fungi. Ecology Letters. In Press. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13814
27. Hernandez, D.**, A.D. David***, E.S. Menges, C.A. Searcyϕ, and M.E. Afkhamiϕ. (2021) Environmental stress destabilizes microbial networks. The ISME Journal. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-020-00882-x **graduate student mentee, ***postdoc mentee, ϕindicates co-senior authors (Recognized as most cited 2021 paper in ISME Journal as part of special collection “Celebrating 15 Years of The ISME Journal”; “Hot Cited” paper on Web of Science; ISME Journal 2021 Best Paper Award Honorable Mention; Winner of Best 2021 UM Graduate Student Paper Award)
26. Afkhami, M.E., B.K. Almeida**, D.J. Hernandez**, K.N. Kiesewetter**, and D.P. Revillini***. (2020) Tripartite mutualisms as models for understanding plant–microbial interactions. Special Issue on “Biotic Interactions” in Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 56: 28-36. doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2020.02.003. (Cover Art) **graduate student and ***postdoc mentee (Note all authors contributed equally)
25. Rudgers, J.A., M.E. Afkhami, L Bell-Dereske, Y.A Chung, K. Crawford, S.N Kivlin, M. Mann, and M. Nunez. (2020) Climate Disruption of Plant-Microbe Interactions. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. 51(1): 561-586
24. David, A.D.***, E.S. Menges, K.B. Thapa-Magar*, C.A. Searcyϕ and M.E. Afkhamiϕ. (2020) Do plant-microbe interactions support the Stress Gradient Hypothesis? Ecology. 101(8): e03081.10.1002/ecy.3081. *postbac and ***postdoc mentee ϕindicates co-senior authors
23. Almeida, B.K.**, M.S. Ross, S.L. Stoffella, J.P. Sah, E. Cline, F. Sklar, and M.E. Afkhami (2020) Diversity and structure of soil fungal communities across experimental Everglades tree islands. Diversity. Invited special issue on “Fungal Diversity”. 12, 324: 1-17. **graduate student mentee
22. Carscadden, K.A., N.C. Emery, C.A. Arnillas, M.E. Afkhami, D. Gravel, S.W. Livingstone, J.J. Wiens, and M.W. Cadotte. (2020) Broadening the horizons of niche breadth research. Quarterly Review of Biology. 95 (3): 179-214.
21. Almeida, B.K.**, M. Garg, M. Kubat, & M.E. Afkhami. (2020) Not that kind of tree: Decision trees inform the relative importance of morphological traits for plant databases. Applications in Plant Sciences. Special Issue on ‘Machine Learning in Plant Biology’. 8:1-7. doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11379. **graduate student mentee
20. Quintana-Ascencio, P.F., E.S. Menges, G. Cook, J. Ehrlén, and M.E. Afkhami. (2020) Drivers of demography: past challenges and a promise for a changed future. Demographic Methods across the Tree of Life. Eds. R. Salguero-Gomez and M. Gamelon. Oxford University Press. Accepted.
19. Hernandez, D.**, K. Kiesewetter**, S. Palakurty*, J. Stinchcombe, and M.E. Afkhami. (2020) Synergism and symbiosis: Unpacking complex species interactions using transcriptomic approaches. in The Model Legume Medicago truncatula. Ed. F.J. de Bruijn. Wiley Publishers. (In Press) *undergraduate mentee ** graduate mentee
18. Zanne, A.E., K. Abarenkov, M.E. Afkhami, et al. (2020) Fungal functional ecology: Bringing a trait-based approach to plant-associated fungi. Biological Reviews. 95: 409-433. doi.org/10.1111/brv.12570.
17. David, A.S.*** P. Quintana-Ascencio, E. Menges, K. Thapa-Magar*, M.E. Afkhamiϕ, C.A.S. Searcyϕ. (2019) Soil microbiomes underlie population persistence of an endangered plant species. The American Naturalist. 194:488-494. doi.org/10.1086/704684. *postbac and ***postdoc mentee ϕindicates co-senior authors
16. S. Palakurty*, J.R. Stinchcombe , & M.E. Afkhami. (2018) Cooperation and Coexpression: How coexpression networks shift in response to multiple mutualists. Molecular Ecology. Special Issue on “The Host-Associated Microbiome: Pattern, Process, and Function” 27:1860-1873 doi.org/10.1111/mec.14550 (Cover Art) *undergraduate mentee
15. David, A.S.**, K.B. Thapa Magar*, & M.E. Afkhami (2018) Microbial Mitigation-Exacerbation Continuum: A novel framework for microbiome effects on hosts in the face of stress. Ecology. 99:517-523 doi: 10.1002/ecy.2153 ** & * indicate equal authorship of postdoc and postbac mentees
14. Afkhami, M.E., D.L. Mahler, J.H. Burns, M.G. Weber, M.F., Wojciechowski, J. Sprent & S.Y. Strauss. (2018) Symbioses with nitrogen-fixing bacteria: Nodulation and phylogenetic data across legume genera. Ecology. 99:502. doi:10.1002/ecy.2110.
13. Batstone, R. T.*, K. A. Carscadden*, M. E. Afkhami, & M. E. Frederickson. (2018) Using niche breadth theory to explain generalization in mutualisms. Ecology. 99: 1039-1050. doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2188 + indicates equal graduate student coauthors
12. Afkhami, M.E. & J.R. Stinchcombe. (2016) Multiple Mutualist Effects on genome-wide expression in the tripartite association between Medicago truncatula, nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and mycorrhizal fungi. Molecular Ecology. 25: 4946-4962.
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11. Afkhami, M.E. & S.Y. Strauss. (2016) Native fungal endophytes suppress an exotic dominant and increase plant diversity over small and large spatial scales. Ecology. 97: 1159-1169.
10. Jones, E.I., M.E. Afkhami, E. Akcay, J.L. Bronstein, R. Bshary, M.E. Frederickson, K.D. Heath, J. Hoeksema, J. Ness, S. Pankey, S.S. Porter, J.L. Sachs, K. Scharnagl, & M.L. Friesen. (2015) Cheaters must prosper: Reconciling theoretical and empirical perspectives on cheating in mutualism. Ecology Letters. 18:1270–1284. (Cover Art)
9. Afkhami, M.E., P.J. McIntyre, & S.Y. Strauss. (2014) Mutualist-mediated effects on species’ range limits across large geographic scales. Ecology Letters. 17: 1265-1273.
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8. Charlton, N.D., K.D. Craven, M.E. Afkhami, B.A. Hall*, S.R. Ghimire, & C.A. Young. (2014) Interspecific hybridization and bioactive alkaloid variation increases diversity in endophytic Epichloë species of Bromus laevipes. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 90: 276-289. *undergraduate
7. Afkhami, M.E., J.A. Rudgers, & J.J. Stachowicz. (2014) Multiple Mutualist Effects: Conflict and synergy in multispecies mutualisms. Ecology. 95: 833-844.
6. Gorischek, A.M.*, M.E. Afkhami, E.K. Seifert, & J.A. Rudgers. (2013) Fungal symbionts as manipulators of reproductive biology. The American Naturalist. 181: 562-570. *undergraduate **Covered by Science News: Pennisi, E. (March 2013) Fungus get off my lawn.
5. Afkhami, M. E. (2012) Fungal endophyte-grass symbioses are rare in the California floristic province and other regions with Mediterranean-influenced climates. Fungal Ecology special issue. 5: 345-352.
4. Afkhami, M. E. & J. A Rudgers. (2009) Endophyte-mediated resistance to herbivores depends on herbivore identity in the wild grass, Festuca subverticillata. Environmental Entomology. 38: 1086-1095.
3. Rudgers, J.A., M. E. Afkhami, M. A. Rúa, A. J. Davitt, S. Hammer, & V. M. Huguet. (2009) A fungus among us: broad patterns of endophyte distribution in the grasses. Ecology. 90(6): 1531-1539.
2. Afkhami, M. E. & J. A. Rudgers. (2008) Symbiosis Lost: Imperfect vertical transmission of fungal endophytes in grasses. The American Naturalist. 172(3): 405-416.
1. Afkhami, M. E. & J. E. Strassmann. (2007) Adult Yellow-crowned Night-herons face in opposite directions at the nest. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 119(4):747–749.
COMPLETE OR IN PREP MANUSCRIPTS
Rawstern, A.H.**, V.W. Li**, A. Reyes** R. Krueger, and M.E. Afkhami. (Completed Manuscript) Domestication improves microbial community assembly, functionality, and stability in citrus crops. (Submitted in PhD dissertation thesis; Target Journal: Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment.) (Submission: Fall 2026)
Reyes, A.L.**, V.W. Li**, E. Cline, F.H. Sklar, and M.E. Afkhami. (Completed Draft) Restoration-driven changes in hydrology restructure the functional repertoire of soil microbial communities of tree islands. Target Journal: Restoration Ecology. (Submission: Fall 2026)
Li, V.W.**, Kiesewetter, K.N.**, E. Cline, F. Santamaria, C. Coronado, F.H. Sklar, and M.E. Afkhami. (Completed Manuscript) Functional divergence in soil microbiomes from constructed and natural island affects tropical tree growth. Target Journal: Ecological Applications. (Submission: Summer 2026)
Fowler, J.C.***, A. David, C.A. Searcy, and M.E. Afkhami. (In Prep) Citrus tree groves lead to changes in soil microbiome functional services. Target Journal: Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. (Submission: Spring 2027)
Martinez, T.S.**#, A.M. Katula**#, D.J. Hernandez***ϕ, M.E. Afkhamiϕ. (Completed Draft) PN-SLAYR: A novel rRNA suppression method for microbiome transcriptomics at a fraction of the cost. Target Journal: Nature Methods. (Submission Fall 2026)
Rawstern, A.H.**, A. Reyes**, Fowler, J.C.***, E. Hay***, V. Li,** A. Gebreil**, Hernandez, D.J.**, and M.E. Afkhami. (In Prep) Climate change reduces stability of microbial biodiversity but not functional stability across the globe. Target Journal: Nature. (Submission Fall/Winter 2026)
Katula, A.M.** and M.E. Afkhami. (Completed Manuscript) Frozen in a warming world: Microbiomes in permafrost. Target Journal: Frontiers for Young Minds. (Ready to go but waiting for submission portal to open again in Winter 2026)
Hay, E.***, C. Schardl, P. Nagabhyru, C. Mothes, C.A. Searcyϕ, and M.E. Afkhamiϕ. (In Prep) Microbes decouple host niche evolution and diversification. Target Journal: Science. (Submission Fall 2026)
Hernandez, D.J.** and M.E. Afkhami. (Completed Draft) Microbiomes under stress: Microbiomes and the stress gradient hypothesis. Target Journal: Trends in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. (Submission Winter 2026)
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