Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment

Anderson I, Cairney J, (2004) 'Diversity and ecology of soil fungal communities: increased understanding through the application of molecular techniques', Environmental Microbiology, vol.6, no.8, pp 769-779

Barton CVM, Montagu KD, (2004) 'Detection of tree roots and determination of root diameters by ground penetrating radar under optimal conditions', Tree Physiology, vol.24, pp 1323-1331

Charlat S, Riegler M, Baures I, Poinsot D, Stauffer C, Merçot H, (2004) 'Incipient evolution of Wolbachia compatibility types', Evolution, vol.58, pp 1901-1908

Choat B, Jansen S, Zwieniecki MA, Smets E, Holbrook NM, (2004) ‘Changes in pit membrane porosity due to deflection and stretching: the role of vestured pits’, Journal of Experimental Botany, vol.55, no.402, pp 1569-1575

Crous KY, Ellsworth DS, (2004) 'Canopy position affects photosynthetic adjustments to long-term elevated CO₂ concentration (FACE) in a mature Pinus taeda L. forest', Tree Physiology, vol.24, pp 961-970

Ellsworth DS, Reich PB, Naumburg ES, Koch GW, Kubiske ME, Smith SD, (2004) 'Photosynthesis, carboxylation and leaf nitrogen responses of 16 species to elevated pCO₂ across four free-air CO₂ enrichment experiments in forest, grassland and desert',  Global Change Biology, vol.10, pp 2121-2138

Griffin KL, Anderson OR, Tissue DT, Turnbull MH, Whitehead D, (2004) 'Variation in dark respiration and mitochondrial numbers within needles of Pinus radiata grown in ambient or elevated CO₂ partial pressure', Tree Physiology, vol.24, pp 347-353

Huxman TE, Smith MD, Fay PA, Knapp AK, Shaw MR, Loik ME, Smith SD, Tissue DT, Zak JC, Weltzin JF, Pockman WT, Sala OE, Haddad B, Harte J, Koch GW, Schwinning S, Small EE, Williams DG, (2004) 'Convergence across biomes to a common rain-use efficiency', Nature, vol.429, pp 641-645

Huxman TE, Snyder K, Tissue D, Leffler J, Ogle K, Pockman W, Sandquist D, Potts D, (2004) 'Precipitation pulses and carbon fluxes in semi-arid and arid ecosystems', Oecologia, vol.141, pp 254-268

Jansen S, Choat B, Vinckier S, Lens F, Schols P, Smets E, (2004) 'Intervascular pit membranes with a torus in the wood of Ulmus (Ulmaceae) and related genera', New Phytologist, vol.163, no.1, pp 51-59

Jasoni R, Kane C, Green C, Peffley E, Tissue D, Thompson L, Payton P, Pare P, (2004) 'Altered leaf and root emissions from onion (Allium cepa L.) grown under elevated CO₂ conditions', Environmental and Experimental Botany, vol.51, pp 273-280

Johnson SN, Read DB, Gregory PJ, (2004) ‘Tracking larval insect movement within soil using high resolution X-ray microtomography’, Ecological Entomology, vol.29, no.1, pp 117–122

Johnson SN, Gregory PJ, Murray PJ, Zhang X, Young IM, (2004) ‘Host plant recognition by the root-feeding clover weevil, Sitona lepidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)’, Bulletin of Entomological Research, vol.94, no.5, pp 433–439

Kirkby MJ, Jones RJA, Irvine B, Gobin A, Govers G, Cerdan O, Van Rompaey AJJ, Le Bissonnais Y, Daroussin J, King D, Montanarella L, Grimm M, Vieillefont V, Puigdefabregas J, Boer MM, Kosmas C, Yassoglou N, Tsara M, Mantel S, Van Lynden GJ, Huting J, (2004) ‘Pan-European Soil Erosion Risk Assessment: The PESERA Map, Version 1 October 2003. Explanation of Special Publication Ispra 2004 No.73 (S.P.I.04.73)’, European Soil Bureau Research Report No.16, EUR 21176, 18pp. and 1 map in ISO B1format. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg

Letnic M, (2004) ‘Cattle grazing in a hummock grassland regenerating after fire: the effects of cattle exclusion on vegetation in south-western Queensland’, Rangeland Journal, vol.26, pp 34-48

Letnic M, Dickman CR, Tischler M, Tamayo B, Beh CL, (2004) ‘The responses of small mammals and lizards to fire and rainfall in arid Australia’, Journal of Arid Environments, vol.59, p 85

Midgley D, Chambers S, Cairney J, (2004) 'Distribution of ericoid mycorrhizal endophytes and root-associated fungi in neighbouring Ericaceae plants in the field', Plant and Soil, vol.259, pp 137-151

Midgley D, Chambers S, Cairney J, (2004) 'Inorganic and organic substrates as sources of nitrogen and phosphorus for multiple genotypes of two ericoid mycorrhizal fungal taxa from Woollsia pungens and Leucopogon parviflorus (Ericaceae)', Australian Journal of Botany, vol.52, pp 63-71

Midgley D, Chambers S, Cairney J, (2004) 'Utilisation of carbon substrates by multiple genotypes of ericoid mycorrhizal fungal endophytes from eastern Australian Ericaceae', Mycorrhiza, vol.14, pp 245-251

Milham P, Jinadasa N, Hawkins C, Holford P, Conroy J, Collins D, (2004) 'Modelling the effects of soil properties on the concentration of Cd extracted by 10 mM CaCl2 from soils of the Sydney Basin', Australian Journal of Soil Research, vol.42, pp 799-813

Novick K, Stoy P, Katul GG, Ellsworth D, Siqueira M, Juang J, Oren R, (2004) 'Carbon dioxide exchange and water vapor in a warm temperate grassland', Oecologia, vol.138, pp 259-274

Nowak RS, Smith SD, Ellsworth DS, (2004) 'Functional responses of plants to elevated atmospheric CO₂ – Do photosynthetic and productivity data from FACE experiments support early predictions?  Tansley Review', New Phytologist, vol.162, pp 253-280

Orlovich D, Cairney J, (2004) 'Ectomycorrhizal fungi in New Zealand: current perspectives and future directions', New Zealand Journal of Botany, vol.42, pp 721-738

Pare PW, Jasoni R, Peffley E, Thompson L, Tissue D, Green C (2004) 'Elevated carbon dioxide alters hydrocarbon emissions and flavor in onion', SAE International, (2004)-01-2299

Powell JR, Webster JM, (2004) ‘Interguild antagonism between biological controls: impact of entomopathogenic nematode application on an aphid predator, Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)’, Biological Control, vol.30, pp 110-118

Powell JR, Webster JM, (2004) ‘Target host finding by Steinernema feltiae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in the presence of a non-target insect host’, Journal of Nematology, vol.36, pp 285-28

Reich PB, Naeem S, Tilman D, Ellsworth D, Knops J, Craine J, Trost J, Wedin D, (2004)  'Species and functional group diversity independently influence biomass accumulation and its response to CO₂ and N', Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (USA) , vol.101, pp 10101-10106

Reich PB, Oleksyn J, (2004) ‘Global patterns of plant leaf N and P in relation to temperature and latitude’, Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (USA), vol.101, no.30, pp 11001-11006

Reich PB, Uhl C, Walters M, Prugh L, Ellsworth DS, (2004) ‘Births, deaths, longevity and phenology of Amazonian rain forest leaves: results of a 9-year, 40,000 leaf demography census’, Ecological Monographs, vol.74, pp 3-24

Riegler M, Charlat S, Stauffer C, Merçot H, (2004) 'Wolbachia transfer from Rhagoletis cerasi to Drosophila simulans: investigating the outcomes of host-symbiont coevolution', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol.70, pp 273-279

Shapiro JB, Griffin KL, Lewis JD, Tissue DT, (2004) 'Response of leaf respiration in the light of Xanthium strumarium to elevated CO₂ concentration, nitrogen availability and temperature', New Phytologist, vol.162, pp 377-386

Sholtis JD, Gunderson CA, Norby RJ, Tissue DT, (2004) 'Persistent stimulation of photosynthesis by elevated CO₂ in a sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) forest stand', New Phytologist, vol.162, pp 343-354

Singh BK, Millard P, Whiteley A, Murrell JC, (2004) ‘Unravelling rhizosphere - microbial interactions: opportunities and limitations’, Trends in Microbiology, vol.12, pp 386-393

Singh BK, Walker A, Morgan AW, Wright DJ, (2004) ‘Biodegradation of chlorpyrifos by enterobacter strain B-14 and its use in bioremediation of contaminated soils’, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol.70, pp 4855-4863

Thompson L, Peffley E, Green C, Pare P, Tissue D, (2004) 'Biomass, flavonol levels and sensory characteristics of Allium cultivars grown hydroponically at ambient and elevated CO₂', SAE International, 041ICES-136

Turnbull MH, Tissue DT, Murthy R, Wang X, Griffin KL, (2004) 'Nocturnal warming increases photosynthesis at elevated CO₂ partial pressure in Populus deltoides', New Phytologist, vol.161, pp 819-826

Villarreal-Ruiz L, Anderson IC, Alexander IJ, (2004) ‘The interaction between an isolate from the Hymenoscyphus ericae aggregate and roots of Pinus and Vaccinium’, New Phytologist, vol.164, pp 183-192

Whitehead D, Griffin KL, Turnbull MH, Tissue DT, Engel VC, Brown KJ, Schuster WSF, Walcroft AS, (2004) 'Response of total night-time respiration to differences in total daily photosynthesis in a canopy of Quercus rubra L.', Global Change Biology, vol.10, pp 925-938

Whitehead D, Walcroft AS, Griffin KL, Tissue DT, Turnbull MH, Engel V, Brown KJ, Schuster WSF, (2004) 'Scaling carbon uptake from leaves to canopies: insights from two forests with contrasting properties', in Forests at the Land-Atmosphere Interface, Mencuccini M, Grace J, Moncrieff J, McNaughton KG, (Eds), pp 231-254, CAB International, Oxford

Williams A, Chambers S, Davies P, Mclean C, Cairney J, (2004) 'Molecular investigation of sterile root-associated fungi from Epacris microphyllar R. Br. (Ericaceae) and other epacrids at alpine, subalpine and coastal heathland sites', Australasian Mycologist, vol.23, no.3, pp 94-104

Wright IJ, Reich PB, Westoby M, Ackerly DD, Baruch Z, Bongers F, Cavender-Bares J, Chapin T, Cornelissen JHC, Diemer M, Flexas J, Garnier E, Groom PK, Gulias J, Hikosaka K, Lamont BB, Lee T, Lee W, Lusk C, Midgley JJ, Navas M-L, Niinemets Ü, Oleksyn J, Osada N, Poorter H, Poot P, Prior L, Pyankov VI, Roumet C, Thomas SC, Tjoelker MG, Veneklaas EJ, Villar R, (2004) ‘The world-wide leaf economics spectrum’, Nature, vol. 428, no.6985, pp 821-827.

Wu M, Sun LV, Vamathevan J, Riegler M, Deboy R, Brownlie JC, McGraw EA, Martin W, Esser C, Ahmadinejad N, Wiegand C, Madupu R, Beanan MJ, Brinkac LM, Daugherty SC, Durkin AS, Kolonay JF, Nelson WC, Mohamoud Y, Lee P, Berry K, Young MB, Utterback T, Weidman J, Nierman WC, Paulsen IT, Nelson KE, Tettelin H, O'Neill SL, Eisen JA, (2004) 'Phylogenomics of the reproductive parasite Wolbachia pipientis wMel: a streamlined genome overrun by mobile genetic elements', Public Library of Science Biology, vol.2, pp 327-341

Zabalou S, Riegler M, Theodorakopoulou M, Stauffer C, Savakis C, Bourtzis K, (2004) 'Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility as a means for insect pest population control', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, vol.101, pp 15042-15045

Zeppel MJB, Murray BR, Barton CVM, Eamus D, (2004) 'Seasonal responses of xylem sap velocity to VPD and solar radiation during drought in a stand of native trees in temperate Australia', Functional Plant Biology, vol.31, pp 461-470