
Doctor Susan Chambers
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW,
Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
Casual General,
Dean's Unit - School of Science and Health
OHS TECHNICAL OFFICER, LABORATORIES,
Occ Health & Safety and Information Systems
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of Adelaide
- BSc University of New South Wales
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
- Dean's Unit - School of Science and Health
- Occ Health & Safety and Information Systems
Contact
| Email: | S.Chambers@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 9558 |
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| Location: | LZ.G.49 Parramatta |
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Publications
Journal Articles
- Anderson, I., Drigo, B., Ghannoum, O., Chambers, S. and Tissue, D. (2013), 'Interactive effects of preindustrial, current and future atmospheric CO2 concentrations and temperature on soil fungi associated with two Eucalyptus species', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 13.
- Hitchcock, C., Hitchcock, C., Chambers, S., Chambers, S., Cairney, J. and Cairney, J. (2011), 'Genetic population structure of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus microcarpus suggests high gene flow in south-eastern Australia', Mycorrhiza, 7.
- Hitchcock, C., Chambers, S. and Cairney, J. (2011), 'Genetic population structure of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus microcarpus suggests high gene flow in south-eastern Australia'', Mycorrhiza, 7.
- Curlevski, N., Chambers, S., Anderson, I. and Cairney, J. (2009), 'Identical genotypes of an ericoid mycorrhiza-forming fungus occur in roots of Epacris pulchella (Ericaceae) and Leptospermum polygalifolium (Myrtaceae) in an Australian sclerophyll forest', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 10.
- Chambers, S., Curlevski, N. and Cairney, J. (2008), 'Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi are common root inhabitants of non-Ericaceae plants in a south-eastern Australian sclerophyll forest', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 8.
- Hitchcock, C., Chambers, S. and Cairney, J. (2006), 'Development of polymorphic simple sequence repeat markers for Pisolithus microcarpus', Molecular ecology Notes, 3.
- Chambers, S., Hitchcock, C. and Cairney, J. (2005), 'Ectomycorrhizal mycobionts of Pisonia grandis on coral cays in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia', Mycological Research, 7.
- Midgley, D., Chambers, S. and 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, 9.
- Midgley, D., Chambers, S. and Cairney, J. (2004), 'Distribution of ericoid mycorrhizal endophytes and root-associated fungi in neighbouring Ericaceae plants in the field', Plant and Soil, 15.
- Midgley, D., Chambers, S. and Cairney, J. (2004), 'Utilisation of carbon substrates by multiple genotypes of ericoid mycorrhizal fungal endophytes from eastern Australian Ericaceae', Mycorrhiza, 7.
- Williams, A., Chambers, S., Davies, P., Mclean, C. and Cairney, J. (2004), 'Molecular investigation of sterile root-associated fungi from Epacris microphyllar.br. (Ericaceae) and other epacrids at alpine, subalpine and coastal heathland sites', Australasian Mycologist, 11.
- Sawyer, N., Chambers, S. and Cairney, J. (2003), 'Variation in nitrogen source utilisation by nine Amanita muscaria genotypes from Australian Pinus radiata plantations', Mycorrhiza, 5.
- Sawyer, N., Chambers, S. and Cairney, J. (2003), 'Utilisation of inorganic and organic nitrogen sources by Amanita species native to temperature eastern Australia', Mycological Research, 8.
- Sawyer, N., Chambers, S. and Cairney, J. (2003), 'Distribution of Amanita spp. genotypes under eastern Australian sclerophyll vegetation', Mycological Research, 6.
- Hitchcock, C., Chambers, S., Anderson, I. and Cairney, J. (2003), 'Development of markers for simple sequence repeat-rich regions that discriminate between Pisolithus albus and P. microcarpus', Mycological Research, 8.
- Sawyer, N., Chambers, S. and Cairney, J. (2003), 'Utilisation of inorganic and organic phosphorus sources by isolates of Amanita muscaria and Amanita species native to temperate eastern Australia', Australian Journal of Botany, 8.
- Midgley, D., Chambers, S. and Cairney, J. (2002), 'Spatial distribution of fungal endophyte genotypes in a Woollsia Pungens (Ericaceae) root system', Australian Journal of Botany, 7.
- Sharples, J., Meharg, A., Chambers, S. and Cairney, J. (2001), 'Arsenate resistance in the ericoid mycorrhizal fungus Hymenoscyphus ericae', New Phytologist, 6.
- Sawyer, N., Chambers, S. and Cairney, J. (2001), 'Distribution and persistence of Amanita muscaria genotypes in Australian Pinus radiata plantations', Mycological Research, 5.
- Anderson, I., Chambers, S. and Cairney, J. (2001), 'Characteristics of glutamine uptake by two Australian Pisolithus species', Mycological Research, 6.
- Anderson, I., Chambers, S. and Cairney, J. (2001), 'Distribution and persistence of Australian Pisolithus species genets at native sclerophyll forest sites', Mycological Research, 6.
- Anderson, I., Chambers, S. and Cairney, J. (2001), 'ITS-RFLP and ITS sequence diversity in Pisolithus from central and eastern Australian sclerophyll forests', Mycological Research, 9.
- Anderson, I., Chambers, S. and Cairney, J. (2001), 'Variation in nitrogen source utilisation by Pisolithus isolates maintained in axenic culture', Mycorrhiza, 4.
Research
Previous Projects
| Title: | The development of molecular methods to study the influence of pollution in communities of ectomycorrhizal fungi |
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| Years: | 1995-10-12 - 2001-04-16 |
| ID: | P0013130 |
| UWS Researchers: | Susan Chambers |
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| Title: | Biodiversity of fungi forming mycorrhizas with pisonia grandis on Heron Island Australia |
| Years: | 1998-05-01 - 1999-05-31 |
| ID: | P0010174 |
| UWS Researchers: | Susan Chambers |
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