Journal articles
Submitted or in review papers:
[28] Yusuf, Anne; Birnbaum, Christina; Chapman, James; Grover, Samantha. The academic ecosystem of African peatland research (in review)
[27] Heuck, Meike Katharina; Birnbaum, Christina; Powell, Jeff; Kath, Jarrod; Frew, Adam. Using life history to predict climate change driven shifts in agricultural arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities. (submitted)
[26] Birnbaum, C., Yuwati, T.W., Rachmanadi, D., Kunarso, A., Bonner, M.T.L., Grover, S.P. Soil microbial communities in Indonesian tropical peatlands: a systematic review (in review Mires and Peat)
2024
[25] Yusuf, A. Y., Silvester, E., Brkljaca,R., Birnbaum, C., Chapman, J., Grover, S.P. (2024) Peatland carbon chemistry, amino acids, and protein preservation in biogeochemically distinct ecohydrologic layers. European Journal of Soil Science (accepted)
[24] Lumibao, C., Harris, G., Birnbaum, C. (2024) Global diversity and distribution of rhizosphere and root-associated fungi in coastal wetlands: a systematic review. Estuaries and Coasts
[23] Birnbaum, C., Dearnaley, J., Egidi, E., Frew, A., Hopkins, A., Powell, J., Aguilar-Trigueros, C., Liddicoat, C., Albornoz, F., Heuck, M. K., Dadzie, F., Florence, L., Singh, P., Mansfield, T., Rajapaksha, K., Stewart, J., Rallo, P., Peddle, S., Chiarenza, G. Integrating soil microbial communities into fundamental ecology, conservation, and restoration: examples from Australia. New Phytologist
2023
[22] Birnbaum, C., Wood, J., Lilleskov, E., Lamit, L.J., Shannon, J., Brewer,M., Grover, S.P. (2023) Peatland Degradation Reduces Microbial Richness and Alters Microbial Functions in an Australian Peatland. Microbial Ecology
[21] Marcelino, V.R., Birnbaum, C. (2023) AusME 2022 Melbourne conference. Microbiology Australia.
[20] Heuck, M.K., Birnbaum, C., Frew, A. (2023) Friends to the rescue: using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to future-proof Australian agriculture. Microbiology Australia
[19] Birnbaum, C., & Trevathan-Tackett, S. M. (2022) Aiding coastal wetland restoration via the belowground soil microbiome: an overview. Restoration Ecology
2021
[18] Birnbaum, C., Waryszak, P., Farrer, E.C. (2021) Direct and indirect effects of climate change in coastal wetlands: Will climate change influence wetlands by affecting plant invasion? Wetlands
[17] Farrer, E., Birnbaum, C., Waryszak, P., Halbrook, S., Brady, M., Bumby, C., Candaele, H., Kulick, N., Lee, S., Schroeder, C., Smith, M., Wilber, W. (2021) Plant and microbial impacts of an invasive species vary across an environmental gradient. Journal of Ecology.
2020
[16] Schroeder, C., Halbrook, S., Birnbaum, C., Waryszak, P., Wilber, W., Farrer, E.C. (2020) The microbial ecology of a widespread invader: Phragmites australis harbors fungal communities characterized by high diversity and pathogen abundance. Diversity.
[15] Birnbaum, C., Egidi, E. (2020) Editorial: Special thematic issue on applying microbial community research to improve conservation and restoration outcomes. Plant Ecology. See here all Special Issue papers.
[14] Wandrag, E.M., Birnbaum, C., Klock, M.M., Barrett, L., Thrall, P.H. (2020) Availability of soil mutualists may not limit Acacia invasion but could increase the impact of non-native Acacia on native soil communities. Journal of Applied Ecology.
[13] Gorzelak, M., McAmmond, B.M., Van Hamme, J.D. , Birnbaum, C., Thomsen, C., Hart, M. (2020) Soil Microbial Communities in Long-Term Soil Storage for Sand Mine Reclamation. Ecological Restoration
2019
[12] Birnbaum, C., Hopkins, A.J.M., Fontaine, J.B., Enright, N. (2019) Soil fungal responses to experimental warming and drying in a Mediterranean shrubland. Science of the Total Environment. See also The Conversation article.
[11] Birnbaum C., Egidi E, Singh B, (2019) Digging deep for biodiversity. Austral Ecology
2018
[10] Birnbaum, C., Morald, T., Tibbett, M., Richard G. Bennett, R., Standish, R. (2018) Effect of plant root symbionts on performance of native woody species in competition with an invasive grass in multispecies microcosms. Ecology and Evolution, Access data here!
[9] Birnbaum, C., Bissett, A., Teste, F.P., Laliberté, E. (2018) Symbiotic N2-fixer Community Composition, but Not Diversity, Shifts in Nodules of a Single Host Legume Across a 2-million-year Dune Chronosequence. Microbial Ecology.
2017
[8] Birnbaum, C., Sammul, M., Kull, T. (2017) Distribution and growth dynamics of invasive goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) in its introduced range in Estonia, and some Australian comparisons. Journal of The Royal Society of Western Australia.
[7] Birnbaum, C., Bradshaw, L., Ruthrof, K., Fontaine, J. (2017) Topsoil Stockpiling in Restoration: Impact of Storage Time on Plant Growth and Symbiotic Soil Biota. Ecological Restoration.
2016
[6] Birnbaum, C., Bissett, A., Thrall, P.H. & Leishman, M.R. (2016) Nitrogen fixing bacterial communities in invasive legume nodules and associated soils are similar across introduced and native range populations in Australia. Journal of Biogeography.
2015
[5] Gower, K., Fontaine, J.B., Birnbaum, C. & Enright, N.J. (2015) Sequential disturbance effects of hailstorm and fire on vegetation in a Mediterranean-type ecosystem. Ecosystems.
[4] Nield, A.P., Monaco, S., Birnbaum, C. and Enright, N.J. (2015) Regeneration failure threatens persistence of Persoonia elliptica (Proteaceae) in Western Australian jarrah forests. Plant Ecology.
2014
[3] Birnbaum, C., Bissett, A., Thrall, P.H. & Leishman, M.R. (2014) Invasive legumes encounter similar soil fungal communities in their non-native and native range populations in Australia. Soil Biology and Biochemistry.
2013
[2] Birnbaum, C. & Leishman, M.R. (2013) Plant-soil feedbacks do not explain invasion success of Acacia species in introduced range populations in Australia. Biological Invasions.
2012
[1] Birnbaum, C., Barrett, L.G., Thrall, P.H. & Leishman, M.R. (2012) Mutualisms are not constraining cross-continental invasion success of Acacia species in Australia. Diversity & Distributions.
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