Publications

In Print

1. Bernardin JR, Young EB, Cagle GA, Freedman ZB, and Bittleston LS.  2025. Environmental stress shapes bacterial community structure and function through interactive abiotic effects. Molecular Ecology e70102. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.70102

2. Heil JA, Bernardin JR, Galla SJ, Bittleston LS. 2025. A framework for utilizing leaf-associated microbes to achieve conservation and restoration goals. mSphere 0:e01082-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.01082-24

3. Bernardin JR, Gray SM, Bittleston LS. 2024. Arthropod prey type drives decomposition rates and microbial community processes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 0:e00394-24. 10.1128/aem.00394-24

4. Bernardin JR, Young EB, Gray SM, Bittleston LS. 2024.Bacterial community function increases leaf growth in a pitcher plant experimental system. mSystems 0:e01298-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.01298-24

5. Bittleston LS, Benson EL, Bernardin JR, Pierce NE. 2022. Characterization and comparison of convergence among Cephalotus follicularis pitcher plant-associated communities with those of Nepenthes and Sarracenia found worldwide. Front Plant Sci 13:887635. 10.3389/fpls.2022.887635

6. Bittleston LS, Freedman ZB, Bernardin JR, Grothjan JJ, Young EB, Record S, Baiser B, Gray SM. 2021. Exploring microbiome functional dynamics through space and time with trait-based theory. mSystems6:e00530-21. 10.1128/mSystems.00530-21

7. Bernardin JR. 2019. A morphological and molecular reassessment of Robergea albicedrae(Ascomycota). Master’s Thesis.  https://hdl.handle.net/10877/8977

8. Henley WJ, Kvíderová J, Kirkwood AE, Milner J, Potter AT. 2007. Life in a hypervariable environment, p. 681–694. In Algae and Cyanobacteria in Extreme Environments. Springer, Dordrecht. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4020-6112-7_37

In Review

1. Cagle GA, Baiser B, Bernardin JR, Bittleston LS, Young EB, Gray SM, Freedman ZB. 2025. A cross-system comparison of microbial primary functional succession using life history traits. ISME Journal. In Review

2. Gronniger J, Larin-Henriquez D, Bernardin JR, Glenny Shoemaker L, Bittleston LS. 2025. Niche availability promotes bacterial coexistence through synergistic combinations of environmental conditions. ISME Journal. In Review.

3.  Baiser, B, Bernardin JR, et al. 2024. Uncovering the role of time, biogeography, resources, and food web composition in microbial primary succession. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. In Review.

4. Sourouri B, Bernardin JR, Favier AI, Garces KR, McMullen II JG, McGuire RM. 2025. Microbial Ecology for All: A vision of accessibility, unity, and responsibility. Ecology. In Review.