David Eissenstat
Research Summary
Biogeochemistry of soil-plant interactions, land use impacts on water and forests, and climate change ecology. Root biology: ecology of root lifespan, nutrient foraging by mycorrhizal roots, and belowground phenology in a warming Arctic.
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Recent Publications
Cover crops and a devigorating rootstock can impart substantial agroecosystem services to high-resource vineyards: A multi-year study
Fleishman, S. M., Eissenstat, D. M., Hoffer, G. M. & Centinari, M., Mar 1 2023, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 344, 108287.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mite density, not diversity, declines with biomass removal in Patagonian woodlands
Fernández, M. M., Casas, C., Bedano, J. C., Eissenstat, D. M., Kaye, M. W., García, I. M., Kun, M. E. & Garibaldi, L. A., Jan 2022, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 169, 104242.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Functionally-explicit sampling can answer key questions about the specificity of plant–microbe interactions
Fleishman, S. M., Eissenstat, D. M., Bell, T. & Centinari, M., Dec 2022, In: Environmental Microbiomes. 17, 1, 51.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Rock fragment content in soils shift root foraging behavior in xerophytic species
Hu, H., Bao, W., Eissenstat, D. M., Huang, L., Liu, J. & Li, F., Sep 2022, In: Plant and Soil. 478, 1-2, p. 671-688 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Topography Mediates the Response of Soil CO2 Efflux to Precipitation Over Days, Seasons, and Years
Kopp, M., Kaye, J. P., Smeglin, Y. H., Adams, T., Primka, E. J., Bradley, B., Shi, Y. & Eissenstat, D., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Ecosystems.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Phylogenetic Signal, Root Morphology, Mycorrhizal Type and Macroinvertebrate Exclusion: Exploring Wood Decomposition in Soils Conditioned by 13 Temperate Tree Species
Malik, R. J., Bruns, M. A. V., Bell, T. H. & Eissenstat, D. M., Apr 2022, In: Forests. 13, 4, 536.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Shifts in root dynamics along a hillslope in a mixed, mesic temperate forest
Primka, E. J., Adams, T. S., Buck, A. S. & Eissenstat, D. M., Aug 2022, In: Plant and Soil. 477, 1-2, p. 707-723 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Undervine groundcover substantially increases shallow but not deep soil carbon in a temperate vineyard
Fleishman, S. M., Bock, H. W., Eissenstat, D. M. & Centinari, M., Jun 15 2021, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 313, 107362.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The hierarchy of root branching order determines bacterial composition, microbial carrying capacity and microbial filtering
King, W. L., Yates, C. F., Guo, J., Fleishman, S. M., Trexler, R. V., Centinari, M., Bell, T. H. & Eissenstat, D. M., Dec 2021, In: Communications Biology. 4, 1, 483.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Limited evidence of vertical fine-root segregation in a subtropical forest
Luo, W., Ni, M., Wang, Y., Lan, R., Eissenstat, D. M., Cahill, J. F., Li, B. & Chu, C., Sep 2021, In: New Phytologist. 231, 6, p. 2308-2318 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Limiting similarity shapes the functional and phylogenetic structure of root neighborhoods in a subtropical forest
Luo, W., Lan, R., Chen, D., Zhang, B., Xi, N., Li, Y., Fang, S., Valverde-Barrantes, O. J., Eissenstat, D. M., Chu, C. & Wang, Y., Jan 2021, In: New Phytologist. 229, 2, p. 1078-1090 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Topographical shifts in fine root lifespan in a mixed, mesic temperate forest
Primka IV, E. J., Adams, T. S., Buck, A. & Eissenstat, D. M., Jul 2021, In: PloS one. 16, 7 July, e0254672.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Remarkable Similarity in Timing of Absorptive Fine-Root Production Across 11 Diverse Temperate Tree Species in a Common Garden
Withington, J. M., Goebel, M., Bułaj, B., Oleksyn, J., Reich, P. B. & Eissenstat, D. M., Jan 28 2021, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 11, 623722.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Warming and grazing interact to affect root dynamics in an alpine meadow
Wu, Y., Zhu, B., Eissenstat, D. M., Wang, S., Tang, Y. & Cui, X., Feb 2021, In: Plant and Soil. 459, 1-2, p. 109-124 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tree‐induced alterations to soil properties and rhizoplane‐associated bacteria following 23 years in a common garden
Yates, C. F., Guo, J., Bell, T. H., Fleishman, S. M., Bock, H. W., Trexler, R. V., Eissenstat, D. M. & Centinari, M., Apr 2021, In: Plant and Soil. 461, 1-2, p. 591-602 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review