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2023

Greenwood, L., Nimmo, D.G., Egidi, E., Price, J.N., McIntosh, R., Frew. A. (2023), Fire shapes fungal guild diversity and composition through direct and indirect pathways,  Molecular Ecology   https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17068 (in press)

Frew, A., Heuck, M.K., Aguilar-Trigueros, C. (2023), Host filtering, not competitive exclusion, may be the main driver of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community assembly under high phosphorus,  Functional Ecology, 10.1111/1365-2435.14349 (in press)

Heuck, M.K., Birnbaum, C.,  Frew, A. (2023), Friends to the rescue: using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to future-proof Australian agriculture,  Microbiology Australia, Vol. 44, 5-8

Ng, A., Wilson, B.A.L.,  Frew, A. (2023), Belowground crop responses to root herbivory are associated with the community structure of native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi,  Applied Soil Ecology, Vol. 185, 104797

2022

Frew, A. (2022), Root herbivory reduces species richness and alters community structure of root-colonising arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Soil Biology & Biochemistry, doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108723

Johnson, S.N., Powell, J.R., Frew, A., Cibils-Stewart, X.  (2022), Silicon accumulation suppresses arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonisation in the model grass Brachypodium distachyon Plant and Soil,  doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05463-9

Frew, A., Antunes, P.M., Cameron, D.D., Hartley, S.E., Johnson, S.N., Rillig, M.C., Bennett, A.E. (2022), Plant herbivore protection by arbuscular mycorrhizas: A role for fungal diversity? New Phytologist, Vol. 233, 1022-1031

2021

Frew, A., Price, J.N., Oja, J., Vasar, M., Öpik, M. (2021), Impacts of elevated atmospheric CO₂ on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and their role in moderating plant allometric partitioningMycorrhiza, Vol. 31, 423-430

 Johnson, S.N., Hartley, S.E., Ryalls, J.M.W., Frew, A., Hall, C.R. (2021), Targeted plant defense: silicon conserves hormonal defense signaling impacting chewing but not fluid-feeding herbivoresEcology, Vol. 102, e03250

2020

Frew, A., Powell J.R., Johnson, S.N. (2020), Aboveground resource allocation in response to root herbivory as affected by the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosisPlant and Soil, Vol. 447, 463-473

2019

Frew, A., Price, J.N. (2019) Mycorrhizal-mediated plant-herbivore interactions in a high CO₂ world, Functional Ecology, Vol. 33, 1376-1385

Frew, A., Weston, L.A., Gurr, G.M. (2019) Silicon reduces herbivore performance via different mechanisms, depending on host-plant speciesAustral Ecology, Vol. 44, 1092-1097

2018

Frew, A., Powell, J.R., Glauser, G., Bennett, A.E., Johnson, S.N. (2018) Mycorrhizal fungi enhance nutrient uptake but disarm defences in plant roots, promoting plant-parasitic nematode populationsSoil Biology and Biochemistry, Vol. 126, 123-132

Johnson, S.N., Ryalls, J.M.W., Gherlenda, A.G., Frew, A., Hartley, S.E. (2018) Benefits from below: Silicon supplementation maintains legume productivity under predicted climate change scenariosFrontiers in Plant Science, doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.00202

Johnson, S.N., Lopaticki, G., Aslam, T.J., Barnett, K., Frew, A., Hartley, S.E., Hiltopld, I., Nielsen, U.N., Ryalls, J.M.W. (2018) Dryland management regimes alter forest habitats and understory arthropod communitiesAnnals of Applied Biology, Vol. 172, 282-294

Frew, A., Weston, L.A., Reynolds, O.L., Gurr, G.M. (2018) The role of silicon in plant biology: A paradigm shift in research approachAnnals of Botany, Vol. 121, 1265-1273

2017

Frew, A., Powell, J.R., Allsopp, P.G., Sallam, N., Johnson, S.N. (2017) Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi promote silicon accumulation in plant roots, reducing the impacts of root herbivoryPlant and Soil, Vol. 419, 423-433

Frew, A., Powell, J.R., Hiltpold, I., Allsopp, P.G., Sallam, N., Johnson, S.N. (2017) Host plant colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi stimulates immune function whereas high root silicon concentrations diminish growth in a soil-dwelling herbivoreSoil Biology and Biochemistry, Vol. 112, 117-126

Johnson, S.N., Hartley, S.E., Ryalls, J.M.W., Frew, A., DeGabriel J.L., Duncan, M., Gherlenda, A.N. (2017) Silicon-induced root nodulation and synthesis of essential amino acids in a legume is associated with higher herbivore abundanceFunctional Ecology, Vol.31, 1903-1909

Frew, A., Allsopp, P.G., Gherlenda, A.G., Johnson, S.N. (2017) Increased root herbivory under elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations is reversed by silicon-based plant defencesJournal of Applied Ecology, Vol.54, 1310-1319               

2016

Johnson, S.N., Benefer, C.M., Frew, A., Griffiths, B.S., Hartley, S.E., Karley, A.J., Rasmann, S., Schumann, M., Sonnemann. I, Robert, C.A.M. (2016) New frontiers in belowground ecology for plant protection from root-feeding insectsApplied Soil Ecology, Vol.108, 96-107

Frew, A., Powell, J.R., Sallam, N., Allsopp, P.G., Johnson, S.N. (2016) Trade-offs between silicon and phenolic defenses may explain enhanced performance of root herbivores on phenolic-rich plants, Journal of Chemical Ecology, Vol. 42, 768-771

Frew, A., Barnett, K., Riegler, M., Nielsen, U.N., Johnson, S.N. (2016) Belowground ecology of scarabs feeding on grass roots: current knowledge and future directions for management in AustralasiaFrontiers in Plant Science, Vol.7, 321

Johnson, S.N., Gherlenda, A.N., Frew, A., Ryalls, J.M.W. (2016) 'The importance of testing multiple environmental factors in legume-insect research: Replication, reviewers and rebuttalFrontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 7, P89

2013

Frew, A., Nielsen, U.N., Riegler, M., Johnson, S.N. (2013) Do eucalypt plantation management practices create understory reserviors of scarab beetle pests in the soil?Forest Ecology and Management, Vol.306,  275-280 

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