Dr. Gail W. T. Wilson

Name:

Dr. Gail W. T. Wilson

Role:

Faculty Associate

Address:

008C Ag Hall, Natural Ressource Ecology & Management, Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK 74077

United States

Email:

gail.wilson@okstate.edu

Phone:

Interest:

Mycorrhizal ecology

Publication List:

Ren H, Zhang Y, Gui W, Yang G, Wilson GT, Cobb AB, et al.. What drives grassland ecosystem multifunctionality: Grazing pressure or plant community parameters?. Functional Ecology. In Press;.

Li J, Xie S, Wilson GT, Cobb AB, Tang S, Guo L, et al.. Plant–microbial interactions facilitate grassland species coexistence at the community level. Oikos [Internet]. 2020;129(4):533-543. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/oik.06609

Duell EB, Zaiger K, Bever JD, Wilson GT. Climate affects plant-soil feedback of native and invasive grasses: negative feedbacks in stable but not in variable environments. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [Internet]. 2019;7. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2019.00419/full#h6

Zhou J, Wilson GT, Cobb AB, Yang G, Zhang Y. Phosphorus and mowing improve native alfalfa establishment, facilitating restoration of grassland productivity and diversity. Land Degradation & Development [Internet]. 2019;30(6):647 - 657. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ldr.3251

Zhou J, Zhang F, Huo Y, Wilson GT, Cobb AB, Xu X, et al.. Following legume establishment, microbial and chemical associations facilitate improved productivity in degraded grasslands. Plant and Soil [Internet]. 2019;443:273 - 292. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11104-019-04169-9

Zhang F, Huo Y, Cobb AB, Luo G, Zhou J, Yang G, et al.. Trichoderma biofertilizer links to altered soil chemistry, altered microbial communities, and improved grassland biomass. Frontiers in Microbiology [Internet]. 2018;9:848. http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00848/full

Yang X, Shen Y, Liu N, Wilson GT, Cobb AB, Zhang Y. Defoliation and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi shape plant communities in overgrazed semiarid grasslands. Ecology [Internet]. 2018;99(8):1847 - 1856. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.2401

Gui W, Ren H, Liu N, Zhang Y, Cobb AB, Wilson GT, et al.. Plant functional group influences arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal abundance and hyphal contribution to soil CO2 efflux in temperate grasslands. Plant and Soil [Internet]. 2018;432(1-1):157-170. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11104-018-3789-0

Hoeksema JD, Bever JD, Chakraborty S, V. Chaudhary B, Gardes M, Gehring CA, et al.. Evolutionary history of plant hosts and fungal symbionts predicts the strength of mycorrhizal mutualism. Communications Biology [Internet]. 2018;116(1). http://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-018-0120-9

Stevens BMaxwell, Propster J, Wilson GT, Abraham A, Ridenour C, Doughty C, et al.. Mycorrhizal symbioses influence the trophic structure of the Serengeti. Wurzburger N. Journal of Ecology [Internet]. 2018;106(2):536 - 546. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2745.12916

Ren H, Gui W, Bai Y, Stein C, Rodrigues JLM, Wilson GT, et al.. Long-term effects of grazing and topography on extra-radical hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in semi-arid grasslands. Mycorrhiza [Internet]. 2018;28(2):117 - 127. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00572-017-0812-x

Zhou J, Zhang Y, Wilson GT, Cobb AB, Lu W, Guo Y. Small vegetation gaps increase reseeded yellow-flowered alfalfa performance and production in native grasslands. Basic and Applied Ecology [Internet]. 2017;24:41 - 52. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1439179117300464

Paudel S, Longcore T, MacDonald B, McCormick MK, Szlavecz K, Wilson GT, et al.. Belowground interactions with aboveground consequences: Invasive earthworms and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Ecology [Internet]. 2016;97(3):605 - 614. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1890/15-1085

Duell EB, Wilson GT, Hickman KR. Above- and below-ground responses of native and invasive prairie grasses to future climate scenarios. Botany [Internet]. 2016;94(6):471 - 479. http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/cjb-2015-0238

Zaiger K. Environmental extremes drive plant and soil community dynamics of native and disturbed grasslands [Internet]. [Stillwater, OK]: Oklahoma State University; 2016. https://shareok.org/handle/11244/49188

Johnson NC, Wilson GT, Wilson JA, Miller RM, Bowker M. Mycorrhizal phenotypes and the law of the minimum. New Phytologist [Internet]. 2015;205:1473 -1484. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.13172

Avolio ML, Koerner SE, La Pierre KJ, Wilcox KR, Wilson GT, Smith MD, et al.. Changes in plant community composition, not diversity, during a decade of nitrogen and phosphorus additions drive above-ground productivity in a tallgrass prairie. Journal of Ecology [Internet]. 2014;102:1649 -1660. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2745.12312

Greer MJ, Wilson GT, Hickman KR, Wilson S. Experimental evidence that invasive grasses use allelopathic biochemicals as a potential mechanism for invasion: Chemical warfare in nature. Plant and Soil [Internet]. 2014;385:165 -179. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11104-014-2209-3

Greer MJ, Wilson GT. Restoration ecology: introduction in a “timely” manner. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America [Internet]. 2014;95:274 -280. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1890/0012-9623-95.3.274

Grischkowsky SA. Did selective breeding of a non-native grass promote invasiveness? [Internet]. [Stillwater, OK]: Oklahoma State University; 2014. https://shareok.org/handle/11244/25654

Ji B, Gehring CA, Wilson GT, Miller RM, Flores-Renteria L, Johnson NC. Patterns of diversity and adaptation in Glomeromycota from three prairie grasslands. Molecular Ecology [Internet]. 2013;22:2573 -2587. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mec.12268

Hartnett DC, Ott JP, Wilson GT, Setshogo M. Variation in root system traits among African semi-arid savanna grasses: implications for drought tolerance. Austral Ecology [Internet]. 2013;38:383 -392. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02422.x

Miller RM, Wilson GT, Johnson NC. Arbuscular Mycorrhizae and Grassland Ecosystems. In: Southwood D. Biocomplexity of Plant-Fungal Interactions [Internet]. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell; 2012. pp. 59 -85. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781118314364.ch3

Reinhart KO, Wilson GT, Rinella MJ. Predicting plant responses to mycorrhizae: integrating evolutionary history and plant traits. Ecology Letters [Internet]. 2012;15:689 -695. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01786.x

Wilson GT, Hickman KR, Williamson MM. Invasive warm-season grasses reduce mycorrhizal root colonization and biomass production of native prairie grasses. Mycorrhiza [Internet]. 2012;22:327 -336. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00572-011-0407-x

Williamson M, Wilson GT, Hartnett DC. Controls on bud activation and tiller initiation in C3 and C4 tallgrass prairie grasses: the role of light and nitrogen. Botany [Internet]. 2012;90:1221 -1228. http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/b2012-091

McCain KNS, Wilson GT, Blair JM. Mycorrhizal suppression alters plant productivity and forb establishment in a grass-dominated prairie restoration. Plant Ecology [Internet]. 2011;212:1675 -1685. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11258-011-9940-0

Hajny KM, Hartnett DC, Wilson GT. Rhus glabra response to season and intensity of fire in tallgrass prairie. International Journal of Wildland Fire [Internet]. 2011;20:709 -720. http://www.publish.csiro.au/wf/WF09127

McCain KNS, Baer SG, Blair JM, Wilson GT. Dominant grasses suppress local diversity in restored tallgrass prairie. Restoration Ecology [Internet]. 2010;18:40 -49. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1526-100X.2010.00669.x

Johnson NC, Wilson GT, Bowker M, Wilson JA, Miller RM. Resource limitation is a driver of local adaptation in mycorrhizal symbioses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Internet]. 2010;107:2093 -2098. https://www.pnas.org/content/107/5/2093

Wilson GT, Rice CW, Rillig MC, Springer A, Hartnett DC. Soil aggregation and carbon sequestration are tightly correlated with the abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: results from long-term field experiments. Ecology Letters [Internet]. 2009;12:452 -461. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01303.x

Johnson NC, Chaudhary VB, Hoeksema JD, Moore JM, Pringle A, Umbanhowar JA, et al.. Mysterious mycorrhizae? A field trip and classroom experiment to demystify the symbioses formed between plants and fungi. American Biology Teacher [Internet]. 2009;71:424 -429. https://ecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=ies_facpubs

Wilson GT, Williamson MM. Topsin-M: the new benomyl for mycorrhizal-suppression experiments. Mycologia [Internet]. 2008;100:548 -554. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3852/08-024R?journalCode=umyc20

Jonas JL, Wilson GT, White PM, Joern A. Consumptionof mycorrhizal and saprophytic fungi by Collembola in grassland soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2007;39:2594 -2602.

Villarreal M, Cochran RC, Johnson DE, Towne EG, Wilson GT, Hartnett DC, et al.. The use of pasture reflectance characteristics and arbuscular mycorrhizal root colonization to predict pasture characteristics of tallgrass prairie grazed by cattle and bison. Grass and Forage Science. 2006;61:32 -41.

Wilson GT, Hartnett DC, Rice CW. Mycorrhizal-mediated phosphorus transfer between tallgrass prairie plants Sorghastrum nutans and Artemisia ludoviciana. Functional Ecology. 2006;20:427 -435.

Kula AR, Hartnett DC, Wilson GT. Mycorrhizal symbiosis and insect herbivory in tallgrass prairie microcosms. Ecology Letters. 2005;81:61 -69.

Trager M, Wilson GT, Hartnett DC. Interactive effects of burn regime and bison activity on tallgrass prairie vegetation. American Midland Naturalist. 2004;152:237 -247.

Hartnett DC, Potgieter ALF, Wilson GT. Fire effects on mycorrhizal symbiosis and root system architecture in southern African savanna grasses. African Journal of Ecology. 2004;42:1 -10.

Wilson GT. Mycorrhizal symbiosis in the tallgrass prairie: above- and belowground linkages. [Manhattan, KS]: Kansas State University; 2003. pp. 1 -211.

Hartnett DC, Wilson GT. The role of mycorrhizas in plant community structure and dynamics: lessons from grasslands. Plant and Soil. 2002;244:319 -331.

Wilson GT, Hartnett DC, Smith MD, Kobbeman K. Effects of mycorrhizas on growth and demography of tallgrass prairie forbs. American Journal of Botany [Internet]. 2001;88:1452 -1457. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21669678

Eom AH, Wilson GT, Hartnett DC. Effects of ungulate grazers on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and fungal community structure in tallgrass prairie. Mycology [Internet]. 2001;93:233 -242. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3761643?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

Eom AH, Hartnett DC, Wilson GT. Host plant species effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia. 2000;122:435 -444.

Smith MD, Hartnett DC, Wilson GT. Interacting influence of mycorrhizal symbiosis and competition on plant diversity in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia. 1999;121:574 -582.

Hartnett DC, Wilson GT. Mycorrhizae influence plant community structure and diversity in tallgrass prairie. Ecology. 1999;80:1187 -1195.

Eom AH, Hartnett DC, Wilson GT, Figge DA. The Effects of fire, mowing, and fertilizer amendments on arbuscular mycorrhizas in tallgrass prairie. American Midland Naturalist. 1999;142:55 -69.

Rice CW, Todd TC, Blair JM, Seastedt TR, Ramundo RA, Wilson GT. Belowground biology and processes. In: Knapp AK, Briggs JM, Hartnett DC, Collins SL. Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie. New York: Oxford University Press; 1998. pp. 244 -264.

Wilson GT, Hartnett DC. Interspecific variation in plant responses to mycorrhizal colonization in prairie grasses and forbs. American Journal of Botany. 1998;85:1732 -1738.

Wilson GT, Hartnett DC. Effects of mycorrhizae on plant productivity and species abundances in tallgrass prairie microcosms. American Journal of Botany [Internet]. 1997;84:478 -482. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21708601

Miller RM, Hetrick BAD, Wilson GT. Mycorrhizal fungi affect root stele tissue in grasses. Canadian Journal of Botany. 1997;75:1778 -1784.

Hetrick BAD, Hartnett DC, Wilson GT, Gibson DJ. Effects of mycorrhizal and plant density on yield relationships among competing tallgrass prairie grasses. Canadian Journal of Botany. 1994;72:168 -176.

Anderson RC, Hetrick BAD, Wilson GT. Mycorrhizal dependence of Andropogon gerardii and Schizachyrium scoparium in two prairie soils. American Midland Naturalist. 1994;132:366 -376.

Hetrick BAD, Wilson GT, Schwab AP. Mycorrhizal activity in warm-and cool-season grasses: variation in nutrient uptake strategies. Canadian Journal of Botany. 1994;72:1002 -1008.

Hartnett DC, Hetrick BAD, Wilson GT, Gibson DJ. VA-Mycorrhizal influence on intra- and interspecific neighbor interactions among co-occurring prairie grasses. Journal of Ecology. 1993;81:787 -795.

Hetrick BAD, Wilson GT, Todd TC. Relationships of mycorrhizal symbiosis, rooting strategy and phenology among tallgrass prairie forbs. Canadian Journal of Botany. 1992;70:1521 -1528.

Hetrick BAD, Wilson GT, Leslie JF. Root architecture of warm and cool-season grasses: relationship to mycorrhizal dependence. Canadian Journal of Botany. 1991;69:112 -118.

Hetrick BAD, Wilson GT. Effects of mycorrhizal fungus species and metalaxyl application on microbial suppression of mycorrhizal symbiosis. Mycologia. 1991;83:97 -102.

Hetrick BAD, Wilson GT, Todd TC. Differential responses of C3 and C4 grasses to mycorrhizal symbiosis, phosphorus fertilization, and soil microorganisms. Canadian Journal of Botany. 1990;68:461 -467.

Hetrick BAD, Wilson GT, Owensby CE. The influence of mycorrhizae on big bluestem rhizome regrowth and clipping tolerance. Journal of Range Management. 1990;43:286 -290.

Hetrick BAD, Wilson GT. Relationship of native and introduced mycorrhizal fungi to mycorrhizal dependence of Andropogon gerardii and Koeleria pyranidata. Mycologia. 1990;82:779 -782.

Hetrick BAD, Wilson GT, Owensby CE. Influence of mycorrhizal fungi and fertilization on big bluestem seedling biomass. Journal of Range Management. 1989;42:213 -216.

Hetrick BAD, Wilson GT, Harnett DC. Relationship between mycorrhizal dependence and competitive ability of two tallgrass prairie grasses. Canadian Journal of Botany. 1989;67:2608 -2615.

Hetrick BAD, Wilson GT. Suppression of mycorrhizal fungus spore germination in nonsterile soil: relationship to mycorrhizal growth response in big bluestem. Mycologia. 1989;81(3):382 -390.

Wilson GT, Hetrick BAD, Kitt DG. Suppression of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus spore germination by nonsterile soil. Canadian Journal of Botany. 1989;67:18 -23.

Kitt DG, Hetrick BAD, Wilson GT. Relationships of soil fertility to suppression of the growth response of mycorrhizal big bluestem in nonsterile soil. New Phytologist. 1988;109:473 -482.

Hetrick BAD, Leslie JF, Wilson GT, Kitt DG. Physical and topological assessment of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus on root architecture of big bluestem. New Phytologist. 1988;110:85 -96.

Hetrick BAD, Wilson GT, Kitt DG, Schwab AP. Effects of soil microorganisms on mycorrhizal contribution to growth of big bluestem grass in nonsterile soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 1988;20:501 -507.

Hetrick BAD, Kitt DG, Wilson GT. Mycorrhizal dependence and growth habit of warm-season and cool-season tallgrass prairie plants. Canadian Journal of Botany. 1988;66:1376 -1380.

Wilson GT, Daniels BAH, Kitt DG. Suppression of mycorrhizal growth response of big bluestem by nonsterile soil. Mycologia. 1988;80:338 -343.

Kitt DG, Heterick BAD, Wilson GT. Sporulation of two vesicular-abuscular mycorrhizal fungi in nonsterile soil. Mycologia. 1987;79:896 -899.

Datasets

Datasets for Dr. Gail W. T. Wilson

CMY01 Mycorrhizal colonization and plant community responses to long-term suppression of Mycorrhizal Fungi