Projects

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  Does symbiosis contribute resilience against multiple stressors? Mutualism response to stress

  Core Project

  Tony Yannarell and Kevin Ricks study how symbiotic partnerships respond to multiple environmental stressors. Can these partnerships adapt to respond, or do they break down under pressure?

Publications

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  Bedwell et al., 2025

  Bedwell, S. L., Lakis, I. M., Megow, A. R., Ricks, K. D., Fields, C. J., Lau, J. A., Whitaker, R. J., & Heath, K. D. (2025). A continuum of ecology and evolution contributes to mutualism breakdown between legumes and rhizobia. bioRxiv.

  https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.02.691918
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  Ricks & Yannarell, 2023

  Ricks, K. D., & Yannarell, A. C. (2023). Soil moisture incidentally selects for microbes that facilitate locally adaptive plant response. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 290(2001).

  https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.0469
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  Ricks et al., 2023

  Ricks, K. D., Ricks, N. J., & Yannarell, A. C. (2023). Patterns of plant salinity adaptation depend on interactions with soil microbes. The American Naturalist, 202(3), 276-287.

  https://doi.org/10.1086/725393