Dr. Amy Zanne

Ecologist and Evolutionary Biologist | PhD, University of Florida

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plants, termites, fungi, functional ecology, macroecology, macroevolution, decomposition, carbon cycle, global change

External site: amyzanne.org
Other affiliations: Visiting Scientist, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Twitter and Instagram: @amyzanne

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Amy Zanne is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist. Her research focuses on interactions among plants, microbes and insects, and how they affect carbon cycling under current and future projected climates. To explore these questions, she also studies ecological, evolutionary, and biogeographic determinants of species distributions by measuring physiological, morphological, and anatomical functional traits. She explores ecosystem-level consequences of differences in species and trait distributions, for instance, traits of plants, microbes and insects that most affect rates and forms of carbon release with feedbacks to the earth system. Currently, she has international field projects in Australia, Brazil, Chile and Antarctica and local field projects at Cary. Most recently, she is starting several projects. These include research in Brazilian Cerrado to determine the role of seasonal wetlands in storing carbon and releasing CO₂ and CH₄, as well as building a global network of networks and database of databases of plant-microbe interactions.

The evolutionary assembly of forest communities along environmental gradients: recent diversification or sorting of pre-adapted clades?

Linan, AG, JA Myers, CE Edwards, Amy Zanne, SA Smith, G Arellano, L Cayola, et al. 2021. “The Evolutionary Assembly of Forest Communities Along Environmental Gradients: Recent Diversification or Sorting of Pre-Adapted Clades?”. NEW PHYTOLOGIST 232: 2506-19. doi:10.1111/nph.17674.

Finding fungal ecological strategies: Is recycling an option?

Zanne, Amy, , H Flores-Moreno, ET Kiers, Van’t Padje, and WK Cornwell. 2020. “Finding Fungal Ecological Strategies: Is Recycling an Option?”. FUNGAL ECOLOGY 46. doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2019.100902.

Wood construction more strongly shapes deadwood microbial communities than spatial location over 5 years of decay

Lee, MR, B Oberle, W Olivas, DF Young, and Amy Zanne. 2020. “Wood Construction More Strongly Shapes Deadwood Microbial Communities Than Spatial Location over 5 Years of Decay”. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 22: 4702-17. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.15212.

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

Kattge, J, G Bönisch, S Díaz, S Lavorel, IC Prentice, P Leadley, S Tautenhahn, et al. 2020. “TRY Plant Trait Database - Enhanced Coverage and Open Access”. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 26: 119-88. doi:10.1111/gcb.14904.

A trait-based understanding of wood decomposition by fungi

Lustenhouwer, N, DS Maynard, MA Bradford, DL Lindner, B Oberle, Amy Zanne, and TW Crowther. 2020. “A Trait-Based Understanding of Wood Decomposition by Fungi”. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 117: 11551-58. doi:10.1073/pnas.1909166117.

Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability

Díaz, S, N Zafra-Calvo, A Purvis, PH Verburg, D Obura, P Leadley, R Chaplin-Kramer, et al. 2020. “Set Ambitious Goals for Biodiversity and Sustainability”. SCIENCE 370: 411-13. doi:10.1126/science.abe1530.

Comparison of decay rates between native and non-native wood species in invaded forests of the southeastern US: a rapid assessment

Ulyshen, MD, S Horn, C Brownie, MS Strickland, N Wurzburger, and Amy Zanne. 2020. “Comparison of Decay Rates Between Native and Non-Native Wood Species in Invaded Forests of the Southeastern US: A Rapid Assessment”. BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS 22: 2619-32. doi:10.1007/s10530-020-02276-8.

Fungal functional ecology: bringing a trait-based approach to plant-associated fungi

Zanne, Amy, K Abarenkov, ME Afkhami, CA Aguilar-Trigueros, S Bates, JM Bhatnagar, PE Busby, et al. 2020. “Fungal Functional Ecology: Bringing a Trait-Based Approach to Plant-Associated Fungi”. BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS 95: 409-33. doi:10.1111/brv.12570.

Accurate forest projections require long-term wood decay experiments because plant trait effects change through time

Oberle, B, MR Lee, JA Myers, OL Osazuwa-Peters, MJ Spasojevic, ML Walton, DF Young, and Amy Zanne. 2020. “Accurate Forest Projections Require Long-Term Wood Decay Experiments Because Plant Trait Effects Change through Time”. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 26: 864-75. doi:10.1111/gcb.14873.

What we (don't) know about global plant diversity

Cornwell, WK, WD Pearse, RL Dalrymple, and Amy Zanne. 2019. “What We (don’t) Know about Global Plant Diversity”. ECOGRAPHY 42: 1819-31. doi:10.1111/ecog.04481.

Good neighbors aplenty: fungal endophytes rarely exhibit competitive exclusion patterns across a span of woody habitats

Lee, MR, , B Oberle, WK Cornwell, M Lyons, JL Rigg, and Amy Zanne. 2019. “Good Neighbors Aplenty: Fungal Endophytes Rarely Exhibit Competitive Exclusion Patterns across a Span of Woody Habitats”. ECOLOGY 100. doi:10.1002/ecy.2790.

Functional biogeography of angiosperms: life at the extremes

Zanne, Amy, WD Pearse, WK Cornwell, DJ McGlinn, IJ Wright, and JC Uyeda. 2018. “Functional Biogeography of Angiosperms: Life at the Extremes”. NEW PHYTOLOGIST 218: 1697-1709+. doi:10.1111/nph.15114.

Biological and geophysical feedbacks with fire in the Earth system

Archibald, S, CER Lehmann, CM Belcher, WJ Bond, RA Bradstock, AL Daniau, KG Dexter, et al. 2018. “Biological and Geophysical Feedbacks With Fire in the Earth System”. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS 13. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aa9ead.

When a tree falls: Controls on wood decay predict standing dead tree fall and new risks in changing forests

Oberle, B, K Ogle, Amy Zanne, and CW Woodall. 2018. “When a Tree Falls: Controls on Wood Decay Predict Standing Dead Tree Fall and New Risks in Changing Forests”. PLOS ONE 13. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0196712.

Oak genome reveals facets of long lifespan

Plomion, C, JM Aury, J Amselem, T Leroy, F Murat, S Duplessis, S Faye, et al. 2018. “Oak Genome Reveals Facets of Long Lifespan”. NATURE PLANTS 4: 440-52. doi:10.1038/s41477-018-0172-3.

Dissecting the Effects of Diameter on Wood Decay Emphasizes the Importance of Cross-Stem Conductivity in <i>Fraxinus americana</i>

Oberle, B, KR Covey, KM Dunham, EJ Hernandez, ML Walton, DF Young, and Amy Zanne. 2018. “Dissecting the Effects of Diameter on Wood Decay Emphasizes the Importance of Cross-Stem Conductivity in <i>Fraxinus americana< I&gt”;. ECOSYSTEMS 21: 85-97+. doi:10.1007/s10021-017-0136-x.

Relative roles of termites and saprotrophic microbes as drivers of wood decay: A wood block test

Cheesman, AW, LA Cernusak, and Amy Zanne. 2018. “Relative Roles of Termites and Saprotrophic Microbes As Drivers of Wood Decay: A Wood Block Test”. AUSTRAL ECOLOGY 43: 257-67. doi:10.1111/aec.12561.

Linking wood traits to vital rates in tropical rainforest trees: Insights from comparing sapling and adult wood

Osazuwa-Peters, OL, SJ Wright, and Amy Zanne. 2017. “Linking Wood Traits to Vital Rates in Tropical Rainforest Trees: Insights from Comparing Sapling and Adult Wood”. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 104: 1464-73. doi:10.3732/ajb.1700242.

Building a better foundation: improving root-trait measurements to understand and model plant and ecosystem processes

McCormack, ML, DL Guo, CM Iversen, WL Chen, DM Eissenstat, CW Fernandez, L Li, et al. 2017. “Building a Better Foundation: Improving Root-Trait Measurements to Understand and Model Plant and Ecosystem Processes”. NEW PHYTOLOGIST 215: 27-37+. doi:10.1111/nph.14459.

Direct estimates of downslope deadwood movement over 30 years in a temperature forest illustrate impacts of treefall on forest ecosystem dynamics

Oberle, B, AM Milo, JA Myers, ML Walton, DF Young, and Amy Zanne. 2016. “Direct Estimates of Downslope Deadwood Movement over 30 Years in a Temperature Forest Illustrate Impacts of Treefall on Forest Ecosystem Dynamics”. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH 46: 351-61. doi:10.1139/cjfr-2015-0348.