Andy Taylor
My main research area is the above- and belowground interactions between fungi, plants and animals on which I have published 95 papers, numerous chapters and reports. A long-standing research interest are species level interactions and functionality among ectomycorrhizal symbiotic fungi colonising the roots of trees. Current research focusses on using wholistic approaches to investigate drivers of change in ecosystem services in (semi-) natural and anthropogenically influenced ecosystems. Studies include impacts of land-use change (reforestation) on belowground biodiversity and changing C dynamics, and large-scale studies of how links between aboveground plant heterogeneity and belowground taxonomic and functional biodiversity influence carbon and nutrient pools in alpine systems. High-throughput next generation sequencing is used for characterising cryptic soil taxonomic and functional biodiversity. Molecular tools are also used to examine environmental influences on spatial structuring of populations and communities at both local and continental scales. Population and species level functional studies of ectomycorrhizal fungi involved in nutrient and carbon cycling in soils are also currently under investigation.
Birch seedlings colonised by the ectomycorrhizal fungus, Paxillus involutus
Competitive interactions between two ectomycorrhizal fungi on tree rot tip
Fruiting structures of an ectomycorrhizal fungus
Piloderma mycelium
Bibliography
- Ochoa-Hueso, R., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Risch, A.C., Ashton, L., Augustine, D., Bélanger, N., Bridgham, S., Britton, A.J., Bruckman, V.J., Camarero, J., Cornelissen, G., Crawford, J.A., Dijkstra, F., Diochon, A., Earl, S., Edgerley, J., Epstein, H., Felton, A., Fortier, J., Gagnon, D., Greer, K., Griffiths, H.M., Halde, C., Hanslin, H.M., Harris, L.I., Hartsock, J.A., Hendrickson, P., Hovstad, K.A., Hu, J., Jani, A.D., Kent, K., Kerdraon-Byrne, D., Khalsa, S.D.S., Lai, D.Y.F., Lambert, F., LaMontagne, J.M., Lavergne, S., Lawrence, B.A., Littke, K., Leeper, A.C., Licht, M.A., Liebig, M.A., Lynn, J.S., Maclean, J.E., Martinsen, V., McDaniel, M.D., McIntosh, A.C.S., Miesel, J.R., Miller, J., Mulvaney, M.J., Moreno, G., Newstead, L., Pakeman, R.J., Pergl, J., Pinno, B.D., Piñeiro, J., Quigley, K., Radtke, T.M., Reed, P., Rolo, V., Rudgers, J., Rutherford, P.M., Sayer, E.J., Serrano-Grijalva, L., Strack, M., Sukdeo, N., Taylor, A.F.S., Truax, B., Tsuji, L.J.S., van Gestel, N., Vaness, B.M., Van Sundert, K., Vítková, M., Weigel, R., Wilton, M.J., Yano, Y., Teen, E.; Bremer, E. (2023) Bioavailability of Macro and Micronutrients Across Global Topsoils: Main Drivers and Global Change Impacts, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 37(6), Art. e2022GB007680
- Bugge Harder, C.; Hesling, E.; S. Botne , S.; E. Lorberau, K.; Dima, B.; von Bonsdorff-Salminen, T.; Niskanen, T.; G. Jarvis, S.; Ouimette, A.; Hester, A.; Hobbie, E.A.; Taylor, A.F.S; Kauserud, H. (2023) Mycena species can be opportunist-generalist plant root invaders, Environmental Microbiology
- Mitchell, R.; Fielding, D.; Hewison, R.; Jabloun, M.; Pakeman, R.; Rivington, M.; Taylor, A. (2023) Enhancing the Biodiversity of the Glen Lochay Estate Assessing the baseline and identifying options for potential future biodiversity management strategies and activities Report to Glen Lochay Estate, Report to Estate.
- Taylor, A.F.S.; Freitag, T.; Robinson, L.; White, D.; Hedley, P.; Britton, A.J. (2022) Nitrogen deposition and temperature structure fungal communities associated with alpine moss-sedge heath in the UK, Fungal Ecology, 60, Art. 101191
- Mitchell, R.J.; Bellamy, P.; Broome, A.; Ellis, C.; Hewison, R.; Iason, G.; Littlewood, N.; Newey, S.; Pozsgai, G.; Dunan, R.; Stockan, J.; Stokes, V.; Taylor, A. (2022) Cumulative impact assessments of multiple host species loss from plant diseases show disproportionate reductions in associated biodiversity, Journal of Ecology, 110(1), 221-231
- Ardanuy, A.; Walker, J.K.M.; Kritzler, U.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Johnson, D. (2021) Tripartite symbioses regulate plant-soil feedback in alder, Functional Ecology, 35(6), 1353-1365
- Baggaley, N.; Britton, A.; Barnes, A.; Buckingham, S.; Holland, J.; Lilly, A.; Pakeman, R.; Rees, B.; Taylor, A.; Yeluripati, J. (2021) Understanding carbon sequestration in upland habitats, Climate x Change Research Report.
- Taylor, A.F.S.; Britton, A.J.; Stockan, J.A. (2021) Conservation translocation for ecosystem restoration., Report to NatureScot.
- Taylor, Andy F. S.; Freitag, T.; Robinson, Lucinda J.; White, Duncan (2021) Characterisation of fungal communities and functions in agricultural soils, In: Otten, W. (ed.). Advances in measuring soil health. Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science. Cambridge: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Chapter 3, pp 41-68
- Theon, E.; Harder, C.; Kauserud, H.; Botnen, S.; Vik, U.; Taylor, A.; Menkis, A.; Skrede, I. (2020) In vitro evidence of root colonization suggests ecological versatility in the genus Mycena, New Phytologist, 227(2), 601-612
- Liang, M.; Johnson, D.; Burslem, D.F.R.P.; Yu, S.; Fang, M.; Taylor J.D.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Helgason, T.; Liu, X. (2020) Soil fungal networks maintain local dominance of ectomycorrhizal trees, Nature Communications, 11, Art. 2636
- Botnen, S.S.; Davey, M.L.; Aas, A.B.; Carlsen, T.; Thoen, E.; Heegaard, E.; Vik, U.; Dresch, P.; Mundra, S.; Peintner, U.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Kauserud, H. (2019) Biogeography of plant root-associated fungal communities in the North Atlantic region mirrors climatic variability., Journal of Biogeography, 46, 1532-1546.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Bellamy, P.E.; Ellis C.J.; Hewison, R.L.; Hodgetts, N.G.; Iason, G.R.; Littlewood, N.A.; Newey, S.; Stockan, J.A.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2019) Collapsing foundations: the ecology of the British oak, implications of its decline and mitigation options., Biological Conservation, 233, 316-327.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Bellamy, P.E.; Ellis, C.J.; Hewison, R.L.; Hodgetts, N.G.; Iason, G.R.; Littlewood, N.A.; Newey, S.; Stockan, J.A.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2019) OakEcol: a database of Oak-associated biodiversity within the UK, Data in Brief, 25, art.104120
- Nilsson, R.H.; Larsson, K.H.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Bengtsson-Palme, J.; Jeppesen, T.S.; Schigel, D.; Kennedy, P.; Picard, K.; Glockner, F.O.; Tedersoo, L.; Saar, I.; Koljalg, U.; Abarenkov, K. (2019) The UNITE database for molecular identification of fungi: handling dark taxa and parallel taxonomic classifications., Nucleic Acids Research, 47, D259-D264.
- Liu, X.B.; Burslem, D.F.R.P.; Taylor, J.D.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Khoo, E.; Majalap-Lee, N.; Helgason, T.; Johnson, D. (2018) Partitioning of soil phosphorus among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in tropical and subtropical forests., Ecology Letters, 21, 713-723.
- Nilsson, R.H.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Adams, R.I.; Baschien, C.; Bengtsson-Palme, J.; Cangren, P.; Coleine, C.; Daniel, H.M.; Glassman, S.I.; Hirooka, Y.; Irinyi, L.; Irsenaite, R.; Martin-Sanchez, P.M.; Meyer, W.; Oh, S.Y.; Sampaio, J.P.; Seifert, K.A.; Sklenar, F.; Stubbe, D.; Suh, S.O.; Summerbell, R.; Svantesson, S.; Unterseher, M.; Visagie, C.M.; Weiss, M.; Woudenberg, J.H.C.; Wurzbacher, C.; Van den Wyngaert, S.; Yilmaz, N.; Yurkov, A.; Koljalg, U.; Abarenkov, K. (2018) Taxonomic annotation of public fungal ITS sequences from the built environment - a report from an April 10-11, 2017 workshop (Aberdeen, UK)., MycoKeys, 28, 65-82.
- Britton, A.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Fisher, J.M.; Riach, D.J.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2018) Nitrogen deposition drives loss of moss cover in alpine moss-sedge heath via lowered C: N ratio and accelerated decomposition, New Phytologist, 218(2), 470-478
- Hazard, C.; Kruitbos, L.; Davidson, H.; Mbow, F.T.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Johnson, D. (2017) Strain identity of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor is more important than richness in regulating plant and fungal performance under nutrient rich conditions., Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, Article No. 1874.
- Grelet, G.A.; Ba, R.; Goeke, D.F.; Houliston, G.J.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Durall, D.M. (2017) A plant growth-promoting symbiosis between Mycena galopus and Vaccinium corymbosum seedlings., Mycorrhiza, 27, 831-839.
- Jarvis, S.G.; Holden, E.M.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2017) Rainfall and temperature effects on fruit body production by stipitate hydnoid fungi in Inverey Wood, Scotland., Fungal Ecology, 27, 137-140.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Broome, A.; Beaton, J.K.; Bellamy, P.E.; Ellis, C.J.; Hester, A.J.; Hodgetts, N.G.; Iason, G.R.; Littlewood, N.A.; Newey, S.; Pozsgai, G.; Ramsay, S.; Riach, D.; Stockan, J.A.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Woodward, S. (2017) Challenges in assessing the ecological impacts of tree diseases and mitigation measures: the case of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus and Fraxinus excelsior., Baltic Forestry, 23, 116-140.
- Hazard, C.; Kruitbos, L.; Davidson, H.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Johnson, D. (2017) Contrasting effects of intra- and interspecific identity and richness of ectomycorrhizal fungi on host plants, nutrient retention and multifunctionality., New Phytologist, 213, 840-851.
- Abarenkov, K.; Adams, R.I.; Irinyi, L.; Agan, A.; Ambrosio, E.; Antonelli, A.; Bahram, M.; Bengtsson-Palme, J.; Bok, G.; Cangren, P.; Coimbra, V.; Coleine, C.; Gustafsson, C.; He, J.H.; Hofmann, T.; Kristiansson, E.; Larsson, E.; Larsson, T.; Liu, Y.K.; Martinsson, S.; Meyer, W.; Panova, M.; Pombubpa, N.; Ritter, C.; Ryberg, M.; Svantesson, S.; Scharn, R.; Svensson, O.; Topel, M.; Unterseher, M.; Visagie, C.; Wurzbacher, C.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Koljalg, U.; Schriml, L.; Nilsson, R.H. (2016) Annotating public fungal ITS sequences from the built environment according to the MIxS-Built Environment standard - a report from a May 23-24, 2016 workshop (Gothenburg, Sweden)., MycoKeys, 16, 1-15.
- Pearson, K.A.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Fuchs, R.M.E.; Woodward, S. (2016) Characterisation and pathogenicity of Fusarium taxa isolated from ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) roots., Fungal Ecology, 20, 186-192.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Pakeman, R.J.; Broome, A.; Beaton, J.K.; Bellamy, P.E.; Brooker, R.W.; Ellis, C.J.; Hester, A.J.; Hodgetts, N.G.; Iason, G.R.; Littlewood, N.A.; Pozsgai, G.; Ramsay, S.; Riach, D.; Stockan, J.A.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Woodward, S. (2016) How to replicate the functions and biodiversity of a threatened tree species? the case of Fraxinus excelsior in Britain., Ecosystems, 19, 573-586.
- Madigan, A.; Belka, M.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Kirisits, T.; Cleary, M.; Nguyen, D.; Elfstrand, M.; Woodward, S. (2015) Can Hymenoscyphus fraxineus infect hardy members of the Oleaceae other than ash species?, Forest Pathology, 45, 426-429.
- Jarvis, S.G.; Woodward, S.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2015) Strong altitudinal partitioning in the distributions of ectomycorrhizal fungi along a short (300 m) elevation gradient., New Phytologist, 206, 1145-1155.
- Velmala, S.M.; Rajala, T.; Heinonsalo, J.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Pennanen, T. (2014) Profiling functions of ectomycorrhizal diversity and root structuring in seedlings of Norway spruce (Picea abies) with fast- and slow-growing phenotypes., New Phytologist, 201, 610-622.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Beaton, J.K.; Bellamy, P.E.; Broome, A.; Chetcuti, J.; Eaton, S.; Ellis, C.J.; Gimona, A.; Harmer, R.; Hester, A.J.; Hewison, R.L.; Hodgetts, N.G.; Iason, G.R.; Kerr, G.; Littlewood, N.A.; Newey, S.; Potts, J.M.; Pozsgai, G.; Ray, D.A.; Stockan, J.A.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Woodward, S. (2014) Ash dieback in the UK: a review of the ecological and conservation implications and potential management options., Biological Conservation, 175, 95-109.
- Ochoa-Hueso, R., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Risch, A.C., Ashton, L., Augustine, D., Bélanger, N., Bridgham, S., Britton, A.J., Bruckman, V.J., Camarero, J., Cornelissen, G., Crawford, J.A., Dijkstra, F., Diochon, A., Earl, S., Edgerley, J., Epstein, H., Felton, A., Fortier, J., Gagnon, D., Greer, K., Griffiths, H.M., Halde, C., Hanslin, H.M., Harris, L.I., Hartsock, J.A., Hendrickson, P., Hovstad, K.A., Hu, J., Jani, A.D., Kent, K., Kerdraon-Byrne, D., Khalsa, S.D.S., Lai, D.Y.F., Lambert, F., LaMontagne, J.M., Lavergne, S., Lawrence, B.A., Littke, K., Leeper, A.C., Licht, M.A., Liebig, M.A., Lynn, J.S., Maclean, J.E., Martinsen, V., McDaniel, M.D., McIntosh, A.C.S., Miesel, J.R., Miller, J., Mulvaney, M.J., Moreno, G., Newstead, L., Pakeman, R.J., Pergl, J., Pinno, B.D., Piñeiro, J., Quigley, K., Radtke, T.M., Reed, P., Rolo, V., Rudgers, J., Rutherford, P.M., Sayer, E.J., Serrano-Grijalva, L., Strack, M., Sukdeo, N., Taylor, A.F.S., Truax, B., Tsuji, L.J.S., van Gestel, N., Vaness, B.M., Van Sundert, K., Vítková, M., Weigel, R., Wilton, M.J., Yano, Y., Teen, E.; Bremer, E. (2023) Bioavailability of Macro and Micronutrients Across Global Topsoils: Main Drivers and Global Change Impacts, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 37(6), Art. e2022GB007680
- Bugge Harder, C.; Hesling, E.; S. Botne , S.; E. Lorberau, K.; Dima, B.; von Bonsdorff-Salminen, T.; Niskanen, T.; G. Jarvis, S.; Ouimette, A.; Hester, A.; Hobbie, E.A.; Taylor, A.F.S; Kauserud, H. (2023) Mycena species can be opportunist-generalist plant root invaders, Environmental Microbiology
- Taylor, A.F.S.; Freitag, T.; Robinson, L.; White, D.; Hedley, P.; Britton, A.J. (2022) Nitrogen deposition and temperature structure fungal communities associated with alpine moss-sedge heath in the UK, Fungal Ecology, 60, Art. 101191
- Mitchell, R.J.; Bellamy, P.; Broome, A.; Ellis, C.; Hewison, R.; Iason, G.; Littlewood, N.; Newey, S.; Pozsgai, G.; Dunan, R.; Stockan, J.; Stokes, V.; Taylor, A. (2022) Cumulative impact assessments of multiple host species loss from plant diseases show disproportionate reductions in associated biodiversity, Journal of Ecology, 110(1), 221-231
- Ardanuy, A.; Walker, J.K.M.; Kritzler, U.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Johnson, D. (2021) Tripartite symbioses regulate plant-soil feedback in alder, Functional Ecology, 35(6), 1353-1365
- Theon, E.; Harder, C.; Kauserud, H.; Botnen, S.; Vik, U.; Taylor, A.; Menkis, A.; Skrede, I. (2020) In vitro evidence of root colonization suggests ecological versatility in the genus Mycena, New Phytologist, 227(2), 601-612
- Liang, M.; Johnson, D.; Burslem, D.F.R.P.; Yu, S.; Fang, M.; Taylor J.D.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Helgason, T.; Liu, X. (2020) Soil fungal networks maintain local dominance of ectomycorrhizal trees, Nature Communications, 11, Art. 2636
- Botnen, S.S.; Davey, M.L.; Aas, A.B.; Carlsen, T.; Thoen, E.; Heegaard, E.; Vik, U.; Dresch, P.; Mundra, S.; Peintner, U.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Kauserud, H. (2019) Biogeography of plant root-associated fungal communities in the North Atlantic region mirrors climatic variability., Journal of Biogeography, 46, 1532-1546.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Bellamy, P.E.; Ellis C.J.; Hewison, R.L.; Hodgetts, N.G.; Iason, G.R.; Littlewood, N.A.; Newey, S.; Stockan, J.A.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2019) Collapsing foundations: the ecology of the British oak, implications of its decline and mitigation options., Biological Conservation, 233, 316-327.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Bellamy, P.E.; Ellis, C.J.; Hewison, R.L.; Hodgetts, N.G.; Iason, G.R.; Littlewood, N.A.; Newey, S.; Stockan, J.A.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2019) OakEcol: a database of Oak-associated biodiversity within the UK, Data in Brief, 25, art.104120
- Nilsson, R.H.; Larsson, K.H.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Bengtsson-Palme, J.; Jeppesen, T.S.; Schigel, D.; Kennedy, P.; Picard, K.; Glockner, F.O.; Tedersoo, L.; Saar, I.; Koljalg, U.; Abarenkov, K. (2019) The UNITE database for molecular identification of fungi: handling dark taxa and parallel taxonomic classifications., Nucleic Acids Research, 47, D259-D264.
- Liu, X.B.; Burslem, D.F.R.P.; Taylor, J.D.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Khoo, E.; Majalap-Lee, N.; Helgason, T.; Johnson, D. (2018) Partitioning of soil phosphorus among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in tropical and subtropical forests., Ecology Letters, 21, 713-723.
- Nilsson, R.H.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Adams, R.I.; Baschien, C.; Bengtsson-Palme, J.; Cangren, P.; Coleine, C.; Daniel, H.M.; Glassman, S.I.; Hirooka, Y.; Irinyi, L.; Irsenaite, R.; Martin-Sanchez, P.M.; Meyer, W.; Oh, S.Y.; Sampaio, J.P.; Seifert, K.A.; Sklenar, F.; Stubbe, D.; Suh, S.O.; Summerbell, R.; Svantesson, S.; Unterseher, M.; Visagie, C.M.; Weiss, M.; Woudenberg, J.H.C.; Wurzbacher, C.; Van den Wyngaert, S.; Yilmaz, N.; Yurkov, A.; Koljalg, U.; Abarenkov, K. (2018) Taxonomic annotation of public fungal ITS sequences from the built environment - a report from an April 10-11, 2017 workshop (Aberdeen, UK)., MycoKeys, 28, 65-82.
- Britton, A.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Fisher, J.M.; Riach, D.J.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2018) Nitrogen deposition drives loss of moss cover in alpine moss-sedge heath via lowered C: N ratio and accelerated decomposition, New Phytologist, 218(2), 470-478
- Hazard, C.; Kruitbos, L.; Davidson, H.; Mbow, F.T.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Johnson, D. (2017) Strain identity of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor is more important than richness in regulating plant and fungal performance under nutrient rich conditions., Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, Article No. 1874.
- Grelet, G.A.; Ba, R.; Goeke, D.F.; Houliston, G.J.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Durall, D.M. (2017) A plant growth-promoting symbiosis between Mycena galopus and Vaccinium corymbosum seedlings., Mycorrhiza, 27, 831-839.
- Jarvis, S.G.; Holden, E.M.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2017) Rainfall and temperature effects on fruit body production by stipitate hydnoid fungi in Inverey Wood, Scotland., Fungal Ecology, 27, 137-140.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Broome, A.; Beaton, J.K.; Bellamy, P.E.; Ellis, C.J.; Hester, A.J.; Hodgetts, N.G.; Iason, G.R.; Littlewood, N.A.; Newey, S.; Pozsgai, G.; Ramsay, S.; Riach, D.; Stockan, J.A.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Woodward, S. (2017) Challenges in assessing the ecological impacts of tree diseases and mitigation measures: the case of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus and Fraxinus excelsior., Baltic Forestry, 23, 116-140.
- Hazard, C.; Kruitbos, L.; Davidson, H.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Johnson, D. (2017) Contrasting effects of intra- and interspecific identity and richness of ectomycorrhizal fungi on host plants, nutrient retention and multifunctionality., New Phytologist, 213, 840-851.
- Abarenkov, K.; Adams, R.I.; Irinyi, L.; Agan, A.; Ambrosio, E.; Antonelli, A.; Bahram, M.; Bengtsson-Palme, J.; Bok, G.; Cangren, P.; Coimbra, V.; Coleine, C.; Gustafsson, C.; He, J.H.; Hofmann, T.; Kristiansson, E.; Larsson, E.; Larsson, T.; Liu, Y.K.; Martinsson, S.; Meyer, W.; Panova, M.; Pombubpa, N.; Ritter, C.; Ryberg, M.; Svantesson, S.; Scharn, R.; Svensson, O.; Topel, M.; Unterseher, M.; Visagie, C.; Wurzbacher, C.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Koljalg, U.; Schriml, L.; Nilsson, R.H. (2016) Annotating public fungal ITS sequences from the built environment according to the MIxS-Built Environment standard - a report from a May 23-24, 2016 workshop (Gothenburg, Sweden)., MycoKeys, 16, 1-15.
- Pearson, K.A.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Fuchs, R.M.E.; Woodward, S. (2016) Characterisation and pathogenicity of Fusarium taxa isolated from ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) roots., Fungal Ecology, 20, 186-192.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Pakeman, R.J.; Broome, A.; Beaton, J.K.; Bellamy, P.E.; Brooker, R.W.; Ellis, C.J.; Hester, A.J.; Hodgetts, N.G.; Iason, G.R.; Littlewood, N.A.; Pozsgai, G.; Ramsay, S.; Riach, D.; Stockan, J.A.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Woodward, S. (2016) How to replicate the functions and biodiversity of a threatened tree species? the case of Fraxinus excelsior in Britain., Ecosystems, 19, 573-586.
- Madigan, A.; Belka, M.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Kirisits, T.; Cleary, M.; Nguyen, D.; Elfstrand, M.; Woodward, S. (2015) Can Hymenoscyphus fraxineus infect hardy members of the Oleaceae other than ash species?, Forest Pathology, 45, 426-429.
- Jarvis, S.G.; Woodward, S.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2015) Strong altitudinal partitioning in the distributions of ectomycorrhizal fungi along a short (300 m) elevation gradient., New Phytologist, 206, 1145-1155.
- Velmala, S.M.; Rajala, T.; Heinonsalo, J.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Pennanen, T. (2014) Profiling functions of ectomycorrhizal diversity and root structuring in seedlings of Norway spruce (Picea abies) with fast- and slow-growing phenotypes., New Phytologist, 201, 610-622.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Beaton, J.K.; Bellamy, P.E.; Broome, A.; Chetcuti, J.; Eaton, S.; Ellis, C.J.; Gimona, A.; Harmer, R.; Hester, A.J.; Hewison, R.L.; Hodgetts, N.G.; Iason, G.R.; Kerr, G.; Littlewood, N.A.; Newey, S.; Potts, J.M.; Pozsgai, G.; Ray, D.A.; Stockan, J.A.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Woodward, S. (2014) Ash dieback in the UK: a review of the ecological and conservation implications and potential management options., Biological Conservation, 175, 95-109.
- Taylor, A.R.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2014) Assessing daily egestion rates in earthworms: using fungal spores as a natural soil marker to estimate gut transit time., Biology and Fertility of Soils, 50, 179-183.
- Stockan, J.A.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2014) An outbreak of Tomostethus nigritus (F.) (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) on Aberdeen’s urban ash trees., British Journal of Entomological and Natural History, 27, 190-191.
- Hesling, E.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2013) Ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) in Scotland: exploring the biogeography of undiscovered fungal communities., Karstenia, 53, 39-47.
- Koljalg, U.; Nilsson, R.H.; Abarenkov, K.; Tedersoo, L.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Bahram, M.; Bates, S.T.; Bruns, T.D.; Bengtsson-Palme, J.; Callaghan, T.M.; Douglas, B.; Drenkhan, T.; Eberhardt, U.; Duenas, M.; Grebenc, T.; Griffith, G.W.; Hartmann, M.; Kirk, P.M.; Kohout, P.; Larsson, E.; Lindahl, B.D.; Luecking, R.; Martin, M.P.; Matheny, P.B.; Nguyen, N.H.; Niskanen, T.; Oja, J.; Peay, K.G.; Peintner, U.; Peterson, M.; Poldmaa, K.; Saag, L.; Saar, I.; Schuessler, A.; Scott, J.A.; Senes, C.; Smith, M.E.; Suija, A.; Taylor, D.L.; Telleria, M.T.; Weiss, M.; Larsson, K.H. (2013) Towards a unified paradigm for sequence-based identification of fungi., Molecular Ecology, 22, 5271-5277.
- Grundy, K.C.; Woodward, S.; Genney, D.R.; Taylor, A,.F.S. (2012) A molecular approach to explore the extent of the threatened fungus Hypocreopsis rhododendri within wood., Fungal Biology, 116, 354-362.
- Gottlicher, S.G.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Grip, H.; Betson, N.R.; Valinger, E.; Hogberg, M.N.; Hogberg, P. (2008) The lateral spread of tree root systems in boreal forests: estimates based on 15N uptake and distribution of sporocarps of ectomycorrhizal fungi., Forest Ecology and Management, 255, 75-81.
- Taylor, A.F.S. (2008) Missing links - &13C anomalies between substrates and consumers., New Phytologist, 177, 845-847.
- Taylor, A.F.S.; Fransson, P.M.A. (2007) Natural abundance of 15N and 13C in saprotrophic fungi: what can they tell us?, In: Fungi in the environment (ed. Geoff Gadd). BMS Symposium, Nottingham, September 2004, pp141-157.
- Nygren, C.M.R.; Edqvist, J.; Elfstrand, M.; Heller, G.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2007) Detection of extracellular protease activity in different species and genera of ectomycorrhizal fungi., Mycorrhiza, 17, 241-248.
- Menkis, A.; Vasiliauskas, R.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Stenlid, J.; Finlay, R. (2007) Afforestation of abandoned farmland with conifer seedlings inoculated with three ectomycorrhizal fungi¿impact on plant performance and ectomycorrhizal community, Mycorrhiza, 17, 337-348.
- Taylor, A.F.S.; Hills, A.E.; Simonini, G.; Munoz, J.A.; Eberhardt, U. (2007) Xerocomus silwoodensis sp. Nov., a new species within the European X. subtomentosus complex., Mycological Research, 111, 403-408.
- Clemencon H.; Hosaka K.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2007) Rhizomorph anatomy confirms the taxonomic position of Sclerogaster (Phallomycetidae, Basidiomycota)., Mycotaxon, 100, 85-95.
- Taylor, A.F.S.; Alexander, I.J. (2006) Ectomycorrhizas: life in the real world., Mycologist, 19, 102-112.
- Menkis, A.; Vasiliauskas, R.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Stenstrom, E.; Stenlid, J.; Finlay, R. (2006) Fungi in decayed roots of conifer seedlings in forest nurseries, afforested clear-cuts and abandoned farmland., Plant Pathology, 55, 117-129.
- Taylor, A F.S.; Hills, A.; Simonini, G.; Both, E.E.; Eberhardt, U. (2006) Detection of species within the Xerocomus subtomentosus complex in Europe using rDNA-ITS sequences., Mycological Research, 110, 276-287.
- Taylor, A.F.S. (2006) Common mycelial networks: life-lines and radical addictions., New Phytologist, 169, 6-8.
- Toljander, J .F.; Eberhardt, U.; Toljander, Y. K.; Paul, L.R.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2006) Species composition of an ectomycorrhizal fungal community along a local nutrient gradient in a boreal forest., New Phytologist, 170, 873-884.
- Eberhardt, U.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2005) Molecular systematics of boletoid fungi., In: Fungi Europaei, Volume 2: Boletus s.l.: Strobilomycetaceae, Gyroporaceae, Gyrodontaceae, Suillaceae, Boletaceae ( J.A. Munoz). pp35-43.
- Fransson, P.M.A.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Finlay, R.D. (2005) Mycelial production, spread and root colonisation by the ectomycorrhizal fungi Hebeloma crustuliniforme and Paxillus involutus under elevated atmospheric CO2., Mycorrhiza, 15, 25-31.
- Menkis, A.; Vasiliauskas, R.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Stenlid, J.; Finlay, R. (2005) Fungal communities in mycorrhizal roots of conifer seedlings in forest nurseries under different cultivation systems, assessed by morphotyping, direct sequencing and mycelial isolation., Mycorrhiza, 16, 33-41.
- Rosling, A.; Lindahl, B.D.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Finlay, R.D. (2004) Mycelial growth and substrate acidification of ectomycorrhizal fungi in response to different minerals., FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 47, 31-37.
- Johanson, K.J.; Nikolova, I.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Vinichuk, M.M. (2004) Uptake of elements by fungi in the Forsmark area. Technical Report (No. TR-04-26) Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co., Technical Report (No. TR-04-26) Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co.
- Vinichuk, M. M.; Johanson, K.J.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2004) 137Cs in the fungal compartment of Swedish forest soils., Science of the Total Environment, 323, 243-251.
- Lindahl,B.L.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2004) Occurrence of N-acetylhexosaminidase-encoding genes in ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes., New Phytologist, 164, 193-199.
- Puttsepp, U.; Rosling, A.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2004) Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities associated with Salix viminalis L. and S. dasyclados Wimm. clones in a short-rotation forestry plantation., Forest Ecology and Management, 196, 413-424.
- Taylor, A.F.S.; Gebauer, G.; Read, D.J. (2004) Uptake of nitrogen and carbon from double-labelled (15N and 13C) glycine by mycorrhizal pine seedlings., New Phytologist, 164, 383-388.
- Chen, D.M.; Bastias, B.A.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Cairney, J.W.G. (2003) Identification of laccase-like genes in ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes and transcriptional regulation in Piloderma byssinum (P.Karst.). Julich by nitrogen., New Phytologist, 157: 547-554
- Rosling, A.; Landeweert, R.; Lindahl, B.D.; Larsson, K.-H.; Kuyper, T.W.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Finlay, R.D. (2003) Vertical distribution of ectomycorrhizal fungal taxa in a podzol soil profile., New Phytologist, 159, 775-783.
- Cairney, J.W.G.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Burke, R.M. (2003) No evidence for lignase peroxidase genes in ectomycorrhizal fungi., New Phytologist, 160, 461-462.
- Taylor, A.F.S.; Fransson, P.M.A.; Hogberg, P.; Hogberg, M.; Plamboeck, A.H. (2003) Species level patterns in 13C and 15N abundance of ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungal sporocarps., New Phytologist, 159, 757-774.
- Taylor, A.F.S.; Finlay R.D. (2003) Effects of liming and ash application on below ground ectomycorrhizal community structure in two Norway spruce forests., Water, Air and Soil Pollution: Focus, 3, 63-76.
- Vralstad, T.; Schumacher, T.; Taylor, A F.S. (2002) Mycorrhizal synthesis between fungal strains of the Hymenoscyphus ericae aggregate and potential ectomycorrhizal and ericoid hosts., New Phytologist, 153, 143-152.
- Lindahl, B.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Finlay, R. (2002) Defining nutritional constraints on carbon cycling - towards a less "phytocentric" perspective., Plant and Soil, 242, 123-135.
- Taylor, A.F.S. (2002) Fungal diversity in ectomycorrhizal communities: Sampling effort and species detection., Plant and Soil, 244, 19-28.
- Erland, S.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2002) Diversity of ectomycorrhizal communities in relation to the abiotic environment., In: The Ecology of Mycorrhizas (eds. M. Van der Heijden and . Sanders). Ecological Studies Series. Volume. 157, Springer-Verlag, pp163-200.
- Taylor, Andy F. S.; Freitag, T.; Robinson, Lucinda J.; White, Duncan (2021) Characterisation of fungal communities and functions in agricultural soils, In: Otten, W. (ed.). Advances in measuring soil health. Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science. Cambridge: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Chapter 3, pp 41-68
- Taylor, A.F.S. (2010) Fungi., In: Jeffery, S. & et al (eds.). European Atlas of Soil Biodiversity. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg,, Section 2, III, 94pp.
- Taylor, A.F.S. (2010) Approaches to soil biodiversity monitoring., In: European Atlas of Soil Biodiversity (eds. S. Jeffery et al). European Commission, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, Chapter 8.3, pp80.
- Taylor, A.F.S. (2010) Boreal forest fungi., In: Cunningham, A.B. & Yang, X. (eds.). Mushrooms in Forests and Woodlands: Resource management ,values and local livelihoods. Earthscan, London, 123-127. Part of chapter 6, Hidden world, crucial role: the ecology of fungi and mushrooms, box 6.3, pp123-127.
- Knudsen, H.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2008) Funga Nordica: keys to the boletales., In: Vesterholt, J. & Knudsen, H. (eds.). Funga Nordica. Nordsvamp, Copenhagen, 149-179.
- Mitchell, R.; Fielding, D.; Hewison, R.; Jabloun, M.; Pakeman, R.; Rivington, M.; Taylor, A. (2023) Enhancing the Biodiversity of the Glen Lochay Estate Assessing the baseline and identifying options for potential future biodiversity management strategies and activities Report to Glen Lochay Estate, Report to Estate.
- Baggaley, N.; Britton, A.; Barnes, A.; Buckingham, S.; Holland, J.; Lilly, A.; Pakeman, R.; Rees, B.; Taylor, A.; Yeluripati, J. (2021) Understanding carbon sequestration in upland habitats, Climate x Change Research Report.
- Taylor, A.F.S.; Britton, A.J.; Stockan, J.A. (2021) Conservation translocation for ecosystem restoration., Report to NatureScot.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Broome, A.; Harmer, R.; Beaton, J.K.; Bellamy, P.E.; Brooker, R.W.; Duncan, R.; Ellis, C.J.; Hester, A.J.; Hodgetts, N.G.; Iason, G.R.; Littlewood, N.A.; Mackinnon, M.; Pakeman, R.J.; Pozsgai, G.; Ramsey S.; Riach, D.; Stockan, J. A.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Woodward, S. (2014) Assessing and addressing the impacts of ash dieback on UK woodlands and trees of conservation importance (Phase 2)., Natural England Report.
- Taylor, A.F.S.; Holden, E.M.; Kilkenny, N.; Potts, J.M.; Genney, D.R. (2014) Development of a surveillance scheme for priority fungi in Scotland., Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 762.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Bailey, S.; Beaton, J.K.; Bellamy, P.E.; Brooker, R.W.; Broome, A.; Chetcuti, J.; Eaton, S.; Ellis, C.J.; Farren, J.; Gimona, A.; Goldberg, E.; Hall, J.; Harmer, R.; Hester, A.J.; Hewison, R.L.; Hodgetts, N.G.; Hooper, R.J.; Howe, L.; Iason, G.R.; Kerr, G.; Littlewood, N.A.; Morgan, V.; Newey, S.; Potts, J.M.; Pozsgai, G.; Ray, D.; Sim, D.A.; Stockan, J.A.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Woodward, S. (2013) Ash dieback: impacts on other species and understanding the ecology of ash., Report to JNCC.
- Mitchell, R.J.; Beesley, L.; Briggs, R.; Cuthbert, A.; Dawson, J.J.C.; Helliwell, R.C.; Hewison, R.L.; Kerr, C.; Leith, I.D.; Owen, I.J.; Potts, J.M.; Newman, G.; Smith, D.; Shephard, L.J.; Sturgeon, F.; Taylor, A.F.S.; White, D.; Williams, A.; Williams, E.; Black, H.I.J. (2013) Testing soil quality indicators., Report to SEPA.
- Pakeman, R.J.; Stockan, J.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Hester, A.J. (2012) Comments on the Cairngorm Nature Draft Action Plan from the James Hutton Institute., Cairngorms National Park Consultation on the Cairngorms Nature Draft Action Plan.
- Pakeman, R,J.; Beale, C.; Brooker, R,; Chamberlain, D.; Demars, B.O.L.; Iason, G.R.; McLeod, J.; Littlewood, N.; Lisewski, V.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2011) Prioritising species and habitat actions by Local Biodiversity Action Partnerships in Scotland., Report to Scottish Natural Heritage.
- Black, H.I.J.; Britton, A.J.; Helliwell, R.C.; Langan, S.J.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Booth P.D. (2009) To establish soil indicators to assess the impact of atmospheric deposition on environmentally senstive areas., Consultancy Service, SEPA.
- Randerson, P.; Avery, L.M.; Hough, R.L.; Taylor, A.; Freitag, T.; Jefferson, B.; Tyrrel, S. (2012) Optimising wastewater irrigation of short rotation coppice for sustainable water and energy: a systems approach., Constructed Wetlands Association AGM, Slimbridge, UK.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Smart, C.; Toftegaard, T.; Tajuddin, R.; Chambers, S.M.; Cairney, J.W.G.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Grelet, G. (2010) Laccase genetic diversity and regulation of enzyme production in ericoid mycorrhizal fungi and related taxa within the Helotiales., International Mycological Congress, IMC9, Edinburgh, 1-6 August 2010.
- Mitchell, R.; Albon, S.; Bates, S.; Bellamy, P.; Cocks, L.; Dandy, N.; Downey, H.; Ellis, C.; Jackson, R.; Johnson, C.; Hodgetts, N.; Lamberte, L.; Nichols, C.; Rabiey, M.; Stockan, J.; Taylor, A. (2023) Diversifying tree specie within our forests to increase resilience - an interdisciplinary approach, CIEEM 2023 Scottish Conference : The Role of Trees in a Sustainable Future, 3 October 2023, Edinburgh
- Britton, A.; Ewan, K.; Whyte, A.; Freitag, T.; Robinson, L.; White, D.; Morton, I.; Taylor, A. (2022) Going underground unleashing the power of citizen cience and eDNA to explore alpine soil biodiversity, International Mountain Conference 2022, 11 - 15 September 2022, Innsbruck, Austria.
- Taylor, A. F. S.; Fielding, D.; Freitag, T.; Oddi, L.; Robinson, L.; van Paassen, J.; White, D.; Britton, A. J. (2022) Spatial congruity across six kingdoms of alpine biodiversity, International Mountain Conference 2022, 11 - 15 September 2022, Innsbruck, Austria.
- Broyd, R.C.; Mills, R.T.E.; Britton, A.J.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Ostle, N.J. (2019) Functional ecology of alpine soils under changing snow cover regimes., International Mountain Conference 2019, Innsbruck, 8-12 September 2019. (Poster)
- Britton, A.J.; Freitag, T.; Oddi, L.; Fielding, D.; van Paassen, J.; White, D.; Robinson, L.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2019) Topography drives heterogeneity in alpine soil function., International Mountain Conference 2019, Innsbruck, 8-12 September 2019. (Poster)
- Freitag, T.; Taylor;, A.; Black, H.I.J.; Campbell, C.D. (2017) Scotland's natural assets: the unseen majority - soil microbial communities., 40th T.B. Macaulay Lecture. Prosperity Without Growth: Foundations for the Economy of Tomorrow, Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, 4 October 2018. (Poster)
- Broyd, R.C.; Mills, R.T.E.; Britton, A.J.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Ostle, N.J. (2017) Snow cover and carbon stocks in oceanic-alpine ecosystems., British Ecological Society Winter Meeting 2017, Ghent, 11-14 December 2017, p59. (Poster)
- Oddi, L.; Britton, A.J.; Freitag, T.; van Paassen, J.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2017) Microbial community activity along gradients of snow lie in the Scottish Highlands., British Ecological Society Winter Meeting 2017, Ghent, 11-14 December 2017, p60. (Poster)
- Nuhn, M.; Binder, M.; Halling, R.; Taylor, A.; Hibbett, D.S. (2013) Phylogenetic overview of the Boletineae., Phytopathology, 103, 104.
- Koljalg, U.; Larsson, K-H.; Abarenkov, K.; Nilsson, H.R.; Alexander, I.J.; Eberhardt, U.; Erland, S.; Kjoller, R.; Larsson, E.; Pennanen, T.; Sen, R.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Vralstad, T.; Tedersoo, L.; Ursing, B.M. (2004) UNITE - a web-based database for the identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi., Rhizosphere Congress 2004, Perspectives and Challenges: A Tribute to Lorenz Hiltner, Munich, Germany, 12-17 September 2004. Abstract for poster.
