Andy Taylor
Current research interests
My major focus is on the roles of fungi in the environment, in particular mutualistic soil fungi that are essential for the healthy growth of most terrestrial plant species. My varied research topics mirror the diversity of fungi as a group and the many functional roles that they carry out in most ecosystems. A key aspect of my work is the detection and identification of fungi in environmental samples. Since even those species that produce visible structures above ground can present considerable problems for identification, a significant part of the research is focused on the development and use of molecular tools for accurate species identifications. These tools are also used to examine spatial structuring of populations and communities at both local and continental scales. I have written over 60 papers for international journals.
Bibliography
- Bugge Harder , C.; Hesling, E.; S. Botnen , S.; E. Lorberau, K.; Dima , B.; von Bonsdorff-Salminen , T.; Niskanen, T.; G. Jarvis, S.; Ouimette , A.; Hester, A.; A. Hobbie, E.; 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, 11pp. (Early View).
- 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), pp. 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) Advances in measuring soil health, Book chapter entitled "Characterisation of fungal communities and functions in agricultural soils"
- 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), pp. 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.
- 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.
- 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, Article No. 104120.
- 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, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nuhn, M.E.; Binder, M.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Halling, R.E.; Hibbett, D.S. (2013) Phylogenetic overview of the Boletineae., Fungal Biology, 117, 479-511.
- Mikusinska, A.; Persson, T.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Ekblad, A. (2013) Response of ectomycorrhizal extramatrical mycelium production and isotopic composition to in-growth bag size and soil fauna., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 66, 154-162.
- 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.
- Jarvis, S.; Woodward, S.; Alexander, I.J.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2013) Regional scale gradients of climate and nitrogen deposition drive variation in ectomycorrhizal fungal communities associated with native Scots pine., Global Change Biology, 19, 1688-1696.
- Velmala, S.M.; Rajala, T.; Haapanen, M.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Pennanen, T. (2013) Genetic host-tree effects on the ectomycorrhizal community and root characteristics of Norway spruce., Mycorrhiza, 23, 21-33.
- 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.
- Bugge Harder , C.; Hesling, E.; S. Botnen , S.; E. Lorberau, K.; Dima , B.; von Bonsdorff-Salminen , T.; Niskanen, T.; G. Jarvis, S.; Ouimette , A.; Hester, A.; A. Hobbie, E.; 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, 11pp. (Early View).
- 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), pp. 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), pp. 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.
- 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.
- 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, Article No. 104120.
- 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, 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.
- Nuhn, M.E.; Binder, M.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Halling, R.E.; Hibbett, D.S. (2013) Phylogenetic overview of the Boletineae., Fungal Biology, 117, 479-511.
- Mikusinska, A.; Persson, T.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Ekblad, A. (2013) Response of ectomycorrhizal extramatrical mycelium production and isotopic composition to in-growth bag size and soil fauna., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 66, 154-162.
- 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.
- Jarvis, S.; Woodward, S.; Alexander, I.J.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2013) Regional scale gradients of climate and nitrogen deposition drive variation in ectomycorrhizal fungal communities associated with native Scots pine., Global Change Biology, 19, 1688-1696.
- Velmala, S.M.; Rajala, T.; Haapanen, M.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Pennanen, T. (2013) Genetic host-tree effects on the ectomycorrhizal community and root characteristics of Norway spruce., Mycorrhiza, 23, 21-33.
- Phosri, C.; Polme, S.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Koljalg, U.; Suwannasai, N.; Tedersoo, L. (2012) Diversity and community composition of ectomycorrhizal fungi in a dry deciduous dipterocarp forest in Thailand., Biodiversity and Conservation, 21, 2287-2298.
- Hrynkiewicz, K.; Toljander, Y.K.; Baum, C.; Fransson, P.M.A.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Weih, M. (2012) Correspondence of ectomycorrhizal diversity and colonisation of willows (Salix spp.) grown in short rotation coppice on arable sites and adjacent natural stands., Mycorrhiza, 22, 603-613.
- 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.
- Wilkinson, A.; Solan, M.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Alexander, I.J.; Johnson, D. (2010) Intraspecific diversity regulates fungal productivity and respiration., PLoS ONE, 5, Article No. e12604.
- Toftegaard, T.; Iason, G.R.; Alexander, I.J.; Rosendahl, S.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2010) The threatened plant intermediate wintergreen (Pyrola media Sw.) associates with a wide range of biotrophic fungi in native Scottish pine woods., Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, 3963-3971.
- Vinichuk, M.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Rosen, K.; Johanson, K.J. (2010) Accumulation of potassium, rubidium and caesium (133Cs and 137Cs) in various fractions of soil and fungi in a Swedish forest., Science of the Total Environment, 408, 2543-2548.
- Abarenkov, K.; Nilsson, R.H.; Larsson, K-H.; Alexander, I.J.; Eberhardt, U.; Erland, S.; Hoiland, K.; Kjoller, R.; Larsson, E.; Pennanen, T.; Sen, R.; Taylor, A.F.S.; Tedersoo, L.; Ursing, B.M.; Vralstad, T.; Liimatainen, K.; Peinter, U.; Koljalg, U. (2010) The UNITE database for molecular identification of fungi - recent updates and future perspectives., New Phytologist, 186, 281-285.
- 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.
- Rangel-Castro, J.I.; Danell, E.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2002) The use of different nitrogen sources by the edible ectomycorrhizal mushroom Cantharellus cibarius., Mycorrhiza, 12, 131-137.
- 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) Advances in measuring soil health, Book chapter entitled "Characterisation of fungal communities and functions in agricultural soils"
- 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.