Andy Taylor

Publications

Journals

• Yebra, M.; Scortechini, G.; Adeline, K.; Aktepe, N.; Almoustafa, T.; Bar-Massada, A.; Beget, M.E.; Boer, M.; Bradstock, R.; Brown, T.; Castro, F.X.; Chen, R.; Chuvieco, E.; Danson, M.; Değirmenci, C.U.; Delgado-Dávila, R.; Dennison, P.; Di Bella, C.; Domenech, O.; Féret, J.-B.; Forsyth, G.; Gabriel, E.; Gagkas, Z.; Gharbi, F.; Granda, E.; Griebel, A.; He, B.; Jolly, M.; Kotzur, I.; Kraaij, T.; Kristina, A.; Kütküt, P.; Limousin, J.-M.; Martín, M.P.; Monteiro, A.T.; Morais, M.; Moreira, B.; Mouillot, F.; Msweli, S.; Nolan, R.H.; Pellizzaro, G.; Qi, Y.; Quan, X.; Resco de Dios, V.; Roberts, D.; Tavşanoğlu, Ç.; Taylor, A.; Taylor, J.; Tüfekcioğlu, İ.; Venura, A.; Cardenas, N.Y. (2024) Globe-LFMC 2.0, an enhanced and updated dataset for live fuel moisture content research, Scientific Data, 11, Art. 332
• 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, 25(10), 1875-1893
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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) OakEcol: a database of Oak-associated biodiversity within the UK, Data in Brief, 25, art.104120
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.; 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Prior to appointment

• 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.
• 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.

Books / chapters

• 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.

Technical / contract reports

• 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.

Conference papers

• Mitchell, R.; Albon, S.; Stockan, J.; Taylor, A.; Bates, S.; Bellamy, P.; Dandy, N.; Downey, H.; Ellis, C.; Hodgetts, N.; Jackson, R.; Johnstone, C.; Lamberte, L.; Nichols, C.; Rabiey, M. (2023) Diversifying tree species composition within our forests to increase resilience – an interdisciplinary approach, Hutton Annual Research Symposium, 21 November 2023, Apex Hotel, Dundee
• 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.

Conference posters / abstracts

• Mitchell, R.; Albon, S.; Cocks, L.; Johnstone, C.; Stockan, J.; Taylor, A.; Bellamy, P.; Bates, S.; Dandy, N.; Downey, H.; Ellis, C.; Jackson, R.; Lamberte, L.; Hodgetts, N.; Nichols, C.; Rabiey, M. (2023) Diversifying tree species within our forets to increase resilience – an interdisciplinary approach, Creating Canopy: the biology and practice of establishing trees and woodlands for people and nature including FraxNet meeting, 27-29 November 2023, University of Nottingham and Online
• 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.