Doctor Catriona Macdonald

Journal Articles

• Zhang, H., Churchill, A., Anderson, I., Igwenagu, C., Power, S., Plett, J., Macdonald, C., Pendall, E., Carrillo, Y. and Powell, J. (2023), 'Ecological stoichiometry and fungal community turnover reveal variation among mycorrhizal partners in their responses to warming and drought', Molecular Ecology, vol 32, no 1 , pp 229 - 243.
• Hirekodathakal Jayaramaiah, R., Egidi, E., Macdonald, C., Wang, J., Jeffries, T., Megharaj, M. and Singh, B. (2022), 'Soil initial bacterial diversity and nutrient availability determine the rate of xenobiotic biodegradation', Microbial Biotechnology, vol 15, no 1 , pp 318 - 336.
• Churchill, A., Zhang, H., Fuller, K., Amiji, B., Anderson, I., Barton, C., Barton, C., Carrillo, Y., Catunda, K., Chandregowda, M., Igwenagu, C., Jacob, V., Kim, G., Macdonald, C., Medlyn, B., Moore, B., Pendall, E., Plett, J., Post, A., Powell, J., Tissue, D., Tjoelker, M. and Power, S. (2022), 'Pastures and climate extremes : impacts of cool season warming and drought on the productivity of key pasture species in a field experiment', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol 13 .
• Stuart, E., Castaneda-Gomez, L., Macdonald, C., Wong, W., Anderson, I., Carrillo, Y., Plett, J. and Plett, K. (2022), 'Species-level identity of Pisolithus influences soil phosphorus availability for host plants and is moderated by nitrogen status, but not CO2', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol 165 .
• Renchon, A., Drake, J., Macdonald, C., Sihi, D., Hinko-Najera, N., Tjoelker, M., Arndt, S., Noh, N., Davidson, E. and Pendall, E. (2021), 'Concurrent measurements of soil and ecosystem respiration in a mature eucalypt woodland : advantages, lessons, and questions', Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, vol 126, no 3 .
• Zhang, H., Powell, J., Power, S., Churchill, A., Plett, J., Macdonald, C., Jacob, V., Kim, G., Pendall, E., Tissue, D., Catunda, K., Igwenagu, C., Carrillo, Y., Moore, B. and Anderson, I. (2021), 'Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal-mediated reduction in N2O emissions were not impacted by experimental warming for two common pasture species', Pedobiologia, vol 87-88 .
• Da Silva Carreira Martins, C., Nazaries, L., Delgado Baquerizo, M., Macdonald, C., Anderson, I. and Singh, B. (2021), 'Rainfall frequency and soil water availability regulate soil methane and nitrous oxide fluxes from a native forest exposed to elevated carbon dioxide', Functional Ecology, vol 35, no 8 , pp 1833 - 1847.
• Zhang, H., Powell, J., Plett, J., Churchill, A., Power, S., Macdonald, C., Jacob, V., Kim, G., Pendall, E., Tissue, D., Catunda, K., Igwenagu, C., Carrillo, Y., Moore, B. and Anderson, I. (2021), 'Climate warming negates arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal reductions in soil phosphorus leaching with tall fescue but not lucerne', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol 152 .
• Macdonald, C., Anderson, I., Khachane, A., Singh, B., Barton, C., Duursma, R., Ellsworth, D. and Singh, B. (2021), 'Plant productivity is a key driver of soil respiration response to climate change in a nutrient-limited soil', Basic and Applied Ecology, vol 50 , pp 155 - 168.
• Kostin, J., Cesarz, S., Lochner, A., Schadler, M., Macdonald, C. and Eisenhauer, N. (2021), 'Land-use drives the temporal stability and magnitude of soil microbial functions and modulates climate effects', Ecological Applications, vol 31, no 5 .
• Jiang, M., Medlyn, B., Drake, J., Duursma, R., Anderson, I., Barton, C., Boer, M., Carrillo, Y., Castaneda-Gomez, L., Collins, L., Crous, K., De Kauwe, M., Santos, B., Emerson, K., Facey, S., Gherlenda, A., Gimeno, T., Hasegawa, S., Johnson, S., Kannaste, A., Macdonald, C., Mahmud, K., Moore, B., Nazaries, L., Neilson, E., Nielsen, U., Niinemets, U., Noh, N., Ochoa-Hueso, R., Pathare, V., Pendall, E., Pihlblad, J., Pineiro, J., Powell, J., Power, S., Reich, P., Renchon, A., Riegler, M., Rinnan, R., Rymer, P., Salomon, R., Singh, B., Smith, B., Tjoelker, M., Walker, J., Wujeska-Klause, A., Yang, J., Zaehle, S. and Ellsworth, D. (2020), 'The fate of carbon in a mature forest under carbon dioxide enrichment', Nature, vol 580 , pp 227 - 231.
• Ross, G., Horn, S., Macdonald, C., Powell, J., Reynolds, J., Ryan, M., Cook, J. and Nielsen, U. (2020), 'Metabarcoding mites : three years of elevated CO2 has no effect on oribatid assemblages in a Eucalyptus woodland', Pedobiologia, vol 81-82 .
• Bond-Lamberty, B., Christianson, D., Malhotra, A., Pennington, S., Sihi, D., AghaKouchak, A., Anjileli, H., Altaf Arain, M., Armesto, J., Ashraf, S., Ataka, M., Baldocchi, D., Black, T., Buchmann, N., Carbone, M., Chang, S., Crill, P., Curtis, P., Davidson, E., Desai, A., Drake, J., El-Madany, T., Gavazzi, M., Gorres, C., Gough, C., Goulden, M., Gregg, J., Gutierrez del Arroyo, O., He, J., Hirano, T., Hopple, A., Hughes, H., Jarveoja, J., Jassal, R., Jian, J., Kan, H., Kaye, J., Kominami, Y., Liang, N., Lipson, D., Macdonald, C., Maseyk, K., Mathes, K., Mauritz, M., Mayes, M., McNulty, S., Miao, G., Migliavacca, M., Miller, S., Miniat, C., Nietz, J., Nilsson, M., Noormets, A., Norouzi, H., O?Connell, C., Osborne, B., Oyonarte, C., Pang, Z., Peichl, M., Pendall, E., Perez-Quezada, J., Phillips, C., Phillips, R., Raich, J., Renchon, A., Ruehr, N., Sanchez-Canete, E., Saunders, M., Savage, K., Schrumpf, M., Scott, R., Seibt, U., Silver, W., Sun, W., Szutu, D., Takagi, K., Takagi, M., Teramoto, M., Tjoelker, M. and et al, .. (2020), 'COSORE : a community database for continuous soil respiration and other soil-atmosphere greenhouse gas flux data', Global Change Biology, vol 26, no 12 , pp 7268 - 7283.
• Singh, B., Trivedi, P., Egidi, E., Macdonald, C. and Delgado-Baquerizo, M. (2020), 'Crop microbiome and sustainable agriculture', Nature Reviews Microbiology, vol 18, no 11 , pp 601 - 602.
• Andresen, L., Carrillo, Y., Macdonald, C., Castaneda-Gomez, L., Bode, S. and Rutting, T. (2020), 'Nitrogen dynamics after two years of elevated CO2 in phosphorus limited Eucalyptus woodland', Biogeochemistry, vol 150, no 3 , pp 297 - 312.
• Liu, H., Macdonald, C., Cook, J., Anderson, I. and Singh, B. (2019), 'An ecological loop : host microbiomes across multitrophic interactions', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol 34, no 12 , pp 1118 - 1130.
• Nooten, S., Schultheiss, P., Wright, J., Macdonald, C., Singh, B., Cook, J. and Power, S. (2018), 'What shapes plant and animal diversity on urban golf courses?', Urban Ecosystems, vol 21, no 3 , pp 565 - 576.
• Drake, J., Macdonald, C., Tjoelker, M., Reich, P., Singh, B., Anderson, I. and Ellsworth, D. (2018), 'Three years of soil respiration in a mature eucalypt woodland exposed to atmospheric CO2 enrichment', Biogeochemistry, vol 139, no 1 , pp 85 - 101.
• Ellsworth, D., Anderson, I., Crous, K., Cooke, J., Drake, J., Gherlenda, A., Gimeno, T., Macdonald, C., Medlyn, B., Powell, J., Tjoelker, M. and Reich, P. (2017), 'Elevated CO2 does not increase eucalypt forest productivity on a low-phosphorus soil', Nature Climate Change, vol 7, no 4 , pp 279 - 282.
• Eisenhauer, N., Antunes, P., Bennett, A., Birkhofer, K., Bissett, A., Bowker, M., Caruso, T., Chen, B., Coleman, D., De Boer, W., De Ruiter, P., DeLuca, T., Frati, F., Griffiths, B., Hart, M., Hattenschwiler, S., Haimi, J., Heethoff, M., Kaneko, N., Kelly, L., Leinaas, H., Lindo, Z., Macdonald, C., Rillig, M., Ruess, L., Scheu, S., Schmidt, O., Seastedt, T., Van Straalen, N., Tiunov, A., Zimmer, M. and Powell, J. (2017), 'Priorities for research in soil ecology', Pedobiologia, vol 63 , pp 1 - 7.
• Da Silva Carreira Martins, C., Nazaries, L., Delgado Baquerizo, M., Macdonald, C., Anderson, I., Hobbie, S., Venterea, R., Reich, P. and Singh, B. (2017), 'Identifying environmental drivers of greenhouse gas emissions under warming and reduced rainfall in boreal-temperate forests', Functional Ecology, vol 31, no 12 , pp 2356 - 2368.
• Hu, H., Macdonald, C., Trivedi, P., Anderson, I., Zheng, Y., Holmes, B., Bodrossy, L., Wang, J., He, J. and Singh, B. (2016), 'Effects of climate warming and elevated CO2 on autotrophic nitrification and nitrifiers in dryland ecosystems', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol 92 , pp 1 - 15.
• Fry, E., Manning, P., Macdonald, C., Hasegawa, S., De Palma, A., Power, S. and Singh, B. (2016), 'Shifts in microbial communities do not explain the response of grassland ecosystem function to plant functional composition and rainfall change', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol 92 , pp 199 - 210.
• Drake, J., Macdonald, C., Tjoelker, M., Crous, K., Gimeno Chocarro, T., Singh, B., Reich, P., Anderson, I. and Ellsworth, D. (2016), 'Short-term carbon cycling responses of a mature eucalypt woodland to gradual stepwise enrichment of atmospheric CO2 concentration', Global Change Biology, vol 22, no 1 , pp 380 - 390.
• Colombo, F., Macdonald, C., Jeffries, T., Powell, J. and Singh, B. (2016), 'Impact of forest management practices on soil bacterial diversity and consequences for soil processes', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol 94 , pp 200 - 210.
• Hasegawa, S., Macdonald, C. and Power, S. (2016), 'Elevated carbon dioxide increases soil nitrogen and phosphorus availability in a phosphorus-limited Eucalyptus woodland', Global Change Biology, vol 22, no 4 , pp 1628 - 1643.
• Medlyn, B., Duursma, R., Crous, K., Drake, J., Gimeno Chocarro, T., Macdonald, C., Power, S., Tjoelker, M., Ellsworth, D., De Kauwe, M., Zaehle, S., Walker, A., Luus, K., Mishurov, M., Pak, B., Smith, B., Wang, Y., Yang, X. and Norby, R. (2016), 'Using models to guide field experiments : a priori predictions for the CO2 response of a nutrient- and water-limited native Eucalypt woodland', Global Change Biology, vol 22, no 8 , pp 2834 - 2851.
• Da Silva Carreira Martins, C., Macdonald, C., Anderson, I. and Singh, B. (2016), 'Feedback responses of soil greenhouse gas emissions to climate change are modulated by soil characteristics in dryland ecosystems', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol 100 , pp 21 - 32.
• Rabbi, S., Daniel, H., Lockwood, P., Macdonald, C., Pereg, L., Tighe, M., Wilson, B. and Young, I. (2016), 'Physical soil architectural traits are functionally linked to carbon decomposition and bacterial diversity', Scientific Reports, vol 6 .
• Da Silva Carreira Martins, C., Nazaries, L., Macdonald, C., Anderson, I. and Singh, B. (2015), 'Water availability and abundance of microbial groups are key determinants of greenhouse gas fluxes in a dryland forest ecosystem', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol 86 , pp 5 - 16.
• Macdonald, C., Crawley, M., Wright, D., Kuczynski, J., Robinson, L., Knight, R., Al-Soud, W., Sorensen, S., Deng, Y., Zhou, J. and Singh, B. (2015), 'Identifying qualitative effects of different grazing types on below-ground communities and function in a long-term field experiment', Environmental Microbiology, vol 17, no 3 , pp 841 - 854.
• Hu, H., Macdonald, C., Trivedi, P., Holmes, B., Bodrossy, L., He, J. and Singh, B. (2015), 'Water addition regulates the metabolic activity of ammonia oxidizers responding to environmental perturbations in dry subhumid ecosystems', Environmental Microbiology, vol 17, no 2 , pp 444 - 461.
• Macdonald, C. and Singh, B. (2014), 'Harnessing plant-microbe interactions for enhancing farm productivity', Bioengineered, vol 5, no 1 , pp 5 - 9.
• Singh, B., Quince, C., Macdonald, C., Khachane, A., Thomas, N., Al-Soud, W., Sorensen, S., He, Z., White, D., Sinclair, A., Crooks, B., Zhou, J. and Campbell, C. (2014), 'Loss of microbial diversity in soils is coincident with reductions in some specialized functions', Environmental Microbiology, vol 16, no 8 , pp 2408 - 2420.
• Cowie, A., Lonergan, V., Rabbi, F., Fornasier, F., MacDonald, C., Harden, S., Kawasaki, A. and Singh, B. (2013), 'Impact of carbon farming practices on soil carbon in northern New South Wales', Soil Research, vol 51, no 7-8 , pp 707 - 718.
• Hsu, L., Power, D., Upritchard, J., Burton, J., Friedlander, R., Horswell, J., Macdonald, C., Kieser, J. and Tompkins, G. (2012), 'Amplification of oral streptococcal DNA from human incisors and bite marks', Current Microbiology, vol 65, no 2 , pp 207 - 211.
• Macdonald, C., Anderson, I., Bardgett, R. and Singh, B. (2011), 'Role of nitrogen in carbon mitigation in forest ecosystems', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, vol 21, no 8 , pp 303 - 310.
• Macdonald, C., Clark, I., Zhao, F., Hirsch, P., Singh, B. and Mcgrath, S. (2011), 'Long-term impacts of zinc and copper enriched sewage sludge additions on bacterial, archaeal and fungal communities in arable and grassland soils', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol 43, no 5 , pp 932 - 941.
• Macdonald, C., Clark, I., Hirsch, P., Zhao, F. and McGrath, S. (2011), 'Development of a real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of Rhizobium leguminosarum bacteria and discrimination between different biovars in zinc-contaminated soil', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol 77, no 13 , pp 4626 - 4633.
• Singh, B. and Macdonald, C. (2010), 'Drug discovery from uncultivable microorganisms', Drug Discovery Today, vol 15, no 17-18 , pp 792 - 799.
• Singh, B., Dawson, L., Macdonald, C. and Grime, S. (2009), 'Impact of biotic and abiotic interaction on soil microbial communities and functions : a field study', Applied Soil Ecology, vol 41, no 3 , pp 239 - 248.
• Macdonald, C., Thomas, N., Robinson, L., Tate, K., Ross, D., Dando, J. and Singh, B. (2009), 'Physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of the soil microbial community after afforestation of pastures with Pinus radiata', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol 41, no 8 , pp 1642 - 1651.
• Macdonald, C., Campbell, C., Bacon, J. and Singh, B. (2008), 'Multiple profiling of soil microbial communities identifies potential genetic markers of metal-enriched sewage sludge', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, vol 65, no 3 , pp 555 - 564.
• Singh, B., Tate, K., Kapadia, G., Hedley, C., Macdonald, C., Millard, P. and Murrell, J. (2007), 'Effect of afforestation and reforestation of pastures on the activity and population dynamics of methanotrophic bacteria', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol 73, no 16 , pp 5153 - 5161.
• Macdonald, C., Singh, B., Campbell, C., Horsewell, J. and Spier, T. (2007), 'Long-term exposure to Zn-spiked sewage sludge alters soil community structure', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol 39, no 10 , pp 2576 - 2586.