Schweitzer, Jen |
Address: 569 Dabney Hall
University of Tennessee
Knoxville TN 37996
Work Phone: (865)974 0856
Email: Jen.Schweitzer@utk.edu
Homepage: http://web.utk.edu/~jbaile29/lab_default.html
Affiliation: University of Tennessee
Expertise: Ecosystem Ecology
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Research Interests: My research is broadly centered on the genetic interactions between species and the ecological and evolutionary consequences of these interactions for ecosystem processes. I focus on the interactions of dominant plant species, their associated herbivores, soil microbial communities and the linkages to soil carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen cycling. I study these plant-soil feedbacks in poplar, eucalypt, aspen and tulip poplar forests as well as old field ecosystems and sustainable agriculture. Together these studies have applied and theoretical implications for better understanding the effects of both species and genetic diversity to ecosystem services.
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2008
- Schweitzer, J. A.; J. K. Bailey; D. G. Fischer; C. J. LeRoy; E. V. Lonsdorf; T. G. Whitham and S. C. Hart 2008. Soil microorganism-plant interactions: A heritable relationship between plant genotype and associated soil microorganisms. Ecology 89(3):773-781.abstract.fulltext PDF.
- Bangert, R.K.; Lonsdorf, E.V.; Wimp, G.M.; Shuster, S.M.; Fischer, D.; Schweitzer, J.A.; Allan, G.J.; Bailey, J.K. and T.G. Whitham 2008. Genetic structure of a foundation species: scaling community phenotypes from the individual to the region. Heredity 100:121-131.abstract.fulltext PDF.
- Whitham, T.G.; S.P. DiFazio; J.A. Schweitzer; S.M. Shuster; G.J. Allan; J.K. Bailey and S.A. Woolbright 2008. Extending Genomics to Natural Communities and Ecosystems. Science 320:492-495.abstract.
- Schweitzer,J.A.; Madritch, M.D.; Bailey, J.K.;
LeRoy, C.J.; Fischer, D.G.; Rehill, B.J.; Lindroth, R.L.; Hagerman, A.E.; Wooley, S.C.; Hart, S.C. and T.G. Whitham 2008. From Genes to Ecosystems: The Genetic Basis of Condensed Tannins and Their Role in Nutrient Regulation in a Populus Model System. Ecosystems 11:1005–1020.abstract.fulltext PDF.
- Bailey, J.K.; Schweitzer, J.A.; Ubeda1, F.; Koricheva, J.; LeRoy, C.J.; Madritch, M.D.; Rehill, B.J.; Bangert, R.K.; Fischer, D.G.; Allan G.J.
and T.G. Whitham 2008. From genes to ecosystems: a synthesis of the effects of plant genetic factors across levels of organization.. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B abstract.fulltext PDF.
2007
- Bailey, J. K.; J. A. Schweitzer; B. J. Rehill; D. J. Irschick; T. G. Whitham and R. L. Lindroth 2007. Rapid shifts in the chemical composition of aspen forests: An introduced herbivore as an agent of natural selection. Biological Invasions 9:715-722.abstract.fulltext PDF.
2006
- Bangert, R. K.; R. J. Turek; B. Rehill; G. J. Allan; G. M. Wimp; J. A. Schweitzer; J. K. Bailey; G. D. Martinsen; P. Keim; R. L. Lindroth and T. G. Whitham 2006. A genetic similarity rule determines arthropod community structure. Molecular Ecology 15:1379-1391.abstract.fulltext PDF.
- Rehill, B.; T.G. Whitham; G.D. Martinsen; J.A. Schweitzer; J.K. Bailey and R.L. Lindroth 2006. Developmental trajectories in cottonwood phytochemistry. Journal of Chemical Ecology 32:2269-2285.abstract.fulltext PDF.
2005
- Schweitzer, J. A.; J. K. Bailey and S. C. Hart 2005. Synergistic effects of plant genotype and herbivory alter litter decomposition and nutrient flux. Ecology
- Schweitzer, J. A.; J. K. Bailey; S. C. Hart; G. M. Wimp; S. K. Chapman and T. G. Whitham 2005. The interaction of plant genotype and herbivory decelerate leaf litter decomposition and alter nutrient dynamics. Oikos 110:133-145.abstract.fulltext PDF.
- Whitham, T. G.; E. Lonsdorf; J. A. Schweitzer; J. K. Bailey; D. G. Fischer; S. M. Shuster; R. L. Lindroth; S. C. Hart; G. J. Allan; C. A. Gehring; P. Keim; B. M. Potts; J. Marks; B. J. Rehill; S. P. DiFazio; C. J. LeRoy; G. M. Wimp; and S. Woolbright 2005. "All effects of a gene on the world": extended phenotypes, feedbacks, and multi-level selection. Ecoscience 12:5-7.abstract.fulltext PDF.
2004
- Bailey, J. K.; R. K. Bangert; J. A. Schweitzer; R. T. Trotter; S. M. Shuster and T. G. Whitham 2004. Fractal geometry is heritable in trees. Evolution 58:2100-2102.abstract.fulltext PDF.
- Bailey, J. K.; J. A. Schweitzer; B. J. Rehill; R. L. Lindroth; G. D. Martinsen and T. G. Whitham 2004. Beavers as molecular geneticists: a genetic basis to the foraging of an ecosystem engineer. Ecology 85:603-608.abstract.fulltext PDF.
- Schweitzer, J. A.; J. K. Bailey; B. J. Rehill; G. D. Martinsen; S. C. Hart; R. L. Lindroth; P. Keim and T. G. Whitham 2004. Genetically based trait in a dominant tree affects ecosystem processes. Ecology Letters 7:127-134.abstract.fulltext PDF.
2003
- Whitham, T. G.; W. P. Young; G. D. Martinsen; C. A. Gehring; J. A. Schweitzer; S. M. Shuster; G. M. Wimp; D. G. Fischer; J. K. Bailey; R. L. Lindroth; S. Woolbright and C. R. Kuske 2003. Community and ecosystem genetics: A consequence of the extended phenotype. Ecology 84:559-573.abstract.fulltext PDF.
2002
- Schweitzer, J. A.; G. D. Martinsen and T. G. Whitham 2002. Cottonwood hybrids gain fitness traits of both parents: a mechanism for their long-term persistence?. American Journal of Botany 89:981-990.abstract.fulltext PDF.
2001
- Bailey, J. K.; J. A. Schweitzer and T. G. Whitham 2001. Salt cedar negatively affects biodiversity of aquatic macroinvertebrates. Wetlands 21:442-447.abstract.fulltext PDF.
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