Fiona Soper

Associate Professor,
McGill University

Département de Biologie
E-mail: fiona.soper@mcgill.ca
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Education

Ph.D. Cornell University (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), 2016 B.Sc. Hons University of Queensland, Australia (Botany), 2008


QCBS students



Publications

38- AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora
Journal Article
Falster, D, Gallagher, R, Wenk, EH, Wright, IJ, Indiarto, D, Andrew, SC, Baxter, C, Lawson, J, Allen, S, Fuchs, A, Monro, A, Kar, F, Adams, MA, Ahrens, CW, Alfonzetti, M, Angevin, T, Apgaua, DMG, Arndt, S, Atkin, OK, Atkinson, J, Auld, T, Baker, A, von Balthazar, M, Bean, A, Blackman, CJ, Bloomfield, K, Bowman, DMJS, Bragg, J, Brodribb, TJ, Buckton, G, Burrows, G, Caldwell, E, Camac, J, Carpenter, R, Catford, JA, Cawthray, GR, Cernusak, LA, Chandler, G, Chapman, AR, Cheal, D, Cheesman, AW, Chen, S-C, Choat, B, Clinton, B, Clode, PL, Coleman, H, Cornwell, WK, Cosgrove, M, Crisp, M, Cross, E, Crous, KY, Cunningham, S, Curran, T, Curtis, E, Daws, MI, DeGabriel, JL, Denton, MD, Dong, N, Du, P, Duan, H, Duncan, DH, Duncan, RP, Duretto, M, Dwyer, JM, Edwards, C, Esperon-Rodriguez, M, Evans, JR, Everingham, SE, Farrell, C, Firn, J, Fonseca, CR, French, BJ, Frood, D, Funk, JL, Geange, SR, Ghannoum, O, Gleason, SM, Gosper, CR, Gray, E, Groom, PK, Grootemaat, S, Gross, C, Guerin, G, Guja, L, Hahs, AK, Harrison, MT, Hayes, PE, Henery, M, Hochuli, D, Howell, J, Huang, G, Hughes, L, Huisman, J, Ilic, J, Jagdish, A, Jin, D, Jordan, G, Jurado, E, Kanowski, J, Kasel, S, Kellermann, J, Kenny, B, Kohout, M, Kooyman, RM, Kotowska, MM, Lai, HR, Laliberté, E, Lambers, H, Lamont, BB, Lanfear, R, van Langevelde, F, Laughlin, DC, Laugier-Kitchener, B-A, Laurance, S, Lehmann, CER, Leigh, A, Leishman, MR, Lenz, T, Lepschi, B, Lewis, JD, Lim, F, Liu, U, Lord, J, Lusk, CH, Macinnis-Ng, C, McPherson, H, Magallón, S, Manea, A, López-Martinez, A, Mayfield, M, McCarthy, JK, Meers, T, van der Merwe, M, Metcalfe, DJ, Milberg, P, Mokany, K, Moles, AT, Moore, BD, Moore, N, Morgan, JW, Morris, W, Muir, A, Munroe, S, Nicholson, , Nicolle, D, Nicotra, AB, Niinemets, , North, T, O’Reilly-Nugent, A, O’Sullivan, OS, Oberle, B, Onoda, Y, Ooi, MKJ, Osborne, CP, Paczkowska, G, Pekin, B, Guilherme Pereira, C, Pickering, C, Pickup, M, Pollock, LJ, Poot, P, Powell, JR, Power, SA, Prentice, IC, Prior, L, Prober, SM, Read, J, Reynolds, V, Richards, AE, Richardson, B, Roderick, ML, Rosell, JA, Rossetto, M, Rye, B, Rymer, PD, Sams, MA, Sanson, G, Sauquet, H, Schmidt, S, Schönenberger, J, Schulze, E-D, Sendall, K, Sinclair, S, Smith, B, Smith, R, Soper, F, Sparrow, B, Standish, RJ, Staples, TL, Stephens, R, Szota, C, Taseski, G, Tasker, E, Thomas, F, Tissue, DT, Tjoelker, MG, Tng, DYP, de Tombeur, F, Tomlinson, K, Turner, NC, Veneklaas, EJ, Venn, S, Vesk, P, Vlasveld, C, Vorontsova, MS, Warren, CA, Warwick, N, Weerasinghe, LK, Wells, J, Westoby, M, White, M, Williams, NSG, Wills, J, Wilson, PG, Yates, C, Zanne, AE, Zemunik, G, Ziemińska, K
2021 Scientific Data (Date Added: 2022-04-26)

37- Evolutionary history and root trait coordination predict nutrient strategy in tropical legume trees
Journal Article
Marcellus, M, Goud, EM, Swartz, N, Brown, E, Soper, FM
New Phytologist (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

36- Integrating edaphic gradients and community assembly concepts into the multidimensional root trait space
Journal Article
Dallstream, C, Soper, FM
New Phytologist (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

35- Inconsistent recovery of nitrogen cycling after feral ungulate removal across three tropical island ecosystems
Journal Article
Soper, FM, Sparks, KS, Cole, RJ, Giardina, CP, Litton, CM, Sparks, JP
Biogeochemistry (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

34- Three's a crowd: triple-isotope analysis traces alternate plant nitrogen nutrition pathways
Journal Article
Soper, FM
New Phytologist (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

33- Tropical root responses to global changes: A synthesis
Journal Article
Yaffar, D, Lugli, LF, Wong, MY, Norby, RJ, Addo-Danso, SD, Arnaud, M, Cordeiro, AL, Dietterich, LH, Diaz-Toribio, MH, Lee, MY, Ghimire, OP, Smith-Martin, CM, Toro, L, Andersen, K, McCulloch, LA, Meier, IC, Powers, JS, Sanchez-Julia, M, Soper, FM, Cusack, DF
Global Change Biology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

32- Tropical forests and global change: biogeochemical responses and opportunities for cross-site comparisons, an organized INSPIRE session at the 108th Annual Meeting, Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon, USA, August 2023
Journal Article
Cusack, DF, Reed, S, Andersen, KM, Cinoğlu, D, Craig, ME, Dietterich, LH, Hogan, JA, Holm, JA, Nottingham, AT, Ostertag, R, Soper, FM, Wood, TE, Wong, MY
New Phytologist (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

31- Patterns and controls of foliar nutrient stoichiometry and flexibility across United States forests
Journal Article
Dynarski, KA, Soper, FM, Reed, SC, Wieder, WR, Cleveland, CC
Ecology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

30- Phosphorus limitation of early growth differs between nitrogen-fixing and nonfixing dry tropical forest tree species
Journal Article
Toro, L, Pereira-Arias, D, Perez-Aviles, D, Vargas G , G, Soper, FM, Gutknecht, J, Powers, JS
New Phytologist (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

29- A framework for fine-root trait syndromes: syndrome coexistence may support phosphorus partitioning in tropical forests
Journal Article
Dallstream, C, Weemstra, M, Soper, FM
Oikos (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

28- Exploring the Role of Cryptic Nitrogen Fixers in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Frontier in Nitrogen Cycling Research
Journal Article
Cleveland, CC, Reis, CRG, Perakis, SS, Dynarski, KA, Batterman, SA, Crews, TE, Gei, M, Gundale, MJ, Menge, DNL, Peoples, MB, Reed, SC, Salmon, VG, Soper, FM, Taylor, BN, Turner, MG, Wurzburger, N
Ecosystems (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

27- Tradeoffs and Synergies in Tropical Forest Root Traits and Dynamics for Nutrient and Water Acquisition: Field and Modeling Advances
Journal Article
Cusack, DF, Addo-Danso, SD, Agee, EA, Andersen, KM, Arnaud, M, Batterman, SA, Brearley, FQ, Ciochina, MI, Cordeiro, AL, Dallstream, C, Diaz-Toribio, MH, Dietterich, LH, Fisher, JB, Fleischer, K, Fortunel, C, Fuchslueger, L, Guerrero-Ramírez, NR, Kotowska, MM, Lugli, LF, Marín, C, McCulloch, LA, Maeght, J-L, Metcalfe, D, Norby, RJ, Oliveira, RS, Powers, JS, Reichert, T, Smith, SW, Smith-Martin, CM, Soper, FM, Toro, L, Umaña, MN, Valverde-Barrantes, O, Weemstra, M, Werden, LK, Wong, M, Wright, CL, Wright, SJ, Yaffar, D
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

26- Restoration benefits of soil nutrient manipulation and weeding in invaded dry and wet tropical ecosystems in Hawaiʻi
Journal Article
Cole, RJ, Soper, FM, Litton, CM, Knauf, AE, Sparks, K, Gerow, KG, Giardina, CP, Sparks, JP
Restoration Ecology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

25- A roadmap for sampling and scaling biological nitrogen fixation in terrestrial ecosystems
Journal Article
Soper, FM, Taylor, BN, Winbourne, JB, Wong, MY, Dynarski, KA, Reis, CRG, Peoples, MB, Cleveland, CC, Reed, SC, Menge, DNL, Perakis, SS
Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

24- Litter inputs drive patterns of soil nitrogen heterogeneity in a diverse tropical forest: Results from a litter manipulation experiment
Journal Article
Osborne, BB, Soper, FM, Nasto, MK, Bru, D, Hwang, S, Machmuller, MB, Morales, ML, Philippot, L, Sullivan, BW, Asner, GP, Cleveland, CC, Townsend, AR, Porder, S
Soil Biology and Biochemistry (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

23- Tracing plant-environment interactions from organismal to planetary scales using stable isotopes: A mini review
Journal Article
McNico, G, Yu, Z, Berry, ZC, Emery, N, Soper, FM, Yang, WH
Emerging Topics in Life Sciences (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

22- Carbon and Beyond: The Biogeochemistry of Climate in a Rapidly Changing Amazon
Journal Article
Covey, K, Soper, F, Pangala, S, Bernardino, A, Pagliaro, Z, Basso, L, Cassol, H, Fearnside, P, Navarrete, D, Novoa, S, Sawakuchi, H, Lovejoy, T, Marengo, J, Peres, CA, Baillie, J, Bernasconi, P, Camargo, J, Freitas, C, Hoffman, B, Nardoto, GB, Nobre, I, Mayorga, J, Mesquita, R, Pavan, S, Pinto, F, Rocha, F, de Assis Mello, R, Thuault, A, Bahl, AA, Elmore, A
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

21- Measuring nitrogen fixation by the acetylene reduction assay (ARA): is 3 the magic ratio?
Journal Article
Soper, FM, Simon, C, Jauss, V
Biogeochemistry (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

20- The influence of elevated CO2 on phenology of Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae) is altered by common air pollutants (NO2 and O3) and soil nitrogen
Journal Article
Eller, ASD, Soper, FM, Sparks, JP
Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

19- Leaf litter inputs reinforce islands of nitrogen fertility in a lowland tropical forest
Journal Article
Osborne, BB, Nasto, MK, Soper, FM, Asner, GP, Balzotti, CS, Cleveland, CC, Taylor, PG, Townsend, AR, Porder, S
Biogeochemistry (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

18- The handbook for standardized field and laboratory measurements in terrestrial climate change experiments and observational studies (ClimEx)
Journal Article
Halbritter, AH, De Boeck, HJ, Eycott, AE, Reinsch, S, Robinson, DA, Vicca, S, Berauer, B, Christiansen, CT, Estiarte, M, Grünzweig, JM, Gya, R, Hansen, K, Jentsch, A, Lee, H, Linder, S, Marshall, J, Peñuelas, J, Kappel Schmidt, I, Stuart-Haëntjens, E, Wilfahrt, P, Vandvik, V, Abrantes, N, Almagro, M, Althuizen, IHJ, Barrio, IC, Te Beest, M, Beier, C, Beil, I, Carter Berry, Z, Birkemoe, T, Bjerke, JW, Blonder, B, Blume-Werry, G, Bohrer, G, Campos, I, Cernusak, LA, Chojnicki, BH, Cosby, BJ, Dickman, LT, Djukic, I, Filella, I, Fuchslueger, L, Gargallo-Garriga, A, Gillespie, MAK, Goldsmith, GR, Gough, C, Halliday, FW, Hegland, SJ, Hoch, G, Holub, P, Jaroszynska, F, Johnson, DM, Jones, SB, Kardol, P, Keizer, JJ, Klem, K, Konestabo, HS, Kreyling, J, Kröel-Dulay, G, Landhäusser, SM, Larsen, KS, Leblans, N, Lebron, I, Lehmann, MM, Lembrechts, JJ, Lenz, A, Linstädter, A, Llusià, J, Macias-Fauria, M, Malyshev, AV, Mänd, P, Marshall, M, Matheny, AM, McDowell, N, Meier, IC, Meinzer, FC, Michaletz, ST, Miller, ML, Muffler, L, Oravec, M, Ostonen, I, Porcar-Castell, A, Preece, C, Prentice, IC, Radujković, D, Ravolainen, V, Ribbons, R, Ruppert, JC, Sack, L, Sardans, J, Schindlbacher, A, Scoffoni, C, Sigurdsson, BD, Smart, S, Smith, SW, Soper, F, Speed, JDM, Sverdrup-Thygeson, A, Sydenham, MAK, Taghizadeh-Toosi, A, Telford, RJ, Tielbörger, K, Töpper, JP, Urban, O, van der Ploeg, M, Van Langenhove, L, Večeřová, K, Ven, A, Verbruggen, E, Vik, U, Weigel, R, Wohlgemuth, T, Wood, LK, Zinnert, J, Zurba, K, the ClimMani Working Group,
Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

17- Non-native mangroves support carbon storage, sediment carbon burial, and accretion of coastal ecosystems
Journal Article
Soper, FM, MacKenzie, RA, Sharma, S, Cole, TG, Litton, CM, Sparks, JP
Global Change Biology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

16- Biogeochemical recuperation of lowland tropical forest during succession
Journal Article
Sullivan, BW, Nifong, RL, Nasto, MK, Alvarez-Clare, S, Dencker, CM, Soper, FM, Shoemaker, KT, Ishida, FY, Zaragoza-Castells, J, Davidson, EA, Cleveland, CC
Ecology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

15- Greater stem growth, woody allocation, and aboveground biomass in Paleotropical forests than in Neotropical forests
Journal Article
Taylor, PG, Cleveland, CC, Soper, F, Wieder, WR, Dobrowski, SZ, Doughty, CE, Townsend, AR
Ecology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

14- Leaf-cutter ants engineer large nitrous oxide hot spots in tropical forests
Journal Article
Soper, FM, Sullivan, BW, Osborne, BB, Shaw, AN, Philippot, L, Cleveland, CC
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

13- Nitrogen fixation and foliar nitrogen do not predict phosphorus acquisition strategies in tropical trees
Journal Article
Soper, FM, Nasto, MK, Osborne, BB, Cleveland, CC
Journal of Ecology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

12- Biological Cycling of Mineral Nutrients in a Temperate Forested Shale Catchment
Journal Article
Soper, FM, Chamberlain, SD, Crumsey, JM, Gregor, S, Derry, LA, Sparks, JP
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

11- Actinorhizal species influence plant and soil nitrogen status of semiarid shrub-dominated ecosystems in the western Great Basin, USA
Journal Article
Freund, SM, Soper, FM, Poulson, SR, Selmants, PC, Sullivan, BW
Journal of Arid Environments (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

10- Remotely sensed canopy nitrogen correlates with nitrous oxide emissions in a lowland tropical rainforest
Journal Article
Soper, FM, Sullivan, BW, Nasto, MK, Osborne, BB, Bru, D, Balzotti, CS, Taylor, PG, Asner, GP, Townsend, AR, Philippot, L, Porder, S, Cleveland, CC
Ecology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

9- Modest Gaseous Nitrogen Losses Point to Conservative Nitrogen Cycling in a Lowland Tropical Forest Watershed
Journal Article
Soper, FM, Taylor, PG, Wieder, WR, Weintraub, SR, Cleveland, CC, Porder, S, Townsend, AR
Ecosystems (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

7- Soil carbon dioxide emissions from the Mojave desert: Isotopic evidence for a carbonate source
Journal Article
Soper, FM, McCalley, CK, Sparks, K, Sparks, JP
Geophysical Research Letters (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

6- Nitrogen trace gas fluxes from a semiarid subtropical savanna under woody legume encroachment
Journal Article
Soper, FM, Boutton, TW, Groffman, PM, Sparks, JP
Global Biogeochemical Cycles (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

5- Denitrification in a subtropical, semi-arid North American savanna: field measurements and intact soil core incubations
Journal Article
Soper, FM, Groffman, PM, Sparks, JP
Biogeochemistry (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

4- Natural abundance (δ15N) indicates shifts in nitrogen relations of woody taxa along a savanna–woodland continental rainfall gradient
Journal Article
Soper, FM, Richards, AE, Siddique, I, Aidar, MPM, Cook, GD, Hutley, LB, Robinson, N, Schmidt, S
Oecologia (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

3- Investigating patterns of symbiotic nitrogen fixation during vegetation change from grassland to woodland using fine scale δ15N measurements
Journal Article
Soper, FM, Boutton, TW, Sparks, JP
Plant, Cell and Environment (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

2- Arabidopsis and Lobelia anceps access small peptides as a nitrogen source for growth
Journal Article
Soper, FM, Paungfoo-Lonhienne, C, Brackin, R, Rentsch, D, Schmidt, S, Robinson, N
Functional Plant Biology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

1- Nitrate paradigm does not hold up for sugarcane
Journal Article
Robinson, N, Brackin, R, Vinall, K, Soper, F, Holst, J, Gamage, H, Paungfoo-Lonhienne, C, Rennenberg, H, Lakshmanan, P, Schmidt, S
PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2024-12-03)