Fiona Soper
Associate Professor,McGill University
Département de Biologie
E-mail: fiona.soper@mcgill.ca
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EducationPh.D. Cornell University (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), 2016
B.Sc. Hons University of Queensland, Australia (Botany), 2008
QCBS studentsRelevant QCBS research themesPublications38- 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) 8- Estimating Ecosystem Nitrogen Addition by a Leguminous Tree: A Mass Balance Approach Using a Woody Encroachment Chronosequence Journal Article Soper, FM, Sparks, JP 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) |