Wei Shi
Professor
Soil Microbiology & Ecology
Faculty
Williams Hall 4302B
My research directs toward biochemical, physiological, and ecological functions of soil and environmental microorganisms. The goal is to develop fundamental knowledge and apply the information obtained to practice for sustaining agriculture and the environment. Current research emphasis is on soil microbial community structure and nitrogen cycling.
Publications
- Predominant Microbial Colonizers in the Root Endosphere and Rhizosphere of Turfgrass Systems: Pseudomonas veronii, Janthinobacterium lividum, and Pseudogymnoascus spp., FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2021)
- Soil microbial diversity and composition: Links to soil texture and associated properties, SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY (2020)
- Biochar suppresses N2O emissions and alters microbial communities in an acidic tea soil, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH (2019)
- Biological controls over the abundances of terrestrial ammonia oxidizers, GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY (2019)
- Defoliation management and grass growth habits modulated the soil microbial community of turfgrass systems, PLOS ONE (2019)
- Impacts on soil nitrogen availability of converting managed pine plantation into switchgrass monoculture for bioenergy, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2019)
- The soil microbial community of turf: linear and nonlinear changes of taxa and N-cycling gene abundances over a century-long turf development, FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY (2019)
- Impacts of forest-based bioenergy feedstock production on soil nitrogen cycling, Forest Ecology and Management (2018)
- The extent and pathways of nitrogen loss in turfgrass systems: Age impacts, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2018)
- Greenhouse gas emissions in an agroforestry system of the southeastern USA, Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (2017)