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E. Toby Kiers
Researcher at VU University Amsterdam
Publications - 100
Citations - 11207
E. Toby Kiers is an academic researcher from VU University Amsterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mutualism (biology) & Rhizobia. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 91 publications receiving 9433 citations. Previous affiliations of E. Toby Kiers include University of Massachusetts Amherst & University of California, Davis.
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Reciprocal Rewards Stabilize Cooperation in the Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
E. Toby Kiers,Marie Duhamel,Marie Duhamel,Yugandhar Beesetty,Yugandhar Beesetty,Jerry A. Mensah,Oscar Franken,Erik Verbruggen,Carl R. Fellbaum,George A. Kowalchuk,Miranda M. Hart,Alberto Bago,Todd M. Palmer,Stuart A. West,Philippe Vandenkoornhuyse,Jan Jansa,Heike Bücking +16 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that, unlike many other mutualisms, the symbiont cannot be “enslaved,” and the mutualism is evolutionarily stable because control is bidirectional, and partners offering the best rate of exchange are rewarded.
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Host sanctions and the legume–rhizobium mutualism
TL;DR: It is shown that soybeans penalize rhizobia that fail to fix N2 inside their root nodules, and non-invasive monitoring implicated decreased O2 supply as a possible mechanism for sanctions against cheating Rhizobia.
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Core microbiomes for sustainable agroecosystems.
Hirokazu Toju,Hirokazu Toju,Kabir G. Peay,Masato Yamamichi,Kazuhiko Narisawa,Kei Hiruma,Kei Hiruma,Ken Naito,Shinji Fukuda,Masayuki Ushio,Masayuki Ushio,Shinji Nakaoka,Shinji Nakaoka,Yusuke Onoda,Kentaro Yoshida,Kentaro Yoshida,Klaus Schlaeppi,Yang Bai,Ryo Sugiura,Ryo Sugiura,Yasunori Ichihashi,Kiwamu Minamisawa,E. Toby Kiers +22 more
TL;DR: In an era of ecosystem degradation and climate change, maximizing microbial functions in agroecosystems has become a prerequisite for the future of global agriculture, however, managing species-rich communities of plant-associated microbiomes remains a major challenge.
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Adapt or disperse: understanding species persistence in a changing world
Matty P. Berg,E. Toby Kiers,Gerard Driessen,Marcel G. A. van der Heijden,Bob W. Kooi,Frans J.A. Kuenen,Maartje Liefting,Herman A. Verhoef,Jacintha Ellers +8 more
TL;DR: The importance of multispecies interactions is reviewed looking at two trait categories: thermal sensitivity of metabolic rate and associated lifehistory traits and dispersal traits of species and a survey of published literature shows pronounced and consistent differences among trophic groups.
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Mutualisms in a changing world: an evolutionary perspective
TL;DR: An evolutionary perspective on mutualism breakdown is developed to complement the ecological perspective, by focusing on three processes: shifts from mutualism to antagonism, switches to novel partners and mutualism abandonment.