Research Program

My research interests are in the area of microbial ecology and the biological and integrated control of plant pathogens. Most of our attention has been directed to the fungi. Our research can be viewed from three perspectives: (1) basic studies on microbial community development on plants, including adhesion and colonization; (2) application of ecological theory to microbes; and (3) applied research on the biological control of the apple scab disease. More specifically, our studies to date have included: assessment of pesticidal impact on microflora from apple leaves and leaf litter; evaluation of microbial antagonism to the apple scab fungus; implications of r- and K-selection and island biogeographic theory to microbial systems; the microbial ecology and pathology of watermilfoil in the Madison area lakes; population biology of Aureobasidium pullulans on leaves; life history theory for unitary and modular organisms.

Selected Recent Publications

Ives, A. R., S. T. Woody, E. V. Nordheim, C. Nelson, and J. H. Andrews. 2004. The synergistic effects of stochasticity and dispersal on population densities. Am. Nat. 163: 375-387.

Andrews, J.H. 2006. Population growth and the landscape ecology of microbes on leaf surfaces. In: Microbiology of Leaf Surfaces (M. Bailey, ed). CABI International, Wallingford, UK. pp. 239-250

McGrath, M.J and J. H. Andrews. 2006. Temporal changes in microscale colonization of the phylloplane by Aureobasidium pullulans. Appl Environ Microbiol 72: 6234-6241.

McGrath, M.J. and J. H. Andrews. 2007. Role of immigration in the colonization of apple leaves by Aureobasidium pullulans. Appl Environ Microbiol 73: 1277-1286.

Andrews, J.H. 2006. Emerging fungal and oomycete plant pathogens. In: Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Sciences (R. M. Goodman, ed.-in-chief). pp.1-3. (online supplement) DOI:10.1081/E-EPCS-120019938. Dekker, NY

Andrews, J.H. and R.F. Harris. 2007. Evolutionary ecology of the first fungi. In: The Mycota, vol IV. (editors C. Kubicek and I.S. Druzhinia). Springer-Verlag, NY. pp 3-16.

Woody, S.T, A.R. Ives, E.V. Nordheim and J.H. Andrews. 2007. Dispersal, density dependence, and population dynamics of a fungal microbe on leaf surfaces. Ecology 88: 1513-1524.

 

Books

Andrews, J. H. 1991. Comparative Ecology of Microorganisms and Macroorganisms. Springer-Verlag, NY.

Andrews, J. H. and S. S. Hirano (eds.). 1991. Microbial Ecology of Leaves. Springer-Verlag, NY.