Publications

von Takach Dukai B, CW Ahrens, D Lindenmayer, S Banks. 2021. Scale-dependent signatures of local adaptation in a widespread foundation tree species. Molecular Ecology. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/mec.15894

Ahrens CW, R Jordan, J Bragg, PA Harrison, T Hopley, H Bothwell, K Murray, DA Steane, JW Whale, M Byrne, R Andrew, PD Rymer. 2021. Regarding the F-word: the effects of data Filtering on inferred genotype- environment associations. Molecular Ecology Resources. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13351

Ahrens CW, PD Rymer, DT Tissue. 2020. Intra-specific trait variation remains hidden in the environment. New Phytologist. 229: 1375–1387.

Ahrens CW, E James, A Miller, N Aitken, J Borevitz, D Cantrill, P Rymer. 2020. Spatial, climate, and ploidy factors drive genomic diversity and vulnerability in the widespread grass Themeda triandra. Molecular Ecology. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/mec.15614

Brown GK, EA James, CL Simmons, CW Ahrens. 2020. Recently Naturalized Paraserianthes lophantha subsp. lophantha Displays Contrasting Genetic Diversity and Climate Relationships Compared to Native Populations. Diversity. 12:422. doi.org/10.3390/d12110422

Tierney, DA, CW Ahrens, PD Rymer & TD Auld. 2020. The interaction of clonality, breeding system and genomics for a highly threatened plant species and the management implications. Biodiversity and Conservation, 29(9), 3009-3029.

Ahrens CW, M Andrew, R Mazanec, KX Ruthrof, A Challis, G Hardy, M Byrne, DT Tissue, PD Rymer. 2020. Plant functional traits differ in adaptability and are predicted to be differentially affected by climate change. Ecology and Evolution. 10(1), 232-248. DOI: doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5890

Ahrens CW, M Byrne, PD Rymer. 2019. Standing genomic variation within coding and regulatory regions contributes to the adaptive capacity to climate in a foundation tree species. Molecular Ecology. 28(10), 2502-2516. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/mec.15092

Ahrens CW, R Mazanec, T Paap, KX Ruthrof, A Challis, G Hardy, M Byrne, DT Tissue, PD Rymer. 2019. Adaptive variation for growth and resistance to a novel pathogen along climatic gradients in a foundation tree. Evolutionary Applications. 12(6), 1178-1190. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/eva.12796

Miller AD, AA Hoffmann, MH Tan, M Young, CW Ahrens, M Cocomazzo, A Rattray, DA Ierodiaconou, E Treml, CDH Sherman. 2019. Local and regional scale habitat heterogeneity contribute to genetic adaptation in a commercially important mollusk. Molecular Ecology. 28(12), 3053- 3072. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15128

Ahrens, CW, M Supple, N Aitken, D Cantrill, JO borevitz, EA James. 2017. Genomic diversity guides conservation strategies among rare terrestrial orchid species when taxonomy remains uncertain. Annals of Botany. 119:1267-1277.

Ahrens CW, EA James. 2016. Conserving the small milkwort, Comesperma polygaloides, a vulnerable subshrub in a fragmented landscape. Conservation Genetics. 17(4), 891-901. DOI: 10.1007/s10592- 016-0830-9

Ahrens CW, EA James. 2016. Genetic variation and regional structure in a changing environment influence our conservation approach for Ptilotus macrocephalus (Amaranthaceae). Journal of Heredity. 107(3), 238-247. DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esw009.

Ahrens CW, EA James. 2015. Range-wide genetic analysis reveals limited structure and suggests asexual patterns in the rare forb Senecio macrocarpus. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 115:256-269.

Ahrens CW, T Meyer, C. Auer. 2014. Distribution models for Panicum virgatum (Poaceae) reveal an expanded range in present and future climate regimes in the northeastern United States. American Journal of Botany. 101:1886-1894.

Ahrens CW, EA James. 2014. Isolation and characterization of 12 microsatellite markers for the vulnerable subshrub Comesperma polygaloides (Polygalaceae). Conservation Genetics Resources. 6:967-968.

Ahrens, CW, E. A. James. 2014. Characterization of 13 microsatellite markers for Diuris basaltica (Orchidaceae) and related species. Applications in Plant Sciences. 2 (1): 1300069.

Ahrens CW, EA James. 2013. Characterization of microsatellite markers for the vulnerable grassland forb Senecio macrocarpus (Asteraceae). Applications in Plant Sciences. 1 (11): 1300041.

Ahrens CW, C Auer. 2012. Genetic relationship between cultivated and feral creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) in a Cultural Landscape. Weed Science. 60:583-588.

Ahrens CW, C Auer. 2012. Annual glyphosate treatments alter bentgrass growth, survivorship, and plant community species composition. PLoS One. 7(12):e50643

Ahrens CW, J Chung, T Meyer, C Auer. 2011. Agrostis (bentgrass) distribution survey and habitat suitability map support ecological risk assessment in cultural landscapes. Weed Science. 59:145-154. (Cover Article)

Ahrens CW, G Ecker, C Auer. 2011. The intersection of ecological risk assessment and plant communities: an analysis of Agrostis and Panicum species in the northeastern US. Plant Ecology. 212:1629-1642.