Phillips, Lori Ann, Ph.D.

Areas of Expertise:

Microbial biodiversity and sustainable agro-ecosystems
The impact of agricultural practices on microbial ecosystem services
Soil microbiology and nutrient (C, N, P) cycling processes
Plant-microbe interactions
Molecular methods to measure the structure and function of environmental microbial communities

Biological mitigation of soil nutrient losses: Quantifying the benefits of diversified landscape features in agro-ecosystems
Protecting and conserving Canada’s biodiversity and ecosystems: Establishing baselines for agricultural soil biodiversity
Integrated nutrient management: Measuring agronomic impacts on soil microbial nutrient cycling processes (interlinked C, N, and P cycling)
Optimally managing soil health: Determining how soil management affects the microbial communities that undertake key ecosystem services

Reynolds, W.D., Drury, C.F., Yang, X.M. and Phillips, L.A. 2017. On the description and determination of soil water field capacity. Oral Presentation to: Canadian Society of Soil Science, Annual Meetings, June 10-14, 2017, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., Yang, X.M., Rehmann, L., and L. Phillips. 2016. The effect of corn stover removal rate under conventional and no-tillage on corn grain yields and GHG emissions. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona.
Drury, Craig F. Girard, B., Woodley, A., Reynolds, W.D., Yang, X.M., Lalonde, C., Wellish, M., Rehman, L., and L. Phillips. 2016. Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada’s Bioeconomy Research Initiatives. Bioeconomy Research and Innovation Forum. Guelph, Ontario.
Reynolds, W.D. 2017. Use of bimodal hydraulic property relationships to characterize soil physical quality. Geoderma 294, 38-49