Monika A. Gorzelak

Areas of Expertise
Mycorrhizal ecology
Bacterial and fungal soil communities
Current Projects
Rhizosphere health through mycorrhizas: examining soil health impacts of mycorrhizal nutrients uptake and movement through the soil matrix to benefit crops
Anthropogenic soil change: looking at the microbiome of historical plots and archived soils
Bacteria in pesticide degradation: discovering bacteria that break down challenging pesticides
Veterinary drugs in soils: determining the impacts of residual veterinary drugs in manure and their impacts of fungal communities in native pastures
Perennials and arbuscular mycorrhizas: examining the impacts of perennial vs annual crops on mycorrhizal communities
Intercropping: examining the impacts of intercropping practices on mycorrhizal communities
Affiliations
Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta, Renewable Resources
Key publications
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Norris, C.E., Gorzelak, M., Arcand, M., Bruhjell, D., Carlyle, C.N., Dyck, M., Ellert, B., Entz, M., Geddes, C.M., Hao, X., Janovicek, K., Larney, F., May, W., Luce, M.S., Van Eerd, L.L., Zhang, T., Beck, R., Cowen, T., Liptzin, D., Morgan, C.L.S. (2023). The story of long-term research sites and soil health in Canadian agriculture. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, [online] 103(1), 164-190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2021-0174
2023 - View publication details
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Liu, X.; Floate, K.D.; Gorzelak, M.A.; Holman, D.B.; Hrycauk, S.; Kubota, H.; Lupwayi, N.; Neilson, J.A.D.; Ortega Polo, R.; Petri, R.M.; Tran, L.; Wang, H.; Wilches, D.; Yang, X.; Zorz, J.; Guarna, M.M. Prairie Agroecosystems: Interconnected Microbiomes of Livestock, Soil and Insects. Agriculture 2023, 13, 326. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13020326
2023 - View publication details
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Gorzelak, M.A., Hambleton, S., Massicotte, H.B. (2012). Community structure of ericoid mycorrhizas and root-associated fungi of Vaccinium membranaceum across an elevation gradient in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Fungal Ecology, [online] 5(1), 36-45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2011.08.008
2012 - View publication details