
Faculty
University of Kentucky, PSS
Ag. Science Bldg. North
1100 Nicholasville Road (Office:N-222D)
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
(859) 257-6388
(859) 533-2630
(859) 323-1952
rebecca.mcculley@uky.edu
Specialty:
Grassland Ecology
Education:
BA - Rice University, 1995
MS - Texas A&M University, 1998
PhD - Colorado State University, 2002
Experience:
2006-present Assistant, Associate Professor, University of Kentucky
2002-2006 Post-doc, Duke University
Research Interests:
My lab is broadly interested in the structure and function of grass and shrub-dominated ecosystems. We explore how human land use interacts with climate, soils, and biota in these ecosystem types to impact the storage and cycling of nutrients at both local and regional spatial scales.
WebSite:
This person page last updated on 2012-05-14
Books and Book Chapters
Burke, I.C., A.R. Mosier, P.B. Hook, D.G. Milchunas, J.E., Barrett, M.A. Vinton, R. L. McCulley, J.P. Kaye, R.A. Gill, H.E. Epstein, R.H. Kelly, W.J. Parton, C.M. Yonker, P. Lowe, and W.K. Lauenroth. 2008. Soil organic matter and nutrient dynamics of shortgrass steppe
ecosystems. Chapter 13, pp. 306-341. IN: W.K. Lauenroth and I.C. Burke, ed. Ecology of the Shortgrass Steppe. Oxford University Press,
New York. Refereed Journal Articles
Brosi, GB, RL McCulley, LP Bush, JA Nelson, AT Classen, RJ Norby. 2011. Effects of multiple climate change factors on the tall fescue-fungal endophyte symbiosis: infection frequency and tissue chemistry. New Phytologist 189:797-805
Gilliam, FS, RL McCulley, JA Nelson 2011. Spatial variability in soil microbial communities in a nitrogen-saturated hardwood forest watershed. Soil Science Society of America Journal 75:280-286.
Iqbal, J, JA Siegrist, JA Nelson, RL McCulley, 2011. Fungal endophyte infection increases carbon sequestration potential of southeastern USA tall fescue stands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 44:81-92
Siegrist, J.A., R.L. McCulley, L.P. Bush, and T.D. Phillips. 2010. Alkaloids may not be responsible for endophyte-associated reductions in tall
fescue decomposition rates. Functional
Ecology 24(2):460-468. Published online: doi: 10:1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01649.x.
Siegrist, J.A., R.L. McCulley, L.P. Bush, and T.D. Phillips. 2009. Alkaloids may not be responsible for endophyte-associated reductions in tall fescue decomposition rates. Functional Ecology. Published online: doi:10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01649.x.
McCulley, R.L., T.W. Boutton, S.R. Archer.
2007. Soil respiration in a subtropical savanna parkland: Response to water additions.
Soil Science Society of America Journal 71:820-828. Publication URL
McCulley, R.L. and I.C. Burke. 2004. Microbial community composition across the Great Plains: Landscape versus regional variability. Soil Science Society of America Journal 68: 106-115. Publication URL
McCulley, R.L., E.G. Jobbágy, W.T. Pockman, and R.B. Jackson. 2004. Nutrient uptake as a contributing explanation for deep rooting in arid ecosystems. Oecologia 141: 620-628. Publication URL