Personal profile
Research interests
I’m interested in mycorrhizal fungi, their diversity and distribution, and their effects on plants.
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Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, Western Sydney University
External positions
Visiting Research Fellow, University of Jyväskylä
2024 → 2026
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, University of Southern Queensland
1 Sept 2022 → …
Research keywords
- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
- Fungal ecology
- Soil health
- Soil and plant microbiomes
- Plant-microbiome interactions
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Connecting the dots: network structure as a functional trait in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Aguilar-Trigueros, C. A. & Frew, A., May 2026, In: Plants People Planet. 8, 3, p. 773-782 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contrasting strategies of two Camellia oleifera cultivars in shaping arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities under different phosphorus forms
Huang, Y., You, X., Frew, A., Wu, F., Zhang, L., Liu, X. & Xing, J., Mar 2026, In: European Journal of Soil Biology. 128, 10 p., 103814.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Depth-dependent mechanisms regulate accumulation of plant- and microbial-derived residues under long-term nitrogen addition in a semiarid grassland
Yuan, X., Yao, S., Zhou, G., Frew, A., Dietrich, P., Li, Y., Wang, Y., Ma, T., Chen, N., Zhang, Y., Xu, J., Wu, S., Zhang, M., Li, Y., Du, B., Chang, P., Han, T., Niu, D., Fu, H. & Wang, Z., 2026, (E-pub ahead of print (In Press)) In: Functional Ecology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From innovation to integration: plant and soil sciences for people and planet
Field, K. J., Carrillo, Y., Campbell, S. A., Ton, J. & Frew, A., May 2026, In: Plants People Planet. 8, 3, p. 731-734 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interactions between beneficial fungi and plant silicon: a review
Kasige, R. H., Cibils-Stewart, X., Frew, A. & Johnson, S. N., Jan 2026, In: Journal of Ecology. 114, 1, 17 p., e70207.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 5 Finished
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Phytophthora management for Hibbertia circinata
Powell, J. (PI) & Frew, A. (Investigator)
20/06/25 → 31/01/26
Project: Research
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Assessing Soil Fungal Biodiversity in NSW Conservation Agreement Lands
Frew, A. (PI) & Powell, J. (Investigator)
NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust
20/05/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Delivering defences: using fungi to enhance plant resistance to herbivory
Frew, A. (PI)
Australian Research Council, Western Sydney University
12/09/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Exploiting soil microbe associations with sugarcane roots for resistance to canegrubs
Johnson, S. (PI), Powell, J. (Supervisor), Frew, A. (Scholarship Recipient), Allsopp, P. (Supervisor) & Sallam, N. (Supervisor)
15/09/14 → 7/01/17
Project: Research
Datasets
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AusAMF: The database of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in Australia dataset
Frew, A., Powell, J., Heuck, M. K., Albornoz, F., Birnbaum, C., Dearnaley, J. D. W., Egidi, E., Kath, J., Koorem, K., Oja, J., Opik, M., Vahter, T., Vasar, M., Watts-Williams, S., Zheng, Y. & Aguilar-Trigueros, C., Western Sydney University, 12 Jul 2025
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28817378.v1, https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.28817378.v1
Dataset
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Data from: Silicon-induced root nodulation and synthesis of essential amino acids in a legume is associated with higher herbivore abundance
Johnson, S., Hartley, S., Ryalls, J., Frew, A., Degabriel, J., Duncan, M. & Gherlenda, A., Dryad, 5 Apr 2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.4615c, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4615c
Dataset
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Data from: Increased root herbivory under elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations is reversed by silicon-based plant defences
Frew, A., Allsopp, P. G., Gherlenda, A. & Johnson, S., Dryad, 12 Oct 2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.r3s16, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.r3s16
Dataset
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Data associated with "Increasing phylogenetic clustering of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in roots explains enhanced plant growth and phosphorus uptake
Frew, A. & Aguilar-Trigueros, C., Western Sydney University, 15 Nov 2024
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-024-02457-1, https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.26928256
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HDR Theses
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How the soil environment affects root feeding scarabs with particular emphasis on the canegrub
Frew, A. (Author), 2016Western Sydney University thesis: Doctoral thesis
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