Environmental context influences the outcomes of species interactions, while species interactions also influence local conditions, for example through stress amelioration. My previous work in salt marsh ecosystems has focused on this interplay. I am interested in developing new areas of research related to these past interests, such as the evolutionary ecology of facilitation and shifts in interaction strength and direction with stressor intensification.

Asymmetrical facilitation ameliorates environmental conditions through positive feedback in partner traits
AFP Moore, AR Hughes
Ecosphere 14 (6), e4560

Plant-fungal symbiosis responds to experimental addition of resources and physical stressor in a salt marsh
AFP Moore, CA Gehring, AR Hughes
Marine Ecology Progress Series 661, 115-125

Plant response to fungal root endophytes varies by host genotype in the foundation species Spartina alterniflora
AR Hughes, AFP Moore, C Gehring
American Journal of Botany 107 (12), 1645-1653

Independent and interactive effects of two facilitators on their habitat‐providing host plant, Spartina alterniflora
AR Hughes, AFP Moore, MF Piehler
Oikos 123 (4), 488-499