My research is generally focused on the interplay between ecological and evolutionary processes. For my dissertation research, I use a dominant riparian cottonwood species (Populus angustifolia) to approach questions about genetic divergence in response to various water cycling regimes, how plant genetic interactions with soil microbial communities may mediate responses to stressful conditions (e.g. drought), and how incorporating genetic variation into ecological niche models can lead to better predictions of range shifts and ecosystem function on the landscape.
Publications
Bayliss, SLJ, ZR Scott, MA Coffroth, CP terHorst. (2019) Genetic variation in Breviolum antillogorgium, a coral reef symbiont, in response to temperature and nutrients. Ecology and Evolution.
Ware IM, Fitzpatrick C, Senthilnathan A, Bayliss SLJ, Beals KK, Mueller LO, Summers JL, Wooliver RC, Van Nuland ME, et al. (2019) Feedbacks link ecosystem ecology and evolution across spatial and temporal scales: Empirical evidence and future directions. Functional Ecology 33:31-42.
Bayliss, SLJ, CP terHorst, JA Lau. (2017) Testing genotypic variation of an invasive plant species in response to soil disturbance and herbivory. Oecologia 183:1135.
Bayliss, S.L. (2016) Genotype-by-environment interactions and diversity-function relationships of the important reef symbiont, Symbiodinium antillogorgium, across a range of nutrient environments. CSUN Electronic Theses & Dissertations. http://scholarworks.csun.edu/handle/10211.3/171754
Bayliss, SLJ, ZR Scott, MA Coffroth, CP terHorst. (2019) Genetic variation in Breviolum antillogorgium, a coral reef symbiont, in response to temperature and nutrients. Ecology and Evolution.
Ware IM, Fitzpatrick C, Senthilnathan A, Bayliss SLJ, Beals KK, Mueller LO, Summers JL, Wooliver RC, Van Nuland ME, et al. (2019) Feedbacks link ecosystem ecology and evolution across spatial and temporal scales: Empirical evidence and future directions. Functional Ecology 33:31-42.
Bayliss, SLJ, CP terHorst, JA Lau. (2017) Testing genotypic variation of an invasive plant species in response to soil disturbance and herbivory. Oecologia 183:1135.
Bayliss, S.L. (2016) Genotype-by-environment interactions and diversity-function relationships of the important reef symbiont, Symbiodinium antillogorgium, across a range of nutrient environments. CSUN Electronic Theses & Dissertations. http://scholarworks.csun.edu/handle/10211.3/171754