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Preprints

**Alvarez, M.#, **M.H. Robertson#, T. van Gurp, C.A.M. Wagemaker, D. Giraurd, M.L. Ainouche, A. Salmon, K.J.F. Verhoeven & C.L. Richards. In revision. Reduced representation characterization of genetic and epigenetic differentiation to oil pollution in the foundation plant Spartina alterniflora. On: bioRxiv 426569; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/426569. #shared first authorship.

Cao, P., S. Wang, L. Zhang, M. Parepa, T. Lin, J. Bi, Y. Zhao, S.B. Endriss, Y. Guo, O. Bossdorf, C.L. Richards, J. Wu, R. Ju, Z. Liao, B. Li. Rapid phenotypic differentiation in the iconic Japanese knotweed s.l. invading novel habitats. On: bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.13.571471

*Irimia, R.E., W. Zhao, P. Cao, M. Parepa, Z. Liao, S. Wang, J.M. Mounger, C. Richardson, F. Elkott, X. Zhuang, J. Bi, Y. Zhao, E. Kuglar, J. Rafalski, E. Schloter, J. Wu, R. Ju, J. Yang, B. Li#, O. Bossdorf#, C.L. Richards# In review. Cross-continental shifts of ecological strategy in a global plant invader. On: Research Square https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3793794/v1 #shared correspondence

**Robertson, M.H.#, **M. Alvarez#, T. van Gurp, C.A.M. Wagemaker, F. Yu, D. Moraga Amador, W.G. Farmerie, K.J.F. Verhoeven & C.L. Richards. In revision. Genetic and epigenetic differentiation associated with habitat in Reynoutria (aka Fallopia). On: bioRxiv 317966  https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.30.317966 #shared first authorship.

Yuan, W., M. Pigliucci & C.L. Richards. In review. Rapid phenotypic differentiation in Japanese knotweed s.l. invading novel habitat. On: Research Square https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3529011/v1

2024

Jiang, J.-J., Y.-J. Zhao, Y.-L. Guo, L. Gao, C.L. Richards, E. Siemann, J. Wu, B. Li, R.-T. Ju. 2024. Restoration of native saltmarshes can reverse arthropod assemblages and trophic interactions changed by a plant invasion. Ecological Applications. 34:e2740 doi.org/10.1002/eap.2740

Liu, L., Y. Guo, Y.-Z. Zhang, Y. Wu, M. Yini, X. Guo, F. Eller, C.L. Richards, H. Brix, R.-T. Ju & W. Guo. 2024. Revealing biogeographic patterns in genetic diversity of native and invasive plants and their association with soil community diversity in the Chinese coast. Oikos 10.1111/oik.10116

2023

Boquete, M.T., S.M. McNew & C.L. Richards. 2023. Applied epigenomics in a rapidly changing world. In: Applied Environmental Genomics eds. Simon Jarman, Clare Holleley, Oliver Berry. CSIRO Publishing, Australia.

Guo, Y., Y. Zhang, J. Wu, C.L. Richards, O. Bossdorf, B. Li, & R.-T. Juuo, Y-L. 2023. Geographic variation of litter chemistry and palatability in an invasive plant versus its native competitor. Journal of Biogeography 50: 1139–1150. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14604

Jiang, J.-J., Y.-J. Zhao, Y.-L. Guo, L. Gao, C.L. Richards, E. Siemann, J. Wu, B. Li, R.-T. Ju. 2023. A mega-restoration project reverses arthropod diversity and interactions changed by the saltmarsh cordgrass invasion. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America.

Sheridan, N.E., S. Seyoum, W.C. Sharp, B.M. Titus, M. Daly, C.L. Richards & A.W. Schrey. 2023. Conservation genomics of an exploited, popular aquarium trade species: the giant Caribbean sea anemone Condylactis gigantea (Anthozoa: Actiniidae). Conservation Genetics 24:435–447. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-023-01511-8.

2022

Asatryan, G., D. Lazarus, M. Harbott, S. Todorovic, J.O. Kaplan, C.E. Lee, C. Parmesan, J. Renaudie, H. Thomas, H.C. Wu & C.L. Richards. 2022. How do organisms affect and respond to climate change? Frontiers for Young Minds. 10:703195. doi: 10.3389/frym.2022.703195.

*Boquete M.T., M.W. Schmid, N.C.A.M. Wagemaker, S.B. Carey, S.F. McDaniel, C.L. Richards & C. Alonso. 2022. Heavy metal tolerance in Scopelophila cataractae: Transcriptomic and epigenetic datasets. 10.1016/j.dib.2022.108710

*Boquete, M.T., M.W. Schmid, C.A.M. Wagemaker, S.B. Carey, S.F. McDaniel, C.L. Richards, C. Alonso. 2022. Molecular basis of intraspecific differentiation for heavy metal tolerance in the copper moss Scopelophila cataractae. Environmental and Experimental Botany 201: 104970 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2022.104970 

**Mounger, J., *I. van Riemsdijk, *M.T. Boquete, C.A.M. Wagemaker, S. Fatma, **M.H. Robertson, **S.A. Voors, J. Oberstaller, F. Gawehns, *T.C. Hanley, I. Gross, K.J.F. Verhoeven, E.E. Sotka, C.A. Gehring, A.R. Hughes, D.B. Lewis, M.W. Schmid & C.L. Richards. 2022. Genetic and epigenetic differentiation across intertidal gradients in the foundation plant Spartina alterniflora. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.868826

2021

*Boquete M.T., I. Lang, M. Weidinger, C.L. Richards & C. Alonso. 2021. Heavy metal accumulation and tolerance in two terrestrial moss species with contrasting habitat specialization. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 182 (2021): 104336. doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2020.104336

Guo, J., C.L. Richards, K.E. Holsinger, G.A. Fox, Z. Zhang & J.C. Zhao. In press. Genetic structure in patchy populations of a foundation plant: A case study of Leymus chinensis (Poaceae) using genetic and clonal diversity. American Journal of Botany. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1771.

**Ibrahim-Hashim, A., K.A. Luddy, D. Abrahams, P.M. Enriquez-Navas, S. Damgaci, J. Yao, T. Chen, R.J. Gilles, C. O’Farrelly, C.L. Richards, J.S. Brown & R.A. Gatenby. 2021. Artificial selection for host resistance to tumor growth and subsequent cancer cell adaptations: an evolutionary arms race. British Journal of Cancer. 124: 455-465. doi: 10.1038/s41416-020-01110-1

Jung, J., F. Reis, C.L. Richards & O. Bossdorf. In press. Understanding plant microbiomes requires a G x E framework. American Journal of Botany. 108 (10): 1820-1823. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1742

Lewis, D.B., K.L. Jimenez, A. Abd-Elrahman, M.G. Andreu, R.J. Northrop, C. Campbell, H. Flower, M.C. Rains & C.L. Richards. 2021. Total and mobile fractions of carbon and nitrogen in surface soils across a mangrove salt marsh ecotone. Science of the Total Environment 798: 149328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149328

McNew, S.M., M.T. Boquete, S.A.E. Espinoza-Ulloa, J.A. Andres, N.C.A.M. Wagemaker, S.A. Knutie, C.L. Richards & D.H. Clayton. 2021. Epigenetic effects of parasites and pesticides on captive and wild nestling birds. Ecology and Evolution. 00: 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7606

**Mounger, J., M.L. Ainouche, O. Bossdorf, *A. Cavé-Radet, B. Li, *M. Parepa, A. Salmon, J. Yang & C.L. Richards. 2021. Epigenetics and the success of invasive species: Rapid adaptation in new environments. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 376: 20200117. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0117.

**Mounger, J.#, *M.T. Boquete#, M. Schmid#, R. Granado, M.H. Robertson, S.A. Voors, K.L. Langanke, M.F. Alvarez, C.A.M. Wagemaker, A.W. Schrey, G.A. Fox, D.B. Lewis, C.F. Lira & C.L. Richards. In press. Inheritance of methylation differences in the mangrove Rhizophora mangle. Evolution & Development. 23: 351-374. DOI: 10.1111/ede.12388 #shared first authorship.

Neinavaie, F., **A. Ibrahim-Hashim, A.M. Kramer, J.S. Brown & C.L. Richards. 2021. The genomic processes of biological invasions: from invasive species to cancer metastases and back again. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.681100

Pressley, M., M. Salvioli, D.B. Lewis, C.L. Richards, J.S. Brown & K. Staňková. 2021. Evolutionary dynamics of treatment induced resistance in cancer informs understanding of rapid evolution in natural systems. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, section Models in Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.681121

Richards, C.L., **K.L. Langanke, G.A. Fox & J.B. Lewis. 2021. Response to nitrogen and salinity in Rhizophora mangle propagules varies by maternal family and population of origin. Frontiers in Marine Science. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.756683

Zerebecki, R.A., E.E. Sotka, *T.C. Hanley, K.L. Bell, C. Gehring, C.C. Nice, C.L. Richards & A.R. Hughes. 2021. Repeated microgeographic genetic and trait divergence in a coastal foundation plant species. The American Naturalist. 198 (5), E152-E169 doi/10.1086/716512

2020

*Boquete, M.T., N.C.A.M. Wagemaker, P. Vergeer, **J. Mounger & C.L. Richards. 2020. Epigenetic approaches in non-model plants. Methods in Molecular Biology. Pp. 203-215. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0179-2_14

Chen, C., Z. Zheng, Y. Bao, H. Zhang, C.L. Richards, J. Li, Y. Chen, Y. Zhao, Z. Shen & C. Fu. 2020. Comparisons of natural and cultivated populations of Corydalis yanhusuo indicate divergent patterns of genetic and epigenetic variation. Frontiers in Plant Science 11:985-987. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00985.

Richards, C.L. & M. Pigliucci. 2020. Epigenetic Inheritance. A Decade into the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis. Paradigmi. 38: 463-494. DOI: 10.30460/99624

Sun, K.-K., W.-S. Yu, J.J. Jiang, C.L. Richards, E. Siemann, J. Ma, B. Li, & R.-T. Ju. 2020. Mismatches between the resources for adult herbivores and their offspring suggest invasive Spartina alterniflora is an ecological trap. Journal of Ecology 108(2): 719-732. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13277

2019

Paun, O., K.J.F. Verhoeven, C.L. Richards. 2019. Opportunities and limitations of reduced representation bisulfite sequencing in ecological epigenomics. New Phytologist 221: 738-742 doi.org/10.1111/nph.15388.

2018

**Alvarez, M, J. Ferreira de Carvalho, A. Salmon, M. L. Ainouche, A. Cavé‐Radet, A. El Amrani, T. E. Foster, S. Moyer & C.L. Richards. 2018. Transcriptome response of the foundation plant Spartina alterniflora to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Molecular Ecology 27:2986–3000. DOI: 10.1111/mec.14736

Banta, J.B. & C.L. Richards. 2018. Quantitative epigenetics and evolution. Heredity 121: 210–224 doi.org/10.1038/s41437-018-0114-x

Heer, K., **J. Mounger, *M.T. Boquete, C.L. Richards & L. Opgenoorth. 2018. The diversifying field of plant epigenetics. New Phytologist. 217: 988–992.

2017

Richards, C.L., C. Alonso, C. Becker, O. Bossdorf, E. Bucher, M. Colomé-Tatché, W. Durka, J. Engelhardt, B. Gaspar, A. Gogol-Döring, I. Grosse, T.P. van Gurp, K. Heer, I. Kronholm, C. Lampei, V. Latzel, M. Mirouze, L. Opgenoorth, O. Paun, S.J. Prohaska, S.A. Rensing, P.F. Stadler, E. Trucchi, K. Ullrich & K.J.F. Verhoeven. 2017. Ecological plant epigenetics: Evidence from model and non-model species, and the way forward. Ecology Letters 20: 1576–1590 DOI: 10.1111/ele.12858

**Robertson, M.H., *A.W Schrey, ***A. Shayter, ***C.J. Moss & C.L. Richards. 2017. Genetic and epigenetic variation in Spartina alterniflora following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Special issue in Evolutionary Applications: Evolutionary Toxicology 10: 792–801 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12482

2016

**Alvarez, M.#, **C.M. Foust#, **M.H. Robertson#, M.L. Ainouche, J. Ferreira de Carvalho, ***C.J. Meals, V. Preite, A. Salmon, ***A. Shayter, *A.W Schrey, K.J.F. Verhoeven & C.L. Richards. 2016. Molecular response to challenging environmental conditions in Spartina alterniflora: an integrated approach. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Invasive Spartina. Université de Rennes 1 Press, Rennes, France. pp. 59-64. #shared first authorship.

Foust, C.M., V. Preite, A.W. Schrey, M. Alvarez, M.H. Robertson, K.J.F. Verhoeven & C.L. Richards. 2016. Genetic and epigenetic differences associated with environmental gradients in replicate populations of two salt marsh perennials. Molecular Ecology 25: 1639–1652.

2015

*Alvarez, M., *C.M. Foust, *M.H. Robertson, M. Ainouche, J. Ferreira de Carvalho, C.J. Meals, V. Preite, A. Salmon, A. Shayter, A.W Schrey, K.J.F. Verhoeven & C.L. Richards. In press. Molecular response to challenging environmental conditions in Spartina alterniflora: an integrated approach. Proceedings of the International Conference on Invasive Spartina. Rennes, France. * shared first author

Alvarez, M., A.W. Schrey & C.L. Richards. 2015. Ten years of transcriptomics in wild populations: what have we learned about their ecology and evolution? Molecular Ecology 24: 710-725.

Foust, C.M., A.W. Schrey & C.L. Richards. 2015. Population epigenetics. In: Nuclear Functions in Plant Transcription, Signaling and Development. Jin, H. & O. Pontes, eds. Wiley-Blackwell John Wiley & Sons.

Nicotra, A.B., D. Segal, G.L. Hoyle, A.W. Schrey, K.J.F. Verhoeven  & C.L. Richards. 2015. Adaptive plasticity in response to warming in an Australian alpine herb. Ecology and Evolution 5: 634-647.

Robertson, M.H. & C.L. Richards. 2015. Opportunities and challenges of Next Generation Sequencing applications in ecological epigenetics. Molecular Ecology  24: 3799-3801.

Robertson, M.H. & C.L Richards. 2015. Non-genetic inheritance in evolutionary theory - the importance of plant studies. Non-Genetic Inheritance 2: 3-11.

Schrey, A.W., H.J. Kilvitis, J.A. Banta & C.L. Richards. 2015. The role of ecological epigenetics in integrative biology. In: Integrative Organismal Biology. Martin, Ghalambor, Woods eds. Springer.

2014

Kilvitis, H.J., M. Alvarez, C. Foust, A.W. Schrey, M.H. Robertson & C.L. Richards. 2014. Ecological epigenetics. In: Ecological Genomics. Landry, C.R. & N. Aubin-Horth eds. Springer. Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 781: 191-210.

Schrey, A.W., A.L. Liebl, C.L. Richards & L.B. Martin. 2014. Genetic evidence for human-facilitation of range expansion in Kenyan house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Journal of Heredity 105: 60-69.

2013

Ledon- Rettig, C., C.L. Richards & L.B. Martin. 2013. Epigenetics for behavioral ecologists. Behavioral Ecology 24: 311-324.

Ledon- Rettig, C., C.L. Richards & L.B. Martin. 2013. A place for behavior in ecological epigenetics. Behavioral Ecology 24: 329-330.

Liebl, A.L., A.W. Schrey, C.L. Richards & L.B. Martin. 2013. Patterns of DNA methylation throughout a range expansion of an introduced songbird. Integrative and Comparative Biology 53: 351-358.

Schrey, A.W., M. Alvarez, C. Foust, H.J. Kilvitis, J.D. Lee, A.L. Liebl, L.B. Martin, C.L. Richards & M.H. Robertson. 2013. Ecological Epigenetics: Beyond MS-AFLP. Integrative and Comparative Biology 53: 340-350.

2012

Drenovsky*, R.E., B.J. Grewell*, C.M. D’Antonio, J.L. Funk, J.J. James, N. Molinari, I.M. Parker & C.L. Richards. 2012. A functional trait perspective on plant invasion: invasiveness to impacts in a changing world. Annals of Botany 110(1): 141-153 doi: 10.1093/aob/mcs100. *shared first authorship.

Richards*, C.L., U. Rosas*, J.A. Banta, N. Bhambra & M.D. Purugganan. 2012. Genome-wide patterns of Arabidopsis gene expression in nature. PLoS Genetics 8(4): e1002662. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002662. *shared first authorship.

Richards, C.L., A.W. Schrey & M. Pigliucci. 2012. Invasion of diverse habitats by few Japanese knotweed genotypes is correlated with high epigenetic differentiation. Ecology Letters 15: 1016-1025. Recommended to Faculty of 1000 by Elena Alvarez-Buylla, Eugenio Azpeitia, Mariana Benítez, Dec 2012.

Richards, C.L., K.J.F. Verhoeven & O. Bossdorf. 2012. Evolutionary significance of epigenetic variation. In: Plant Genome Diversity. J.F. Wendel, ed. Springer.

Schrey, A.W., C.A.C. Coon, M.T. Grispo, M. Awad, T. Imboma, E.D. McCoy, H.R. Mushinsky, C.L. Richards & L.B. Martin. 2012. Epigenetic variation may compensate for decreased genetic variation with introductions: a case study using house sparrows (Passer domesticus) on two continents. Genetics Research International 2012, Article ID 979751.

Schrey, A.W. & C.L. Richards. 2012. Within-genotype epigenetic variation enables broad niche width in a flower living yeast. Molecular Ecology 21: 2559-2561.

Schrey, A.W., C.L. Richards, V. Meller, V. Sollars & D.M. Ruden. 2012. The Role of Epigenetics in Evolution: The Extended Synthesis. Genetics Research International 2012, Article ID 286164. doi:10.1155/2012/286164

2011

Martin, L.B., A.L. Liebl, J.H. Trotter, C.L.Richards, K. McCoy & M.W. McCoy. 2011. Integrators: physiological determinants of phenotypic plasticity. Integrative and Comparative Biology 51: 514–527.

Richards, C.L. & J.F. Wendel. 2011. The hairy problem of epigenetics in evolution. New Phytologist 191: 7-9.

2010

Bossdorf, O., D. Arcurri, C.L. Richards & M. Pigliucci. 2010. Experimental alteration of DNA methylation affects the phenotypic plasticity of ecologically relevant traits in Arabidopsis thaliana. Evolutionary Ecology 24: 541-553. DOI 10.1007/s10682-010-9372-7

Nicotra, A.B., O.K. Atkin, S.P. Bonser, A. Davidson, E.J. Finnegan, U. Mathesius, P. Poot, M.D. Purugganan, C.L.Richards, F. Valladares & M. van Kleunan. 2010. Plant phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate. Trends in Plant Science 15: 684-692.

Richards, C.L., O. Bossdorf & M. Pigliucci. 2010. What role does heritable epigenetic variation play in phenotypic evolution? Bioscience 60: 232-237. DOI 10.1525/bio.2010.60.3.9

Richards, C.L., O. Bossdorf & K.J.F. Verhoeven. 2010. Understanding natural epigenetic variation. New Phytologist 187: 562-564.

Richards, C.L., J.P. Wares & J.A. Mackie. 2010. Evaluating Adaptive Processes for Conservation and Management of Estuarine and Coastal Resources. Estuaries and Coasts: Special Feature on Genetic Structure and Adaptation in Coastal Ecosystems 33: 805-810. DOI 10.1007/s12237-010-9306-1

Richards, C.L., S.N. White, M.A. McGuire, S.J. Franks, L.A. Donovan & R. Mauricio. 2010. Plasticity, not adaptation to salt level, explains variation along a salinity gradient in a salt marsh perennial. Estuaries and Coasts: Special Feature on Genetic Structure and Adaptation in Coastal Ecosystems 33: 840-852. DOI 10.1007/s12237-009-9186-4

2009

Caicedo, A.L., C.L. Richards, I.M. Ehrenreich & M.D. Purugganan. 2009. Complex rearrangements lead to novel chimeric gene fusion polymorphisms at the Arabidopsis MAF2-5 flowering time gene cluster. Molecular Biology and Evolution 26:699-711. DOI 10.1093/molbev/msn300.

Richards, C.L., Y. Hanzawa, I.M. Ehrenreich, M. Katari, K.E. Engelmann & M.D. Purugganan. 2009. Perspectives on ecological and evolutionary systems biology. In: Plant Systems Biology. R.A. Gutierrez & G.M. Coruzzi, eds. Annual Plant Reviews 35: 331-351. Blackwell Publishing: Oxford, UK.

2008

Bossdorf, O., C.L. Richards & M. Pigliucci. 2008. Epigenetics for ecologists. Ecology Letters 11: 106-115. Recommended to Faculty of 1000 by Brian Neff, February 22, 2008.

Richards, C.L., R. Walls, J.P. Bailey, R. Parameswaran, T. George & M. Pigliucci. 2008. Plasticity in salt tolerance traits allows for invasion of salt marshes by Japanese knotweed s.l. (Fallopia japonica and F. xbohemica, Polygonaceae). American Journal of Botany 95: 931-942. DOI 10.3732/ajb.2007364

2006

Richards, C.L., O. Bossdorf, N.Z. Muth, J. Gurevitch & M. Pigliucci. 2006. Jack of all trades, master of some? On the role of phenotypic plasticity in plant invasions. Ecology Letters 9: 981-993.

2005

Richards, C.L., S.C. Pennings & L.A. Donovan. 2005. Habitat range and phenotypic variation in salt marsh plants. Plant Ecology 176: 263-273.

2004

Franks, S.J., C.L. Richards, E. Gonzales, J. E. Cousins & J. L. Hamrick. 2004.Multi-scale genetic analysis of Uniola paniculata (Poaceae): a coastal species with a linear, fragmented distribution. American Journal of Botany 91: 1345-1351.

Richards, C.L., J. L. Hamrick, L.A. Donovan & R. Mauricio. 2004. Unexpectedly high clonal diversity of two salt marsh perennials across a severe environmental gradient. Ecology Letters 7: 1155-1162.

2003

Callaway, R.M., S.C. Pennings & C.L. Richards. 2003.Phenotypic plasticity and interactions among plants. Ecology 84: 1115-1128.

1998

Pennings, S.C. & C.L. Richards. 1998. Effects of wrack burial in salt stressed habitats: Batis maritima in a southwest Atlantic marsh. Ecography 21: 630-638.