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Email

helen.hayden@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Senior Fellow)
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Education
PhD
The University of Queensland
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
The University of Queensland
Bachelors Degree
The University of Queensland
ORCID

0000-0002-5443-538X

Dr Helen L. Hayden

Honorary (Senior Fellow)
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences

57 Scholarly works
0 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Uncovering the functional roles of soil fauna in nitrogen cycling and agricultural sustainability
    DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2026.117777
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Nematode trophic groups enhance nitrogen transformations in soil ecosystems
    DOI: 10.1163/15685411-bja10470
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Paving the way for deeper insights into nematode community composition with long-read metabarcoding: ecological and biogeographical coverage of the sequences
    DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.110001
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Metabolomics approaches for the discrimination of disease suppressive soils for Rhizoctonia solani AG8 in cereal crops using 1H NMR and LC-MS
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.249
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Comparative metatranscriptomics of wheat Rhizosphere microbiomes in disease suppressive and non-suppressive soils for Rhizoctonia solani AG8
    DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00859
  • 2012

    Journal article

    Changes in the microbial community structure of bacteria, archaea and fungi in response to elevated CO2 and warming in an Australian native grassland soil
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02855.x
  • 2010

    Journal article

    The abundance of nitrogen cycle genes amoA and nifH depends on land-uses and soil types in South-Eastern Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.06.015
Helen L. Hayden

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Linking morpho-taxonomy to ecosystem functions: Trait-based estimation of biomass and potential carbon budget in omnivore nematodes
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2025.103309
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Enhancing Root Proliferation in an Alkaline Dispersive Subsoil: a Comparative Study of Organic and Inorganic Amendments with Different Amelioration Mechanisms
    DOI: 10.1007/s42729-025-02602-w
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Fungal Networks Constrain Microfauna-Stimulated Nitrogen Mineralisation in a Soil Microcosm Experiment
    DOI: 10.1002/sae2.70081
  • 2025

    Journal article

    An Innovative Framework Fosters Practical Application of Nematode-Based Indices in Soil Health Assessment
    DOI: 10.1111/ejss.70149
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Advancing the use of metabarcoding derived nematode-based indices as soil health bioindicators in agricultural and natural environments
    DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109772
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Native polymer degradation capacity of microorganisms in agricultural soils
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178915
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Soil faunal community transfers nutrient cycling functionality and plant-parasitic nematode suppression from different depths of a natural soil to an agricultural soil
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.105933

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