Academic Publications: 

  1. Stevenson, D. et al. Microbial and Plant Diversity on Contaminated Sites in Southern California and their Soil Physico-Chemical Drivers. In press. 2025.

  2. Stevenson, D. et al. Field Testing of a Novel Myco-phytoremediation Approach on Three Brownfields in Los Angeles. In preparation. 2025.

  3. Kurbessoian T, Stevenson D, Haro R, Ying S, Stajich JE.2024. Draft genome sequence of a black yeast fungus Exophiala xenobiotica isolated from La Brea Tar Pits. Microbiol Resour Announcements: 13:e00913-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00913-23

  4. Deborah Pagliaccia, Danielle Stevenson, et al. 2020. Two food waste byproducts selectively stimulate beneficial resident citrus host-associated microbes in a zero-runoff indoor plant production system. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2020.593568/full

  5. Allen, M. (2022). Mycorrhizal Dynamics in Ecological Systems. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781139020299 (*I did the figures and references). Purchase the textbook at: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/mycorrhizal-dynamics-in-ecological-systems/E8274B14077EB1A84463B6D70A45C111

Extension and Outreach:

  1. Victoria Compost Education Centre (2020) forthcoming Fact Sheet. Phytoremediation for Urban Gardeners.

  2. Public Lab (2019). Soil Wiki with resources about soil testing for contaminants, soil contaminants and more. Available at: https://publiclab.org/wiki/soil

  3. Victoria Compost Education Centre. (2016) Fact Sheet #11: Understanding Soil Contamination. Available at: https://compost.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/11-Soil-Contamination-Fact-Sheet-updated-2021.pdf

  4. Victoria Compost Education Centre. (2016) Fact Sheet #12: Best Practices for Healthy Urban Gardens. Available at: https://compost.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/12-Best-Practices-for-Healthy-Urban-Gardens-Fact-Sheet-updated-2021.pdf

  5. The Times Colonist (June 7, 2015) Op-ed “To Grow Food In the City, Heal the Soil First.” Available at:

    http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/op-ed/comment-to-grow-food-in-the-city-heal-the-soil-first-1.1959804

My work(writing, research and/or photographs) are featured in:

The Regenerative Landscaper. Erik Ohlsen. Synergetic Press (August 22, 2023).

In Search of Mycotopia. Citizen Science, Fungi Fanatics, and the Untapped Potential of Mushrooms. Doug Bierend. Chelsea Green Publishers. 2021. My research involving mycorrhizal fungi is featured in ‘Root Worlds’. https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/in-search-of-mycotopia/

New Farmers Almanac (2020), Vol V: The Grand Land Plan. Article: The Essential Invisible: Fungi in Soil Remediation. https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/the-new-farmers-almanac-volume-v/

DIY Mushroom Cultivation: Growing Mushrooms at Home for Food, Medicine, and Soil. Willoughby Arevalo (2019). New Society Publishers.