Potential of grass invasions in desert shrublands to create novel ecosystem states under variable climate

Enhanced interannual precipitation variability increases plant functional diversity that in turn ameliorates negative impact on productivity

(2015) Laureano A. Gherardi et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Direct and Indirect Facilitation of Plants with Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM)

(2015) Kailiang Yu et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Hydraulic lift as a determinant of tree-grass coexistence on savannas

(2015) Kailiang Yu et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Enhanced precipitation variability decreases grass- and increases shrub-productivity

(2015) Laureano A. Gherardi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Identifying multiple time scale rainfall controls on Mojave Desert ecohydrology using an integrated data and modeling approach forLarrea tridentata

(2015) Gene-Hua Crystal Ng et al.   WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

Interannual variability of evapotranspiration and vegetation productivity

(2014) Simone Fatichi et al.   WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

Resilience and recovery potential of duneland vegetation in the southern Kalahari

(2014) Abinash Bhattachan et al.   Ecosphere

Regional signatures of plant response to drought and elevated temperature across a desert ecosystem

(2013) Seth M. Munson et al.   ECOLOGY

Poised to prosper? A cross-system comparison of climate change effects on native and non-native species performance

(2012) Cascade J. B. Sorte et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Stability of tallgrass prairie during a 19-year increase in growing season precipitation

(2012) Scott L. Collins et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Effects of experimental rainfall manipulations on Chihuahuan Desert grassland and shrubland plant communities

(2012) Selene Báez et al.   OECOLOGIA

To resprout or not to resprout: factors driving intraspecific variability in resprouting

(2012) Bruno Moreira et al.   OIKOS

Physical and biological feedbacks of deforestation

(2012) Christiane W. Runyan et al.   REVIEWS OF GEOPHYSICS

Aeolian process effects on vegetation communities in an arid grassland ecosystem

(2012) Lorelei J. Alvarez et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Sonoran Desert Ecosystem transformation by a C4 grass without the grass/fire cycle

(2011) Aaryn D. Olsson et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

A synthetic review of feedbacks and drivers of shrub encroachment in arid grasslands

(2011) Paolo D'Odorico et al.   Ecohydrology

Forecasting climate change impacts to plant community composition in the Sonoran Desert region

(2011) Seth M. Munson et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Fire behavior characteristics of buffelgrass-fueled fires and native plant community composition in invaded patches

(2011) C.J. McDonald et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) as an invader and threat to biodiversity in arid environments: A review

(2011) V.M. Marshall et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

California perennial grasses are physiologically distinct from both Mediterranean annual and perennial grasses

(2011) Kurt J. Vaughn et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Biophysical considerations in forestry for climate protection

(2010) Ray G Anderson et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Ecological impacts of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliarisL.) invasion in central Australia – does field evidence support a fire-invasion feedback?

(2010) Georgia Miller et al.   RANGELAND JOURNAL

Vegetation, Fire, and Feedbacks: A Disturbance‐Mediated Model of Savannas

(2009) Brian Beckage et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Do Changes in Connectivity Explain Desertification?

(2009) Gregory S. Okin et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Post-Fire Resource Redistribution in Desert Grasslands: A Possible Negative Feedback on Land Degradation

(2009) Sujith Ravi et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Contrasting physiological responsiveness of establishing trees and a C4 grass to rainfall events, intensified summer drought, and warming in oak savanna

(2009) ASTRID VOLDER et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Impact of feedbacks on Chihuahuan desert grasslands: Transience and metastability

(2009) Gregory S. Okin et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Can biological invasions induce desertification?

(2009) Sujith Ravi et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Biodiversity enhancement induced by environmental noise

(2008) Paolo D’Odorico et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Short- and Long-Term Vegetation Change Related to Grazing Systems, Precipitation, and Mesquite Cover

(2008) Fadzayi E. Mashiri et al.   Rangeland Ecology & Management