List of works - Scott L. Collins

Functional- and abundance-based mechanisms explain diversity loss due to N fertilization

scientific article published on 8 March 2005

Rainfall Variability, Carbon Cycling, and Plant Species Diversity in a Mesic Grassland

scientific article published in Science

Species diversity enhances ecosystem functioning through interspecific facilitation

scientific article

Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness

scientific article

Modulation of Diversity by Grazing and Mowing in Native Tallgrass Prairie

scientific article published on May 1, 1998

A framework for assessing ecosystem dynamics in response to chronic resource alterations induced by global change

scientific article

Fertilization effects on species density and primary productivity in herbaceous plant communities

article

Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands

scientific article published on 16 February 2014

The Keystone Role of Bison in North American Tallgrass Prairie

article

Productivity responses to altered rainfall patterns in a C4-dominated grassland

scientific article

Environmental and plant community determinants of species loss following nitrogen enrichment

scientific article published in July 2007

Abundance of introduced species at home predicts abundance away in herbaceous communities

scientific article published in February 2011

Coordinated distributed experiments: an emerging tool for testing global hypotheses in ecology and environmental science

scientific article published in 2013

Ecology. Ecology for a crowded planet

scientific article

Aboveground net primary production dynamics in a northern Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem

scientific article

Grassland productivity limited by multiple nutrients

scientific article published on 6 July 2015

Woody encroachment decreases diversity across North American grasslands and savannas

scientific article (publication date: April 2012)

Scale-dependent interaction of fire and grazing on community heterogeneity in tallgrass prairie

scientific article published in August 2006

Altering Rainfall Timing and Quantity in a Mesic Grassland Ecosystem: Design and Performance of Rainfall Manipulation Shelters

article

An integrated conceptual framework for long-term social–ecological research

article

A method to determine rates and patterns of variability in ecological communities

scientific article published in 2000

Living in an increasingly connected world: a framework for continental-scale environmental science

article

Temperature response of soil respiration largely unaltered with experimental warming

scientific article

Conditional vulnerability of plant diversity to atmospheric nitrogen deposition across the United States

scientific article

Shifting species interactions in terrestrial dryland ecosystems under altered water availability and climate change

scientific article

Biotic mechanisms of community stability shift along a precipitation gradient

scientific article published in June 2014

Sensitivity of grassland plant community composition to spatial vs. temporal variation in precipitation

scientific article

Effects of fire, grazing and topographic variation on vegetation structure in tallgrass prairie

article published in 2011

Microbial responses to nitrogen addition in three contrasting grassland ecosystems.

scientific article

Differential sensitivity to regional-scale drought in six central US grasslands.

scientific article published on 5 February 2015

Incorporating clonal growth form clarifies the role of plant height in response to nitrogen addition

scientific article published in August 2012

Past, Present, and Future Roles of Long-Term Experiments in the LTER Network

Do individual plant species show predictable responses to nitrogen addition across multiple experiments?

article

Looking deeper into the soil: biophysical controls and seasonal lags of soil CO2 production and efflux

scientific article

Interactive effects of grazing, drought, and fire on grassland plant communities in North America and South Africa

scientific article published on January 1, 2014

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

article by Sujith Ravi et al published 18 February 2009 in Ecosystems

Vegetation-microclimate feedbacks in woodland-grassland ecotones

scientific article published in 2012

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

scientific article published on 21 December 2012

Shrub invasion decreases diversity and alters community stability in northern Chihuahuan Desert plant communities

scientific article

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

article by Scott L Collins et al published 25 April 2012 in Functional Ecology

Precipitation variability and fire influence the temporal dynamics of soil CO2 efflux in an arid grassland

article

Above- and belowground responses to nitrogen addition in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland.

scientific article published on November 2011

Pushing precipitation to the extremes in distributed experiments: recommendations for simulating wet and dry years

scientific article

Plant community response to loss of large herbivores differs between North American and South African savanna grasslands

scientific article published in April 2014

Relative contributions of neutral and niche-based processes to the structure of a desert grassland grasshopper community

scientific article published on 23 July 2009

Anthropogenic nitrogen deposition predicts local grassland primary production worldwide

scientific article published in June 2015

Positive feedback between microclimate and shrub encroachment in the northern Chihuahuan desert

article

Rank clocks and plant community dynamics

scientific article

Complex seasonal cycle of ecohydrology in the Southwest United States

scholarly article

Vegetation change: a reunifying concept in plant ecology

article

List of works by Scott L. Collins

Functional- and abundance-based mechanisms explain diversity loss due to N fertilization

Rainfall Variability, Carbon Cycling, and Plant Species Diversity in a Mesic Grassland

Species diversity enhances ecosystem functioning through interspecific facilitation

Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness

Modulation of Diversity by Grazing and Mowing in Native Tallgrass Prairie

A framework for assessing ecosystem dynamics in response to chronic resource alterations induced by global change

Fertilization effects on species density and primary productivity in herbaceous plant communities

Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands

The Keystone Role of Bison in North American Tallgrass Prairie

Productivity responses to altered rainfall patterns in a C4-dominated grassland

Environmental and plant community determinants of species loss following nitrogen enrichment

Abundance of introduced species at home predicts abundance away in herbaceous communities

Coordinated distributed experiments: an emerging tool for testing global hypotheses in ecology and environmental science

Ecology. Ecology for a crowded planet

Aboveground net primary production dynamics in a northern Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem

Grassland productivity limited by multiple nutrients

Woody encroachment decreases diversity across North American grasslands and savannas

Scale-dependent interaction of fire and grazing on community heterogeneity in tallgrass prairie

Altering Rainfall Timing and Quantity in a Mesic Grassland Ecosystem: Design and Performance of Rainfall Manipulation Shelters

An integrated conceptual framework for long-term social–ecological research

A method to determine rates and patterns of variability in ecological communities

Living in an increasingly connected world: a framework for continental-scale environmental science

Temperature response of soil respiration largely unaltered with experimental warming

Conditional vulnerability of plant diversity to atmospheric nitrogen deposition across the United States

Shifting species interactions in terrestrial dryland ecosystems under altered water availability and climate change

Biotic mechanisms of community stability shift along a precipitation gradient

Sensitivity of grassland plant community composition to spatial vs. temporal variation in precipitation

Effects of fire, grazing and topographic variation on vegetation structure in tallgrass prairie

Microbial responses to nitrogen addition in three contrasting grassland ecosystems.

Differential sensitivity to regional-scale drought in six central US grasslands.

Incorporating clonal growth form clarifies the role of plant height in response to nitrogen addition

Past, Present, and Future Roles of Long-Term Experiments in the LTER Network

Do individual plant species show predictable responses to nitrogen addition across multiple experiments?

Looking deeper into the soil: biophysical controls and seasonal lags of soil CO2 production and efflux

Interactive effects of grazing, drought, and fire on grassland plant communities in North America and South Africa

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

Vegetation-microclimate feedbacks in woodland-grassland ecotones

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

Shrub invasion decreases diversity and alters community stability in northern Chihuahuan Desert plant communities

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

Precipitation variability and fire influence the temporal dynamics of soil CO2 efflux in an arid grassland

Above- and belowground responses to nitrogen addition in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland.

Pushing precipitation to the extremes in distributed experiments: recommendations for simulating wet and dry years

Plant community response to loss of large herbivores differs between North American and South African savanna grasslands

Relative contributions of neutral and niche-based processes to the structure of a desert grassland grasshopper community

Anthropogenic nitrogen deposition predicts local grassland primary production worldwide

Positive feedback between microclimate and shrub encroachment in the northern Chihuahuan desert

Rank clocks and plant community dynamics

Complex seasonal cycle of ecohydrology in the Southwest United States

Vegetation change: a reunifying concept in plant ecology