Research Publications of Interest (not comprehensive)
“A cross-taxonomic comparison of insect responses to grassland management and land-use legacies.”, Ecosphere, vol. 2, no. 12, 2011.
, “Quality Over Quantity: Buffer Strips can be Improved with Select Native Plant Species.”, Environmental Entomology, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 298-311, 2014.
, “Mechanisms altering exotic-native proportions in plant communities, and impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems.”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2013.
, “Improving Prairie Restorations”, 131, 2011.
, “Untangling the effects of fire, grazing, and land-use legacies on grassland butterfly communities.”, Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 21, no. 11, pp. 2719-2746, 2012.
, , , “Native Cover Crops and Timing of Planting: Effects on Weed Invasion and Prairie Establishment.”, 815, 2007.
, “Native Cover Crops: Effects on Weed Invasion and Prairie Establishment”, Iowa State University, Ames, 1173, 2005.
, “Plant Species Effects on Diversity and Weed Invasion Resistance in Restored Grasslands”, Iowa State University, Ames, 1174, 2005.
, “Native Cover Crops: Germination and First-Season Cover and Biomass”, Iowa State University, Ames, 1308, 2004.
, “Plant Species Effects on Diversity and Weed Invasion Resistance in Restored Grasslands”, Iowa State University, Ames, 1299, 2004.
, “Dominant Grass Effects on Diversity and Functioning of Restored Grassland”, Iowa State University, Ames, 1428, 2003.
, “The Effect of Plant Distribution on Diversity and Exotic Species Invasion in Prairie Restoration”, Iowa State University, Ames, 493, 2008.
, “Effects of fine-scale plant arrangement on grassland establishment.”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2010.
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“Targeting perennial vegetation in agricultural landscapes for enhancing ecosystem services.”, Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, vol. 29, pp. 101-125, 2012.
, “Unravelling the annual cycle in a migratory animal: breeding-season habitat loss drives population declines of monarch butterflies.”, J. Animal Ecology, vol. 84, pp. 155-165, 2015.
, “Diversifying agricultural catchments by incorporating tallgrass prairie buffer strips.”, Ecological Restoration, vol. 31, pp. 201-211, 2013.
, “Butterfly responses to habitat edges in the highly fragmented prairies of Central Iowa”, J. Animal Ecology, vol. 70, pp. 840-852, 2001.
, “Spatially explicit land-use and land-cover scenarios for the Great Plains of the United States”, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, vol. 153, pp. 1-15, 2012.
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