List of works - Walter P. Carson

A legacy of fire emerges from multiple disturbances to most shape microbial and nitrogen dynamics in a deciduous forest

scientific article published in 2022

A null model of exotic plant diversity tested with exotic and native species-area relationships

article

A simultaneous test of trophic interaction models: which vegetation characteristic explains herbivore control over plant community mass?

scientific article published on 29 December 2009

Belowground biotic complexity drives aboveground dynamics: a test of the soil community feedback model

scientific article

Biogeographical patterns of liana abundance and diversity

scholarly article published 18 October 2014

Can Disturbance Create Refugia from Herbivores: An Example with Hemlock Regeneration on Treefall Mounds

scientific article published in 1998

Deer herbivory reduces web-building spider abundance by simplifying forest vegetation structure

scientific article

Direct and indirect effects of a dense understory on tree seedling recruitment in temperate forests: habitat-mediated predation versus competition

scientific article published on 02 June 2008

Direct effects of lightning in temperate forests: a review and preliminary survey in a hemlock–hardwood forest of the northern United States

scientific article

Do Ground-Dwelling Vertebrates Promote Diversity in a Neotropical Forest? Results from a Long-Term Exclosure Experiment

scientific article published on 31 August 2015

Do Invasive Species Provide a Refuge from Browsers?: A Test of Associational Resistance in a Peri-Urban Habitat Plagued by Deer

scientific article published on 01 December 2021

Do dense layers of invasive plants elevate the foraging intensity of small mammals in temperate deciduous forests? A case study from Pennsylvania, USA

scientific article

Do invasive species provide a refuge from browsers? A test of associational resistance in a peri-urban habitat plagued by deer

scientific article published on 21 February 2022

Establishment limitation reduces species recruitment and species richness as soil resources rise

article

Evaluating relationships among tree growth rate, shade tolerance, and browse tolerance following disturbance in an eastern deciduous forest

scientific article

Evaluating the ecological impacts of salvage logging: can natural and anthropogenic disturbances promote coexistence?

scientific article published in June 2016

Evaluating the post-release efficacy of invasive plant biocontrol by insects: a comprehensive approach

article

Floristics of a Chronosequence Corresponding to Old Field-Deciduous Forest Succession in Southwestern Ohio. III. Post-Disturbance Vegetation

scientific article published in 1991

Foliar bacteria and soil fertility mediate seedling performance: a new and cryptic dimension of niche differentiation

scientific article published on November 2016

Funding needed for assessments of weed biological control

scientific article published in 2010

Generalizing forest regeneration models: the dependence of propagule availability on disturbance history and stand size

scientific article published on 14 December 2007

Herbivore and pathogen damage on grassland and woodland plants: a test of the herbivore uncertainty principle

article

Historic disturbance regimes promote tree diversity only under low browsing regimes in eastern deciduous forest

scientific article published in 2013

Hunting alters seedling functional trait composition in a Neotropical forest.

scientific article published on July 2015

Increasing Liana Abundance and Basal Area in a Tropical Forest: The Contribution of Long-distance Clonal Colonization

Individual differences in predators but not producers mediate the magnitude of a trophic cascade

scientific article published in 2015

Liana diversity, abundance, and mortality in a tropical wet forest in Costa Rica

scholarly article by Joseph Mascaro et al published March 2004 in Forest Ecology and Management

Lianas in gaps reduce carbon accumulation in a tropical forest

scientific article published in 2014

Lianas suppress tree regeneration and diversity in treefall gaps

scientific article published on 12 May 2010

Long-term suppression of insect herbivores increases the production and growth of Solidago altissima rhizomes.

scientific article published in October 1991

On the occurrence of a highly localized outbreak of a saturniid in lowland east Ecuador: a case study and literature review ⬇️

scientific article published in 2021

Over-browsing in Pennsylvania creates a depauperate forest dominated by an understory tree: Results from a 60-year-old deer exclosure

scientific article published in 2011

Overcompensation by plants: Herbivore optimization or red herring?

article

PLANT DENSITY DETERMINES SPECIES RICHNESS ALONG AN EXPERIMENTAL FERTILITY GRADIENT

scientific article published in 1999

Pasture succession in the Neotropics: extending the nucleation hypothesis into a matrix discontinuity hypothesis

scientific article published on 28 June 2014

Pervasive interactions between foliar microbes and soil nutrients mediate leaf production and herbivore damage in a tropical forest.

scientific article published on 7 August 2017

Pervasive interactions between ungulate browsers and disturbance regimes promote temperate forest herbaceous diversity

scientific article (publication date: 2010)

Phenological complementarity, species diversity, and ecosystem function

scientific article published in 2001

Plant host identity and soil macronutrients explain little variation in sapling endophyte community composition: Is disturbance an alternative explanation?

scientific article published on 27 February 2019

Predicting Liana Crown Location from Stem Diameter in Three Panamanian Lowland Forests1

Predicting invasiveness and range size in wetland plants using biological traits: a multivariate experimental approach

article

Proximity to roads disrupts rodents’ contributions to seed dispersal services and subsequent recruitment dynamics

scientific article published on 06 June 2019

Purple loosestrife suppresses plant species colonization far more than broad-leaved cattail: experimental evidence with plant community implications

article

Resource quantity, not resource heterogeneity, maintains plant diversity

scientific article published on 11 March 2003

Reversing legacy effects in the understory of an oak-dominated forest

Seeing beyond the trees: a comparison of tropical and temperate plant growth forms and their vertical distribution

scientific article published on 12 February 2020

Soil microbial communities alter leaf chemistry and influence allelopathic potential among coexisting plant species

scientific article

Stasis in forest regeneration following deer exclusion and understory gap creation: A 10‐year experiment

scientific article published in 2022

Tailoring biocontrol to maximize top-down effects: on the importance of underlying site fertility

scientific article published on January 2015

The Ecology and Natural History of Foliar Bacteria with a Focus on Tropical Forests and Agroecosystems

scientific article

The effects of environment and life stage on Quercus abundance in the eastern deciduous forest, USA: are sapling densities most responsive to environmental gradients?

scientific article published on 24 September 2004

The herb community of a tropical forest in central Panamá: dynamics and impact of mammalian herbivores

scientific article

The impact of deer on relationships between tree growth and mortality in an old-growth beech-maple forest

scientific article

The impact of lianas on tree regeneration in tropical forest canopy gaps: evidence for an alternative pathway of gap-phase regeneration

article

The role of litter in an old-field community: impact of litter quantity in different seasons on plant species richness and abundance

scientific article published in November 1990

The significance of assemblage‐level thinning for species richness

scientific article published on 12 March 2003

Top-down effects of insect herbivores during early succession: influence on biomass and plant dominance.

scientific article published in November 1999

Tree Endophytes: Cryptic Drivers of Tropical Forest Diversity

scientific article published in 2018

Tropical environments

Understory plant growth forms respond independently to combined natural and anthropogenic disturbances

scientific article published in 2023

List of works by Walter P. Carson

A legacy of fire emerges from multiple disturbances to most shape microbial and nitrogen dynamics in a deciduous forest

A null model of exotic plant diversity tested with exotic and native species-area relationships

A simultaneous test of trophic interaction models: which vegetation characteristic explains herbivore control over plant community mass?

Belowground biotic complexity drives aboveground dynamics: a test of the soil community feedback model

Biogeographical patterns of liana abundance and diversity

Can Disturbance Create Refugia from Herbivores: An Example with Hemlock Regeneration on Treefall Mounds

Deer herbivory reduces web-building spider abundance by simplifying forest vegetation structure

Direct and indirect effects of a dense understory on tree seedling recruitment in temperate forests: habitat-mediated predation versus competition

Direct effects of lightning in temperate forests: a review and preliminary survey in a hemlock–hardwood forest of the northern United States

Do Ground-Dwelling Vertebrates Promote Diversity in a Neotropical Forest? Results from a Long-Term Exclosure Experiment

Do Invasive Species Provide a Refuge from Browsers?: A Test of Associational Resistance in a Peri-Urban Habitat Plagued by Deer

Do dense layers of invasive plants elevate the foraging intensity of small mammals in temperate deciduous forests? A case study from Pennsylvania, USA

Do invasive species provide a refuge from browsers? A test of associational resistance in a peri-urban habitat plagued by deer

Establishment limitation reduces species recruitment and species richness as soil resources rise

Evaluating relationships among tree growth rate, shade tolerance, and browse tolerance following disturbance in an eastern deciduous forest

Evaluating the ecological impacts of salvage logging: can natural and anthropogenic disturbances promote coexistence?

Evaluating the post-release efficacy of invasive plant biocontrol by insects: a comprehensive approach

Floristics of a Chronosequence Corresponding to Old Field-Deciduous Forest Succession in Southwestern Ohio. III. Post-Disturbance Vegetation

Foliar bacteria and soil fertility mediate seedling performance: a new and cryptic dimension of niche differentiation

Funding needed for assessments of weed biological control

Generalizing forest regeneration models: the dependence of propagule availability on disturbance history and stand size

Herbivore and pathogen damage on grassland and woodland plants: a test of the herbivore uncertainty principle

Historic disturbance regimes promote tree diversity only under low browsing regimes in eastern deciduous forest

Hunting alters seedling functional trait composition in a Neotropical forest.

Increasing Liana Abundance and Basal Area in a Tropical Forest: The Contribution of Long-distance Clonal Colonization

Individual differences in predators but not producers mediate the magnitude of a trophic cascade

Liana diversity, abundance, and mortality in a tropical wet forest in Costa Rica

Lianas in gaps reduce carbon accumulation in a tropical forest

Lianas suppress tree regeneration and diversity in treefall gaps

Long-term suppression of insect herbivores increases the production and growth of Solidago altissima rhizomes.

On the occurrence of a highly localized outbreak of a saturniid in lowland east Ecuador: a case study and literature review ⬇️

Over-browsing in Pennsylvania creates a depauperate forest dominated by an understory tree: Results from a 60-year-old deer exclosure

Overcompensation by plants: Herbivore optimization or red herring?

PLANT DENSITY DETERMINES SPECIES RICHNESS ALONG AN EXPERIMENTAL FERTILITY GRADIENT

Pasture succession in the Neotropics: extending the nucleation hypothesis into a matrix discontinuity hypothesis

Pervasive interactions between foliar microbes and soil nutrients mediate leaf production and herbivore damage in a tropical forest.

Pervasive interactions between ungulate browsers and disturbance regimes promote temperate forest herbaceous diversity

Phenological complementarity, species diversity, and ecosystem function

Plant host identity and soil macronutrients explain little variation in sapling endophyte community composition: Is disturbance an alternative explanation?

Predicting Liana Crown Location from Stem Diameter in Three Panamanian Lowland Forests1

Predicting invasiveness and range size in wetland plants using biological traits: a multivariate experimental approach

Proximity to roads disrupts rodents’ contributions to seed dispersal services and subsequent recruitment dynamics

Purple loosestrife suppresses plant species colonization far more than broad-leaved cattail: experimental evidence with plant community implications

Resource quantity, not resource heterogeneity, maintains plant diversity

Reversing legacy effects in the understory of an oak-dominated forest

Seeing beyond the trees: a comparison of tropical and temperate plant growth forms and their vertical distribution

Soil microbial communities alter leaf chemistry and influence allelopathic potential among coexisting plant species

Stasis in forest regeneration following deer exclusion and understory gap creation: A 10‐year experiment

Tailoring biocontrol to maximize top-down effects: on the importance of underlying site fertility

The Ecology and Natural History of Foliar Bacteria with a Focus on Tropical Forests and Agroecosystems

The effects of environment and life stage on Quercus abundance in the eastern deciduous forest, USA: are sapling densities most responsive to environmental gradients?

The herb community of a tropical forest in central Panamá: dynamics and impact of mammalian herbivores

The impact of deer on relationships between tree growth and mortality in an old-growth beech-maple forest

The impact of lianas on tree regeneration in tropical forest canopy gaps: evidence for an alternative pathway of gap-phase regeneration

The role of litter in an old-field community: impact of litter quantity in different seasons on plant species richness and abundance

The significance of assemblage‐level thinning for species richness

Top-down effects of insect herbivores during early succession: influence on biomass and plant dominance.

Tree Endophytes: Cryptic Drivers of Tropical Forest Diversity

Tropical environments

Understory plant growth forms respond independently to combined natural and anthropogenic disturbances

Weak Competition Among Tropical Tree Seedlings: Implications for Species Coexistence