List of works - William K. Lauenroth

A comparison of the species-time relationship across ecosystems and taxonomic groups

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A multi-scale perspective of water pulses in dryland ecosystems: climatology and ecohydrology of the western USA.

scientific article published on 8 May 2004

Climate and soil texture influence patterns of forb species richness and composition in big sagebrush plant communities across their spatial extent in the western U.S

article

Climate change reduces extent of temperate drylands and intensifies drought in deep soils

scientific article

Climate change-induced vegetation shifts lead to more ecological droughts despite projected rainfall increases in many global temperate drylands.

scientific article

Climate-Driven Shifts in Soil Temperature and Moisture Regimes Suggest Opportunities to Enhance Assessments of Dryland Resilience and Resistance

scientific article published on 26 September 2019

Community responses of arthropods to a range of traditional and manipulated grazing in shortgrass steppe

scientific article

Comparison of AET partitioning and water balance between degraded meadow and artificial pasture in Three‐River Source Region on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau

scientific article

Consequences of declining snow accumulation for water balance of mid-latitude dry regions

article

Conservation of nitrogen increases with precipitation across a major grassland gradient in the Central Great Plains of North America

scientific article published on 26 November 2008

Contrasting effects of resource availability and plant mortality on plant community invasion by Bromus tectorum L

article

Controls of vegetation structure and net primary production in restored grasslands

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Controls over invasion of Bromus tectorum: The importance of climate, soil, disturbance and seed availability

article

Current reclamation practices after oil and gas development do not speed up succession or plant community recovery in big sagebrush ecosystems in Wyoming

scientific article published in 2017

Divergent climate change effects on widespread dryland plant communities driven by climatic and ecohydrological gradients

scientific article

Dominant species, rather than diversity, regulates temporal stability of plant communities

scientific article

EVIDENCE FOR A GENERAL SPECIES–TIME–AREA RELATIONSHIP

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Early indicators of change: divergent climate envelopes between tree life stages imply range shifts in the western United States

scholarly article by David M. Bell et al published 13 October 2013 in Global Ecology and Biogeography

Ecohydrological niche of sagebrush ecosystems

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Ecohydrology of Adjacent Sagebrush and Lodgepole Pine Ecosystems: The Consequences of Climate Change and Disturbance

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Ecohydrology of dry regions of the United States: precipitation pulses and intraseasonal drought

article

Ecohydrology of dry regions of the United States: water balance consequences of small precipitation events

article

Effect of nitrogen, water and neighbor density on the growth of Hesperis matronalis and two native perennials

article

Effects of Nitrogen Availability on the Growth of Native Grasses Exotic Weeds

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Effects of ecohydrological variables on current and future ranges, local suitability patterns, and model accuracy in big sagebrush

article

Effects of grazing on plant community structure and aboveground net primary production of semiarid boreal steppe of northern Mongolia

article

Evapotranspiration Partitioning Using a Process-Based Model over a Rainfed Maize Farmland in Northeast China

scientific article published in 2023

Forest stand structure, productivity, and age mediate climatic effects on aspen decline

scientific article

Future soil moisture and temperature extremes imply expanding suitability for rainfed agriculture in temperate drylands.

scientific article published on 10 October 2017

Impacts of Nonnative Plant Species on Production and Diversity in the Front Range of Colorado

article

Life form influences survivorship patterns for 109 herbaceous perennials from six semi-arid ecosystems

article

Mid-latitude shrub steppe plant communities: climate change consequences for soil water resources

scientific article

Modeling regeneration responses of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) to abiotic conditions

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Mountain landscapes offer few opportunities for high-elevation tree species migration

scientific article

Natural Regeneration Processes in Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)

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Natural recovery of soil organic matter in 30–90-year-old abandoned oil and gas wells in sagebrush steppe

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Patterns of Big Sagebrush Plant Community Composition and Stand Structure in the Western United States

scientific article published in January 2019

Plant Community Recovery Following Restoration in Semiarid Grasslands

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REGIONAL PATTERNS OF DECOMPOSITION AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION RATES IN THE U.S. GREAT PLAINS*

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Recreational Trails as Corridors for Alien Plants in the Rocky Mountains, USA

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Robust ecological drought projections for drylands in the 21st century

scientific article published on 27 April 2020

SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION IN THE SEED BANK OF A SEMIARID GRASSLAND

scientific article

SPECIES RESPONSES TO NITROGEN FERTILIZATION IN HERBACEOUS PLANT COMMUNITIES, AND ASSOCIATED SPECIES TRAITSEcological ArchivesE089-070

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STEPWAT2: an individual-based model for exploring the impact of climate and disturbance on dryland plant communities

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Sagebrush, Greater Sage-Grouse, and the Occurrence and Importance of Forbs

scientific article published on 08 December 2016

Scale dependence of disease impacts on quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) mortality in the southwestern United States

scientific article

Seed bank and big sagebrush plant community composition in a range margin for big sagebrush

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Shifts in plant functional types have time-dependent and regionally variable impacts on dryland ecosystem water balance

article

Simulated big sagebrush regeneration supports predicted changes at the trailing and leading edges of distribution shifts

article

Small effects of livestock grazing intensification on diversity, abundance, and composition in a dryland plant community

scientific article published in 2022

Soil and stand structure explain shrub mortality patterns following global change-type drought and extreme precipitation

scientific article published on 09 October 2019

Soil carbon flux following pulse precipitation events in the shortgrass steppe

scientific article published in 2009

Soil texture and precipitation seasonality influence plant community structure in North American temperate shrub steppe

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Soil water availability shapes species richness in mid‐latitude shrub steppe plant communities

scholarly article

Spatial and ecological variation in dryland ecohydrological responses to climate change: implications for management

article

THE IMPACT OF CROPPING ON PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN THE U.S. GREAT PLAINS

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Terrestrial water fluxes dominated by transpiration: Comment

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The Influence of Climate, Soils, Weather, and Land Use on Primary Production and Biomass Seasonality in the US Great Plains

The relative abundance of three plant functional types in temperate grasslands and shrublands of North and South America: effects of projected climate change

article

Understanding the future of big sagebrush regeneration: challenges of projecting complex ecological processes

scientific article published on 12 August 2021

List of works by William K. Lauenroth

A comparison of the species-time relationship across ecosystems and taxonomic groups

A multi-scale perspective of water pulses in dryland ecosystems: climatology and ecohydrology of the western USA.

Climate and soil texture influence patterns of forb species richness and composition in big sagebrush plant communities across their spatial extent in the western U.S

Climate change reduces extent of temperate drylands and intensifies drought in deep soils

Climate change-induced vegetation shifts lead to more ecological droughts despite projected rainfall increases in many global temperate drylands.

Climate-Driven Shifts in Soil Temperature and Moisture Regimes Suggest Opportunities to Enhance Assessments of Dryland Resilience and Resistance

Community responses of arthropods to a range of traditional and manipulated grazing in shortgrass steppe

Comparison of AET partitioning and water balance between degraded meadow and artificial pasture in Three‐River Source Region on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau

Consequences of declining snow accumulation for water balance of mid-latitude dry regions

Conservation of nitrogen increases with precipitation across a major grassland gradient in the Central Great Plains of North America

Contrasting effects of resource availability and plant mortality on plant community invasion by Bromus tectorum L

Controls of vegetation structure and net primary production in restored grasslands

Controls over invasion of Bromus tectorum: The importance of climate, soil, disturbance and seed availability

Current reclamation practices after oil and gas development do not speed up succession or plant community recovery in big sagebrush ecosystems in Wyoming

Divergent climate change effects on widespread dryland plant communities driven by climatic and ecohydrological gradients

Dominant species, rather than diversity, regulates temporal stability of plant communities

EVIDENCE FOR A GENERAL SPECIES–TIME–AREA RELATIONSHIP

Early indicators of change: divergent climate envelopes between tree life stages imply range shifts in the western United States

Ecohydrological niche of sagebrush ecosystems

Ecohydrology of Adjacent Sagebrush and Lodgepole Pine Ecosystems: The Consequences of Climate Change and Disturbance

Ecohydrology of dry regions of the United States: precipitation pulses and intraseasonal drought

Ecohydrology of dry regions of the United States: water balance consequences of small precipitation events

Effect of nitrogen, water and neighbor density on the growth of Hesperis matronalis and two native perennials

Effects of Nitrogen Availability on the Growth of Native Grasses Exotic Weeds

Effects of ecohydrological variables on current and future ranges, local suitability patterns, and model accuracy in big sagebrush

Effects of grazing on plant community structure and aboveground net primary production of semiarid boreal steppe of northern Mongolia

Evapotranspiration Partitioning Using a Process-Based Model over a Rainfed Maize Farmland in Northeast China

Forest stand structure, productivity, and age mediate climatic effects on aspen decline

Future soil moisture and temperature extremes imply expanding suitability for rainfed agriculture in temperate drylands.

Impacts of Nonnative Plant Species on Production and Diversity in the Front Range of Colorado

Life form influences survivorship patterns for 109 herbaceous perennials from six semi-arid ecosystems

Mid-latitude shrub steppe plant communities: climate change consequences for soil water resources

Modeling regeneration responses of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) to abiotic conditions

Mountain landscapes offer few opportunities for high-elevation tree species migration

Natural Regeneration Processes in Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)

Natural recovery of soil organic matter in 30–90-year-old abandoned oil and gas wells in sagebrush steppe

Patterns of Big Sagebrush Plant Community Composition and Stand Structure in the Western United States

Plant Community Recovery Following Restoration in Semiarid Grasslands

REGIONAL PATTERNS OF DECOMPOSITION AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION RATES IN THE U.S. GREAT PLAINS*

Recreational Trails as Corridors for Alien Plants in the Rocky Mountains, USA

Robust ecological drought projections for drylands in the 21st century

SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION IN THE SEED BANK OF A SEMIARID GRASSLAND

SPECIES RESPONSES TO NITROGEN FERTILIZATION IN HERBACEOUS PLANT COMMUNITIES, AND ASSOCIATED SPECIES TRAITSEcological ArchivesE089-070

STEPWAT2: an individual-based model for exploring the impact of climate and disturbance on dryland plant communities

Sagebrush, Greater Sage-Grouse, and the Occurrence and Importance of Forbs

Scale dependence of disease impacts on quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) mortality in the southwestern United States

Seed bank and big sagebrush plant community composition in a range margin for big sagebrush

Shifts in plant functional types have time-dependent and regionally variable impacts on dryland ecosystem water balance

Simulated big sagebrush regeneration supports predicted changes at the trailing and leading edges of distribution shifts

Small effects of livestock grazing intensification on diversity, abundance, and composition in a dryland plant community

Soil and stand structure explain shrub mortality patterns following global change-type drought and extreme precipitation

Soil carbon flux following pulse precipitation events in the shortgrass steppe

Soil texture and precipitation seasonality influence plant community structure in North American temperate shrub steppe

Soil water availability shapes species richness in mid‐latitude shrub steppe plant communities

Spatial and ecological variation in dryland ecohydrological responses to climate change: implications for management

THE IMPACT OF CROPPING ON PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN THE U.S. GREAT PLAINS

Terrestrial water fluxes dominated by transpiration: Comment

The Influence of Climate, Soils, Weather, and Land Use on Primary Production and Biomass Seasonality in the US Great Plains

The relative abundance of three plant functional types in temperate grasslands and shrublands of North and South America: effects of projected climate change

Understanding the future of big sagebrush regeneration: challenges of projecting complex ecological processes