I try to share useful information. University Distinguished Professor, Colo. State Univ. Senior Ecologist, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology. All views my own.
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Passionate statistical arguments typically occur between researchers whose expertise lies in other areas
The Statistical Competency Paradox in Ecological Research - Dettogni Guariento - Bull. Ecological Society of America - Wiley esajournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
Aboveground Biomass C was only ~9% of fixed carbon, was reduced by ~30% with drought & remained below average for years after. !!!
Stand density & local climate drive allocation of GPP to aboveground woody biomass - Kannenberg - New Phytologist- Wiley nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
Shifts in the seasonality of precipitation, even subtle, are an unappreciated aspect of climate change.
Nice study...
A Colorado Front Range grassland exhibits decreasing dominance of cheatgrass (B. tectorum) over time - Prevéy - 2025 - Ecosphere - Wiley esajournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
"a deeper understanding of multiyear droughts is still lacking"
I could not agree more...Check out:
The growing threat of multiyear droughts | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
A well-written, nicely designed and clearly illustrated study. Not my field, but I admire the presentation.
Selection‐mediated adaptive responses of native species to an invasive grass: Shade tolerance vs shade avoidance - Stotz - Functional Ecology besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
Another example of the value of long-term data.
Precipitation anomalies cryptically influencing resilience
Precipitation anomalies may affect productivity resilience by shifting plant community properties - Perez - Journal of Ecology - besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
13 sites...nice analysis... multiple lines of evidence are converging on 40% reductions in grassland ANPP in response to extreme drought
Aridity-dependent resistance but strong resilience of grassland ANPP to naturally occurring precipitation extremes academic.oup.com/jpe/article…
Interesting review of the field...
Legacy effects of precipitation change: Theories, dynamics, and applic... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Check it out...a call for more coordinated research efforts to understand the ecological consequences of solar energy expansion
Network science can improve the sustainable development of solar energy doi.org/10.1088/2753-3751/ad… via @IOPenvironment
It's seldom simple. Nice work!
The most abundant species had opposing growth forms & resource-use strategies.
Divergent resource‐use strategies of encroaching shrubs: Can traits predict encroachment success in tallgrass prairie? - Wedel - J of Ecology besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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Happy to share our new @Nature paper, "Large global-scale vegetation sensitivity to daily rainfall variability," led by the amazing @a_feldman24 w/ @PierreGentine @ecohydro_wang and others. @UASNRE @UArizonaCALES nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
On average, the sensitivity of vegetation to daily rainfall variability is almost as large as the sensitivity of vegetation to annual rainfall totals.
Wow! Check it out here...
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Using the proposed 880 MW solar park in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, as a case study, a recent paper highlights the importance of aligning green energy with biodiversity conservation goals.
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Shifting seasonality of precipitation can have large impacts in grasslands...
Integrating experiments and monitoring reveals extreme sensitivity of invasive winter annuals to precipitation - Rinella - Ecological Applications - Wiley Online Library esajournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
Another great use of long-term data... Check out:
Plant phenology predicts the stability of primary production in three ecosystems of the northern Chihuahuan Desert - Hallmark - Functional Ecology - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
For those interested in this topic...co-authored by @msturch2
Ecovoltaics in an increasingly water-limited world: An ecological perspective: One Earth cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/…
Interesting results: terrestrial ecosystems have been undergoing significant thermal acclimation with current warming
Increasing Optimum Temperature of Vegetation Activity Over the Past Four Decades - Wang - 2024 - Earth's Future - Wiley Online Library agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
Just out and worth reading because "atmospheric dryness is predicted to increase... while soil moisture becomes more variable"
The intricacies of vegetation responses to changing moisture conditions - Green - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
Impressive analysis by an even more impressive group of scientists. Another great product from the USGS Powell Center @usgsJWP
Naturalized species drive functional trait shifts in plant communities | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24…
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Major congrats to one of my (and many others) most influential mentors @ecology_awesome on the @theAGU #UnionFellow election 🎉🎉!! Such a well deserved honor!!
