Water availability dictates how plant traits predict demographic rates

Authors: Stears, Alice E., Adler, Peter B., Blumenthal, Dana M., Kray, Julie A., Mueller, Kevin E., Ocheltree, Troy W., Wilcox, Kevin R., Laughlin, Daniel C.

Source: Ecology, 2022 Nov 01. 103(11), 1-13.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27189534

PlantTracker: An R package to translate maps of plant occurrence into demographic data

Authors: Stears, Alice E., Adler, Peter B., Albeke, Shannon E., Atkins, David H., Studyvin, Jared, Laughlin, Daniel C.

Source: Methods in ecology and evolution. 13(10):2129-2137

Availability: http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&gathStatTab=true&ct=display&fn=search&doc=ETOCvdc_100186845711.0x000001&indx=1&recIds=ETOCvdc_100186845711.0x000001

Negative density dependence promotes persistence of a globally rare yet locally abundant plant species Oenothera coloradensis.

Authors: Stears, Alice E.¹ (AUTHOR) alice.e.stears@gmail.com, Heidel, Bonnie² (AUTHOR), Paniw, Maria³ (AUTHOR), Salguero‐Gómez, Roberto⁴ (AUTHOR), Laughlin, Daniel C.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Oikos. Jan2025, Vol. 2025 Issue 1, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: *ENDANGERED species, *POPULATION ecology, *NATURAL selection, *PLANT ecology, *PLANT populations

Drought‐tolerant grassland species are generally more resistant to competition.

Authors: Mount, Hailey E., Smith, Melinda D., Knapp, Alan K., Griffin‐Nolan, Robert J., Collins, Scott L., Atkins, David H., Stears, Alice E., Laughlin, Daniel C.

Source: Journal of Ecology; Feb2024, Vol. 112 Issue 2, p416-426, 11p

Subject Terms: DROUGHT management, DROUGHTS, GRASSLANDS, GRASSLAND restoration, COMPETITION (Biology), DROUGHT tolerance, BIOAVAILABILITY, BIODIVERSITY conservation

Geographic Terms: GREAT Plains