Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Productivity and leaf functional trait associations among genotypes of a dominant polyploid C4 grass are linked to latitude of origin - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

(19-Apr-13)

The effect of sub-ambient to elevated [CO2]atm on vascular function in Helianthus annuus: Implications for plant response to climate change - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

(16-Apr-13)

Initial field evaluation of the agro-economic effects of determining nitrogen fertilizer rates with recently-developed soil test methodology - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

(10-Apr-13)

Plant functional traits improve diversity-based predictions of temporal stability of grassland productivity - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

(29-Jan-13)

Soil-mediated effects of subambient to increased carbon dioxide on grassland productivity - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Fay, P.A., Jin, V.L., Way, D.A., Potter, K.N., Gill, R.A., Jackson, R.B., Polley, H.W. 2012. Soil-mediated effects of subambient to increased carbon dioxide on grassland productivity. Nature Climate Change. 2:742-746.

Feedback from plant species change amplifies CO2 enhancement of grassland productivity - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Polley, H.W., Jin, V.L., Fay, P.A. 2012. Feedback from plant species change amplifies CO2 enhancement of grassland productivity. Global Change Biology. 18:2813-2823.

Response to comments on "Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness" - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Grace, J.B., Adler, P.B., Seabloom, E.W., Borer, E.T., Hillebrand, H., Hautier, Y., Hector, A., Harpole, W.S., O'Halloran, L.R., Anderson, T.M., Bakker, J.D., Brown, C.S., Buckley, Y.M., Collins, S.L., Cottingham, K.L., Crawley, M.J., Damschen, E.I., Davies, K.F., Decrappeo, N.M., Fay, P.A., Firn, J., Gruner, D.S., Hagenah, N., Jin, V.L., Kirkman, K.P., Knops, J.M., La Pierre, K.J., Lambrinos, J.G., Melbourne, B.A., Mitchell, C.E., Moore, J.L., Morgan, J.W., Orrock, J.L., Prober, S.M., Stevens, C.J., Wragg, P.D., Yang, L.H. 2012. Response to comments on "Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness". Science. 335:1441-c.

Productivity of well-watered Panicum virgatum does not increase with CO2 enrichment - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Fay, P.A., Polley, H.W., Jin, V.L., Aspinwall, M.J. 2012. Productivity of well-watered Panicum virgatum does not increase with CO2 enrichment. Journal of Plant Ecology. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rts007.

Relative effects of precipitation variability and warming on tallgrass prairie ecosystem function - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Fay, P.A., Blair, J.M., Smith, M.D., Nippert, J.B., Carlisle, J.D., Knapp, A.K. 2011. Relative effects of precipitation variability and warming on tallgrass prairie ecosystem function. Biogeosciences. 8:3053-3068.

Nonlinear and threshold responses of grassland productivity and species composition to increased CO2 vary with soil type - (Abstract Only)

Fay, P.A., Jin, V.L., Jackson, R.B., Gill, R.A., Way, D., Polley, H.W. 2011. Nonlinear and threshold responses of grassland productivity and species composition to increased CO2 vary with soil type. In: Proceedings of the EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California. Paper No. B41A-0197.

CO2-caused change in plant species composition rivals the shift in vegetation between mid-grass and tallgrass prairies - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Polley, H.W., Jin, V.L., Fay, P.A. 2012. CO2-caused change in plant species composition rivals the shift in vegetation between mid-grass and tallgrass prairies. Global Change Biology. 18:700-710.

Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Adler, P.B., Seabloom, E., Borer, E., Hillebrand, H., Hautier, Y., Hector, A., O'Halloran, L.R., Harpole, W.S., Anderson, J.M., Bakker, J.D., Biederman, L.A., Brown, C.S., Buckley, Y., Calabrese, L., Chu, C., Cleland, E., Collins, S.L., Cottingham, K.L., Crawley, M.J., Davies, K.F., Decrappeo, N.M., Fay, P.A., Firn, J., Frater, P., Gasarch, E.I., Gruner, D., Nagenah, N., Hillerislambers, J., Humphries, H., Jin, V.L., Kay, A., Klein, J.A., Knops, J., Kirkman, K., La Pierre, K.J., Lambrinos, J., Leakey, A.D., Li, W., Macdougall, A., Mcculley, R.L., Melbourne, B.A., Mitchell, C.E., Moore, J., Morgan, J., Mortenson, B., Orrock, J., Prober, S., Pyke, D.A., Risch, A., Schuetz, M., Stevens, C., Sullivan, L.L., Wang, G., Wragg, P., Wright, J. 2011. Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness. Science. 333(6050):1750-1753.

Rising atmospheric CO2 effects on productivity and plant composition differs among soils in southern plains tallgrass prairie - (Abstract Only)

Fay, P.A., Polley, H.W., Jin, V.L., Gill, R.A., Jackson, R.B., Way, D. 2011. Rising atmospheric CO2 effects on productivity and plant composition differs among soils in southern plains tallgrass prairie. In: Proceedings of the Ecological Society of America, Austin, Texas. OOS 33-5.

Soil type modifies response of soil carbon pools to an atmospheric CO2 gradient - (Abstract Only)

Procter, A., Gill, R., Polley, H.W., Jackson, R. 2011. Soil type modifies response of soil carbon pools to an atmospheric CO2 gradient. In: Proceedings of the Ecological Society of America, August 7-12, 2011, Austin, Texas.

Biochemical inventory as a tool to assay ecosystem carbon dynamics - (Abstract Only)

Hockaday, W.C., Gallagher, M.E., Masiello, C.A., Polley, H.W., Baldock, J.A., Pyle, L.A. 2011. Biochemical inventory as a tool to assay ecosystem carbon dynamics. In: Proceedings of the Ecological Society of America, August 7-12, 2011, Austin, Texas. OOS 11-8.

Atmospheric CO2 and soil extracellular enzyme activity: A meta-analysis and CO2 gradient experiment - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Kelley, A.M., Fay, P.A., Polley, H.W., Gill, R.A., Jackson, R.B. 2011. Atmospheric CO2 and soil extracellular enzyme activity: A meta-analysis and CO2 gradient experiment. Ecosphere. 2(8):art96.

Biodiversity, phenology and temporal niche differences between native- and novel exotic-dominated grasslands - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Wilsey, B.J., Daneshgar, P.P., Polley, H.W. 2011. Biodiversity, phenology and temporal niche differences between native- and novel exotic-dominated grasslands. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. 13:265-276.

Abundance of introduced species at home predicts abundance away in herbaceous grasslands - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Firn, J., Moore, J.L., MacDougall, A.S., Borer, E.T., Seabloom, E.W., Hillerislambers, J., Harpole, W.S., Cleland, E.E., Brown, C.S., Knops, J.M., Prober, S.M., Pyke, D.A., Farrell, K.A., Bakker, J.D., O'Halloran, L.R., Adler, P.B., Collins, S.L., D'Antonio, C.M., Crawley, M.J., Wolkovich, E.M., La Pierre, K.J., Melbourne, B.A., Hautier, Y., Morgan, J.W., Leakey, A.D., Kay, A., McCulley, R., Davies, K., Stevens, C.J., Chu, C., Holl, K.D., Klein, J.A., Fay, P.A., Hagenah, N., Kirkman, K.P., Buckley, Y.M. 2011. Abundance of introduced species at home predicts abundance away in herbaceous grasslands. Ecology Letters. 14:274-281.

Variability in light-use efficiency for gross primary productivity on Great Plains grasslands - (Abstract Only)

Polley, H.W., Phillips, B.L., Frank, A.B., Bradford, J.A., Sims, P.L., Morgan, J.A., Kiniry, J.R. 2011. Variability in light-use efficiency for gross primary productivity on Great Plains grasslands. 64th Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management, February 2-10, 2011, Billings, Montana.

Biodiversity and temporal niche differences between native- and novel exotic-dominated grasslands - (Abstract Only)

Wilsey, B.J., Daneshgar, P., Polley, H.W. 2010. Biodiversity and temporal niche differences between native- and novel exotic-dominated grasslands. In: Proceedings of the Ecological Society of America, August 1-6, 2010, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2010 CDROM.

Soil microbial responses to a subambient to elevated gradient of atmospheric CO2 - (Abstract Only)

Kelley, A.M., Procter, A.C., Gill, R.A., Fay, P.A., Polley, H.W., Jackson, R.B. 2010. Soil microbial responses to a subambient to elevated gradient of atmospheric CO2. In: Proceedings of the Ecological Society of America, August 1-6, 2010, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2010 CDROM.

CO2 enrichment increases element concentrations in grass mixtures by changing species abundances - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Polley, H.W., Fay, P.A., Jin, V.L., Combs, G.F. 2011. CO2 enrichment increases element concentrations in grass mixtures by changing species abundances. Plant Ecology. 212:945-957.

The response of soil carbon stocks to changing atmospheric CO2 concentrations are soil-type-dependent - (Abstract Only)

Hockaday, W.A., Gallagher, M.E., Masiello, C.A., Pyle, L.A., Polley, H.W., Baldock, J.A. 2010. The response of soil carbon stocks to changing atmospheric CO2 concentrations are soil-type-dependent. In: Proceedings of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California. B41F-0382.

Modeling the vegetation-atmosphere carbon dioxide and water vapor interactions along a controlled CO2 gradient - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Manzoni, S., Katul, G., Fay, P.A., Polley, H.W., Porporato, A. 2011. Modeling the vegetation-atmosphere carbon dioxide and water vapor interactions along a controlled CO2 gradient. Ecological Modeling. 222:653-665.

Variability in light-use efficiency for gross primary productivity on Great Plains grasslands - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Polley, H.W., Phillips, B.L., Frank, A.B., Bradford, J.A., Sims, P.L., Morgan, J.A., Kiniry, J.R. 2011. Variability in light-use efficiency for gross primary productivity on Great Plains grasslands. Ecosystems. 14:15-27.

Application of a conceptional framework to interpret variability in rangeland responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Polley, H.W., Morgan, J.A., Fay, P.A. 2011. Application of a conceptional framework to interpret variability in rangeland responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment. Journal of Agricultural Science. 149:1-14.

Rain use efficiency across a precipitation gradient on the Tibetan Plateau - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Yang, Y., Fang, J., Fay, P.A., Bell, J.E., Ji, C. 2010. Rain use efficiency across a precipitation gradient on the Tibetan Plateau. Geophysical Research Letters. 37:L15702.

Soil type influences the sensitivity of nutrient dynamics to changes in atmospheric CO2 - (Abstract Only)

Gill, R.A., Jin, V.L., Fay, P.A., Polley, H.W., Kelley, A., Jackson, R.B. 2010. Soil type influences the sensitivity of nutrient dynamics to changes in atmospheric CO2. In: Proceedings of the Ecological Society of America, August 1-6, 2010, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2010 CDROM.

Modeled effect of warming on ecosystem carbon and water dynamics within grassland/old-field ecosystems along a moisture gradient - (Abstract Only)

Heisler-White, J., Morgan, J.A., Parton, W., Blair, J., Chiariello, N., Dukes, J., Fay, P.A., Field, C., Hoeppner, S., Hovenden, M., Knapp, A., Luo, Y., Niu, S., Pendall, E., Suseela, V., Wang, S. 2010. Modeled effect of warming on ecosystem carbon and water dynamics within grassland/old-field ecosystems along a moisture gradient. In: Proceedings of the Ecological Society of America Abstracts, August 1-6, 2010, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. OOS 35-9.

Role of extreme events in vegetation dynamics - (Abstract Only)

Polley, H.W. 2010. Role of extreme events in vegetation dynamics. In: Proceedings of the Ecological Society of America, August 1-6, 2010, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2010 CDROM.

Soil type determines response of soil microbial activity to an atmospheric CO2 gradient - (Abstract Only)

Procter, A.C., Fay, P.A., Gill, R.A., Polley, H.W., Jackson, R.B. 2010. Soil type determines response of soil microbial activity to an atmospheric CO2 gradient. In: Proceedings of the Ecological Society of America Abstracts, August 1-6, 2010, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2010 CDROM.

Impacts of altered rainfall timing and warming in a mesic grassland ecosystem - (Abstract Only)

Blair, J.M., Fay, P.A., Knapp, A.K., Smith, M.D., Collins, S.L. 2010. Impacts of altered rainfall timing and warming in a mesic grassland ecosystem. In: Proceedings of the Ecological Society of America Abstracts, August 1-6, 2010, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. OOS 35-3.

Soil type influences the sensitivity of nutrient dynamics to changes in atmospheric CO2 - (Abstract Only)

Gill, R.A., Jin, V.L., Fay, P.A., Polley, H.W., Kelley, A., Jackson, R.B. 2010. Soil type influences the sensitivity of nutrient dynamics to changes in atmospheric CO2. 95th Ecological Society of America Meeting, August 1-6, 2010, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. COS 45-6.