2026 Carla M. D'Antonio: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	77	932	888	345	322	193	48944

Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)

Overview

Carla M. D'Antonio is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on both fundamental and applied ecological studies.

The scientist's work covers various subfields including:

Nature and Landscape Conservation
Global and Planetary Change
Ecology
Plant Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Their research topics are mainly concentrated on:

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Fire effects on ecosystems
Rangeland and Wildlife Management
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
Plant and animal studies
Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Carla M. D'Antonio include:

"Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally," 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Keys to enhancing the value of invasion ecology research for management," 2020, Biological Invasions
"Cellular and extracellular C contributions to respiration after wetting dry soil," 2020, Biogeochemistry
"Post-release monitoring in classical biological control of weeds: assessing impact and testing pre-release hypotheses," 2020, Current Opinion in Insect Science
"Nitrogen increases early-stage and slows late-stage decomposition across diverse grasslands," 2022, Journal of Ecology

Carla M. D'Antonio commonly publishes in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Restoration Ecology
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Journal of Ecology

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

Evan M. Rehm
Stephanie G. Yelenik
Elizabeth T. Borer
Tom L. Dudley
Anke Jentsch

In 2013, Carla M. D'Antonio was named a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA).

Best Publications

Forecasting agriculturally driven global environmental change

David Tilman;Joseph Fargione;Brian Wolff;Carla D'Antonio

5116
Citations
Biological invasions by exotic grasses, the grass/fire cycle, and global change

Carla M. D'Antonio;Peter M. Vitousek

4561
Citations
Fire in the Earth System

David M. J. S. Bowman;Jennifer K. Balch;Jennifer K. Balch;Jennifer K. Balch;Paulo Artaxo;William J. Bond

3628
Citations
INTRODUCED SPECIES: A SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT OF HUMAN-CAUSED GLOBAL CHANGE

Peter M. Vitousek;Carla M. D'Antonio;Lloyd L. Loope;Marcel Rejmanek

2888
Citations
Biological invasions as global environmental change

Peter Vitousek;Carla D'Antonio;Lloyd Loope;Randy Westbrooks

2816
Citations
The Report of the Ecological Society of America Committee on the Scientific Basis for Ecosystem Management

Norman L. Christensen;Ann M. Bartuska;James H Brown;Stephen M Carpenter

2349
Citations
Mechanisms underlying the impacts of exotic plant invasions

Jonathan M Levine;Montserrat Vilà;Carla M D'Antonio;Jeffrey S Dukes

2153
Citations
Effects of Invasive Alien Plants on Fire Regimes

Matthew L. Brooks;Carla M. D'antonio;David M. Richardson;James B. Grace

2108
Citations
Plant invasions--the role of mutualisms.

David M. Richardson;Nicky Allsopp;Carla M. D'antonio;Suzanne J. Milton

1798
Citations
Elton revisited: a review of evidence linking diversity and invasibility

Jonathan M. Levine;Carla M. D'Antonio

1702
Citations
The human dimension of fire regimes on Earth

David M. J. S. Bowman;Jennifer Balch;Paulo Artaxo;William J. Bond

1326
Citations
Exotic plant species as problems and solutions in ecological restoration : A synthesis

Carla D'Antonio;Carla D'Antonio;Laura A. Meyerson;Laura A. Meyerson

1161
Citations
Forecasting Biological Invasions with Increasing International Trade

Jonathan M. Levine;Carla M. D'Antonio

889
Citations
Introduced annual grass increases regional fire activity across the arid western USA (1980–2009)

Jennifer K. Balch;Jennifer K. Balch;Bethany A. Bradley;Carla M. D'Antonio;José Gómez-Dans

788
Citations
Will Extreme Climatic Events Facilitate Biological Invasions

Jeffrey M Diez;Carla M D'Antonio;Jeffrey S Dukes;Edwin D Grosholz

638
Citations
Addition of multiple limiting resources reduces grassland diversity

W. Stanley Harpole;W. Stanley Harpole;Lauren L. Sullivan;Eric M. Lind;Jennifer Firn

568
Citations
COMPETITION BETWEEN NATIVE PERENNIAL AND EXOTIC ANNUAL GRASSES: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN HISTORICAL INVASION

Jeffrey D. Corbin;Carla M. D'Antonio;Carla M. D'Antonio

500
Citations
Resilience to Stress and Disturbance, and Resistance to Bromus tectorum L. Invasion in Cold Desert Shrublands of Western North America

Jeanne C. Chambers;Bethany A. Bradley;Cynthia S. Brown;Carla D'Antonio

461
Citations
Mechanisms Controlling Invasion of Coastal Plant Communities by the Alien Succulent Carpobrotus Edulis

Carla M. D'Antonio

447
Citations
A functional trait perspective on plant invasion

Rebecca E. Drenovsky;Brenda J. Grewell;Carla M. D'Antonio;Jennifer L. Funk

441
Citations
Deliberate Introductions of Species: Research Needs Benefits can be reaped, but risks are high

John J. Ewel;Dennis J. O'Dowd;Joy Bergelson;Curtis C. Daehler

426
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michelle C. Mack Northern Arizona University

Tom L. Dudley University of California, Santa Barbara

Peter M. Vitousek Stanford University

David A. Pyke United States Geological Survey

Dana M. Blumenthal Agricultural Research Service

Jennifer K. Balch University of Colorado Boulder

Jon E. Keeley United States Geological Survey

Nicole Hagenah University of Pretoria

Eric L. Berlow University of California, Merced

John W. Morgan La Trobe University

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