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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
38
Citations
19379
World Ranking
6497
National Ranking
2195

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1960 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John M. Briggs is affiliated with Kansas State University in the United States. Their research spans several fields of study, predominantly within Environmental Science and Health Professions. More specifically, their work covers subfields such as General Health Professions, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, and Philosophy.

Briggs has contributed to multiple topics, with a focus on Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Water Quality Monitoring Technologies, Marine and Fisheries Research, Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity, as well as Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues. These areas reflect a diverse academic interest combining environmental, ecological, and social dimensions.

The scientist has published work in venues including Marine and Freshwater Research and Ecology Letters. Notable recent papers include:

  • Fire frequency, state change and hysteresis in tallgrass prairie (2021) in Ecology Letters
  • Aerial drones and recreational fish finders: evaluating a low-cost method for surveying fish aggregations (2024) in Marine and Freshwater Research

Frequent co-authors contributing alongside Briggs include Ben Scoulding, David V. Fairclough, Carlie Devine, G. Jackson, and Paul D. Lewis. These collaborations suggest interdisciplinary interactions within the environmental and ecological research communities.

John M. Briggs was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1960.

Best Publications

  • Global Change and the Ecology of Cities

    Nancy B. Grimm;Stanley H. Faeth;Nancy E. Golubiewski;Charles L. Redman

  • Modulation of Diversity by Grazing and Mowing in Native Tallgrass Prairie

    Scott L. Collins;Scott L. Collins;Scott L. Collins;Alan K. Knapp;Alan K. Knapp;Alan K. Knapp;John M. Briggs;John M. Briggs;John M. Briggs;John M. Blair;John M. Blair;John M. Blair

  • The Keystone Role of Bison in North American Tallgrass Prairie

    Alan K. Knapp;John M. Blair;John M. Briggs;Scott L. Collins

  • The Keystone Role of Bison in North American Tallgrass Prairie Bison increase habitat heterogeneity and alter a broad array of plant, community, and ecosystem processes

    A. K. Knapp;J. M. Blair;J. M. Briggs;S. L. Collins;S. L. Collins

  • An Ecosystem in Transition: Causes and Consequences of the Conversion of Mesic Grassland to Shrubland

    John M. Briggs;Alan K. Knapp;John M. Blair;Jana L. Heisler

  • Relationships between leaf area index and Landsat TM spectral vegetation indices across three temperate zone sites

    David P. Turner;Warren B. Cohen;Robert E. Kennedy;Karin S. Fassnacht

  • Shrub encroachment in North American grasslands: shifts in growth form dominance rapidly alters control of ecosystem carbon inputs

    Alan K. Knapp;John M. Briggs;Scott L. Collins;Steven R. Archer

  • Interannual variability in primary production in tallgrass prairie: climate, soil moisture, topographic position, and fire as determinants of aboveground biomass

    John M. Briggs;Alan K. Knapp

  • Assessing the rate, mechanisms, and consequences of the conversion of tallgrass prairie to Juniperus virginiana forest

    John M. Briggs;Greg A. Hoch;Loretta C. Johnson

  • Frequency and Extent of Water Limitation to Primary Production in a Mesic Temperate Grassland

    A. K. Knapp;J. M. Briggs;J. K. Koelliker

  • Expansion of Woody Plants in Tallgrass Prairie: A Fifteen-year Study of Fire and Fire-grazing Interactions

    John M. Briggs;Alan K. Knapp;Brent L. Brock

  • Controls of nitrogen limitation in tallgrass prairie

    T. R. Seastedt;J. M. Briggs;D. J. Gibson

  • Intra-annual rainfall variability and grassland productivity: can the past predict the future?

    Jesse B. Nippert;Jesse B. Nippert;Alan K. Knapp;John M. Briggs

  • Interactive Effects of Fire, Bison (Bison bison) Grazing and Plant Community Composition in Tallgrass Prairie

    Mary Ann Vinton;David C. Hartnett;Elmer J. Finck;John M. Briggs

  • Long-term patterns of shrub expansion in a C4-dominated grassland: fire frequency and the dynamics of shrub cover and abundance

    Jana L. Heisler;John M. Briggs;Alan K. Knapp

  • Why ecology needs archaeologists and archaeology needs ecologists

    John M. Briggs;Katherine A. Spielmann;Hoski Schaafsma;Keith W. Kintigh

  • Effects of urbanization on plant species diversity in central Arizona

    Jason S Walker;Nancy B Grimm;John M Briggs;John M Briggs;Corinna Gries

  • Fire dynamics distinguish grasslands, shrublands and woodlands as alternative attractors in the Central Great Plains of North America

    Zak Ratajczak;Jesse B. Nippert;John M. Briggs;John M. Blair

  • Regeneration niche differentiates functional strategies of desert woody plant species

    Bradley J. Butterfield;Bradley J. Butterfield;John M. Briggs;John M. Briggs

  • Expansion of gallery forest on Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, Kansas, USA

    Christina L. Knight;John M. Briggs;M. Duane Nellis

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan K. Knapp
Alan K. Knapp Colorado State University
John M. Blair
John M. Blair Kansas State University
Scott L. Collins
Scott L. Collins University of New Mexico
Jesse B. Nippert
Jesse B. Nippert Kansas State University
Anthony Joern
Anthony Joern Kansas State University
Timothy R. Seastedt
Timothy R. Seastedt University of Colorado Boulder
David J. Gibson
David J. Gibson Southern Illinois University Carbondale
David C. Hartnett
David C. Hartnett Kansas State University
Loretta C. Johnson
Loretta C. Johnson Kansas State University
Nancy B. Grimm
Nancy B. Grimm Arizona State University

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