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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
58
Citations
13577
World Ranking
1332
National Ranking
112

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
60
Citations
14016
World Ranking
2288
National Ranking
177

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Biodiversity

His scientific interests lie mostly in Ecology, Biodiversity, Grassland, Species richness and Biomass. His studies in Introduced species, Species diversity, Plant community, Vegetation and Ecosystem are all subfields of Ecology research. His Introduced species research includes themes of Vegetation type and Invasive species.

His work deals with themes such as Plant ecology, Global warming, Climate change and Metapopulation, which intersect with Biodiversity. The study incorporates disciplines such as Productivity, Endangered species and Population size in addition to Grassland. The concepts of his Biomass study are interwoven with issues in Ecology and Competition.

His most cited work include:

  • Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities (390 citations)
  • Productivity Is a Poor Predictor of Plant Species Richness (377 citations)
  • Integrative modelling reveals mechanisms linking productivity and plant species richness (313 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Ecology, Species richness, Grassland, Biodiversity and Vegetation. Ecology is represented through his Ecosystem, Introduced species, Plant community, Species diversity and Biomass research. His Species richness research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Dominance, Chronosequence and Soil seed bank.

His Grassland research includes elements of Arid, Agroforestry and Fire regime. His Biodiversity research focuses on Woodland and how it connects with Grazing. His studies deal with areas such as Range, Snowmelt and Seedling as well as Vegetation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Ecology (65.50%)
  • Species richness (24.50%)
  • Grassland (24.50%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Ecology (65.50%)
  • Ecosystem (18.50%)
  • Grassland (24.50%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Ecology, Ecosystem, Grassland, Biodiversity and Agronomy are his primary areas of study. His work is connected to Plant community, Fire regime, Forb, Biome and Habitat, as a part of Ecology. The Ecosystem study combines topics in areas such as Environmental resource management, Species richness, Vegetation, Community composition and Global change.

His Grassland research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Community, Herbivore, Eutrophication and Native plant. His Biodiversity research includes themes of Biomass, Environmental change, Population size and Banksia marginata. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Bottle, Plant cover, Fire ecology and Introduced species.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant diversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality (75 citations)
  • Change in dominance determines herbivore effects on plant biodiversity (47 citations)
  • Global change effects on plant communities are magnified by time and the number of global change factors imposed (42 citations)

Best Publications

  • Integrative modelling reveals mechanisms linking productivity and plant species richness

    James B. Grace;T. Michael Anderson;Eric W. Seabloom;Elizabeth T. Borer

  • Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities

    Etienne Laliberté;Jessie A. Wells;Fabrice DeClerck;Daniel J. Metcalfe

  • Productivity Is a Poor Predictor of Plant Species Richness

    Peter B. Adler;Eric W. Seabloom;Elizabeth T. Borer;Helmut Hillebrand

  • Grassland productivity limited by multiple nutrients

    Philip A. Fay;Suzanne M. Prober;W. Stanley Harpole;Johannes M. H. Knops

  • Addition of multiple limiting resources reduces grassland diversity

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

  • What does species richness tell us about functional trait diversity? Predictions and evidence for responses of species and functional trait diversity to land-use change

    M. M. Mayfield;S. P. Bonser;J. W. Morgan;I. Aubin

  • The impacts of manure application methods on emissions of ammonia, nitrous oxide and on crop response—A review

    J. Webb;Brian Pain;Shabtai Bittman;John Morgan

  • Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant diversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality

    Yann Hautier;Forest Isbell;Elizabeth T. Borer;Eric W. Seabloom

  • A framework to predict the effects of livestock grazing and grazing exclusion on conservation values in natural ecosystems in Australia.

    Ian D. Lunt;David J. Eldridge;John W. Morgan;G. Bradd Witt

  • Plant extinction risk under climate change: are forecast range shifts alone a good indicator of species vulnerability to global warming?

    Damien A. Fordham;H. Resit Akçakaya;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Jane Elith

  • Change in dominance determines herbivore effects on plant biodiversity

    Sally E. Koerner;Melinda D. Smith;Deron E. Burkepile;Niall P. Hanan

  • Plant traits and local extinctions in natural grasslands along an urban–rural gradient

    Nicholas S. G. Williams;Nicholas S. G. Williams;John W. Morgan;Mark J. Mcdonnell;Mark J. Mcdonnell;Michael A. Mccarthy;Michael A. Mccarthy

  • Global change effects on plant communities are magnified by time and the number of global change factors imposed

    Kimberly J. Komatsu;Meghan L. Avolio;Nathan P. Lemoine;Forest Isbell

  • Effects of time-since-fire on the tussock dynamics of a dominant grass (Themeda triandra) in a temperate Australian grassland

    John W Morgan;Ian D Lunt

  • Effects of Population Size on Seed Production and Germinability in an Endangered, Fragmented Grassland Plant

    John W. Morgan

  • Plant species’ origin predicts dominance and response to nutrient enrichment and herbivores in global grasslands

    Eric W. Seabloom;Elizabeth T. Borer;Yvonne M. Buckley;Elsa E. Cleland

  • Anthropogenic nitrogen deposition predicts local grassland primary production worldwide

    Carly J. Stevens;Eric M. Lind;Yann Hautier;Yann Hautier;W. Stanley Harpole

  • AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora.

    Daniel Falster;Rachael Gallagher;Rachael Gallagher;Elizabeth H. Wenk;Ian J. Wright

  • Plant invasions in treeless vegetation of the Australian Alps.

    Keith L. McDougall;John W. Morgan;Neville G. Walsh;Richard J. Williams

  • Patterns of invasion of an urban remnant of a species-rich grassland in southeastern Australia by non-native plant species

    John W. Morgan

  • Integrative modelling reveals mechanisms linking productivity and plant species richness

    James B. Grace;T. Michael Andersen;Eric W. Seabloom;Elizabeth T. Borer

  • Land-use intensification reduces functionalredundancy and response diversity in plantcommunities

    Etienne Laliberte;Jessie A. Wells;Fabrice DeClerck;Daniel J. Metcalfe

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric W. Seabloom
Eric W. Seabloom University of Minnesota
Elizabeth T. Borer
Elizabeth T. Borer University of Minnesota
Carly J. Stevens
Carly J. Stevens Lancaster University
Yann Hautier
Yann Hautier Utrecht University
Jennifer Firn
Jennifer Firn Queensland University of Technology
W. Stanley Harpole
W. Stanley Harpole Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Suzanne M. Prober
Suzanne M. Prober Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Jonathan D. Bakker
Jonathan D. Bakker University of Washington
Nicole Hagenah
Nicole Hagenah University of Pretoria
Andrew S. MacDougall
Andrew S. MacDougall University of Guelph

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