College of Agricultural Sciences

M. C. Schantz, Sheley, R., and James, J. J., “Propagule Pressure and Priority Seeding Effects on the Demography of Invasive Annual and Native Perennial Grass Species”, Plant Ecology & Diversity, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 139-150, 2019.

J. E. Larson, Sheley, R., Hardegree, S. P., Doescher, P. S., and James, J. J., “Do key dimensions of seed and seedling functional trait variation capture variation in recruitment probability?”, Oecologia, no. 1, pp. 39 - 53, 2016.

R. Sheley, Boyd, C. S., Dobrowolski, J., Hardegree, S. P., James, J. J., and Mangold, J., “Editorial: A Scientifically Rigorous and User-Friendly Rangeland Ecology & Management”, Rangeland Ecology & Management, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 1 - 3, 2016.

M. C. Schantz, Sheley, R., James, J. J., and Hamerlynck, E. P., “Role of Dispersal Timing and Frequency in Annual Grass—Invaded Great Basin Ecosystems: How Modifying Seeding Strategies Increases Restoration Success”, Western North American Naturalist, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 36 - 52, 2016.

R. E. Drenovsky, Thornhill, M. L., Knestrick, M. A., Dlugos, D. M., Svejcar, T., and James, J. J., “Seed Production and Seedling Fitness Are Uncoupled from Maternal Plant Productivity in Three Aridland Bunchgrasses”, Rangeland Ecology & Management, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 161 - 168, 2016.

T. Svejcar, Angell, R. F., and James, J. J., “Spatial and temporal variability in minimum temperature trends in the western U.S. sagebrush steppe”, Journal of Arid Environments, vol. 133, pp. 125 - 133, 2016.

S. P. Hardegree, Sheley, R., Duke, S. E., James, J. J., Boehm, A. R., and Flerchinger, G. N., “Temporal Variability in Microclimatic Conditions for Grass Germination and Emergence in the Sagebrush Steppe”, Rangeland Ecology & Management, vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 123 - 128, 2016.

E. S. Gornish, Aanderud, Z. T., Sheley, R., Rinella, M. James, Svejcar, T., Englund, S. D., and James, J. J., “Altered snowfall and soil disturbance influence the early life stage transitions and recruitment of a native and invasive grass in a cold desert”, Oecologia, vol. 177, no. 2, pp. 595 - 606, 2015.

J. A. Leffler, James, J. J., Monaco, T. A., and Sheley, R., “A new perspective on trait differences between native and invasive exotic plants: reply”, Ecology, vol. 96, no. 4, pp. 1152 - 1153, 2015.

M. C. Schantz, Sheley, R., and James, J. J., “Role of propagule pressure and priority effects on seedlings during invasion and restoration of shrub-steppe”, Biological Invasions, vol. 1720133517851104178117170819151713790100697418521676998483212171901177556164193422194347911878192496693, no. 1, pp. 73 - 85, 2015.

J. E. Larson, Sheley, R., Hardegree, S. P., Doescher, P. S., and James, J. J., “Seed and seedling traits affecting critical life stage transitions and recruitment outcomes in dryland grasses”, Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 5213024165487229155987499256193523154502223296023716715481011761251008222704930398219283216189822195164410036649879187, no. 1, pp. 199 - 209, 2015.

T. Svejcar, James, J. J., Hardegree, S. P., and Sheley, R., “Incorporating Plant Mortality and Recruitment Into Rangeland Management and Assessment”, Rangeland Ecology & Management, vol. 67, no. 6, pp. 603 - 613, 2014.

J. A. Leffler, James, J. J., Monaco, T. A., and Sheley, R., “A new perspective on trait differences between native and invasive exotic plants”, Ecology, vol. 95, no. 2, pp. 298 - 305, 2014.

R. Sheley and James, J. J., “Simultaneous intraspecific facilitation and interspecific competition between native and annual grasses”, Journal of Arid Environments, vol. 104, pp. 80 - 87, 2014.

J. J. James, Boyd, C. S., and Svejcar, T., “Seed and Seedling Ecology Research to Enhance Restoration Outcomes”, Rangeland Ecology & Management, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 115 - 116, 2013.

J. J. James, Sheley, R., Erickson, T., Rollins, K. S., Taylor, M. H., and Dixon, K. W., “A systems approach to restoring degraded drylands”, Journal of Applied Ecology, no. 3, pp. 730 - 739, 2013.

C. S. Boyd and James, J. J., “Variation in Timing of Planting Influences Bluebunch Wheatgrass Demography in an Arid System”, Rangeland Ecology & Management, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 117 - 126, 2013.

J. J. James, Sheley, R., and Smith, B. S., “Ecological Principles Underpinning Invasive Plant Management Tools and Strategies”, Rangelands, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 27 - 29, 2012.

E. A. Vasquez, Sheley, R., James, J. J., Svejcar, T., and Pellant, M. L., “Integrating a Rangeland Health Assessment With Successional Management”, Rangelands, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 15 - 18, 2012.

J. J. James, Species performance: the relationship between nutrient availability, life history traits, and stress. Wallingford: CABI, 2012, pp. 142 - 153.

J. J. James, Svejcar, T., and Rinella, M. James, “Demographic processes limiting seedling recruitment in arid grassland restoration”, Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 4856201455454102545231791199819069541344161772735011397343178137824832413548434459911444, no. 4, pp. 961 - 969, 2011.

J. J. James, Sheley, R., Smith, B. S., and Vasquez, E., “EBIPM Assessment Guidelines - Putting Assessment to Work for More-Informed Land Management Decisions: A How-To Guide”, 2011.

S. Mangla, Sheley, R., and James, J. J., “Field growth comparisons of invasive alien annual and native perennial grasses in monocultures”, Journal of Arid Environments, vol. 75, no. 2, pp. 206 - 210, 2011.

S. Mangla, Sheley, R., James, J. J., and Radosevich, S. R., “Intra and interspecific competition among invasive and native species during early stages of plant growth”, Plant Ecology, vol. 21212217832617628776261228223341817587787917876613980711111408098210156231675441591125211221347511831871508411849131, no. 4, pp. 531 - 542, 2011.

S. Mangla, Sheley, R., James, J. J., and Radosevich, S. R., “Role of competition in restoring resource poor arid systems dominated by invasive grasses”, Journal of Arid Environments, vol. 75, no. 5, pp. 487 - 493, 2011.