College of Agricultural Sciences

T. Svejcar, Boyd, C. S., Davies, K. W., Madsen, M. D., Bates, J. D., Sheley, R., Marlow, C., Bohnert, D. W., Borman, M. M., Mata-González, R., Buckhouse, J., Stringham, T., Perryman, B., Swanson, S., Tate, K., George, M., Ruyle, G., Roundy, B. A., Call, C., Jensen, K., Launchbaugh, K., Gearhart, A., Vermeire, L., Tanaka, J. A., Derner, J., Frasier, G., and Havstad, K. M., “Western land managers will need all available tools for adapting to climate change, including grazing: a critique of Beschta et al.”, Environmental Management, vol. 53, no. 6, pp. 1035 - 1038, 2014.

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.

R. Sheley, Sheley, J. L., and Smith, B. S., “Economic Savings from Invasive Plant Prevention”, Weed Science, vol. 632151949341810, no. 01, pp. 296 - 301, 2015.

B. S. Smith and Sheley, R., “Implementing Strategic Weed Prevention Programs to Protect Rangeland Ecosystems”, Invasive Plant Science and Management, vol. 83134213434, no. 02, pp. 233 - 242, 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.

S. Bansal and Sheley, R., “Annual grass invasion in sagebrush steppe: the relative importance of climate, soil properties and biotic interactions”, Oecologia, no. 2, pp. 543 - 557, 2016.

E. P. Hamerlynck, Smith, B. S., Sheley, R., and Svejcar, T., “Compensatory Photosynthesis, Water-Use Efficiency, and Biomass Allocation of Defoliated Exotic and Native Bunchgrass Seedlings”, Rangeland Ecology & Management, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 206 - 214, 2016.

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.

E. P. Hamerlynck, Sheley, R., Davies, K. W., and Svejcar, T., “Postdefoliation ecosystem carbon and water flux and canopy growth dynamics in sagebrush steppe bunchgrasses”, Ecosphere, no. 7, p. e01376, 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.

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. A. Vasquez, “Developing Diverse, Effective, and Permanent Plant Communities on Reclaimed Surface Coal Mines: Restoring Ecosystem Function”, Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 77-109, 2018.

E. M. Denton, Smith, B. S., Hamerlynck, E. P., and Sheley, R., “Seedling Defoliation and Drought Stress: Variation in Intensity and Frequency Affect Performance and Survival”, Rangeland Ecology & Management, vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 25 - 34, 2018.

J. W. Karl and Sheley, R., “On Conflict and Conflict of Interest”, Rangeland Ecology & Management, vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 572-573, 2019.

E. K. Swanson, Sheley, R., and James, J. J., “Do Shrubs Improve Reproductive Chances of Neighbors Across Soil Types in Drought?”, Population Ecology, pp. 79-90, 2019.

J. J. James and Sheley, R., “Increased Soil Temperature and Decreased Precipitation During Early Life Stages Constrain Grass Seedling Recruitment in Cold Desert Restoration”, Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 56, no. 12, pp. 2609-2619, 2019.

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.

M. C. Schantz, “Restoring Perennial Grasses in Medusahead Habitat: Role of Tilling, Fire, Herbicides, and Seeding Rate”, Rangeland Ecology & Management, vol. 72, no. 2, pp. 249-259, 2019.

E. M. Denton, Pyle, L. A., and Sheley, R., “Seedling Defoliation May Enhance Survival of Dominant Wheatgrasses but not Poa secunda Seeded for Restoration in the Sagebrush Steppe of the Northern Great Basin”, AoB PLANTS, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 1-11, 2021.

E. K. Swanson, Sheley, R., and James, J. J., “Shrubs Facilitate Perennial Bunchgrass Recruitment in Drylands Under Experimental Precipitation Change”, Journal of Arid Environments, vol. 187, no. Article 104432, 2021.