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Ecological responses of dominant grasses along two climatic gradients in the Great Plains of the United States by Epstein, H.E, Lauenroth, W.K, Burke, I.C, Coffin, D.P. (Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins (USA))

“…Few empirical data exist to examine the influence of regional scale environmental gradients on productivity patterns of plant species. In this paper we…”
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Vegetation associated with nest sites of western harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson) in a semiarid grassland by Coffin, D.P, Lauenroth, W.K

“…We evaluated the effects of western harvester ants (Pogonomyrex occidentalis Cresson) on short-term revegetation on their nest sites in a semiarid grassland in…”
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Productivity patterns of C3 and C4 functional types in the U.S. Great Plains by Epstein, H.E. (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.), Lauenroth, W.K, Burke, I.C, Coffin, D.P

“…We analyzed the productivity of C3 and C4 grasses throughout the Great Plains of the United States in relation to three environmental factors: mean annual…”
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Effects of soil texture and precipitation on above-ground net primary productivity and vegetation structure across the Central Grassland region of the United States by Lane, Diana R., Coffin, Debra P., Lauenroth, William K.

“…A potentially important organizing principle in arid and semi-arid systems is the inverse-texture hypothesis which predicts that plant communities on…”
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The importance of soil water in the recruitment of Bouteloua gracilis in the shortgrass steppe by Lauenroth, W. K., Sala, O. E., Coffin, D. P., Kirchner, T. B.

“…In the shortgrass steppe region of North America there is a controversy about the ability of the dominant species to recruit from seedlings. The prevailing…”
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Burrowing activities of kangaroo rats and patterns in plant species dominance at a shortgrass steppe-desert grassland ecotone by Fields, Mark J., Coffin, Debra P., Gosz, James R.

“…Our objective was to evaluate the effects of burrowing activities by banner-tail kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spectabilis Merriam) on plant community structure and…”
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Recovery of vegetation in a semiarid grassland 53 years after disturbance by Coffin, Debra P., Lauenroth, William K., Burke, Ingrid C.

“…Plowing and subsequent abandonment of semiarid grasslands in the shortgrass steppe region of North America results in both short- and long-term changes in…”
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Geographic patterns of simulated establishment of two Bouteloua species: implications for distributions of dominants and ecotones by Minnick, Tamera J., Coffin, Debra P.

“…Our overall objective was to use a soil water model to predict spatial patterns in germination and establishment of two important perennial C4-bunchgrasses…”
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Regional productivities of plant species in the Great Plains of the United States by Epstein, H.E, Lauenroth, W.K, Burke, I.C, Coffin, D.P

“…Few studies have analyzed the production of plant species at regional scales in grassland ecosystems, due in part to limited availability of data at large…”
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Disturbance intensity and above- and belowground herbivory effects on long-term (14y) recovery of a semiarid grassland by Coffin, D.P, Laycock, W.A, Lauenroth, W.K

“…The importance of disturbance intensity and herbivory by cattle and white grubs, or the larvae of June beetles (including Phyllophaga fimbripes), to recovery…”
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effects of disturbance size and frequency on a shortgrass plant community by Coffin, D. P., Lauenroth, W. K.

“…We examined the effects of small, patch-producing disturbances on a shortgrass plant community dominated by the perennial grass blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis…”
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Effects of cultivation and abandonment on soil organic matter in northeastern Colorado by Ihori, T. (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.), Burke, I.C, Lauenroth, W.K, Coffin, D.P

“…The influence of climate and soil texture on soil organic matter losses due to cultivation are rarely addressed due to lack of appropriately paired sites. In…”
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Development of microtopography in a semi-arid grassland: effects of disturbance size and soil texture by Martinez-Turanzas, G.A. (Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (USA). Rangeland Ecosystem Science Dept.), Coffin, D.P, Burke, I.C

“…Our objective was to evaluate effects of disturbance size and soil texture on the development of microtopography for a shortgrass plant community in north…”
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Regional analysis of the recruitment of the perennial grass, Bouteloua gracilis: Effects of climate change by Coffin, D.P., Lauenroth, W.K.

“…We evaluated the recruitment potential by seedlings of the perennial C[sub 4] grass, Bouteloua gracillis (blue grama) for the central grassland region of the…”
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A comparison of ¹⁴C, ⁸⁶Rb, and total excavation for determination of root distributions of individual plants by MILCHUNAS, D.G., LEE, C.A., LAUENROTH, W.K., COFFIN, D.P.

“…Individual grass (Bouteloua gracilis) and shrub (Gutierrezia sarothrae) plants were either excavated as monoliths on nail boards, exposed to ¹⁴CO₂, or…”
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Analysis of the response of soil water to climate change by Lauenroth, W.K.I., Burke, K.I.C., Coffin, D.P.

“…We used a daily time step soil water model to investigate the potential effects of changes in temperature and precipitation on soil water dynamics in the…”
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Spatial and temporal variation in the seed bank of a semiarid grassland by Coffin, D.P, Lauenroth, W.K

“…The spatial and temporal variability in the seed bank of a semiarid grassland in Colorado was evaluated using soil cores. Spatial variability in the soil…”
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Effects of competition on spatial distribution of roots of blue grama by Coffin, D.P. (Colorado State University, Fort Collins), Lauenroth, W.K

“…The spatial distribution of roots of the perennial grass blue grama [Bouteloua gracilis (H.B.K.) Lag. ex Griffiths] was evaluated under 2 competitive…”
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