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Dr Christopher C Smith
Phone: 785-532-6656 Email: cccsmith@ksu.eduAddress: 116 Ackert Hall, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 Interests: Evolutionary ecologyPersonnel Home Page: Publication
1. Smith, M. D., J. Wilcox, T. Kelly, and A. K. Knapp. 2004. Dominance not diversity determines invasibility of tallgrass prairie. Oikos 106: 253- 262.

2. Smith, D. L., and L. C. Johnson. 2003. Expansion of Juniperus in the Great Plains: Changes in soil organic carbon dynamics. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 17: 1062- .

3. Smith, M. D., and A. K. Knapp. 2003. Dominant species maintain ecosystem function with non-random species loss. Ecology Letters 6: 509- 517.

4. Weltzin, J. F., M. E. Loik, S. Schwinning, D. G. Williams, P. Fay, B. Haddad, J. Harte, T. E. Huxman, A. K. Knapp, G. Lin, W. T. Pockman, M. R. Shaw, E. Small, M. D. Smith, D. T. Tissue, and J. C. Zak. 2003. Assessing the response of terrestrial ecosystems to potential changes in precipitation. BioScience 53: 941- 952.

5. Dodds, W. K., V. H. Smith, and K. Lohman. 2002. Nitrogen and phosphorus relationships to benthic algal biomass in temperate streams. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 59: 865- 874.

6. Smith, M. D. 2002. Causes and consequences of species invasion and loss: the role of dominant species and diversity in maintaining ecosystem function.
7. Knapp, A. K., P. A. Fay, J. M. Blair, S. L. Collins, M. D. Smith, J. D. Carlisle, C. W. Harper, B. T. Danner, M. S. Lett, and J. K. McCarron. 2002. Rainfall variability, carbon cycling and plant species diversity in a mesic grassland. Science 298: 2202- 2205.

8. Grace, J. B., M. D. Smith, S. L. Grace, S. L. Collins, and T. J. Stohlgren. 2001. Interactions between fire and invasive plants in temperate grasslands of North America. Fire Conference 2000: The First National Congress On Fire, Ecology, Prevention And Management. Invasive Species Workshop: The Role of Fire In The Control And Spread Of Invasive Species 40- 65.

9. Wilson, G. W. T., D. C. Hartnett, M. D. Smith, and K. Kobbeman. 2001. Effects of mycorrhizas on growth and demography of tallgrass prairie forbs. American Journal of Botany 88: 1452- 1457.

10. Smith, C. C., and J. M. Briggs. 2001. Species, season, and density of buried seeds surviving fox squirrel depredation. Prairie Naturalist 33: 197- 208.

11. Smith, D. L. 2001. Changes in soil carbon dynamics during juniper expansion into tallgrass prairie.
12. Knapp, A. K., and M. D. Smith. 2001. Variation among biomes in temporal dynamics of aboveground primary production. Science 291: 481- 484.

13. Smith, M. D., and A. K. Knapp. 2001. Physiological and morphological traits of exotic, invasive exotic, and native plant species in tallgrass prairie. International Journal of Plant Sciences 162: 785- 792.

14. Smith, M. D., and A. K. Knapp. 2001. Size of the local species pool determines invasibility of a C4-dominated grassland. Oikos 92: 55- 61.

15. Smith, M. D., D. C. Hartnett, and C. W. Rice. 2000. Effects of long-term fungicide application on microbial processes in tallgrass prairie soils. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 32: 935- 946.

16. Smith, M. D., D. C. Hartnett, and G. W. T. Wilson. 1999. Interacting influence of mycorrhizal symbiosis and competition on plant diversity in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia 121: 574- 582.

17. Smith, M. D., and A. K. Knapp. 1999. Exotic plant species in a C4-dominated grassland: Invasibility, disturbance and community structure. Oecologia 120: 605- 612.

18. Stapanian, M. A., C. C. Smith, and E. J. Finck. 1999. Weather effects on winter birds: the response of a Kansas winter bird community to weather, photoperiod, and year. Wilson Bulletin 111: 550- 558.

19. Smith, C. C. 1998. The evolution of reproduction in trees: Its effect on squirrel ecology and behavior. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of Tree Squirrels 203- 210.

20. Smith, M. D. 1998. The role of mycorrhizae and dominant competitors in tallgrass prairie plant community structure and belowground processes.
21. Luft, J., J. Malinowski, J. M. Briggs, and C. C. Smith. 1994. Odor as a factor in nut discovery by fox squirrels. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 97: 1- 3.

22. Smith, G. N. 1991. Geomorphology and geomorphic history of the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, Riley and Geary Counties, Kansas.
23. Briggs, J. M., and K. G. Smith. 1989. Influence of habitat on acorn selection by Peromyscus leucopus. Journal of Mammalogy 70: 35- 43.

24. Evans, E. W., C. C. Smith, and R. P. Gendron. 1989. Timing of reproduction in a prairie legume: seasonal impacts of insects consuming flowers and seeds. Oecologia 78: 220- 230.

25. Gurtz, M. E., G. R. Marzolf, K. T. Killingbeck, D. L. Smith, and J. V. McArthur. 1988. Hydrologic and riparian influences on the import and storage of coarse particulate organic matter in a prairie stream. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 45: 655- 665.

26. Kraus, K. E., and C. C. Smith. 1987. Fox squirrel use of prairie habitats in relation to winter food supply and vegetation density. The Prairie Naturalist 19: 115- 120.

27. Smith, S. C. 1987. Effects of simulated foliage and root herbivory on growth reproduction, and insect damage of three annual plant species.
28. Smith, D. L. 1986. Leaf litter processing and the associated invertebrate fauna in a tallgrass prairie stream. The American Midland Naturalist 116: 78- 86.

29. Smith, K. G. 1986. Winter population dynamics of three species of mast-eating birds in the eastern United States. The Wilson Bulletin 98: 407- 418.

30. Stapanian, M.A., and C.C. Smith. 1986. How fox squirrels influence the invasion of prairies by nut-bearing trees. Journal of Mammalogy 67: 326- 332.

31. Eyster-Smith, N. M. 1984. Tallgrass prairies: an ecological analysis of 77 remnants.
32. Krysan, J. L., R. F. Smith, and P. L. Guss. 1983. Diabrotica barberi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) elevated to species rank based on behavior, habitat choice, morphometrics, and geograpical variation of color. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 76: 197- 204.

33. Gurtz, M. E., G. R. Marzolf, K. T. Killingbeck, D. L. Smith, and J. V. McArthur. 1982. Organic matter loading and processing in a pristine stream draining a tallgrass prairie/riparian forest watershed. Kansas Water Resources Research Institute Contribution No 230: 1- 78.

34. Killingbeck, K. T., D. L. Smith, and G. R. Marzolf. 1982. Chemical changes in tree leaves during decomposition in a tallgrass prairie stream. Ecology 63: 585- 589.

35. Smith, D. L. 1982. Macroinvertebrates and leaf litter decomposition in a tallgrass prairie stream.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under the Long Term Ecological Research Program at Konza Prairie Biological Station. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necesarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.