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Dr. David J Gibson
Phone: 618-453-3231 Email: dgibson@plant.siu.eduAddress: Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL Interests: Plant population and community ecology, grassland ecology, multivariate methodsPersonnel Home Page: http://www.science.siu.edu/plant-biology/gibson Publication
1. Gustafson, D. J., D. J. Gibson, and D. L. Nickrent. 2004. Conservation genetics of two co-dominant species in the endangered tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Journal of Applied Ecology 41: 389- 397.

2. Gustafson, D. J., D. J. Gibson, and D. L. Nickert. 2002. Genetic diversity and competitive abilities of Dalea purpurea (Fabaceae) from remnant and restored grasslands. International Journal of Plant Science 163: 979- 990.

3. Gibson, D. J., J. Connolly, D. C. Hartnett, and J. D. Weidenhamer. 1999. Designs for greenhouse studies of interactions between plants. Journal of Ecology 87: 1- 16.

4. Gibson, D. J., J. S. Ely, and S. L. Collins. 1999. The core-satellite species hypothesis provides a theoretical basis for Grimes classification of dominant subordinate, and transient species. Journal of Ecology 87: 1064- 1067.

5. Collins, S. L., S. M. Glenn, and D. J. Gibson. 1995. Experimental analysis of intermediate disturbance and initial floristic composition: decoupling cause and effect. Ecology 76: 486- 492.

6. Gibson, D. J., and E. G. Towne. 1995. Dynamics of big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) in ungrazed tallgrass prairie. Proceedings of the 14th NorthAmerica Prairie Conference 9- 15.

7. Hetrick, B. A. D., D. C. Hartnett, G. W. T. Wilson, and D. J. Gibson. 1994. Effects of mycorrhizal and plant density on yield relationships among competing tallgrass prairie grasses. Canadian Journal of Botany 72: 168- 176.

8. Gibson, D. J., T. R. Seastedt, and J. M. Briggs. 1993. Management practices in tallgrass prairie: Large- and small-scale experimental effects on species composition. Journal of Applied Ecology 30: 247- 255.

9. Hartnett, D. C., B. A. D. Hetrick, G. W. T. Wilson, and D. J. Gibson. 1993. VA-Mycorrhizal influence on intra- and interspecific neighbor interactions among co-occurring prairie grasses. Journal of Ecology 81: 787- 795.

10. Briggs, J. M., and D. J. Gibson. 1992. Effects of fire on tree spatial patterns in a tallgrass prairie landscape. Bulletin of Torrey Botanical Club 119: 300- 307.

11. Glenn, S. M., S. L. Collins, and D. J. Gibson. 1992. Disturbances in tallgrass prairie: local versus regional effects on community heterogeneity. Landscape Ecology 7: 243- 252.

12. Abrams, M. D., and D. J. Gibson. 1991. Effects of fire exclusion on tallgrass prairie and gallery forest communities in eastern Kansas. Fire and the Environment: Ecological and Cultural Perspectives, Proceedings of an International Symposium 3- 10.

13. Mushinsky, H. R., and D. J. Gibson. 1991. The influence of fire periodicity on habitat structure. Habitat Complexity: The Physical Arrangement of Objects in Space 237- 259.

14. Seastedt, T. R., J. M. Briggs, and D. J. Gibson. 1991. Controls of nitrogen limitation in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia 87: 72- 79.

15. Collins, S. L., and D. J. Gibson. 1990. Effects of fire on plant community structure in tallgrass prairie. Fire in North America Tallgrass Prairies 81- 98.

16. Gibson, D. J., C. C. Freeman, and L. C. Hulbert. 1990. Effects of small mammal and invertebrate herbivory on plant species richness and abundance in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia 84: 169- 175.

17. Gibson, D. J., D. C. Hartnett, and G. Smith-Merrill. 1990. Fire temperature heterogeneity in contrasting fire-prone habitats: Kansas tallgrass prairie and Florida sandhills. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 117: 349- 356.

18. Schaeffer, D. J., T. R. Seastedt, D. J. Gibson, D. C. Hartnett, B. A. D. Hetrick, S. W. James, D. W. Kaufman, A. P. Schwab, E. E. Herricks, and E. W. Novak. 1990. Field bioassessment for selecting test systems to evaluate military training lands in tallgrass prairie. Ecosystem Health.V.1 Environmental Management 14: 81- 93.

19. Briggs, J. M., T. R. Seastedt, and D. J. Gibson. 1989. Comparative analysis of temporal and spatial variability in aboveground production in a deciduous forest and prairie. Holarctic Ecology 12: 130- 136.

20. Evans, E. W., E. J. Finck, J. M. Briggs, D. J. Gibson, S. W. James, D. W. Kaufman, and T. R. Seastedt. 1989. Is fire a disturbance in grasslands?. Proceedings of the Eleventh North American Prairie Conference, Prairie Pioneers: Ecology, History and Culture 159- 161.

21. Gibson, D. J. 1989. Effects of animal disturbance on tallgrass prairie vegetation. The American Midland Naturalist 121: 144- 154.

22. Gibson, D. J. 1989. Hulbert's study of factors effecting botanical composition of Tallgrass Prairie. Proceedings of the Eleventh North American Prairie Conference, Prairie Pioneers: Ecology, History, and Culture 115- 133.

23. Gibson, D. J. 1988. Regeneration and fluctuations of tallgrass prairie vegetation in response to burning frequency. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 115: 1- 12.

24. Gibson, D. J., and B. A. D. Hetrick. 1988. Topographic and fire effects on composition and abundance of VA-mycorrhizal fungi in tallgrass prairie. Mycologia 80: 433- 441.

25. Freeman, C. C., and D. J. Gibson. 1987. Additions to the vascular flora of Konza Prairie Research Area, Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 90: 81- 84.

26. Gibson, D. J., and L. C. Hulbert. 1987. Effects of fire, topography and year-to-year climate variation on species composition in tallgrass prairie. Vegetatio 72: 175- 185.

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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.