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Dr. Philip A. Fay
Phone: 254-770-6533 Email: philip.fay@ars.usda.govAddress: USDA-ARS Grassland, Soil and Water Lab,808 E. Blackland Rd., Temple, TX 76502-6712 Interests: Climate change, plant populations and ecophysiology, biodiversityPersonnel Home Page: Publication
1. Fay, P.A., D.M. Kaufman, J.B. Nippert, J.D. Carlisle, and C.W. Harper. 2008. Changes in grassland ecosystem function due to extreme rainfall events: implications for responses to climate change. Global Change Biology 14: 1600- 1608.

2. Travers, S.E., M.D. Smith, J. Bai, S.H. Hulbert, J.E. Leach, P.S. Schnable, A.K. Knapp, G.A. Milliken, P.A. Fay, A. Saleh and K.A. Garrett. 2007. Ecological genomics: making the leap from model systems in the lab to native populations in the field. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 5: 19- 24.

3. Nippert, J.B., P.A. Fay and A.K. Knapp. 2007. Photosynthetic traits in C3 and C4 grassland species in mesocosm and field environments. Environmental and Experimental Botany 60: 412- 420.

4. Porporato, A., G. Vico, and P. A. Fay. 2006. Superstatistics of hydro-climatic fluctuations and interannual ecosystem productivity. Geophysical Research Letters 33: 15402- .

5. Harper, C. W., J. M. Blair, P. A. Fay, A. K. Knapp, and J. D. Carlisle. 2005. Increased rainfall variability and reduced rainfall amount decreases soil CO2 flux in a grassland ecosystem. Global Change Biology 11: 322- 344.

6. Fay, P.A., H.L. Throop. 2005. Branching responses in Silphium integrifolium (Asteraceae) following mechanical or gall damage to apical meristems and neighbor removal. American Journal of Botany 92: 954- 959.

7. Huxman, T. E., M. D. Smith, P. A. Fay, A. K. Knapp, M. R. Shaw, M. E. Loik, S. D. Smith, D. T. Tissue, J. C. Zak, J. F. Weltzin, W. T. Pockman, O. E. Sala, B. M. Haddad, J. Harte, G. W. Koch, S. Schwinning, E. E. Small and D. G. Williams. 2004. Convergence across biomes to a common rain-use efficiency. Nature 429: 651- 654.

8. Fay, P. A., J. D. Carlisle, A. K. Knapp, J. M. Blair, and S. L. Collins. 2003. Productivity responses to altered rainfall patterns in a C4-dominated grassland. Oecologia 137: 245- 251.

9. Fay, P. A. 2003. Insect diversity in two burned and grazed grasslands. Environmental Entomology 32: 1099- 1104.

10. 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.

11. Goodin, D. G., P. A. Fay, and M. J. McHugh.. 2003. Climate variability in tallgrass prairie at multiple timescales: Konza Prairie Biological Station. Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response at Long-Term Ecological Research Sites 411- 424.

12. Quist, M. C., P. A. Fay, C. S. Guy, A. K. Knapp, and B. N. Rubenstein. 2003. The influence of disturbance from military training activities on terrestrial-aquatic linkages in a tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Ecological Applications 13: 432- 442.

13. Fay, P. A., A. K. Knapp, J. M. Blair, J. D. Carlisle, B. T. Danner, and J. K. McCarron. 2003. Rainfall timing, soil moisture dynamics, and plant responses in a mesic tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Precipitation Regimes and Terrestrial Ecosystems. A North American Perspective 147- 163.

14. 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.

15. Goodin, D. G., P. A. Fay, and M. J. McHugh.. 2002. Climate variability at multiple time scales: implications for productivity in tallgrass prairie. Proceedings of the 15th Conference on Biometeorology and Aerobiology 312- 316.

16. Fay, P. A., J. D. Carlisle, B. T. Danner, M. S. Lett, J. K. McCarron, C. Stewart, A. K. Knapp, J. M. Blair, and S. L. Collins. 2002. Altered rainfall patterns, gas exchange and growth in C3 and C4 grassland species. International Journal of Plant Sciences 163: 549- 557.

17. Fay, P. A., J. D. Carlisle, A. K. Knapp, J. M. Blair, and S. L. Collins. 2000. Altering rainfall timing and quantity in a mesic grassland ecosystem: Design and performance of rainfall manipulation shelters. Ecosystems 3: 308- 319.

18. Throop, H. L., and P. A. Fay. 1999. Effects of fire, browsers, and gallers on New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus herbaceous) growth and reproduction. American Midland Naturalist 141: 51- 58.

19. Fay, P. A., and A. K. Knapp. 1998. Responses to short-term shade in soybean leaves: Effects of leaf position and drought stress. International Journal of Plant Science 159: 805- 811.

20. Hartnett, D. C., and P. A. Fay. 1998. Plant populations: Patterns and processes. Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie 81- 100.

21. Kaufman, D. W., P. A. Fay, G. A. Kaufman, and J. L. Zimmerman. 1998. Diversity of terrestrial macrofauna. Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie 101- 112.

22. Kaufman, D. W., G. A. Kaufman, P. A. Fay, J. L. Zimmerman, and E. W. Evans. 1998. Animal populations and communities. Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie 113- 139.

23. Knapp, A. K., and P. A. Fay. 1997. Plant strategies for coping with variable light regimes. Mechanisms of Environmental Stress Resistance in Plants 191- 212.

24. Fay, P. A., and A. K. Knapp. 1996. Photosynthetic and stomatal responses to variable light in a cool-season and warm-season prairie forb. International Journal of Plant Science 157: 303- 308.

25. Fay, P. A., D. C. Hartnett, and A. K. Knapp. 1996. Plant tolerance of gall-insect attack and gall-insect performance. Ecology 77: 521- 534.

26. Fay, P. A., and A. K. Knapp. 1995. Stomatal and photosynthetic responses to variable light in sorghum, soybeans and eastern gammagrass. Physiologia Plantarum 94: 613- 620.

27. Fay, P. A., and A. K. Knapp. 1993. Photosynthetic and stomatal responses of Avena sativa (Poaceae) to a variable light environment. American Journal of Botany 80: 1369- 1373.

28. Fay, P. A., and R. J. J. Samenus. 1993. Gallwasp (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) mortality in a spring tallgrass prairie fire. Environmental Entomology 22: 1333- 1337.

29. Fay, P. A., D. C. Hartnett, and A. K. Knapp. 1993. Increased photosynthesis and water potentials in Silphium integrifolium galled by cynipid wasps. Oecologia 93: 114- 120.

30. Fay, P. A. 1992. The growth and physiological responses of Silphium integrifolium to gall insect attack.
31. Fay, P. A., and D. C. Hartnett. 1991. Constraints on the growth and allocation patterns of Silphium integrifolium (Asteraceae ) caused by cynipid gall wasps. Oecologia 88: 243- 250.

32. Reichman, O. J., and P. Fay. 1983. Comparison of the diets of a caching and a noncaching rodent. The American Naturalist 122: 576- 581.

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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.