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	       Knapp, A.K., J.M. Briggs, S.L. Collins,  S.R. Archer, M.S. Bret-Harte, B.E. 
Ewers, D.P. Peters, D.R. Young, G.R. Shaver, E. Pendall, and M.B. 
Cleary.       2008.  Shrub encroachment in North American grasslands: 
Shifts in growth form dominance rapidly alters control of ecosystem 
carbon inputs.
        
          Global Change Biology  14:
            615-
            623.Dr. Scott L. Collins
 Phone: 505-277-6303  Email: scollins@sevilleta.unm.edu Address:  Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131            Interests:  Personnel Home Page:   Publication
 
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	       Veen, G.F., J.M. Blair, M.D. Smith, and S.L. Collins.       2008.  Influence of grazing and fire frequency on small-scale plant  community structure and resource variability in native tallgrass  prairie.
        
          Oikos  117:
            859-
            866.
 
 3.
	       Cleland, E.E., C.M. Clark, S.L. Collins, J.E. Fargione, L. Gough,
K.L.
Gross, S.C. Pennings, W.D. Bowman, G.P. Robertson, J. Simpson, 
D.
Tilman
and K.N. Suding.       2008.  Species responses to nitrogen fertilization in North American plant communities, and associated species traits.
        
          Ecology  89:
            1175-
            .
 
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	       Collins, S.L., K.N. Suding, E.E. Cleland, M. Batty, S.C. Pennings,
K.L.
Gross, J.S. Grace, L. Gough, J. E. Fargione and C.M. Clark.       2008.  Rank clocks and plant community dynamics.
        
          Ecology  89:
            3534-
            3541.
 
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	       Heatherly, T., Whiles, M.R., Gibson, D.J., Collins, S.L., Huryn, A.D.,Jackson, J.K. and Palmer, M. A.       2007.  Stream insect occupancy-frequency patterns and metapopulation structure.
        
          Oecologia  151:
            313-
            321.
 
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	       Clark, C.M., E.E. Cleland, S.L. Collins, J.E. Fargione, L. Gough, S.C. Pennings, K.N. Suding and J.B. Grace..       2007.  Environmental and plant community determinants of
species loss following nitrogen enrichment.
        
          Ecology Letters  10:
            596-
            607.
 
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	       Zeglin, L.H., M. Stursova, R.L. Sinsabaugh and S.L. Collins.       2007.  Microbial responses to nitrogen addition in three contrasting grassland ecosystems.
        
          Oecologia  :
            349-
            359.
 
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	       Collins, S. L., and M. D. Smith.       2006.  Scale-dependent interaction of fire and
grazing on community heterogeneity in tallgrass prairie.
        
          Ecology  87:
            2058-
            2067.
 
 9.
	       Suding, K. N., S. L. Collins, L. Gough, C. Clark, E. E. Cleland, K. L. Gross, D. G. Milchunas and S. Pennings.       2005.  Functional and abundance based mechanisms explain diversity loss due to nitrogen fertilization.
        
          Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences  102:
            4387-
            4392.
 
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	       Pennings, S. C., C. M. Clark, E. E. Cleland, S. L. Collins, L. Gough,
K. L. Gross, D. G. Milchunas and K. N. Suding..       2005.  Do individual plant species
show predictable responses to nitrogen addition across multiple
experiments?.
        
          Oikos  110:
            547-
            555.
 
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	       Baer, S. G., S. L. Collins, J. M. Blair, A. Fiedler and A. K. Knapp.       2005.  Soil heterogeneity effects on tallgrass prairie community heterogeneity: an
application of ecological theory to restoration ecology.
        
          Restoration Ecology  13:
            413-
            424.
 
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	       Pringle, C. M., and S. L. Collins.       2004.  Needed: A unified infrastructure to support long-term scientific research on public lands.
        
          Ecological Applications  14:
            18-
            21.
 
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	       Baer, S. G., J. M. Blair, S. L. Collins, and A. K. Knapp.       2004.  Plant community responses to resource availability and heterogeneity during restoration.
        
          Oecologia  139:
            617-
            629.
 
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	       Knapp, A. K., M. D. Smith, S. L. Collins, N. Zambatis, M. Peel, S. Emery, J. Wojdak, M. C. Horner-Devine, H. Biggs, J. Kruger and S. J. Andelman.       2004.  Generality in ecology: testing North American grassland rules in South African savannas.
        
          Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment  9:
            483-
            491.
 
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	       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.
 
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	       Turner, M. G., S. L. Collins, A. L. Lugo, J. J. Magnuson, T. S. Rupp, and F. J. Swanson.       2003.  Disturbance dynamics and ecological response: the contribution of long-term ecological research.
        
          BioScience  53:
            46-
            56.
 
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	       Baer, S. G., J. M. Blair, A. K. Knapp, and S. L. Collins.       2003.  Soil resources regulate productivity and diversity in newly established tallgrass prairie.
        
          Ecology  84:
            724-
            735.
 
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	       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.
 
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	       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.
 
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	       Collins, S. L., S. M. Glenn, and J. M. Briggs.       2002.  Effect of local and regional processes on plant species richness in tallgrass prairie.
        
          Oikos  99:
            571-
            579.
 
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	       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.
 
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	       Clark, J. S., S. R. Carpenter, M. Barber, S. L. Collins, A. Dobson, J. Foley, D. M. Lodge, M. Pascual, R. Pielke Jr, W. Pizer, C. Pringle, W. V. Reid, K. A. Rose, O. Sala, W. H. Schlesinger, D. H. Wall, and D. Wear.       2001.  Ecological forecasts: an emerging imperative.
        
          Science  293:
            657-
            660.
 
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	       Collins, S. L.       2001.  Long-term research and the dynamics of bird populations and communities: an overview.
        
          Auk  118:
            583-
            588.
 
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	       Collins, S. L., F. Michelli, and L. Hartt.       2001.  A method to determine rate and pattern of variability in ecological communities.
        
          Oikos  91:
            285-
            293.
 
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	       Steinauer, M., and S. L. Collins.       2001.  Feedback loops in ecological hierarchies following urine deposition in tallgrass prairie.
        
          Ecology  82:
            1319-
            1329.
 
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	       Blair, J. M., S. L. Collins, and A. K. Knapp.       2000.  Ecosystems as functional units in nature.
        
          Natural Resources and Environment  14:
            150-
            155.
 
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	       Collins, S. L.       2000.  Disturbance frequency and community stability in native tallgrass prairie.
        
          The American Naturalist  155:
            311-
            325.
 
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	       Gough, L., C. W. Osenberg, K. L. Gross, and S. L. Collins.       2000.  Fertilization effects of species density and primary productivity in herbaceous plant communities.
        
          Oikos  89:
            428-
            439.
 
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	       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.
 
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	       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.
 
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	       Knapp, A. K., J. M. Blair, J. M. Briggs, S. L. Collins, D. C. Hartnett, L. C. Johnson, and E. G. Towne.       1999.  The keystone role of bison in North American tallgrass prairie.
        
          BioScience  49:
            39-
            50.
 
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	       Collins, S. L., A. K. Knapp, J. M. Briggs, J. M. Blair, and E. M. Steinauer.       1998.  Modulation of diversity by grazing and mowing in native tallgrass prairie.
        
          Science  280:
            745-
            747.
 
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	       Collins, S. L., A. K. Knapp, D. C. Hartnett, and J. M. Briggs.       1998.  The dynamic tallgrass prairie: Synthesis and research opportunities.
        
          Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie  301-
            315.
 
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	       Collins, S. L., and E. M. Steinauer.       1998.  Disturbance, diversity and species interactions in tallgrass prairie.
        
          Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie  140-
            156.
 
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	       Knapp, A. K., J. M. Briggs, D. C. Hartnett and S. L. Collins .       1998.  Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie.
 36.
	       Hoagland, B. W., and S. L. Collins.       1997.  Gradient models, gradient analysis and hierarchical structure in plant communities.
        
          Oikos  78:
            23-
            30.
 
 37.
	       Vinton, M. A., and S. L. Collins.       1997.  Landscape gradients and habitat structure in native grasslands of the central great plains.
        
          Ecology and Conservation of Great Plains Vertebrates  3-
            19.
 
 38.
	       Collins, S. L., and S. M. Glenn.       1997.  Effects of organismal and distance scaling on analysis of species distribution and abundance.
        
          Ecological Applications  7:
            543-
            551.
 
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	       Collins, S. L., and S. M. Glenn.       1997.  Intermediate disturbance and its relationship to within-and between-patch structure.
        
          New Zealand Journal of Ecology  21:
            103-
            110.
 
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	       Collins, S. L., and T. L. Benning.       1996.  Spatial and temporal patterns in functional diversity.
        
          Biodiversity: A Biology Of Numbers and Difference  253-
            280.
 
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	       Moen, J., and S. L. Collins.       1996.  Trophic interactions and plant species richness along a productivity gradient.
        
          Oikos  76:
            603-
            607.
 
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	       Steinauer, E. M., and S. L. Collins.       1996.  Prairie ecology-the tallgrass prairie.
        
          Prairie Conservation-Preserving North America's Most Endangered Ecosystem  39-
            52.
 
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	       Bartha, S., S. L. Collins, S. M. Glenn, and M. Kertesz.       1995.  Fine-scale spatial organization of tallgrass prairie vegetation along a topographic gradient.
        
          Folia Geobot.Phytotax, Praha  30:
            169-
            184.
 
 44.
	       Collins, S. L.       1995.  The measurement of stability in grasslands.
        
          Trends in Ecology and Evolution  10:
            95-
            96.
 
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	       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.
 
 46.
	       Collins, S. L., and S. M. Glenn.       1995.  Grassland ecosystem and landscape dynamics.
        
          The Changing Prairie  128-
            156.
 
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	       Steinauer, E. M., and S. L. Collins.       1995.  Effects of urine deposition on small\-scale patch structure in prairie vegetation.
        
          Ecology  76:
            1195-
            1205.
 
 48.
	       Briggs, J. M., and S. L. Collins.       1994.  Using remote sensing to determine heterogeneity in tallgrass prairie.
        
          Proceedings of the 7th Annual Erdas Users' Group Meeting  113-
            119.
 
 49.
	       Gurevitch, J., and S. L. Collins.       1994.  Experimental manipulation of natural plant communities.
        
          Trends in Ecology and Evolution  9:
            94-
            98.
 
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	       Agnew, A. D. Q., S. L. Collins, and E. Maarel.       1993.  Mechanisms and processes in vegetation dynamics: Introduction.
        
          Journal of Vegetation Science  4:
            146-
            148.
 
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	       Collins, S. L., S. M. Glenn, and D. W. Roberts.       1993.  The hierarchical continuum concept.
        
          Journal of Vegetation Science  4:
            149-
            156.
 
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	       Glenn, S. M., and S. L. Collins.       1993.  Experimental analysis of patch dynamics in tallgrass prairie plant communities.
        
          Journal of Vegetation Science  4:
            157-
            162.
 
 53.
	       Collins, S. L.       1992.  Fire frequency and community heterogeneity in tallgrass prairie vegetation.
        
          Ecology  73:
            2001-
            2006.
 
 54.
	       Glenn, S. M., and S. L. Collins.       1992.  Effects of scale and disturbance on rates of immigration and extinction of species in prairies.
        
          Oikos  63:
            273-
            280.
 
 55.
	       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.
 
 56.
	       Collins, S. L., and S. M. Glenn.       1991.  Importance of spatial and temporal dynamics in species regional abundance and distribution.
        
          Ecology  72:
            654-
            664.
 
 57.
	       Collins, S. L., and S. M. Glenn.       1990.  A hierarchical analysis of species abundance patterns in grassland vegetation.
        
          The American Midland Naturalist  135:
            633-
            648.
 
 58.
	       Collins, S. L.       1990.  Introduction: Fire as a natural distubance in tallgrass prairie ecosystems.
        
          Fire in North America Tallgrass Prairies  3-
            7.
 
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	       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.
 
 60.
	       Collins, S. L., and L. L. Wallace (eds.)..       1990.  Fire in North American tallgrass prairie.
 61.
	       Glenn, S. M., and S. L. Collins.       1990.  Patch structure in tallgrass prairies: dynamics of satellite species.
        
          Oikos  57:
            229-
            236.
 
 
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