| Ecophysiological traits in C3 and C4 grasses: a phylogenetically controlled screening experiment SH Taylor, SP Hulme, M Rees, BS Ripley, F Ian Woodward, CP Osborne New Phytologist 185 (3), 780-791, 2010 | 269 | 2010 |
| Biological and geophysical feedbacks with fire in the Earth system S Archibald, CER Lehmann, CM Belcher, WJ Bond, RA Bradstock, ... Environmental Research Letters 13 (3), 033003, 2018 | 262 | 2018 |
| Drought constraints on C4 photosynthesis: stomatal and metabolic limitations in C3 and C4 subspecies of Alloteropsis semialata BS Ripley, ME Gilbert, DG Ibrahim, CP Osborne Journal of experimental botany 58 (6), 1351-1363, 2007 | 219 | 2007 |
| Determinants of flammability in savanna grass species KJ Simpson, BS Ripley, PA Christin, CM Belcher, CER Lehmann, ... Journal of Ecology 104 (1), 138-148, 2016 | 179 | 2016 |
| Comparing models for predicting species’ potential distributions: a case study using correlative and mechanistic predictive modelling techniques MP Robertson, CI Peter, MH Villet, BS Ripley Ecological Modelling 164 (2-3), 153-167, 2003 | 174 | 2003 |
| Fire and fire‐adapted vegetation promoted C4 expansion in the late Miocene S Scheiter, SI Higgins, CP Osborne, C Bradshaw, D Lunt, BS Ripley, ... New Phytologist 195 (3), 653-666, 2012 | 165 | 2012 |
| Drought limitation of photosynthesis differs between C3 and C4 grass species in a comparative experiment SH Taylor, BS Ripley, FI Woodward, CP Osborne Plant, cell & environment 34 (1), 65-75, 2011 | 145 | 2011 |
| Physiological advantages of C4 grasses in the field: a comparative experiment demonstrating the importance of drought SH Taylor, BS Ripley, T Martin, LA De‐Wet, FI Woodward, CP Osborne Global Change Biology 20 (6), 1992-2003, 2014 | 137 | 2014 |
| Differences in drought sensitivities and photosynthetic limitations between co-occurring C3 and C4 (NADP-ME) Panicoid grasses B Ripley, K Frole, M Gilbert Annals of Botany 105 (3), 493-503, 2010 | 133 | 2010 |
| Woodland expansion in South African grassy biomes based on satellite observations (1990–2013): general patterns and potential drivers AL Skowno, MW Thompson, J Hiestermann, B Ripley, AG West, WJ Bond Global change biology 23 (6), 2358-2369, 2017 | 132 | 2017 |
| Invasive species differ in key functional traits from native and non‐invasive alien plant species R Mathakutha, C Steyn, PC le Roux, IJ Blom, SL Chown, BH Daru, ... Journal of Vegetation Science 30 (5), 994-1006, 2019 | 122 | 2019 |
| Photosynthetic innovation broadens the niche within a single species MR Lundgren, G Besnard, BS Ripley, CER Lehmann, DS Chatelet, ... Ecology Letters 18 (10), 1021-1029, 2015 | 91 | 2015 |
| Evolutionary implications of C3–C4 intermediates in the grass Alloteropsis semialata MR Lundgren, PA Christin, EG Escobar, BS Ripley, G Besnard, CM Long, ... Plant, Cell & Environment 39 (9), 1874-1885, 2016 | 80 | 2016 |
| Fire ecology of C3 and C4 grasses depends on evolutionary history and frequency of burning but not photosynthetic type B Ripley, V Visser, PA Christin, S Archibald, T Martin, C Osborne Ecology 96 (10), 2679-2691, 2015 | 78 | 2015 |
| The growth responses of coastal dune species are determined by nutrient limitation and sand burial M Gilbert, N Pammenter, B Ripley Oecologia 156, 169-178, 2008 | 78 | 2008 |
| Quantification of the photosynthetic performance of phosphorus-deficient Sorghum by means of chlorophyll-a fluorescence kinetics BS Ripley, SP Redfern, J Dames South African Journal of Science 100 (11), 615-618, 2004 | 70 | 2004 |
| A molecular phylogeny of the genus Alloteropsis (Panicoideae, Poaceae) suggests an evolutionary reversion from C4 to C3 photosynthesis DG Ibrahim, T Burke, BS Ripley, CP Osborne Annals of Botany 103 (1), 127-136, 2009 | 62 | 2009 |
| Function of leaf hairs revisited: the hair layer on leaves Arctotheca populifolia reduces photoinhibition, but leads to higher leaf temperatures caused by lower transpiration rates BS Ripley, NW Pammenter, VR Smith Journal of Plant Physiology 155 (1), 78-85, 1999 | 58 | 1999 |
| Low temperature effects on leaf physiology and survivorship in the C3 and C4 subspecies of Alloteropsis semialata CP Osborne, EJ Wythe, DG Ibrahim, ME Gilbert, BS Ripley Journal of Experimental Botany 59 (7), 1743-1754, 2008 | 57 | 2008 |
| Experimental investigation of fire ecology in the C3 and C4 subspecies of Alloteropsis semialata B Ripley, G Donald, CP Osborne, T Abraham, T Martin Journal of Ecology 98 (5), 1196-1203, 2010 | 54 | 2010 |
Colin P OsborneProfessor of Plant Biology, University of SheffieldVerified email at sheffield.ac.uk
