| Variation among biomes in temporal dynamics of aboveground primary production AK Knapp, MD Smith Science 291 (5503), 481-484, 2001 | 1570 | 2001 |
| The importance of land-use legacies to ecology and conservation D Foster, F Swanson, J Aber, I Burke, N Brokaw, D Tilman, A Knapp BioScience 53 (1), 77-88, 2003 | 1294 | 2003 |
| Rainfall variability, carbon cycling, and plant species diversity in a mesic grassland AK Knapp, PA Fay, JM Blair, SL Collins, MD Smith, JD Carlisle, ... Science 298 (5601), 2202-2205, 2002 | 1254 | 2002 |
| Modulation of diversity by grazing and mowing in native tallgrass prairie SL Collins, AK Knapp, JM Briggs, JM Blair, EM Steinauer Science 280 (5364), 745-747, 1998 | 1221 | 1998 |
| Convergence across biomes to a common rain-use efficiency TE Huxman, MD Smith, PA Fay, AK Knapp, MR Shaw, ME Loik, SD Smith, ... Nature 429 (6992), 651-654, 2004 | 1218 | 2004 |
| Consequences of more extreme precipitation regimes for terrestrial ecosystems AK Knapp, C Beier, DD Briske, AT Classen, Y Luo, M Reichstein, ... Bioscience 58 (9), 811-821, 2008 | 1199 | 2008 |
| Leaf optical properties in higher plants: linking spectral characteristics to stress and chlorophyll concentration GA Carter, AK Knapp American journal of botany 88 (4), 677-684, 2001 | 1114 | 2001 |
| The keystone role of bison in North American tallgrass prairie: Bison increase habitat heterogeneity and alter a broad array of plant, community, and ecosystem processes AK Knapp, JM Blair, JM Briggs, SL Collins, DC Hartnett, LC Johnson, ... BioScience 49 (1), 39-50, 1999 | 1052 | 1999 |
| The Origins of C4 Grasslands: Integrating Evolutionary and Ecosystem Science EJ Edwards, CP Osborne, CAE Strömberg, SA Smith, ... science 328 (5978), 587-591, 2010 | 1007 | 2010 |
| Assessing the response of terrestrial ecosystems to potential changes in precipitation JF Weltzin, ME Loik, S Schwinning, DG Williams, PA Fay, BM Haddad, ... Bioscience 53 (10), 941-952, 2003 | 1004 | 2003 |
| Detritus accumulation limits productivity of tallgrass prairie AK Knapp, TR Seastedt BioScience 36 (10), 662-668, 1986 | 927 | 1986 |
| An ecosystem in transition: causes and consequences of the conversion of mesic grassland to shrubland JM Briggs, AK Knapp, JM Blair, JL Heisler, GA Hoch, MS Lett, ... BioScience 55 (3), 243-254, 2005 | 797 | 2005 |
| An integrated conceptual framework for long‐term social–ecological research SL Collins, SR Carpenter, SM Swinton, DE Orenstein, DL Childers, ... Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 9 (6), 351-357, 2011 | 754 | 2011 |
| Dominant species maintain ecosystem function with non‐random species loss MD Smith, AK Knapp Ecology Letters 6 (6), 509-517, 2003 | 727 | 2003 |
| Interannual variability in primary production in tallgrass prairie: climate, soil moisture, topographic position, and fire as determinants of aboveground biomass JM Briggs, AK Knapp American Journal of Botany 82 (8), 1024-1030, 1995 | 636 | 1995 |
| A framework for assessing ecosystem dynamics in response to chronic resource alterations induced by global change MD Smith, AK Knapp, SL Collins Ecology 90 (12), 3279-3289, 2009 | 599 | 2009 |
| Shrub encroachment in North American grasslands: shifts in growth form dominance rapidly alters control of ecosystem carbon inputs AK Knapp, JM Briggs, SL Collins, SR Archer, MS BRET‐HARTE, ... Global Change Biology 14 (3), 615-623, 2008 | 598 | 2008 |
| Tracking the rhythm of the seasons in the face of global change: phenological research in the 21st century JT Morisette, AD Richardson, AK Knapp, JI Fisher, EA Graham, ... Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7 (5), 253-260, 2009 | 585 | 2009 |
| Productivity responses to altered rainfall patterns in a C4-dominated grassland PA Fay, JD Carlisle, AK Knapp, JM Blair, SL Collins Oecologia 137, 245-251, 2003 | 535 | 2003 |
| Water relations in grassland and desert ecosystems exposed to elevated atmospheric CO2 JA Morgan, DE Pataki, C Körner, H Clark, SJ Del Grosso, JM Grünzweig, ... Oecologia 140, 11-25, 2004 | 523 | 2004 |
Melinda D. SmithDepartment of Biology, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State UniversityVerified email at colostate.edu
