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2022

DaSilva, S.L., Lyons, K.G., Schwinning, S. 2022. KR bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica) has some direct allelopathic effects on germination but not on seedling growth in a native/non-native mixed community of warm season grasses in Texas. Plant and Soil Plant Soil doi: 10.1007/s11104-022-05612-0 pdf

2021

Schwinning, S., Lortie, C.J., DeFalco, L.A., Esque, T.C. 2021.What common-garden experiments can tell us about climate responses in plants. Journal of Ecology 110: 986-996 pdf

Custer, N.A., Schwinning, S., Esque, T.C., DeFalco, L.A. 2021. Local climate adaptations in two ubiquitous Mojave Desert shrub species, Ambrosia dumosa and Larrea tridentata. Journal of Ecology 110: 1072-1089. pdf

2020

Schwinning, S. 2020. A critical question for the critical zone: how do plants use rock water? Plant and Soil 454: 49-56. pdf

Schwinning, S., Litvak, M.E., Pockman, W.T., Pangle, R.E., Fox, A.M., Huang, C.W., McIntire, C.D. 2020. A 3-dimensional model of Pinus edulis and Juniperus monosperma root distributions in New Mexico: implications for soil water dynamics. Plant and Soil 450: 337-355. pdf

West, S. S., Schwinning, S., Denn, A.D. 2020. Beyond Experiments. In: The Nature of Science in Science Instruction. Rationales and Strategies. Beyond experiments: Considering the range of investigative and data-collection methods in science. W.F. McComas (Ed). Springer, N2q York. pdf

2019

Crouchet, S.E., Jensen, J., Schwartz, B.F., Schwinning, S. 2019. Tree mortality after a hot drought: Distinguishing density-dependent and -independent drivers and why it matters. Frontiers of Forests and Global Change 2:21 pdf

2018

Ding, Y., Nie, Y.-P., Schwinning, S., Chen, H.S., Yang, J., Zhang, W., Wank,K.L. 2018. A novel approach for estimating groundwater use by plants in rock-dominated habitats. Journal of Hydrology 565: 760-769 pdf

2017

Archer, S.A., Andersen, E.M., Predick, K.I., Schwinning, S., Steidl, R.J., Woods, S.R. 2017. Woody Plant Encroachment: Causes and Consequences. In: Rangeland Systems. Processes, Management and Challenges, Briske, D.D. (ed). Springer, New York., pp. 25-84 pdf

Schwinning, S., Meckel, H., Reichmann, L.G., Polley, H.W., Fay, P.A. 2017. Accelerated development in Johnsongrass seedlings (Sorghum halepense) suppresses the growth of native grasses through size-asymmetric competition. PLOS ONE 12, 20176042 pdf

2016

Dammeyer, H.C., Schwinning, S., Schwartz, B., Moore, G. 2016. Effects of juniper removal and rainfall variation on tree transpiration in a semi-arid karst: Evidence of complex water storage dynamics. Hydrological Processes 30: 4568-4581. pdf

Reichmann, L.G., Schwinning, S., Polley, H.W., Fay, P.A. 2016. Traits of an invasive grass conferring an early growth advantage over native grasses. Journal of Plant Ecology 9: 672-681 pdf

2015

Havill, S. Schwinning, S., Lyons, K.G. 2015. Fire effects on invasive and native warm-season grass species in a North American grassland at a time of extreme drought. Applied Vegetation Science 18:637-649 pdf

2014

Tokumoto, I., Heilman, J.L, Schwinning, S., McInnes, K.J., Litvak, M.E., Morgan, C.L., Kamps, R.H. 2014. Small-scale variability in water storage and plant available water in shallow, rocky soils. Plant and Soil 385:193-204 pdf

Jones, L.C., Schwinning, S., Esque,T.C. 2014. Seedling ecology and restoration of blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosossima) in the Mojave Desert, United States. Restoration Ecology 22: 692-700 pdf

Woods, S.R., Archer, S.R., Schwinning, S. 2014. Seedling responses to water pulses in shrubs with contrasting histories of grassland encroachment. PLOS ONE 9: e87278. pdf

Kelly, C.K., Bowler, M.G., Fox, G.A., Solis-Magallanes, J.A., Ramos-Tapia,M., Lopera Blair, P., Schwinning, S., Williams, J.N., Joy, J.B. 2014. What temporal processes in trees tell us about competition, community structure and speciation. In: Temporal Dynamics and Ecological Process. Kelly, C.K., Bowler, M.G., Fox, G.A. (eds). Cambridge University Press, pp. 41-81. pdf

Kelly, C.K., Bowler, M.G., Fox, G.A., Solis-Magallanes, J.A., Ramos-Tapia,M., Lopera Blair, P., Schwinning, S., Williams, J.N., Joy, J.B. 2014. What temporal processes in trees tell us about competition, community structure and speciation. In: Temporal Dynamics and Ecological Process. Kelly, C.K., Bowler, M.G., Fox, G.A. (eds). Cambridge University Press, pp. 41-81. pdf

Schwinning, S., Fox, G.A., Kelly, C.K. 2014. Temporal niches, ecosystem function and climate change. In: Temporal Dynamics and Ecological Process. Kelly, C.K., Bowler, M.G., Fox, G.A. (eds). Cambridge University Press, pp. 165-188. pdf

2013

Schwartz, B.F., Schwinning, S., Gerard, B.m, Kukowski, K.R., Stinson, C.L., Dammeyer, H.C. 2013. Using hydrochemical and ecohydrologic responses to understand epikarst process in semi-arid systems, Edwards Plateau, Texas, USA. Acta Carsiologica 42: 316-325. pdf

Schwinning, S., Kelly, C.K. 2013. Plant competition, temporal niches and implications for productivity and adaptability to climate change in water-limited environments. Functional Ecology 27: 886-897. pdf

Fox, G. A., Kendall, B. E., Schwinning, S. 2013. Environmental heterogeneity impacts on plants at different scales. In: Sourcebook in Theoretical Ecology. Hastings, A., Gross, L. (eds). University of California Press, Berkeley, pp. 258-263. pdf

Kukowski, K., Schwinning, S., Schwartz, B. 2013. Hydraulic responses to extreme drought conditions in three co-dominant tree species in shallow soil over bedrock, Oecologia 171:819-830. pdf

Schwinning, S. 2013. Do we need new rhizosphere models for rock-dominated landscapes? Plant and Soil 362: 25-31. pdf

2012

Heilman, J., Litvak, M., McInnes, K., Kjelgaard, J., Kamps, R. Schwinning, S. 2012. Water-storage capacity controls energy partitioning and water use in karst ecosystems on the Edwards Plateau, Texas. Ecohydrology 7:127-138. pdf

Ruckman, E., Robinson, T., Lyons, K.G., Schwinning, S. 2012. Comparative seed heat tolerances among native and a non-indigenous, invasive species: implications for selective management of grassland using fire. Ecological Restoration 30: 136 – 142. pdf

Street, G.M., Weckerly, F.W., Schwinning, S. 2012. Modeling forage mediated aggregation in a gregarious ruminant. Oikos 121: 171:819-830. pdf

2011

Ruckman, E., Schwinning, S., Lyons, K. 2011. Rainfall - burn time interactions in the recovery of an invasive grass after prescribed burn. Restoration Ecology 20: 756 - 763. pdf

Woods, S.R., Archer, S.R., Schwinning, S. 2011. Early taproot development of a xeric shrub (Larrea tridentata) is optimized within a narrow range of soil moisture. Plant Ecology 212:507–517. pdf

2010

Litvak, M.E., Schwinning, S., Heilman, J.L. 2010. Woody plant rooting depth and ecosystem function of savannas: a case study from the Edwards Plateau karst, Texas, USA. In: Ecosystem Function in Global Savannas: Measurement and Modeling at Landscape to Global Scales. Hill M.J., Hanan N.P. (eds). CRC/Taylor and Francis. pp. 117-134. pdf

Schwinning, S. 2010. Ecohydrology Bearings – Invited Commentary: The ecohydrology of roots in rocks. Ecohydrology 3: 238-245.pdf

Schwinning, S., Sandquist, D.R., Miller, D.M., Bedford, D.R., Phillips, S., Belnap, J. 2010. The influence of stream channels on shrub distributions in the Mojave Desert, CA, USA: patterns, mechanisms and effects of stream redistribution. Ecohydrology DOI: 10.1002/eco.116.pdf

2009

Eggemeyer K.D., Schwinning, S. 2009. Biogeography of woody encroachment: why is mesquite excluded from shallow soils? Ecohydrology 2: 81-87. pdf

Heilman, J.L., McInnes, K.J., Kjelgaard, J.F., Owens, M.K., Schwinning, S. 2009. Energy balance and water use in a subtropical karst woodland on the Edwards Plateau, Texas. Journal of Hydrology 373:426-435. pdf

Schwinning, S., Hooten, M.M. 2009. Mojave desert root systems. In: The Mojave Desert: Ecosystem Processes and Sustainability. Webb, R.H., Fenstermaker, L.F., Heaton, J.S., Hughson, D.L.,McDonald, E.V., Miller, D.M. (eds), University of Nevada Press, Reno, pp. 278-31. pdf

2008

Schwinning, S. 2008. The water relations of two evergreen tree species in a karst savanna. Oecologia, 10.1007/s00442-008-1147-2. pdf

Schwinning, S., J. Belnap, D. R. Bowling, and J. R. Ehleringer. 2008. Sensitivity of the Colorado Plateau to change: climate, ecosystems, and society. Ecology and Society 13(2): 28. [online] URL: pdf

2006

Schwinning, S., B. I. Starr, N. J. Wojcek, M. E. Miller, J. R. Ehleringer, and R. L. Sanford Jr. 2006. Effects of nitrogen deposition on an arid grassland in the Colorado Plateau cold desert. Journal of Rangeland Ecology and Management 58: 565-574. pdf

2005

Schwinning, S., B. I. Starr, and J. R. Ehleringer. 2005. Summer and winter drought in a cold desert ecosystem (Colorado Plateau) - I: effects on soil water and plant water uptake. Journal of Arid Environments 60:547-566.  pdf

Schwinning, S., B. I. Starr, and J. R. Ehleringer. 2005. Summer and winter drought in a cold desert ecosystem (Colorado Plateau) - II: effects on plant carbon assimilation and growth. Journal of Arid Environments 61:61-78. pdf

Seyfried, M.S., S. Schwinning, M. A. Walvoord, W. Y. Pockman, B. D. Newman, R. B. Jackson, and F. M. Phillips. 2005. Ecohydrological Control of Deep-Drainage in Arid and Semiarid Basins. Ecology 86:277-287. pdf

2004

Chesson, P., Gebauer, R.L.E., Schwinning, S., Huntly, N., Wiegand, K., Ernest, M.S.K., Sher, A., Novoplansky, A. and Weltzin, J.F., 2004. Resource pulses, species interactions, and diversity maintenance in arid and semi-arid environments. Oecologia, 141, 236-253. pdf

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. pdf

Huxman, T. E., K. A. Snyder, D. Tissue, A. J. Leffler, K. Ogle, W. T. Pockman, D. R. Sandquist, D. L. Potts, and S. Schwinning. 2004. Precipitation pulses and carbon fluxes in semiarid and arid ecosystems. Oecologia 141:254-268. pdf

Schwinning, S. and Sala, O.E., 2004. Hierarchy of responses to resource pulses in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. Oecologia, 141: 211-220. pdf

Schwinning, S., Sala, O.E., Loik, M.E., and J.R. Ehleringer. 2004. Thresholds, memory and seasonality: understanding pulse dynamics in arid/semiarid ecosystems. Oecologia 141: 191-193. pdf

2003

Schwinning, S., Starr, B. I. and Ehleringer, J.R. 2003. Dominant cold desert plants of the Colorado Plateau do not partition rain by rainfall size, Oecologia 136: 252-260. pdf

Weltzin, J.F., Loik, M.E., Schwinning, S., Williams, D.G., Fay, P.A., Haddad, M., Harte, J., Huxman, T.E., Knapp, A.K., Lin, G., Pockman, W.T., Shaw, R., Small, E.E., Smith, M.D., Smith, S.D., Tissue, D.T., Zak, J.C. 2003. Assessing the response of terrestrial ecosystems to potential changes in precipitation. Bioscience 53: 941- 952. pdf

2002

Gebauer, R. L.E., Schwinning, S. and Ehleringer, J.R. 2002. Interspecific competition and resource pulse utilization in a cold desert community, Ecology 83: 2602 - 2616. pdf

Schwinning, S., Davis, K., Richardson, L. and Ehleringer, J.R. 2002. Deuterium enriched irrigation suggests three forms of pulse use in perennial species of the Colorado Plateau, Oecologia 130:345-355. pdf

2001

Parsons, A.J., Schwinning. S. and Carrere, 2001. Plant growth functions and possible spatial and temporal scaling errors in models of herbivory, Grass and Forage Science 56: 21-34.pdf

Schwinning, S. and Ehleringer J. R. 2001. Water-use trade-offs and optimal adaptations to pulse-driven arid ecosystems, Journal of Ecology 89: 464-480. pdf

1999

Ehleringer, J.R., Schwinning, S. & Gebauer, R.L.E. 1999. Water use in arid land ecosystems. IN: Advances in Plant Physiological Ecology, Press, M.C. (ed.), Blackwell Science, Oxford, pp. 347-365. pdf

Parsons, A.J., Carrere, P. & Schwinning, S. 1999. Dynamics of heterogeneity in a grazed sward. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Grassland Ecophysiology and Grazing Ecology, deMoraes, A., Nabinger, C. de faccio, P.C., Alves, S.J. & Campos Lustosa, S.B. (eds), Curitiba, Parana, Brazil: pp. 187-214. pdf

Schwinning, S. & Parsons, A.J. 1999, The stability of grazing systems revisited: spatial modls and the role of heterogeneity, Functional Ecology 13: 737-747. pdf

1998

Schwinning, S. & Weiner, J. 1998. Mechanisms determining the degree of size-asymmetry in competition among plants, Oecologia 113, 447-455. pdf

1996

Chapman, D.F., Parsons, A.J. & Schwinning, S. 1996. Management of clover in grazed pastures: expectations, limitations and opportunities. In: White Clover: New Zealand's Competitive Edge. Symposium of the New Zealand Grassland Association, Lincoln, N.Z., pp. 55-64. pdf

Schwinning, S. 1996. Decomposition analysis of competitive symmetry and size structure dynamics. Annals of Botany 72: 47-57. pdf

Schwinning, S. & Parsons, A.J. 1996a. Analysis of the coexistence mechanisms for grasses and legumes in grazing systems. Journal of Ecology 84,799-813. pdf

Schwinning, S. & Parsons, A.J. 1996b. A spatially explicit population model of stoloniferous N-fixing legumes in mixed pasture with grass. Journal of Ecology 84, 815-826. pdf

Schwinning, S. & Parsons, A.J. 1996c. Interactions between grasses and legumes: understanding variability in species composition. In: Legumes in Sustainable Farming Systems. Proceedings of the Sustainable Farming Systems/ British Grassland Society Joint Conference, pp. 153-163. pdf

1995

Schwinning, S. & Fox, G.A. 1995. Population dynamic consequences of competitive symmetry in annual plants. Oikos 72: 422-432. pdf

1990

Schwinning, S. & Rosenzweig, M.L. 1990. Periodic oscillations in an ideal-free predator-prey distribution. Oikos 59: 85-91. pdf