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Elsie Denton
Range and Meadow Forage Management Research
Ecologist

Phone: (541) 573-8912
Fax: (541) 573-3042

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Herbivory can reduce perennial grass seedling survival, but temperature and cumulative precipitation are more important predictors in the first growing season Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Denton, E.M., Sheley, R.L. 2024. Herbivory can reduce perennial grass seedling survival, but temperature and cumulative precipitation are more important predictors in the first growing season. Restoration Ecology. Article e14320. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14320.
Extensive regional variation in the phenology of insects and their response to temperature across North America Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dunn, P.O., Ahmed, I., Armstrong, E., Barlow, N., Barnard, M.A., Belisle, M., Benson, T.J., Berzins, L.L., Boynton, C.K., Brown, T.A., Cady, M., Cameron, K., Chen, X., Clark, R.G., Clotfelter, E.D., Cromwell, K., Dawson, R.D., Denton, E.M., et al. 2023. Extensive regional variation in the phenology of insects and their response to temperature across North America. Ecology. 104(5). Article e4036. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4036.
Seedling defoliation may enhance survival of dominant wheatgrasses but not Poa secunda seeded for restoration in the sagebrush steppe of the Northern Great Basin Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Denton, E.M., Pyle, L.A., Sheley, R.L. 2021. Seedling defoliation may enhance survival of dominant wheatgrasses but not Poa secunda seeded for restoration in the sagebrush steppe of the Northern Great Basin. AoB Plants. 13:(4). Article plab047. https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plab047.
Is a drought a drought in grasslands? Productivity responses to different types of drought Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Carroll, C., Slette, I.J., Griffin-Nolan, R.J., Baur, L.E., Hoffman, A.M., Denton, E.M., Gray, J.E., Post, A.K., Johnston, M.K., Yu, Q., et al. 2021. Is a drought a drought in grasslands? Productivity responses to different types of drought. Oecologia. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-020-04793-8.
Photosynthetic regulation in seed heads and flag leaves of sagebrush-steppe bunchgrasses Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hamerlynck, E.P., Denton, E.M., Davies, K.W., Boyd, C.S. 2019. Photosynthetic regulation in seed heads and flag leaves of sagebrush-steppe bunchgrasses. Conservation Physiology. 7(1):coz112. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coz112.
Mass ratio effects underlie ecosystem responses to environmental change Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Smith, M., Koerner, S., Knapp, A., Avolio, M., Chaves, F.A., Denton, E.M., Dietrich, J., Gibson, D.J., Gray, J., Hoffman, A.M., Hoover, D.L., Komatsu, K.J., Silletti, A., Wilcox, K., Yu, Q., Blair, J.M. 2020. Mass ratio effects underlie ecosystem responses to environmental change. Journal of Ecology. 108(3):855-864. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13330.
Legacy effects of a regional drought on aboveground net primary production in six central US grasslands Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Griffin-Nolan, R.J., Carroll, C.J., Denton, E.M., Johnston, M.K., Collins, S.L., Smith, M.D., Knapp, A.K. 2018. Legacy effects of a regional drought on aboveground net primary production in six central US grasslands. Plant Ecology. 219(5):505-515. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-018-0813-7.
Plant succession on the Mount St. Helens debris-avalanche deposit and the role of non-native species - (Book / Chapter)
Dale, V.H., Denton, E.M. 2018. Plant succession on the Mount St. Helens debris-avalanche deposit and the role of non-native species. In: Crisafulli, C., Dale, V., editors. Ecological Responses at Mount St. Helens: Revisited 35 years after the 1980 Eruption. New York, NY: Springer. p. 149-164.
Seedling defoliation and drought stress: variation in intensity and frequency affect performance and survival Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Denton, E.M., Smith, B.S., Hamerlynck, E.P., Sheley, R.L. 2018. Seedling defoliation and drought stress: variation in intensity and frequency affect performance and survival. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 71(1):25-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2017.06.014.