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Elizabeth A. Leger, Ph.D. - Publications

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University of Nevada at Reno, Reno, NV, United States 
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2023 Hankin LE, Leger EA, Bisbing SM. Reforestation of high elevation pines: Direct seeding success depends on seed source and sowing environment. Ecological Applications : a Publication of the Ecological Society of America. e2897. PMID 37305925 DOI: 10.1002/eap.2897  0.48
2023 Agneray AC, Forister ML, Parchman TL, Leger EA. Does a history of population co-occurrence predict plant performance, community productivity, or invasion resistance? Ecology. e4100. PMID 37165924 DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4100  0.408
2022 Agneray AC, Parchman TL, Leger EA. Phenotypes and environment predict seedling survival for seven co-occurring Great Basin plant taxa growing with invasive grass. Ecology and Evolution. 12: e8870. PMID 35509617 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8870  0.453
2021 Shackelford N, Paterno GB, Winkler DE, Erickson TE, Leger EA, Svejcar LN, Breed MF, Faist AM, Harrison PA, Curran MF, Guo Q, Kirmer A, Law DJ, Mganga KZ, Munson SM, et al. Author Correction: Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts. Nature Ecology & Evolution. PMID 34321611 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01544-7  0.742
2021 Shackelford N, Paterno GB, Winkler DE, Erickson TE, Leger EA, Svejcar LN, Breed MF, Faist AM, Harrison PA, Curran MF, Guo Q, Kirmer A, Law DJ, Mganga KZ, Munson SM, et al. Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts. Nature Ecology & Evolution. PMID 34294898 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01510-3  0.794
2021 Davies KW, Leger EA, Boyd CS, Hallett LM. Living with exotic annual grasses in the sagebrush ecosystem. Journal of Environmental Management. 288: 112417. PMID 33765575 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112417  0.344
2021 Blumenthal DM, LeCain DR, Porensky LM, Leger EA, Gaffney R, Ocheltree TW, Pilmanis AM. Local adaptation to precipitation in the perennial grass : Trade-offs between growth and drought resistance traits. Evolutionary Applications. 14: 524-535. PMID 33664792 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13137  0.734
2020 Dunham-Cheatham SM, Freund SM, Uselman SM, Leger EA, Sullivan BW. Persistent Agricultural Legacy in Soil Influences Plant Restoration Success in a Great Basin Salt Desert Ecosystem Ecological Restoration. 38: 42-53. DOI: 10.3368/Er.38.1.42  0.467
2020 Leger EA, Barga S, Agneray AC, Baughman O, Burton R, Williams M. Selecting native plants for restoration using rapid screening for adaptive traits: methods and outcomes in a Great Basin case study Restoration Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/Rec.13260  0.397
2019 Baughman OW, Agneray AC, Forister ML, Kilkenny FF, Espeland EK, Fiegener R, Horning ME, Johnson RC, Kaye TN, Ott J, St Clair JB, Leger EA. Strong patterns of intraspecific variation and local adaptation in Great Basin plants revealed through a review of 75 years of experiments. Ecology and Evolution. 9: 6259-6275. PMID 31236219 DOI: 10.1002/Ece3.5200  0.78
2019 Ernst-Brock C, Turner L, Tausch RJ, Leger EA. Long-term vegetation responses to pinyon-juniper woodland reduction treatments in Nevada, USA. Journal of Environmental Management. 242: 315-326. PMID 31054396 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jenvman.2019.04.053  0.48
2019 Disbro M, Leger E, Barga S. Great Basin Native Forb Responses to Competition with Cheatgrass and Elevated Soil Nutrients Undergraduate Research Journal. 5: 24-32. DOI: 10.15629/6.7.8.7.5_5-1_S-2019_3  0.318
2019 Leger EA, Atwater DZ, James JJ. Seed and seedling traits have strong impacts on establishment of a perennial bunchgrass in invaded semi‐arid systems Journal of Applied Ecology. 56: 1343-1354. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13367  0.539
2018 Porensky LM, Perryman BL, Williamson MA, Madsen MD, Leger EA. Combining active restoration and targeted grazing to establish native plants and reduce fuel loads in invaded ecosystems. Ecology and Evolution. 8: 12533-12546. PMID 30619563 DOI: 10.1002/Ece3.4642  0.783
2018 Uselman SM, Davison J, Baughman OW, Sullivan BW, Miller WW, Leger EA. Restoring dryland old fields with native shrubs and grasses: Does facilitation and seed source matter? Plos One. 13: e0205760. PMID 30335842 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0205760  0.492
2018 Barga S, Leger EA. Shrub cover and fire history predict seed bank composition in Great Basin shrublands Journal of Arid Environments. 154: 40-50. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jaridenv.2018.03.004  0.494
2017 Barga S, Dilts TE, Leger EA. Climate variability affects the germination strategies exhibited by arid land plants. Oecologia. PMID 28936643 DOI: 10.1007/S00442-017-3958-5  0.514
2017 Hulvey KB, Leger EA, Porensky LM, Roche LM, Veblen KE, Fund A, Shaw J, Gornish ES. Restoration islands: a tool for efficiently restoring dryland ecosystems? Restoration Ecology. 25: S124-S134. DOI: 10.1111/Rec.12614  0.757
2017 Leger EA, Goergen EM. Invasive Bromus tectorum alters natural selection in arid systems Journal of Ecology. 105: 1509-1520. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12852  0.562
2017 Johnson RC, Leger EA, Vance-Borland K. Genecology of Thurber’s Needlegrass (Achnatherum thurberianum [Piper] Barkworth) in the Western United States Rangeland Ecology & Management. 70: 509-517. DOI: 10.1016/J.Rama.2017.01.004  0.424
2017 Baughman OW, Burton R, Williams M, Weisberg PJ, Dilts TE, Leger EA. Cheatgrass Die-Offs: A Unique Restoration Opportunity in Northern Nevada Rangelands. 39: 165-173. DOI: 10.1016/J.Rala.2017.09.001  0.529
2017 Weisberg PJ, Dilts TE, Baughman OW, Meyer SE, Leger EA, Van Gunst KJ, Cleeves L. Development of remote sensing indicators for mapping episodic die-off of an invasive annual grass (Bromus tectorum) from the Landsat archive Ecological Indicators. 79: 173-181. DOI: 10.1016/J.Ecolind.2017.04.024  0.445
2016 Merrill KR, Coleman CE, Meyer SE, Leger EA, Collins KA. Development of single-nucleotide polymorphism markers for Bromus tectorum (Poaceae) from a partially sequenced transcriptome. Applications in Plant Sciences. 4. PMID 27843723 DOI: 10.3732/Apps.1600068  0.342
2016 Morris LR, Leger EA. Secondary Succession in the Sagebrush Semidesert 66 Years after Fire in the Great Basin, USA Natural Areas Journal. 36: 187-193. DOI: 10.3375/043.036.0211  0.48
2016 Baughman OW, Meyer SE, Aanderud ZT, Leger EA. Cheatgrass die-offs as an opportunity for restoration in the Great Basin, USA: Will local or commercial native plants succeed where exotic invaders fail? Journal of Arid Environments. 124: 193-204. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jaridenv.2015.08.011  0.576
2016 Meyer SE, Leger EA, Eldon DR, Coleman CE. Strong genetic differentiation in the invasive annual grass Bromus tectorum across the Mojave–Great Basin ecological transition zone Biological Invasions. 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/S10530-016-1105-6  0.52
2015 Phillips AJ, Leger EA. Plastic responses of native plant root systems to the presence of an invasive annual grass. American Journal of Botany. 102: 73-84. PMID 25587150 DOI: 10.3732/Ajb.1400234  0.468
2015 Leger EA, Baughman OW. What seeds to plant in the great basin? Comparing traits prioritized in native plant cultivars and releases with those that promote survival in the field Natural Areas Journal. 35: 54-68. DOI: 10.3375/043.035.0108  0.589
2015 Uselman SM, Snyder KA, Leger EA, Duke SE. Emergence and early survival of early versus late seral species in Great Basin restoration in two different soil types Applied Vegetation Science. DOI: 10.1111/Avsc.12175  0.418
2015 Ferguson SD, Leger EA, Li J, Nowak RS. Natural selection favors root investment in native grasses during restoration of invaded fields Journal of Arid Environments. 116: 11-17. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jaridenv.2015.01.009  0.589
2015 Atwater DZ, James JJ, Leger EA. Seedling root traits strongly influence field survival and performance of a common bunchgrass Basic and Applied Ecology. 16: 128-140. DOI: 10.1016/J.Baae.2014.12.004  0.525
2014 Uselman SM, Snyder KA, Leger EA, Duke SE. First-year establishment, biomass and seed production of early vs. late seral natives in two medusahead (taeniatherum caput-medusae) invaded soils Invasive Plant Science and Management. 7: 291-302. DOI: 10.1614/Ipsm-D-13-00068.1  0.476
2014 Leger EA, Goergen EM, Forbis De Queiroz T. Can native annual forbs reduce Bromus tectorum biomass and indirectly facilitate establishment of a native perennial grass? Journal of Arid Environments. 102: 9-16. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jaridenv.2013.10.015  0.523
2014 Porensky LM, Davison J, Leger EA, Miller WW, Goergen EM, Espeland EK, Carroll-Moore EM. Grasses for biofuels: A low water-use alternative for cold desert agriculture? Biomass and Bioenergy. 66: 133-142. DOI: 10.1016/J.Biombioe.2014.01.046  0.777
2014 Porensky LM, Leger EA, Davison J, Miller WW, Goergen EM, Espeland EK, Carroll-Moore EM. Arid old-field restoration: Native perennial grasses suppress weeds and erosion, but also suppress native shrubs Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 184: 135-144. DOI: 10.1016/J.Agee.2013.11.026  0.795
2013 Kulpa SM, Leger EA. Strong natural selection during plant restoration favors an unexpected suite of plant traits. Evolutionary Applications. 6: 510-23. PMID 23745142 DOI: 10.1111/Eva.12038  0.531
2013 Leger EA. Annual plants change in size over a century of observations. Global Change Biology. 19: 2229-39. PMID 23529770 DOI: 10.1111/Gcb.12208  0.505
2013 Morris LR, Monaco TA, Leger E, Blank R, Sheley R. Cultivation legacies alter soil nutrients and differentially affect plant species performance nearly a century after abandonment Plant Ecology. 214: 831-844. DOI: 10.1007/S11258-013-0212-Z  0.475
2012 Rowe CLJ, Leger EA. Seed source affects establishment of elymus multisetus in postfire revegetation in the Great Basin Western North American Naturalist. 72: 543-553. DOI: 10.3398/064.072.0410  0.459
2012 Kulpa SM, Leger EA, Espeland EK, Goergen EM. Postfire seeding and plant community recovery in the great basin Rangeland Ecology and Management. 65: 171-181. DOI: 10.2111/Rem-D-11-00046.1  0.808
2011 Rowe CL, Leger EA. Competitive seedlings and inherited traits: a test of rapid evolution of Elymus multisetus (big squirreltail) in response to cheatgrass invasion. Evolutionary Applications. 4: 485-98. PMID 25567997 DOI: 10.1111/J.1752-4571.2010.00162.X  0.542
2011 Perkins LB, Leger EA, Nowak RS. Invasion triangle: an organizational framework for species invasion. Ecology and Evolution. 1: 610-25. PMID 22393528 DOI: 10.1002/Ece3.47  0.433
2011 Goergen EM, Leger EA, Espeland EK. Native perennial grasses show evolutionary response to Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass) invasion. Plos One. 6: e18145. PMID 21479185 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0018145  0.803
2011 Arnone JA, Jasoni RL, Lucchesi AJ, Larsen JD, Leger EA, Sherry RA, Luo Y, Schimel DS, Verburg PSJ. A climatically extreme year has large impacts on C4 species in tallgrass prairie ecosystems but only minor effects on species richness and other plant functional groups Journal of Ecology. 99: 678-688. DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2745.2011.01813.X  0.484
2010 Leger EA, Espeland EK. Coevolution between native and invasive plant competitors: implications for invasive species management. Evolutionary Applications. 3: 169-78. PMID 25567917 DOI: 10.1111/J.1752-4571.2009.00105.X  0.789
2010 Espeland EK, Perkins LB, Leger EA. Comparison of seed bank estimation techniques using six weed species in two soil types Rangeland Ecology and Management. 63: 243-247. DOI: 10.2111/Rem-D-09-00109.1  0.774
2010 Leger EA, Espeland EK. The shifting balance of facilitation and competition affects the outcome of intra- and interspecific interactions over the life history of California grassland annuals Plant Ecology. 208: 333-345. DOI: 10.1007/S11258-009-9710-4  0.8
2009 Leger EA, Espeland EK, Merrill KR, Meyer SE. Genetic variation and local adaptation at a cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) invasion edge in western Nevada. Molecular Ecology. 18: 4366-79. PMID 19769691 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-294X.2009.04357.X  0.789
2009 Leger EA. Sowing (and mapping) the wild oats. Molecular Ecology. 18: 3759-60. PMID 19761486 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-294X.2009.04303.X  0.362
2009 Chambers JC, Leger E, Goergen E. Cold desert fire and invasive species management: Resources, strategies, tactics, and response Rangelands. 31: 14-20. DOI: 10.2111/1551-501X-31.3.14  0.383
2009 Leger EA, Forister ML. Colonization, abundance, and geographic range size of gravestone lichens Basic and Applied Ecology. 10: 279-287. DOI: 10.1016/J.Baae.2008.04.001  0.41
2008 Leger EA. The adaptive value of remnant native plants in invaded communities: an example from the Great Basin. Ecological Applications : a Publication of the Ecological Society of America. 18: 1226-35. PMID 18686583 DOI: 10.1890/07-1598.1  0.586
2008 Gurevitch J, Howard TG, Ashton IW, Leger EA, Howe KM, Woo E, Lerdau M. Effects of experimental manipulation of light and nutrients on establishment of seedlings of native and invasive woody species in Long Island, NY forests Biological Invasions. 10: 821-831. DOI: 10.1007/S10530-008-9241-2  0.535
2007 Leger EA, Rice KJ. Assessing the speed and predictability of local adaptation in invasive California poppies (Eschscholzia californica). Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 20: 1090-103. PMID 17465919 DOI: 10.1111/J.1420-9101.2006.01292.X  0.736
2007 Leger EA, Howe KM, Gurevitch J, Woo E, Hickman J, Ashton IW, Lerdau M. The interaction between soil nutrients and leaf loss during early establishment in plant invasion Forest Science. 53: 701-709.  0.34
2005 Leger EA, Forister ML. Increased resistance to generalist herbivores in invasive populations of the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) Diversity and Distributions. 11: 311-317. DOI: 10.1111/J.1366-9516.2005.00165.X  0.528
2003 Morghan KJR, Leger EA, Rice KJ. Clopyralid effects on yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) and nontarget species Weed Science. 51: 596-600. DOI: 10.1614/0043-1745(2003)051[0596:Ceoysc]2.0.Co;2  0.649
2003 Leger EA, Rice KJ. Invasive California poppies (Eschscholzia californica Cham.) grow larger than native individuals under reduced competition Ecology Letters. 6: 257-264. DOI: 10.1046/J.1461-0248.2003.00423.X  0.717
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