Brian J. Wilsey

12.3k citations

107 papers · 6.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 40

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.1%
Ecology top 0.5%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.5%
Plant Science top 1%
Global and Planetary Change top 1%

Co-authors: H. Wayne Polley Forest Isbell Gray Stirling Leanne M. Martin Catherine Potvin Justin Derner Jasper van Ruijven Peter B. Reich
Topics: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (77 papers)Plant and animal studies (44 papers)Rangeland and Wildlife Management (33 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecological Modeling Forestry
Journals: NatureSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaEcology
Partner nations: United States Canada China

In The Last Decade

Brian J. Wilsey

106 papers receiving 6.6k citations

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High plant diversity is needed to maintain ecosystem services

2011 1.1k citations Forest Isbell, Vincent Calcagno et al. Nature profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian J. Wilsey

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Stabilizing effects of biodiversity arise from species-specific dynamics rather than interspecific interactions in grasslands 2025 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Bo Meng,(unknown),Michel Loreau,Pubin Hong,Dylan Craven,Nico Eisenhauer,Forest Isbell,Maowei Liang,Daniel C. Reuman,Brian J. Wilsey,Jasper van Ruijven,Lei Zhao,Shaopeng Wang	3
2	Recruitment limitation of early‐ and late‐flowering grassland forbs can be overcome with transplanting in prairie restorations 2023 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Brian J. Wilsey	5
3	Biodiversity: Net primary productivity relationships are eliminated by invasive species dominance 2023 ·Ecology Letters ·Brian J. Wilsey,Leanne M. Martin,Xia Xu,Forest Isbell,H. Wayne Polley	7
4	Exotic species explain plant functional trait differences between seed mixes, restored and reference prairies 2023 ·Applied Vegetation Science ·(unknown),Brian J. Wilsey	3
5	Establishment from seed is more important for exotic than for native plant species 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Brian J. Wilsey,(unknown),H. Wayne Polley	1
6	Cover crop species alter tallgrass prairie community assembly 2022 ·Oecologia ·(unknown),Brian J. Wilsey	0
7	Long‐term, amplified responses of soil organic carbon to nitrogen addition worldwide 2020 ·Global Change Biology ·Chonghua Xu,Xia Xu,Chenghui Ju,Han Y. H. Chen,Brian J. Wilsey,Yiqi Luo,Wei Fan	174
8	Reversal of nitrogen-induced species diversity declines mediated by change in dominant grass and litter 2018 ·Oecologia ·Jushan Liu,(unknown),Xiaofei Li,Brian J. Wilsey,Forest Isbell,Shiqiang Wan,Ling Wang,Deli Wang	21
9	The Biology of Grasslands 2018 ·Oxford University Press eBooks ·Brian J. Wilsey	29
10	Biodiversity, photosynthetic mode, and ecosystem services differ between native and novel ecosystems 2014 ·Oecologia ·Leanne M. Martin,H. Wayne Polley,Pedram P. Daneshgar,Mary A. Harris,Brian J. Wilsey	33
11	Impacts of climate change drivers on C4 grassland productivity: scaling driver effects through the plant community 2014 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·H. Wayne Polley,Justin Derner,Robert B. Jackson,Brian J. Wilsey,Philip A. Fay	34
12	Biodiversity simultaneously enhances the production and stability of community biomass, but the effects are independent 2013 ·Ecology ·Bradley J. Cardinale,Kevin Gross,Keith J. Fritschie,Pedro Flombaum,Jeremy W. Fox,Christian Rixen,Jasper van Ruijven,Peter B. Reich,Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen,Brian J. Wilsey	142
13	High plant diversity is needed to maintain ecosystem servicesbreakdown → 2011 ·Nature ·Forest Isbell,Vincent Calcagno,Andy Hector,John Connolly,W. Stanley Harpole,Peter B. Reich,Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen,Bernhard Schmid,David Tilman,Jasper van Ruijven,Alexandra Weigelt,Brian J. Wilsey,Erika S. Zavaleta,Michel Loreau	1148
14	Increasing native, but not exotic, biodiversity increases aboveground productivity in ungrazed and intensely grazed grasslands 2010 ·Oecologia ·Forest Isbell,Brian J. Wilsey	46
15	An empirical comparison of beta diversity indices in establishing prairies 2010 ·Ecology ·Brian J. Wilsey	22
16	Biodiversity, productivity and the temporal stability of productivity: patterns and processes 2009 ·Ecology Letters ·Forest Isbell,H. Wayne Polley,Brian J. Wilsey	394
17	Species interaction mechanisms maintain grassland plant species diversity 2009 ·Ecology ·Forest Isbell,H. Wayne Polley,Brian J. Wilsey	44
18	Grassland Plant Composition Alters Vehicular Disturbance Effects in Kansas, USA 2008 ·Environmental Management ·Timothy L. Dickson,Brian J. Wilsey,Ryan R. Busby,Dick L. Gebhart	14
19	Yponomeuta evonymellus outbreaks in southern Finland: Spatial synchrony but different local magnitudes 2000 ·Annales Zoologici Fennici ·Brian J. Wilsey,Conchita Alonso,Timo Vuorisalo,Tuija Honkanen	7
20	Urea additions and defoliation affect plant responses to elevated CO2 in a C3 grass from Yellowstone National Park 1996 ·Oecologia ·Brian J. Wilsey	22

About Brian J. Wilsey

Brian J. Wilsey is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling and Forestry, having authored 107 papers that have together received 6.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (77 papers), Plant and animal studies (44 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (33 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (4.1k citations), Ecological Modeling (758 citations) and Forestry (453 citations). Brian J. Wilsey has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Frequent co-authors include H. Wayne Polley, Forest Isbell, Gray Stirling, Leanne M. Martin, Catherine Potvin, Justin Derner, Jasper van Ruijven, Peter B. Reich, Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen and Kirk A. Moloney. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Ecology.

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