D. G. Milchunas

7.4k citations

45 papers · 5.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 29

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.2%
Ecology top 0.5%
Global and Planetary Change top 1%
Plant Science top 1%
Soil Science top 0.5%

Co-authors: William K. Lauenroth W. K. Lauenroth Osvaldo E. Sala Imanuel Noy‐Meir Jennifer Y. King A. R. Mosier J. A. Morgan R. M. Hoffer
Topics: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers)Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers)Plant responses to elevated CO2 (12 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Forestry Soil Science
Journals: Ecology The American Naturalist Global Change Biology
Partner nations: United States India South Africa

In The Last Decade

D. G. Milchunas

45 papers receiving 5.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Quantitative Effects of Grazing on Vegetation and Soils Over a Global Range of Environments

1993 1.5k citations D. G. Milchunas, William K. Lauenroth profile →
A Generalized Model of the Effects of Grazing by Large Herbivores on Grassland Community Structure

1988 1.2k citations D. G. Milchunas, W. K. Lauenroth et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Plant community dynamics in shortgrass steppe with grazing relaxation and imposition by large and small herbivores 2011 ·Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution ·D. G. Milchunas	12
2	Belowground nematode herbivores are resistant to elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations in grassland ecosystems 2008 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Edward Ayres,(unknown),Breana L. Simmons,Christopher B. Field,D. G. Milchunas,John Morgan,Jacques Roy	32
3	BELOWGROUND RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE Long-term enhancement of N availability and plant growth under elevated CO 2 in a semi-arid grassland 2008 ·Feike A. Dijkstra,Elise Pendall,A. R. Mosier,Jennifer Y. King,D. G. Milchunas,J. A. Morgan	1
4	Long‐term enhancement of N availability and plant growth under elevated CO₂ in a semi‐arid grassland 2008 ·Functional Ecology ·Feike A. Dijkstra,Elise Pendall,A. R. Mosier,Jennifer Y. King,D. G. Milchunas,J. A. Morgan	58
5	Shortgrass steppe long term ecological research 2007 ·Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University) ·J. Carrick Moore,W. K. Lauenroth,(unknown),(unknown),E. F. Kelly,Michael F. Antolin,R. A. Pielke,Keith Paustian,W. J. Parton,A. R. Mosier,D. G. Milchunas,James K. Detling,J. A. Morgan	3
6	Elevated CO2 and defoliation effects on a shortgrass steppe: Forage quality versus quantity for ruminants 2005 ·Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·D. G. Milchunas,A. R. Mosier,J. A. Morgan,D. R. LeCain,Jennifer Y. King,Jim A. Nelson	73
7	The role of a spiny plant refuge in structuring grazed shortgrass steppe plant communities 2002 ·Oikos ·Salvador Rebollo,D. G. Milchunas,Imanuel Noy‐Meir,P. L. Chapman	140
8	Soil-atmosphere exchange of CH4, CO2, NOx, and N2O in the Colorado shortgrass steppe under elevated CO2 2002 ·Plant and Soil ·A. R. Mosier,J. A. Morgan,Jennifer Y. King,D. R. LeCain,D. G. Milchunas	109
9	How can net Primary Productivity be Measured in Grazing Ecosystems? 1996 ·Ecology ·S. J. McNaughton,D. G. Milchunas,Douglas A. Frank	143
10	Forage quality in relation to long-term grazing history, current-year defoliation, and water resource 1995 ·Oecologia ·D. G. Milchunas,(unknown),William K. Lauenroth,(unknown)	86
11	Inertia in Plant Community Structure: State Changes After Cessation of Nutrient‐Enrichment Stress 1995 ·Ecological Applications ·D. G. Milchunas,W. K. Lauenroth	209
12	Plant competition, abiotic, and long- and short-term effects of large herbivores on demography of opportunistic species in a semiarid grassland 1992 ·Oecologia ·D. G. Milchunas,William K. Lauenroth,Phillip L. Chapman	67
13	A comparison of 14C, 86Rb, and total excavation for determination of root distributions of individual plants 1992 ·Plant and Soil ·D. G. Milchunas,(unknown),William K. Lauenroth,D. P. Coffin	14
14	Root turnover and production by14C dilution: implications of carbon partitioning in plants 1985 ·Plant and Soil ·D. G. Milchunas,William K. Lauenroth,Jyoti Singh,C. V. Cole,H. W. Hunt	55
15	Impact of SO 2 Exposure on the Response of Agropyron smithii to Defoliation 1985 ·Journal of Range Management ·W. K. Lauenroth,James K. Detling,D. G. Milchunas,J. L. Dodd	8
16	The interaction of atmospheric and soil sulfur on the sulfur and selenium concentration of range plants 1983 ·Plant and Soil ·D. G. Milchunas,W. K. Lauenroth,J. L. Dodd	14
17	The effect of SO2 on 14C translocation in Agropyron smithii RYDB 1982 ·Environmental and Experimental Botany ·D. G. Milchunas,William K. Lauenroth,J. L. Dodd	11
18	Forage Quality of Western Wheatgrass Exposed to Sulfur Dioxide 1981 ·Journal of Range Management ·D. G. Milchunas,W. K. Lauenroth,J. L. Dodd	2
19	Effects of SO 2 Exposure with Nitrogen and Sulphur Fertilization on the Growth of Agropyron smithii 1981 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·D. G. Milchunas,W. K. Lauenroth,J. L. Dodd,(unknown)	13
20	Effect of Controlled Low Levels of SO2 on Grasshopper Densities on a Northern Mixed-Grass Prairie1 1981 ·Journal of Economic Entomology ·(unknown),D. G. Milchunas,(unknown),W. K. Lauenroth,J. L. Dodd	6

About D. G. Milchunas

D. G. Milchunas is a scholar working on Soil Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Forestry, having authored 45 papers that have together received 5.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (3.0k citations), Forestry (657 citations) and Soil Science (1.3k citations). D. G. Milchunas has collaborated with scholars based in United States, India and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include William K. Lauenroth, W. K. Lauenroth, Osvaldo E. Sala, Imanuel Noy‐Meir, Jennifer Y. King, A. R. Mosier, J. A. Morgan, R. M. Hoffer, Simon Todd and D. R. LeCain. Their work appears in journals such as Ecology, The American Naturalist and Global Change Biology.

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