Gregory M. Ames

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Gregory M. Ames is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Gregory M. Ames has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 9 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 8 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Gregory M. Ames's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers), Plant and animal studies (9 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (8 papers). Gregory M. Ames is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers), Plant and animal studies (9 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (8 papers). Gregory M. Ames collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and New Zealand. Gregory M. Ames's co-authors include Justin P. Wright, Colleen T. Webb, Jennifer A. Hoeting, N. LeRoy Poff, Matthew I. Pyne, Jennifer Firn, Daniel C. Laughlin, Laura Williams, Bradley J. Butterfield and Jennifer L. Funk and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

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Gregory M. Ames

16 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Revisiting the Holy Grail: using plant functional traits to understand ecological processes

2016 590 citations Jennifer L. Funk, Julie E. Larson et al. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society profile →

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16 of 16 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Functional trait similarity predicts survival in rare plant reintroductions 2020 ·Ecological Applications ·Gregory M. Ames, (unknown), Matthew G. Hohmann, Justin P. Wright	6
2	Intraspecific trait variability shapes leaf trait response to altered fire regimes 2020 ·Annals of Botany ·Rachel M. Mitchell, Gregory M. Ames, Justin P. Wright	17
3	Revisiting the Holy Grail: Using plant functional traits to understand ecological processes 2017 ·eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Jennifer L. Funk, Julie E. Larson, Gregory M. Ames, Bradley J. Butterfield, (unknown), Jennifer Firn, Daniel C. Laughlin, Ariana E. Sutton‐Grier, Laura Williams, Justin P. Wright	36
4	Species’ traits do not converge on optimum values in preferred habitats 2017 ·Oecologia ·Rachel M. Mitchell, Justin P. Wright, Gregory M. Ames	13
5	Functional traits of the understory plant community of a pyrogenic longleaf pine forest across environmental gradients 2017 ·Ecology ·Gregory M. Ames, Steven M. Anderson, (unknown), Justin P. Wright	6
6	Variation in Plant Response to Herbivory Underscored by Functional Traits 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Aspen T. Reese, Gregory M. Ames, Justin P. Wright	14
7	Trait space of rare plants in a fire‐dependent ecosystem 2016 ·Conservation Biology ·Gregory M. Ames, (unknown), Matthew G. Hohmann, Justin P. Wright	17
8	The more things change, the more they stay the same? When is trait variability important for stability of ecosystem function in a changing environment 2016 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Justin P. Wright, Gregory M. Ames, Rachel M. Mitchell	49
9	Intraspecific variability improves environmental matching, but does not increase ecological breadth along a wet‐to‐dry ecotone 2016 ·Oikos ·Rachel M. Mitchell, Justin P. Wright, Gregory M. Ames	24
10	Revisiting the Holy Grail: using plant functional traits to understand ecological processes breakdown → 2016 ·Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society ·Jennifer L. Funk, Julie E. Larson, Gregory M. Ames, Bradley J. Butterfield, Jeannine Cavender‐Bares, Jennifer Firn, Daniel C. Laughlin, Ariana E. Sutton‐Grier, Laura Williams, Justin P. Wright	590
11	Annual growth in longleaf (Pinus palustris) and pond pine (P. serotina) in the Sandhills of North Carolina is driven by interactions between fire and climate 2015 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Gregory M. Ames, (unknown), Steven M. Anderson, Justin P. Wright	17
12	Multiple environmental drivers structure plant traits at the community level in a pyrogenic ecosystem 2015 ·Functional Ecology ·Gregory M. Ames, Steven M. Anderson, Justin P. Wright	37
13	Using network properties to predict disease dynamics on human contact networks 2011 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Gregory M. Ames, Dylan B. George, (unknown), Andrew R. Kanarek, (unknown), Dale R. Lockwood, (unknown), Colleen T. Webb	58
14	A structured and dynamic framework to advance traits‐based theory and prediction in ecology 2010 ·Ecology Letters ·Colleen T. Webb, Jennifer A. Hoeting, Gregory M. Ames, Matthew I. Pyne, N. LeRoy Poff	408
15	Vegetation height and other controls of spatial variability in methane emissions from the Arctic coastal tundra at Barrow, Alaska 2010 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Joseph C. von Fischer, R. C. Rhew, Gregory M. Ames, Bailey K. Fosdick, (unknown)	78
16	Methane emission rates from the Arctic coastal tundra at Barrow: temporal and spatial variability and response to an experimental carbon addition 2007 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Joseph C. von Fischer, Gregory M. Ames, R. C. Rhew, Walter C. Oechel	2

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