Kelly G. Lyons

1.9k citations

15 papers · 1.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 10

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 2%
Ecology top 5%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 2%
Global and Planetary Change top 5%
Plant Science top 10%

Co-authors: Mark W. Schwartz Christy A. Brigham Jason D. Hoeksema Phillip J. van Mantgem Susanne Schwinning Therese A. Markow D. J. Lampkin Francisco Molina‐Freaner
Topics: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (11 papers)Rangeland and Wildlife Management (8 papers)Fire effects on ecosystems (5 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecological Modeling Ecology
Journals: Ecology Letters Conservation Biology Oecologia
Partner nations: United States Mexico Australia

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Kelly G. Lyons

15 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Linking biodiversity to ecosystem function: implications for conservation ecology

2000 522 citations Mark W. Schwartz, Christy A. Brigham et al. Oecologia profile →

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15 of 15 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Challenges and opportunities for grassland restoration: A global perspective of best practices in the era of climate change 2023 ·Global Ecology and Conservation ·Kelly G. Lyons,Péter Török,Julia‐Maria Hermann,Kathrin Kiehl,Anita Kirmer,Johannes Kollmann,Gerhard E. Overbeck,Sabine Tischew,Edith B. Allen,Jonathan D. Bakker,Christy A. Brigham,Élise Buisson,Kerri M. Crawford,Peter W. Dunwiddie,Jennifer Firn,(unknown),(unknown),Soizig Le Stradic,Vicky M. Temperton	54
2	KR bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica) has some direct allelopathic effects on germination but not on seedling growth in a native/non-native mixed community of warm season grasses in Texas 2022 ·Plant and Soil ·(unknown),Kelly G. Lyons,Susanne Schwinning	2
3	Season of prescribed fire determines grassland restoration outcomes after fire exclusion and overgrazing 2021 ·Ecosphere ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Kelly G. Lyons,Jason P. Martina,(unknown),(unknown),Joseph W. Veldman	12
4	Culturable root endophyte communities are shaped by both warming and plant host identity in the Rocky Mountains, USA 2020 ·Fungal ecology ·Kelly G. Lyons,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Stephanie N. Kivlin,D. Lee Taylor,Jennifer A. Rudgers	8
5	Fire effects on invasive and native warm‐season grass species in a North American grassland at a time of extreme drought 2015 ·Applied Vegetation Science ·(unknown),Susanne Schwinning,Kelly G. Lyons	19
6	Community and Ecosystem Effects of Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) and Nitrogen Deposition in the Sonoran Desert 2013 ·Invasive Plant Science and Management ·Kelly G. Lyons,(unknown),Gigi Owen	32
7	Invasive Plant Ecology in Natural and Agricultural Systems - Invasive Plant Ecology in Natural and Agricultural Systems. 2nd ed. Barbara D. Booth, Stephen D. Murphy and Clarence J. Swanton. Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International. 2011. 208 p. Paperback. Price $70.00. IBSN-13 978-1-84593-605-1. SB 611.B59. 2013 ·Invasive Plant Science and Management ·Kelly G. Lyons,Timothy S. Prather	1
8	Comparative Seed Heat Tolerances Among Native and Non-indigenous Invasive Grassland Species 2012 ·Ecological Restoration ·(unknown),Tamara B. Robinson,Kelly G. Lyons,Susanne Schwinning	6
9	Effects of Phenology at Burn Time on Post‐Fire Recovery in an Invasive C₄ Grass 2011 ·Restoration Ecology ·(unknown),Susanne Schwinning,Kelly G. Lyons	23
10	Early Decomposition of Ashe Juniper (Juniperus ashei) Wood in Open and Shaded Habitat 2010 ·Rangeland Ecology & Management ·Kelly G. Lyons,(unknown)	6
11	Distribution and Ecotypic Variation of the Invasive Annual Barb Goatgrass (Aegilops triuncialis) on Serpentine Soil 2010 ·Invasive Plant Science and Management ·Kelly G. Lyons,Arthur M. Shapiro,Mark W. Schwartz	10
12	Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) land conversion and productivity in the plains of Sonora, Mexico 2005 ·Biological Conservation ·Kim Franklin,Kelly G. Lyons,Pamela L. Nagler,D. J. Lampkin,Edward P. Glenn,Francisco Molina‐Freaner,Therese A. Markow,Alfredo Huete	97
13	Rare Species and Ecosystem Functioning 2005 ·Conservation Biology ·Kelly G. Lyons,Christy A. Brigham,(unknown),Mark W. Schwartz	339
14	Rare species loss alters ecosystem function – invasion resistance 2001 ·Ecology Letters ·Kelly G. Lyons,Mark W. Schwartz	270
15	Linking biodiversity to ecosystem function: implications for conservation ecologybreakdown → 2000 ·Oecologia ·Mark W. Schwartz,Christy A. Brigham,Jason D. Hoeksema,Kelly G. Lyons,(unknown),Phillip J. van Mantgem	522

About Kelly G. Lyons

Kelly G. Lyons is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling and Ecology, having authored 15 papers that have together received 1.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (11 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (8 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (804 citations), Ecological Modeling (191 citations) and Ecology (642 citations). Kelly G. Lyons has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Mark W. Schwartz, Christy A. Brigham, Jason D. Hoeksema, Phillip J. van Mantgem, Susanne Schwinning, Therese A. Markow, D. J. Lampkin, Francisco Molina‐Freaner, Pamela L. Nagler and Edward P. Glenn. Their work appears in journals such as Ecology Letters, Conservation Biology and Oecologia.

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