College of Agricultural Sciences

K. J. Reever Morghan, Sheley, R., Denny, M. K., and Pokorny, M. L., “Seed islands may promote establishment and expansion of native species in reclaimed mine sites (Montana)”, Ecological Restoration, 2005.

J. E. Larson, Sheley, R., Hardegree, S. P., Doescher, P. S., and James, J. J., “Seed and seedling traits affecting critical life stage transitions and recruitment outcomes in dryland grasses”, Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 5213024165487229155987499256193523154502223296023716715481011761251008222704930398219283216189822195164410036649879187, no. 1, pp. 199 - 209, 2015.

K. W. Davies, Nafus, A. M., Bates, J. D., Svejcar, T., Sheley, R., Johnson, D. D., Miller, R. F., Sharp, R., and Rhodes, E. C., “Sagebrush steppe – research progress report 2007”, Agricultural Research Service Publication, 2008.

J. J. James, Mangold, J. M., Sheley, R., and Svejcar, T., “Root plasticity of native and invasive Great Basin species in response to soil nitrogen heterogeneity”, Plant Ecology, vol. 202758721821831128719126876987872118283801621348174344941141899432969114143127266184181113931719, no. 2, pp. 211 - 220, 2009.

M. C. Schantz, Sheley, R., and James, J. J., “Role of propagule pressure and priority effects on seedlings during invasion and restoration of shrub-steppe”, Biological Invasions, vol. 1720133517851104178117170819151713790100697418521676998483212171901177556164193422194347911878192496693, no. 1, pp. 73 - 85, 2015.

M. C. Schantz, Sheley, R., James, J. J., and Hamerlynck, E. P., “Role of Dispersal Timing and Frequency in Annual Grass—Invaded Great Basin Ecosystems: How Modifying Seeding Strategies Increases Restoration Success”, Western North American Naturalist, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 36 - 52, 2016.

S. Mangla, Sheley, R., James, J. J., and Radosevich, S. R., “Role of competition in restoring resource poor arid systems dominated by invasive grasses”, Journal of Arid Environments, vol. 75, no. 5, pp. 487 - 493, 2011.

M. Carpinelli, Sheley, R., and Maxwell, B. D., “Revegetating weed-infested rangeland with niche-differentiated desirable species”, Journal of Range Management, vol. 57, no. 1, 2011.

R. Sheley, “Revegetating Russian Knapweed (Acroptilon repens) and Green Rabbitbrush (Ericameria teretifolia) Infested Rangeland in a Single Entry”, Weed Science, vol. 554623355810, no. 04, pp. 365 - 370, 2007.

R. Sheley and Bates, J. D., “Restoring Western Juniper- (Juniperus occidentalis) Infested Rangeland after Prescribed Fire”, Weed Science, vol. 56585789535133, no. 03, pp. 469 - 476, 2008.

R. Sheley, LAUFENBERG, S. T. E. P. H. E. N. M., JACOBS, J. A. M. E. S. S., and Borkowski, J. J., “Restoring Species Richness and Diversity in a Russian Knapweed (Acroptilon repens)–infested Riparian Plant Community Using Herbicides”, Weed Science, vol. 558719, no. 04, pp. 311 - 318, 2007.

M. C. Schantz, “Restoring Perennial Grasses in Medusahead Habitat: Role of Tilling, Fire, Herbicides, and Seeding Rate”, Rangeland Ecology & Management, vol. 72, no. 2, pp. 249-259, 2019.

R. Sheley and Svejcar, T., “Response of Bluebunch Wheatgrass and Medusahead to Defoliation”, Rangeland Ecology & Management, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 278 - 283, 2009.

R. Sheley and James, J. J., “Resistance of native plant functional groups to invasion by medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae)”, Invasive Plant Science and Management, vol. 3, pp. 294–300, 2010.

J. D. Bates, Bohnert, D. W., Angell, R. F., Carpinelli, M. F., Falck, S. J., Doescher, P. S., Davies, K. W., Ganskopp, D. C., Heyerdahl, E. K., Hopkins, K. T., Miller, R. F., Pierson, F. B., Pokorny, M. L., Sheley, R., Svejcar, T., Ziegenhagen, L. L., and Vavra, M., “Research progress report 2005: Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center”, 2006.

M. C. Schantz, Sheley, R., and James, J. J., “Propagule Pressure and Priority Seeding Effects on the Demography of Invasive Annual and Native Perennial Grass Species”, Plant Ecology & Diversity, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 139-150, 2019.

K. W. Davies, Sheley, R., and Nafus, A. M., “Promoting Native Vegetation in Medusahead Infestations”, Range Field Day 2009 Progress Report, p. 50, 2009.

K. W. Davies and Sheley, R., “Promoting Native Vegetation and Diversity in Exotic Annual Grass Infestations”, Restoration Ecology, vol. 1995054236161306061204128133868721562113687100191515521949465221251, no. 2, pp. 159 - 165, 2011.

R. Sheley and Smith, B. S., “Prioritizing Invasive Plant Management Strategies”, Rangelands, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 11 - 14, 2012.

J. J. James, Smith, B. S., Vasquez, E. A., and Sheley, R., “Principles for Ecologically Based Invasive Plant Management”, Invasive Plant Science and Management, vol. 3185141310, no. 03, pp. 229 - 239, 2010.

J. M. Mangold, James, J. J., and Sheley, R., “Presence of soil surface depressions increases water uptake by native grass seeds”, Ecological restoration, North America, 2007.

T. J. Rodhouse, Irvine, K. M., Sheley, R., Smith, B. S., Hoh, S., Esposito, D. M., and Mata-González, R., “Predicting foundation bunchgrass species abundances: model-assisted decision-making in protected-area sagebrush steppe”, Ecosphere, vol. 5, no. 9, pp. 1 - 16, 2014.

R. Sheley, Mangold, J. M., and Anderson, J. L., “POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESSIONAL THEORY TO GUIDE RESTORATION OF INVASIVE-PLANT-DOMINATED RANGELAND”, Ecological Monographs, vol. 76, no. 3, pp. 365 - 379, 2006.

E. P. Hamerlynck, Sheley, R., Davies, K. W., and Svejcar, T., “Postdefoliation ecosystem carbon and water flux and canopy growth dynamics in sagebrush steppe bunchgrasses”, Ecosphere, no. 7, p. e01376, 2016.

M. L. Pokorny, Sheley, R., Svejcar, T., and Engel, R. E., “Plant species diversity in a grassland plant community: evidence for forbs as a critical management consideration”, Western North American Naturalist, pp. 219–230, 2004.