A new book!
In the book Tree by Tree, I explore the sequential losses of key tree species rom the forests of eastern North America and the ecological impacts that these have had on these systems. My hope is that by appreciating the ecology of these majestic trees, we will appreciate them and step up to do what needs to be done to save our forests. It come out September 15th from Cornell University Press
Selected BSS Publications
- Xiao, J., Y. Li, C. Chu, Y. Wang, S. J. Meiners and D. B. Stouffer. 2020. Higher-order interactions mitigate direct negative effects on population dynamics of herbaceous plants during succession. Environmental Research Letters 15:74023.
- Yin, D., S. J. Meiners, M. Ni, Q. Ye, F. He, M. W. Cadotte. 2022. Positive interactions of native species melt invasional meltdown over long-term plant succession. Ecology Letters 25:2584-2596
- Caplan, J.S. , S. J. Meiners, H. Flores-Moreno, M.L. McCormack. 2019. Fine-root traits are linked to species dynamics in a successional plant community, Ecology. 100:e02588
- Duffin, K. I., S. P. Li and S. J. Meiners. 2019. Species pools and differential performance generate variation in leaf nutrients between native and exotic species in succession. Journal of Ecology. 107:595-605
- Li, S. P., M. W. Cadotte, S. J. Meiners, Z. Pu, T. Fukami and L. Jiang. 2016. Convergence and divergence in a long-term old-field succession: the importance of spatial scale and species abundance. Ecology Letters. 19:1101-1109.
- Meiners, S. J., S. T. A. Pickett, and M. L. Cadenasso. 2015. An integrative approach to successional dynamics: Tempo and mode of community change. Cambridge University Press. 303 p.
- Li, S. P., M. W. Cadotte, S. J. Meiners, Z. S. Hua,H. Y. Shu, J. T. Li and W. S. Shu. 2015. The effects of phylogenetic relatedness on invasion success and impact: deconstructing Darwin’s naturalization conundrum. Ecology Letters. 18:1285-1292.
- Li, S.P., M. W. Cadotte, S. J. Meiners, Z. S. Hua, L. Jiang and W. S. Shu. 2015. Species colonization, not competitive exclusion, drives community overdispersion over long-term succession. Ecology Letters. 18:964-973.
- Meiners, S. J. 2014. Functional correlates of allelopathic potential in a successional plant community. Plant Ecology. 215:661–672.
- Spyreas G., S. J. Meiners, J. W. Matthews and B. Molano-Flores. 2012. Successional trends in floristic quality. Journal of Applied Ecology. 49:339-348.
- Ladwig, L. M. and S. J. Meiners. 2010. Spatiotemporal dynamics of lianas during 50 years of succession to temperate forest. Ecology. 91:671-680.
- Pisula, N. L. and S. J. Meiners. 2010. Allelopathic effects of goldenrod species on turnover in successional communities. American Midland Naturalist. 163:161-172
Selected Plant-microbe Interaction Papers
- Foster, B. S., B. B. Haile, J. T. Campnell, T. Canam, M. J. Gallagher and S. J. Meiners. 2022. Plant performance responds to intraspecific variation in soil inocula from individual Solidago clones. Plant Ecology. 223:201-212.
- Peacher, M. D. and S. J. Meiners. 2020. Inoculum handling alters the strength and direction of plant-microbe interactions. Ecology. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2994
- J. Luo, S. J. Meiners, B. S. Carlsward. 2019. Mycorrhizal Colonization in a Successional Plant Community. The American Midland Naturalist 182:12-26
- Meiners, S. J., K. K. Phipps, T. H. Pendergast IV, T. Canam and W. P. Carson. 2017. Soil microbial communities alter leaf chemistry and influence allelopathic potential among coexisting plant species. Oecologia 183:1155-1165
- Herzberger, A. J., S. J. Meiners, J. B. Towey, P. A. Butts, and D. L. Armstrong. 2015. Plant-microbe interactions change along a tallgrass prairie restoration chronosequence. Restoration Ecology. 23:220-227.
- Hustad, V. P., S. J. Meiners and A. S. Methven. 2011. Terrestrial macrofungi of Illinois old-growth prairie groves. American Midland Naturalist 166:13-28.
Selected Invasion Publications
- Wang, C. Y., L. L. Li, S. J. Meiners, C. H. Kong. 2023. Root placement patterns in allelopathic plant-plant interactions. New Phytologist 237:563-575.
- Caplan, J. S., B. W. G. Stone, C. A. Faillace, J. J. Lafond, J. M. Baumgarten, T. J. Mozdzer, J. Dighton, S. J. Meiners, J. C. Grabosky and J. G. Ehrenfeld. 2017. Nutrient foraging strategies are associated with productivity and population growth in forest shrubs. Annals of Botany 119:977-988.
- Li, S. P., M. W. Cadotte, S. J. Meiners, Z. S. Hua, H. Y. Shu, J. T. Li and W. S. Shu. 2015. The effects of phylogenetic relatedness on invasion success and impact: deconstructing Darwin’s naturalization conundrum. Ecology Letters. 18:1285-1292.
- Fenesi, A., J. Geréd, S. J. Meiners, B. Tóthmérész, P. Török and E. Ruprecht. 2015. Does disturbance enhance the competitive effect of the invasive Solidago canadensis on the performance of two native grasses? Biological Invasions 17:3303-3315
- Meiners, S. J. and S. T. A. Pickett. 2013. Plant invasion in protected landscapes: exception or expectation? pp 43-60 In L. C. Foxcroft, D. M. Richardson, P. Pyšek & P Genovesi (eds.), Plant invasions in protected areas. Springer.
- S. J. Meiners. 2007. Apparent competition: an impact of exotic shrub invasion on tree regeneration. Biological Invasions 9:849-855.
- Yurkonis, K. A., S. J. Meiners. 2005. Invasion impacts diversity through altered community dynamics. Journal of Ecology 93:105-106.
Other Publications
- Meiners, S. J., M.W. Cadotte, J. D. Fridley, S. T. A. Pickett and L. R. Walker. 2015. Is successional research nearing its climax? New approaches for understanding dynamic communities. Functional Ecology. 29:154-164.
- Ladwig, L. M. and S. J. Meiners. 2015. The role of lianas in temperate tree communities. Pp 190-204 InS. Schnitzer, F. Bongers, R.J. Burnham and F. E. Putz (eds.) The ecology of lianas. Wiley & Sons.
- Meiners, S. J. 2014. Functional correlates of allelopathic potential in a successional plant community. Plant Ecology. 215:661–672.
- Pickett, S. T. A., M. L. Cadenasso,and S. J. Meiners. 2013. Vegetation dynamics. pp 107-140 In E. van der Maarel and J. Franklin (eds), Vegetation Ecology, 2nd edition. Wiley-Blackwell, New York.
- Ladwig L.M., S.J. Meiners, N.L. Pisula and K. A. Lang. 2012. Conditional allelopathic potential in temperate lianas. Plant Ecology 213:1927-1935.
- Pickett, S. T. A., S. J. Meiners, and M. L. Cadenasso. 2011. Domain and propositions of succession theory. pp 185-216 In The theory of ecology, S. M. Scheiner and M. R. Willig, eds. University of Chicago Press.
- Pisula, N. L. and S. J. Meiners 2010. Relative allelopathic potential of invasive plant species in a young disturbed woodland. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 137:81-87
- Pickett, S. T. A., M. L. Cadenasso and S. J. Meiners. 2009. Ever since Clements: from succession to vegetation dynamics and understanding to intervention. Applied Vegetation Science. 12:9-21.
- Meiners, S. J. and S. N. Handel 2000. Additive and non-additive effects of herbivory and competition on tree seedling mortality, growth and allocation. American Journal of Botany 87:1821-1826.