Publications
Ladwig, LM, EI Damschen & DA Rogers. 2018. Sixty years of community change in the prairie-savanna-forest mosaic of Wisconsin. Ecology and Evolution DOI:10.1002/ece3.4251
Ladwig, LM, EI Damschen, *S Martin-Blangy & AO Alstad. 2018. Grasslands maintained with frequent fire promote cold tolerant species. Journal of Vegetation Science 29: 541-549 (* mentored student)
Alstad, AO, EI Damschen & LM Ladwig. in press. Fire as a site preparation tool in grassland restoration: Seed size effects on recruitment success. Ecological Restoration
Ratajczak Z & LM Ladwig. in press. Will climate change push grasslands past critical thresholds? in Grasslands and Climate Change eds DJ Gibson & J Newman. Cambridge University Press
Collins SL, ML Avolio, C Gries, LM Hallett, SE Koerner, KJ La Pierre, AL Rypel, ER Sokol, SB Fey, DFB Flynn, SK Jones, LM Ladwig, J Ripplinger & MB Jones. 2018. Temporal heterogeneity increases with spatial heterogeneity in ecological communities. Ecology 99: 858-865
Collins, SL, LM Ladwig, MD Petrie, SK Jones, JM Mulhouse, JR Thibault & WT Pockman. 2017. Press-pulse interactions: Effects of warming, N-deposition, winter precipitation and fire on plant community structure and dynamics in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland. Global Change Biology 23:1095-1108
Ladwig, LM, ZR Ratajczak, TW Ocheltree, KA Hafich, AC Churchill, SJK Frey, CB Fuss, CE Kazanski, JD Munoz, MD Petrie, AB Reinmann & JG Smith. 2016. Beyond arctic and alpine: the influence of winter climate on temperate ecosystems. Ecology 97:372-382
Fay, PA, SM Prober, WS Harpole, JMH Knops, JD Bakker, ET Boer, EM Lind, AS MacDougall, EW Seabloom, PD Wragg, PB Adler, DM Blumenthal, YM Buckley, C Chu, EE Cleland, SL Collins, KF Davies, G Du, X Feng, J Firn, DS Gruner, N Hagenah, Y Hautier, RW Heckman, VL Jin, KP Kirkman, J Klein, LM Ladwig, Q Li, RL McCulley, BA Melbourne, CE Mitchell, JL Moore, JW Morgan, AC Risch, M Schütz, CJ Stevens, DA Wedin & LH Yang. 2015. Grassland productivity limited by multiple nutrients. Nature Plants article 15080
Ladwig LM, RL Sinsabaugh, SL Collins & ML Thomey. 2015. Soil enzyme responses to varying rainfall regimes in Chihuahuan Desert soils. Ecosphere 6(3): article 40
Seabloom, E, ET Borer, Y Buckley, EE Cleland, K Davies, J Firn, S Harpole, Y Hautier, E Lind, A MacDougall, JL Orrock, SM Prober, P Adler, TM Anderson, JD Bakker, LA Biederman, DM Blumenthal, CS Brown, LA Brudvig, M Cadotte, C Chu, KL Cottingham, MJ Crawley, EI Damschen, CM D’Antonio, NM DeCrappeo, G Du, PA Fay, P Frater, DS Gruner, N Hagenah, A Hector, H Hillebrand, KS Hofmockel, HC Humphries, VL Jim, A Kay, KP Krikman, JA Klein, JMH Knops, KJ LaPierre, LM Ladwig, JG Lambrinow, ADB Leakey, Q Li, W Li, R Maruschia, R McCulley, B Melbourne, CE Mitchell, JL Moore, J Morgan, B Mortensen, LR O’Halloran, DA Pyke, AC Risch, M Sankaran, M Schuetz, A Simonsen, M Smith, C Stevens, L Sullivan, E Wolkovich, PD Wragg, J Wright & L Yang. 2015. Plant species’ origin predicts dominance and response to nutrient enrichment and herbivores in global grasslands. Nature Communications 6: 7710
Stevens, CJ, EM Lind, Y Hautier, WS Harpole, ET Borer, S Hobbie, EW Seabloom, LM Ladwig, JD Bakker, C Chu, S Collins, KF Davies, J Firn, H Hillebrand, KJ La Pierre, A McDougall, B Melbourne, RL McCulley, J Morgan, JL Orrock, SM Prober, A Risch, M Schultz & PD Wragg. 2015. Anthropogenic nitrogen deposition predicts local grassland primary production worldwide. Ecology 96(6): 1459-1465.
Ladwig LM & SJ Meiners. The role of lianas in temperate tree communities. 2014. in The Ecology of Lianas, eds S Schnitzer. Wiley-Blackwell. p 188-202
Ladwig LM, SL Collins, PL Ford & LB White. 2014. Chihuahuan desert grassland responds similarly to fall, spring, and summer fires during prolonged drought. Rangeland Ecology and Management 67:621-628
Seabloom, E, ET Borer, Y Buckley, E Cleland, K Davies, J Firn, WS Harpole, Y Hautier, E Lind, A. MacDougall, JL Orrock, SM Prober, P Adler, TM Anderson, JD Bakker, LA Biederman, D Blumenthal, C Brown, L. Brudvig, C Chu, M Crawley, EI Damschen, CM D’Antonio, NM DeCrappeo, G Du, PA Fay, P Frater, DS Gruner, N Hagenah, A Hector, H Hillebrand, KS Hofmockel, HC Humphries, VL Jin, A Kay, KP Kirkman, JA Klein, JMH Knops, KJ La Pierre, LM Ladwig, JG Lambrinos, ADB Leakey, Q Li, W Li, R McCulley, B Melbourne, CE Mitchell, JL Moore, J Morgan, B Mortensen, LR O’Halloran, DA Pyke, AC Risch, M Schuetz, A Simonsen, M Smith, C Stevens, L Sullivan, E Wolkovich, PD Wragg, J Wright & L Yang. 2013. Predicting invasion in grassland ecosystems: Is exotic dominance the real embarrassment of richness? Global Change Biology 19:3677-3687
Ladwig LM, SL Collins, AL Swann, Y Xia, MF Allen & EB Allen. 2012. Above- and belowground responses to nitrogen addition in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland. Oecologia 169:177-185
Meiners SJ, C Kong, LM Ladwig, NL Pisula & KA Lang. 2012. Developing an ecological context for allelopathy. Plant Ecology 213:1861-1867
Ladwig LM, SJ Meiners, NL Pisula & KA Lang. 2012. Conditional allelopathic potential of temperate lianas. Plant Ecology 213:1927-1935
O’Connor MI, CR Violin, A Anton, LM Ladwig & MF Piehler. 2011. Salt marsh stabilization affects primary producers at the marsh edge. Wetland Ecology and Management 19:131-140
Ladwig LM & SJ Meiners. 2010. Spatio-temporal dynamics of lianas during 50 years of succession to temperate forest. Ecology 91(3):671-680
Ladwig LM & SJ Meiners. 2010. Liana host preference and implications for deciduous forest regeneration. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 137(1):103-112
Moran E, PL Reynolds, LM Ladwig, MI O’Connor, ZT Long & JF Bruno. 2010. Predation intensity is negatively related to plant species richness in a benthic marine community. Marine Ecology Progress Series 400:277-282
Ladwig LM & SJ Meiners. 2009. Impacts of temperate lianas on tree growth in young deciduous forests. Forest Ecology and Management 259:195-200
O’Connor NE, JH Grabowski, LM Ladwig & JF Bruno. 2008. Simulated predator extinctions: Predator identity affects the survival and settlement of oysters. Ecology 89(2):428-438
Ladwig, LM, EI Damschen, *S Martin-Blangy & AO Alstad. 2018. Grasslands maintained with frequent fire promote cold tolerant species. Journal of Vegetation Science 29: 541-549 (* mentored student)
Alstad, AO, EI Damschen & LM Ladwig. in press. Fire as a site preparation tool in grassland restoration: Seed size effects on recruitment success. Ecological Restoration
Ratajczak Z & LM Ladwig. in press. Will climate change push grasslands past critical thresholds? in Grasslands and Climate Change eds DJ Gibson & J Newman. Cambridge University Press
Collins SL, ML Avolio, C Gries, LM Hallett, SE Koerner, KJ La Pierre, AL Rypel, ER Sokol, SB Fey, DFB Flynn, SK Jones, LM Ladwig, J Ripplinger & MB Jones. 2018. Temporal heterogeneity increases with spatial heterogeneity in ecological communities. Ecology 99: 858-865
Collins, SL, LM Ladwig, MD Petrie, SK Jones, JM Mulhouse, JR Thibault & WT Pockman. 2017. Press-pulse interactions: Effects of warming, N-deposition, winter precipitation and fire on plant community structure and dynamics in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland. Global Change Biology 23:1095-1108
Ladwig, LM, ZR Ratajczak, TW Ocheltree, KA Hafich, AC Churchill, SJK Frey, CB Fuss, CE Kazanski, JD Munoz, MD Petrie, AB Reinmann & JG Smith. 2016. Beyond arctic and alpine: the influence of winter climate on temperate ecosystems. Ecology 97:372-382
Fay, PA, SM Prober, WS Harpole, JMH Knops, JD Bakker, ET Boer, EM Lind, AS MacDougall, EW Seabloom, PD Wragg, PB Adler, DM Blumenthal, YM Buckley, C Chu, EE Cleland, SL Collins, KF Davies, G Du, X Feng, J Firn, DS Gruner, N Hagenah, Y Hautier, RW Heckman, VL Jin, KP Kirkman, J Klein, LM Ladwig, Q Li, RL McCulley, BA Melbourne, CE Mitchell, JL Moore, JW Morgan, AC Risch, M Schütz, CJ Stevens, DA Wedin & LH Yang. 2015. Grassland productivity limited by multiple nutrients. Nature Plants article 15080
Ladwig LM, RL Sinsabaugh, SL Collins & ML Thomey. 2015. Soil enzyme responses to varying rainfall regimes in Chihuahuan Desert soils. Ecosphere 6(3): article 40
Seabloom, E, ET Borer, Y Buckley, EE Cleland, K Davies, J Firn, S Harpole, Y Hautier, E Lind, A MacDougall, JL Orrock, SM Prober, P Adler, TM Anderson, JD Bakker, LA Biederman, DM Blumenthal, CS Brown, LA Brudvig, M Cadotte, C Chu, KL Cottingham, MJ Crawley, EI Damschen, CM D’Antonio, NM DeCrappeo, G Du, PA Fay, P Frater, DS Gruner, N Hagenah, A Hector, H Hillebrand, KS Hofmockel, HC Humphries, VL Jim, A Kay, KP Krikman, JA Klein, JMH Knops, KJ LaPierre, LM Ladwig, JG Lambrinow, ADB Leakey, Q Li, W Li, R Maruschia, R McCulley, B Melbourne, CE Mitchell, JL Moore, J Morgan, B Mortensen, LR O’Halloran, DA Pyke, AC Risch, M Sankaran, M Schuetz, A Simonsen, M Smith, C Stevens, L Sullivan, E Wolkovich, PD Wragg, J Wright & L Yang. 2015. Plant species’ origin predicts dominance and response to nutrient enrichment and herbivores in global grasslands. Nature Communications 6: 7710
Stevens, CJ, EM Lind, Y Hautier, WS Harpole, ET Borer, S Hobbie, EW Seabloom, LM Ladwig, JD Bakker, C Chu, S Collins, KF Davies, J Firn, H Hillebrand, KJ La Pierre, A McDougall, B Melbourne, RL McCulley, J Morgan, JL Orrock, SM Prober, A Risch, M Schultz & PD Wragg. 2015. Anthropogenic nitrogen deposition predicts local grassland primary production worldwide. Ecology 96(6): 1459-1465.
Ladwig LM & SJ Meiners. The role of lianas in temperate tree communities. 2014. in The Ecology of Lianas, eds S Schnitzer. Wiley-Blackwell. p 188-202
Ladwig LM, SL Collins, PL Ford & LB White. 2014. Chihuahuan desert grassland responds similarly to fall, spring, and summer fires during prolonged drought. Rangeland Ecology and Management 67:621-628
Seabloom, E, ET Borer, Y Buckley, E Cleland, K Davies, J Firn, WS Harpole, Y Hautier, E Lind, A. MacDougall, JL Orrock, SM Prober, P Adler, TM Anderson, JD Bakker, LA Biederman, D Blumenthal, C Brown, L. Brudvig, C Chu, M Crawley, EI Damschen, CM D’Antonio, NM DeCrappeo, G Du, PA Fay, P Frater, DS Gruner, N Hagenah, A Hector, H Hillebrand, KS Hofmockel, HC Humphries, VL Jin, A Kay, KP Kirkman, JA Klein, JMH Knops, KJ La Pierre, LM Ladwig, JG Lambrinos, ADB Leakey, Q Li, W Li, R McCulley, B Melbourne, CE Mitchell, JL Moore, J Morgan, B Mortensen, LR O’Halloran, DA Pyke, AC Risch, M Schuetz, A Simonsen, M Smith, C Stevens, L Sullivan, E Wolkovich, PD Wragg, J Wright & L Yang. 2013. Predicting invasion in grassland ecosystems: Is exotic dominance the real embarrassment of richness? Global Change Biology 19:3677-3687
Ladwig LM, SL Collins, AL Swann, Y Xia, MF Allen & EB Allen. 2012. Above- and belowground responses to nitrogen addition in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland. Oecologia 169:177-185
Meiners SJ, C Kong, LM Ladwig, NL Pisula & KA Lang. 2012. Developing an ecological context for allelopathy. Plant Ecology 213:1861-1867
Ladwig LM, SJ Meiners, NL Pisula & KA Lang. 2012. Conditional allelopathic potential of temperate lianas. Plant Ecology 213:1927-1935
O’Connor MI, CR Violin, A Anton, LM Ladwig & MF Piehler. 2011. Salt marsh stabilization affects primary producers at the marsh edge. Wetland Ecology and Management 19:131-140
Ladwig LM & SJ Meiners. 2010. Spatio-temporal dynamics of lianas during 50 years of succession to temperate forest. Ecology 91(3):671-680
Ladwig LM & SJ Meiners. 2010. Liana host preference and implications for deciduous forest regeneration. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 137(1):103-112
Moran E, PL Reynolds, LM Ladwig, MI O’Connor, ZT Long & JF Bruno. 2010. Predation intensity is negatively related to plant species richness in a benthic marine community. Marine Ecology Progress Series 400:277-282
Ladwig LM & SJ Meiners. 2009. Impacts of temperate lianas on tree growth in young deciduous forests. Forest Ecology and Management 259:195-200
O’Connor NE, JH Grabowski, LM Ladwig & JF Bruno. 2008. Simulated predator extinctions: Predator identity affects the survival and settlement of oysters. Ecology 89(2):428-438