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Borer, Y. Buckley, E.E. Cleland, K. Davies, J. Firn, W.S. Harpole, Y. Hautier, E. Lind, A.S. MacDougall, J.L. Orrock, S.M. Prober, P.B. Adler, T.M. Anderson, J.D. Bakker, L.A. Biederman, D.M. Blumanthal, <strong>C.S. Brown<\/strong>, L.A. Brudvig, M. Cadotte, C. Chu, K.L. Cottingham, M.J. Crawley, E.I. Damschen, C.M. D\u2019Antonio, N.M. DeCrappeo, G. Du, P.A. Fay, P. Frater, D.S. Gruner, N. Hagenah, A. Hector, H. Hillebrand, K.S. Hofmockel, H.C. Humphries, V.L. Jin, A. Kay, K.P. Kirkman, J.A. Klein, J.M.H. Knops, K.J. La Pierre, L. Ladwig, J.G. Lambrinos, Q. Li, W. Li, R. Marushia, R.L. McCulley, B. Melbourne, C.E. Mitchell, J.L. Moore, J. Morgan, B. Mortensen, L.R. O\u2019Halloran, D.A. Pyke, A.C. Risch, M. Sankaran, M. Schuetz, A. Simonsen, M. Smith, C.J. Stevens, L. Sullivan, E. Wolkovich, P.D. Wragg, J. Wright, L. Yang. <strong>2015<\/strong>. Plant species\u2019 origin predicts dominance and response to nutrient enrichment and herbivores in global grasslands. <strong>Nature Communications<\/strong> 6: 771, DOI: 10.1038\/ncomms8710.<\/p>\n<p>West, A.M. , S. Kumar, T. Wakie, <strong>C.S. Brown<\/strong>, T.J. Stohlgren, M. Laituri, J. Bromberg. <strong>2015<\/strong>. Using high-resolution future climate scenarios to forecast <em>Bromus tectorum<\/em> invasion in Rocky Mountain National Park. <strong>PLOS ONE<\/strong> Article Number e0117893, DOI: 10.137\/journal.pone.0117893.<\/p>\n<p>Dudley, M.M., W.R. Jacobi, <strong>C. S. Brown. 2014. <\/strong>Roadway deicer effects on the germination of native grasses and forbs. <strong>Journal of Water, Air and Soil Pollution<\/strong> 1984 (12 pp).<\/p>\n<p>Borer, E.T., E.W. Seabloom, D.S.Gruner, W.S. Harpole, H. Hillebrand, E.M. Lind, P.B. Adler, J. Alberti, T.M. Anderson, J.D. Bakker, L. Biederman, D. Blumenthal, <strong>C.S. Brown<\/strong>, L.A. Brudvig, Y.M. Buckley, M. Cadotte, C.n Chu, E.E. Cleland, M.J. Crawley, P. Daleo, E.I. Damschen, K.F. Davies, N.M. DeCrappeo, G. Du, J. Firn, Y. Hautier, R.W. Heckman, A. Hector, J. HilleRisLambers, O. Iribarne, J.A. Klein, J. Knops, K.J. La Pierre, A.D.B. Leakey, W. Li, A.S. MacDougall, R.L. McCulley, B.A. Melbourne, C.E. Mitchell, J.L. Moore, B. Mortensen, L.R. O\u2019Halloran, J.L. Orrock, J. Pascual, S.M. Prober, D.a. Pyke, A.C Risch, M. Schuetz, M.D. Smith, C.J. Stevens, L.L. Sullivan, R.J. Williams, P.D. Wragg, J.P. Wright, and L.H. Yang. <strong>2014.<\/strong> Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation. <strong>Nature<\/strong> 508: 517-520.<\/p>\n<p>Balgopal, M.M., J.A. Klein, J.A. Morgan, C.S. Brown,W.M. Frasier, L.B. Sample McMeeking. <strong>2014.<\/strong> Linking the science, socio-economic, and political aspects of climate change and rangelands through a jigsaw learning activity. <strong>Journal of Geoscience Education <\/strong>62: 343-352.<\/p>\n<p>Chambers, J.C., B.A. Bradley, <strong>C.S. Brown<\/strong>, C. D\u2019Antonio, M.J. Germino, J.B. Grace, S.P. Hardegree, R.F. Miller, and D.A. Pyke. <strong>2014<\/strong>. Resilience to stress and disturbance, and resistance to <em>Bromus tectrum<\/em> L. invasion in cold desert shrublands of North America. <strong>Ecosystems<\/strong> 17: 360-375.<\/p>\n<p>Colautti, R.I., J.D. Parker, M.W. Cadotte, P. Py\u0161ek, <strong>C.S. Brown<\/strong>, D F. Sax, D.M. Richardson. <strong>2014<\/strong>. The biological basis of invasiveness. <strong>Neobiota <\/strong>DOI 10.3897\/\/neobiota.@@.5310.<\/p>\n<p>Seabloom, E.W., E.T. Borer, Y. Buckley, E.E. Cleland, K. Davies, J. Firn, S. Harpole, Y. Hautier, E. Lind, A. Macdougall, J.L. Orrock, S.M. Prober, P. Adler, J. Alberti, T.M. Anderson, J.D. Bakker, L.A. Biederman, D. Blumenthal, <strong>C.S.<\/strong> <strong>Brown, <\/strong>L.A. Brudvig, M. Caldeira, C.J. Chu, M.J. Crawley, P. Daleo, E.I. Damschen, C.M. D\u2019Antonio, N.M. Decrappeo, C.R. Dickman, G.Z. Du, P.A. Fay, P. Frater, D.S. Gruner, N. Hagenah, K.S. Hofmockel, H.C. Humphries, O. Iribarne, V.L. Jin, A. Kay, K.P.\u00a0 Kirkman, J.A. Klein, J.M.H. Knops, K.J. La Pierre, L.M. Ladwig, J.G. Lambrinos, A.D.B. Leakey, Q. Li, W. Li, R. Mcculley, B. Melbourne, C.E. Mitchell, J.L. Moore, J. Morgan, B. Mortensen, L.R. O\u2019Halloran, M. Partel, J. Pascual, D.A. Pyke, A.C. Risch,\u00a0 R. Salguero-Gomez, M. Sankaran, M. Schuetz, A. Simonsen, M. Smith, C. Stevens, L. Sullivan, G.M. Wardle, E.M. Wolkovich, P.D. Wragg, J. Wright, L. Yang. <strong>2013<\/strong>. Predicting invasion in grassland ecosystems: is exotic dominance the real embarrassment of richness? <strong>Global Change Biology<\/strong> 19: 3677-3687. DOI: 10.1111\/gcb.12370.<\/p>\n<p>Kelley, W., M. Fernandez-Gimenez, <strong>C.S. Brown<\/strong>. <strong>2013<\/strong>. Managing Downy brome (<em>Bromus tectorum<\/em>) in the Central Rockies: land manager perspectives. <strong>Invasive Plant Science and Management <\/strong>6:521-535. (Note: Our article was the one selected for the press release for the issue).<\/p>\n<p>Monty, A., <strong>C.S. Brown<\/strong>, D.B. Johnston. <strong>2013<\/strong>. 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