Oswald J. "Os" Schmitz

Oastler Professor of Population and Community Ecology

 
Publications (BETA)

This is a PARTIAL listing of recent publications, and it will continue to grow as we populate our publications database.

2011

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    Milakovsky, Brian, Brent R. Frey, Mark S. Ashton, Bruce C. Larson, and Oswald J. Schmitz.. “Influences of Gap Position, Vegetation Management, and Herbivore Control on Survival and Growth of White Spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) Seedlings..” Forest Ecology and Management. 3.1 (2011): 440-446. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.10.029.
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    Calcagno, V. C. Sun, O.J. Schmitz, and M. Loreau.. “Keystone Predation and Plant Species Coexistence: The Role of Carnivore Hunting Mode..” The American Naturalist. 177.1 (2011): E1-E13. DOI: 10.1086/657436
  • 2010

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    Hawlena, D. & O. J. Schmitz.. “Herbivore physiological response to predation risk and implications for ecosystem nutrient dynamics..” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107.35 (2010): 15503-15507. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1009300107
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    Hawlena, D. & O. J. Schmitz.. “Physiological Stress as a Fundamental Mechanism Linking Predation to Ecosystem Functioning..” The American Naturalist. 176.5 (2010): 537-556. DOI: 10.1086/65649
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    Schmitz, O. J., D. Hawlena & G. C. Trussell.. “Predator control of ecosystem nutrient dynamics..” Ecology Letters. 13 (2010): 1199-1209. DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01511.x
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    Rutherford, A. C. & O. J. Schmitz.. “Regional-Scale Assessment of Deer Impacts on Vegetation Within Western Connecticut, USA..” Journal of Wildlife Management. 74.6 (2010): 1257-1263. DOI: 10.2193/2009-068
  • Book
     
    Schmitz, O. J.. Resolving Ecosystem Complexity.. Princeton: Princeton University Press., 2010.
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    Schmitz, O. J.. “Spatial Dynamics and Ecosystem Functioning..” Public Library of Science - Biology. 8.5 (2010): e1000378. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000378
  • 2009

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    Barton, B and Schmitz, O. “Experimental Warming Transforms Multiple Predator Effects in a Grassland Food Web.” Ecology Letters .12 (2009): 1-9. DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01386.x
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    Barton, B., Beckerhan, A. and Schmitz, O. “Climate Warming Strengthens Indirect Interactions in an Old-Field Web.” Ecology 90.9 (2009): 2346-2351. DOI: 10.1890/08-2254.1
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    Schmitz., O. “Effects of Predator Functional Diversity on Grassland Ecosystem Function.” Ecology 90.9 (2009): 2339-2345. DOI: 10.1890/08-1919.1
  • 2008

  • Book
     
    Schmitz, O.J.. Resolving Ecosystem Complexity. Princeton University Press, 2008.
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    Ido Filin, Oswald J. Schmitz, Ofer Ovadia. “Consequences of individual size variation on the survival of an insect herbivore: An analytical model and an experimental field testing using the Red-legged Grasshopper.” Journal of Orthoptera Research 17.2 (2008): 283-291. DOI: 10.1665/1082-6467-17.2.283
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    Schmitz OJ, Grabowski JH, Peckarsky BL, Preisser EL, Trussell GC, Vonesh JR.. “From Individuals to Ecosystems Function: Toward an Integration of Evolutionary and Ecosystem Ecology.” Ecology 89.9 (2008): 2436–2445. DOI: 10.1890/07-1030.1
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    Schmitz, O.J.. “Herbivory from Individuals to Ecosystems.” The Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 39 (2008): 133-152. DOI: 0.1146/annurev.ecolsys.39.110707.173418
  • Journal Article - In Press
     
    Leonard-Cahn, M., Schmitz, O., Stephenson, T., Wehausen, J.. “Integrating Disease in an Analysis of Population Viability for Endangered Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep.” (2008).
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    Schmitz, O.J.. “Predators Avoiding Predation.” PNAS 105.39 (2008): 14749-14750. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0808033105
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    Barbara L. Peckarsky, Peter A. Abrams, Daniel I. Bolnick, Lawrence M. Dill, Jonathan H. Grabowski, Barney Luttbeg, John L. Orrock, Scott D. Peacor, Evan L. Preisser, Oswald J. Schmitz, Geoffrey C. Trussell. “Revisiting the Classics: Considering Nonconsumptive Effects in Textbook Examples of Predator-Prey Interactions.” Ecology 89.9 (2008): 2416-2425. DOI: 10.1890/07-1131.1
  • Journal Article - In Progress
     
    Jones, H., Schmitz, O., Booth, G.. “Scaling Effects of Local Seed Predation on Tropical Forest Community Composition: Insights from Individual-Based Modeling.” (2008).