Publications
Elise's Google Scholar
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2024
87. Reseeding increased plant biomass production and soil fertility, but not plant species diversity in degraded grasslands in China.
Journal of Environmental Management 370: 122966
Ganjurjav H, Li M, Han L, Sha Y, Li Z, Han X, Ji G, Wu R, Ma Y, Hu G, Gornish ES, Gao Q
86. Extension interest assessment: An evaluation of Hispanic residents of Florida.
Journal of Extension Accepted
Diaz J, Jaramikllo PL, Acevedo MA, Krauer JMC, Gornish ES, Romero A, Ubeda AJ, Ellington H
85. Plant-plant and plant-soil interactions under drought and the presence of invasive buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris)
Biological Invasions DOI: 10.1007/s/10530-023-03245-7
Rudolph J, Gornish ES, Barberan A
84. Dryland rock detention structures increase herbaceous vegetation cover and stabalize shrub cover over 10 years but do not directly affect soil fertility
Science of the Total Environment 917: 170194
Ossanna LQR, Gugliermo J, Miller M, Davis R, Gornish ES
2023
83. Convergence and divergence in science and practice of urban and rural forest restoration
Biological Reviews 99: 295-312
Romanelli J, Piana M, Klaus V, Brancalion P, Murcia C, Cardou F, Wallace K, Adams C, Martin P, Burton P, Diefenderfer H, Gornish ES, Stanturf J, Beyene M, Santos JR, Rodrigues R, Cadotte M
82. Changes in plant species dominance maintain community biomass production under warming and precipitation addition in temperate steppe in Inner Mongolia, China
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 341: 109671
Wan Z, Ganjurjav H, Gu R, Hu G, Gornish ES, Chun X, Zhou H, Gao Q
81. Dominant species determine grazing effects on the stability of herbaceous community production at multiple scales in drylands
Journal of Applied Ecology 60: 1917-1928
Zuo X, Gornish ES, Koerner S, van der Plas F, Wang S, Liang M
80. Youth engagement in ecological restoration
Restoration Ecology 31: e13916
Lauman ST, Martyn TE, Begay MA, Hovanes K, Rodden I, Ossanna LQR, Gornish ES
79. Relationships between local-scale topography and vegetation and invasive C4 perennial bunchgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) size and reproduction
Invasive Plant Science and Management 16: 38-46
Hovanes K, Lien A, Baldwin E, Li YM, Franklin K, Gornish ES
78. Functional traits are used in restoration practice: a response to Merchant et al. 2022
Restoration Ecology 31:e13880
Gornish ES, Campbell C, Svejcar L, Munson S, Vaughn K, Spaeth MK, Yelenik SG, Wolf A, Mitchell R
77. Soil surface treatments and precipitation timing determine seedling development across southwestern USA restoration sites
Ecological Applications 33:e2834
Munson SM, Farrell HL, Butterfield BJ, Duniway MC, Faist AM, Gornish ES, Havrilla CA, Larios L, Reed SC, Rowe HI, Laushman KM, McCormick ML
76. Pre-fire grazing and herbicide treatments can affect post-fire vegetation in a Great Basin rangeland
Ecological Solutions and Evidence 4:e12215
Gornish ES, Guo J, Porensky L, Perryman B, Leger EA
2022
75. Warming diminished the stability of primary productivity in global grass- and forb-dominated ecosystems
Environmental Research Communications 4:121006
Gao Q, Ganjurjav H, Hu G, Xu H, Schwartz MW, Gornish ES, Zhu W
74. Efficacy of labile carbon addition to reduce fast-growing, exotic invasive plants: A review and meta-analysis
Journal of Applied Ecology 60: 218-228
Ossanna L, Gornish ES
73. Efficacy of strip seeding to restore grassland plant communities
Restoration Ecology 31:e13822
Shaw J, Gornish ES, Roche LM
72. Granivorous ants prefer small and unprotected seeds - Implication for restoration in arid ecosystems
Restoration Ecology 31:e13759
Martyn T, Kwapich C, Kline A, Gornish ES
71. Warming tends to decrease ecosystem carbon and water use efficiency in dissimilar ways in an alpine meadow and a cultivated grassland in the Tibetan Plateau
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 323: 109079
Ganjurjav H, Hu G, Zhang Y, Gornish ES, Yu T, Gao Q
70. Warming and spring precipitation addition change plant growth pattern but have minor effects on growing season mean gross ecosystem productivity in an alpine meadow
Science of the Total Environment 841: 156712
Ganjurjav H, Hu G, Gornish ES, Zhang Y, Li Y, Wu H, Yan J, He S, Danjin L, Gao Q
69. Rock structures improve seedling establishment, litter catchment, fungal richness, and soil moisture in the first year after installation
Environmental Management 70: 134-145
Martyn T, Barberan A, Blankinship JC, Miller M, Yang B, Kline A, Gornish ES
68. UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: key considerations for Africa
Restoration Ecology e13699
Nsikani M, Madikizela B, Geerts S, Anderson P, Peer N, Gornish ES, Mganga K
67. Restoring Palmer's agave in a Lemmann lovegrass dominated grassland in Southeastern Arizona
Restoration Ecology e13668
Gill A, Oliver JC, Kubby B, Fitting H, Gornish ES
66. Russian thistle control in California rangelands over five years
Invasive Plant Science and Management 15: 33-40
Rao D, Hovanes K, Smith E, Davy J, Gornish ES
65. Does restoration of plant diversity trigger concomitant soil microbiome changes in dryland ecosystems?
Journal of Applied Ecology 59: 560-573
Yang B, Balazs KR, Butterfield BJ, Laushman KM, Munson SM, Gornish ES, Barberan A
64. Effects of buffelgrass removal and nitrogen addition on soil microbial communities during an extreme drought in the Sonoran Desert
Restoration Ecology 30: e13570
Williams JP, Gornish ES, Barberan A
63. Biotic and abiotic factors important for Palmer's agave restoration in Lehmann lovegrass dominated areas
Ecological Restoration 40: 36-43
Gil A, Fehmi J, Gornish ES
2021
62. Impacts of drought and native grass competition on Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare)
Biological Invasions 24: 697-708
Farrell HL, Funk J, Law D, Gornish ES
61. The effects of site preparation equal to those of seeding at a dryland restoration site: 6 years of plant community development
Restoration Ecology e13482
Farrell HL, Fehmi J, Gornish ES
60. Sharing knowledge to improve ecological restoration outcomes
Restoration Ecology e13417
Gornish ES, McCormick M, Begay M, Nsikani MM
59. The divergent impact of phenology changing on productivity of alpine grassland to different timing of drought on Tibetan Plateau
Land Degradation & Development 32: 4033-4041
Hu G, Gao Q, Ganjurjav H, Wang Z, Luo W, Wu H, Li Y, Yan Y, Gornish ES, Schwartz MW, Wan Y, Li Y
58. Plant functional groups mediate the effects of climate and soil actors on species richness and community biomass on the Mongolian Plateau grasslands
Journal of Plant Ecology (Accepted)
Zijing L, Liang M, Li Z, Mariotte P, Tong X, Dong L, Zheng Y, Ma W, Zhao L, Wang L, Wen L, Tuvhintogtokh I, Gornish ES, Zhenhua D, Liang C, Li F
57. Shifts in plant composition mediate grazing effects on carbon cycling in grasslands
Journal of Applied Ecology 58: 518-527
Liang M, Smith NS, Chen J, Wu Y, Guo Z, Gornish ES, Liang C
56. Phenological changes offset the warming effects on biomass production in an alpine meadow on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Journal of Ecology 109: 1014-1025
Ganjurjav H, Gornish ES, Hu G, Wu J, Wan Y, Li Y, Gao Q
55. Identifying restoration opportunities beneath native mesquite canopies
Restoration Ecology 29: e13334
Gornish ES, Ganjurjav H, Liang M, Simonis JL, McClaran MP
54. Rainfall pulses mediate long-term plant community dynamics in a semi-arid rangeland
Journal of Applied Ecology 58: 708-717
Liang M, Feng X, Gornish ES
53. Integration of grazing and herbicide application to manage Barb Goatgrass (Aegilops triuncialis L.) and Medusahead (Elymus caput-medusae L.) in pasture and rangelands
California Agriculture 75: 83-89
Bean T, Davy J, Kyser G, Gornish ES
2020
52. Restoration, soil microbes and soil processes: emerging approaches
Restoration Ecology 28: S307-S310
Farrell H, Leger A, Breed MF, Gornish ES
51. General attributes and practice of ecological restoration in Arizona and California, USA revealed by restoration stakeholder surveys
Restoration Ecology 28: 1296-1307
Li YM, Gornish ES
50. The use of spatially-patterned methods for vegetation restoration and management across systems
Restoration Ecology 28: 766-775
Shaw J, Roche LM, Gornish ES
49. Restoration at the landscape scale as a means of mitigation and adaptation to climate change
Current Landscape Ecology Reports 5:85-97
Von Holle B, Yelenik S, Gornish ES
48. Buffelgrass invasion and glyphosate effects on desert soil microbiome communities
Biological Invasions 22:2587-2597
Gornish ES, Rowe J, Franklin K, Barberan A
47. Disturbance is more important than seeding or grazing in determining soil microbial communities in a semi-arid grassland
Restoration Ecology 28: S335- S343
Farrell H, Barberan A, Fehmi J, Danielson R, and Gornish ES
46. Warming and precipitation addition interact to affect plant spring phenology in alpine meadows on the central Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Agriculture and Forest Meteorology 287: 107943
Qingzhu G, Gornish ES, Schwartz M, Fan W, Ganjurjav H, and Yue L
45. Bridging the research-implementation gap in weed management on California rangelands
Rangeland Ecology & Management 73: 348-357
Li YM, Roche LM, and Gornish ES
44. Practitioner Insights into Weed Management on California's Rangelands and Natural Areas
Environmental Management 65: 212-219
Schohr T, Gornish ES, Woodmansee G, Shaw J, Tate KW, and Roche LM
2019
43. Rainfall regulation of grazed grasslands
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116: 15399
Liang M, Gornish ES
42. Pennisetum ciliaris: a review of treatment efficacy, competitive traits, and restoration opportunities
Invasive Plant Science and Management 12:203-213
Farrell HL, Gornish ES
41. Differential resistance and resilience of functional groups to livestock grazing maintain ecosystem stability in an alpine steppe on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Journal of Environmental Management 251: 109579
Ganjurjav H, Zhang Y, Gornish ES, Hu G, Li Y, Wan Y, Gao Q
40. Increased soil temperature and decreased precipitation during early life stages constrain grass seedling recruitment in cold desert restoration
Journal of Applied Ecology 56:2609-2619
James JJ, Sheley RL, Leger EA, Adler PB, Hardegree SP, Gornish ES, and Rinella MJ
39. Review of seed pelletizing strategies for arid land restoration
Restoration Ecology 27: 1206-1211
Gornish ES, Arnold H, and Fehmi F
38. Foliar nutrient content mediates grazing effects on species dominance and plant community biomass
Rangeland Ecology & Management 72: 899-906
Liang M, Chen J, Gornish ES, Mariotte P, and Liang C
37. Using strip seeding to test how restoration design affects randomness of community assembly
Restoration Ecology 27: 1199-1205
Gornish ES, Shaw J, Gillespie BM
36. The use of strip-seeding for management of two late-season invasive plants
Heliyon 5: e01772
Dechen Silva A, LM Roche, and Gornish ES
2018
35. Temperature leads to changes of plant community composition in alpine meadow and steppe on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 190: 585
Hasbagan H, Gornish ES, Qingzhu G, Guozheng H, Yunfan W, Yue L, and Luobu D
34. Livestock grazing and topographic site effects on grassland plant communities after long-term grazing cessation
The Rangeland Journal 40: 577-582
Gornish ES, Eastburn DJ, Oneto S and Roche LM
33. The value of Cooperative Extension for involving society in restoration and conservation
Restoration Ecology 26: 1051 - 1054
Gornish ES and Roche LM
32. Grazing effects on grasslands escalated by abnormal precipitation in Inner Mongolia
Ecology and Evolution 8: 8187-8169
Liang M, Chen J, Gornish ES, Bai X, Li Z, and Liang C
31. A systematic review of management efforts on goatgrass (Aegilops spp) dominance
Plant Ecology 219: 549-560
Gornish ES, Case E, Valle M, Bean TM, and Moore-O'Leary KA
30. Seeding plants for long-term multiple ecosystem service goals
Journal of Environmental Management 211: 191-197
Eastburn DJ, Roche LM, Doran MP, Blake PR, Bouril CS, Gamble G, and Gornish ES
2017
29. Emerging approaches to successful ecological restoration: five imperatives to guide innovation
Restoration Ecology 25: S110- S113
Matzek V, Gornish ES, and Hulvey KB
28. Restoration islands: A tool for efficiently restoring dryland ecosystems
Restoration Ecology 25: S124-S134
Hulvey KD, Leger E, Porensky LM, Roche LM, Veblen KE, Fund A, Shaw J, and Gornish ES
27. Cooperative Extension holds the key to unlocking public engagement within science
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 15: 487-488
Gornish ES and Roche LM
26. Seeded forages for California annual rangeland
California Agriculture 71: 239-248
Davy J, Turri T, Dykier K, and Gornish ES
25. Comparison of herbaceous plant response to active and passive riparian restoration in a Mediterranean climate
PLoS ONE 12: e0176338
Gornish ES, Lennox MR, Lewis D, Tate KW, and Jackson RD
24. Initiating & managing long-term data with amateur scientists
American Biology Teacher 79: 28-34
Ryan WH, Gornish ES, Christenson L, Halpern S, Henderson S, LeBuhn G, and Miller TE
2016
23. Associations between an invasive plant (Taeniatherum caput-medusae, medusahead) and soil microbial communities
PLoS ONE 11: e0163930
Gornish ES, Fierer N, and Barberan A
22. Interactions among habitat, management, and demography for an invasive annual grass
Plant Ecology 217:1247-1258
Gornish ES, and James JJ
21. Practitioner perspectives on using non-native plants for revegetation
California Agriculture 70: 194-199
Gornish ES, Brusati E, and Johnson D
20. Differential response of alpine steppe and alpine meadow to climate warming in the central Tibetan Plateau
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 23:233-240
Ganjurjav H, Gao Q, Gornish ES, Schwartz M, Liand Y, Cao X, Zhang W, Zhang Y, Li W, Wan Y, Li Y, Danjiu L, Guo H, and Lin E
19. Invasive species cover, soil type and grazing interact to predict long-term grassland restoration success
Restoration Ecology 24: 222-229
Gornish ES, and Ambrozio dos Santos P.
2015
18. The value of oak woodland habitats as control for Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae)
Proceedings of the Seventh California Oak Symposium: Managing Oak Woodlands in a Dynamic World, November 3-6, 2014, Visalia, CA. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-251, 579 p.
Gornish ES, James JJ and Laca EA015
17. Across the horizon: Scale effects in global change research
AoB PLANTS 7: plv079
Gornish ES, and Leuzinger S
16. Climate-driven diversity loss in a grassland community
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 112:8672-8677
Harrison S, Gornish ES and Copeland S
15. Plant community responses to simultaneous changes in temperature, nitrogen availability, and invasion
PLoS ONE 10:e0123715
Gornish ES and Miller TE
14. Managing medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae) on rangeland: A meta analysis of control efforts and assessment of stakeholder needs
Rangeland Ecology & Management 68:215-223
James JJ, Gornish ES, DiTomaso JM, Davy J, Doran M, Becchetti T, Wilson R, Lile D and Laca E
13. Positive species interactions as drivers of vegetation change on a barrier island
Journal of Coastal Research 31: 17-24
Monge J, and Gornish ES
12. Altered snowfall influences early life stage transitions and recruitment of a native and invasive grass in a cold desert
Oecologia 177: 595 – 606
Gornish ES, James JJ, Sheley RL, Rinella MJ, Svecar T, Englund SD and Aanderud ZT
2014
11. Interactive effects of global change and invasion across levels of organization in an old field plant community
AoB PLANTS 6: plu061
Gornish ES
10. Demographic effects of warming, elevated soil nitrogen, and native community reduction on the colonization of a perennial plant
Population Ecology 5: 645-656
Gornish ES
9. Testing mechanisms of the intermediate disturbance hypothesis in saxicolous lichen communities
Ecology 95: 306 – 315
Pastore A, Prather C, Gornish ES, Ryan C, Ellis R and Miller TE
8. Do foliar traits predict how plants respond to warming? A meta analysis
Journal of Vegetation Science 25: 919 – 927
Gornish ES, and Prather C
2013
7. Effects of density and fire on the vital rates and population growth of a perennial Goldenaster
AoB PLANTS 5: PLT041
Gornish ES
6. Plant community response to global climate change at different scales: A review
American Journal of Botany 100: 1-13
Gornish ES and Tylianakis J
5. Using long-term census data to inform restoration methods of coastal dune vegetation
Estuaries & Coasts 36: 1014 – 1023
Gornish ES and Miller TE
4. Interdisciplinary climate change collaborations are essential for early-career scientists
EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union 94: 151
Gornish ES, Hamilton JA, Barberan A, Benito BM, Binzer A, DeMeester JE, Gruwez R, Moreira B, Taheri S, Tomiolo S, Vinagre C, Vuarin P and Weaver J
2012
3. Moving forward in global-change ecology: capitalizing on natural variability
Ecology and Evolution 3: 170 – 181
Ibanez I, Gornish ES, Buckley L, Debinski D, Hellmann J, Helmuth B, Latimer A, Miller Rushing A and Uriarte M
2010
2. Effects of storm frequency on dune vegetation
Global Change Biology 16: 2668 – 2675
Gornish ES and Miller TE
1. Climate and coastal dune vegetation: disturbance recovery and succession
Plant Ecology 206: 97 – 104
Miller TE, Gornish ES and Buckley H