Treefall gaps and the maintenance of species diversity in a tropical forest SA Schnitzer, WP Carson Ecology 82 (4), 913-919, 2001 | 694 | 2001 |
On the formation of dense understory layers in forests worldwide: consequences and implications for forest dynamics, biodiversity, and succession AA Royo, WP Carson Canadian Journal of Forest Research 36 (6), 1345-1362, 2006 | 693 | 2006 |
The impact of lianas on tree regeneration in tropical forest canopy gaps: evidence for an alternative pathway of gap‐phase regeneration SA Schnitzer, JW Dalling, WP Carson Journal of Ecology 88 (4), 655-666, 2000 | 578 | 2000 |
Overcompensation by plants: herbivore optimization or red herring? AJ Belsky, WP Carson, CL Jensen, GA Fox Evolutionary Ecology 7, 109-121, 1993 | 541 | 1993 |
Herbivory and plant species coexistence: community regulation by an outbreaking phytophagous insect WP Carson, RB Root Ecological monographs 70 (1), 73-99, 2000 | 358 | 2000 |
The role of litter in an old-field community: impact of litter quantity in different seasons on plant species richness and abundance WP Carson, CJ Peterson Oecologia 85, 8-13, 1990 | 316 | 1990 |
Lianas suppress tree regeneration and diversity in treefall gaps SA Schnitzer, WP Carson Ecology letters 13 (7), 849-857, 2010 | 308 | 2010 |
Microsite variation and soil dynamics within newly created treefall pits and mounds CJ Peterson, WP Carson, BC McCarthy, STA Pickett Oikos 58 (1), 39-46, 1990 | 247 | 1990 |
Pervasive interactions between ungulate browsers and disturbance regimes promote temperate forest herbaceous diversity AA Royo, R Collins, MB Adams, C Kirschbaum, WP Carson Ecology 91 (1), 93-105, 2010 | 232 | 2010 |
Succession in old-field plant communities: effects of contrasting types of nutrient enrichment WP Carson, GW Barrett Ecology 69 (4), 984-994, 1988 | 207 | 1988 |
Plant density determines species richness along an experimental fertility gradient MHH Stevens, WP Carson Ecology 80 (2), 455-465, 1999 | 196 | 1999 |
Role of resources and disturbance in the organization of an old-field plant community WP Carson, STA Pickett Ecology 71 (1), 226-238, 1990 | 193 | 1990 |
Historic disturbance regimes promote tree diversity only under low browsing regimes in eastern deciduous forest T Nuttle, AA Royo, MB Adams, WP Carson Ecological Monographs 83 (1), 3-17, 2013 | 186 | 2013 |
Resource quantity, not resource heterogeneity, maintains plant diversity MHH Stevens, WP Carson Ecology Letters 5 (3), 420-426, 2002 | 184 | 2002 |
Top-down effects of insect herbivores during early succession: influence on biomass and plant dominance WP Carson, RB Root Oecologia 121, 260-272, 1999 | 168 | 1999 |
Tropical forest community ecology WP Carson, SA and Schnitzer Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2008 | 158 | 2008 |
The impact of deer on relationships between tree growth and mortality in an old-growth beech-maple forest ZT Long, TH Pendergast IV, WP Carson Forest Ecology and Management 252 (1), 230-238, 2007 | 155 | 2007 |
Challenges associated with testing and falsifying the Janzen-Connell Hypothesis: a review and critique WP Carson, JT Anderson, EG Leigh, SA Schnitzer Tropical forest community ecology (WP Carson and SA Schnitzer, editors), 210-241, 2008 | 152 | 2008 |
Establishment limitation reduces species recruitment and species richness as soil resources rise M Henry, H Stevens, DE Bunker, SA Schnitzer, WP Carson Journal of Ecology, 339-347, 2004 | 140 | 2004 |
Liana diversity, abundance, and mortality in a tropical wet forest in Costa Rica J Mascaro, SA Schnitzer, WP Carson Forest Ecology and Management 190 (1), 3-14, 2004 | 135 | 2004 |