{"id":38,"date":"2013-01-18T11:44:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/wer\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:22:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:22:39","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Number of peer-reviewed publications<\/i>: <b>79<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Number of peer-reviewed book chapters<\/i>: <b>4<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Number of Extension Publications\/Weblogs\/Conference Proceedings\/Peer-Reviewed Technical Reports : <\/i><strong>4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(* Undergraduate student contribution ; <sup>\u2020<\/sup> Graduate student contribution )<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">In review\/preparation<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rowley<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, David W., Merilyn C. Schantz, Jenifer Krecker-Yost, Kelly R. Thorp &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> (in revision) Framework for understanding drought and grazing effects on ecosystem state in the USA Southern Great Plains grasslands.<\/p>\n<p>Naghmeh Pakgohar, Eric G. Lamb, Mehdi Abedi, Liesbeth van den Brink, Carlos Martin Bruschetti, Michele Carbognani, Amber C. Churchill, Marcus V. Cianciaruso, Carla D&#8217;Antonio, Maren Dubbert, Juan M. Pi\u00f1eiro Guerra, Andy Hector, Hugh A. L. Henry, Anke Jentsch, Sally E. Koerner, Angelika K\u00fcbert, Grisel Longo, Alejandro Loydi, Timothy Ohlert, Rafael Otfinowski, Gast\u00f3n R. O\u00f1atibia, Pablo L. Peri, Alessandro Petraglia, Sally A. Power, Yolanda Pueyo, Meelis P\u00e4rtel, <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong>, Br\u00e1ulio A. Santos, Andreas Stampfli, Reza Tavanapour, Katja Tielb\u00f6rger, Christiane Werner, Kate D. Wilkins, Laura Yahdjian, Alyssa L. Young &amp; Michaela Zeiter (in review) Grassland litter-productivity relationships under extreme drought.<\/p>\n<p>Rowley<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, David W., K. Colton Flynn, Tilak Chaudhary, Philip A. Fay, Jason P. Martina, Merilyn C. Schantz &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers <\/strong>(in revision) Nutrient deposition and soil disturbances limit seasonal spectral diversity estimates of grassland plant diversity.<\/p>\n<p>Culpepper<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Lela Z., A. Peyton Smith, Carissa L. Wonkka, John C. Blazier, Matthew B. Dickinson, Kathleen L. Kavanagh, Alexandra G. Lodge, Heath D. Starns, Doug R. Tolleson, Morgan L. Russell-Treadwell, Dirac Twidwell &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> (In review) <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Immediate and long-term impact of high-energy fires on soil bacterial abundance and structure in a semi-arid savanna<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Peterson, Matthew J., Yamina Pressler, Charles A. Knight, Heather J. Hannusch<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Alexandra G. Lodge, Heath D. Starns, Douglas R. Tolleson, John C. Blazier, <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> &amp; A. Peyton Smith (in review) The interactive effects of drought and fire on soil microbial communities in a semi-arid savanna.<\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Fay, Philip A., Tilak Chaudhary, Robert Heckman, Jason P. Martina, David W. Rowley<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong>, Jenifer Yost (in review) An exotic C4 grass competes for multiple nutrients in a mesic grassland plant community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mazbahul, G. Ahamad, Dillon T. Fogarty, Caleb P. Roberts, Daniel R. Uden, Scott L. Morford, Matthew O. Jones, Urs P. Kreuter, , Laura D. Goodman, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong>, Morgan L. Treadwell, X. Ben Wu, John Walker, John R. Weir, Bradford P. Wilcox, David E. Naugle, Brady W. Allred, &amp; Dirac Twidwell (in revision) Economics of scaling- up brush management: A comparative analysis for large-scale conservation planning in the Great Plains.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bertuol-Garcia, Diana, Liesbeth van den Brink, Michele Carbognani, Manjunatha Chandregowda, Amber Churchill, Daniela Cusack, Maren Dubbert, Jeffrey Dukes, Mary DuPre, Nico Eisenhauer, T&#8217;ai Forte, Yann Hautier, Andy Hector, Hugh Henry, Anke Jentsch, Sally Koerner,\u00a0Angelika K\u00fcbert, Emma Ladouceur, Daniel Laughlin, Mar\u00eda Grisel Longo, Alejandro Loydi, Akira Mori, Seth Munson, Uffe N Nielsen, Timothy Ohlert, Gaston O\u00f1atibia, Rafael Otfinowski, Meelis P\u00e4rtel, Gustavo Paterno, Josep Penuelas, Pablo Peri, Alessandro Petraglia, Juan Pi\u00f1eiro, Sally Power, Yolanda Pueyo, <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong>, Braulio Santos, Melinda D. Smith, Andreas Stampfli, Rachel Standish, Michelle Tedder, George Wheeler, Jennifer Williams,\u00a0 Michaela Zeiter, Nancy Shackelford (2026) Long-term aridity shapes grassland drought resistance and modulates the roles of plant diversity and functional composition. <em>Journal of Ecology<\/em> 114: e70384. 19pp. DOI: 10.1111\/1365-2745.70384 (<a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1111\/1365-2745.70384\">Open Access<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rogers, William E.<\/strong> &amp; Jacob E. Lucero (2026) Invasive Terrestrial Plant Species.\u00a0 In: <em>Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene<\/em>, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> edition, Reference Collection in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. M. I. Goldstein, S. A. Elias &amp; M. J. Costello (editors) vol. 3. Elsevier, Academic Press, pp. 451-459. ISBN: 9780128135761. DOI: 10.1016\/B978-0-443-14082-2.00167-8 (<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-0-443-14082-2.00167-8\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-0-443-14082-2.00167-8<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">request a reprint<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ohlert, Timothy, Melinda D. Smith, Scott L. Collins, Alan K. Knapp, Jeffrey S. Dukes, Osvaldo Sala, Kate Wilkins, Seth M. Munson, &amp; IDE team including <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> &amp; David W. Rowley<sup>\u2020<\/sup> (2025) Drought intensity and duration interact to magnify losses in primary productivity. <em>Science<\/em> 390(6770): 284-289. DOI: 10.1126\/science.ads8144 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/epdf\/10.1126\/science.ads8144\">link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Rowley<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, David W., Philip A. Fay, Jason P. Martina, Tilak Chaudhary, Joseph W. Veldman &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> (2025) Soil nutrients mediate initial intra-annual community dynamics in a tilled grassland. <em>Applied Vegetation Science\u00a0<\/em>28(3): e70040. 11pp. DOI: 10.111\/avsc.70040\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1111\/avsc.70040\">Open Access<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Donovan, Victoria M., Allie V. Schiltmeyer, Carissa L.Wonkka, Jacob Wagner, Devan A. McGranahan, <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong>, Urs P. Kreuter, Dirac Twidwell (2025) High mortality of <span class=\"mark5a363djd2\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">huis<\/span>ache (<em>Vachellia farnesiana<\/em>) with extreme fire during drought. <em>Fire\u00a0<\/em>8(7): 242. 11pp. DOI: 10.3390\/fire8070242 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2571-6255\/8\/7\/242\">Open Access<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Hiers<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Quinn A., Morgan L. Treadwell, Matthew B. Dickinson, Alexandra G. Lodge, Kathleen L. Kavanagh, Heath D. Starns, Doug R. Tolleson, Dirac Twidwell, Carissa L Wonkka. <strong>William E. Rogers <\/strong>(2025) Bud production, dormancy, and mortality patterns differ by growth form and photosynthetic pathway following high-energy fire. <em>Ecological Applications <\/em>35(3): e70044. 15pp. DOI: 10.1002\/eap.70044 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">request copy<\/a>)<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Smith,Melinda D., Kate Wilkins, Martin C. Holdrege, Peter Wilfahrt, Scott L. Collins, Alan K. Knapp, Osvaldo E. Sala, Jeffrey Dukes &amp; IDE team of 166 authors including TAMU-ECCB participants Heather J. Hannusch<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Alexandra G. Lodge, &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong>\u00a0 (2024) Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally. <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences <\/em>121(4): e2309881120. 10pp. DOI: 10.1073\/pnas.2309881120 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2309881120\">Open Access<\/a>)<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Preiss<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Virginia D., Carissa L. Wonkka, Devan A. McGranahan, Alexandra G. Lodge, Matthew B. Dickinson, Kathleen L. Kavanagh, Heath D. Starns, Douglas R. Tolleson, Morgan L. Treadwell,\u00a0 Dirac Twidwell &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> (2023) Exotic herbivores and fire energy drive standing herbaceous biomass but do not alter compositional patterns in a semiarid savanna ecosystem. <em>Applied Vegetation Science<\/em> 26: e12749. 11pp. DOI: 10.1111\/avsc.12749 (<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/avsc.12749\">Open Access<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2022<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Brady, Mary K., Matthew B. Dickinson, Jessica R. Miesel, Carissa L. Wonkka, Kathleen L. Kavanagh, Alexandra G. Lodge, <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong>, Heath D. Starns, Doug R. Tolleson, Morgan L. Treadwell, Dirac Twidwell &amp; Erin J. Hanan (2022) Soil Heating in Fire (SheFire): a model and measurement method for estimating soil heating across depths over time, and belowground responses in wildland fires. <em>Ecological Applications<\/em> 26: e2627. 21pp. DOI: 10.1002\/eap.2627 (<a href=\"https:\/\/esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/eap.2627\">Open Access<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Starns, Heath D., Carissa L. Wonkka, Matthew B. Dickinson, Alexandra G. Lodge, Morgan L. Treadwell, Kathleen L. Kavanagh, Douglas R. Tolleson, Dirac Twidwell &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong>. (2022) <em>Prosopis glandulosa<\/em> persistence is facilitated by differential protection of buds during low- and high-energy fires. <em>Journal of Environmental Management<\/em> 303:114141. 11pp. DOI: 10.1016\/j.jenvman.2021.114141 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0301479721022039?dgcid=coauthor\">Open Access<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Scholtz, Rheinhardt, Victoria M. Donovan, Tercia Strydom, Carissa L. Wonkka, Urs P. Kreuter, <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong>, Charles A. Taylor Jr., Izak P.J. Smit, Navashni Govender, Winston Trollope, Dillon T. Fogarty, Dirac Twidwell (2022) High intensity fire experiments to manage shrub encroachment: lessons learned in South Africa and USA. <em>In: <\/em>Special Issue &#8211; Friend or Foe? Lessons from a century of evidence-based fire management in grassy ecosystem. <em>African Journal of Range and Forage Science<\/em> 39:148-159. DOI: <span class=\"doi_link\">10.2989\/10220119.2021.2008004. <\/span>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.2989\/10220119.2021.2008004\">Web Access<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Rogers, William E., Matthew B. Dickinson, Kathleen L. Kavanagh, Alexandra G. Lodgex, A. Peyton Smith, Morgan L. Treadwell, Heath D. Starnsx, Douglas R. Tolleson, Dirac Twidwell &amp; Carissa L. Wonkka (2022) Pyrogenic controls on grass-shrub persistence in the Great Plains. Reviewed Technical Final Report for USDA-Joint Fire Science Program Award, 41pp. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2026\/02\/17-1-04-7_final_report-2.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hiers<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, A. Quinn, Morgan L. Treadwell,\u00a0Matthew B. Dickinson,\u00a0 Kathleen L. Kavanagh,\u00a0 Alexandra G. Lodge, Heath D. Starns, Doug R. Tolleson,\u00a0 Dirac Twidwell, Carissa L Wonkka\u00a0 &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> (2021) Grass bud responses to fire in a semiarid savanna system. <em>Ecology &amp; Evolution\u00a0<\/em>11:6620\u20136633. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ece3.7516 (<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/share\/GZ6CRBQSSDMQ9HGQRCH9?target=10.1002\/ece3.7516\">Open Access<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Brooke<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Chase T. , <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong>, Charles Lafon &amp; A. Michelle Lawing (2021) Annual precipitation drives fire occurrence across heterogeneous dryland landscapes in modern and future climate scenarios. <em>Frontiers in Biogeography<\/em> 13:2 e4949. 11pp. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21425\/F5FBG49497 (<a href=\"https:\/\/escholarship.org\/uc\/item\/71j4h4gb\">Open Access<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Clark<sup>\u2020<\/sup>,\u00a0Michele D., Carissa L. Wonkka<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Urs P. Kreuter &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> (2020) Interactive effects of prescribed fire and livestock grazing on <em>Seriphium plumosum<\/em> in South African sour bushveld.\u00a0 <em>African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science<\/em> 37(4):278-285. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2989\/10220119.2020.1751287 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.2989\/10220119.2020.1751287\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Hannusch<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Heather J., <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong>, Alexandra G. Lodge, Heath D. Starns, Douglas R. Tolleson (2020) Semi-arid savanna herbaceous production and diversity responses to interactive effects of drought, nitrogen deposition, and fire. <em>Journal of Vegetation Science <\/em>31:255-265. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jvs.12848 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2022\/10\/JournalVegetationScienceHannusch2020.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2019<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Twidwell, Dirac, Carissa L. Wonkka, Hsiao-Hsuan Wang, William E. Grant, Craig R. Allen, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Ahjond Garmestani, David Angeler, Charles A. Taylor, Jr., Urs P. Kreuter, <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> (2019) Coerced resilience in fire management. <em>Journal of Environmental Managment<\/em> 240:368-373.\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jenvman.2019.02.073 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2022\/10\/JEM2019.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Wang, Hsiao-Hsuan, Carissa L. Wonkka, Michael L. Treglia, William E. Grant, Fred E. Smeins &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> (2019) Incorporating local-scale variables into distribution models enhances predictability for rare plant species with biological dependencies. <em>Biodiversity and Conservation <\/em>(Springer) 28(1):171-182.\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10531-018-1645-4 (<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/epdf\/10.1007\/s10531-018-1645-4?author_access_token=z71RtbQm3fGxk29OkGRlBve4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY4wpsEJbmoAvLHU5sVWZnfjXsnGr8oyq_z7ToLTJC_pHMpflAze-L1h7wVFXdOwkTLiHkJDXxfXXjZAnsXj8QuH0fOTk5QE2cuaTZft0Y7kPA%3D%3D\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Culpepper, Lela Z.<sup>*<\/sup>, Hsiao-Hsuan Wang, Tomasz E. Koralewski, William E. Grant &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> (2018) Understory upheaval: factors influencing Japanese stiltgrass invasion in forestlands of Tennessee, United States.\u00a0 <em>Botanical Studies<\/em> 59:20.\u00a0 DOI:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s40529-018-0236-8 (<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=http-3A__em.rdcu.be_wf_click-3Fupn-3DlMZy1lernSJ7apc5DgYM8TzY75Ff1m1-2D2BF2iT8rzdQVY-2D3D-5Fw3VS476Rx9QJocSsX84ZUKCuN-2D2FByZkf7NICiCJDktwboTMTtMS0yPwjy78sJ40e3R3OQ5E5o2fCiuRnN3xMibwKfSr3dibO8zXxTG-2D2FKpz2flm-2D2BJSQtsgtP-2D2BVO4znqhFb0CyraBxJ8JiBAkEkK2Y3bMMrhJyeRcxrW3yaDQgUjjJ-2D2BIW2mKOrtClFAVkO-2D2BjZuAFBowwuX-2D2FdmzmpYMiq-2D2BDLSYDzN21bWDWIwFTBu15qOhz-2D2FCQrYnEBlsoXg8mPMOVC7yp3Edir3R-2D2BYaEWiEY7p-2D2B3Q-2D3D-2D3D&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=ODFT-G5SujMiGrKuoJJjVg&amp;r=jmmWMPhWO7vnxUvHWLE9eEAW4g_ZTYddtpmrWhzdZs4&amp;m=_y0DdqlZXdYfs-sJFxL8VhkoP01cTiXP39S1ZS83V0U&amp;s=N946T-SIGgSTdOzY1dTID-7Kz7zvN2NQb_bYUh9lpfA&amp;e=\">Open Access<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rogers, William E.<\/strong> (2018) Invasive Species.\u00a0 In: <em>Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene<\/em>, D. A. DellaSala &amp; M. I. Goldstein (editors), vol. 3, p. 273-280. Elsevier Publishing, Oxford, UK.\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-0-12-409548-9.10295-7 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2018\/01\/Encyclopedia-of-the-Anthropocene-2018TOC_Abstract.pdf\">TOC &amp; abstract<\/a>)(<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/\">request copy<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wonkka<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Carissa L., Jason B. West, Dirac Twidwell<sup>\u2020<\/sup> &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> (2017) Grass mortality and turnover following core rangeland restoration practices. <em>Rangeland Ecology and Management<\/em> 70:290-300.\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.rama.2016.10.011 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2020\/08\/REM2017.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Siemann, Evan, Saara J. DeWalt, Jianwen Zou &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> (2017) An experimental test of the EICA Hypothesis in multiple ranges: invasive populations outperform those from the native range independent of insect herbivore suppression. <em>Annals of Botany-Plants<\/em> 9:plw087 (13pp).\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/aobpla\/plw087 (<a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/aobpla\/article-pdf\/9\/1\/plw087\/10774227\/plw087.pdf\">Open Access<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2016<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wonkka<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Carissa L., Dirac Twidwell<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Trenton Franz, Charles A. Taylor Jr. &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> (2016) Persistence of a severe drought increases desertification but not woody dieback in semiarid savanna. <em>Rangeland Ecology and Management <\/em>69:491-498.\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.rama.2016.07.005 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2018\/08\/Wonkka_etal2016_REM.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Russell, Morgan, Carissa L. Wonkka\u2020, <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> &amp; Urs P. Kreuter (2016) Legal Barriers to Prescribed Burning. <em>Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension \u2013 Texas A&amp;M System Publication<\/em> ERM-022, 5pp. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2016\/07\/ERM-022.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Twidwell<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Dirac, <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong>, Carissa L. Wonkka<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Charles A. Taylor Jr., &amp;\u00a0Urs P. Kreuter (2016) Extreme prescribed fire during drought reduces survival and density of woody resprouters. <em>Journal of Applied Ecology<\/em> 53:1585-1596.\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/1365-2664.12674 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2018\/08\/Twidwell_etal2016_JAE.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Wonkka<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Carissa L., Dirac Twidwell<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Jason B. West &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> (2016) Shrubland resilience varies across soil types: implications for operationalizing resilience in ecological restoration. <em>Ecological Applications<\/em> 26(1):128-145.\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1890\/15-0066.1 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2018\/08\/Wonkka_et_al-2016-Ecological_Applications.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Wang, Hsiao-Hsuan, Carissa L. Wonkka<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, William E. Grant &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> (2016) Range expansion of invasive shrubs: implication for crown fire risk in forestlands of the southern United States. <em>Annals of Botany-Plants<\/em> 8:plw012 (14pp).\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/aobpla\/plw012 (HHW &amp; CLW are co-lead authors). (<a href=\"https:\/\/aobpla.oxfordjournals.org\/content\/8\/plw012.full.pdf+html\">Open Access<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2015<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wonkka<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Carissa L., <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> &amp; Urs P. Kreuter (2015) Legal barriers to effective ecosystem management: Exploring linkages between liability, regulations, and prescribed fire. <em>Ecological Applications<\/em> 25(8):2382-2393.\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1890\/14-1791.1 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2018\/08\/Wonkka_et_al-2015-Ecological_Applications.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Wang, Hsiao-Hsuan, Carissa L. Wonkka<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Mike L. Treglia<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, William E. Grant, Fred E. Smeins &amp; <strong>William E. Rogers<\/strong> (2015) Species distribution modeling for conservation of an endangered endemic orchid.\u00a0 <em>Annals of Botany &#8211; Plants<\/em> 7:plv039 (12pp).\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/aobpl\/plv039 (HHW &amp; CLW are co-lead authors).\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/aobpla.oxfordjournals.org\/content\/7\/plv039.full.pdf+html\">Open Access<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Twidwell<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Dirac, Carissa L. Wonkka<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, \u00a0Charles A. Taylor, Jr., Chris B. Zou, Jeremiah J. Twidwell &amp; <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> (2014) Drought-induced woody plant mortality in an encroached semiarid savanna depends on topoedaphic factors and land management. <i>Applied Vegetation Science<\/i> 17:42-52.\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\\avsc.12044 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2016\/02\/ApplVegSci2014.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Twidwell<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Dirac, Jennifer M. Meza<sup>*<\/sup>, Charles J. Turney<sup>*<\/sup> &amp; <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> (2014) Does prescribed fire facilitate fire ant invasions in coastal prairies or aid management efforts by improving mound search efforts?\u00a0 <i>Southeastern Naturalist<\/i> 13 (sp5):93-104.\u00a0 DOI: 10.1656\/058.013.s509 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2015\/06\/SENat2014.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Zhang, Ling, Hong Wang, Jianwen Zou, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2014) Non-native plant litter enhances soil carbon dioxide emissions in an invaded annual grassland. <i>PLoS One<\/i> 9(issue 3):8pp.\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0092301 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2014\/03\/PLOSone2014.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2013<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Twidwell<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Dirac, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b>, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Carissa L. Wonkka<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, David M. Engle, John R. Weir, Urs P. Kreuter, Charles A. Taylor, Jr. (2013) The rising Great Plains fire campaign: citizenry response to woody plant encroachment. <i>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment\u00a0<\/i>11:e64-e71. \u00a0 DOI:https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1890\/130015 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/FrontiersEE2013.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Twidwell<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Dirac, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Charles A. Taylor, Jr., &amp; <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> (2013) Refining thresholds in coupled fire-vegetation models to improve management of encroaching woody plants in grasslands. <em>Journal of Applied Ecology <\/em>50:603-613. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/1365-2664.12063 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2015\/01\/JAE2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2012<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Twidwell<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Dirac, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b>, Elizabeth A. McMahon<sup>*<\/sup>, Bryce R. Thomas<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Urs P. Kreuter &amp; Terry Blankenship (2012) Prescribed extreme fire effects on richness and invasion in coastal prairie. \u00a0<i>Invasive Plant Science and Management<\/i> 5:330-340.\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1614\/IPSM-D-12-00017.1 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/IPSM-D-12-000171.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Wang, Hsiao-Hsuan, Carissa L. Wonkka<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, William E. Grant &amp; <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> (2012) Potential range expansion of Japanese honeysuckle (<i>Lonicera japonica<\/i> Thunb.) in southern U.S. forestlands. <i>Forests<\/i> 3:573-590.\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/f3030573 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/Forests20121.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Wang, Hsiao-Hsuan, William E. Grant, Jianbang Gan, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b>, Todd M. Swannack, Tomasz E. Koralewski, James H. Miller &amp; John W. Taylor Jr (2012) Integrating spread dynamics and economics of timber production to manage Chinese tallow invasions in southern U.S. forestlands. <i>PLoS One<\/i> 7(3):e33877.\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0033877 (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/PLoSOne20121.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Park<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Isaac, Saara J. DeWalt, Evan Siemann &amp; <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> (2012) Differences in cold hardiness between introduced populations of an invasive tree.\u00a0 <i>Biological Invasions<\/i> 14:2029-2038. BINV2378.\u00a0 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10530-012-0209-x (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/BioInvasions20121.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Wonkka<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Carissa L., <b>William E. Rogers<\/b>, Fred E. Smeins, J. Ryan Hammons<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Sarah Haller<sup>\u2020<\/sup> &amp; Martha Ariza<sup>\u2020<\/sup> (2012) Biology, ecology, and conservation of Navasota ladies\u2019 tresses (<i>Spiranthes parksii <\/i>Correll), an endangered terrestrial orchid of Texas.\u00a0 <i>Native Plants Journal<\/i> 13:236-244. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/NPJ20131.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Timmons, Jared B., Blake Alldredge, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; James C. Cathey (2012) Feral hogs negatively affect native plant communities.\u00a0 Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension \u2013 Texas A&amp;M System Publication SP-467, 9pp. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/TxAgriLifeSP-4671.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2011<\/span><\/p>\n<p>DeWalt, Saara J., Evan Siemann &amp; <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> (2011) Geographic distribution of genetic variation among native and introduced populations of Chinese tallow tree, <i>Triadica sebifera<\/i> (Euphorbiaceae). <i>American Journal of Botany<\/i> 98:1128-1138. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/AJB2011_DeWaltetal.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Wang, Hsiao-Hsuan, William E. Grant, Todd M. Swannack, Jianbang Gan, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b>, Tomasz E. Koralewski, James H. Miller &amp; John W. Taylor Jr. (2011) Predicted range expansion of Chinese tallow tree (<i>Triadica sebifera<\/i>) in forestlands of the southern United States. <i>Diversity and Distributions<\/i> 17:552-565. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/j.1472-4642.2011.00760.x.pdf\">pdf<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/DDI_760_sm_AppendixS1-TableS1-FigS1-2.pdf\">supporting information<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2010<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hartley<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Maria K., <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2010) Comparisons of arthropod assemblages on an invasive and native trees: abundance, diversity and damage.\u00a0 <i>Arthropod-Plant Interactions<\/i> 4:237-245. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/APIS2010.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Hammons<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, J Ryan, Fred E. Smeins &amp; <b>William E. Rogers <\/b>(2010) Transplant methods for the endangered orchid, <i>Spiranthes parksii <\/i>Correll. <i>North American Native Orchid Journal <\/i>16:38-46. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/NANOJ2010.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Nijjer<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Somereet, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2010) The impacts of fertilization on mycorrhizal production and investment in Western Gulf Coast Grasslands.\u00a0 <i>American Midland Naturalist<\/i> 163:124-133. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/AmMidNat2010.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2009<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Siemann, Evan, Juli A. Carrillo, Christopher A. Gabler, Roy Zipp &amp; <b>William E. Rogers <\/b>(2009) Experimental test of the impacts of feral hogs on forest dynamics and processes in the southeastern US.\u00a0 <i>Forest Ecology and Management<\/i> 258:546-553. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/FEM2009.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Zou<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Jianwen, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2009) Plasticity of <i>Sapium sebiferum <\/i>seedling growth to light and water resources: inter- and intraspecific comparisons.\u00a0 <i>Basic and Applied Ecology<\/i>: 10:79-88. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/BAE2009.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2008<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Zou<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Jianwen, Evan Siemann, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Saara J. DeWalt (2008) Decreased resistance and increased tolerance to native herbivores of the invasive plant <i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>. <i>Ecography<\/i> 31:663-671. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/Ecography2008.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>R\u00faa<sup>*<\/sup>, Megan A., Somereet Nijjer<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Amy Johnson<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2008) Experimental approaches to test allelopathy: A case study using the invader <i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>. <i>Allelopathy Journal<\/i> 22:1-14. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/AlleloJ2008-.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Zou<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Jianwen, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2008) Increased competitive ability and herbivory tolerance of the invasive plant <i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>. <i>Biological Invasions<\/i> 10:291-302. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/BioInvasions2008.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Nijjer<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Somereet, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b>, Cin-Ty A. Lee &amp; Evan Siemann (2008) The effects of soil biota and fertilization on the success of <i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>. <i>Applied Soil Ecology<\/i> 38:1-11. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/ApplSoilEcol2008.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2007<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nijjer<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Somereet, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2007) Negative plant-soil feedbacks may limit persistence of an invasive tree due to rapid accumulation of soil pathogens.\u00a0 <i>Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences<\/i> 274:2621-2627. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/ProcRoySocB2007.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Siemann, Evan, <b>William E. Rogers <\/b>&amp; James B. Grace (2007) Effects of nutrient loading and extreme rainfall events on coastal tall grass prairies: invasion intensity, vegetation responses and C and N distribution.\u00a0 <i>Global Change Biology<\/i> 13:2184-2192. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/GlobalCngBio2007.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Zou<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Jianwen, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2007) Differences in morphological and physiological traits between native and invasive populations of <i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>.\u00a0 <i>Functional Ecology <\/i>21:721-730. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/FuncEcol2007.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Siemann, Evan, &amp; <b>William E. Rogers<\/b>\u00a0 (2007) The role of soil resources in an exotic tree invasion in Texas coastal prairie. <i>Journal of Ecology<\/i> 95:689-697. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/JEcol2007.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Hartley<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Maria K., <b>William E. Rogers<\/b>, James B. Grace &amp; Evan Siemann (2007)\u00a0 Responses of prairie arthropod communities to fire and fertilizer: balancing plant and arthropod conservation.\u00a0 <i>American Midland Naturalist<\/i> 157: 92-105. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/AmMidNat2007.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2006<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Siemann, Evan, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Saara DeWalt (2006) Rapid adaptation of insect herbivores to an invasive plant. <i>Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences<\/i>. 273:2763-2769. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/ProcRoySocB2006.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Zou<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Jianwen, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b>, Saara J. DeWalt &amp; Evan Siemann (2006) The effect of Chinese tallow tree (<i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>) ecotype on soil-plant system carbon and nitrogen processes. <i>Oecologia<\/i> 150:272-281. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/Oecologia2006.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Dewalt, Saara J., <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2006) Microsatellite markers for an invasive tetraploid tree, Chinese Tallow (<i>Triadica sebifera<\/i>). <i>Molecular Ecology Notes<\/i> 6: 505-507. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/MolEcolNotes2006.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Donahue<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Candice, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2006) Restoring an invaded prairie by mulching live <i>Sapium sebiferm<\/i> (Chinese tallow trees):Effects of mulch on <i>Sapium<\/i> seed germination. <i>Natural Areas Journal<\/i> 26:244-253. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/NatAreasJ2006.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Siemann, Evan, &amp; <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> (2006) Recruitment limitation, seedling performance and persistence of exotic tree monocultures.\u00a0 <i>Biological Invasions<\/i> 8:979-991. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/BioInvasions2006.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2005<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rogers, William E.<\/b>, &amp; Evan Siemann (2005) Herbivory tolerance and compensatory differences in native and invasive ecotypes of Chinese tallow tree (<i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>). <i>Plant Ecology<\/i> 181:57-68. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/PltEcol20051.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Bossdorf, Oliver, Harald Auge, Lucile LaFuma, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b>, Evan Siemann &amp; Daniel Prati (2005) Phenotypic and genetic differentiation in native versus introduced plant populations.\u00a0 <i>Oecologia<\/i> 144:1-11. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/Oecologia20051.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Roma\u00f1ach, Stephanie S., Eric W. Seabloom, O. James Reichman, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Guy N. Cameron (2005) Effects of species, gender, age, and habitat on pocket gopher burrow geometry. <i>Journal of Mammalogy <\/i>86:750-756. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/JMamml20051.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2004<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rogers, William E.<\/b>, &amp; Evan Siemann (2004) Invasive ecotypes tolerate herbivory more effectively than native ecotypes of the Chinese tallow tree. <i>Journal of Applied Ecology<\/i> 41:561-570. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/JAE20041.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>Rogers, William E.<\/b>, &amp; Evan Siemann (2004) The role of herbivores in alien plant invasions: insights using a combination of methods to enhance or reduce herbivory.\u00a0 Pp. 329-355 in: <i>Insects and Ecosystem Function<\/i>.\u00a0 Siemann, E. &amp; W.\u00a0 Weisser (eds.). Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2017\/01\/RogersSiemann2004.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Siemann, Evan, Walter P. Carson, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Wolfgang W. Weisser (2004) Reducing herbivory using insecticides.\u00a0 Pp. 303-327 in: <i>Insects and Ecosystem Function<\/i>.\u00a0 Siemann, E. &amp; W. W.\u00a0 Weisser (eds.).\u00a0 Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2024\/01\/Siemannetal2004SpringerBookChap.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Lankau<sup>*<\/sup>, Richard A., <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2004)\u00a0 Constraints on the utilisation of the invasive Chinese Tallow Tree (<i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>) by generalist native herbivores in coastal prairies.\u00a0 <i>Ecological Entomology<\/i> 29:66-75. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/Lankau_et_al20041.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Butterfield<sup>*<\/sup>, Bradley J., <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2004) Growth of Chinese tallow tree (<i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>) and four native trees under varying water regimes. <i>Texas Journal of Science<\/i> 56:335-346. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/TxJS2004Butterfield1.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Donahue<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Candice, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2004) Effects of temperature and mulch depth on Chinese tallow tree (<i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>) seed germination. <i>Texas Journal of Science<\/i> 56:347-356. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/TxJS2004Donahue1.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Nijjer<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Somereet, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2004) The effect of mycorrhizal inoculum on the growth of five native tree species and the invasive Chinese Tallow Tree (<i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>). <i>Texas Journal of Science<\/i> 56:357-368. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/TxJS2004Nijjer2.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Hartley<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, Maria K., Saara DeWalt, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2004) Characterization of arthropod assemblage supported by the Chinese tallow tree (<i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>) in southeast Texas. <i>Texas Journal of Science<\/i> 56:369-382.(<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/TxJS2004Hartley1.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2003<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rogers, William E.<\/b>, &amp; Evan Siemann (2003) Effects of simulated herbivory and resources on Chinese tallow tree (<i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>, Euphorbiaceae) invasion of native coastal prairie.\u00a0 <i>American Journal of Botany<\/i> 90:243-249. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/AJB2003.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>Rogers, William E.<\/b>, Evan Siemann &amp; Richard Lankau<sup>*<\/sup> (2003)\u00a0 Damage induced production of extrafloral nectaries in native and introduced seedlings of Chinese tallow tree (<i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>).<i>\u00a0 American Midland Naturalist<\/i> 149:413-417. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/AmMidNat2003.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Siemann, Evan, &amp; <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> (2003) Herbivory, disease, recruitment limitation and the success of alien and native tree species.\u00a0 <i>Ecology<\/i> 84:1489-1505. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/Ecology2003.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Siemann, Evan, &amp; <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> (2003)\u00a0 Reduced resistance of invasive varieties of the alien tree <i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i> to a generalist herbivore.\u00a0 <i>Oecologia<\/i> 135:451-457. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/Oecologia2003.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Siemann, Evan, &amp; <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> (2003) Increased competitive ability of an invasive tree may be limited by an invasive beetle.\u00a0 <i>Ecological Applications<\/i> 13:1503-1507. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/EcolAppl2003.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Siemann, Evan, &amp; <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> (2003) Changes in light and nitrogen availability under pioneer trees may indirectly facilitate tree invasions of grasslands.\u00a0 <i>Journal of Ecology<\/i> 91:923-931. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/JEcol2003.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2002<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rogers, William E.<\/b>, &amp; Evan Siemann (2002) Effects of simulated herbivory and resource availability on native and invasive exotic tree seedlings.\u00a0 <i>Basic and Applied Ecology<\/i> 3:297-307. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/BAE3-297-307.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Nijjer<sup>*<\/sup>, Somereet, Richard A. Lankau<sup>*<\/sup>, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> &amp; Evan Siemann (2002) Effects of temperature and light on Chinese tallow (<i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>) and Texas Sugarberry (<i>Celtis laevigata<\/i>) seed germination.<i>\u00a0 Texas Journal of Science<\/i> 54:63-68. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/nijjeretal20021.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2001<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rogers, William E.<\/b>, &amp; David C. Hartnett (2001) Temporal vegetation dynamics and recolonization mechanisms on different-sized disturbances in tallgrass prairie.\u00a0 <i>American Journal of Botany<\/i> 88:1634-1642. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/AJB2001.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>Rogers, William E.<\/b>, &amp; David C. Hartnett (2001) Vegetation responses to different spatial patterns of soil disturbance in burned and unburned tallgrass prairie.\u00a0 <i>Plant Ecology<\/i> 155:99-109. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/PltEcol2001.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>Rogers, William E.<\/b>, David C. Hartnett &amp; Bradley Elder (2001) Effects of plains pocket gopher (<i>Geomys bursarius<\/i>) disturbances on tallgrass-prairie plant community structure.\u00a0 <i>American Midland Naturalist<\/i> 145:344-357. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/AmMidNat2001.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Siemann, Evan, &amp; <b>William E. Rogers<\/b> (2001) Genetic differences in growth of an invasive tree species.\u00a0 <i>Ecology Letters<\/i> 4:514-518. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/EcolLetters2001.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2000<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rogers, William E.<\/b>, Somereet Nijjer<sup>*<\/sup>, Carrie L. Smith<sup>*<\/sup> &amp; Evan Siemann (2000) Effects of resources and herbivory on leaf morphology and physiology of Chinese tallow (<i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>) tree seedlings.\u00a0 <i>Texas Journal of Science<\/i> 52S:43-56. (<a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/wrogers\/files\/2013\/01\/rogersetal20001.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Keay<sup>*<\/sup>, June, <b>William E. Rogers<\/b>, Richard Lankau<sup>*<\/sup> &amp; Evan Siemann (2000) The role of allelopathy in invasion of Chinese tallow tree (<i>Sapium sebiferum<\/i>).\u00a0 <i>Texas Journal of Science<\/i> 52S:57-64. 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