Life History & Plant Population Biology Publications

 

  1. Young, T.P.  1981.   A general model of comparative fecundity for semelparous and iteroparous life histories.   American Naturalist 118: 27-36. pdf
  2. Smith, A.P. & T.P. Young.  1982.   The cost of reproduction in Senecio keniodendron, a giant rosette plant of Mount Kenya.   Oecologia 55: 243-247. pdf
  3. Young, T.P.  1982.   Bird visitation, seed set, and germination rates in two Lobelia species on Mount Kenya.   Ecology 68: 1983-1986. pdf
  4. Young, T.P.  1984.   Comparative demography of semelparous Lobelia telekii and iteroparous Lobelia keniensis on Mount Kenya.   Journal of Ecology 72: 637-650. pdf
  5. Young, T.P.  1985.   Lobelia telekii herbivory, mortality, and size at reproduction: variation with growth rate.   Ecology 66: 1879-1883. pdf
  6. Young, T.P. & W.K. Lindsay. 1988.   Role of even-aged population structure in the disappearance of Acacia xanthophloea woodlands.   African Journal of Ecology 26:69-72.
  7. Young, T.P.   1990.   The evolution of semelparity in Mount Kenya lobelias.   Evolutionary Ecology 4: 157-171. pdf
  8. Young, T.P. & C.K. Augspurger.   1991.   Ecology and evolution of long-lived semelparous plants.   Trends in Ecology and Evolution 6: 285-289. pdf
  9. Young, T.P. & C. Francombe.   1991.   Growth and yield estimates in natural stands of leleshwa (Tarconanthus camphoratus) .   Forest Ecology and Management 41: 309-321. pdf
  10. Young, H.J. & T.P. Young.   1992.   Alternative outcomes of natural and experimental high pollen loads.   Ecology 73: 639-647. pdf
  11. Young, T.P.  1994.   Population Biology of Mount Kenya Lobelias.   Pages 251-272 in: Tropical Alpine Environments: Plant Form and Function . P.W. Rundel, A.P. Smith & F.C. Meinzer, eds.   Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  12. Smith, A.P. & T.P. Young.  1994.   Population biology of Senecio keniodendron (Compositae), an giant African rosette species.   Pages 273-293 in: Tropical Alpine Environments: Plant Form and Function. P.W. Rundel, A.P. Smith & F.C. Meinzer, eds.   Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  13. Young, T.P.   1995.   Life History Evolution, by S.C. Stearns.   Plant Genetics Newsletter 10:30 (book review).
  14. Okello, B.D., T.G. O'Connor, & T.P. Young.  2001. Growth, biomass estimates, and charcoal production of Acacia drepanolobium in Laikipia, Kenya.   Forest Ecology & Management 142:143-153. pdf
  15. Young, T. P.  2002.   The Poppy Paradox and a novel derivation for the demographic conditions favoring the evolution of semelparity.    Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 83:121-123. pdf
  16. Lesica, P. & T.P. Young.  2005. Demographic model explains life history evolution in Arabis fecunda.   Functional Ecology 19:471-477. pdf
  17. Isbell, L.A. T.P. Young, K.E. Jaffe, A.A. Carlson, & R.L. Chancellor. 2009. Demography and life history of sympatric patas monkeys (Erythrocebus patas) and vervets (Cercopithecus aethiops) in Laikipia, Kenya. International Journal of Primatology 30:103-124. pdf
  18. Young, T.P. Semelparity and Iteroparity.  2010.  Nature Education Knowledge 1(9):2. web link
  19. Maclean, J.E., J.R. Goheen, D.F. Doak, T.M. Palmer & T.P. Young. 2011. Cryptic herbivores mediate the strength and form of ungulate impacts on a long-lived savanna tree. Ecology 92:1626–1636.
  20. Porensky, L.M., K.J. Vaughn & T.P. Young. 2012. Can initial intraspecific spatial aggregation increase multi-year diversity by creating temporal priority? Ecological Applications 22:927-936.
  21. Young, T.P., E.M. Zefferman, K.J. Vaughn & S. Fick. 2015. Initial success of native grasses is contingent on interacting annual grass competition, temporal priority, rainfall, and site effects. AoB PLANTS 7:plu08.
  22. Young, T.P. and K.E. Veblen. 2015. Strong recruitment from sparse plug plantings of native California bunchgrasses. Grasslands 25:9-11.
  23. Wolf, K.M. and T.P. Young. 2016. Summer watering at restored native grassland sites flushes an annual exotic seed bank but fails to increase native perennial cover. Ecosphere 7:e01309.
  24. Welch, K., H. Safford and T.P. Young. 2017. Variables affecting postfire tree regeneration in middle elevation conifer forests, California, USA. Ecosphere 7:e01609.
  25. Morales, L.V., C.S. Sevillano-Rios, S. Fick, and T.P. Young. 2018. Differential seedling regeneration patterns across forest-grassland ecotones in two tropical treeline species (Polylepis spp.). Austral Ecology 43:514-526.
  26. Welch, K., H. Safford and T.P. Young. 2017. Variables affecting postfire tree regeneration in middle elevation conifer forests, California, USA. Ecosphere 7:e01609.
  27. LaMalfa, E.M., R.L. Sensenig, D.M. Kimuyu, T.P. Young, C. Riginos and K.E. Veblen. 2019. Tree resprout dynamics following fire depend on herbivory by wild ungulate herbivores. Journal of Ecology 107: 2493-2502.
  28. Werner, C.D. Young, H. Safford & T.P. Young. 2019. Decreased snowpack and warmer temperatures reduce the negative effects of interspecific competitors on regenerating conifers. Oecologia 191:731–743. 
  29. Sperandii, M.G., F. de Bello, E. Valencia, L. Götzenberger, M. Bazzichetto, T. Galland, A. E-Vojtkó, L. Conti, P.B. Adler, J. Danihelka, J. Dengler, D.J. Eldridge, M. Estiarte, R. García-González, E. Garnier, D. Gómez, S. Harrison, T. Herben, R. Ibáñez, A. Jentsch, Norbert Juergens, M. Kertész, D.M. Kimuyu, K. Klumpp, F. Louault, R.H. Marrs, G. Ónodi, R,J. Pakeman, M. Pärtel, B. Peco, J. Peñuelas, M. Rueda, W. Schmidt, U. Schmiedel, M. Schuetz, H. Skalova, P. Šmilauer, M. Šmilauerová, C. Smit, M.-H. Song, M. Stock, J. Val, V. Vandvik,  K. Wesche, S.K. Wiser, B.A. Woodcock, T.P. Young, F.-H. Yu, M. Zobel, and J. Lepš. 2022. LOTVS: a global collection of permanent vegetation plots. Journal of Vegetation Science 25: e13115. 
  30. Ngugi, M.W., D.M. Kimuyu, R.L. Sensenig, W.O. Odadi, S.K. Kiboi, J.K. Omari, and T.P. Young. 2022. Fire and herbivory interactively suppress survival and growth of trees in an African semiarid savanna. Fire 5:169.
  31. Conti, L., E. Valencia, T. Galland, L. Götzenberger, J. Leps, A. Vojtkó, C.P. Carmona, R. van Klink, P.B. Adler, J. Danihelka, J. Dengler, D.J. Eldridge, M. Estiarte, R.García-González, E. Garnier, D. Gómez, S. Harrison, T. Herben, R. Ibáñez, A. Jentsch, N. Juergens, M. Kertész, K. Klumpp, F. Louault, R.H. Marrs, G. Ónodi, R.J. Pakeman, M. Pärte, B. Peco, J. Peñuelas, M. Rueda, W. Schmidt, U. Schmiedel, M. Schuetz, H. Skalova, P. Šmilauer, M. Šmilauerová, C. Smit, M.-H. Song, M. Stock, J.Val, V. Vandvik, K. Wesche, S. Wiser, B. A. Woodcock, T.P. Young, F.-H. Yu, M. Zobel, & F. de Bello. 2023. Functional traits trade-offs define plant population stability worldwide. Proceeding of the Royal Society B 290: 20230344. 
  32. Downing, T., D. Olago, T. Nyumba, M. Peacock and T.P. Young. 2024. Varied plant species’ responses to climate and environmental change on Mount Kenya after 40 years. African Journal of Ecology 62: e13207. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13207
  33. Werner, C.M., T.P. Young and K.L. Stuble. 2024. Year effects drive beta diversity, but unevenly across community types. Ecology 105:e4188. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4188
  34. Palmerlee, A., K. Vaughn and T.P. Young. 2025. Escaping the browse trap: patterns of natural blue oak regeneration in grazed landscapes. Rangeland Ecology & Management 98: 561-567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2024.11.005
  35. Wells, H.B.M., D.N. Kimuyu, K.E. Veblen, and T.P. Young. 2025. Megaherbivores suppress precipitation-driven plant irruptions in an African savanna.  Ecosphere 16(5): e70239.
  36. Pan, X., Y. Hautier, J. Lepš, S. Wang, K. Barry, M. Bazzichetto, S. Chelli, J. Dolezal, N. Eisenhauer, F. Essl, F. Fischer, O. Godoy, D. Gómez, L. Götzenberger, C. Gracia, A. Guido, L. Hallett, S. Harrison, M. He, A. Hector, P. Hong, F. Isbell, G. Kowalchuk, V. Lecegui, L. Xiaofei, M. Liang, F. Louault, M. Majekova, R. Marrs, N. Mohanbabu, A. Mori, R. Pakeman, A. Paquette, B. Peco, J. Peñuelas, V. Da Patta Pillar, M. Rueda, W. Schmidt, J. Segrestin, M.G. Sperandii, E. Valencia-Gómez, V. Vandvik, S. Wang, D. Ward, S. Wiser, B. Woodcock, C. Xu, T.P. Young, F.-H. Yu, L.T. Zheng, Z. Zhong, F. de Bello. 2026. Reconciling links between diversity and population stability across global plant communities. 2026.  New Phytologist 250: 154-165.