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215. McKenna, O. P., and O. E. Sala. 2018. Playa-wetlands effects on dryland biogeochemistry: space and time interactions. Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences 123. doi: 10.1029/2017JG004176. PDF
214. Okin, G. S., O. E. Sala, E. R. Vivoni, J. Zhang, and A. Bhattachan. 2018. The interactive role of wind and water in drylands functioning: what does the future hold? Bioscience in press.
213. Peters, D. P. C., D. N. Burruss, L. Rodriguez, D. S. McVey4, E. H. Elias, A. M. Pelzel-McCluskey, D. J.D., T. S. Schrade, J. Yao, P. S., J. Lombard, S. R. Archer, B. T. Bestelmeyer, D. M. Browning, C. W. Brungard, J. L. Hatfield, N. P. Hanan, J. E. Herrick, G. S. Okin, O. E. Sala, H. Savoy, and E. R. Vivoni. 2018. An integrated view of complex landscapes: a big data-model integration approach to trans-disciplinary science. Bioscience in press.
212. Apodaca, M., J. McInerney, O. E. Sala, L. Katinas, and J. Crisci. 2018. A Concept Map of Evolutionary Biology to Promote Meaningful Learning in Biology. American Biology Teacher In press.
211. Munson, S.M., Reed, S.C., Peñuelas, J., McDowell, N.G., and O.E. Sala. 2018. Ecosystem thresholds, tipping points, and critical transitions. New Phytologist 218: 1315-1317. PDF
210. Petrie, M.D., Peters, D.P.C., Yao, J., Blair, J.M., Burruss, N.D., Collins, S.L., Derner, J.D., Gherardi, L.A., Hendrickson, J.R., Sala, O.E., Starks, P.J., and J.L. Steiner. 2018. Regional grassland productivity responses to precipitation during multiyear above- and below-average rainfall periods. Global Change Biology 24: 1935-1951. PDF
209. McKenna, O.P., and O.E. Sala. 2018. Groundwater recharge in desert playas: current rates and future effects of climate change. Environmental Research Letters 13: 01425. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa9eb6. PDF
208. Wilcox, K. R., A. T. Tredennick, S. E. Koerner, E. Grman, L. M. Hallett, M. L. Avolio, K. J. La Pierre, G. R. Houseman, F. Isbell, and D. S. Johnson. 2017. Asynchrony among local communities stabilises ecosystem function of metacommunities. Ecology Letters. doi: 10.1111/ele.12861. PDF
207. Franco, A., M. A. Knox, W. Andriuzzi, C. Tomasel, O. E. Sala, and D. H. Wall. 2017. Nematode exclusion and recolonization in experimental soil microcosms. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 108: 78-83. PDF
206. Knapp, A. K., M. L. Avolio, C. Beier, C. J. Carroll, S. L. Collins, J. S. Dukes, L. H. Fraser, R. J. Griffin‐Nolan, D. L. Hoover, and A. Jentsch. 2017. Pushing precipitation to the extremes in distributed experiments: recommendations for simulating wet and dry years. Global Change Biology. in press doi: 10.1111/gcb.13504 PDF
205. Sala, O. E., L. Yahdjian, K. M. Havstad, and M. R. Aguiar. 2017. Ecosystem Services in Rangelands: Nature’s supply and Humans’ demand. Pages 467-489. in D. D. Briske, editor. Rangeland Systems: Process, Management and Challenges. Springer Verlag, New York. PDF
204. Sala, O. E., L. Vivanco, and P. Flombaum. 2017. Grassland Communities and Ecosystems. in S. A. Levin, editor. Encyclopedia of Biodiversity Elsevier, New York. PDF
203. Flombaum, P., L. Yahdjian, and O. E. Sala. 2017. Global‐change drivers of ecosystem functioning modulated by natural variability and saturating responses. Global Change Biology 23: 503-511. PDF
202. Sala, O. E. 2016. How Scientists Can Help End the Land-Use Conflict. Bioscience 66: (11): 915. PDF
201. McKenna, O. and O. E. Sala. 2016. Biophysical controls over concentration and depth distribution of soil organic carbon and nitrogen in desert playas. Journal of Geophysical Research. Biogeosciences 121: 3019-3029. PDF
200. Estiarte, M., S. Vicca, J. Peñuelas, M. Bahn, C. Beier, B. Emmett, P. Fay, P. Hanson, R. Hasibeder, J. Kigel, G. Kröel-Dulay, K. Larsen, E. lellei-Kovács, J. Limousin, R. Ogaya, J. Ourcival, S. Reinsch, O.E. Sala, I. Schmidt, M. Sternberg, K. Tielbörger, A. Tietema, and I. Janssens. 2016. Few multi-year precipitation-reduction experiments find a shift in the productivity-precipitation relationship. Global Change Biology 22: 2570-2581. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13269 PDF
199. Gherardi, L., and O.E. Sala. 2015. Enhanced interannual precipitation variability increases plant functional diversity that in turn ameliorates negative impact on productivity. Ecology Letters 18: 1293-1300. PDF
198. Gherardi, L., and O.E. Sala. 2015. Enhanced precipitation variability decreases grass- and increases shrub-productivity. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences 112 (41): 12735-12740. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1506433112 PDF
197. Knapp, A. K., D. L. Hoover, K. Wilcox, M. Avolio, S. Koerner, K. La Pierre, M. Loik, Y. Luo, O. E. Sala, and M. D. Smith. 2015. Characterizing differences in precipitation regimes of extreme wet and dry years: Implications for climate change experiments. Global Change Biology (2015) 21, 2624–2633. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12888 PDF
196. Sala, O. E., L. Gherardi, and D. P. C. Peters. 2015. Enhanced Precipitation Variability Effects on Water Losses and Ecosystem Functioning: Differential Response of Arid and Mesic Regions. Climatic Change (2015) 131:213–227. doi: 10.1007/s10584-015-1389-z. PDF
195. Scheffer, M., J. Bascompte, T. Bjordam, S. Carpenter, L. B. Clarke, C. Folke, P. Marquet, N. M. Mazzeo, M., O. E. Sala, and F. Westley. 2015. Dual Thinking for Scientists. Ecology and Society 20(2): 3. doi.org/10.5751/ES-07434-200203 PDF
194. Vandegehuchte, M. L., Z. A. Sylvain, L. G. Reichmann, C. Milano de Tomasel, U. N. Nielsen, D. H. Wall, and O. E. Sala. 2015. Responses of a desert nematode community to changes in water availability. Ecosphere 6(3):44. http://dx.
doi.org/10.1890/ES14-00319.1 PDF
193. Yahdjian, L., O. E. Sala, and K. M. Havstad. 2015. Rangeland ecosystem services: shifting focus from supply to reconciling supply and demand. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13:44-51. PDF
192. Monger, C., O. E. Sala, M. Duniway, H. Goldfus, I. Meir, R. M. Poch, H. Throop, and E. R. Vivoni. 2015. Legacy effects in linked ecological-soil-geomorphic systems of drylands. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13:13-19. PDF
191. Peters, D. P. C., K. M. Havstad, S. Archer, and O. E. Sala. 2015. Beyond desertification: new paradigms for dryland landscapes. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13:4-12. PDF
190. Sala, O.E. and F.T. Maestre. 2014. Grass-woodland transitions: Determinants and consequences for ecosystem functioning and provisioning of services. Journal of Ecology 102:1357-1362. PDF
189. Anadón, J. D., O. E. Sala, and F. T. Maestre. 2014. Climate change will increase savannas at the expense of forests and treeless vegetation in tropical and subtropical Americas. Journal of Ecology 102: 1363-1373. PDF
188. Jobbágy, E. and O. E. Sala. 2014. The imprint of crop-choice on global nutrient needs. Environmental Research Letters 9 084014. PDF
187. Anadón, J. D., O. E. Sala, B. L. Turner, and E. M. Bennett. 2014. The effect of woody plant encroachment on livestock production: A comparison of North and South America. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences 111 (35): 12948–12953. PDF
186. Reichmann, L. G. and O. E. Sala. 2014. Differential sensitivities of grassland structural components to changes in precipitation mediate productivity response in a desert ecosystem. Functional Ecology doi: 10.1111/1365-2435. PDF
185. Sylvain, Z. A., D. H. Wall, K. L. Cherwin, D. P. C. Peter, L. G. Reichmann, and O. E. Sala. 2014. Soil animal responses to moisture availability are largely scale, not ecosystem dependent: Insight from a cross-site study. Global Change Biology 20: 2631-2643. PDF
184. Yahdjian, L., L. Gherardi, and O.E. Sala. 2014. Grasses have larger response than shrubs to increased nitrogen availability: A fertilization experiment in the Patagonian steppe. Journal of Arid Environments 102: 17-20. PDF
183. Herrick, J. E., O. E. Sala, and J. W. Karl. 2013. Land degradation and climate change: a sin of omission? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 11:283-283. PDF
182. Flombaum, P., O. E. Sala, and E. B. Rastetter. 2013. Interactions among resource partitioning, sampling effect, and facilitation on the biodiversity effect: a modeling approach. Oecologia doi:10.1007/s00442-013-2775-8 PDF
181. Gherardi, L. A., O. E. Sala, and L. Yahdjian. 2013. Preference for different inorganic-nitrogen forms among plant-functional types and species of the Patagonian steppe. Oecologia 173: 1075-1081. PDF
180. Gherardi, L. and O. E. Sala. 2013. Automated rainfall manipulation system: A reliable and inexpensive tool for ecologists. Ecosphere 4 (2): art 18. PDF
179. Sala, O. E., L. Vivanco, and P. Flombaum. Grassland Ecosystems. 2013. Vol 4 Pages 1-7 in S. A. Levin, editor. Encyclopedia of Biodiversity (Second Edition). Academic Press. PDF
178. Peters, D. P. C., S. A. Archer, B. T. Bestelmeyer, M. L. Brooks, J. R. Brown, A. C. Comrie, H. R. Gimblett, J. H. Goldstein, K. M. Havstad, L. López-Hoffman, H. C. Monger, G. S. Okin, A. Rango, O. E. Sala, E. R. Vivoni, and C. E. Tweedie. Desertification of rangelands. Pages 239-258 in T. R. Seastedt and Suding K.N., editors. 2013. Ecosystem Functions and Services. Elsevier. PDF
177. Reichmann, L. G., O. E. Sala, and D. P. C. Peters. 2013. Water controls on nitrogen transformations and stocks in an arid ecosystem. Ecosphere. 4(1):11. PDF
176. Reichmann, L. G., O. E. Sala, and D. P. C. Peters. 2013. Precipitation legacies in desert-grassland primary production occur through previous-year tiller density. Ecology 94: 435-443 PDF
175. Sala, O. E., L. Gherardi, L. Reichmann, E. Jobbágy, and D. Peters. 2012. Legacies of precipitation fluctuations on primary production: Theory and data synthesis. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 367: 3135-3144. PDF
174. Schwartz, M. W., J. J. Hellmann, J. M. McLachlan, D.F. Sax, J. O. Borevitz, J. Brennan, A. E. Camacho, G. Ceballos, J. R. Clark, H. Doremus, R. Early, J. R. Etterson, D. Fielder, J. L. Gill, P. Gonzalez, N. Green, L. Hannah, D. W. Jamieson, D. Javeline, B. A. Minteer, J. Odenbaugh, S. Polasky, D. M. Richardson, T. L. Root, H. D. Safford, O. E. Sala, S. H. Schneider, A. R. Thompson, J. W. Williams, M. Vellend, P. Vitt, and S. Zellmer. 2012. Managed Relocation: integrating the scientific, regulatory and ethical challenges Bioscience 62:732-743. PDF
173. Yao, J., O. E. Sala, and D. Peters. 2012. Cross-site studies “by design”: Experiments and observations that provide new insights.in D. P. C. Peters, C. Laney, A. Lugo, S. Collins, C. Driscoll, P. Groffman, J. Grove, A. Knapp, T. Kratz, M. Ohman, R. Waide, and J. Yao, editors. Long-Term Trends in Ecological Systems: A Basis for Understanding Responses to Global Change. USDA Agricultural Research Service, Washington, DC, USA. PDF
172. Sala, O. E., R. A. Golluscio, W. K. Lauenroth, and P. A. Roset. 2012. Contrasting Nutrient-Capture Strategies in Shrubs and Grasses of a Patagonian Arid Ecosystem. Journal of Arid Environments 82: 130-135. PDF
171. Peters, D. P. C., J. Yao, O. E. Sala, and J. Anderson. 2012. Directional Climate Change and Potential Reversal of Desertification in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems. Global Change Biology 18-151-163. PDF
170. Flombaum, P. and O. E. Sala. 2012. Effects of plant species traits on ecosystem processes: Experiments in the Patagonian steppe. Ecology 93 (2): 227-234. PDF
169. Throop, H., L. Reichmann, O. E. Sala, and S. Archer. 2012. Response of dominant grass and shrub species to water manipulation: An ecophysiological basis for shrub invasion in a Chihuahuan Desert Grassland. Oecologia 169:373-383. PDF
168. Montti, L., P. I. Campanello, M. G. Gatti, C. Blundo, A. T. Austin, O. E. Sala, and G. Goldstein. 2011. Understory bamboo flowering provides a very narrow light window of opportunity for canopy-tree recruitment in a neotropical forest of Misiones, Argentina. Forest Ecology and Management. 262:1360-1369. PDF
167. Yahdjian, L., L. Gherardi, and O. E. Sala. 2011. Nitrogen limitation in arid-subhumid ecosystems: A meta-analysis of fertilization studies. Journal Arid Environments 75:675-680. PDF
166. Yahdjian, L. and O. E. Sala. 2011. El Futuro de los Pastizales Sudamericanos. Interciencia 36 (2): 153-159. PDF
165. Flombaum, P. and O. E. Sala. 2011. Efectos de la biodiversidad sobre el funcionamiento de los ecosistemas. Pages 49-62. In J.A. Simonetti and R. Dirzo, editors. Conservación Biológica: Perspectivas desde América Latina. Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Chile, Santiago. PDF
164. Yahdjian, L. and O. E. Sala. 2010. Size of Precipitation Pulses Controls Nitrogen Transformations and Losses in an Arid Patagonian Steppe. Ecosystems 13:575-585. PDF
163. Richardson, D. M., J. Hellmann, J. McLachlan, D. Sax, M. Schwartz, J. Brennan, P. Gonzalez, T. Root, O. E. Sala, S. Schneider, D. Ashe, A. Camacho, J. Rappaport Clark, R. Early, J. Etterson, D. Fielder, J. Gill, B. Minteer, S. Polasky, H. Safford, A. Thompson, and M. Vellend. 2009. Multidimensional evaluation of managed relocation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106: 9721-9724. PDF
162. Downs, M., and O. E. Sala. 2009. Grasslands.Pages 614-618 in S. A. Levin, editor. The Princeton Guide to Ecology. Princeton University Press, Princeton. PDF
161. Zaller, J. G., Caldwell MM, Flint SD, Ballaré C, Scopel A, and O. E. Sala. 2009. Solar UV-B and warming affect decomposition and earthworms in a fen ecosystem in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Global Change Biology 15:2493-2502. PDF
160. Golluscio, R. A., A. Austin, G. C. García Martínez, M. Gonzalez-Polo, O. E. Sala, and R. B. Jackson. 2009. Sheep grazing decreases organic carbon and nitrogen pools in the Patagonian steppe: combination of direct and indirect effects. Ecosystems 12:686-697. PDF
159. Marchesini, V. A., O. E. Sala, and A. T. Austin. 2009. Ecological consequences of a massive flowering event of bamboo (Chusquea culeou) in a temperate forest of Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vegetation Science 20:424-432. PDF
158. Sala, O. E., D. Sax, and H. Leslie. 2009. Biodiversity Consequences of Increased Biofuel production. Pages 127-137 in R. W. Howarth and S. Bringezu, editors. Biofuels: Environmental Consequences and Interactions with Changing Land Use. Cornell University Press, Ithaca. PDF
157. Howarth, R. W., S. Bringezu, L. Martinelli, R. Santoro, D. Messem, and O. E. Sala. 2009. Introduction: Biofuels and the Environment in the 21st Century. Pages 15-36 in R. W. Howarth and S. Bringezu, editors. Biofuels: Environmental Consequences and Interactions with Changing Land Use. Cornell University Press, Ithaca. PDF
156. Ojima, D., C. Field, P. Leadley, O. E. Sala, D. Messem, J. Petersen, J. Born, L. VanWey, and M. Wright. 2009. Mitigation Strategies: Biofuel Development Considerations to Minimize Impacts on the Socio-Environmental System. Pages 287-302 in R. W. Howarth and S. Bringezu, editors. Biofuels: Environmental Consequences and Interactions with Changing Land Use. Cornell University Press, Ithaca. PDF
155. Flombaum, P. and O. E. Sala. 2009. Cover is a good predictor of aboveground biomass in arid systems. Journal of Arid Environments 73: 597-598. PDF
154. Sala, O. E., L. A. Meyerson, and C. Parmesan, editors. 2009. Biodiversity Change and Human Health: From Ecosystem Services to Spread of Disease. Island Press, Washington, DC.
153. Sala, O. E., L. A. Meyerson, and C. Parmesan. 2009. Changes in biodiversity and their consequences for human health. Pages 1-12 in O. E. Sala, L. A. Meyerson, and C. Parmesan, editors. Biodiversity Change and Human Health: From Ecosystem Services to Spread of Disease. Island Press, Washington DC. PDF
152. Meyerson, L. A., O. E. Sala, A. Froment, C. Friedman, K. Hund-Rinke, P. Martens, A. Mazumder, A. Purohit, M. Thomas, and A. Wilby. 2009. Sustainable allocation of biodiversity to improve human health and well-being. Pages 83-98 in O. E. Sala, L. A. Meyerson, and C. Parmesan, editors. Biodiversity Change and Human Health: From Ecosystem Services to Spread of Disease. Island Press, Washington DC. PDF
151. Meyerson, F. A. B., L. A. Meyerson, C. Parmesan, and O. E. Sala. 2009. Human health, biodiversity and ecosystem services: the intertwined challenging future. Pages 281-285 in O. E. Sala, L. A. Meyerson, and C. Parmesan, editors. Biodiversity Change and Human Health: From Ecosystem Services to Spread of Disease. Island Press, Washington, DC. PDF
150. Lauenroth, W. K., D. G. Milchunas, O. E. Sala, I. Burke, and J. A. Morgan. 2008. Net Primary Production in the Shortgrass Steppe. Pages 270-305 in W. K. Lauenroth and I. Burke, editors. Ecology of the Shortgrass Steppe. Oxford University Press, Oxford. PDF
149. Melillo, J. M., and O. E. Sala. 2008. Ecosystem Services. Pages 75-115 in E. Chivian and A. Bernstein, editors. Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity. Oxford University Press, Oxford. PDF
148. Flombaum, P., and O. E. Sala. 2008. Higher effect of plant species diversity on productivity in natural than artificial ecosystems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105: 6087-6090. PDF
147. Yahdjian, L., and O. E. Sala. 2008. Climate Change Impacts on South American Rangelands. Rangelands. DOI: 10.2111/1551-501X(2008)30[34:CCIOSA]2.0.CO;2. PDF
146. Armas, C., F. I. Pugnaire, and O. E. Sala. 2008. Patch structure dynamics and mechanisms of cyclical succession in a Patagonian steppe (Argentina). Journal of Arid Environments 72:1552-1561. PDF
145. Cipriotti, P. A., P. Flombaum, O. E. Sala, and M. Aguiar. 2008. Does drought control emergence and survival of grass seedlings in semia-arid rangelands? An example with a Patagonian species. Journal Arid Environments 72:162-174. PDF
144. Cid, M. S., C. M. Ferri, M. A. Brizuela, and O. E. Sala. 2008. Structural heterogeneity and productivity of a tall fescue pasture grazed rotationally by cattle at four stocking densities. Grassland Science 54: 9-16. PDF
143. Yahdjian, L., and O. E. Sala. 2008. Do litter decomposition and nitrogen mineralization show the same trend in the response to dry and wet years in the Patagonian steppe? Journal Arid Environments 72: 687-695. PDF
142. Flombaum, P., and O. E. Sala. 2007. A non-destructive and rapid method to estimate biomass and aboveground net primary production in arid environments. Journal Arid Environments 69:352-358. PDF
141. Knapp, A. K., J. M. Briggs, D. L. Childers, and O. E. Sala. 2007. Estimating Aboveground Net Primary Production in Grassland and Herbaceous Dominated Ecosystems. Pages 27-48 in T. J. Fahey and A. K. Knapp, editors. Principles and Standards for Measuring Primary Production. Oxford University Press, Oxford. PDF
140. Peters, D., O. Sala, C. Allen, A. Covich, and M. Brunson. 2007. Cascading events in linked ecological and socio-economic systems: Predicting change in an uncertain world. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment: 5 (4): 221-224. PDF
139. Yahdjian, L. and O.E. Sala. 2006. Vegetation structure constrains primary production response to increased water availability in the Patagonian steppe of Argentina. Ecology 87:952-962. PDF
138. Chapin, F. S., G. M. Woodwell, J. T. Randerson, E. B. Rastetter, G. M. Lovett, D. D. Baldocchi, D. A. Clark, M. E. Harmon, D. S. Schimel, R. Valentini, C. Wirth, J. D. Aber, J. J. Cole, M. L. Goulden, J. W. Harden, M. Heimann, R. W. Howarth, P. A. Matson, A. D. McGuire, J. M. Melillo, H. A. Mooney, J. C. Neff, R. A. Houghton, M. L. Pace, M. G. Ryan, S. W. Running, O. E. Sala, W. H. Schlesinger, and E.-D. Schulze. 2006. Reconciling Carbon-cycle Concepts, Terminology, and Methods. Ecosystems 9:1041-1050. PDF
137. Sala, O.E. and R. B. Jackson. 2006. Determinants of biodiversity change: Ecological tools for building scenarios. Ecology: 87: 1875-1876. PDF
136. Dobson, A., D. Lodge, J. Alder, G. S. Cumming, J. Keymer, J. McGlade, H. Mooney, J. A. Rusak, O. E. Sala, V. Wolters, D. H. Wall, R. Winfree, and M. Xenopoulos. 2006. Habitat loss, trophic collapse and the decline of ecosystem services. Ecology: 87: 1915-1924. PDF
135. Austin, A. T., O.E. Sala, and R. B. Jackson. 2006. Inhibition of nitrification alters carbon turnover in the Patagonian steppe. Ecosystems 9: 1257-1265. PDF
134 Crisci, J., O.E. Sala, L. Katinas, P. Posadas. 2006. Bridging historical and ecological approaches in biogeography. Australian Systematic Botany 19:1-10. PDF
133. Van Vuuren, D.P., O.E. Sala and H.M. Pereira. 2006. The future of vascular plant diversity under four global scenarios. Ecology and Society11 (2): 25. PDF
132. Yahdjian, L., O. E. Sala, and A. T. Austin. 2006. Differential controls of water input on litter decomposition and nitrogen dynamics in the Patagonian Steppe. Ecosystems 9:128-141. PDF
131. Sala, O. E., D. van Vuuren, H. Pereira, D. Lodge, J. Alder, G. S. Cumming, A. Dobson, V. Wolters, and M. Xenopoulos. 2005. Biodiversity across Scenarios. Pages 375-408 in S. R. Carpenter, P. L. Pingali, E. M. Bennett, and M. Zurek, editors. Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Scenarios. Island Press, Washington DC. PDF
130. Kareiva, P., J. B. R. Agard, J. Alder, E. M. Bennett, C. Butler, S. R. Carpenter, W. Cheung, G. S. Cumming, R. Defries, B. de Vries, R. E. Dickinson, A. Dobson, J. Foley, J. Geoghegan, B. Holland, P. Kabat, J. Keymer, A. Kleidon, D. Lodge, S. Manson, J. McGlade, H. Mooney, A. Parma, M. Pascual, H. Pereira, M. Rosegrant, C. Ringler, O. E. Sala, B. L. Turner, D. van Vuuren, D. H. Wall, P. Wilkinson, and V. Wolters. 2005. State of the Art in Simulating Future Changes in Ecosystem Services. Pages 71-115 in S. R. Carpenter, P. Pingali, E. M. Bennett, and M. Zurek, editors. Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Scenarios. Island Press, Washington DC. PDF
129. Alcamo, J., D. Van Vuuren, and C. Ringler. 2005. Methodology for Devoloping the MA Scenarios. Pages 145-172 in S. R. Carpenter, P. Pingali, E. M. Bennett, and M. Zurek, editors. Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Scenarios. Island Press, Washington, DC. PDF
128. Adler, P. B., D. G. Milchunas, O. E. Sala, I. C. Burke, and W. K. Lauenroth. 2005. Plant traits and ecosystem grazing effects: Comparison of U.S. sagebrush steppe and Patagonian steppe. Ecological Applications 15:774-792. PDF
127. Pancotto, V. A., O. E. Sala, T. M. Robson, M. M. Caldwell, and A. L. Scopel. 2005. Direct and indirect effects of solar ultraviolet-B radiation on long-term decomposition. Global Change Biology 11: 1982-1989. PDF
126. Cumming, G. S., J. Alcamo, O. E. Sala, R. Swart, E. M. Bennett, and M. Zurek. 2005. Are existing global scenarios consistent with ecological feedbacks? Ecosystems 8:143-152. PDF
125. Meyerson, L. A., J. Baron, J. M. Melillo, R. J. Naiman, R. I. O’Malley, G. Orians, M. A. Palmer, A. S. P. Pfaff, S. W. Running, and O. E. Sala. 2005. Aggregate measures of ecosystem services: can we take the pulse of nature? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3:56-59. PDF
124. Huxman, T. E., M. D. Smith, P. A. Fay, A. K. Knapp, M. R. Shaw, M. E. Loik, S. D. Smith, D. T. Tissue, J. C. Zak, J. F. Weltzin, W. T. Pockman, O. E. Sala, B. Haddad, J. Harte, G. W. Koch, S. Schwinning, E. E. Small, and D. G. Williams. 2004. Convergence across biomes to a common rain-use efficiency. Nature 429:651-654. PDF
123. Lauenroth, W. K., H. E. Epstein, J. M. Paruelo, I. C. Burke, M. R. Aguiar, and O. E. Sala. 2004. Potential effects of climate change on the temperate zones of North and South America. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 77:439-453. PDF
122. Schwinning, S., and O. E. Sala. 2004. Hierarchy of responses to resource pulses in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. Oecologia 141: 211-220. PDF
121. Schwinning, S., O. E. Sala, M. Loik, and J. Ehleringer. 2004. Thresholds, memory, and seasonality: understanding pulse dynamics in arid/semiarid ecosystems. Oecologia 141: 191-193. PDF
120. Robson, T. M., V. A. Pancotto, C. L. Ballaré, O. E. Sala, A. L. Scopel, and M. M. Caldwell. 2004. Reduction of solar UV-B mediates changes in the Sphagnum capitulum microenvironment and the peatland microfungal community. Oecologia 140:480-490. PDF
119. Adler, P. B., D. G. Milchunas, W. K. Lauenroth, O. E. Sala, and I. C. Burke. 2004. Functional traits of graminoids in semi-arid steppes: a test of grazing histories. Journal of Applied Ecology 41:653-663. PDF
118. Zaller, J. G., P. S. Searles, M. M. Caldwell, S. D. Flint, A. L. Scopel, and O. E. Sala. 2004. Growth responses to ultraviolet-B radiation of two Carex species dominating an Argentinean fen ecosystem. Basic and Applied Ecology 5: 153-162. PDF
117. Giordano, C. V., T. Mori, O. E. Sala, A. L. Scopel, M. M. Caldwell, and C. L. Ballaré. 2003. Functional acclimation to solar UV-B radiation in Gunnera magellanica, a native plant species of southernmost Patagonia. Plant Cell and Environment 26: 2027-2036. PDF
116. López, N. I., A. T. Austin, O. E. Sala, and B. S. Méndez. 2003. Controls on nitrification in a water-limited ecosystem: experimental inhibition of ammonia-oxidising bacteria in the Patagonian steppe. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 35: 1609-1613. PDF
115. Zaller, J. G., P. S. Searles, M. C. Rousseaux, S. D. Flint, M. M. Caldwell, O. E. Sala, C. L. Ballaré, and A. L. Scopel. 2003. Solar ultraviolet-B radiation can affect slug-feeding preference for some plant species native to a fen ecosystem in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Plant Ecology. 169: 43-51. PDF
114. Ollinger, S., O. E. Sala, G. Agren, B. Berg, E. Davidson, C. B. Field, M. Lerdau, J. Neff, M. Scholes, and R. Sterner. 2003. New frontiers in the study of element interactions. Pages 63-91 In J. M. Melillo, C. B. Field, and B. Moldan, editors. Interactions of the major biogeochemical cycles: Global change and human impacts. Island Press, Washington, DC. PDF
113. Robson, T. M., V. A. Pancotto, S. D. Flint, C. L. Ballaré, O. E. Sala, A. L. Scopel, and M. M. Caldwell. 2003. Six years of solar UV-B manipulations affect growth of Sphagnum and vascular plants in a Tierra del Fuego peatland. New Phytologist 160: 379-389. PDF
112. Pancotto, V. A., O. E. Sala, M. Cabello, N. I. López, T. M. Robson, C. L. Ballare, M. M. Caldwell, and A. L. Scopel. 2003. Solar UV-B decreases decomposition in herbaceous plant litter in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina: Potential role of an altered decomposer community. Global Change Biology 9:1465-1474. PDF
111. Sala, O.E. 2003. Almost all about biodiversity. Science 299: 1521. PDF
110. Veron, S. R., J. M. Paruelo, O.E. Sala, and W.K. Lauenroth. 2002. Environmental controls of primary production in agricultural systems of the Argentine Pampas. Ecosystems. 5: 625-635. PDF
109. Yahdjian, L., and O. E. Sala. 2002. A rainout shelter design for intercepting different amounts of rainfall. Oecologia 133:95-101. PDF
108. Loreau, M., A. Downing, M. Emmerson, A. Gonzalez, J. Hughes, P. Inchausti, J. Joshi, J. Norberg, and O. E. Sala. 2002. A new look at the relationship between diversity and stability. Pages 79-91. In M. Loreau, S. Naeem, and P. Inchausti, editors. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: synthesis and perspectives. Oxford University Press, Oxford. PDF
107. Zaller, J. G., M. M. Caldwell, S. D. Flint, A. L. Scopel, O. E. Sala, and C. L. Ballaré. 2002. Solar UV-B radiation affects below-ground parameters in a fen ecosystem in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina: implications of stratospheric ozone depletion. Global Change Biology. 8: 867-871. PDF
106. Folgarait, P. J., and O. E. Sala. 2002. Granivory rates by rodents, insects, and birds at different microsites in the Patagonian steppe. Ecography. 25: 417-427. PDF
105. Austin, A. T., and O. E. Sala. 2002. Carbon and nitrogen dynamics across a natural precipitation gradient in Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vegetation Science. 13: 351-360. PDF
104. Jobbágy, E., O. E. Sala, and J. M. Paruelo. 2002. Patterns and controls of primary production in the Patagonian steppe: a remote sensing approach. Ecology. 83:307-319. PDF
103. Loreti, J., M. Oesterheld, and O. E. Sala. 2001. Lack of intraspecific variation in resistance to defoliation in a grass that evolved under light grazing pressure. Plant Ecology 157:195-202. PDF
102. Paruelo, J. M., E. G. Jobbágy, and O. E. Sala. 2001. Current distribution of ecosystem functional types in temperate South America. Ecosystems 4:683-698. PDF
101. Ballaré, C. L., M. C. Rousseaux, P. S. Searles, J. G. Zaller, C. V. Giordano, T. M. Robson, M. M. Caldwell, O. E. Sala, and A. L. Scopel. 2001. Impacts of solar ultraviolet-B radiation on terrestrial ecosystems of Tierra del Fuego (southern Argentina). Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology 62:67-77. PDF
100. Sala, O. E., F. S. Chapin, and E. Huber-Sannwald. 2001. Potential biodiversity change: global patterns and biome comparisons. Pages 351-367 in F. S. Chapin, O. E. Sala, and E. Huber-Sannwald, editors. Global Biodiversity in a Changing Environment: Scenarios for the 21st Century. Springer Verlag, New York. PDF
99. Sala, O. E. 2001. Temperate Grasslands. Pages 121-137 in F. S. Chapin, O. E. Sala, and E. Huber-Sannwald, editors. Global Biodiversity in a Changing Environment: Scenarios for the 21st Century. Springer Verlag, New York. PDF
98. Chapin III, F. S., O. E. Sala, and E. Huber-Sannwald. 2001. The future of biodiversity in a changing world. Pages 1-4 in F. S. Chapin, O. E. Sala, and E. Huber Sannwald, editors. Global Biodiversity in a Changing Environment: Scenarios for the 21st Century. Springer Verlag, New York. PDF
97. Chapin III, F. S., O. E. Sala, and E. Huber-Sannwald, editors. 2001. Global Biodiversity in a Changing Environment: Scenarios for the 21st Century. Springer-Verlag, New York. Buy book
96. Clark, J. S., S. R. Carpenter, M. Barber, S. Collins, A. Dobson, J. Foley, D. Lodge, M. Pascual, R. Pielke, W. Pizer, C. Pringle, W. V. Reid, K. A. Rose, O. E. Sala, W. Schlesinger, D. H. Wall, and D. Wear. 2001. Ecological Forecasts: an Emerging Imperative. Science 293:657-660. PDF
95. Sala, O. E. 2001. Productivity of temperate grasslands. Pages 285-300 in J. Roy, B. Saugier, and H. A. Mooney, editors. Terrestrial Global Productivity. Academic Press, San Diego. PDF
94. Rousseaux, M. C., A. L. Scopel, P. S. Searles, M. M. Caldwell, O. E. Sala, and C. L. Ballaré. 2001. Responses to solar ultraviolet-B radiation in a shrub-dominated natural ecosystem of Tierra del Fuego (southern Argentina). Global Change Biology 7:467-478. PDF
93. Sala, O. E. 2001. Price put on biodiversity. Nature 412:34-36. PDF
92. Oesterheld, M., J. Loreti, M. Semmartin, and O. E. Sala. 2001. Inter-annual variation in primary production of a semi-arid grassland related to previous-year production. Journal of Vegetation Science 12:137-142. PDF
91. Sala, O. E., A. T. Austin, and L. Vivanco. 2001. Temperate grassland and shrubland ecosystems. Pages 627-635 in S. Levin, editor. Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. Academic Press, San Diego. PDF
90. Paruelo, J. M., O. E. Sala, and A. B. Beltrán. 2000. Long term dynamics of water and carbon in semi-arid ecosystems: A gradient analysis in the Patagonian Steppe. Plant Ecology 150:133-143. PDF
89. Wolters, V., W. L. Silver, D. E. Bignell, D. C. Coleman, P. Lavelle, W. van der Putten, P. de Ruiter, J. Rusek, D. H. Wall, D. A. Wardle, L. Brussaard, J. M. Dangerfield, V. K. Brown, K. Giller, D. U. Hooper, O. E. Sala, J. Tiedje, and J. A. van Veen. 2000. Effects of global changes on above and belowground biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems: implications for ecosystem functioning. BioScience 50:1089-1098. PDF
88. Sala, O. E., and A. T. Austin. 2000. Methods of estimating aboveground net primary production. Pages 31-43 in O. E. Sala, R. B. Jackson, H. A. Mooney, and R. W. Howarth, editors. Methods in Ecosystem Science. Springer Verlag, New York. PDF
87. Sala, O. E., R. B. Jackson, H. A. Mooney, and R. W. Howarth. 2000. Methods in ecosystem science: progress, tradeoffs, and limitations. Pages 1-3 in O. E. Sala, R. B. Jackson, H. A. Mooney, and R. W. Howarth, editors. Methods in Ecosystem Science. Springer Verlag, New York. PDF
86. Sala, O. E., R. B. Jackson, H. A. Mooney, and R. W. Howarth, editors. 2000. Methods in Ecosystem Science. Springer Verlag, New York. Buy book
85. Chapin, F. S., E. S. Zavaleta, V. T. Eviner, R. L. Naylor, P. M. Vitousek, H. L. Reynolds, D. U. Hooper, S. Lavorel, O. E. Sala, S. E. Hobbie, M. C. Mack, and S. Diaz. 2000. Consequences of changing biodiversity. Nature 405:234-242. PDF
84. Jobbágy, E., and O. E. Sala. 2000. Controls of grass and shrub aboveground production in the Patagonian steppe. Ecological Applications 10:541-549. PDF
83. Jackson, R. B., H. J. Schenk, E. G. Jobbágy, J. Canadell, G. D. Colello, R. E. Dickinson, C. B. Field, P. Friedlingstein, M. Heimann, K. Hibbard, D. W. Kicklighter, A. Kleidon, R. P. Neilson, W. J. Parton, O. E. Sala, and M. T. Sykes. 2000. Belowground consequences of vegetation change and their treatment in models. Ecological Applications 10:470-483. PDF
82. Sala, O. E., F. S. Chapin, J. J. Armesto, E. Berlow, J. Bloomfield, R. Dirzo, E. Huber- Sanwald, L. F. Huenneke, R. B. Jackson, A. Kinzig, R. Leemans, D. M. Lodge, H. A. Mooney, M. Oesterheld, N. L. Poff, M. T. Sykes, B. H. Walker, M. Walker, and D. H. Wall. 2000. Global biodiversity scenarios for the year 2100. Science 287:1770-1774. PDF
81. Aguiar, M., and O. E. Sala. 1999. Patch structure, dynamics, and implications for the functioning of arid ecosystems. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 14:273-277. PDF
80. Austin, A. T., and O. E. Sala., 1999. Foliar δ15N is negatively correlated with rainfall along the IGBP transect in Australia. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 26:293-295. PDF
79. Paruelo, J., W. K. Lauenroth, I. Burke, and O. E. Sala. 1999. Grassland precipitation-use efficiency varies across a resource gradient. Ecosystems 2:64-68. PDF
78. Sala, O. E., F. S. Chapin III, R. H. Gardner, W. K. Lauenroth, H. A. Mooney, and P. S. Ramakrishnan. 1999. Global change, biodiversity and ecological complexity. Pages 304-328 in B. H. Walker, W. L. Steffen, J. Canadell, and J. S. I. Ingram, editors. The Terrestrial Biosphere and Global Change: Implications for Natural and Managed Ecosystems. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. PDF
77. Paruelo, J., E. Jobbágy, and O. E. Sala. 1998. Biozones of Patagonia (Argentina). Ecología Austral 8:145-153. PDF
76. Paruelo, J., A. Beltrán, E. Jobbágy, O. E. Sala, and R. Golluscio. 1998. The climate of Patagonia: general patterns amd controls on biotic processes. Ecología Austral 8:85-101. PDF
75. Aguiar, M., and O. E. Sala. 1998. Interactions among grasses, shrubs, and herbivores in Patagonian grass-shrub steppes. Ecología Austral 8:201-210. PDF
74. Schulze, E., M. Caldwell, J. Canadell, H. A. Mooney, R. B. Jackson, D. Parson, R. Scholes, O. E. Sala, and P. Trimborn. 1998. Downward flux of water through roots (i.e. inverse hydraulic lift) in dry Kalahari sands. Oecologia 115:460-462. PDF
73. Golluscio, R., O. E. Sala, and W. K. Lauenroth. 1998. Differential use of large summer rainfall events by shrubs and grasses: a manipulative experiment in the Patagonian steppe. Oecologia 115:17-25. PDF
72. Paruelo, J., E. Jobbágy, O. E. Sala, W. K. Lauenroth, and I. Burke. 1998. Functional and structural convergence of temperate grassland and shrubland ecosystems. Ecological Applications 8:194-206. PDF
71. Jackson, R. B., O. E. Sala, J. M. Paruelo, and H. A. Mooney. 1998. Ecosystem water fluxes for two grasslands in elevated CO2: a modeling analysis. Oecologia 113:537-546. PDF
70. Chapin, F. S. I., O. E. Sala, I. C. Burke, J. P. Grime, D. U. Hooper, W. K. Lauenroth, A. Lombard, H. A. Mooney, A. R. Mosier, S. Naeem, S. W. Pacala, J. Roy, W. Steffen, and D. Tilman. 1998. Ecosystem consequences of changing biodiversity. BioScience 48: 45-52. PDF
69. Chapin, F. S., B. H. Walker, R. J. Hobbs, D. U. Hooper, J. H. Lawton, O. E. Sala, and D. Tilman. 1997. Biotic controls over the functioning of ecosystems. Science 277: 500-504. PDF
68. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth, and R. A. Golluscio. 1997. Plant functional types in temperate semi-arid regions. Pages 217-233 in T. M. Smith, H. H. Shugart, and F. I. Woodward, editors. Plant Functional Types. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. PDF
67. Aguiar, M. R., and O. E. Sala. 1997. Seed distribution constrains the dynamics of the Patagonian steppe. Ecology 78:93-100. PDF
66. Sala, O. E., and J. M. Paruelo. 1997. Ecosystem services in grasslands. Pages 237-252 in G. C. Daily, editor. Nature’s Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems. Island Press, Washington, D.C. PDF
65. Schulze, E. D., H. A. Mooney, O. E. Sala, E. Jobbágy, N. Buchmann, G. Bauer, J. Canadell, R. B. Jackson, J. Loreti, M. Oesterheld, and J. R. Ehleringer. 1996. Rooting depth, water availability, and vegetation cover along an aridity gradient in Patagonia. Oecologia 108: 503-511. PDF
64. Canadell, J., R. B. Jackson, J. R. Ehleringer, H. A. Mooney, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze. 1996. Maximum rooting depth of vegetation types at the global scale. Oecologia 108: 583-606. PDF
63. Jackson, R. B., J. Canadell, J. R. Ehleringer, H. A. Mooney, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze. 1996. A global analysis of root distributions for terrestrial biomes. Oecologia 108:389-411. PDF
62. Sala, O. E. 1996. Global change and ecological complexity. Pages 341-345 in B. Walker, and W. Steffen, editors. Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. PDF
61. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth, and I. C. Burke. 1996. Carbon budgets of temperate grasslands and the effects of global change. Pages 101-119 in A. Breymeyer, D. O. Hall, J. M. Melillo, and G. I. Agren, editors. Global Change: Effects on Coniferous Forests and Grasslands. John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, New York. PDF
60. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth, S. J. McNaughton, G. Rusch, and X. Zhang. 1996. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in grasslands. Pages 129-149 in H. A. Mooney, J. H. Cushman, E. Medina, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze, editors. Functional Role of Biodiversity: A Global Perspective. J. Wiley and Sons, Chichester. PDF
59. Mooney, H. A., J. H. Cushman, E. Medina, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze. 1996. Conclusions. Pages 475-484 in H. A. Mooney, J. H. Cushman, E. Medina, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze, editors. Functional Roles of Biodiversity: A Global Perspective. J. Wiley and Sons, Chichester. PDF
58. Mooney, H. A., J. H. Cushman, E. Medina, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze. 1996. Introduction. Pages 1-6 in H. A. Mooney, J. H. Cushman, E. Medina, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze, editors. Functional Roles of Biodiversity: A Global Perspective. J. Wiley and Sons, Chichester. PDF
57. Mooney, H. A., J. H. Cushman, E. Medina, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze, Editors. 1996. Functional Roles of Biodiversity: A Global Perspective. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester. PDF
56. Sala, O. E., and M. R. Aguiar. 1996. Origin, maintenance, and ecosystem effect of vegetation patches in arid lands. Pages 29-32 in N. West, editor. Rangelands in a Sustainable Biosphere. Society for Range Management, Denver. PDF
55. Aguiar, M. R., J. M. Paruelo, O. E. Sala, and W. K. Lauenroth. 1996. Ecosystem responses to changes in plant functional type composition: an example from the Patagonian steppe. Journal of Vegetation Science 7:381-390. PDF
54. Melillo, J. M., I. C. Prentice, G. D. Farquhar, E. D. Schulze, and O. E. Sala. 1996. Terrestrial biotic responses to environmental change and feedbacks to climate. Pages 444-481 in J. T. Houghton, L. G. Meira Filho, B. A. Callander, N. Harris, A. Kattenberg, and K. Maskells, editors. Climate Change 1995: The Science of Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. PDF
53. Parton, W., J. Scurlock, D. Ojima, D. Schimel, D. Hall, M. Coughenour, E. Garcia Moya, T. Gilmanov, A. Kamnalrut, J. Kinyamario, T. Kirchner, T. Kittel, J. Menaut, O. E. Sala, R. Scholes, and J. van Veen. 1995. Impact of climate change on grassland production and soil carbon worldwide. Global Change Biology 1:13-22. PDF
52. Paruelo, J. M., W. K. Lauenroth, H. E. Epstein, I. C. Burke, M. R. Aguiar, and O. E. Sala. 1995. Regional climatic similarities in the temperate zones of North and South America. Journal of Biogeography 22:2689-2699. PDF
51. Jackson, R. B., Y. Luo, Z. G. Cardon, O. E. Sala, C. B. Field, and H. A. Mooney. 1995. Photosynthesis, growth and density for the dominant species in a CO2-enriched grassland. Journal of Biogeography 22:221-225. PDF
50. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth, S. J. McNaughton, G. Rusch, and X. Zhang. 1995. Temperate grasslands. Pages 361-366 in H. A. Mooney, J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo and O. E. Sala, editors. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. PDF
49. Sala, O. E. 1995. Human-induced perturbations, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Pages 318-323 in H. A. Mooney, J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo and O. E. Sala, editors. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. PDF
48. Cushman, J., R. Dirzo, A. Janetos, J. Lubchenco, H. A. Mooney, and O. E. Sala. 1995. Conclusions. Pages 446-452 in H. Mooney, J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo, and O. E. Sala, editors. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Ecosystem analyses. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. PDF
47. Cushman, J., R. Dirzo, A. Janetos, J. Lubchenco, H. A. Mooney, and O. E. Sala. 1995. Introduction. Page 335 in H. A. Mooney, J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo, and O. E. Sala, editors. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Ecosystem Analyses. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. PDF
46. Cushman, J., R. Dirzo, A. Janetos, J. Lubchenco, H. A. Mooney, and O. E. Sala. 1995. Conclusions. Pages 323-325 in H. A. Mooney, J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo, and O. E. Sala, editors. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Basic Principles. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. PDF
45. Cushman, J., R. Dirzo, A. Janetos, J. Lubchenco, H. A. Mooney, and O. E. Sala. 1995. Introduction. Pages 281-282 in H. A. Mooney, J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo, and O. E. Sala, editors. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Basic Principles. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. PDF
44. Mooney, H. A., J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo, and O. E. Sala. 1995. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: ecosystem analyses, section 6. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. PDF part {1}{2}{3}
43. Mooney, H. A., J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo, and O. E. Sala. 1995. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: basic principles, section 5. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. PDF
42. Oesterheld, M., and O. E. Sala. 1995. Modelos ecológicos tradicionales y actuales para interpretar la dinámica de la vegetación: el caso del pastizal de la Pampa Deprimida. Revista Argentina de Producción Animal 14:9-14. PDF
41. Paruelo, J. M., and O. E. Sala. 1995. Water losses in the Patagonian steppe: a modelling approach. Ecology 76: 510-520. PDF
40. Golluscio, R. A., P. A. Roset, O. E. Sala, and J. M. Paruelo. 1994. Modelos en ecología. Ecología Austral 4:123-132. PDF
39. Lauenroth, W. K., O. E. Sala, D. P. Coffin, and T. B. Kirchner. 1994. Recruitment of Bouteloua gracilis in the shortgrass steppe: a simulation analysis of the role of soil water. Ecological Applications 4: 741-749. PDF
38. Jackson, R. B., O. E. Sala, C. B. Field, and H. A. Mooney. 1994. CO2 alters water use, carbon gain, and yield for the dominant species in a natural grassland. Oecologia 98: 257-262. PDF
37. Soriano, A., O. E. Sala, and S. B. Perelman. 1994. Patch structure and dynamics of a Patagonian steppe. Vegetatio 111:127-135. PDF
36. Aguiar, M. R., and O. E. Sala. 1994. Competition, facilitation, seed distribution, and the origin of patches in a Patagonian steppe. Oikos 70: 26-34. PDF
35. Paruelo, J. M., and O. E. Sala. 1993. The effect of global change on maize production in the Argentinean pampas. Climate Research 3:161-167. PDF
34. Mooney, H. A., and O. E. Sala. 1993. Science and sustainable use. Ecological Applications 3:564-566. PDF
33. Golluscio, R. A., and O. E. Sala. 1993. Plant functional types and ecological strategies in Patagonian forbs. Journal of Vegetation Science 4:839-846. PDF
32. McNaughton, S. J., O. E. Sala, and M. Oesterheld. 1993. Comparative ecology of African and South American arid to subhumid ecosystems. Pages 548-567 in P. Goldblatt, editor. Biological Relationships between Africa and South America. Yale University Press, New Haven. PDF
31. Oesterheld, M., O. E. Sala, and S. J. McNaughton. 1992. The effect of animal husbandry on herbivore-carrying capacity at a regional scale. Nature 356:234-236. PDF
30. Lauenroth, W. K., and O. E. Sala. 1992. Long term forage production of North American shortgrass steppe. Ecological Applications 2:397-403. PDF
29. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth and W. J. Parton. 1992. Long term soil water dynamics of the shortgrass steppe. Ecology 73:1175-1181. PDF
28. Aguiar, M. R., A. Soriano, and O. E. Sala. 1992. Competition and facilitation in the recruitment of grass seedlings in Patagonia. Functional Ecology 6:66-70. PDF
27. Sala, O. E. 1992. Achieving a sustainable biosphere: an international endeavour. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 7:324-325. PDF
26. Sala, O. E. 1992. Structure and function. Pages 387-395 in A. Soriano (editors) Río de la Plata Grasslands. In R.T. Coupland, editor. Ecosystems of the World, Volume 8A, Natural Grasslands. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam. PDF
25. Huntley, B. J., E. Ezcurra, E. R. Fuentes, K. Fujii, P. J. Grubb, W. Haber, J. R. E. Harger, M. M. Holland, S. A. Levin, J. Lubchenco, H. A. Mooney, V. Neronov, I. Noble, H. R. Pulliam, P. S. Ramakrishnan, P. G. Risser, O. E. Sala, J. Sarukhan, and W. G. Sombroek. 1991. A sustainable biosphere: the global imperative. Ecology International 20:1-14. PDF
24. Fernández, R. J., O. E. Sala, and R. A. Golluscio. 1991. Woody and herbaceous aboveground production of a Patagonian steppe. Journal of Range Management 44:434-437. PDF
23. Biondini, M. E., W. K. Lauenroth, and O. E. Sala. 1991. Correcting estimates of net primary production: are we overestimating plant production in rangelands? Journal of Range Management 44:194-198. PDF
22. Oesterheld, M., and O. E. Sala. 1990. Grazing effect upon seedling establishment: the role of seed and safe-site availability. Journal of Vegetation Science 1:353-358. PDF
21. Paruelo, J. M., and O. E. Sala. 1990. Characterization of the floods in the Flooding Pampa (Buenos Aires, Argentina): water table dynamics. Turrialba 40:5-11. PDF
20. Sala, O. E., R. A. Golluscio, W. K. Lauenroth and A. Soriano. 1989. Resource partitioning between shrubs and grasses in the Patagonian steppe. Oecologia (Berl) 81:501-505. PDF
19. Sala, O. E., M. E. Biondini, and W. K. Lauenroth. 1989. Bias in estimates of primary production: an analytical solution. Ecological Modelling 44:43-55. PDF
18. Sala, O. E., W. J. Parton, L. A. Joyce, and W. K. Lauenroth. 1988. Primary production of the central grassland region of the United States: spatial pattern and major controls. Ecology 69:40-45. PDF
17. Milchunas, D. G., O. E. Sala, and W. K. Lauenroth. 1988. A generalized model of the effects of grazing by large herbivores on grassland community structure. American Naturalist 132:87-106. PDF
16. Sala, O. E. 1988. The effect of herbivory on vegetation structure. Pages 317-330 in M. J. A. Werger, P. J. M. van der Aart, H. J. During, and J. T. A. Verhoeven, editors. Plant Form and Vegetation Structure: Adaptation, Plasticity, and Relation to Herbivory . SPB Academic Publishing bv, The Hague, The Netherlands. PDF
15. Senft, R. L., M. B. Coughenour, D. W. Bailey, L. R. Rittenhouse, O. E. Sala, and D. M. Swift. 1987. Large herbivore foraging and ecological hierarchies. BioScience 37:789-799. PDF
14. Lauenroth, W. K., O. E. Sala, D. G. Milchunas, and R. W. Lathrop. 1987. Root dynamics of Bouteloua gracilis during short-term recovery from drought. Functional Ecology 1:117-124. PDF
13. Soriano, A., and O. E. Sala. 1986. Emergence and survival of Bromus setifolius seedlings in different microsites of the Patagonian arid steppe. Israel Journal of Botany 35:91-100. PDF
12. Sala, O. E., M. Oesterheld, R. J. C. León, and A. Soriano. 1986. Grazing effect upon plant community structure in subhumid grasslands of Argentina. Vegetatio 67:27-32. PDF
11. Sala, O. E. 1986. The energy analysis of food production systems and the role of animal production: a review. Turrialba 36:91-97. PDF
10. Sala, O. E., and W. K. Lauenroth. 1985. Root profiles and the ecological effect of light rainshowers in arid and semiarid regions. American Midland Naturalist 114:406-408. PDF
9. Soriano, A., and O. E. Sala. 1983. Ecological strategies in a Patagonian arid steppe. Vegetatio 56:9-15. PDF
8. Cauhépé, M., R. J. C. León, O. E. Sala, and A. Soriano. 1982. Pastizales naturales y pasturas cultivadas, dos sistemas complementarios y no opuestos. Revista Facultad de Agronomía 3:1-11. PDF
7. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth, and W. J. Parton. 1982. Plant recovery following prolonged drought in a shortgrass steppe. Agricultural Meteorology 27:49-58. PDF
6. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth, and C. P. P. Reid. 1982. Water relations: a new dimension for niche separation between Bouteloua gracilis and Agropyron smithii in North American semiarid grasslands. Journal of Applied Ecology 19:647-657. PDF
5. Sala, O. E., and W. K. Lauenroth. 1982. Small rainfall events: an ecological role in semiarid regions. Oecologia 53:301-304. PDF
4. Sala, O. E., A. Soriano, and S. Perelman. 1981. Water relations of the major components of a grassland in the Salado River Basin. Revista Facultad de Agronomía 2:1-10. PDF
3. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth, W. J. Parton, and M. J. Trlica. 1981. Water status of soil and vegetation in a shortgrass steppe. Oecologia (Berl.) 48:327-331. PDF
2. Sala, O. E., V. A. Deregibus, T. Schlichter, and H. Alippe. 1981. Productivity dynamics of a native temperate grassland in Argentina. Journal of Range Management 34:48-51. PDF
1. Soriano, A., O. E. Sala, and R. J. C. Leon, 1980. Actual and potential vegetation of the Coiron Amargo prairie in the SW Chubut. Boletin de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 19:309-314. PDF