| Expansion of Juniperus virginiana L. in the Great Plains: Changes in soil organic carbon dynamics DL Smith, LC Johnson Global Biogeochemical Cycles 17 (2), 2003 | 77 | 2003 |
| Seasonal dynamics of leaf-and root-derived C in arctic tundra mesocosms WM Loya, LC Johnson, KJ Nadelhoffer Soil Biology and Biochemistry 36 (4), 655-666, 2004 | 76 | 2004 |
| Woodland expansion in US grasslands: assessing land-cover change and biogeochemical impacts CA Wessman, S Archer, LC Johnson, GP Asner Land change science: observing, monitoring and understanding trajectories of …, 2004 | 73 | 2004 |
| Land cover change in eastern Kansas: litter dynamics of closed-canopy eastern redcedar forests in tallgrass prairie MD Norris, JM Blair, LC Johnson Canadian Journal of Botany 79 (2), 214-222, 2001 | 71 | 2001 |
| Environmental and genetic variation in leaf anatomy among populations of Andropogon gerardii (Poaceae) along a precipitation gradient JT Olsen, KL Caudle, LC Johnson, SG Baer, BR Maricle American Journal of Botany 100 (10), 1957-1968, 2013 | 70 | 2013 |
| Can rDNA analyses of diverse fungal communities in soil and roots detect effects of environmental manipulations—a case study from tallgrass prairie A Jumpponen, LC Johnson Mycologia 97 (6), 1177-1194, 2005 | 68 | 2005 |
| Ecotypes of an ecologically dominant prairie grass (Andropogon gerardii) exhibit genetic divergence across the U.S. Midwest grasslands' environmental gradient MM Gray, P St. Amand, NM Bello, MB Galliart, M Knapp, KA Garrett, ... Molecular Ecology 23 (24), 6011-6028, 2014 | 64 | 2014 |
| Fine root production and nutrient content in wet and moist arctic tundras as influenced by chronic fertilization KJ Nadelhoffer, L Johnson, J Laundre, AE Giblin, GR Shaver Plant and Soil 242, 107-113, 2002 | 56 | 2002 |
| Reciprocal transplant gardens as gold standard to detect local adaptation in grassland species: New opportunities moving into the 21st century LC Johnson, MB Galliart, JD Alsdurf, BR Maricle, SG Baer, NM Bello, ... Journal of Ecology 110 (5), 1054-1071, 2022 | 53 | 2022 |
| PHYSICAL AND TEMPORAL FACTORS INFLUENCING THE FREEZING TOLERANCE OF THE MARINE SNAIL LITTORINA LITTOREA (L.) DJ Murphy, LC Johnson The Biological Bulletin 158 (2), 220-232, 1980 | 53 | 1980 |
| Intraspecific variation of a dominant grass and local adaptation in reciprocal garden communities along a US Great Plains' precipitation gradient: implications for grassland … LC Johnson, JT Olsen, H Tetreault, A DeLaCruz, J Bryant, TJ Morgan, ... Evolutionary Applications 8 (7), 705-723, 2015 | 52 | 2015 |
| Phenotypic distribution models corroborate species distribution models: A shift in the role and prevalence of a dominant prairie grass in response to climate change AB Smith, J Alsdurf, M Knapp, SG Baer, LC Johnson Global Change Biology 23 (10), 4365-4375, 2017 | 48 | 2017 |
| Altered ecosystem processes as a consequence of Juniperus virginiana L. encroachment into North American tallgrass prairie DC McKinley, MD Norris, JM Blair, LC Johnson Western North American Juniperus communities: A dynamic vegetation type, 170-187, 2008 | 44 | 2008 |
| A comparison of seasonal foliar chlorophyll change among ecotypes and cultivars of Andropogon gerardii (Poaceae) by using nondestructive and destructive … KL Caudle, LC Johnson, SG Baer, BR Maricle Photosynthetica 52, 511-518, 2014 | 41 | 2014 |
| Local adaptation, genetic divergence, and experimental selection in a foundation grass across the US Great Plains’ climate gradient M Galliart, N Bello, M Knapp, J Poland, P St Amand, S Baer, B Maricle, ... Global Change Biology 25 (3), 850-868, 2019 | 37 | 2019 |
| The role of ecotypic variation and the environment on biomass and nitrogen in a dominant prairie grass ML Mendola, SG Baer, LC Johnson, BR Maricle Ecology 96 (9), 2433-2445, 2015 | 37 | 2015 |
| Big bluestem as a bioenergy crop: A review K Zhang, L Johnson, PVV Prasad, Z Pei, D Wang Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 52, 740-756, 2015 | 35 | 2015 |
| Hydrothermal conversion of big bluestem for bio-oil production: the effect of ecotype and planting location J Gan, W Yuan, L Johnson, D Wang, R Nelson, K Zhang Bioresource technology 116, 413-420, 2012 | 34 | 2012 |
| Chemical and elemental composition of big bluestem as affected by ecotype and planting location along the precipitation gradient of the Great Plains K Zhang, L Johnson, R Nelson, W Yuan, Z Pei, D Wang Industrial Crops and Products 40, 210-218, 2012 | 33 | 2012 |
| Empowering 21st century biology GE Robinson, JA Banks, DK Padilla, WW Burggren, CS Cohen, ... BioScience 60 (11), 923-930, 2010 | 32 | 2010 |
