Publications are listed from most to least recent:

79: Call, L.J. and E.T. Nilsen. In Press. Analysis of intraspecific and interspecific interactions between an exotic invasive tree ( Ailanthus altissima ) and a native tree ( Robinia pseudoacacia ). Plant Ecology.

78: Beier, C.M., E.T. Nilsen, J.L. Horton, B.D. Clinton, and J.F. Walker. In Press. Resource availability and tree seedling performance along natural gradients of subcanopy density in an eastern deciduous forest. Plant Ecology.

77: Erik T Nilsen. 2003. Unique anatomical traits in leaves of Rhododendron section Vireya : a discussion of functional significance. Pg. 20-36. In: G. Argent and M McFarlane eds. Rhododendrons in Horticulture and Science. Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh , Scotland . 312pp.

76: Erik T Nilsen and Jonathan Horton. 2003. Rhododendron maximum in the USA : Similarities to Rhododendron ponticum in Britain and ecological mechanisms for community effects. Pg. 259-272. In: G. Argent and M McFarlane eds. Rhododendrons in Horticulture and Science. Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh , Scotland . 312pp.

75: Call, L.J. and E.T. Nilsen. 2003. Analysis of spatial pattern and association between an exotic invasive tree ( Ailanthus altissima ) and a native tree ( Robinia pseudoacacia ): potential for competition. American Midland Naturalist 150:1-14.

74: Inderjit and E.T. Nilsen 2003. Bioassays and field studies for allelopathy in terrestrial plants: Progress and problems. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 22 (3): 221-238.

73: E.T. Nilsen, and Stephen E. Scheckler. 2003. A unique “giant” cell type in leaves of Vireyas. J. of the American Rhododendron Society 57 (1): 6-11

72: Lei Thomas T., Shawn W. Semones, John F. Walker, Barton D. Clinton, Erik T. Nilsen. 2002. Effects of Rhododendron maximum thickets on tree seed dispersal, seedling morphology, and survivorship. International Journal of Plant Science 163(6):991-1000.

71: Nilsen ET. 2002. Ecological Relevance of Allelopathy: Some Considerations Related to Mediterranean , subtropical, temperate, and boreal forest shrubs. pp 109-129 In: Inderjit and A.U. Mallik (eds.) Chemical Ecology of Plants: Allelopathy in Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems. Birkhauser Verlag/Switzerland.

70: Cordero, R.A., and E.T. Nilsen. 2002 Effects of summer drought and winter freezing on stem hydraulic conductivity of Rhododendron species from contrasting climates. Tree Physiology 22: 919-928.

69: Walker , J.F., O.K. Miller, Jr., J.L. Horton, C. Beier, Barton D. Clinton , and E.T. Nilsen. 2002. Distribution of ectomycorrhizal fungi on tree seedlings grown in gradients of ericaceous shrubs in the southern Appalachian Mountains . Inoculum 53(3):58.

68: Nilsen E.T. 2001. Adaptive physiological traits and constraints on the distribution of invasive legumes. Pp98-101 In. S.L.C. Fosbroke and K.W. Gottschalk (eds.) Proceedings U.S. Department of Agriculture Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and Other Invasive Species 2001. USDA Forest Service Northeast Research Station General Technical Report NE-285.

67: Lei, T.T., S.W. Semones, and E.T. Nilsen. 2001. Light environment within the understorey, evergreen Rhododendron maximum thickets: a sufficient constraint to forest regeneration? Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. Accepted. in revision.

66:Nilsen ET. 2000. Spartium junceum L. pp 306 - 309. In: C. Bossard, J. Randall, M. Hoshovsky (eds.) Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands. University of California Press.

65: E.T. Nilsen, T. Lei, S. Semones, J. Walker, O.K. Miller, and B. Clinton. 2000. Does Rhododendron maximum L. (Ericaceae) reduce the availability of resources above and belowground for canopy tree seedlings. American Midland Naturalist. 145:325-343..

64: Orcutt, D. M., and E. T. Nilsen. 2000. The Physiology of Plants Under Stress: Soil and Biotic Factors. John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY 683 p.

63 Braunschweig, S., E. T. Nilsen, and T. Wiebolt. 1999. The Mid Atlantic Shale Barrens. Pp 83 - 98. In R. G. Anderson, J. S. Fralish and J. M. Baskin (editors). Savannas, Barrens, and Rock Outcrop Plant Communities of North America. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.

62. Walker, J., O. K. Miller, T. T. Lei, S. Semones, E. T. Nilsen, and B. D. Clinton. 1999. Inhibition of ectomycorrhizal synthesis in subcanopy seedlings of canopy trees below Rhododendron maximum. Mycorrhiza 9: 49-56.

61. Nilsen, E. T., J. F. Walker, O. K. Miller, S. W. Semones, T. T. Lei, and B. D. Clinton. 1999. Inhibition of canopy tree seedlings by Rhododendron maximum: Could allelopathy be a cause? American Journal of Botany 86:1597-1605.

60. Lipp, C. C., and E. T. Nilsen. 1997. The impact of freeze-thaw cycles on the hydraulic conductivity of Rhododendron maximum, an evergreen understory plant. Plant Cell and Environment 20:1264-1272.

59 Nilsen, E. T, and S. Semones. 1997. Comparison of quantitative growth and physiological traits between pseudo-populations of genets and ramets derived from an invasive weed, Spartium junceum (Fabaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 158:827-834.

58. Nilsen, E. T., and M. R. Sharifi. 1997. Carbon isotope composition of legumes with photosynthetic stems from Mediterranean and desert habitats. American Journal of Botany 84:1707-1713.

57. Rundel, P. W., B. Palma, M. O. Dillon, R Sharifi, E. T. Nilsen, and K. Boonpragob. 1997.Tillandsia landbeckii in the coastal atacama desert of northern Chile: A biological marker for global change. Rivista Chilena De Historia Natural 70:341-349.

56. Nilsen, E. T. and D. M. Orcutt. 1996. The Physiology of Plants Under Stress: Abiotic Factors. John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY 689 pp.

55. Nilsen, E.T. and M.R. Sharifi. 1996. Diurnal and seasonal patterns of stem photosynthesis in two desert legumes from the Mojave and Sonoran deserts of California. Flora: 191:105-116.

54. Stewart, N. C. Jr., and E. T. Nilsen. 1995. Phenotypic plasticity and genetic heterogeneity of Vaccinium macrocarpon (Ericaceae), the American cranberry. II. Reaction norms and clonal patterns of two marginal populations. International Journal of Plant Sciences: 156:698-708.

53. Stewart, N. C. Jr., and E. T. Nilsen. 1995. Phenotypic plasticity and genetic heterogeneity of Vaccinium macrocarpon (Ericaceae), the American cranberry. I. Reaction norms of central and marginal clones in a common garden. International Journal of Plant Sciences: 156:687-697.

52. Nilsen, E. T. 1995. Stem Photosynthesis: Extent, patterns, and role in plant carbon economy. p. 223-240. In B. Gartner (editor) Stems and Trunks in Plant Form and Function. Academic Press, San Diego.

51. Nilsen, E. T., M. R. Sharifi. 1994. Acclimation of stem photosynthesis to habitat conditions by two legumes in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts of California. Plant Physiology 105:1385-1391.

50. Nilsen, E. T., and D. Karpa. 1994. Seasonal acclimation of stem photosynthesis in two invasive, naturalized legume species from coastal habitats of California. Photosynthetica 30:77-90.

49. Stewart, C. N., and E.T. Nilsen. 1993. Response of Drosera capensis and D. binnata multifida (Droseraceae) to manipulation of insect availability and soil nutrient levels. New Zealand Journal of Botany 31:385-390.

48. Nilsen, E. T., D. Karpa, H. A. Mooney, and C. Field. 1993. Patterns of stem assimilation in two species of invasive legumes in coastal California. American Journal of Botany 80:1126-1136.

47. Stewart, N. C., and E. T. Nilsen. 1993 Association of edaphic factors and vegetation in several isolated Appalachian peat bogs. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 120:128-135.

46. Nilsen, E. T., and A. Tolbert. 1993. Does winter leaf curling confer cold stress tolerance in Rhododendron. J. of The American Rhododendron Society 47:98-104.

45. Stewart, C. N., and E. T. Nilsen. 1992. Drosera rotundifolia L. (Droseraceae) Growth and nutrition in a natural population with special reference to the significance of insectivory. Canadian Journal of Botany 70:1409-1416.

44. Nilsen, E. T. 1992. Partitioning growth and photosynthesis between leaves and stems during nitrogen limitation in Spartium junceum. American Journal of Botany 79:1217-1223.

43. Nilsen, E. T. 1992. Thermonastic leaf movements: A synthesis of research with Rhododendron. The Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 110:205-233.

42. Nilsen, E. T. 1992. The influence of water stress on leaf and stem photosynthesis in Sparteum junceum L. Plant Cell and Environment. 15:457-462.

41. Nilsen, E. T. 1991. The relationship between freezing tolerance and thermotropic leaf movement in five Rhododendron species. Oecologia 87:63-71.

40. Nilsen, E. T., M. R. Sharifi, and P. W. Rundel. 1991. Quantitative phenology of warm desert legumes II: Seasonal growth of six Prosopis species at the same site. Journal of Arid Environments. 20:299-311.

39. Nilsen, E. T. 1990. Why do Rhododendron Leaves Curl? Arnoldia 50:30-35.

38. Williams, C. E., M. V. Lipscomb, W. C. Johnson, and E. T. Nilsen. 1990. Influence of leaf litter and soil moisture regime on early establishment of Pinus pungens. American Midland Naturalist: 124:142-152.

37. Nilsen, E. T., and Y. Bao. 1990. Stem photosynthesis in Legumes; The influence of water stress on gas exchange of Glycine max var: essex and Sparteum junceum. American Journal of Botany. 77:(8):1007-1015.

36. Lipscomb, M. V. and E. T. Nilsen. 1990. Environmental and physiological factors influencing the natural distribution of evergreen and deciduous, Ericaceous shrubs on North and South facing slopes of the southern Appalachian mountains. II. Water Relations. American Journal of Botany. 77:517-526.

35. Lipscomb, M. V. and E. T. Nilsen. 1990. Environmental and physiological factors influencing the natural distribution of evergreen and deciduous, Ericaceous shrubs on North and South facing slopes of the southern Appalachian mountains. I. Irradiance responses. American Journal of Botany. 77:108-115.

34. Nilsen, E. T., P. W. Rundel, M. R. Sharifi, I. N. Forseth, and J. R. Ehleringer. 1990. Water relations of stem succulent trees of north central Baja, California. Oecologia. 82:299-303.

33. Nilsen, E. T., F. C. Meinzer, and P. W. Rundel. 1989. Photosynthetic responses to light, temperature, humidity, and CO2 in the stem photosynthetic desert tree Psorothamnus spinosa. Oecologia. 79:193-197.

32. Sharifi, M. R., F. C. Meinzer, P. W. Rundel, and E. T. Nilsen. 1989. Effects of manipulation of water and soil nitrogen regimes on the clipping production of the desert shrub Larrea tridentata. Wildland Shrub Symposium. Las Vegas.

31. Meinzer, F. C., M. R. Sharifi, E. T. Nilsen and P. W. Rundel. 1988. Effects of manipulation of water and nitrogen regime on the water relations of the desert shrub Larrea tridentata Oecologia. 77:480-486.

30. Bao, Y., and E. T. Nilsen. 1988. The ecophysiological significance of leaf movements in Rhododendron maximum L. Ecology. 69:1578-1587.

29. Nilsen, E. T., D. A. Stetler, and C. A. Gassman. 1988. The influence of age and microclimate on the photochemistry of Rhododendron maximum leaves II. Chloroplast structure and photosynthetic light response. American Journal of Botany 75:1526-1534.

28. Sharifi, M. R., F. C.Meinzer, E. T. Nilsen, P. W. Rundel, R. A. Virginia, W. M. Jarrell and D. J. Herman. 1987. Effect of resource manipulation on the quantitative phenology of Larrea tridentate (creosote bush) in the Sonoran desert of California. American Journal of Botany: 75:1163-1174.

27. Nilsen, E. T., Y. Bao. 1987. The influence of age, season, and microclimate on the photochemistry of Rhododendron maximum. I: Chlorophylls. Photosynthetica. 1:535-542.

26. Nilsen, E. T., M. R. Sharifi, and P. W. Rundel. 1987. Leaf dynamics in an evergreen and a deciduous species with even-aged leaf cohorts from different environments. American Midland Naturalist 118:46-55.

25. Nilsen, E. T., M. R. Sharifi, and P. W. Rundel. 1987. Phenology of desert phreatophytes: Seasonal growth and herbivory in Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (Honey Mesquite). Journal of Arid Environments: 13:217-229.

24. Nilsen, E. T. 1987. The influence of temperature and water relations components on leaf movements in Rhododendron maximum. Plant Physiology: 83:607-612.

23. Nilsen, E. T. 1986. Quantitative phenology and leaf survivorship of Rhododendron maximum L. in contrasting irradiance environments of the Appalachian mountains. American Journal of Botany: 73:822-831.

22. Meinzer, F. C., P. W. Rundel, M. R. Sharifi, and E. T. Nilsen. 1986. Turgor and osmotic relations of the desert shrub Larrea tridentata. Plant Cell and Environment: 9:467-475.

21. Nilsen, E. T., R. A. Virginia and W. M. Jarrell. 1986. Water relations and growth characteristics of Prosopis glandulosa var torreyana in a simulated phreatophytic environment. American Journal of Botany: 73:427-433.

20. Nilsen, E. T., M. R. Sharifi, P. W. Rundel, R. A. Virginia. 1986. Influences of microclimatic conditions and water relations on seasonal leaf dimorphism of the desert phreatophyte Prosopis glandulosa. Oecologia 69:95-100.

19. Nilsen, E. T. 1985. Causes and significance of winter leaf movements in Rhododendrons. Journal of the American Rhododendron Society: 40:14-15.

18. Nilsen, E. T. 1985. Seasonal and diurnal leaf movements of Rhododendron maximum L. in contrasting irradiance environments. Oecologia: 65:296-302.

17. Nilsen, E. T., Sharifi, M. R., and P. W. Rundel. 1984. Biomass and production of native stands of Prosopis glandulosa in California wash woodlands; management implications. pp. 722-727, In R. E. Warner and K. M. Hendrix (editors). California Riparian Systems: ecology, conservation, and product management. University of California, Press, Berkeley. 1035 pp.

16. Nilsen, E. T., M. R. Sharifi, and P. W. Rundel. 1984. Comparative water relations of wash woodland phreatophytes in the Sonoran Desert of California. Ecology 65:767-778.

15. Nilsen, E. T., P. W. Rundel, and M. R. Sharifi. 1983. Diurnal and seasonal water relations of Prosopis glandulosa, a desert phreatophyte in southern California. Ecology 64:1381-1393.

14. G. Shearer, D. H. Kohl, R. A. Virginia, B. A. Bryan, J. L. Skeeters, E. T. Nilsen, M. R. Sharifi, and P. W. Rundel. 1983. Estimates of N2-fixation from variation in the natural abundance of 15N in Sonoran Desert Ecosystems. Oecologia 56:365-373.

13. Sharifi, M. R., E. T. Nilsen, and P. W. Rundel. 1983. Phenology of current growth in Prosopis glandulosa (Fabaceae) at Harper's Well, California. Flora. 173:265-277.

12. Rundel, P. W., E. T. Nilsen, M. R. Sharifi, R. A. Virginia, W. M. Jarrell, D. H. Kohl and G. B. Shearer. 1982. Seasonal dynamics of nitrogen cycling for a Prosopis woodland in the Sonoran desert. Plant and Soil 67:343-353.

11. Nilsen, E. T. and W. H. Muller. 1982. The influence of photoperiod on drought induction of dormancy in Lotus scoparius (Nutt. in T & G). Oecologia. 53:79-83.

10. Nilsen, E. T., M. R. Sharifi, and P. W. Rundel. 1981. Summer water relations of Prosopis glandulosa (Fabaceae) at Harper's Well, California. Oecologia. 50:271-276.

9. Jarrell, W. M., R. A. Virginia, D. H. Kohl, G. Shearer, B. A. Bryan, P. W. Rundel, E. T. Nilsen, and M. A. Sharifi. 1982. Symbiotic nitrogen fixation by mesquite and its management implications. Mesquite Utilization Symposium, Lubbock, Texas.

8. Nilsen, E. T. 1981. Conservation of post fire nutrients by Lotus scoparius in the Santa Ynez mountains pp.91-296. In. C. E. Conrad, and W. C. Ochel (editors). Dynamics and Management of Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station Berkeley, CA, 637 p.

7. Sharifi, M. R., E. T. Nilsen, and P. W. Rundel. 1981. Biomass and net primary production of Prosopis glandulosa (Fabaceae) at Harper's Well, California. American Journal of Botany. 69:760-767.

6. Nilsen, E. T., and W. H. Schlesinger. 1981. The influence of the Mediterranean climate on nutrients, particularly nitrogen, in an even aged stand of the summer deciduous, fire response shrub Lotus scoparius. Oecologia. 50:217-224.

5. Nilsen, E. T., and W. H. Muller. 1981. Phenology of the summer deciduous shrub Lotus scoparius. Climatic controls and adaptive significance. Ecological Monographs 51:323-341.

4. Nilsen, E. T., and W. H. Muller. 1981. The influence of low plant water potential on the growth and nitrogen metabolism of the native California fire response shrub Lotus scoparius (Nutt. in T & G) Ottley. American Journal of Botany 68:402-407.

3. Nilsen, E. T., and W. H. Muller. 1980. The relative naturalization ability of two Schinus species in southern California. II: Seedling establishment. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 107:232-237.

2. Nilsen, E. T., and W. H. Muller. 1980. The relative naturalization ability of two Schinus species in southern California. I: Seed germination. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 107:51-56.

1. Nilsen, E. T., and W. H. Muller. 1980. An evaluation of summer deciduousness in Lotus scoparius (Nutt. in T & G) Ottley. American Midland Naturalist 103:88-95.