Publications

Publications 

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 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 20082007 and earlier

2012

Shannon, S., S.L. Flory, and H. Reynolds. 2012. Competitive context alters plant-soil feedback in an experimental woodland community. Oecologia. In press.

Novy, A., S. L. Flory, J.A. Honig, S. Bonos, and J.M. Hartman. 2012. Characterization of polymorphic micosatellites for the invasive grass Microstegium vimineum (Poaceae). American Journal of Botany. In press.

Zeng, S.L, T.T. Zhang, Y. Gao, B. Li, C.M. Fang, S.L. Flory, and B. Zhao. 2012. Road effects on vegetation composition in a saline environment. Journal of Plant Ecology. In press.

Kleczewski, N., S.L. Flory, and K. Clay. 2012. Variation in pathogenicity and host range of Bipolaris sp. causing leaf blight disease on the invasive grass Microstegium vimineum. Weed Science. In press.

2011

Flory, S.L., F. Long, and K. Clay. 2011. Invasive Microstegium populations consistently outperform native range populations across diverse environments. Ecology 92:2248-2257.

Flory, S.L., N. Kleczewski, and K. Clay. 2011. Ecological consequences of pathogen accumulation on an invasive grass. Ecosphere. 2(10).

Emery, S.M, J. Uwimbabazi, and S.L. Flory. 2011. Fire intensity effects on seed germination of native and invasive Eastern deciduous forest understory plants. Forest Ecology and Management. 261:1401-1408. 

Flory, S.L., F. Long, and K. Clay. 2011. Greater performance of introduced vs. native range populations of Microstegium vimineum across variable light environments. Basic and Applied Ecology. 12:350-359.

Craig, S., S. Kannadan, S.L. Flory, E.K. Seifert, K.D. Whitney, and J.A. Rudgers. 2011. Potential for endophyte symbiosis to increase resistance of the native grass Poa alsodes to invasion by the non-native grass Microstegium vimineum. Symbiosis 53:17-28.

Mattingly, W.B. and S.L. Flory. 2011. Host plant architecture affects oviposition site selection of periodical cicadas. Oikos 120:1083-1091.

Bauer, J. and Flory, S.L. 2011. Suppression of the woodland herb Senna hebecarpa by the invasive grass Microstegium vimineum. American Midland Naturalist. 165:105-115.

2010

Flory, S.L. and K. Clay. 2010. Non-native grass invasion suppresses forest succession. Oecologia 164:1029-1038.  (PDF)

Simao, M.C., S.L. Flory, and J.A. Rudgers. 2010. Experimental plant invasion reduces arthropod abundance and richness across multiple trophic levels. Oikos 119:1553-1562. (PDF)

Kleczewski, N. and S.L. Flory. 2010. Leaf blight disease on the invasive grass Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass) caused by a Bipolaris sp. Plant Disease 94:807-811. (PDF)

Flory, S.L. and K. Clay. 2010. Non-native grass invasion alters native plant composition in experimental communities. Biological Invasions 12:1285-1294  (PDF)

Droste, T.*, S.L Flory, and K. Clay. 2010. Variation for phenotypic plasticity among populations of an invasive exotic grass. Plant Ecology. 207:297-306. (PDF) *undergraduate advisee, received 2008 Honors Thesis Award

Flory, S.L. 2010. Management of Microstegium vimineum invasions and recovery of resident plant communities. Restoration Ecology. 18:103-112.(PDF)

2009

Flory, S.L. and J. Lewis. 2009. Non-chemical methods for managing Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum). Invasive Plant Science and Management. 2:301-309. (PDF)

Flory, S.L. and K. Clay. 2009. Effects of roads and forest successional age on experimental plant invasions. Biological Conservation. 142:2531-2537.(PDF)

Flory, S.L. and K. Clay. 2009. Invasive plant removal method determines native plant community responses. Journal of Applied Ecology. 4:434-442.(PDF) (Summary)

2008

Flory, S.L. and W.B. Mattingly. 2008. Response of host plants to periodical cicada oviposition damage. Oecologia 156:649-656. (PDF)

Civitello, D.J., S.L. Flory, and K. Clay. 2008. Exotic grass invasion reduces survival of Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis ticks. Journal of Medical Entomology. 45:867-872. (PDF)

Clay, K., K. Reinhart, J. A. Rudgers, T. Tintjer, J. L. Koslow, S. L. Flory. 2008. Red queen communities. Pp. 145-178, In Ecology of Infectious Diseases: Interactions between diseases and ecosystems. (V. Eviner, F. Keesing and R. Ostfeld, Eds.). Princeton University Press, Princeton.

2007 and earlier

Flory, S.L., J.A. Rudgers, and K. Clay. 2007. Experimental light treatments affect invasion success and the impact of Microstegium vimineum on the resident community. Natural Areas Journal 27:124-132. (PDF)

Flory, S.L. and K. Clay. 2006. Invasive shrub distribution varies with distance to roads and stand age in eastern deciduous forests in Indiana, USA. Plant Ecology 184:131-141. (PDF)

Cianciolo, J., S.L. Flory, and J. Atwell. 2006. Evaluating the use of Inquiry-based activities: Does student and teacher behavior really change? Journal of College Science Teaching 36:50-55.

Flory, S.L., E.L. Ingram, B.J.Heidinger, and T. Tintjer. 2005. Hands–On in the Non-Laboratory Classroom: Reconstructing Plant Phylogenies Using Morphological Characters. The American Biology Teacher 67:542-549.