Faculty Profiles

Schwinning, S., & DaSilva, S. (2022). KR bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica) has no direct allelopathic effects on seedling growth in a native/non-native mixed community of warm season grasses in Texas, USA. Plant and Soil, 480, 637–649.

Schwinning, S., & Custer, N. (2022). What common garden can tell us about climate responses in plants. Journal of Plant Ecology, 110, 986–996.

Schwinning, S., & Custer, N. (2021). Local climate adaptations in two ubiquitous Mojave Desert shrub species, Ambrosia dumosa and Larrea tridentata. Journal of Ecology, 110, 1072–1089.

West, S. S., Susan, & Denn, A. A. (2020). Beyond Experiments: Considering the Range of Investigative and Data-Collection Methods in Science. In Nature of Science in Science Instruction: Rationales and Strategies (p. 558). Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24556-6

Schwinning, S. (2020). A critical question for the critical zone: how do plants use rock water? Plant and Soil, 454, 49–56.

Schwinning, S. (2020). A 3-dimensional model of Pinus edulis and Juniperus monosperma root distributions in New Mexico: implications for soil water dynamics. Plant and Soil, 450, 337–355.

Schwinning, S., & Ding, Y. L. (2018). A novel approach for estimating groundwater use by plants in rock-dominated habitats. Journal of Hydrology, 565, 760–769.

Schwinning, S., Archer, S. A., Andersen, E. M., Predick, K. I., Steidl, R. J., & Woods, S. R. (2017). Woody Plant Encroachment: Causes and Consequences. In D. D. Briske (Ed.), Rangeland Systems. Processes, Management and Challenges (pp. 25–84). Springer, New York.

Schwartz, B. F., Schwinning, S., & Hiler, M. (2017). Recharge and water balance studies at Cave Without A Name, Texas: what we learn from interdisciplinary methods.

Schwinning, S., Mechel, H., Reichmann, L. G., Polley, H. W., & Fay, P. A. (2016). Accelerated development in Johnsongrass seedlings (Sorghum halepense) suppresses the growth of native grasses through size-asymmetric competition.

Schwinning, S., Dammeyer, H. C., Schwartz, B., & Moore, G. (2016). Effects of juniper removal and rainfall variation on tree transpiration in a semi-arid karst: Evidence of complex water storage dynamics. In Hydrological Processes.

Schwinning, S., Reichmann, L. G., Polley, H. W., & Fay, P. A. (2016). Morphological and physiological traits conferring early growth advantage to the invasive grass. Sorghum Halepense. Journal of Plant Ecology, 672–681.

Schwinning, S., Dammeyer, H. C., Schwartz, B., & Moore, G. (2016). Effects of juniper removal and rainfall variation on tree transpiration in a semi-arid karst: Evidence of complex water storage dynamics. Hydrological Processes.

Schwinning, S., Reichmann, L. G., Polley, H. W., & P A. (2016). Morphological and physiological traits conferring early growth advantage to the invasive grass Sorghum halepense. Journal of Plant Ecology.

Schwinning, S., Crouchet, S. E., Jensen, J., & Schwartz, B. F. (2016). Detecting hydrological tipping points in semi-arid woodlands.

Schwinning, S., Havill, S., & Lyons, K. G. (2015). Fire effects on invasive and native warm-season grass species in a North American grassland at a time of extreme drought. Journal of Vegetation Science, 637–649.

Schwinning, S., Havill, S., & Lyons, K. G. (2015). Fire effects on invasive and native warm-season grass species in a North American grassland at a time of extreme drought. Journal of Vegetation Science.

Schwinning, S., Fox, G. A., & Kelly, C. K. (2014). Temporal niches, ecosystem function, and climate change. In: Temporal dynamics and ecological process. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Schwinning, S., Kelly, C. K., Bowler, M. G., Fox, G. A., Solis-Magallanes, A., Ramos-Tapia, A., & Williams, J. N. (2014). What temporal processes in trees tell us about competition, community structure and speciation. In Temporal dynamics and ecological process. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Schwinning, S., Tokumoto, I., Heilman, J. L., McInnes, K. J., Litvak, M. E., Morgan, C., & Kamps, R. H. (2014). Small-scale variability in water storage in rocky soils and effects on tree transpiration. Plant and Soil.

Schwinning, S., Jones, L. C., & Esque, T. (2014). Seedling ecology and restoration of blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) in the Mojave Desert. U.S.A. Restoration Ecology.

Schwinning, S., Woods, S. R., & Archer, S. R. (2014). Seedling responses to water pulse in shrubs with contrasting histories of grassland encroachment.

Schwinning, S., Schwartz, B. F., Gerard, B., Kukowski, K. R., Stinson, C. L., & Dammeyer, H. (2013). Using hydrogeochemical and ecohydrologic responses to understand epikarst processes in semi-arid systems.

Schwinning, S., & Kelly, C. K. (2013). Plant competition in water-limited environments and implications for ecosystem function and adaptability to climate change.

Schwinning, S. (2013). Do we need new rhizosphere models for rock-dominated landscapes?

Schwinning, S. (2013). Hydraulic responses to extreme drought conditions in three co-dominant tree species in shallow soil over bedrock.

Schwinning, S., & Kelly, C. K. (2013). Plant competition in water-limited environments and implications for ecosystem function and adaptability to climate change.

Schwinning, S. (2013). Do we need new rhizosphere models for rock-dominated landscapes?

Schwinning, S., Kukowski, K., & Schwartz, B. (2013). Hydraulic responses to extreme drought conditions in three co-dominant tree species in shallow soil over bedrock.

Schwinning, S., Schwartz, B. F., Gerard, B., & Schreiber, M. E. (2013). A deeper understanding of processes controlling hydrogeochemical fluxes through shallow karstic critical zones (the epikarst).

Schwinning, S., Jensen, J., Lomas, M. R., Schwartz, B. F., & Woodward, F. I. (2013). The Prediction of Drought-Related Tree Mortality in Vegetation Models.

Schwinning, S., Jensen, J., Lomas, M. R., Schwartz, B. F., & Woodward, F. I. (2013). Which traits are correlated with high drought mortality in trees? A case study from the Edwards Plateau.

Schwinning, S., Fox, G. A., & Kendall, B. E. (2012). Environmental heterogeneity impacts on plants at different scales. In Sourcebook in Theoretical Ecology (pp. 258–263). Berkeley: University of California Press.

Schwinning, S., Heilman, J., Litvak, M., McInnes, K., Kjelgaard, J., & Kamps, R. (2012). Water-storage capacity controls energy partitioning and water use in karst ecosystems on the Edwards Plateau, Texas.

Schwinning, S., Street, G. M., & Weckerly, F. W. (2012). Modeling forage mediated aggregation in a gregarious ruminant.

Schwinning, S., Ruckman, E., Robinson, T., & Lyons, K. G. (2012). Comparative seed heat tolerances among native and a non-indigenous, invasive species: implications for selective management of grassland using fire.

Schwinning, S., Heilman, J., Litvak, M., McInnes, K., Kjelgaard, J., & Kamps, R. (2012). Water-storage capacity controls energy partitioning and water use in karst ecosystems on the Edwards Plateau, Texas.

Schwinning, S., Street, G. M., & Weckerly, F. W. (2012). Modeling forage mediated aggregation in a gregarious ruminant.

Schwinning, S., Ruckman, E., & Lyons, K. G. (2012). Comparative seed heat tolerances among native and a non-indigenous, invasive species: implications for selective management of grassland using fire.

Schwinning, S., Stinson, C. L., Schwartz, B. F., Gerard, B. R., Ramirez, P., & Timmins, G. (2012). Preliminary Results from a Multi-Tracer Epikarst Recharge Experiment: McCarty Cave, Texas.

Schwinning, S. (2012). Effects of Environmental Parameters and Precipitation Dynamics on Infiltration and Recharge into the Trinity Aquifer of Central Texas, USA.

Schwinning, S., Stinson, C. L., Tobin, B. W., Gerard, B. R., Ramirez, P., Timmins, G., & Hutchins, B. (2012). Trinity Aquifer Epikarst Study Using δ18O and δ2D Stable Isotope Analysis, Cave Without A Name, South-Central Texas.

Schwinning, S., Tobin, B. W., Gerard, B. R., Ramirez, P., Timmins, G., Hutchins, B., & Stinson, C. L. (2012). Autogenic vs. Allogenic Recharge: Searching for the Source of the Stream in Cave Without A Name, Boerne, TX.

Schwinning, S., Gerard, B. R., Ramirez, P., Stinson, C. L., Tobin, B. W., Timmins, G., & Hutchins, B. (2012). The Influence of Barometric Pressure Fluctuations on Cave Drip Rates.

Schwinning, S., Ruckman, E., & Lyons, K. (2011). Rainfall - burn time interactions in the recovery of an invasive grass after prescribed burn.

Schwinning, S., Archer, S. R., & Woods, S. R. (2011). Early taproot development of a xeric shrub (Larrea tridentata) is optimized within a narrow range of soil moisture.

Schwinning, S., Ruckman, E., & Lyons, K. (2011). Rainfall - burn time interactions in the recovery of an invasive grass after prescribed burn.

Schwinning, S., Woods, S. R., & Archer, S. R. (2011). Early taproot development of a xeric shrub (Larrea tridentata) is optimized within a narrow range of soil moisture.

Schwinning, S., Havill, S., Bach, J. P., Williams, P., & Lyons, K. (2011). Can prescribed burns be used to control a C4 invasive grass in a C4 grassland?

Schwinning, S., Jones, L., & Esque, T. (2011). Ecology and Restoration of Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) in the Mojave Desert.

Schwinning, S., Jones, L., & Esque, T. (2011). Ecology and Restoration of Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) in the Mojave Desert.

Schwinning, S., & Eggemeyer, K. D. (2011). Contrasting responses of seedling development to soil barriers in two woody encroachers.

Schwinning, S., & Eggemeyer, K. (2011). Soil depth changes everything: How limitations of ecosystem water storage govern the ecology of trees in grassland.

Schwinning, S., Litvak, M. E., & Heilman, J. L. (2010). Woody plant rooting depth and ecosystem function of savannas: a case study from the Edwards Plateau. In Ecosystem Function in Global Savannas: Measurement and Modeling at Landscape to Global Scales.

Schwinning, S. (2010). Ecohydrology Bearings – Invited Commentary: The ecohydrology of roots in rocks.

Schwinning, S., Sandquist, D. R., Sandquist, D. R., Miller, D. M., Bedford, D. R., Phillips, S., & Belnap, J. (2010). The influence of stream channels on shrub distributions in the Mojave Desert, CA, USA: patterns, mechanisms and effects of stream redistribution.

Schwinning, S. (2010). Ecohydrology Bearings – Invited Commentary: The ecohydrology of roots in rocks.

Schwinning, S., Sandquist, D. R., Miller, D. M., Bedford, D. R., Phillips, S., & Belnap, J. (2010). The influence of stream channels on shrub distributions in the Mojave Desert, CA, USA: patterns, mechanisms and effects of stream redistribution.

Schwinning, S., Jones, L., & Esque, T. (2010). Ecology and Restoration of Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) in the Mojave Desert.

Schwinning, S., Goodsheller, K., Dammeyer, H., & Schwartz, B. (2010). Fractured Epikarst Bedrock as Water Source for Woody Plants in Savanna.

Schwinning, S., Dammeyer, H. C., Goodsheller, K., & Schwartz, B. (2010). Changes in tree water status due to clear-cutting in an oak/juniper woodland on the Edwards Plateau.

Schwinning, S., Goodsheller, K., & Schwartz, B. (2010). Drought responses of trees on karst.

Schwinning, S., & Kelly, C. K. (2010). Species redundancy and coexistence: separating niche and service.

Schwinning, S., & Hooten, M. M. (2009). Mojave desert root systems. In The Mojave Desert: Ecosystem Processes and Sustainability. Reno: University of Nevada Press.

Schwinning, S., & Eggemeyer, K. D. (2009). Biogeography of woody encroachment: why is mesquite excluded from shallow soils?

Schwinning, S., Heilman, J. L., McInnes, K. J., Kjelgaard, J. F., & Owens, M. K. (2009). Energy balance and water use in a subtropical karst woodland on the Edwards Plateau, Texas. Journal of Hydrology.

Schwinning, S., & Eggemeyer, K. D. (2009). Biogeography of woody encroachment: why is mesquite excluded from shallow soils?

Schwinning, S., Heilman, J. L., McInnes, K. J., Kjelgaard, J. F., & Owens, M. K. (2009). Energy balance and water use in a subtropical karst woodland on the Edwards Plateau, Texas. Journal of Hydrology.

Schwinning, S., Dammeyer, H. C., & Schwartz, B. (2009). Changes in tree water status due to clear-cutting in an oak/juniper woodland on the Edwards Plateau.

Schwinning, S., Goodsheller, K., Dammeyer, H. C., & Schwartz, B. (2009). Response to extreme drought by three Edwards Plateau tree species: live oak, Ashe juniper and cedar elm.

Schwinning, S. (2009). On the Dynamics of Rangeland Management: Fixed Versus Adaptive Stocking.

Schwinning, S. (2008). The water relations of two evergreen tree species in a karst savanna.

Schwinning, S., Belnap, J., Bowling, D. R., & Ehleringer, J. R. (2008). Sensitivity of the Colorado Plateau to change: climate, ecosystems and society.

Schwinning, S. (2008). The water relations of two evergreen tree species in a karst savanna.

Schwinning, S., Belnap, J., Bowling, D. R., & Ehleringer, J. R. (2008). Sensitivity of the Colorado Plateau to change: climate, ecosystems and society.

Schwinning, S. (2008). The water relations of trees on karst.

Schwinning, S., Goodsheller, K., Stearns, T., Woods, S. R., & Archer, S. R. (2008). Shrub seedlings, stress and the potential for woody plant encroachment into grasslands I: seedling development.

Schwinning, S., Woods, S. R., & Archer, S. R. (2008). Precarious seedling establishment in Larrea tridentata: Soil moisture and a taproot elongation threshold.

Schwinning, S., Van Devender, A., Woods, S. R., & Archer, S. R. (2008). Does high xylem conductance give Prosopis velutina an advantage?

Schwinning, S., Woods, S. R., & Archer, S. R. (2008). Soil moisture, Larrea tridentata seedling establishment and a taproot elongation threshold. July 2008.

Schwinning, S., Woods, S. R., & Archer, S. R. (2008). When trees take over: overcoming the demographic bottleneck and tipping the balance.

Schwinning, S. (2008). The water relations of trees on karst.

Schwinning, S., Heilman, J., Lai, C.-T., Litvak, M., & Thijs, A. (2008). Are Savannas on Karst like any other?

Schwinning, S., Goodsheller, K., Stearns, T., Woods, S. R., & Archer, S. R. (2007).

Schwinning, S., Woods, S. R., & Archer, S. R. (2007). Shrub Seedling Root Development, Establishment and Encroachment Potential.

Schwinning, S., & Vogl, A. L. (2007). Managing a semi-arid rangeland grazing system for sustainability: can it be done?

Schwinning, S., & Eggemeyer, K. D. (2007). Why is mesquite excluded from the eastern Edwards Plateau of central Texas?

Schwinning, S., Woods, S. R., & Archer, S. R. (2007). Taproot elongation in woody plant seedlings: a factor in species encroachment potential.

Schwinning, S., Starr, B. I., Wojcik, N. J., Miller, M. E., Ehleringer, J. E., & Sanford, R. L. (2006). Effects of nitrogen deposition on an arid grassland in the Colorado Plateau cold deser.

Schwinning, S., Lanning, M., Woods, S. S., & Archer, S. R. (2006). Seedling use of soil moisture: an early factor in dryland encroachment potential.

Schwinning, S., Belnap, J., & Lange, O. L. (2006).

Schwinning, S., Starr, B. I., & Ehleringer, J. R. (2005). Summer and winter drought in a cold desert ecosystem (Colorado Plateau) I: Effects on soil water and plant water uptake. Journal of Arid Environments.

Schwinning, S., Starr, B. I., & Ehleringer, J. R. (2005). Summer and winter drought in a cold desert ecosystem (Colorado Plateau) II: Effects on plant carbon assimilation and growth. Journal of Arid Environments.

Schwinning, S., Seyfried, M. S., Walvoord, M. A., Pockman, W. T., Newman, B. D., Jackson, R. B., & Phillips, E. M. (2005). Ecohydrological Control of Deep-Drainage in Arid and Semiarid Basins.

Schwinning, S., & Chesson, P. (2005). Do desert plants partition water by soil depth or time?

Schwinning, S., Sala, O. E., Loik, M. E., & Ehleringer, J. R. (2004). Thresholds, memory and seasonality: understanding pulse dynamics in arid/semiarid ecosystems.

Schwinning, S., & Sala, O. E. (2004). Responses to resource pulses in arid and semi-arid ecosystems.

Schwinning, S., Huxman, T. E., Snyder, K., Tissue, D., Leffler, J., Ogle, K., … Potts, D. R. (2004). Precipitation pulses and carbon fluxes in semiarid and arid ecosystems.

Schwinning, S., Chesson, P. L., Gebauer, R., Huntly, N., Wiegand, K., Ernest, M., … Weltzin, J. F. (2004). Resource pulses, species interactions, and diversity maintenance in arid and semi-arid environments.

Schwinning, S., Huxman, T. E., Smith, M. D., Fay, P. A., Knapp, A. K., & Loik, M. R. (2004). Convergence across biomes to a common rain-use efficiency.

Schwinning, S., Weltzin, J. F., Loik, M. E., Williams, D. G., Fay, P. A., Haddad, M., … Zak, J. C. (2003). Assessing the response of terrestrial ecosystems to potential changes in precipitation.

Schwinning, S., Starr, B. I., & Ehleringer, J. R. (2003). Dominant cold desert plants of the Colorado Plateau do not partition rain by rainfall size.

Schwinning, S., Davis, K., Richardson, L., & Ehleringer, J. R. (2002). Deuterium enriched irrigation suggests three forms of pulse use in perennial species of the Colorado Plateau.

Schwinning, S., Gebauer, R., & Ehleringer, J. R. (2002). Interspecific competition and resource pulse utilization in a cold desert community.

Schwinning, S., & Ehleringer, J. R. (2002). Species interactions in desert communities: dynamics of resource supply and utilization.

Schwinning, S., & Ehleringer, J. R. (2001). Water-use trade-offs and optimal adaptations to pulse-driven arid ecosystems. Journal of Ecology.

Schwinning, S., & Parsons, A. J. (2001). Plant growth functions and possible spatial and temporal scaling errors in models of herbivory.

Schwinning, S., Press, M. C., Scholes, J. D., & Barker, M. G. (1999). Water use in arid land ecosystems. In Advances in Plant Physiological Ecology (pp. 347–365). Oxford.

Schwinning, S., Parsons, A. J., & Carrère, P. (1999). Dynamics of heterogeneity in a grazed sward. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Grassland Ecophysiology and Grazing Ecology (pp. 187–214).

Schwinning, S., & Parsons, A. J. (1999). The stability of grazing systems revisited: spatial models and the role of heterogeneity.

Schwinning, S., & Ehleringer, J. R. (1999). Making the most of a desert summer: hydraulic trade-offs predict the diversification of plants into functional types.

Schwinning, S., & Weiner, J. (1998). Mechanisms determining the degree of size-asymmetry in competition among plants.

Schwinning, S., Gebauer, R. L., & Ehleringer, J. R. (1998). The role of intra- and inter-annual rainfall variation in structuring desert plant communities.

Schwinning, S., & Parsons, A. J. (1997). Mutual constraints between branching rules and morphological unit size in clonal plants.

Schwinning, S., Fox, G. A., & Kendall, B. (1997). Exploitation, competition, and cycling in plant communities.

Schwinning, S., Kelly, C., Bol, R., & Mytton, L. (1997). Variation of leaf N isotope composition in relation to clover density.

Schwinning, S., Carrère, P., & Parsons, A. J. (1997). A spatially explicit simulation of behaviour sward interactions.

Schwinning, S., & A J. (1996). Interactions between grasses and legumes: understanding variability in species composition. In Legumes in Sustainable Farming Systems (pp. 153–163).

Chapman, D. F. (1996). Management of clover in grazed pastures: expectations, limitations and opportunities. In White Clover: New Zealand’s Competitive Edge (pp. 55–64).

Schwinning, S. (1996). Decomposition analysis of competitive symmetry and size structure dynamics.

Schwinning, S., & Parsons, A. J. (1996). Analysis of the coexistence mechanisms for grasses and legumes in grazing systems. Journal of Ecology.

Schwinning, S., & Parsons, A. J. (1996). A spatially explicit population model of stoloniferous N-fixing legumes in mixed pasture with grass. Journal of Ecology.

Schwinning, S., & Fox, G. A. (1995). Exploitation and population oscillations between plant populations.

Schwinning, S., Thornley, J., & Parsons, A. J. (1995). A mechanism for complex population dynamics in a grass-legume system.

Schwinning, S., & Fox, G. A. (1995). Exploitation and population oscillations between plant populations.

Schwinning, S., Thornley, J., & Parsons, A. J. (1995). A mechanism for complex population dynamics in a grass-legume system.

Schwinning, S., & Fox, G. A. (1994). Population dynamic consequences of competitive symmetry in annual plants.

Schwinning, S. (1994). Generalizations about the effects of competitive symmetry on annual plant populations.

Schwinning, S. (1994). Generalizations about the effects of competitive symmetry on annual plant populations.

Schwinning, S. (1993). When does one-sided competition fail to make plant size distributions more skewed?

Schwinning, S., & Fox, G. A. (1993). Asymmetric competition promotes coexistence in plants.

Schwinning, S. (1992). Empirical distribution-modifying functions (DMF, sensu Westoby) are  indicators of the symmetry of competition and predictors of size structure in even-aged annual plants.

Schwinning, S., & Rosenzweig, M. L. (1990). Periodic oscillations in an ideal-free predator-prey distribution.

Schwinning, S., Mechel, H., Reichmann, L. G., Polley, H. W., & Fay, P. A. (1925). Accelerated development in Johnsongrass seedlings (Sorghum halepense) suppresses the growth of native grasses through size-asymmetric competition.