Rory C. O’Connor

Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally

Melinda D. Smith, Kate Wilkins, Martin C. Holdrege et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2024 · 171 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Sciences +15

Browsing and fire decreases dominance of a resprouting shrub in woody encroached grassland

Rory C. O’Connor, Jeffrey H. Taylor, Jesse B. Nippert · Ecology · 2019 · 82 citations · Full text

Natural Resources, Ecology, Community Ecology +16

Biotic resistance and disturbance: rodent consumers regulate post‐fire plant invasions and increase plant community diversity

Samuel B. St. Clair, Rory C. O’Connor, Richard Gill et al. · Ecology · 2016 · 72 citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Community Ecology +16

Virtual Fencing Effectively Excludes Cattle from Burned Sagebrush Steppe

Chad S. Boyd, Rory C. O’Connor, Juliana Ranches et al. · Rangeland Ecology & Management · 2022 · 68 citations · Full text

Natural Resources, Animal Sciences, Pasture Management +12

Niche opportunities for invasive annual plants in dryland ecosystems are controlled by disturbance, trophic interactions, and rainfall

Richard Gill, Rory C. O’Connor, Aaron C. Rhodes et al. · Oecologia · 2018 · 57 citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Plant Biology +17