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2025

Rivas-Torres, G., C. Wilson, B. Loiselle, S.L. Flory. (accepted). Experimental removal of an invasive tree in Galápagos promotes native and endemic species but also secondary invaders. Restoration Ecology.

Kirk, D., J. Cohen, V., Nguyen, M. Childs, J. Farner, J. Davies, S.L. Flory, J. Rohr, M. O’Connor, E. Mordecai. (accepted) Impacts of weather anomalies and climate on plant disease. Ecology Letters.

2024

Shi, B., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Knapp, A. K., Smith, M. D., Reed, S., Osborne, B., S.L. Flory,… & Sun, W. (2024). Aridity drives the response of soil total and particulate organic carbon to drought in temperate grasslands and shrublands. Science Advances, 10(40), eadq2654.
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adq2654

Nagy, D. U., A.E. Thoma, M. Al‐Gharaibeh, R.M. Callaway, S.L. Flory, L. J. Frazee, M. Hartmann, I. Hensen, K. Jandová, D.P. Khasa, and Y. Lekberg. 2024. Among‐population variation in drought responses is consistent across life stages but not between native and non‐native ranges. New Phytologist. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19895

Novoa A., G. Vimercati, G. Brundu, D. M. Richardson, U. Schaffner, A. Brunori, T. Campagnaro, S. Canavan, L. Celesti-Grapow, M. Dechoum, K. Dehnen-Schmutz, J. Dufour-Dror, F. Essl, S. L. Flory, H. Jäger, J. Joshi, M. Karmann, B. Langdon, K. Lapin, J. Le Roux, V. Lozano, M. Masiero, L. A. Meyerson, M. A. Nuñez, A. Pauchard, J. Pergl, A. J. Porté, P.Pyšek, J. Pyšková, J. Rodriguez, R. T. Shackleton, J. S. Silva T. Sitzia, L. Verbrugge, M. Vítková, Y. T. Weldesemaet, M. Westergren, J. R. U. Wilson. 2024. Stakeholders’ views on the global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native trees. People and Nature. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10670

Vilizzi L., Piria M., Pietraszewski D., Giannetto D., Flory S.L., Herczeg G., Baş Sermenli H., Britvec M., Jukoniene I., Petrulaitis L., Vitasović-Kosić I., Almeida D., Al-Wazzan Z., Bakiu R., Boggero A., Chaichana R., Dashinov D., De Zoysa M., Gilles A.S. Jr, Goulletquer P., Interesova E., Kopecký O., Koutsikos N., Koyama A., Kristan P., Li S., Lukas J., Moghaddas S.D., Monteiro J.G., Mumladze L., Oh C., Olsson K.H., Pavia R.T. Jr, Perdikaris C., Pickholtz R., Preda C., Ristovska M., Slovák Švolíková K., Števove B., Ta K.A.T., Uzunova E., Vardakas L., Verreycken H., Wei H., Yoğurtçuoğlu B., Ferincz Á., Kirkendall L., Marszał L., Paganelli D., Stojchevska  C., Tarkan A.S., Yazlık A. 2024. Development and application of a second-generation multilingual tool for invasion risk screening of non-native terrestrial plants. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170475

Hinkson, K., J. NeSmith, C. Alba, M. Durham, J. Ferrell, and S.L. Flory. 2024. Selective method for invasive plant removal enhances restoration. Restoration Ecologyhttps://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14112

Meerdink, S.K., D. Hiatt, S.L. Flory, and A. Zare. 2024. Dealing with imperfect data for invasive species detection using multispectral imagery. Ecological Informatics. p. 102432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.102432

Stofer, K.A. S.L. Flory, D. Albrecht, R. Hall, J. Watts, C. Fahey, Amy Kendig, J.H. Keel, T. Petri. 2024. Collaborative professional development on authentic science may reduce barriers to implementation in high school classrooms. Florida Journal of Educational Research. Accepted.

2023

Sun, X., Y. Sun, X. Cao, X. Zhai, R. Callaway, J. Wan, S.L. Flory, W. Huang, and J. Ding. 2023. Tradeoffs in non-native plant herbivore defenses enhance performance. Ecology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14283

Lockwood, J. L., D. Lieurance, S.L. Flory, L.A. Meyerson, A. Ricciardi, and D. Simberloff. 2023. Moving scholarship on invasion science forward. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.01.006

Podzikowski, L., M. Lee., C. Fahey, J. Wright, S.L. Flory, and R. Phillips. 2023. Biogeochemical effects of a forest understory plant invasion depend more on dissimilar nutrient economies than invader biomass. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 11:1. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2023.00007

Pappo, E., S. Keene, H. Smith, Y. Song, T. Colquhoun, C.H. Wilson, and S.L. Flory. 2023. Effects of reduced rainfall on coffee quality and volatile composition. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.

Pappo, E., C.H. Wilson, J.J. Pitts, W.M. Hammond, and S.L. Flory. 2023. Toward a new perspective on evaluating climate change resilience of agroecosystems. Ecosphere. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4594

Tomat-Kelly, G. and S.L. Flory. 2023. Research gaps limit understanding of invasion fire cycles. Biological Invasions, 25, pages 693–711. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02951-y

Lieurance, D., S. Canavan, D.C. Behringer, A.E. Kendig, C.R. Minteer, L.S. Reisinger, C.M. Romagosa, S.L. Flory, J.L. Lockwood, P.J. Anderson, S.M. Baker, J. Bojko, K.E. Bowers, K. Canavan, K. Carruthers, W.M. Daniel, D.R. Gordon, J.E. Hill, J.G. Howeth, B.V. Iannone III, L. Jennings, L.A. Gettys, E.M. Kariuki, J.M. Kunzer, H.D. Laughinghouse IV, N.E. Mandrak, S. McCann, T. Morawo, C.R. Morningstar, M. Neilson, T. Petri, I.A. Pfingsten, R.N. Reed, L.J. Walters, and C. Wanamaker. 2023. Identifying invasive species threats, pathways, and impacts to improve biosecurity. Ecosphere, 2023. 14(12): p. e4711. http://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4711

Lane, B., A.E. Kendig, C.M. Wojan, A. Adhikari, M.A. Jusino, N. Kortessis, et al. 2023. Fungicide mediated shifts in the foliar fungal community of an invasive grass. Phytobiomes Journal. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-03-22-0018-R 

2022

Flory, S.L., W. Dillon, and D. Hiatt. 2022. Interacting global change drivers suppress a foundation tree species. Ecology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13974

Canavan, S., Z.T. Brym, G. Brundu, K. Dehnen-Schmutz, D. Lieurance, T. Petri, W.H. Wadlington, J.R.U. Wilson, and S.L. Flory. 2022. Cannabis de-domestication and invasion risk. Biological Conservation, 274: p. 109709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109709

Sheng, M., C. Rosche, M. Al-Gharaibeh, L.S. Bullington, R.M. Callaway, T. Clark, C.C. Cleveland, W. Duan, S.L. Flory, D.P. Khasa, J.N. Klironomos, M. McLeod, M. Okada, R.W. Pal, M.A. Shah, and Y. Lekberg. 2022. Acquisition and evolution of enhanced mutualism—an underappreciated mechanism for invasive success? The ISME Journal, pp.1-12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-022-01293-w

Kendig, A.E., S. Canavan, P.J. Anderson, S.L. Flory, L.A. Gettys, D.R. Gordon, B.V. Iannone III, J.M. Kunzer, T. Petri, I.A. Pfingsten, and D. Lieurance. 2022. Scanning the horizon for invasive plant threats using a data-driven approach. NeoBiota, 74, pp.129-154. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.74.83312

Kortessis, N., A.E. Kendig, M. Barfield, S.L. Flory, M.W. Simon, and R.D. Holt. 2022. Litter, plant competition, and ecosystem dynamics: A theoretical perspective. The American Naturalisthttps://doi.org/10.1086/721438

Borden, J.B., K.M. San Antonio, G. Tomat-Kelly, T. Clark, and S.L. Flory. 2022. Invasive grass indirectly alters seasonal patterns in seed predation. Biology Letters. 18(6), 20220095. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0095

Pappo, E., C. Wilson, and S.L. Flory. 2022. Enhancing climate change education through links to agriculture. The American Biology Teacher, 84(4), 207-212. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2022.84.4.207

Benitez L., A.E. Kendig, A. Adhikari, K. Clay, P.F. Harmon, R. Holt, E. Goss, and S.L. Flory. 2022. Invasive grass litter suppresses a native grass species and promotes disease. Ecosphere. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3907

Magee, L., K. Pandit, S.L. Flory, R.M. Crandall, E.N. Broadbent, G.A. Prata, W.W. Dillon, S. Bohlman, and D.J. Johnson. 2022. Life stage and neighborhood-dependent survival of longleaf pine after prescribed fire. Forests. 13(1), 117. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13010117

2021

Fahey, C. and S.L. Flory. 2021. Soil microbes alter competition between native and invasive plants. Journal of Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13807

Pappo, E., C.H. Wilson, and S.L. Flory. 2021. Hybrid coffee cultivars may enhance agroecosystem resilience to climate change. AoB Plants, 13(2), plab010. https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plab010

Kendig, A.E., V.J. Svahnström, A. Adhikari, P.F. Harmon, and S.L. Flory. 2021. Emerging fungal pathogen of an invasive grass: Implications for competition with native plant species. PloS one, 16(3), e0237894. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237894

Tomat‐Kelly, G., W.W. Dillon, and S.L. Flory. 2021. Invasive grass fuel loads suppress native species by increasing fire intensity and soil heating. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13881

Kendig, A.E., E.R. Spear, S.C. Daws, S.L. Flory, and E.A. Mordecai. 2021. Native perennial and non‐native annual grasses shape pathogen community composition and disease severity in a California grassland. Journal of Ecology, 109(2), 900-912. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13515

Dillon, W.W., D. Hiatt, and S.L. Flory. 2021. Experimental manipulation of fuel structure to evaluate the potential ecological effects of fire. Forest Ecology and Management, 482, 118884. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118884

Petri, T., S. Canavan, D.R. Gordon, D. Lieurance, and S.L. Flory. 2021. Potential effects of domestication on non-native plant invasion risk. Plant Ecology. 222, 549–559. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-021-01130-8

Borden, J.B. and S.L. Flory. 2021. Urban evolution of invasive species. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2295

Wilson, C.H., J.M. Vendramini, L.E. Sollenberger, and S.L. Flory. 2021. Root production in a subtropical pasture is mediated by cultivar identity and defoliation severity. Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 9(2), 144-158. https://doi.org/10.17138/tgft(9)144-158

Petri, T. B. Rehill, D. Lieurance, and S.L. Flory. 2021. Domestication does not alter invasion risk of a non-native legume. Oecologia. 196, pages 317–329. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-04866-2

Cabrera, S., D. Hiatt, W.W. Dillon, T. Clark, B.F. Allan, and S.L. Flory. 2021. Observations of wild turkey nesting in invasive cogongrass. Southeastern Naturalist, 20(1), N42. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.020.0119

2020

Estrada, J., C.H. Wilson, S.L. Flory. 2020. Clonal integration enhances performance of an invasive grass. Oikos. http://doi.org/10.1111/oik.07016

Lane, B., K.B. Stricker, A. Adhikari, M.S. Ascunce, K. Clay, S.L. Flory, M.E. Smith, E.M. Goss, and P.F. Harmon. 2020. Large-spored Drechslera gigantea is a Bipolaris species causing disease on the invasive grass Microstegium vimineum. In press. Mycologia.

Goss, E.M., A.E. Kendig, A. Adhikari, B. Lane, N. Kortessis, R.D. Holt, K. Clay, P.F. Harmon, and S.L Flory. 2020. Disease in invasive plant populations. Annual Review of Phytopathology. doi.org/10.1146/annurev-phyto-010820-012757

Flory, S.L. and J. Lockwood. 2020. Advancing towards a general theory of invasive species impacts: how do ecological effects vary across time and space? Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. In press (review of ESA Symposium).

Funk, J.L., I. Parker, V. Matzek, S.L. Flory, E.T. Aschehoug, C.M. DAntonio, W. Dawson, D. Thomson, and J. Valliere. 2020. Keys to enhancing the value of invasion ecology research for management. Biological Invasions. doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02267-9.

Tarbox, B.C., M. Swisher, Z. Calle, C.H. Wilson, and S.L. Flory. 2020. Decline in local ecological knowledge in the Colombian Andes may constrain silvopastoral tree diversity. Restoration Ecology. doi.org/10.1111/rec.13153

Fahey, C., A. Koyama, P.M. Antunes, K. Dunfield, and S.L. Flory. 2020. Plant communities mediate the interactive effects of invasion and drought on soil microbial communities. The ISME Journal. doi.org/10.1038/s41396-020-0614-6

Hiatt, D. and S.L. Flory. 2020. Populations of a widespread invader and co-occurring native species vary in phenotypic plasticity. New Phytologist. 225:584-594. doi.org/10.1111/nph.16225

2019

Alba, C., C. Fahey, and S.L. Flory. 2019. Global change stressors alter resources and shift plant interactions from facilitation to competition over time. Ecology. 100(12):e02859. doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2859

Craig, M.E., N. Lovko, S.L. Flory, J.P Wright, and R. Phillips. 2019. Impacts of an invasive grass on soil organic matter pools vary across a tree-mycorrhizal gradient. Biogeochemistry. 144(2):149-164. doi.org/10.1007/s10533-019-00577-2

Hiatt, D., K. Serbesoff‐King, D. Lieurance, D.R. Gordon, and S.L. Flory. 2019. Allocation of invasive plant management expenditures for conservation: Lessons from Florida, USA. Conservation Science and Practice. 1(7):e51. doi.org/10.1111/csp2.51

2018

Fahey, C., C. Angelini, and S.L. Flory. 2018. Grass invasion and drought interact to alter the diversity and structure of native plant communities. Ecology. 99:2692-2702. doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2536

Lee, M., S.L. Flory, R. Phillips, and J. Wright. 2018. Site conditions are more important than abundance for explaining plant invasion impacts on soil nitrogen cycling. Ecosphere. 9(10):e02454. doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2454

Liu, T., A. Abd-Elrahman, A. Zare, B.A. Dewitt, S.L. Flory, and S.E. Smith. 2018. A fully learnable context-driven object-based model for mapping land cover using multi-view data from unmanned aircraft systems. Remote Sensing of Environment. 216:328-344. doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.06.031

Tarbox, B.C., S.K. Robinson, B. Loiselle, and S.L. Flory. 2018.  Foraging ecology and flocking behavior of insectivorous forest birds inform management of silvopastures for conservation. The Condor: Ornithological Applications. 120(4):787-802. doi.org/10.1650/CONDOR-18-1.1

Dillon, W.W., D. Lieurance, D. Hiatt, K. Clay, and S.L. Flory. 2018. Native and invasive woody species differentially respond to forest edges and forest successional age. Forests. 9(7):381. doi.org/10.3390/f9070381

Guo, Y., S. Graves, S.L. Flory, and S. Bohlman. 2018. Hyperspectral measurement of seasonal variation in the coverage and impacts of an invasive grass in an experimental setting. Remote Sensing. 10(5):784. doi.org/10.3390/rs10050784

Lieurance, D., A. Cooper, A.L. Young, D.R. Gordon, and S.L. Flory. 2018. Running bamboo species pose a greater invasion risk than clumping bamboo species in the continental United States. Journal for Nature Conservation. 43:39-45. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2018.02.012

NeSmith, J.E., C. Alba, and S.L. Flory. 2018. Experimental drought and plant invasion additively suppress primary pine species of southeastern US forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 411:158-165. doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.12.045

Wilson, C., M.S. Strickland, J.A. Hutchings, T.S. Bianchi, and S.L. Flory. 2018. Grazing enhances belowground carbon allocation, microbial biomass, and soil carbon in a subtropical grassland. Global Change Biology. 24(7):2997-3009. doi:10.1111/gcb.14070 

Rivas-Torres, G., S.L. Flory, and B. Loiselle. 2018. Plant community composition and structural characteristics of an invaded forest in the Galápagos. Biodiversity and Conservation. 27(2): 329-344. doi:10.1007/s10531-017-1437-2

Flory, S.L., C. Alba, K. Clay, R. Holt, and E. Goss. 2018. Emerging pathogens can suppress invaders and promote native species recovery. Biological Invasions. 20(1): 5-8. doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1438-9

Flory, S.L., C. Alba, K. Clay, R. Holt, and E. Goss. 2018. Long-term studies are needed to reveal the effects of pathogen accumulation on invaded plant communities. Biological Invasions. 20(1): 11-12. doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1520-3

2017

D’Antonio, C. and S.L. Flory. 2017. Long-term dynamics and impacts of plant invasions. Journal of Ecology. 105(6):1459–1461. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12879

Flory, S.L., J. Bauer, R. Phillips, and K. Clay. 2017. Effects of a non-native grass invasion decline over time. Journal of Ecology. 10(6)5:1475–1484. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12850

Wilson, C.H., T.T. Caughlin, S.W. Rifai, E.H. Boughton, M.C. Mack, and S.L. Flory. 2017. Multi-decadal time series of remotely sensed vegetation improves prediction of soil carbon in a subtropical grassland. Ecological Applications. 27(5):1646–1656. doi:10.1002/eap.1557

Gordon, D.R., D. Lieurance, and S.L. Flory. 2017. Predicted versus actual invasiveness of climbing vines in Florida. Biological Invasions. 19(8):2375-2384. doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1448-7

Alba, C., J.E. NeSmith, C. Fahey,  C. Angelini, and S.L. Flory. 2017. Methods to test the interactive effects of drought and plant invasion on ecosystem structure and function using complementary common garden and field experiments. Ecology and Evolution. 7:1442-1452. doi:10.1002/ece3.2729

Estrada, J., C. Wilson, D. Hiatt, and S.L. Flory. 2017. Different factors drive emergence and persistence in an invasive grass. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 178(5):406-410. doi:10.1086/691142

Yue, M.F., S.L. Flory, L. Feng, W.H. Ye, H. Shen, X.S. Tian, and Z.M. Wang. 2017. Effects of extreme temperatures on the growth and photosynthesis of invasive Bidens alba and its native congener B. biternata. Nordic Journal of Botany. 35(3):377–384. doi:10.1111/njb.01365

2016

Stricker, K., P. Harmon, E. Goss, K. Clay, and S.L. Flory. 2016. Emergence and accumulation of novel pathogens suppress an invasive species. Ecology Letters. 19(4):469-477. doi.org/10.1111/ele.12583

Estrada, J., C. Wilson, J.E. NeSmith, and S.L. Flory. 2016. Propagule quality mediates invasive plant establishment. Biological Invasions. 18(8):2325-2332doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1163-9

Gordon, D., S.L. Flory, et al. 2016. Weed risk assessments are an effective component of invasion risk management. Invasive Plant Science and Management. 9(1):81-83(rebuttal to Smith et al. 2015) doi.org/10.1614/IPSM-D-15-00053.1

2015

Shannon-Firestone, S., H.L. Reynolds, R.P. Phillips, S.L. Flory, and A. Yannerell. 2015. The role of ammonium oxidizing communities in mediating effects of an invasive plan on soil nitrification. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 90:266-274. doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.07.017

Flory, S.L. and C. D’Antonio. 2015. Taking the long view on the ecological effects of plant invasions. American Journal of Botany. 102(6):817-818. doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1500105

Flory, S.L., K. Clay, S.M. Emery, J. Robb, and B. Winters. 2015. Fire and non-native grass invasion interact to suppress tree regeneration in eastern deciduous forest. Journal of Applied Ecology. 52(4):992-1000. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12437

Wilson, C., T.T. Caughlin, D.J. Civitello, and S.L. Flory. 2015. Combining mesocosm and field experiments to predict invasive plant performance: A hierarchical Bayesian approach. Ecology. 96(4):1084–1092. doi.org/10.1890/14-0797.1

Stricker, K.B., D.H. Hagan, and S.L. Flory. 2015. Improving methods to evaluate the impacts of plant invasions: Lessons from 40 years of research. AoB Plants. 7:plv028. doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plv028

Estrada, J. and S.L. Flory. 2015. Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) invasions in the US:  Mechanisms, impacts, and threats to biodiversity. Global Ecology and Conservation. 3:1-10. doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2014.10.014

Nickerson, K.*, and S.L. Flory. 2015. Competitive and allelopathic effects of the invasive shrub Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian peppertree). Biological Invasions. 17(2):555-564. doi.org/10.1007/s10530-014-0748-4 *undergraduate advisee, received 2013 UF Honors Thesis Award

Quinn, L., D. Gordon, A. Glaser, D. Lieurance, and S.L. Flory. 2015. Bioenergy feedstocks at low risk for invasion in the USA: a “White List” approach. BioEnergy Research. 8(2):471-481. doi.org/10.1007/s12155-014-9503-z

2014

Johnson, D.J., S.L. Flory, A. Shelton, C. Huebner, and K. Clay. 2014. Interactive effects of a non-native invasive grass (Microstegium vimineum) and herbivore exclusion on experimental tree regeneration under differing forest management. Journal of Applied Ecology. 52(1):210-219. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12356

Flory, S.L. and J. Bauer. 2014. Experimental evidence for indirect facilitation among invasive plants. Journal of Ecology. 102(1):12-18. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12186

Yolanda López, Y., J. Seib, K. Woodard, K. Chamusco, L. Sollenberger, M. Gallo, S.L. Flory, and C. Chase. 2014. Genetic diversity of biofuel and naturalized napiergrass (Pennisetum purpureum). Invasive Plant Science and Management. 7(2):229-236. doi.org/10.1614/IPSM-D-13-00085.1

2013

Emery, S.M., S.L. Flory, K. Clay, J.R. Robb, and B. Winters. 2013. Demographic responses of the invasive annual grass Microstegium vimineum to prescribed fires and herbicide. Forest Ecology and Management. 308:207-213. doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.08.002

Flory, S.L. and K. Clay. 2013. Pathogen accumulation and long-term dynamics of plant invasions. Journal of Ecology. 101(3):607-613. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12078

Crous, P.W., S.L. Flory, et al. 2013. Fungal Plant description sheets: Bipolaris drechsleri. Persoonia  31:188-296.

2012

Flory, S.L., K.A. Lorentz, D. Gordon, and L. Sollenberger. 2012. Experimental approaches for evaluating the invasion risk of biofuel crops. Environmental Research Letters. 7:045904.

Crous, P.W., S.L. Flory, et al. 2012. Fungal Plant description sheets: Bipolaris microstegii. Persoonia  29:146-201.

Novy, A., S.L. Flory, and J.M. Hartman. 2012. Evidence for rapid evolution of phenology in an invasive grass. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 2:443-450.

Gordon, D., S.L. Flory, A.L. Cooper, and S.K. Morris. 2012. Assessing the invasion risk of Eucalyptus in the United States using the Australian weed risk assessment. International Journal of Forestry Research. 2012:203768.

Wilson, S.B. and S.L. Flory. 2012. FloraGator: A novel, interactive, and online multiple-entry key for identifying plant families. HortTechnology. 22:410-41.

Lee, M., S.L. Flory, and R. Phillips. 2012. Positive feedbacks to growth of an invasive grass through alteration of nitrogen cycling. Oecologia. 170:457-65.

Shannon, S., S.L. Flory, and H. Reynolds. 2012. Competitive context alters plant-soil feedback in an experimental woodland community. Oecologia. 169:235-243.

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. 99:e56 – e58.

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.  60:486-493

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).

Zeng, S.L, T.T. Zhang, Y. Gao, B. Li, C.M. Fang, S.L. Flory, and B. Zhao. 2011. Road effects on vegetation composition in a saline environment. Journal of Plant Ecology. 5(2): 206-218.

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 S.L. Flory. 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.

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.

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.

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

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. *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.

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.

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

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

2008

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

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.

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.

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.

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.