LaManna, J. A. 2024. Uncovering drivers of global tree diversity. Nature Plants https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01695-y PDF
L. Magee, J. A. LaManna, A. Wolf, R. Howe, Y. Lu, D. Valle, D. Smith, R. Bagchi, D. Bauman, D. Johnson. 2024. The unexpected influence of legacy conspecific density dependence. Ecology Letters in press.
McCune, B., J. Diez, J. A. LaManna, M. Betts. 2024. Elevational distributions of forest floor mosses and a test of competition at two elevations in western Oregon. Northwest Science in press.
Delavaux, C., J. A. LaManna, J. A. Myers, R. P. Phillips, S. Aguilar, David Allen, Alfonso Alonso, Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Matthew E. Baker, Jennifer L. Baltzer, Pulchérie Bissiengou, Mariana Bonfim, Norman A. Bourg, Warren Y. Brockelman, David F.R.P. Burslem, Li-Wan Chang, Yang Chen, Jyh-Min Chiang, Chengjin Chu, Keith Clay, Susan Cordell, Mary Cortese, Jan den Ouden, Christopher Dick, Sisira Ediriweera, Erle C. Ellis, Anna Feistner, Robin Foster, Amy L. Freestone, Thomas Giambelluca, Christian P. Giardina, Gregory S. Gilbert, Fangliang He, Jan Holík, RBobert W. Howe, Walter Huaraca Huasca, Stephen P. Hubbell, Faith Inman, Patrick A. Jansen, Daniel J. Johnson, Kamil Kral, Andrew J. Larson, Creighton M. Litton, James A. Lutz, Yadvinder Malhi, Krista McGuire, Sean M. McMahon, William J. McShea, Hervé Memiaghe, Anuttara Nathalang, Natalia Norden, Vojtech Novotny, Michael J. O’Brien, David A. Orwig, Rebecca Ostertag, Geoffrey G. Parker, Rolando Pérez, Glen Reynolds, Sabrina E. Russo, Lawren Sack, Pavel Šamonil, I-Fang Sun, Mark E. Swanson, Jill Thompson, Maria Uriarte, John Vandermeer, Xihua Wang, Ian Ware, George D. Weiblen, Amy Wolf, Shu-Hui Wu, Jess K. Zimmerman, Thomas Lauber, Daniel Maynard, Thomas Crowther, Colin Averill. 2023. Mycorrhizal feedbacks influence global forest structure and diversity. Communications Biology 6:1066. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05410-z.
LaManna, J. A., F. A. Jones, D. M. Bell, R. J. Pabst, & D. C. Shaw. 2022. Tree species diversity increases with conspecific negative density dependence across an elevation gradient. Ecology Letters 25:1237–1249. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13996
Jevon, F. J., D. De La Cruz, J. A. LaManna, A. K. Lang, D. A. Orwig, S. Record, P. V. Kouba, M. P. Ayres, & J. H. Matthes. 2022. Experimental and observational evidence of negative conspecific density dependence in temperate ectomycorrhizal trees. Ecology 103:e3808. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3808
Zhong, Y., C. Chu, J. A. Myers, G. S. Gilbert, J. A. Lutz, J. Stillhard, K. Zhu, J. Thompson, J. L. Baltzer, F. He, J. A. LaManna, S. J. Davies, K. J. Aderson-Teixeira, D. F. R. P. Burslem, A. Alonso, K.-J. Chao, X. Wang, L. Gao, D. A. Orwig, X. Yin, X. Sui, Z. Su, I. Abiem, P. Bissiengou, N. Bourg, N. Butt, M. Cao, C. H. Chang-Yang, W. Chao, H. Chapman, Y. Chen, D. A. Coomes, S. Cordell, A. A. de Oliveira, H. Du, S. Fang, C. P. Giardina, Z. Hao, A. Hector, S. P. Hubbell, D. Janík, P. A. Jansen, M. Jiang, G. Jin, D. Kenfack, K. Král, A. J. Larson, B. Li, X. Li, Y. Li, J. Lian, L. Lin, F. Liu, Y. Liu, Y. Liu, F. Luan, Y. Luo, K. Ma, Y. Malhi, S. M. McMahon, W. McShea, H. Memiaghe, X. Mi, M. Morecroft, V. Novotny, M. J. O’Brien, J. den Ouden, G. G. Parker, X. Qiao, H. Ren, G. Reynolds, P. Samonil, W. Sang, G. Shen, Z. Shen, G. M. Song, I. Sun, H. Tang, S. Tian, A. L. Uowolo, M. Uriarte, B. Wang, X. Wang, Y. Wang, G. D. Weiblen, Z. Wu, N. Xi, W. Xiang, H. Xu, K. Xu, W. Ye, M. Yu, F. Zeng, M. Zhang, Y. Zhang, L. Zhu, & J. K. Zimmerman. 2021. Arbuscular mycorrhizal trees influence the latitudinal beta-diversity gradient of tree communities in forests worldwide. Nature Communications 12:3137. DOI
Sedio, B. E., M. J. Spasojevic, J. A. Myers, S. J. Wright, M. D. Person, H. Chandrasekaran, J. H. Dwenger, M. L. Prechi, C. A. López, D. N. Allen, K. J. Anderson-Teixeira, J. L. Baltzer, N. A. Bourg, B. T. Castillo, N. J. Day, E. Dewald-Wang, C. W. Dick, T. Y. James, J. G. Kueneman, J. A. LaManna, J. A. Lutz, I. R. McGregor, S. M. McMahon, G. G. Parker, J. D. Parker, & J. H. Vandermeer. 2021. Chemical similarity of co-occurring trees decreases with precipitation and temperature in North American forests. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9:317. DOI
LaManna, J. A., S. A. Mangan, and J. A. Myers. 2021. Conspecific negative density dependence and why its study should not be abandoned. Ecosphere 12(1):e03322. DOI
LaManna, J. A., L. A. Burkle, R. T. Belote, and J. A. Myers. 2020. Biotic and abiotic drivers of plant–pollinator community assembly across wildfire gradients. Journal of Ecology 109:1000-1013. DOI
Catano, C., T. Fristoe, LaManna, J. A., and J. A. Myers. 2020. Local species diversity, β-diversity, and climate influence the regional stability of bird biomass across North America. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287:20192520. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.2520. DOI
LaManna, J. A., S. A. Mangan, A. Alonso, N. A. Bourg, W. Y. Brockelman, S. Bunyavejchewin, L. Chang, J. Chiang, G. B. Chuyong, K. Clay, S. Cordell, S. J. Davies, T. J. Furniss, C. P. Giardina, I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke, C. V. S. Gunatilleke, F. He, R. W. Howe, S. P. Hubbell, C. Hsieh, F. M. Inman-Narahari, D. Janík, D. J. Johnson, D. Kenfack, L. Korte, K. Král, A. J. Larson, J. A. Lutz, S. M. McMahon, W. J. McShea, H. R. Memiaghe, A. Nathalang, V. Novotny, P. S. Ong, D. A. Orwig, R. Ostertag, G. G. Parker, R. P. Phillips, L. Sack, I. Sun, J. S. Tello, D. W. Thomas, B. L. Turner, D. M. Vela Díaz, T. Vrška, G. D. Weiblen, A. Wolf, S. Yap, and J. A. Myers. 2018. Response to comment on “Plant diversity increases with the strength of negative density dependence at the global scale.” Science 360:eaar5245. DOI PDF
LaManna, J. A., S. A. Mangan, A. Alonso, N. A. Bourg, W. Y. Brockelman, S. Bunyavejchewin, L. Chang, J. Chiang, G. B. Chuyong, K. Clay, S. Cordell, S. J. Davies, T. J. Furniss, C. P. Giardina, I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke, C. V. S. Gunatilleke, F. He, R. W. Howe, S. P. Hubbell, C. Hsieh, F. M. Inman-Narahari, D. Janík, D. J. Johnson, D. Kenfack, L. Korte, K. Král, A. J. Larson, J. A. Lutz, S. M. McMahon, W. J. McShea, H. R. Memiaghe, A. Nathalang, V. Novotny, P. S. Ong, D. A. Orwig, R. Ostertag, G. G. Parker, R. P. Phillips, L. Sack, I. Sun, J. S. Tello, D. W. Thomas, B. L. Turner, D. M. Vela Díaz, T. Vrška, G. D. Weiblen, A. Wolf, S. Yap, and J. A. Myers. 2018. Response to comment on “Plant diversity increases with the strength of negative density dependence at the global scale.” Science 360:eaar3824. DOI PDF
Spasojevic, M. J., J. A. LaManna, C. P. Catano & J. A. Myers. 2018. Integrating species traits into species pools. Ecology 99:1265-1276. DOI PDF
LaManna, J. A., S. A. Mangan, A. Alonso, N. A. Bourg, W. Y. Brockelman, S. Bunyavejchewin, L. Chang, J. Chiang, G. B. Chuyong, K. Clay, R. Condit, S. Cordell, S. J. Davies, T. J. Furniss, C. P. Giardina, I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke, C. V. S. Gunatilleke, F. He, R. W. Howe, S. P. Hubbell, C. Hsieh, F. M. Inman-Narahari, D. Janík, D. J. Johnson, D. Kenfack, L. Korte, K. Král, A. J. Larson, J. A. Lutz, S. M. McMahon, W. J. McShea, H. R. Memiaghe, A. Nathalang, V. Novotny, P. S. Ong, D. A. Orwig, R. Ostertag, G. G. Parker, R. P. Phillips, L. Sack, I. Sun, J. S. Tello, D. W. Thomas, B. L. Turner, D. M. Vela Díaz, T. Vrška, G. D. Weiblen, A. Wolf, S. Yap, and J. A. Myers. 2017. Plant diversity increases with the strength of negative density dependence at the global scale. Science 356:1389–1392. DOI PDF
LaManna, J. A., R. T. Belote, L. A. Burkle, C. Catano, & J. A. Myers. 2017. Negative density dependence mediates biodiversity-productivity relationships across scales. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1:1107–1115. DOI PDF
LaManna, J. A., & T. E. Martin. 2017. Logging impacts on avian species richness and composition differ across latitudes and foraging and breeding habitat preferences. Biological Reviews 92:1657–1674. DOI PDF
LaManna, J. A., & T. E. Martin. 2017. Seasonal fecundity and costs to λ are more strongly affected by direct than indirect predation effects across species. Ecology 98:1829–1838. DOI PDF
LaManna, J. A., M. L. Walton, B. L. Turner, & J. A. Myers. 2016. Negative density dependence is stronger in resource-rich environments and diversifies communities when stronger for common but not rare species. Ecology Letters 19:657–667. DOI PDF
LaManna, J. A., & T. E. Martin. 2016. Costs of fear: behavioral and life-history responses to risk and their demographic consequences vary across species. Ecology Letters 19:403–413. DOI PDF
Myers, J. A., & J. A. LaManna. 2016. The promise and pitfalls of beta diversity in ecology and conservation. Journal of Vegetation Science 27:1081–1083. DOI PDF
LaManna, J. A., A. B. Hemenway, V. Boccadori, & T. E. Martin. 2015. Bird species turnover is related to changing predation risk along a vegetation gradient. Ecology 96:1670–1680. DOI PDF
George*, T. L. R. Harrigan*, J. A. LaManna*, J. F. Saracco, D. F. DeSante, & T. Smith. 2015. Persistent impacts of West Nile Virus on North American bird populations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 112:14290–14294. *Authors contributed equally DOI PDF
LaManna, J. A., T. L. George, J. F. Saracco, M. P. Nott, & D. F. DeSante. 2012. El Niño-Southern Oscillation influences annual survival of a migratory songbird at a regional scale. The Auk: Ornithological Advances 129:734–743. DOI PDF
Powers, B., M. D. Johnson, J. A. LaManna, & A. Rich. 2011. The influence of cattle grazing on pocket gophers in the central Sierra Nevada mountains, California: potential implications for great gray owls. Northwestern Naturalist 92:13–18. DOI PDF
LaManna, J. A., J. Braddock-Wilking, S. H. Lin, & B. J. Feldman. 1999. 13C NMR spectroscopy of amorphous hydrogenated carbon nitride. Solid State Communications 109:573–576. DOI PDF
Selected Oral Presentations (* = graduate student; † = undergraduate student)
Bell, D. & J. A. LaManna. Examining Species Interactions with Long-term Tree Plots. 108th meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), August 7, 2023. (Organized session, co-organized by D. Bell and J. LaManna)
Torres, E.*, B. Sedio, J. A. LaManna. Plant defenses and Conspecific Density-Dependence: Examining patterns in secondary metabolite similarity as an indicator of CDD mechanisms along an elevation gradient. 108th meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), August 7, 2023.
Sutton, M.*, M. Betts, J. A. LaManna. The influence of microclimate on avian antagonistic interactions in forest ecosystems. 108th meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), August 7, 2023.
Doolittle, C., C. Delavaux, J. A. LaManna. The role of fungal communities in mediating elevational gradients of tree diversity. 108th meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), August 7, 2023.
Bell, D. M. and J. A. LaManna. Examining species interactions with long-term tree plots. NSF Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) All Scientist Meeting, Monterey, California. Sept 22, 2022. (Workshop/working group jointly organized by J. LaManna & D. Bell)
Doolittle, C.* & J. A. LaManna. After the fire: understory plant community dynamics in a post-fire landscape. 107th meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), August 16, 2022.
Torres, E.*, M. Sutton*, C. Doolittle*, & J. A. LaManna. Shifts in Adult-Seedling Conspecific Feedbacks Along A Stress Gradient. 107th meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), August 15, 2022.
Doolittle, C.* & J. A. LaManna. Effects of disturbance on conspecific negative density dependence: a conceptual review and synthesis. 106th meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), Virtual Conference. August 3, 2021.
Sutton, M. A., T. L. George, J. Saracco, R. Siegel, J. A. LaManna. Avian annual survival rates heavily influenced by climate cycles on a continental scale. 105th meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), Salt Lake City, Utah (Virtual Conference). August 3, 2020.
Torres, E.†, M. A. Sutton*, R. Grace†, M. Higgins†, & J. A. LaManna. Differences in conspecific negative density dependence are associated with climate at the continental scale. 105th meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), Salt Lake City, Utah (Virtual Conference). August 3, 2020.
LaManna, J. A., Elevational differences in climate are associated with changes in frequency dependence and tree species diversity,” 104th meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), Louisville, Kentucky. August 15, 2019.
LaManna, J. A. Species diversity and climate-mediated interactions between plants and their enemies/mutualists. NSF Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) All Scientist Meeting, Monterey, California. October 2, 2018.
LaManna, J. A., S. A. Mangan, A. Alonso, N. A. Bourg, W. Y. Brockelman, S. Bunyavejchewin, et al. Negative density dependence contributes to global patterns of plant biodiversity. 102nd meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), Portland, Oregon. August 9, 2017.
LaManna, J. A., & T. E. Martin. Costs of fear: behavioral and life-history responses to risk and their demographic consequences vary across species. 6th North American Ornithological Conference (NAOC), Washington, DC, USA. August 18, 2016.
LaManna, J. A., M. L. Walton, B. L. Turner, & J. A. Myers. Negative density dependence is stronger in resource-rich environments and diversifies communities when stronger for common but not rare species. 101st meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. August 11, 2016.
LaManna, J. A. Natural enemies: Environmentally-mediated effects on community assembly, biodiversity, and the evolution of defensive traits. Evolution, Ecology and Plant Biology seminar series, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. February 25, 2016.
LaManna, J. A., T. L. George, R. Harrigan, J. F. Saracco, D. F. DeSante, & T. B. Smith. West Nile virus: The impact of an introduced disease on native populations. Washington University’s Science on Tap public seminar series, Kirkwood, Missouri, USA. February 24, 2016.
LaManna, J. A. Vegetation influences on species turnover and demography in avian communities. Seminar. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. December 17, 2014.
LaManna, J. A. & T. E. Martin. Effects of conifer removal and aspen regeneration on avian communities. Annual meeting of Montana State Fish, Wildlife, & Parks wildlife biologists, Butte, Montana, USA. May 28, 2014.
LaManna, J. A., T. L. George, J. Saracco, P. Nott, & D. F. DeSante. Spring migration precipitation influences annual survival of migratory songbirds. 5th North American Ornithological Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. August 18, 2012.
LaManna, J. A., T. L. George, J. Saracco, P. Nott, & D. F. DeSante. Effects of global climate cycles on interannual survival of a migratory songbird. North American Conference of the American Ornithological Union, the Cooper Ornithological Society, and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists, San Diego, California, USA. February 8, 2010.
Selected Poster Presentations
R. Grace†, E. Torres†, & J. A. LaManna. Conspecific negative density dependence for seedlings is stronger in lower elevation forests. 106th meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), Virtual Conference. August 3, 2021.
Black, K. E., J. M. Zaspel, J. J. Weis, C. D. Tyrrell, & J. A. LaManna. Using collections data to detect patterns of co-occurrence between adult moths and their larval host plants. 3rd Annual Digital Data Conference, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. June 10, 2019.
LaManna, J. A. & T. E. Martin. Costs of fear: behavioral and life-history responses to risk and their demographic consequences vary across species. 2nd Predator-Prey Interactions Gordon Conference, Ventura, CA, USA. January, 2016.
LaManna, J. A., M. L. Walton, & J. A. Myers. Changes in the strength of negative density dependence across an environmental gradient and life-stages explain changes in diversity. Danforth Center & Missouri Botanical Gardens Symposium, St. Louis, MO, USA. October, 2015.
LaManna, J. A., M. L. Walton, & J. A. Myers. Changes in the strength of negative density dependence across an environmental gradient and life-stages explain changes in diversity. St. Louis Ecology and Evolution Conference, St. Louis, MO, USA. September, 2015.
LaManna, J. A. & T. E. Martin. Cost of fear: predation risk affects reproductive traits and success across species. 1st Predator-Prey Interactions Gordon Conference, Ventura, CA, USA. January, 2014.
LaManna, J. A., T. L. George, J. Saracco, P. Nott, & D. F. DeSante. 2010. El Niño-Southern Oscillation determines variation in annual survival of a migratory songbird. November 2010. Wildlife Society National Conference, Snowbird, UT, USA. October, 2010.