Publications

In review & revision 

Nelson, R.A., Borer, E.T., &  Seabloom, E. Floral color and family drive contrasting plant-pollinator responses to nutrient enrichment. In Revision. Preprint. DOI: 10.22541/au.175095021.10262389/v1

Nelson, R. A., Seabloom, E., & Borer, E.T. Pollinator Conservation Paradox: exotic wildflowers support native pollinators under global changes. In Review. Preprint.

Harrison, S. H. & Nelson, R. A. Does connectivity stabilize metacommunities and rescue declining diversity? Results from a 25-year grassland study. In Submission.

Cancela, J. P. , Olde Venterink, H.,  Dias, T,  Borges, P. A. V. , Vázquez D. P. , Abts L., Bakker E. S. , Bugalho M. N.  , M. C. Caldeira 10 , A. Eskelinen 11 , L. A. Garibaldi 12 , Jentsch A, , Johanson N. , Kuhlman M. , Lannes L.S. , Martinson H. , Pérez-Méndez N., Peri P. , Veen G. F. , Risch A. C. , Schuchardt M. A., Schuetz M., Nelson R. , Virtanen R , E.,  Seabloom E , Borer E. T., Carvalheiro L. G. Nutrient enrichment negatively impacts flowers and pollinators, especially in warmer climates. In Review. 

Published

Luzzio, Alana M., Wainwright, B.E., Dodd, D., Nelson, R., Simon, S., Flynn, M.T. and Mabe, L. (2025) "Hands on the land: prioritizing inclusivity and continued intervention in restoration." Restoration Ecology : e70145. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.70145

Nelson, R.A., Sullivan, L.L., Hersch-Green, E.I. et al. (2025) Forb diversity globally is harmed by nutrient enrichment but can be rescued by large mammalian herbivory. Commun Biol 8, 444. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07882-7

Dritz S., Nelson, R.A., & Valdovinos, F.S. (2023). The role of intra-guild indirect interactions in assembling plant-pollinator networks. Nature Communications, 14(1), 5797.

Nelson, R. A., MacArthur-Waltz, D. J., & Gordon, D. M. (2023). Critical thermal limits and temperature-dependent walking speed may mediate coexistence between the native winter ant (Prenolepis imparis) and the invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile). Journal of Thermal Biology, 111, 103392.

MacArthur-Waltz, D. J., *Nelson, R. A., Lee, G., & Gordon, D. M. (2021). Tree Preference and Temporal Activity Patterns for a Native Ant Community in an Urbanized California Woodland. Journal of Insect Behavior, 1-12. *co-first author 

Nelson, R. A., Francis, E. J., Berry, J. A., Cornwell, W. K., & Anderegg, L. D. (2020). The role of climate niche, geofloristic history, habitat preference, and allometry on wood density within a California plant community. Forests, 11(1), 105.