Publications

In review & revision 

Nelson, R. A., Williams, N. M., Valdovinos, F. S., and Harrison, S. Invasive plants affect native plant pollination through pollinator-mediated cross-boundary effects. In Review.

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 Revision.

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

Nelson, R.A., Borer, E.T., &  Seabloom, E. (2025) Floral color and family drive contrasting plant-pollinator responses to nutrient enrichment. Ecology and Evolution 15, no. 9: e72153. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72153.

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.