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  • Belote, R.T., and R.H. Jones. 2008. Tree leaf litter composition and nonnative earthworms influence plant invasion in experimental forest floor mesocosms. Biological Invasions (In press)
  • Neatrour, M.A., R.H. Jones, and S.W. Golladay. 2008. Assessment of nutrient limitation in floodplain forests with two different techniques. Research Letters in Ecology (In press)
  • Belote, R.T., R.H. Jones, S.M. Hood and B.W. Wender. 2008. Diversity-invasibility across an experimental disturbance gradient in Appalachian forests. Ecology 89: 183-192.
  • Stevens, G.N., R.H. Jones, D.R. Pierson and K. Nguyen.  2007. The influence of root herbivores on plants varies with patch quality and plant community composition.  Plant and Soil 296:235-246.
  • Neatrour, M.A., R.H. Jones, and S.W. Golladay. 2007. Influence of soil oxygen and nutrient heterogeneity on nutrient foraging and biomass of three floodplain tree species with varying flood tolerance. Journal of Ecology 95: 1274-1283.
  • Stevens, G.L. and R.H. Jones. 2006. Influence of root herbivory on plant communities in heterogeneous nutrient environments. New Phytologist 171: 127-136.
  • Stevens, G.L. and R.H. Jones. 2006. Patterns in soil fertility and root herbivory interact to influence fine root dynamics. Ecology 87: 612-624.
  • Wang, L., P. Mou and R.H. Jones. 2006. Nutrient foraging via physiological and morphological plasticity in three plant species. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 36: 164-173.
  • Neatrour, M.A., R.H. Jones, and S.W. Golladay. 2005. Correlations between soil nutrient availability and fine root biomass at two spatial scales in forested wetlands with contrasting hydrological regimes. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35: 2934-2941.
  • Mou, P., R.H. Jones, D. Guo and A. Lister. 2005. Regeneration strategies, disturbance and plant interactions as organizers of vegetation spatial patterns in a pine forest.  Landscape Ecology 20: 971-987.
  • Guo, D., P. Mou, R.H. Jones and R.J. Mitchell. 2004. Spatio-temporal patterns of soil available nutrients following experimental disturbance in a pine forest. Oecologia   138: 613-621.
  • Riley, J.M. Jr and R.H. Jones. 2003. Factors limiting regeneration of large-seeded hardwoods in formerly cultivated coastal plain sites, South Carolina. Forest Ecology and Management 177: 571-586.
  • Jones, R.H., R.J. Mitchell, G.N. Stevens and S.D. Pecot 2003.  Controls of fine root production across a gradient of gap sizes in a pine woodland. Oecologia 134: 132-143.
  • Riley, J.M. Jr and R.H. Jones. 2002. Factors limiting regeneration of large-seeded hardwoods in formerly cultivated coastal plain sites, South Carolina. Forest Ecology and Management (in press)
  • Jones, R.H., R.J. Mitchell, G.N. Stevens and S.D. Pecot 2002.  Controls of fine root production across a gradient of gap sizes in a pine woodland. Oecologia (in press)
  • Stevens, G.N., R.H. Jones and R.J. Mitchell. 2002. Rapid fine root disappearance in a pine woodland - a substantial carbon flux to herbivores? Canadian Journal of Forest Research (in press)
  • Bliss, K.M., R.H. Jones. R.J. Mitchell and P. Mou. 2002. Are competitive interactions influenced by spatial nutrient heterogeneity and root foraging behavior? New Phytologist 154: 409-417.           
  • Guo, D., P. Mou, R.H. Jones and R.J. Mitchell. 2002. Temporal changes in soil moisture following disturbance: an experimental approach. Journal of Ecology 90: 338-347.
  • Stiles, J.H. and R.H. Jones. 2001. Top-down control by the red imported fire ant. American Midland Naturalist 146: 171-185.
  • Jones, R.H., S.L. Stokes, B.G. Lockaby and J.A. Stanturf. 2001. Vegetation responses to helicopter and ground based logging in blackwater floodplain forests. Forest Ecology and Management 139:215-226.
  • West, L. and R.H. Jones. 2000. Responses of understory tree seedlings to alteration of the soil fungal community in mid- and late-sucessional forests. Forest Ecology and Management 134: 125-135
  • Jones, R.H., K.O. Henson and G.L. Somers. 2000. Spatial, seasonal, and annual variation of fine root mass in a forested wetland. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 127: 107-114.
  • Lister, A., P. Mou, R. H. Jones, and R. J. Mitchell. 2000. Spatial patterns of soil and vegetation in a 40-year-old slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.) forest in the coastal plain of South Carolina. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 30: 145-155.
  • Jones, R.H., G.R. Glover and J.W. Kimbrell. 2000. Three methods for low-cost regeneration of pine-hardwood stands in the Gulf Coastal Plain. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 24: 37-44.
  • Einsmann, J.C., R.H. Jones, P. Mou and R.J. Mitchell. 1999. Nutrient foraging traits in ten co-occurring plant species of contrasting life forms. Journal of Ecology 87: 609-619.
  • Jacqmain, E.I., R.H. Jones and R.J. Mitchell. 1999. Influences of frequent cool-season burning across a soil moisture gradient on oak community structure in longleaf pine ecosystems. American Midland Naturalist 141: 85-100.
  • Stiles, J.H. and R.H. Jones. 1998. The distribution of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, in road and powerline habitats. Landscape Ecology 13: 335-346
  • Jones, R.H. and R.R. Sharitz. 1998. Woody plant seedling survival patterns in floodplain forest understories. Journal of Ecology 86: 574-587.
  • Burch, W.H., R.H. Jones, P. Mou and R.J. Mitchell. 1997. Root system development of single and mixed plant functional type communities following harvest in a pine-hardwood forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 27: 1753-1764.
  • Peterson, C.J. and R.H. Jones. 1997. Clonality in woody plants: A review and comparison with clonal herbs. p. 263-289 In H. de Kroon and J. van Groenendael, eds. The ecology and evolution of clonal plants, Backhuys Publishers, Leyden, The Netherlands.
  • Burch, W.H., R.H. Jones, P. Mou and R.J. Mitchell. 1997. Root system development of single and mixed plant functional type communities following harvest in a pine-hardwood forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 27: 1753-1764
  • Jones, R.H., B.P. Allen and R.R. Sharitz. 1997. Why do early-emerging tree seedlings have survival advantages?: a test using Acer rubrum (Aceraceae). American Journal of Botany 84: 1714-1718.
  • Pederson, N. P., R.H. Jones and R.R. Sharitz. 1997. Age structure and possible origin of old Pinus taeda stands in a floodplain forest. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Society 124: 111-123.
  • Lockaby, B.G., R.H. Jones, R.G. Clawson, S. Meadows, J. Stanturf, and F.C. Thornton. 1997. Influences of harvesting on functions of floodplain forests associated with low-order, blackwater streams. Forest Ecology and Management 90: 217-224.
  • Clawson, R.G., B.G. Lockaby and R.H. Jones. 1997. Amphibian responses to helicopter harvesting in forested floodplains of low order, blackwater streams. Forest Ecology and Management 90: 225-235.
  • Mou, P., R.J. Mitchell and R.H. Jones. 1997. Root distribution of two tree species under a heterogeneous nutrient environment. Journal of Applied Ecology 34: 645-656
  • Jones, R.H. 1997. Status and habitat of big trees in Congaree Swamp National Monument. Castanea 62: 22-31.
  • Long, T.J. and R.H. Jones. 1996. Seedling growth strategies and seed size effects in fourteen oak species native to different soil moisture habitats. Trees Structure and Function 11: 1-8.
  • Jones, R.H., B.G. Lockaby and G.L. Somers. 1996. Effects of microtopography and disturbance on fine-root dynamics in wetland forests of low-order stream floodplains. American Midland Naturalist 136: 57-71.
  • Jones, R.H., A.H. Chappelka and D.H. West. 1996. Use of plastic shelters for low-cost establishment of street trees. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 20: 90-93.
  • Pitt, D.G., G.R. Glover and R.H. Jones. 1996. Two-phase sampling of woody and herbaceous plant communities using large-scale aerial photographs. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 26: 509-524.
  • Wang, Z., W.H. Burch, P. Mou, R.H. Jones and R.J. Mitchell. 1995. Accuracy of visible and ultraviolet light for estimating live root proportions with minirhizotrons. Ecology 76: 2330-2334
  • Mou, P., R.H. Jones, R.J. Mitchell and B.R. Zutter. 1995. Spatial distribution of roots in sweetgum and loblolly pine monocultures and relations with aboveground biomass and soil nutrients. Functional Ecology 9: 689-699.
  • Flick, W.A., G. Somers, R. Jones, D. Brinker and D. Gjerstad. 1995. Defining forestry through education: Auburn's approach. J. For. 93(1) 20-24.
  • Jones, R.H., R.R. Sharitz, S.M. James and P.M. Dixon. 1994. Tree population dynamics in seven South Carolina mixed-species forests. Bulletin Torrey Botanical Club 121:360-368.
  • Lockaby, B.G., F.C. Thornton, R.H. Jones and R.G. Clawson. 1994. Ecological responses of a nutrient-poor, floodplain forest to harvesting. Journal of Environmental Quality 32: 901-906.
  • Jones, R.H., R.R. Sharitz, P.M. Dixon, D.S. Segal and R.L. Schneider. 1994. Woody plant regeneration in four floodplain forests. Ecological Monographs 64:345-367.
  • Jones, R.H., D.S. Segal and R.R. Sharitz. 1994. Cation dynamics in bottomland hardwood forest litter. American Midland Naturalist 131: 248-256.
  • Mou, P., R.J. Mitchell and R.H. Jones. 1993. Ecological field theory model- a mechanistic approach to simulate plant-plant interactions in southeastern forest ecosystems. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 23: 2180-2193.
  • Jones, R.H. 1993. Influence of soil temperature on root competition in seedlings of Acer rubrum , Liquidambar styraciflua, and Sapium sebiferum. American Midland Naturalist 130: 116-126.
  • Jones, R.H. and K.W. McLeod. 1990. Growth and photosynthetic responses to a range of light environments in Chinese tallowtree and Carolina ash seedlings. Forest Science 36: 851-862.
  • Jones, R.H. and R.R. Sharitz. 1990. Effects of root competition and flooding on growth of Chinese tallow tree seedlings. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 20: 573-578.
  • Segal, D.S., R.H. Jones and R.R. Sharitz. 1990. Release of NH4-N, NO3-N, and PO 4-P from litter in two bottomland hardwood forests. American Midland Naturalist 123: 160-170.
  • Jones, R.H. and R.R. Sharitz. 1989. Potential advantages and disadvantages of germinating early for trees in floodplain forests. Oecologia 81: 443-449.
  • Jones, R.H. and K.W. McLeod. 1989. Shade tolerance in seedlings of Chinese tallow tree, American sycamore, and cherrybark oak. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 116: 371-377.
  • Jones, R.H., R.D. Nyland, and D.J. Raynal. 1989. Response of American beech regeneration to selection cutting of northern hardwoods in New York. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 6: 34-36.
  • Jones, R.H., R.R. Sharitz, and K.W. McLeod. 1989. Effects of flooding and root competition on growth of shaded bottomland hardwood seedlings. American Midland Naturalist 121: 165-175.
  • Jones, R.H., and D.J. Raynal. 1988. Root sprouting in American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.): effects of root injury, root exposure, and season. Forest Ecology and Management 25: 79-90.
  • Jones, R.H., and D.J. Raynal. 1987. Root sprouting in American beech: production, survival, and the effect of parent tree vigor. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 17: 539-544.
  • Jones, R.H., and D.J. Raynal. 1986. Spatial distribution and development of root sprouts in Fagus grandifolia (Fagaceae). American Journal of Botany 73: 1723-1731.
  • Jones, R.H., and C.A. Gresham. 1985. Analysis of composition, environmental gradients, and structure in the coastal plain lowland forests of South Carolina. Castanea 50: 207-227.