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Becker, A., J.D. Wegner, E. Dawoe, K. Schindler, W.J. Thompson, C. Bunn, R.D. Garrett, F. Castro, S.P. Hart*, W.J. Blaser-Hart* (submitted) The unrealized potential of agroforestry for an emissions-intensive agricultural commodity. preprint: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2410.20882 *joint senior authors

Blaser-Hart, W., Shanungu, G., Edwards, P., Harms, J., Hart, S.P., Ellenbroek, G., van Gils, H., Simukonda, C., Olde Venterink, H., (accepted) Ecosystem changes caused by hydrological change are associated with population decline in a formerly-common grazing herbivore. Ecosystems

Schreiber, S. J., J. M. Levine, O. Godoy, N. J. B. Kraft, and S. P. Hart. 2023. Does deterministic coexistence theory matter in a finite world? Ecology 104:e3838. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ecy.3838

Hordijk, I., D. S. Maynard, S. P. Hart, et al. 2023. Evenness mediates the global relationship between forest productivity and richness. Journal of Ecology 111:1308-1326. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2745.14098

Hart, S. P. 2023. How does facilitation influence the outcome of species interactions? Journal of Ecology. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2745.14189

Godoy, O., N. González‐Muñoz, and S. P. Hart. 2023. Effects of intraspecific variation in a native species' phenology on its coexistence with non‐native plants. Oikos. https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/oik.10149

Hess, C., J. M. Levine, M. M. Turcotte, and S. P. Hart. 2022. Phenotypic plasticity promotes species coexistence. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01826-8

Levine, J. M., and S. P. Hart. 2020. The dimensions of species coexistence. Pages 145-159 in A. P. Dobson, R. D. Holt, and D. Tilman, editors. Unsolved problems in ecology. Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691199832/unsolved-problems-in-ecology

Germain, R. M., S. P. Hart, M. M. Turcotte, S. P. Otto, J. Sakarchi, J. Rolland, T. Usui, A. L. Angert, D. Schluter, R. D. Bassar, M. T. Waters, F. Henao-Diaz, and A. M. Siepielski. 2020. On the origin of coexisting species. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/abstract/S0169-5347(20)30339-6

Hart, S. P., M. M. Turcotte, and J. M. Levine. 2019. Effects of rapid evolution on species coexistence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 116:2112–2117. https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1816298116

Schreiber, S. J., J. M. Levine, O. Godoy, N. J. B. Kraft, and S. P. Hart. 2023. Does deterministic coexistence theory matter in a finite world? Ecology 104:e3838. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ecy.3838

Hart, S. P., R. P. Freckleton, and J. M. Levine. 2018. How to quantify competitive ability. Journal of Ecology 106:1902-1909. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2745.12954

Cardinaux, A., S. P. Hart, and J. M. Alexander. 2018. Do soil biota influence the outcome of novel interactions between plant competitors? Journal of Ecology 106:1853-1863. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2745.13029

Blaser, W. J., J. Oppong, S. P. Hart, J. Landolt, E. Yeboah, and J. Six. 2018. Climate-smart sustainable agriculture in low-to-intermediate shade agroforests. Nature Sustainability 1:234-239. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-018-0062-8

Alexander, J. M., J. M. Diez, J. Usinowicz, and S. P. Hart. 2018. Species' distributions as a coexistence problem: a response to Godsoe et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016953471830003X

Hart, S. P., J. Usinowicz, and J. M. Levine. 2017. The spatial scales of species coexistence. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1:1066-1073. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-017-0230-7

Hart, S. P., S. J. Schreiber, and J. M. Levine. 2016. How variation between individuals affects species coexistence. Ecology Letters 19:825-838. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ele.12618

Alexander, J. M., J. M. Diez, S. P. Hart, and J. M. Levine. 2016. When climate reshuffles competitors: a call for experimental macroecology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534716301306

Ban, N. C., J. N. Kittinger, J. M. Pandolfi, R. L. Pressey, R. H. Thurstan, M. J. Lybolt, and S.P. Hart. 2014. Incorporating Historical Perspectives into Systematic Marine Conservation Planning. Marine Historical Ecology in Conservation. University of California Press.

Hart, S. P., and D. J. Marshall. 2013. Environmental stress, facilitation, competition, and coexistence. Ecology 94:2719-2731. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1890/12-0804.1

Blaser, W. J., J. Sitters, S. P. Hart, P. J. Edwards, and H. O. Venterink. 2013. Facilitative or competitive effects of woody plants on understorey vegetation depend on N-fixation, canopy shape and rainfall. Journal of Ecology 101:1598-1603. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2745.12142

Hart, S. P., and D. J. Marshall. 2012. Advantages and disadvantages of interference-competitive ability and resource-use efficiency when invading established communities. Oikos 121:396-402. https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19557.x

Hart, S. P., J. R. Burgin, and D. J. Marshall. 2012. Revisiting competition in a classic model system using formal links between theory and data. Ecology 93:2015-2022. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1890/11-2248.1

Hart, S. P., and D. J. Marshall. 2009. Spatial arrangement affects population dynamics and competition independent of community composition. Ecology 90:1485-1491. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1890/08-1813.1

Hart, S. P., and M. J. Keough. 2009. Does size predict demographic fate? Modular demography and constraints on growth determine response to decreases in size. Ecology 90:1670-1678. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1890/08-1745.1

Burgess, S. C., S. P. Hart, and D. J. Marshall. 2009. Pre-settlement behavior in larval bryozoans: the roles of larval age and size. Biological Bulletin 216:344-354. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/BBLv216n3p344