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Cynthia S. Brown

Colorado State UniversityORCID 0000-0001-8486-7119Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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John W. MorganiD· 2 shared Aayudh DasiD· 1 shared Acer VanWallendaeliD· 1 shared Alexandr StanislavschiiD· 1 shared Alexandra K. UrzaiD· 1 shared Alina Klyueva· 1 shared Alvin R. DiamondiD· 1 shared Amanda PenniD· 1 shared

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Nutrient enrichment and herbivore exclusion disrupt the climate-driven balance between C3 and C4 plants in grasslands

Joe Atkinson, Jodi Price, Robert Buitenwerf, Nicholas G. Smith, Ezinwanne Ezekannagha, Elizabeth T. Borer, Cynthia S. Brown, Lars Andrew Brudvig, Yvonne Maria Buckley, Miguel N. Bugalho, Maria C. Caldeira, Sofía Campana, Clinton Carbutt, Chris R. Dickman, Ian Donohue, , Jens‐Christian Svenning

The paper shows that nutrient enrichment, especially with nitrogen and phosphorus, reduces C4 plant cover in grasslands, disrupting climate-driven C3-C4 balance globally.

bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Local adaptation to climate facilitates a global invasion

Diana Gamba, Megan L. Vahsen, Toby M. Maxwell, Nikki L. Pirtel, Seth J. Romero, Justin J. Van Ee, Amanda Penn, Aayudh Das, Rotem Ben-Zeev, Owen W. Baughman, C. Sean Blaney, Randy Bodkins, Shanta Budha‐Magar, Stella M. Copeland, Shannon L. Davis‐Foust, , Jesse R. Lasky

The paper identifies mechanisms of local adaptation in cheatgrass invasion, showing multiple introductions and gene flow contributed to its success in North America.

Nature Communications · Nov 20, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology