Publications
2015
- Araujo PI, Austin AT (2015) A shady business: pine afforestation alters the primary controls on litter decomposition along a precipitation gradient in Patagonia, Argentina Journal of Ecology 103:1408-1420.
- Erickson III DJ, Sulzberger B, Zepp, RG, Austin AT (2015) Effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, solar UV radiation and climate change on biogeochemical cycling: interactions and feedbacks Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences 14: 127-148
2014
- Bustamante MMC, Martinelli LA, Ometto, SPB, Carmo JB, Jaramillo VJ, Gavito ME, Araujo PI, Austin AT, Pérez T, Marquina S (2014) Innovations for a sustainable future: rising to the challenge of nitrogen greenhouse gas management in Latin America. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 9-10: 73-81
- Austin AT, Vivanco L, González-Arzac A, Pérez L. (2014) There's no place like home: An exploration of the mechanisms behind plant litter-decomposer affinity in terrestrial ecosystems. New Phytologist 204: 307-314.
- Williamson CE, Zepp RG, Lucas RM, Madronich S, Austin AT, Ballaré CL, Norval M, Sulzberger B, Bais A McKenzie RL, Robinson SA, Häder D-P, Paul ND, Bornman, JF. (2014) Solar ultraviolet radiation in a changing climate. Nature Climate Change. 4: 343-441.
- Hess LJT, Austin AT (2014) Pinus ponderosa alters nitrogen dynamics and diminishes the climate footprint in natural ecosystems of Patagonia. Journal of Ecology 102: 610-621
- Erisman JW, Leach A, Adams M, Agboola JI, Ahmeta, L, Alard D, Austin AT, Awodun M A, Bareham S, Bird TL, Bleeker A, Bull K, Cornell S E, Davidson E, de Vries W, Dias T, Emmett B, Goodale C, Greaver T, Haeuber R, Harmens H, Hicks WK, Hogbom L, Jarvis P, Johansson M, Russell Z, McClean C, Paton B, Perez T, Plesnik J, Rao N, Schmidt S, Sharma Y B, Tokuchi N, Whitfield, CP (2014) Nitrogen Deposition Effects on Ecosystem Services and Interactions with other Pollutants and Climate Change. In: Sutton MA, Mason KE, Sheppard LJ, Sverdrup H, R. Haeuber R, Hicks WK (eds.) Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity, pp. 493-505. Springer Netherlands.
2013
- Austin AT, Bustamante MMC, Nardoto GB, Mitre SK, Pérez T, Ometto JPHB, Ascarrunz NL, Forti MC, Longo K, Gavito ME, Enrich-Prast A, Martinelli LA (2013) Latin America's nitrogen challenge. Science 340: 149
- Gonzalez-Polo M, Fernández-Souto A, Austin AT (2013) Coarse Woody Debris Stimulates Soil Enzymatic Activity and Litter Decomposition in an Old-Growth Temperate Forest of Patagonia, Argentina. Ecosystems 16: 1025-1038
2012
- Ballaré CL, Mazza CA, Austin AT, Pierik R (2012) Canopy light and plant health. Plant Physiology 160: 145-155
- Araujo PI, Yahdjian L, Austin AT. (2012) Do soil organisms affect aboveground litter decomposition in the semiarid Patagonian steppe, Argentina? Oecologia 168:221-230
- Austin AT, Marchesini VM. (2012) Gregarious flowering and senescence of understorey bamboo (Chusquea culeou) slows litter decomposition and nitrogen turnover in a southern temperate forest, Patagonia Argentina. Functional Ecology 26: 265-273
- Montti L, Campanello PI, Gatti MG, Blundo C, Austin AT, Sala OE, Goldstein GH (2911) Unverstory bamboo flowering provides a very narrow light window of opportunity for canopy-tree recruitment in a neotropical forest of Misiones, Argentina. Forest Ecology and Management. 262: 1360-1369
2011
- Austin AT. (2011) Has water limited our imagination for aridland biogeochemistry? Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 26:229-235.
- Finzi AF, Austin AT, Cleland EE, Frey SD, Houlton BZ, Wallenstein M. (2011) Responses and feedbacks of coupled biogeochemical cycles to climate change: examples from terrestrial Ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 9: 61-67.
2010
- Austin AT, Ballaré CL. (2010). Dual role of lignin in litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 107: 4618-4612
2009
- Austin AT, Araujo PI, Leva PE (2009) Interaction of position, litter type and pulsed water events on decomposition of grasses from the Patagonian steppe, Argentina. Ecology 90: 2642-2647
- Golluscio RA, Austin AT, García-Martínez G, Gonzalez-Polo M, Sala OE, Jackson RB (2009). Sheep grazing decreases organic carbon and nitrogen pools in the Patagonian steppe: combination of direct and indirect effects. Ecosystems. 12:686-697
- Gonzalez-Polo M, Austin AT (2009) Spatial heterogeneity provides organic matter refuges for soil microbial activity in the Patagonian steppe, Argentina. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 41:1348-1351
- Marchesini VM, Sala OE, Austin AT (2009) Ecological consequences of a massive flowering event of bamboo (Chusquea culeou) in a temperate forest of Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vegetation Science 20:424-432.
- Giordano CV, Sánchez RA, Austin AT (2009) Gregarious bamboo flowering opens a window of opportunity for regeneration in a temperate forest of Patagonia. New Phytologist 181:880-889
2008
- Vivanco L, Austin AT (2008) Tree species identity alters forest litter decomposition through long-term plant and soil interactions in Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Ecology 96:727-736 (Recipient of the 2008 John L. Harper Young Investigator’s Award)
2006
- Austin AT, Sala OE, Jackson RB (2006) Inhibition of nitrification alters carbon turnover in the Patagonian steppe. Ecosystems 9:1257-1265
- Austin AT, Vivanco L (2006) Plant litter decomposition in a semi-arid ecosystem controlled by photodegradation. Nature 442:555-558
- Austin AT, Pineiro G, Gonzalez-Polo M (2006) More is less: agricultural impacts on the N cycle in Argentina. Biogeochemistry 79:45-60
- Martinelli LA, Howarth RW, Cuevas E, Filoso S, Austin AT, Donoso L, Huszar V, Keeney D, Lara LL, Llerena C, McIssac G, Medina E, Ortiz-Zayas J, Scavia D, Schindler DW, Soto D, Townsend A (2006) Sources of reactive nitrogen affecting ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean: current trends and future perspectives. Biogeochemistry 79:3-24
- Phoenix GK, Hicks WK, Cinderby S, Kuylenstierna JCI, Stock WD, Dentener FJ, Giller KE, Austin AT, Lefroy RDB, Gimeno BS, Ashmore MR, Ineson P (2006) Atmospheric nitrogen deposition in world biodiversity hotspots: the need for a greater global perspective in assessing N deposition impacts. Global Change Biology 12:470-476
- Vivanco L, Austin AT (2006) Intrinsic effects of species on leaf litter and root decomposition: a comparison of temperate grasses from North and South America. Oecologia 150:97-107
- Yahdjian L, Sala OE, Austin AT (2006) Differential controls of water input on litter decomposition and nitrogen dynamics in the Patagonian steppe. Ecosystems 9:128-141
2004
- Austin AT, Yahdjian L, Stark JM, Belnap J, Porporato A, Norton U, Ravetta DA, Schaeffer SM (2004) Water pulses and biogeochemical cycles in arid and semiarid ecosystems. Oecologia 141:221-235 * Most highly-cited paper in Oecologia for 2004*
2003
- Amundson R, Austin AT, Schuur EAG, Yoo K, Matzek V, Kendall C, Uebersax A, Brenner D, Baisden WT (2003) Global patterns of the isotopic composition of soil and plant nitrogen. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 17, 1: 1031, DOI:10.1029/2002GB001903
- Lopez NI, Austin AT, Sala OE, Mendez BS (2003) Controls on nitrification in a water-limited ecosystem: experimental inhibition of ammonia-oxidising bacteria in the Patagonian steppe. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 35:1609-1613
- Austin AT, Howarth RW, Baron JS, Chapin FS, Christensen TR, Holland EA, Ivanov MV, Lein AY, Martinelli LA, Melillo JM, Shang C (2003) Human disruption of element interactions: Drivers, consequences, and trends for the twenty-first century. In: Melillo JM, Field CB, Moldan B, (eds) Interactions of major biogeochemical cycles: global change and human impacts, Island Press, Washington DC. pp. 15-46
2002
- Austin AT, Sala OE (2002) Carbon and nitrogen dynamics across a natural precipitation gradient in Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vegetation Science 13:351-360
- Austin AT (2002) Differential effects of precipitation on production and decomposition along a rainfall gradient in Hawaii. Ecology 83:328-338
2001
- Sala OE, Austin AT, Vivanco L (2001) Temperate grassland and shrubland ecosystems. In: Levin SA (ed) Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. Academic Press, San Diego, pp 627-635
2000
- Austin AT, Vitousek PM (2000) Precipitation, decomposition and litter decomposability of Metrosideros polymorpha in native forests on Hawai'i. Journal of Ecology 88:129-138
- Sala OE, Austin AT (2000) Methods of estimating aboveground net primary production. In: Sala OE, Jackson RB, Mooney HA, Howarth RH (eds) Methods in Ecosystem Science. Springer, New York, pp 31-43
1999
- Austin AT, Sala OE (1999) Foliar delta N-15 is negatively correlated with rainfall along the IGBP transect in Australia. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology (Functional Plant Biology) 26:293-295
- Handley LL, Austin AT, Robinson D, Scrimgeour CM, Raven JA, Heaton THE, Schmidt S, Stewart GR (1999) The N-15 natural abundance (delta N-15) of ecosystem samples reflects measures of water availability. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology (Functional Plant Biology) 26:185-199 *Most highly-cited paper in Functional Plant Biology for 1999*
1998
- Austin AT, Vitousek PM (1998) Nutrient dynamics on a precipitation gradient in Hawai'i. Oecologia 113:519-529
1995
- Field CB, Jaramillo V, Austin AT, Korner C, Schulze ED, Tilman D (1995) Productive capacity and biomass accumulation. In: Mooney HA, Lubchenco J, Dirzo R, Sala OE (eds) Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: ecosystem analyses. Global Biodiversity Assessment. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp 402-406
Other publications
- Austin AT, Zanne, AE (2015) Whether in life or death: fresh perspectives on how plants affect biogeochemical cycling. Journal of Ecology, 103:1367-1371.
- Bardgett R, Austin AT. (2014) Virtual Issue: Soils. Journal of Ecology http://www.journalofecology.org/view/0/VI_Soil.html
- Austin AT, Ballare, CL (2014) Plants interacting with other organisms: molecules, ecology and evolution. New Phytologist 204: 257-260
- Austin AT, Vitousek PM (2012) Introduction to a Virtual Special Issue on ecological stoichiometry and global change. New Phytologist 196: 649-651
- Andrady AL, Aucamp PJ, Austin AT, Bais AF, Ballare CL, Bjorn LO, Bornman JF, Caldwell M, Cullen AP, Erickson DJ, de Gruijl FR, Hader DP, Helbling W, Ilyas M, Longstreth J, Lucas R, McKenzie RL, Madronich S, Norval M, Paul ND, Redhwi HH, Robinson S, Shao M, Solomon KR, Sulzberger B, Takizawa Y, Tang XY, Torikai A, van der Leun JC, Williamson CE, Wilson SR, Worrest RC, Zepp RG Environmental effects of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change: progress report, 2011 United Nations Environment Programme, Environmental Effects Assessment Panel. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 11:13-27
- Journal of Ecology: Editor’s Choice May 2012 http://jecologyblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/editors-choice-1003/
- Austin AT (2012) Celebrating the ecosystem's three-quarter century: Introduction to a Virtual Special Issue on Sir Arthur Tansley's ecosystem concept. New Phytologist 192:561-563
- Journal of Ecology: Editor’s Choice January 2012 http://www.journalofecology.org/view/0/edchoice1001.html
- Anderson CB, Celis-Diez JL, Bond BJ, Pastur GM, Little C, Armesto JJ, Ghersa C, Austin AT, Schlichter T, Lara A, Carmona M, Chaneton EJ, Gutierrez JR, Rozzi R, Vanderbilt K, Oyarce G, Fernández RJ (2012) Progress in Creating a Joint Research Agenda that Allows Networked Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research in Southern South America - Addressing Crucial Technological and Human Capacity Gaps Limiting its Application in Chile and Argentina. Austral Ecology 37:529-536
- Austin AT 2009. Planning for connections in the long-term in Patagonia (Meeting Report). New Phytologist. 182:13-16.
- Austin AT (2004). The human footprint in ecology – past, present and future (Meeting Report). New Phytologist. 164:419-422.