Publicaciones

 

  • 125. Yahdjian, L., O. E. Sala, and A. T. Austin. 2005. Differential controls of water input on litter decomposition and nitrogen dynamics in the Patagonian Steppe. Ecosystems (In press)

  • 124. Cumming, G. S., J. Alcamo, O. E. Sala, R. Swart, E. M. Bennett, and M. Zurek. 2003. Are existing global scenarios consistent with ecological feedbacks? Ecosystems (In press).

  • 123. Huxman, T. E., M. D. Smith, P. A. Fay, A. K. Knapp, M. R. Shaw, M. E. Loik, S. D. Smith, D. T. Tissue, J. C. Zak, J. F. Weltzin, W. T. Pockman, O. E. Sala, B. Haddad, J. Harte, G. W. Koch, S. Schwinning, E. E. Small, and D. G. Williams. 2004. Convergence across biomes to a common rain-use efficiency. Nature 429:651-654 [Full PDF Text]

  • 122. Schwinning, S., and O. E. Sala. 2004. Hierarchy of responses to resource pulses in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. Oecologia 141: 211-220 [Full PDF Text]

  • 121. Schwinning, S., O. E. Sala, M. Loik, and J. Ehleringer. 2004. Thresholds, memory, and seasonality: understanding pulse dynamics in arid/semiarid ecosystems. Oecologia 141: 191-193 [Full PDF Text]

  • 120. Robson, T. M., V. A. Pancotto, C. L. Ballaré, O. E. Sala, A. L. Scopel, and M. M. Caldwell. 2004. Reduction of solar UV-B mediates changes in the Sphagnum capitulum microenvironment and the peatland microfungal community. Oecologia 140:480-490 [Full PDF Text]

  • 119. Adler, P. B., D. G. Milchunas, W. K. Lauenroth, O. E. Sala, and I. C. Burke. 2004. Functional traits of graminoids in semi-arid steppes: a test of grazing histories. Journal of Applied Ecology 41:653-663 [Full PDF Text]

  • 118. Zaller, J. G., P. S. Searles, M. M. Caldwell, S. D. Flint, A. L. Scopel, and O. E. Sala. 2004. Growth responses to ultraviolet-B radiation of two Carex species dominating an Argentinean fen ecosystem. Basic and Applied Ecology 5: 153-162. [Full PDF Text]

  • 117. Giordano, C. V., T. Mori, O. E. Sala, A. L. Scopel, M. M. Caldwell, and C. L. Ballaré. 2003. Functional acclimation to solar UV-B radiation in Gunnera magellanica, a native plant species of southernmost Patagonia. Plant Cell and Environment 26: 2027-2036 [Full PDF Text]

  • 116. López, N. I., A. T. Austin, O. E. Sala, and B. S. Méndez. 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. [Full PDF Text]
  • 115. Zaller, J. G., P. S. Searles, M. C. Rousseaux, S. D. Flint, M. M. Caldwell, O. E. Sala, C. L. Ballaré, and A. L. Scopel. 2003. Solar ultraviolet-B radiation can affect slug-feeding preference for some plant species native to a fen ecosystem in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Plant Ecology. 169: 43-51. [Full PDF Text]

  • 114. Ollinger, S., O. E. Sala, G. Agren, B. Berg, E. Davidson, C. B. Field, M. Lerdau, J. Neff, M. Scholes, and R. Sterner. 2003. New frontiers in the study of element interactions. Pages 63-91 In J. M. Melillo, C. B. Field, and B. Moldan, editors. Interactions of the major biogeochemical cycles: Global change and human impacts. Island Press, Washington, DC. [Full PDF Text]

  • 113. Robson, T. M., V. A. Pancotto, S. D. Flint, C. L. Ballaré, O. E. Sala, A. L. Scopel, and M. M. Caldwell. 2003. Six years of solar UV-B manipulations affect growth of Sphagnum and vascular plants in a Tierra del Fuego peatland. New Phytologist 160: 379-389.[Full PDF Text]

  • 112. Pancotto, V. A., O. E. Sala, M. Cabello, N. I. López, T. M. Robson, C. L. Ballare, M. M. Caldwell, and A. L. Scopel. 2003. Solar UV-B decreases decomposition in herbaceous plant litter in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina: Potential role of an altered decomposer community. Global Change Biology. 9: 1465-1474. [Full PDF Text]

  • 111. Sala, O. E. 2003. (Almost) All About Biodiversity. Science. 299:1521-1521 [Full PDF Text]

  • 110. Veron, S. R., J. M. Paruelo, O.E. Sala, and W.K. Lauenroth. 2002. Environmental controls of primary production in agricultural systems of the Argentine Pampas. Ecosystems. 5: 625-635.[Full PDF Text]

  • 109. Yahdjian, L., and O. E. Sala. 2002. A rainout shelter design for intercepting different amounts of rainfall. Oecologia. 133:95-101. [Full PDF Text]

  • 108. Loreau, M., A. Downing, M. Emmerson, A. Gonzalez, J. Hughes, P. Inchausti, J. Joshi, J. Norberg, and O. E. Sala. 2002. A new look at the relationship between diversity and stability. Pages 79-91. In M. Loreau, S. Naeem, and P. Inchausti, editors. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: synthesis and perspectives. Oxford University Press, Oxford. [Full PDF Text]

  • 107. Zaller, J. G., M. M. Caldwell, S. D. Flint, A. L. Scopel, O. E. Sala, and C. L. Ballaré. 2002. Solar UV-B radiation affects below-ground parameters in a fen ecosystem in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina: implications of stratospheric ozone depletion. Global Change Biology. 8: 867-871. [Full PDF Text]

  • 106. Folgarait, P. J., and O. E. Sala. 2002. Granivory rates by rodents, insects, and birds at different microsites in the Patagonian steppe. Ecography. 25: 417-427.[Full PDF Text]

  • 105. Austin, A. T., and O. E. Sala. 2002. Carbon and nitrogen dynamics across a natural precipitation gradient in Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vegetation Science. 13: 351-360.[Full PDF Text]

  • 104. Jobbágy, E., O. E. Sala, and J. M. Paruelo. 2002. Patterns and controls of primary production in the Patagonian steppe: a remote sensing approach. Ecology. 83:307-319. [Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 103.Loreti, J., M. Oesterheld, and O. E. Sala. 2001. Lack of intraspecific variation in resistance to defoliation in a grass that evolved under light grazing pressure. Plant Ecology 157:195-202. [Full PDF Text][Abstract]

  • 102. Paruelo, J. M., E. G. Jobbágy, and O. E. Sala. 2001. Current distribution of ecosystem functional types in temperate South America. Ecosystems 4:683-698 [Full PDF Text]

  • 101. Ballaré, C. L., M. C. Rousseaux, P. S. Searles, J. G. Zaller, C. V. Giordano, T. M. Robson, M. M. Caldwell, O. E. Sala, and A. L. Scopel. 2001. Impacts of solar ultraviolet-B radiation on terrestrial ecosystems of Tierra del Fuego (southern Argentina). Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology 62:67-77. [Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 100. Sala, O. E., F. S. Chapin, and E. Huber-Sannwald. 2001. Potential biodiversity change: global patterns and biome comparisons. Pages 351-367 in F. S. Chapin, O. E. Sala, and E. Huber-Sannwald, editors. Global Biodiversity in a Changing Environment: Scenarios for the 21st Century. Springer Verlag, New York. [Full PDF Text]

  • 99. Sala, O. E. 2001. Temperate Grasslands. Pages 121-137 in F. S. Chapin, O. E. Sala, and E. Huber-Sannwald, editors. Global Biodiversity in a Changing Environment: Scenarios for the 21st Century. Springer Verlag, New York.
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  • 98. Chapin III, F. S., O. E. Sala, and E. Huber-Sannwald. 2001. The future of biodiversity in a changing world. Pages 1-4 in F. S. Chapin, O. E. Sala, and E. Huber Sannwald, editors. Global Biodiversity in a Changing Environment: Scenarios for the 21st Century. Springer Verlag, New York. [Full PDF Text]

  • 97. Chapin III, F. S., O. E. Sala, and E. Huber-Sannwald, editors. 2001. Global Biodiversity in a Changing Environment: Scenarios for the 21st Century. Springer-Verlag, New York.

  • 96. Clark, J. S., S. R. Carpenter, M. Barber, S. Collins, A. Dobson, J. Foley, D. Lodge, M. Pascual, R. Pielke, W. Pizer, C. Pringle, W. V. Reid, K. A. Rose, O. E. Sala, W. Schlesinger, D. H. Wall, and D. Wear. 2001. Ecological Forecasts: an Emerging Imperative. Science 293:657-660. [Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 95. Sala, O. E. 2001. Productivity of temperate grasslands. Pages 285-300 in J. Roy, B. Saugier, and H. A. Mooney, editors. Terrestrial Global Productivity. Academic Press, San Diego. [Full PDF Text]

  • 94. Rousseaux, M. C., A. L. Scopel, P. S. Searles, M. M. Caldwell, O. E. Sala, and C. L. Ballaré. 2001. Responses to solar ultraviolet-B radiation in a shrub-dominated natural ecosystem of Tierra del Fuego (southern Argentina). Global Change Biology 7:467-478. [Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 93. Sala, O. E. 2001. Price put on biodiversity. Nature 412:34-36. [Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 92. Oesterheld, M., J. Loreti, M. Semmartin, and O. E. Sala. 2001. Inter-annual variation in primary production of a semi-arid grassland related to previous-year production. Journal of Vegetation Science 12:137-142. [Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 91. Sala, O. E., A. T. Austin, and L. Vivanco. 2001. Temperate grassland and shrubland ecosystems. Pages 627-635 in S. Levin, editor. Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. Academic Press, San Diego. [Full PDF Text]

  • 90. Paruelo, J. M., O. E. Sala, and A. B. Beltrán. 2000. Long term dynamics of water and carbon in semi-arid ecosystems: A gradient analysis in the Patagonian Steppe. Plant Ecology 150:133-143. [Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 89. Wolters, V., W. L. Silver, D. E. Bignell, D. C. Coleman, P. Lavelle, W. van der Putten, P. de Ruiter, J. Rusek, D. H. Wall, D. A. Wardle, L. Brussaard, J. M. Dangerfield, V. K. Brown, K. Giller, D. U. Hooper, O. E. Sala, J. Tiedje, and J. A. van Veen. 2000. Effects of global changes on above and belowground biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems: implications for ecosystem functioning. BioScience 50:1089-1098. [Full PDF Text]

  • 88. Sala, O. E., and A. T. Austin. 2000. Methods of estimating aboveground net primary production. Pages 31-43 in O. E. Sala, R. B. Jackson, H. A. Mooney, and R. W. Howarth, editors. Methods in Ecosystem Science. Springer Verlag, New York. [Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 87. Sala, O. E., R. B. Jackson, H. A. Mooney, and R. W. Howarth. 2000. Methods in ecosystem science: progress, tradeoffs, and limitations. Pages 1-3 in O. E. Sala, R. B. Jackson, H. A. Mooney, and R. W. Howarth, editors. Methods in Ecosystem Science. Springer Verlag, New York. [Full PDF Text]

  • 86. Sala, O. E., R. B. Jackson, H. A. Mooney, and R. W. Howarth, editors. 2000. Methods in Ecosystem Science. Springer Verlag, New York.

  • 85. Chapin, F. S., E. S. Zavaleta, V. T. Eviner, R. L. Naylor, P. M. Vitousek, H. L. Reynolds, D. U. Hooper, S. Lavorel, O. E. Sala, S. E. Hobbie, M. C. Mack, and S. Diaz. 2000. Consequences of changing biodiversity. Nature 405:234-242. [Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 84. Jobbágy, E., and O. E. Sala. 2000. Controls of grass and shrub aboveground production in the Patagonian steppe. Ecological Applications 10:541-549. [Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 83. Jackson, R. B., H. J. Schenk, E. G. Jobbágy, J. Canadell, G. D. Colello, R. E. Dickinson, C. B. Field, P. Friedlingstein, M. Heimann, K. Hibbard, D. W. Kicklighter, A. Kleidon, R. P. Neilson, W. J. Parton, O. E. Sala, and M. T. Sykes. 2000. Belowground consequences of vegetation change and their treatment in models. Ecological Applications 10:470-483.
    [Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 82. Sala, O. E., F. S. Chapin, J. J. Armesto, E. Berlow, J. Bloomfield, R. Dirzo, E. Huber- Sanwald, L. F. Huenneke, R. B. Jackson, A. Kinzig, R. Leemans, D. M. Lodge, H. A. Mooney, M. Oesterheld, N. L. Poff, M. T. Sykes, B. H. Walker, M. Walker, and D. H. Wall. 2000. Global biodiversity scenarios for the year 2100. Science 287:1770-1774. [Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 81. Aguiar, M., and O. E. Sala. 1999. Patch structure, dynamics, and implications for the functioning of arid ecosystems. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 14:273-277. [Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 80. Austin, A. T., and O. E. Sala., 1999. Foliar d15N is negatively correlated with ranfall along the IGBP transect in Australia. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 26:293-295. [Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 79. Paruelo, J., W. K. Lauenroth, I. Burke, and O. E. Sala. 1999. Grassland precipitation-use efficiency varies across a resource gradient. Ecosystems 2:64-68. [Full PDF Text]

  • 78. Sala, O. E., F. S. Chapin III, R. H. Gardner, W. K. Lauenroth, H. A. Mooney, and P. S. Ramakrishnan. 1999. Global change, biodiversity and ecological complexity. Pages 304-328 in B. H. Walker, W. L. Steffen, J. Canadell, and J. S. I. Ingram, editors. The Terrestrial Biosphere and Global Change: Implications for Natural and Managed Ecosystems. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [Full PDF Text]

  • 77. Paruelo, J., E. Jobbágy, and O. E. Sala. 1998. Biozones of Patagonia (Argentina). Ecología Austral 8:145-153.
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  • 76. Paruelo, J., A. Beltrán, E. Jobbágy, O. E. Sala, and R. Golluscio. 1998. The climate of Patagonia: general patterns amd controls on biotic processes. Ecología Austral 8:85-101. [Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 75. Aguiar, M., and O. E. Sala. 1998. Interactions among grasses, shrubs, and herbivores in Patagonian grass-shrub steppes. Ecología Austral 8:201-210.[Full PDF Text] [Abstract]

  • 74. Schulze, E., M. Caldwell, J. Canadell, H. A. Mooney, R. B. Jackson, D. Parson, R. Scholes, O. E. Sala, and P. Trimborn. 1998. Downward flux of water through roots (i.e. inverse hydraulic lift) in dry Kalahari sands. Oecologia 115:460-462. [Full PDF Text]

  • 73. Golluscio, R., O. E. Sala, and W. K. Lauenroth. 1998. Differential use of large summer rainfall events by shrubs and grasses: a manipulative experiment in the Patagonian steppe. Oecologia 115:17-25. [Full PDF Text]

  • 72. Paruelo, J., E. Jobbágy, O. E. Sala, W. K. Lauenroth, and I. Burke. 1998. Functional and structural convergence of temperate grassland and shrubland ecosystems. Ecological Applications 8:194-206. [Full PDF Text]

  • 71. Jackson, R. B., O. E. Sala, J. M. Paruelo, and H. A. Mooney. 1998. Ecosystem water fluxes for two grasslands in elevated CO2: a modeling analysis. Oecologia 113:537-546. [Full PDF Text]

  • 70. Chapin, F. S. I., O. E. Sala, I. C. Burke, J. P. Grime, D. U. Hooper, W. K. Lauenroth, A. Lombard, H. A. Mooney, A. R. Mosier, S. Naeem, S. W. Pacala, J. Roy, W. Steffen, and D. Tilman. 1998. Ecosystem consequences of changing biodiversity. BioScience 48: 45-52. [Full PDF Text]

  • 69. Chapin, F. S., B. H. Walker, R. J. Hobbs, D. U. Hooper, J. H. Lawton, O. E. Sala, and D. Tilman. 1997. Biotic controls over the functioning of ecosystems. Science 277: 500-504. [Full PDF Text]

  • 68. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth, and R. A. Golluscio. 1997. Plant functional types in temperate semi-arid regions. Pages 217-233 in T. M. Smith, H. H. Shugart, and F. I. Woodward, editors. Plant Functional Types. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.[Full PDF Text]

  • 67. Aguiar, M. R., and O. E. Sala. 1997. Seed distribution constrains the dynamics of the Patagonian steppe. Ecology 78:93-100. [Full PDF Text]

  • 66. Sala, O. E., and J. M. Paruelo. 1997. Ecosystem services in grasslands. Pages 237-252 in G. C. Daily, editor. Nature's Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems. Island Press, Washington, D.C. [Full PDF Text]

  • 65. Schulze, E. D., H. A. Mooney, O. E. Sala, E. Jobbágy, N. Buchmann, G. Bauer, J. Canadell, R. B. Jackson, J. Loreti, M. Oesterheld, and J. R. Ehleringer. 1996. Rooting depth, water availability, and vegetation cover along an aridity gradient in Patagonia. Oecologia 108: 503-511. [Full PDF Text]

  • 64. Canadell, J., R. B. Jackson, J. R. Ehleringer, H. A. Mooney, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze. 1996. Maximum rooting depth of vegetation types at the global scale. Oecologia 108: 583-606. [Full PDF Text]

  • 63. Jackson, R. B., J. Canadell, J. R. Ehleringer, H. A. Mooney, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze. 1996. A global analysis of root distributions for terrestrial biomes. Oecologia 108:389-411. [Full PDF Text]

  • 62. Sala, O. E. 1996. Global change and ecological complexity. Pages 341-345 in B. Walker, and W. Steffen, editors. Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.[Full PDF Text]

  • 61. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth, and I. C. Burke. 1996. Carbon budgets of temperate grasslands and the effects of global change. Pages 101-119 in A. Breymeyer, D. O. Hall, J. M. Melillo, and G. I. Agren, editors. Global Change: Effects on Coniferous Forests and Grasslands. John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, New York. [Full PDF Text]

  • 60. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth, S. J. McNaughton, G. Rusch, and X. Zhang. 1996. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in grasslands. Pages 129-149 in H. A. Mooney, J. H. Cushman, E. Medina, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze, editors. Functional Role of Biodiversity: A Global Perspective. J. Wiley and Sons, Chichester.[Full PDF Text]

  • 59. Mooney, H. A., J. H. Cushman, E. Medina, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze. 1996. Conclusions. Pages 475-484 in H. A. Mooney, J. H. Cushman, E. Medina, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze, editors. Functional Roles of Biodiversity: A Global Perspective. J. Wiley and Sons, Chichester.[Full PDF Text]

  • 58. Mooney, H. A., J. H. Cushman, E. Medina, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze. 1996. Introduction. Pages 1-6 in H. A. Mooney, J. H. Cushman, E. Medina, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze, editors. Functional Roles of Biodiversity: A Global Perspective. J. Wiley and Sons, Chichester.[Full PDF Text]

  • 57. Mooney, H. A., J. H. Cushman, E. Medina, O. E. Sala, and E. D. Schulze, Editors. 1996. Functional Roles of Biodiversity: A Global Perspective. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester.

  • 56. Sala, O. E., and M. R. Aguiar. 1996. Origin, maintenance, and ecosystem effect of vegetation patches in arid lands. Pages 29-32 in N. West, editor. Rangelands in a Sustainable Biosphere. Society for Range Management, Denver.
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  • 55. Aguiar, M. R., J. M. Paruelo, O. E. Sala, and W. K. Lauenroth. 1996. Ecosystem responses to changes in plant functional type composition: an example from the Patagonian steppe. Journal of Vegetation Science 7:381-390.
    [Full PDF Text]

  • 54. Melillo, J. M., I. C. Prentice, G. D. Farquhar, E. D. Schulze, and O. E. Sala. 1996. Terrestrial biotic responses to environmental change and feedbacks to climate. Pages 444-481 in J. T. Houghton, L. G. Meira Filho, B. A. Callander, N. Harris, A. Kattenberg, and K. Maskells, editors. Climate Change 1995: The Science of Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

  • 53. Parton, W., J. Scurlock, D. Ojima, D. Schimel, D. Hall, M. Coughenour, E. Garcia Moya, T. Gilmanov, A. Kamnalrut, J. Kinyamario, T. Kirchner, T. Kittel, J. Menaut, O. E. Sala, R. Scholes, and J. van Veen. 1995. Impact of climate change on grassland production and soil carbon worldwide. Global Change Biology 1:13-22. [Full PDF Text]

  • 52. Paruelo, J. M., W. K. Lauenroth, H. E. Epstein, I. C. Burke, M. R. Aguiar, and O. E. Sala. 1995. Regional climatic similarities in the temperate zones of North and South America. Journal of Biogeography. 22:2689-2699. [Full PDF Text]

  • 51. Jackson, R. B., Y. Luo, Z. G. Cardon, O. E. Sala, C. B. Field, and H. A. Mooney. 1995. Photosynthesis, growth and density for the dominant species in a CO2-enriched grassland. Journal of Biogeography. 22:221-225. [Full PDF Text]

  • 50. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth, S. J. McNaughton, G. Rusch, and X. Zhang. 1995. Temperate grasslands. Pages 361-366 in H. A. Mooney, J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo and O. E. Sala, editors. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

  • 49. Sala, O. E. 1995. Human-induced perturbations, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Pages 318-323 in H. A. Mooney, J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo and O. E. Sala, editors. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

  • 48. Cushman, J., R. Dirzo, A. Janetos, J. Lubchenco, H. A. Mooney, and O. E. Sala. 1995. Conclusions. Pages 446-452 in H. Mooney, J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo, and O. E. Sala, editors. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Ecosystem analyses. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

  • 47. Cushman, J., R. Dirzo, A. Janetos, J. Lubchenco, H. A. Mooney, and O. E. Sala. 1995. Introduction. Page 335 in H. A. Mooney, J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo, and O. E. Sala, editors. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Ecosystem Analyses. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

  • 46. Cushman, J., R. Dirzo, A. Janetos, J. Lubchenco, H. A. Mooney, and O. E. Sala. 1995. Conclusions. Pages 323-325 in H. A. Mooney, J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo, and O. E. Sala, editors. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Basic Principles. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

  • 45. Cushman, J., R. Dirzo, A. Janetos, J. Lubchenco, H. A. Mooney, and O. E. Sala. 1995. Introduction. Pages 281-282 in H. A. Mooney, J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo, and O. E. Sala, editors. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Basic Principles. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

  • 44. Mooney, H. A., J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo, and O. E. Sala. 1995. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: ecosystem analyses, section 6. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

  • 43. Mooney, H. A., J. Lubchenco, R. Dirzo, and O. E. Sala. 1995. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: basic principles, section 5. Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

  • 42. Oesterheld, M., and O. E. Sala. 1995. Modelos ecológicos tradicionales y actuales para interpretar la dinámica de la vegetación: el caso del pastizal de la Pampa Deprimida. Revista Argentina de Producción Animal 14:9-14.

  • 41. Paruelo, J. M., and O. E. Sala. 1995. Water losses in the Patagonian steppe: a modelling approach. Ecology 76: 510-520. [Full PDF Text]

  • 40. Golluscio, R. A., P. A. Roset, O. E. Sala, and J. M. Paruelo. 1994. Modelos en ecología. Ecología Austral 4:123-132. [Full PDF Text]

  • 39. Lauenroth, W. K., O. E. Sala, D. P. Coffin, and T. B. Kirchner. 1994. Recruitment of Bouteloua gracilis in the shortgrass steppe: a simulation analysis of the role of soil water. Ecological Applications 4: 741-749. [Full PDF Text]

  • 38. Jackson, R. B., O. E. Sala, C. B. Field, and H. A. Mooney. 1994. CO2 alters water use, carbon gain, and yield for the dominant species in a natural grassland. Oecologia 98: 257-262. [Full PDF Text]

  • 37. Soriano, A., O. E. Sala, and S. B. Perelman. 1994. Patch structure and dynamics of a Patagonian steppe. Vegetatio 111:127-135. [Full PDF Text]

  • 36. Aguiar, M. R., and O. E. Sala. 1994. Competition, facilitation, seed distribution, and the origin of patches in a Patagonian steppe. Oikos 70: 26-34.[Full PDF Text]

  • 35. Paruelo, J. M., and O. E. Sala. 1993. The effect of global change on maize production in the Argentinean pampas. Climate Research 3:161-167.[Full PDF Text]

  • 34. Mooney, H. A., and O. E. Sala. 1993. Science and sustainable use. Ecological Applications 3:564-566. [Full PDF Text]

  • 33. Golluscio, R. A., and O. E. Sala. 1993. Plant functional types and ecological strategies in Patagonian forbs. Journal of Vegetation Science 4:839-846.[Full PDF Text]

  • 32. McNaughton, S. J., O. E. Sala, and M. Oesterheld. 1993. Comparative ecology of African and South American arid to subhumid ecosystems. Pages 548-567 in P. Goldblatt, editor. Biological Relationships between Africa and South America. Yale University Press, New Haven. [Full PDF Text]

  • 31. Oesterheld, M., O. E. Sala, and S. J. McNaughton. 1992. The effect of animal husbandry on herbivore-carrying capacity at a regional scale. Nature 356:234-236. [Full PDF Text]

  • 30. Lauenroth, W. K., and O. E. Sala. 1992. Long term forage production of North American shortgrass steppe. Ecological Applications 2:397-403. [Full PDF Text]

  • 29. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth and W. J. Parton. 1992. Long term soil water dynamics of the shortgrass steppe. Ecology 73:1175-1181. [Full PDF Text]

  • 28. Aguiar, M. R., A. Soriano, and O. E. Sala. 1992. Competition and facilitation in the recruitment of grass seedlings in Patagonia. Functional Ecology 6:66-70. [Full PDF Text]

  • 27. Sala, O. E. 1992. Achieving a sustainable biosphere: an international endeavour. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 7:324-325. [Full PDF Text]

  • 26. Sala, O. E. 1992. Structure and function. Pages 387-395 in A. Soriano (editors) Río de la Plata Grasslands. In R.T. Coupland, editor. Ecosystems of the World, Volume 8A, Natural Grasslands. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam. [Full PDF Text]

  • 25. Huntley, B. J., E. Ezcurra, E. R. Fuentes, K. Fujii, P. J. Grubb, W. Haber, J. R. E. Harger, M. M. Holland, S. A. Levin, J. Lubchenco, H. A. Mooney, V. Neronov, I. Noble, H. R. Pulliam, P. S. Ramakrishnan, P. G. Risser, O. E. Sala, J. Sarukhan, and W. G. Sombroek. 1991. A sustainable biosphere: the global imperative. Ecology International 20:1-14. [Full PDF Text]

  • 24. Fernández, R. J., O. E. Sala, and R. A. Golluscio. 1991. Woody and herbaceous aboveground production of a Patagonian steppe. Journal of Range Management 44:434-437. [Full PDF Text]

  • 23. Biondini, M. E., W. K. Lauenroth, and O. E. Sala. 1991. Correcting estimates of net primary production: are we overestimating plant production in rangelands? Journal of Range Management 44:194-198. [Full PDF Text]

  • 22. Oesterheld, M., and O. E. Sala. 1990. Grazing effect upon seedling establishment: the role of seed and safe-site availability. Journal of Vegetation Science 1:353-358. [Full PDF Text]

  • 21. Paruelo, J. M., and O. E. Sala. 1990. Characterization of the floods in the Flooding Pampa (Buenos Aires, Argentina): water table dynamics. Turrialba 40:5-11. [Full PDF Text]

  • 20. Sala, O. E., R. A. Golluscio, W. K. Lauenroth and A. Soriano. 1989. Resource partitioning between shrubs and grasses in the Patagonian steppe. Oecologia (Berl) 81:501-505. [Full PDF Text]

  • 19. Sala, O. E., M. E. Biondini, and W. K. Lauenroth. 1989. Bias in estimates of primary production: an analytical solution. Ecological Modelling 44:43-55. [Full PDF Text]

  • 18. Sala, O. E., W. J. Parton, L. A. Joyce, and W. K. Lauenroth. 1988. Primary production of the central grassland region of the United States: spatial pattern and major controls. Ecology 69:40-45. [Full PDF Text]

  • 17. Milchunas, D. G., O. E. Sala, and W. K. Lauenroth. 1988. A generalized model of the effects of grazing by large herbivores on grassland community structure. American Naturalist 132:87-106.[Full PDF Text]

  • 16. Sala, O. E. 1988. The effect of herbivory on vegetation structure. Pages 317-330 in M. J. A. Werger, P. J. M. van der Aart, H. J. During, and J. T. A. Verhoeven, editors. Plant Form and Vegetation Structure: Adaptation, Plasticity, and Relation to Herbivory . SPB Academic Publishing bv, The Hague, The Netherlands. [Full PDF Text]

  • 15. Senft, R. L., M. B. Coughenour, D. W. Bailey, L. R. Rittenhouse, O. E. Sala, and D. M. Swift. 1987. Large herbivore foraging and ecological hierarchies. BioScience 37:789-799. [Full PDF Text]

  • 14. Lauenroth, W. K., O. E. Sala, D. G. Milchunas, and R. W. Lathrop. 1987. Root dynamics of Bouteloua gracilis during short-term recovery from drought. Functional Ecology 1:117-124. [Full PDF Text]

  • 13. Soriano, A., and O. E. Sala. 1986. Emergence and survival of Bromus setifolius seedlings in different microsites of the Patagonian arid steppe. Israel Journal of Botany 35:91-100. [Full PDF Text]

  • 12. Sala, O. E., M. Oesterheld, R. J. C. León, and A. Soriano. 1986. Grazing effect upon plant community structure in subhumid grasslands of Argentina. Vegetatio 67:27-32. [Full PDF Text]

  • 11. Sala, O. E. 1986. The energy analysis of food production systems and the role of animal production: a review. Turrialba 36:91-97. [Full PDF Text]

  • 10. Sala, O. E., and W. K. Lauenroth. 1985. Root profiles and the ecological effect of light rainshowers in arid and semiarid regions. American Midland Naturalist 114:406-408. [Full PDF Text]

  • 9. Soriano, A., and O. E. Sala. 1983. Ecological strategies in a Patagonian arid steppe. Vegetatio 56:9-15.
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  • 8. Cauhépé, M., R. J. C. León, O. E. Sala, and A. Soriano. 1982. Pastizales naturales y pasturas cultivadas, dos sistemas complementarios y no opuestos. Revista Facultad de Agronomía 3:1-11.

  • 7. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth, and W. J. Parton. 1982. Plant recovery following prolonged drought in a shortgrass steppe. Agricultural Meteorology 27:49-58. [Full PDF Text]

  • 6. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth, and C. P. P. Reid. 1982. Water relations: a new dimension for niche separation between Bouteloua gracilis and Agropyron smithii in North American semiarid grasslands. Journal of Applied Ecology 19:647-657. [Full PDF Text]

  • 5. Sala, O. E., and W. K. Lauenroth. 1982. Small rainfall events: an ecological role in semiarid regions. Oecologia 53:301-304. [Full PDF Text]

  • 4. Sala, O. E., A. Soriano, and S. Perelman. 1981. Water relations of the major components of a grassland in the Salado River Basin. Revista Facultad de Agronomía 2:1-10. [Full PDF Text]

  • 3. Sala, O. E., W. K. Lauenroth, W. J. Parton, and M. J. Trlica. 1981. Water status of soil and vegetation in a shortgrass steppe. Oecologia (Berl.) 48:327-331. [Full PDF Text]

  • 2. Sala, O. E., V. A. Deregibus, T. Schlichter, and H. Alippe. 1981. Productivity dynamics of a native temperate grassland in Argentina. Journal of Range Management 34:48-51. [Full PDF Text]

  • 1. Soriano, A., O.E. Sala, and R.J.C. Leon, 1980. Actual and potencial vegetation of the Coiron Amargo prairie in the SW Chubut. Boletin de la Sociedad Argentina de Botanica 19:309-314. [Full PDF Text]