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Swartz, E. H., Caldwell, B., & Havrilla, C. A. (2026). Seed pellets containing activated carbon increase emergence of native plant species used in dryland restoration following herbicide application. Restoration Ecology, e70316. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.70316
Bacovcin, J., McIntyre, C., Havrilla, C.A. (2025). Morphological seed traits structure the effects of biocrusts on plant emergence. Ecology & Evolution, 15(6), e71450. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71450
Havrilla, C.A. & Villarreal, M.L. (2024). Soil cover heterogeneity associated with biocrusts predicts
patch-level plant diversity patterns. Landscape Ecology, 39 (11), 187. doi: 10.1007/s10980-024-01986-x
Bradbury, E. S., Holland-Moritz, H., Gill, A.S., & Havrilla, C. A. (2024). Plant and soil microbial composition legacies following indaziflam herbicide treatment. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, 1450633.
Havrilla, C. A., Bradford, J. B., Yackulic, C. B., & Munson, S. M. (2023). Divergent climate impacts on C3 versus C4 grasses imply widespread 21st century shifts in grassland functional composition. Diversity and Distributions, 29(3), 379-394. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13669
Kimmell, L.B., Fagan, J. M., & Havrilla, C. A. (2023). Soil restoration increases soil health across global drylands: A meta‐analysis. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60(9), pp. 1749-1751. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14459
Farrell, H. L., Munson, S. M., Butterfield, B. J., Duniway, M. C., Faist, A. M., Gornish, E. S., Havrilla, C.A.…& McCormick, M. L. (2023). Soil surface treatments and precipitation timing determine seedling development across southwestern US restoration sites. Ecological Applications, e2834. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2834
Balazs, K. R., Munson, S. M., Havrilla, C. A., & Butterfield, B. J. (2022). Directional selection shifts trait distributions of planted species in dryland restoration. Journal of Ecology, 110(3), 540-552. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13816
Havrilla, C.A., Munson, S.M., Yackulic, E.O., Butterfield, B.J. (2021). Ontogenetic trait shifts: Seedlings display high variability in trait values during early stages of development. Functional Ecology. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13897
Havrilla, C.A., Villarreal, M.L., DiBiase, J.L., Duniway, M.C., Barger, N.N. (2020). Ultra-high-resolution mapping of biocrusts with unmanned aerial systems. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 6(4): 441-456. doi: 10.1002/rse2.180