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h-index: 14
Works: 31
Citations: 784

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Invertebrates, ecosystem services and climate change
C. Prather, S. Pelini, Angela N. Laws, E. Rivest +8 more
2013Biological Reviews of The Cambridge Philosophical Society308 citations
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Seeking salt: herbivorous prairie insects can be co-limited by macronutrients and sodium.
C. Prather, Angela N. Laws, Juan F. Cuellar, Ryan W. Reihart +2 more
2018Ecology Letters53 citations
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Foliar functional traits that predict plant biomass response to warming
Elise S. Gornish, C. Prather
201442 citations
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What drives the shift between sexual and clonal reproduction of Caragana stenophylla along a climatic aridity gradient?
Zhong-Wu Wang, Li-Na Xie, C. Prather, Hong-Yu Guo +2 more
2018BMC Plant Biology40 citations Open access
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Direct and Terrestrial Vegetation-Mediated Effects of Environmental Change on Aquatic Ecosystem Processes
B. Ball, J. Kominoski, H. Adams, S. Jones +7 more
200939 citations
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Divergent responses of leaf herbivory to simulated hurricane effects in a rainforest understory
C. Prather
201436 citations
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Micronutrients enhance macronutrient effects in a meta‐analysis of grassland arthropod abundance
Rebecca M. Prather, Karen Castillioni, M. Kaspari, Lara A. Souza +3 more
2020Global Ecology and Biogeography34 citations
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The gut bacterial communities across six grasshopper species from a coastal tallgrass prairie
M. K. Muratore, C. Prather, Yvonne Sun
2020PLoS ONE32 citations Open access
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Insects as a piece of the puzzle to mitigate global problems: an opportunity for ecologists
C. Prather, Angela N. Laws
201728 citations Open access
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A facilitation between large herbivores and ants accelerates litter decomposition by modifying soil microenvironmental conditions
Xiao-Fei Li, A. Risch, D. Sanders, Guo-Fang Liu +6 more
202118 citations Open access
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Woody structure facilitates invasion of woody plants by providing perches for birds
C. Prather, Andrew Huynh, S. Pennings
2017Ecology and Evolution18 citations Open access
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Testing the competition-colonization trade-off with a 32-year study of a saxicolous lichen community.
A. I. Pastore, C. Prather, E. Gornish, W. Ryan +2 more
2014Ecology16 citations
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Environmental Nutrients Alter Bacterial and Fungal Gut Microbiomes in the Common Meadow Katydid, Orchelimum vulgare
M. K. Muratore, Yvonne Sun, C. Prather
2020Frontiers in Microbiology14 citations Open access
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Effects of grasshoppers on prairies: Herbivore composition matters more than richness in three grassland ecosystems
Angela N. Laws, C. Prather, D. Branson, S. Pennings
2018Journal of Animal Ecology14 citations Open access
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Crazy ants craving calcium: macronutrients and micronutrients can limit and stress an invaded grassland brown food web.
Ryan W. Reihart, Kiersten P Angelos, Kaitlin M Gawkins, Shania E Hurst +4 more
2020Ecology12 citations Open access
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Herbivore species identity and composition affect soil enzymatic activity through altered plant composition in a coastal tallgrass prairie
C. Prather, M. Strickland, Angela N. Laws, D. Branson
201712 citations Open access
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Effects of Micronutrient Fertilization on Soil Carbon Pools and Microbial Community Functioning
E. Osburn, Peter Hoch, C. Prather, M. Strickland
2022Social Science Research Network11 citations Open access
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Functional and taxonomic diversity of grasshoppers differentially shape above‐ and below‐ground communities and their function
J. Lucas, Jayne L. Jonas, Angela N. Laws, D. Branson +3 more
202010 citations Open access
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Tropical herbivorous phasmids, but not litter snails, alter decomposition rates by modifying litter bacteria.
C. Prather, G. Belovsky, S. Cantrell, G. González
2018Ecology10 citations Open access
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Putting the “Ph” back into “PhD”: framing graduate research in a theoretical context
C. Prather, D. Choate, M. Michel, T. Crowl
200910 citations Open access
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Grazing limits natural biological controls of woody encroachment in Inner Mongolia Steppe
Hong-Yu Guo, Lin-Jing Guan, Yin-Hua Wang, Li-Na Xie +3 more
2017Biology Open7 citations Open access
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Large herbivores facilitate an insect herbivore by modifying plant community composition in a temperate grassland
Xiao-Fei Li, Shengnan Wang, C. Prather, H. Wan +6 more
2021Ecology and Evolution6 citations Open access
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Herbivore and detritivore effects on rainforest plant production are altered by disturbance
C. Prather, G. Belovsky
2019Ecology and Evolution6 citations Open access
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Invertebrate consumer influences on ecosystem processes in a rainforest understory
C. Prather
20115 citations
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Integrating Theoretical Components: A Graphical Model for Graduate Students and Researchers
D. Choate, C. Prather, M. Michel, A. Baldridge +5 more
20123 citations
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Death by a Thousand Ants: Predation on Grasshoppers by Invasive Ants in a Grassland
Ryan W. Reihart, C. Prather
2025Ecology and Evolution1 citations Open access
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The Greater the Tilt, the Taller the Nest? The Effect of Solar Array Type on Bird Nest Architecture and Nest Microclimate
Brendan E. Enochs, Adrianna Burghardt, Amy Q. Friemoth, C. Prather
2025Ecology and Evolution1 citations Open access
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Urban green roofs as habitat and foraging sites for ants
Grace H. Walusis, C. Prather
2026Urban Ecosystems0 citations Open access
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Stewarding pollination in urban agriculture: Evidence from working farms
Samantha Urquidez, P. Fisher, Anya Galli Robertson, C. Prather
2026Earth Stewardship0 citations Open access
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Running Head: Effects of herbivores and ants on litter decomposition
Xiao-Fei Li, A. Risch, D. Sanders, Guo-Fang Liu +6 more
20220 citations
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Climate change effects on insects and ecosystem services
C. Prather
20160 citations
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