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David N. Zaya

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h-index: 13
Works: 50
Citations: 512

Most-cited papers

Long-Term Trends in Midwestern Milkweed Abundances and Their Relevance to Monarch Butterfly Declines
David N. Zaya, I. Pearse, Greg Spyreas
201764 citations Open access
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Long‐term surveys support declines in early season forest plants used by bumblebees
J. Mola, Leif L. Richardson, Greg Spyreas, David N. Zaya +1 more
202149 citations
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Non-native plants have greater impacts because of differing per-capita effects and nonlinear abundance-impact curves.
I. Pearse, H. Sofaer, David N. Zaya, Greg Spyreas
2019Ecology Letters49 citations
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Interspecific and Intraspecific Pollination Patterns of Valley Oak, Quercus lobata, in a Mixed Stand in Coastal Central California
Saji Abraham, David N. Zaya, W. Koenig, M. V. Ashley
2011INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PLANT SCIENCES38 citations Open access
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Concordance of long‐term shifts with climate warming varies among phenological events and herbaceous species
C. Augspurger, David N. Zaya
2020Ecological Monographs35 citations Open access
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Drivers of synchrony of acorn production in the valley oak (Quercus lobata) at two spatial scales.
W. Koenig, J. M H Knops, M. Pesendorfer, David N. Zaya +1 more
2017Ecology35 citations Open access
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The anomalous Kentucky coffeetree: megafaunal fruit sinking to extinction?
David N. Zaya, H. Howe
2009Oecologia32 citations
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Field validation as a tool for mitigating uncertainty in species distribution modeling for conservation planning
Sara Johnson, B. Molano-Flores, David N. Zaya
2023Conservation Science and Practice25 citations Open access
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Plant genetics for forensic applications.
David N. Zaya, M. V. Ashley
2012Methods in molecular biology23 citations
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Niche ecology in Floristic Quality Assessment: Are species with higher conservatism more specialized?
Jack Zinnen, Greg Spyreas, David N. Zaya, J. W. Matthews
202020 citations Open access
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Genetic characterization of hybridization between native and invasive bittersweet vines (Celastrus spp.)
David N. Zaya, Stacey A. Leicht-Young, N. Pavlovic, K. Feldheim +1 more
2015Biological Invasions20 citations
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Assessing genetic diversity for the USA endemic carnivorous plant Pinguicula ionantha R.K. Godfrey (Lentibulariaceae)
David N. Zaya, B. Molano-Flores, M. A. Feist, Jason A. Koontz +1 more
2017Conservation Genetics14 citations
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Genetic factors accelerate demographic decline in rare Asclepias species
Eun Sun Kim, David N. Zaya, J. Fant, M. V. Ashley
2014Conservation Genetics13 citations
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SPCIS: Standardized Plant Community with Introduced Status database.
L. Petri, E. Beaury, Jeffrey D. Corbin, Kristen Peach +12 more
2022Ecology12 citations Open access
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An Assessment of the Vulnerability of Illinois' Rarest Plant Species to Climate Change
B. Molano-Flores, David N. Zaya, Jill H. Baty, Greg Spyreas
2019Castanea11 citations
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Mislabeling of an Invasive Vine (Celastrus orbiculatus) as a Native Congener (C. scandens) in Horticulture
David N. Zaya, Stacey A. Leicht-Young, N. Pavlovic, Christopher S. Hetrea +1 more
2017Invasive Plant Science and Management11 citations
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Reproductive Success of the Gynodioecious Lobelia spicata Lam. (Campanulaceae): Female Frequency, Population Demographics, and Latitudinal Patterns
Danielle M Ruffatto, David N. Zaya, B. Molano-Flores
2014INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PLANT SCIENCES10 citations
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Multiple causes of seedling rarity in scrub plum, Prunus geniculata (Rosaceae), an endangered shrub of the Florida scrub.
C. Weekley, David N. Zaya, E. Menges, A. Faivre
2010American-Eurasian journal of botany10 citations
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Effect of habitat structure on reproduction and prey capture of a rare carnivorous plant, Pinguicula lutea
Samantha B. Primer, B. Molano-Flores, David N. Zaya, C. Helm +1 more
2018Arthropod-Plant Interactions7 citations
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Heterospecific pollination by an invasive congener threatens the native American bittersweet, Celastrus scandens
David N. Zaya, Stacey A. Leicht-Young, N. Pavlovic, M. V. Ashley
2021PLoS ONE6 citations Open access
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Geographic coincidence of richness, mass, conservation value, and response to climate of U.S. land birds.
R. Grundel, Krystalynn J. Frohnapple, David N. Zaya, Gary A. Glowacki +3 more
2014Ecological Applications6 citations
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Reproductive trade-offs maintain bract color polymorphism in Scarlet Indian paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea)
Eun Sun Kim, David N. Zaya, J. Fant, M. V. Ashley
2019PLoS ONE5 citations Open access
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Genetic Characterization of Invasion and Hybridization: A Bittersweet (Celastrus spp.) Story
David N. Zaya
20133 citations
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Noteworthy Collections: First Record of a Natural Hybrid Between Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii (Alph. Wood) Wherry and Phlox pilosa ssp. sangamonensis (Levin & D.M. Sm.)
Jack Zinnen, Jeffrey W. Matthews, David N. Zaya
2024Castanea2 citations
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Assessing the Reproductive Ecology of a Rare Mint, Macbridea alba, an Endangered Species Act Protected Species
S. Johnson, J. Coons, David N. Zaya, B. Molano-Flores
2023Plants2 citations Open access
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Functional traits and responses to nutrient and mycorrhizal addition are inconsistently related to wetland plant species’ coefficients of conservatism
Jack Zinnen, Brian Charles, David N. Zaya, J. W. Matthews
2022Wetlands Ecology and Management2 citations
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Assessment of Seed Germinability after Prolonged Seed Storage for Synthyris bullii (Plantaginaceae), a Rare Endemic of the Midwestern U.S.A.
E. Janssen, David N. Zaya, B. Molano-Flores, Lu-Xia Yao
2020The American midland naturalist2 citations
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Vegetation mediates the effect of management and habitat on Auchenorrhyncha species richness, but not community quality, in restored grasslands
Valeria Trivellone, Christopher H. Dietrich, B. Panassiti, A. Pagels +8 more
2026Journal for Nature Conservation1 citations Open access
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Patterns of ecological conservatism in regional plant species pools
Jack Zinnen, Sarah Lindholm, Greg Spyreas, David N. Zaya +1 more
2026Biodiversity and Conservation1 citations Open access
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Growing Season Lengthens in a North American Deciduous Woody Community From 1993 to 2021
C. Augspurger, David N. Zaya
2025Ecology and Evolution1 citations Open access
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Detecting Patches of Invasive Shrubs Using High-Density Airborne LiDAR Data and Spectral Imagery
D. Choi, Isaac S. Morton, L. Darling, Jianmin Wang +5 more
2025Urban Forestry & Urban Greening1 citations
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Illinois Threatened and Endangered Plant S-Rank Update and a New Illinois Plant Watch List
Brian Charles, Phil Cox, Tara Keininger, Natalia Maass +6 more
2025Natural areas journal1 citations
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Environmental influences on foliar anthocyanin production in Pinguicula planifolia (Lentibulariaceae)1
J. Annis, J. Coons, David N. Zaya, B. Molano-Flores
2019Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society1 citations
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Effect of habitat structure on reproduction and prey capture of a rare carnivorous plant, Pinguicula lutea
Samantha B. Primer, B. Molano-Flores, David N. Zaya, C. Helm +1 more
2018Arthropod-Plant Interactions1 citations
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Planning for Encounters with Special Management Areas: Characterization, Management Approaches, and Syntheses
Elliott T. Smith, Jack Zinnen, Eric Janssen, Paul Marcum +2 more
20250 citations Open access
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Aphid abundance and monarch butterfly oviposition in urban gardens
Edwin Quiroz, Mary V. Ashley, David N. Zaya
2025Journal of Insect Conservation0 citations Open access
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Genetic diversity, reproductive success, and genetic differentiation from congeners in the narrow endemic Phlox pilosa ssp. sangamonensis
Jack Zinnen, Jeffrey W. Matthews, David N. Zaya
2024Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society0 citations Open access
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Genetic Diversity and Structure of Physaria on the Kaibab Plateau: Implications for Conservation
J. Chong, Jamie Minnaert-Grote, David N. Zaya, Mary V. Ashley +3 more
2024Ecology and Evolution0 citations Open access
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Population Surveys and Viability Assessments for Coryphantha scheeri var. Robustispina, a Federally Protected Cactus of the Sonoran Desert
B. Molano-Flores, J. Coons, David N. Zaya
2021Natural areas journal0 citations
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Reproduction and hybridization in Celastrus scandens and C. orbiculatus at the Indiana Dunes National Park
David N. Zaya, Stacey A. Leicht-Young, N. Pavlovic, M. V. Ashley
20200 citations
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Trends in Arthropod Abundance Over 21 Years in Illinois (lightning talk)
Bryan M. Reiley, T. Benson, David N. Zaya, B. Molano-Flores +2 more
20190 citations
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Do Colonization/Extinction Probabilities of Understory Herbaceous Plants Differ Between Forest Types?
E. Janssen, B. Molano-Flores, David N. Zaya
20190 citations
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Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability for Rare Illinois Plants
B. Molano-Flores, David N. Zaya, Greg Spyreas, Jill H. Baty
20180 citations
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Castilleja coccinea fruit set and seed set data from Illinois Beach State Park
Eun Sun Kim, David N. Zaya, J. Fant, M. V. Ashley
20180 citations
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The Impacts of Habit Quality and Seed Age on Seed Vitality of the Rare Plant, Synthyris bullii
E. Janssen, David N. Zaya, B. Molano-Flores
20180 citations
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Assessing genetic diversity for the USA endemic carnivorous plant Pinguicula ionantha R.K. Godfrey (Lentibulariaceae)
David N. Zaya, B. Molano-Flores, M. A. Feist, Jason A. Koontz +1 more
2016Conservation Genetics0 citations
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Long-term Trends in Midwestern Milkweeds and their Relevance for Monarchs
Greg Spyreas, David N. Zaya, I. Pearse
20160 citations
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Genetic characterization of hybridization between native and invasive bittersweet vines (Celastrus spp.)
David N. Zaya, Stacey A. Leicht-Young, N. Pavlovic, K. Feldheim +1 more
2015Biological Invasions0 citations
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Conservation of the Illinois flora: A climate change vulnerability assessment of 73 plant species
Jill H. Baty, David N. Zaya, Greg Spyreas, B. Molano-Flores +1 more
20150 citations
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Genetic factors accelerate demographic decline in rare Asclepias species
Eun Sun Kim, David N. Zaya, J. Fant, M. V. Ashley
2014Conservation Genetics0 citations
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