| On the formation of dense understory layers in forests worldwide: consequences and implications for forest dynamics, biodiversity, and succession AA Royo, WP Carson Canadian Journal of Forest Research 36 (6), 1345-1362, 2006 | 707 | 2006 |
| Pervasive interactions between ungulate browsers and disturbance regimes promote temperate forest herbaceous diversity AA Royo, R Collins, MB Adams, C Kirschbaum, WP Carson Ecology 91 (1), 93-105, 2010 | 235 | 2010 |
| Long‐term biological legacies of herbivore density in a landscape‐scale experiment: forest understoreys reflect past deer density treatments for at least 20 years T Nuttle, TE Ristau, AA Royo Journal of Ecology 102 (1), 221-228, 2014 | 208 | 2014 |
| Historic disturbance regimes promote tree diversity only under low browsing regimes in eastern deciduous forest T Nuttle, AA Royo, MB Adams, WP Carson Ecological Monographs 83 (1), 3-17, 2013 | 188 | 2013 |
| Restoring forest herb communities through landscape-level deer herd reductions: Is recovery limited by legacy effects? AA Royo, SL Stout, DS deCalesta, TG Pierson Biological Conservation 143 (11), 2425-2434, 2010 | 174 | 2010 |
| Challenges facing gap-based silviculture and possible solutions for mesic northern forests in North America CC Kern, JI Burton, P Raymond, AW D'Amato, WS Keeton, AA Royo, ... Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research 90 (1), 4-17, 2017 | 171 | 2017 |
| Soil feedback and pathogen activity in Prunus serotina throughout its native range KO Reinhart, AA Royo, WH Van Der Putten, K Clay Journal of Ecology 93 (5), 890-898, 2005 | 137 | 2005 |
| Chronic over browsing and biodiversity collapse in a forest understory in Pennsylvania: results from a 60 year-old deer exclusion plot C Goetsch, J Wigg, AA Royo, T Ristau, WP Carson The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 138 (2), 220-224, 2011 | 120 | 2011 |
| Salvage logging effects on regulating and supporting ecosystem services—A systematic map AB Leverkus, JM Rey Benayas, J Castro, D Boucher, S Brewer, ... Canadian Journal of Forest Research 48 (9), 983-1000, 2018 | 115 | 2018 |
| Direct and indirect effects of a dense understory on tree seedling recruitment in temperate forests: habitat-mediated predation versus competition AA Royo, WP Carson Canadian Journal of Forest Research 38 (6), 1634-1645, 2008 | 109 | 2008 |
| The legacy of deer overabundance: long-term delays in herbaceous understory recovery TH Pendergast IV, SM Hanlon, ZM Long, AA Royo, WP Carson Canadian Journal of Forest Research 46 (3), 362-369, 2016 | 86 | 2016 |
| Over-browsing in Pennsylvania creates a depauperate forest dominated by an understory tree: results from a 60-year-old deer exclosure M Kain, L Battaglia, A Royo, WP Carson The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 322-326, 2011 | 86 | 2011 |
| Plant communities growing on boulders in the Allegheny National Forest: evidence for boulders as refugia from deer and as a bioassay of overbrowsing WP Carson, JA Banta, AA Royo, C Kirschbaum | 86 | 2005 |
| Evaluating relationships among tree growth rate, shade tolerance, and browse tolerance following disturbance in an eastern deciduous forest LM Krueger, CJ Peterson, A Royo, WP Carson Canadian Journal of Forest Research 39 (12), 2460-2469, 2009 | 83 | 2009 |
| Evaluating the ecological impacts of salvage logging: can natural and anthropogenic disturbances promote coexistence? AA Royo, CJ Peterson, JS Stanovick, WP Carson Ecology 97 (6), 1566-1582, 2016 | 76 | 2016 |
| A regional assessment of white-tailed deer effects on plant invasion KM Averill, DA Mortensen, EAH Smithwick, S Kalisz, WJ McShea, ... AoB Plants 10 (1), plx047, 2018 | 67 | 2018 |
| Unearthing the hidden world of roots: Root biomass and architecture differ among species within the same guild K Sinacore, JS Hall, C Potvin, AA Royo, MJ Ducey, MS Ashton PLoS One 12 (10), e0185934, 2017 | 58 | 2017 |
| Assessing the single-tree and small group selection cutting system as intermediate disturbance to promote regeneration and diversity in temperate mixedwood stands P Raymond, AA Royo, M Prévost, D Dumais Forest ecology and management 430, 21-32, 2018 | 56 | 2018 |
| Stochastic and deterministic processes regulate spatio‐temporal variation in seed bank diversity AA Royo, TE Ristau Journal of Vegetation Science 24 (4), 724-734, 2013 | 56 | 2013 |
| Spatio-temporal variation in foodscapes modifies deer browsing impact on vegetation AA Royo, DW Kramer, KV Miller, NP Nibbelink, SL Stout Landscape Ecology 32, 2281-2295, 2017 | 50 | 2017 |
Walter P. CarsonUniversity of Pittsburgh (Retired)Verified email at pitt.edu
