| What is a biocrust? A refined, contemporary definition for a broadening research community B Weber, J Belnap, B Büdel, AJ Antoninka, NN Barger, VB Chaudhary, ... Biological Reviews 97 (5), 1768-1785, 2022 | 226 | 2022 |
| The pervasive and multifaceted influence of biocrusts on water in the world's drylands DJ Eldridge, S Reed, SK Travers, MA Bowker, FT Maestre, J Ding, ... Global Change Biology 26 (10), 6003-6014, 2020 | 203 | 2020 |
| Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts N Shackelford, GB Paterno, DE Winkler, TE Erickson, EA Leger, ... Nature Ecology & Evolution 5 (9), 1283-1290, 2021 | 176 | 2021 |
| Transforming mentorship in STEM by training scientists to be better leaders AK Hund, AC Churchill, AM Faist, CA Havrilla, SM Love Stowell, ... Ecology and evolution 8 (20), 9962-9974, 2018 | 146 | 2018 |
| Towards a predictive framework for biocrust mediation of plant performance: a meta‐analysis CA Havrilla, VB Chaudhary, S Ferrenberg, AJ Antoninka, J Belnap, ... Journal of Ecology 107 (6), 2789-2807, 2019 | 141 | 2019 |
| Biological soil crust and disturbance controls on surface hydrology in a semi‐arid ecosystem AM Faist, JE Herrick, J Belnap, JW Van Zee, NN Barger Ecosphere 8 (3), e01691, 2017 | 134 | 2017 |
| Biological soil crusts in ecological restoration: emerging research and perspectives A Antoninka, A Faist, E Rodriguez‐Caballero, KE Young, VB Chaudhary, ... Restoration Ecology 28, S3-S8, 2020 | 104 | 2020 |
| Biocrusts enhance soil fertility and Bromus tectorum growth, and interact with warming to influence germination S Ferrenberg, AM Faist, A Howell, SC Reed Plant and Soil 429, 77-90, 2018 | 92 | 2018 |
| Responses of biological soil crusts to rehabilitation strategies T Chock, AJ Antoninka, AM Faist, MA Bowker, J Belnap, NN Barger Journal of arid environments 163, 77-85, 2019 | 71 | 2019 |
| Banking on the past: seed banks as a reservoir for rare and native species in restored vernal pools AM Faist, S Ferrenberg, SK Collinge AoB Plants 5, plt043, 2013 | 66 | 2013 |
| Inoculation and habitat amelioration efforts in biological soil crust recovery vary by desert and soil texture AM Faist, AJ Antoninka, J Belnap, MA Bowker, MC Duniway, ... Restoration Ecology 28, S96-S105, 2020 | 48 | 2020 |
| Short-term understory plant community responses to salvage logging in beetle-affected lodgepole pine forests PJ Fornwalt, CC Rhoades, RM Hubbard, RL Harris, AM Faist, ... Forest Ecology and Management 409, 84-93, 2018 | 44 | 2018 |
| Beyond traditional ecological restoration on the Colorado Plateau DE Winkler, DM Backer, J Belnap, JB Bradford, BJ Butterfield, ... Restoration Ecology 26 (6), 1055-1060, 2018 | 39 | 2018 |
| Understory plant community responses to fuel-reduction treatments and seeding in an upland piñon-juniper woodland CA Havrilla, AM Faist, NN Barger Rangeland Ecology & Management 70 (5), 609-620, 2017 | 33 | 2017 |
| Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts. Nature Ecology & Evolution 5: 1283–1290 N Shackelford, GB Paterno, DE Winkler, TE Erickson, EA Leger, ... | 28 | 2021 |
| A North American dust emission climatology (2001–2020) calibrated to dust point sources from satellite observations M Hennen, A Chappell, BL Edwards, AM Faist, T Kandakji, MC Baddock, ... Aeolian Research 54, 100766, 2022 | 27 | 2022 |
| Invasive plant feedbacks promote alternative states in California vernal pools AM Faist, SC Beals Restoration Ecology 26 (2), 255-263, 2018 | 26 | 2018 |
| Biocrust and the soil surface: Influence of climate, disturbance, and biocrust recovery on soil surface roughness J Caster, TT Sankey, JB Sankey, MA Bowker, D Buscombe, MC Duniway, ... Geoderma 403, 115369, 2021 | 25 | 2021 |
| Using performance standards to guide vernal pool restoration and adaptive management KJ Schlatter, AM Faist, SK Collinge Restoration Ecology 24 (2), 145-152, 2016 | 23 | 2016 |
| Seed bank community and soil texture relationships in a cold desert JD Haight, SC Reed, AM Faist Journal of Arid Environments 164, 46-52, 2019 | 22 | 2019 |