Laura W. Ploughe
Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette
Publications
23
Citations
466
Est. group size
—
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
12
Publishing since 2015
Laura W. Ploughe studies how grasslands and other semi-arid ecosystems respond to environmental stresses such as drought, changing rainfall patterns, invasive species, and land disturbances like mining. Her work combines field experiments and reviews to understand plant community dynamics, soil-plant interactions, and ecosystem recovery or restoration after disturbance. This research is relevant to students interested in plant ecology, rangeland management, and ecological restoration.
Publication output has been fairly steady over the last decade, rising from occasional papers before 2019 to a consistent average of about 2-4 per year since 2020.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Growth form and lifespan of herbaceous species mediate the role of traits in short-term drought response
Nature Ecology & Evolution · 2026
- Growth form and lifespan of herbaceous species mediate the role of traits in short-term drought response.
Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern · 2026
- Drought intensity and duration interact to magnify losses in primary productivity
BFH: ARBOR · 2025
- Long-term trend in the aquatic macroinvertebrate community of the Mancos River at Mesa Verde National Park: Aquatic macroinvertebrate monitoring 2008-2019
National Park Service · 2024
- Winner and losers: examining biotic interactions in forbs and grasses in response to changes in water and temperature in a semi-arid grassland
AoB Plants · 2023
- AOB Plants Competition Paper 2023
Figshare · 2023
- AOB Plants Competition Paper 2023
Figshare · 2023
- Find New RoadsTM? A Systematic Review on the Impacts of Off-Road Vehicle Activity on Soil, Vegetation, and Wildlife
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution · 2022
- Spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) creates a soil legacy effect by modulating soil elemental composition in a semi-arid grassland ecosystem
Journal of Environmental Management · 2022
- Plant Invasions in North America
2022
- Grassland reclamation of a copper mine tailings facility: Long‐term effects of biosolids on plant community responses
Applied Vegetation Science · 2021
- Increased rainfall variability and nitrogen deposition accelerate succession along a common sere
Ecosphere · 2021
- Biosolids meta-analysis
Figshare · 2021
- Grassland reclamation of a copper mine tailings facility: Long term effects of biosolids on plant community responses
Figshare · 2021
- Revegetation of degraded ecosystems into grasslands using biosolids as an organic amendment: A meta‐analysis
Applied Vegetation Science · 2020
- Figshare×4
- Applied Vegetation Science×2
- Ecosphere×2
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×1
- New Phytologist×1
- Zhe Ren
Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Maria N. Miriti
Environmental Science · The Ohio State University
- Michael A. Jenkins
Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Matthew B. Shumar
Environmental Science · The Ohio State University
- Jessica Gurevitch
Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.
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