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2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Biazzo, I, Quintana-Ascencio<\/i>, P.F. 2025 Prescribed fire likely leads a pine flatwoods specialist treefrog to seek intra-habitat refugia. <\/span>Ecosphere<\/span><\/b>, <\/span>16:e70296.\u00a0| pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Fenster, C.B.<\/span> Quintana-Ascencio, P.F <\/span><\/i>and M. Vil\u00e0. 2025. Conserving biological diversity. Bioscience<\/b>, 75: 272. | pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.<\/span><\/i> 2025. La ilusi\u00f3n del valor de p<\/i>. Estad\u00edstica y Ecolog\u00eda en el Bolet\u00edn de la Sociedad Ecol\u00f3gica Mexicana. | pdf<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.<\/span><\/i> 2025. La varianza: un par\u00e1metro olvidado. Estad\u00edstica y Ecolog\u00eda en el Bolet\u00edn de la Sociedad Ecol\u00f3gica Mexicana.<\/b><\/span> | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Quintana-Ascencio<\/span><\/i>, P.F., Ulrey, C., E.S. Menges. <\/span>2024. A comprehensive assessment of Liatris helleri <\/i>demography: insights from 16 years of observations and modeling Population Ecology. <\/b>| pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

V\u00e9lez-Mora DP, Trigueros\u2011Alatorre K, Duncan D, Quintana-Ascencio PF<\/i>. 2024. <\/i><\/span>Natural and anthropogenic factors influence flowering synchrony and production of a dominant plant in an inter-Andean scrub. American Journal of Botany; <\/b>e16416. | pdf<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quintana-Ascencio, P.F. 2024. El problema de los an\u00e1lisis estad\u00edsticos en ecolog\u00eda. Comentario en el Bolet\u00edn de la Sociedad Ecol\u00f3gica Mexicana.<\/b><\/span><\/b> Volumen 4 \/ N\u00famero 5 \/ 2024 by SCME – Flipsnack<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

L\u00f3pez-Borghesi, F. & P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>. 2024. The omission of seed banks in demography as an example of bias in ecology. Bioscience<\/strong>; biae042, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/biosci\/biae042<\/a> | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Quintana-Ascencio, P. F.<\/em>, Navarra, J., Rosner-Katz, H., & Knothe, C. (2024). Plastic Demographic Responses of Wiregrass (Aristida beyrichiana<\/em>) Translocated to Contrasting Habitats. Natural Areas Journal<\/strong> 44(2), 87-97| pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Guo, Y, EH Boughton, S Bohlman, C Bernacchi, P Bohlen, R Boughton, E DeLucia, J Fauth, N Gomez-Casanovas, DG Jenkins, G Lollis, RS Miller,PF Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>, G Sonnier, J Sparks, H Swain, J Qiu. 2023. Agricultural intensification alters multifunctionality of metaecosystems. Nature Communications<\/strong> 14:8267 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

P. F. Quintana-Ascencio (2023) The importance of habitat heterogeneity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science<\/strong> 120(42), e2314786120| pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Hindle, B.J., P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>, E. S. Menges and D. Z. Childs. 2023. Managing disturbance dependent populations under a changing climate; the implications of seasonal climatic effects. Journal of Ecology<\/strong>, DOI: 10.1111\/1365-2745.14143<\/a> | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

L\u00f3pez-Borghesi, F., S. M. Koontz, S. A. Smith, S. Haller Crate, P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>, E. S. Menges. 2023. Leveraging projection models to evaluate long-term dynamics of scrub mint translocations. Conservation Science and Practice<\/strong>, DOI: 10.1111\/csp2.12947<\/a> | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Koontz, S. M., F. L\u00f3pez-Borghesi, S. A. Smith, S. Haller Crate, P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>, E. S. Menges. 2023. Estimating vital rate variation to assess early success of scrub mint translocations. Conservation Science and Practice<\/strong>, DOI: 10.1111\/csp2.12934<\/a> | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Stahelin, G, P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>, E. Hoffman, M. Reusche, K. Mansfield. 2022. Using distance metrics and temporal trends to refine mixed stock analyses. Scientific Reports<\/strong>, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-022-24279-2<\/a> | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Biazzo, I, P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>. 2022. Canopies, the final frog-tier: exploring responses of a specialist treefrog to prescribed fire in a pyrogenic ecosystem. Fire Ecology<\/strong>, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s42408-022-00148-1<\/a> | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

V\u00e9lez-Mora D.P., E. Gusm\u00e1n, C. I. Espinosa and P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>. 2022. Changes in climate, nutrients and grazing pressure threaten integrity and functioning of Andean shrublands. Plant Ecology & Diversity<\/strong>, 10.1080\/17550874.2022.2122753 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Li, H, EH Boughton, DG Jenkins, G Sonnier, PF Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>. 2021. Multiple spatial scales affect direct and indirect interactions between a non-native and a native species. Plant Ecology<\/strong> | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

V\u00e9lez-Mora D.P., Trigueros, K., P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>. 2021. Evidence of morphological divergence and reproductive isolation in a narrow elevation gradient. Evolutionary Biology<\/strong>| pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Coutts, S.R., Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.<\/em>, E.S. Menges, R Salguero-G\u00f3mez & D. Childs. 2021. The magnitude of fine-scale spatial variation in fitness is comparable to disturbance induced fluctuations in a fire-adapted herbaceous perennial. Ecology<\/strong>, 11, 3099. doi: 10.1002\/ecy.3287| pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Garc\u00eda-Cervig\u00f3n, A.I., Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.<\/em>, Escudero, A., Ferrer-Cervantes, M.E., S\u00e1nchez, A.M.,Iriondo, J.M, Miguel Olano, J. 2021. Demographic effects of interacting species: exploring stable coexistence under increased climatic variability in a semiarid shrub community. Sci Rep<\/strong> 11, 3099. | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Boughton, E.H., P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em> & P.J. Bohlen. 2020. Grazing and microhabitat interact to affect plant interactions in subtropical seasonal wetland. Journal of Vegetation Science<\/strong>, DOI: 10.1111\/jvs.12962 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Sonnier, G, PF Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>, PJ Bohlen, JE Fauth, DG Jenkins, EH Boughton. 2020. Pasture management, grazing, and fire interact to determine wetland provisioning in a subtropical agroecosystem. Ecosphere<\/strong> 11(8):e03209 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

V\u00e9lez-Mora, D., Ram\u00f3n, P., Vallejo, C., Romero, A., Duncan, D., Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.<\/em> 2020. Environmental drivers of femaleness of an inter-Andean monoecious shrub. Biotropica <\/strong>| pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Carrillo Arreola, F., Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.<\/em>, Ram\u00edrez-Marcial, N., Gonz\u00e1lez-Espinosa, M. 2020. Seed rain and establishment in successional forests in Chiapas, Mexico. Acta Botanica Mexicana <\/strong>| pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Jenkins, D.G., Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.<\/em> 2020. A solution to minimum sample size for regressions. PLOS ONE 229345| pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n

S\u00e1nchez-Clavijo L.M., N.J. Bayly & Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.<\/em>. 2019. Habitat selection in transformed landscapes and the role of forest remnants and shade coffee in the conservation of resident birds. Journal of Animal Ecology<\/strong>, https:\/\/doi: 10.1111\/1365-2656.13108| pdf<\/a> | Supp 1 <\/a>| Supp 2<\/a><\/p>\n

David, A., Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.<\/em>, E.S. Menges, K. Thapa-Magar, M. Afkhami, & C. Searcy. 2019. Soil microbiomes underlie population persistence of an endangered plant species. The American Naturalist<\/strong>, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1086\/704684.| pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.<\/em> & I. N. Biazzo. 2019. Ecological terms strongly impact research and its implications. Bioscience<\/strong> 69: 769-770. | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.<\/em>, P.F. Koontz, S.M., Ochocki, B.M., Sclater, V. L., L\u00f3pez-Borghesi, F., Li, H. & E. S Menges. 2019. Assessing the roles of seed bank, seed dispersal and historical disturbances for metapopulation persistence of a pyrogenic herb. Journal of Ecology<\/strong>, accepted | pdf<\/a> – editor’s choice<\/a><\/p>\n

Boughton,E. H., P.F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>, D. G. Jenkins, P. J. Bohlen, J. E. Fauth, A. Engel, G. Hendricks, G. Kiker, S. Shukla, and H. M. Swain. 2019. Tradeoffs and synergies in a payment-for-ecosystem services program on ranchlands in the Everglades headwaters. Ecological Applications<\/strong>, accepted | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Espinosa C.I, D.P. V\u00e9lez-Mora, P. Ram\u00f3n, E. Gusm\u00e1n Montalv\u00e1n, D.H. Duncan, P.F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>. 2019. Intraspecific interactions affect the spatial pattern of a dominant shrub in a semi-arid scrubland: a prospective approach. Population Ecology <\/strong>| pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2018<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Hindle, B.J, M. Rees, A W. Sheppard, P.F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>,E. S. Menges & D.Z. Childs. (2018). Exploring population responses to environmental change when there is never enough data; a factor analytic approach. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. <\/strong>| pdf<\/a> | code and data<\/a><\/p>\n

Horn K.D., E.S. Menges, P.F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>. 2018. Responses of the clonal endemic shrub Polygonella myriophylla to fire and mechanical disturbance. American Midland Naturalist. <\/strong>| pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.<\/em>,E.S. Menges. 2018. Demographic measures of Hypericum cumulicola (Hypericaceae) in 15 populations in Florida Rosemary Scrub patches with different time-since-fire, at Archbold Biological Station, Highlands County, Florida from 1994-2015. Environmental Data Initiative.<\/strong> | link<\/a><\/p>\n

Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.<\/em>,Koontz, S., Smith, S.; Sclater, V.; David, A.; Menges, E. 2018. Predicting landscape-level distribution and abundance: Integrating demography, fire, elevation, and landscape habitat configuration. Journal of Ecology<\/strong> | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Yin, T., D Gooding, L.M. Castro Morales, D. Wang, Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.<\/em>, D. Hall, J. E. Fauth. 2018. Effect of Herbicides on Evapotranspiration of Willow Marshes in the Upper St. Johns River basin, East-central Florida. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering<\/strong> | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Menges, E., Crate, S.J.H., Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.<\/em>. 2017. Dynamics of gaps, vegetation, and plant species with and without fire. American Journal of Botany<\/strong>, 104: 1825-1836. | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

de la Cruz, Marcelino, Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio, Luis Cayuela, Carlos I. Espinosa, Adri\u00e1n Escudero. 2017. <\/span>Comment on “The extent of forest in dryland biomes. Science<\/b>, 10. | pdf<\/a> | bioRxiv version<\/a><\/p>\n

Pierre. SM, PF\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>,\u00a0<\/span>EH Boughton, and\u00a0<\/span>DG Jenkins. 2017.\u00a0Dispersal and local environment affect the spread of an invasive apple snail (Pomacea maculata<\/em>) in Florida, USA. Biological Invasions<\/strong>, 19: 2647-2661. | pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Tye MT, <\/b>Ferrer-Cervantes, M E., S\u00e1nchez, AM., Garc\u00eda-Cervig\u00f3n, AI, Escudero A, Albert MJ, Olano JM, Iriondo JM & PF Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>. <\/span>2017. Assessing seed and microsite limitation on population dynamics of a gypsophyte through experimental soil crust disturbance and seed addition. Plant Ecology<\/b>, 218: 595-607. doi: 10.1007\/s11258-017-0714-1 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Paniw, M., P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>, F. Ojeda, & R. Salguero-G\u00f3mez. <\/span>2017. Interacting livestock and fire may both threaten and increase viability of a fire-adapted Mediterranean carnivorous subshrub. Journal of Applied Ecology<\/strong>, doi:10.1111\/1365-2664.12872 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Paniw, M., P F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>, F. Ojeda, and R. Salguero-G\u00f3mez. 2016. Accounting for uncertainty in dormant life stages in stochastic demographic models. Oikos<\/strong>, doi:10.1111\/oik.03696 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Tye M R., Menges E.S, Weekley C, Quintana-Ascencio, P.F<\/em>. and R. Salguero-Gomez. 2016. A demographic menage a trois: Interactions between disturbances both amplify and dampen population dynamics of an edemic plant. Journal of Ecology<\/strong>, 104:1778-1788 |<\/em>\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Ulrey, C., Quintana-Ascencio, P.F.,<\/em> Kauffman, G., Smith, A.B., and E. S. Menges. 2016. Life at the top:\u00a0 Long-term demography, microclimatic refugia, and responses to climate change for a high-elevation southern Appalachian endemic plant. Biological Conservation<\/strong>, 200: 80-92 |<\/em>\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Chee, Y. E., L. Wilkinson, A. E. Nicholson, P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>, J. E. Fauthd, D. Halle, K. J. Ponzio, L. Rump. 2016. Modelling spatial and temporal changes with GIS and Spatial and Dynamic Bayesian Networks. Environmental Modelling and Software, <\/strong>82: 108-120.<\/em>\u00a0|<\/em>\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

S\u00e1nchez-Clavijo, L.M., J. Hearns & P.F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>. 2016. Modeling the effect of habitat selection mechanisms on population responses to landscape structure. Ecological Modelling <\/strong>328: 99-107 |<\/em>\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2015<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Boughton, E. H., Quintana-Ascencio, P. F.<\/em>; B., Patrick; Fauth, J., \u00a0& Jenkins, D. 2015. Interactive effects of pasture-management intensity, release from grazing, and prescribed fire on forty subtropical wetland plant assemblages. Journal of Applied Ecology<\/strong>. 53: 159-170 |<\/em>\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Stephens, E. L., Quintana-Ascencio, P. F. <\/em>2015. Effects of habitat degradation, microsite, and seed density on the persistence of two native herbs in a subtropical shrubland. American Journal of Botany <\/strong>102: 1978-1995 |<\/em>\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Medley, K. A., Boughton, E.H., D. G. Jenkins, J. E. Fauth, P. J. Bohlen & P. F. Quintana-Ascencio. <\/em>2015, Intense ranchland management tips the balance of regional and local factors affecting wetland community structure. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment<\/strong> 212: 207-244 |\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Pannozzo P.L., P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em> C.R. Hinkle, R. F. Noss. 2015. Are state growth management programs viable tools for biodiversity conservation? A case study examining Florida local governments. Landscape and Urban Planning<\/strong> 139: 94-103 |\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2014<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ceriani, S.A., Roth, J.D., Ehrhart, L.M. , Quintana-Ascencio P.F<\/em>., and Weishampel, J.F. 2014. Developing a common currency for stable isotope analyses of nesting marine turtles. Marine Biology<\/strong> 161:2257-2268. Doi: 10. 1007\/s00227-014-2503-x |\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Stephens, E.L., Tye, M.R., Quintana-Ascencio P.F.<\/em>, 2014. Habitat and microsite influence demography of two herbs in intact and degraded scrub. Population Ecology<\/strong> 56:447-461 |\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Castro Morales L. M., Quintana-Ascencio P.F.<\/em>, J. E. Fauth, K. J. Ponzio, and D. Hall. 2014. Environmental factors affecting germination and seedling survival of Carolina willow (Salix caroliniana). Wetlands<\/strong> 34: 469-478. Doi:10.1007\/s13157-014-0513-6 |\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

McCauley L.A., Jenkins D.G., Quintana-Ascencio P.F.<\/em> 2014. Reproductive failure of a long-lived wetland tree in urban lands and managed forests. Journal of Applied Ecology<\/strong> 50:23-33 |\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2013<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jones, O.R., A. Scheuerlein, R. Salguero-G\u00f3mez, C. Giovanni Camarda, R. Schaible, B.B. Casper, J.P. Dahlgren, J. Ehrl\u00e9n, M. Bego\u00f1a Garc\u00eda, E.S. Menges, P.F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>, H. Caswell, A. Baudisch, J.W. Vaupel. Varieties of ageing across the tree of life. 2013. Nature <\/strong>505: 169-173 |\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Wilkinson, L., Y. E. Chee, Nicholson, A. E and P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>. 2013. An object-oriented spatial and temporal Bayesian network for managing willows in and American Heritage River Catchment. Proceedings of the MSTND-13 workshop at UAI-13, Bellevue, Washington, USA, July 11-15 |\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Crone, E.E, M. Ellis, W.F. Morris, A. Stanley, T. Bell, P. Bierzychudek, J. Ehrl\u00e9n. T. N. Kaye, T. M. K.M night,\u00a0 P Lesica, G. Oostermeijer, P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>, T. Ticktin, T. Valverde, J. L. Williams, D. F. Doak, R. Ganesan, K. McEachern, A. S. Thorpe, E. S. Menges. 2013. Ability of matrix models to explain the past and predict the future of plant populations. Conservation Biology <\/strong>27:968-978 |\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Quintana-Ascencio P.F.,<\/em> J. E. Fauth, L. M. Castro Morales, K. J. Ponzio, D. Hall, and K. Snyder. 2013. Taming the beast: Managing hydrology to control Carolina willow (Salix caroliniana<\/em>) seedlings and cutting. Restoration Ecology<\/strong>, 21 639-647 |\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

McCauley L.A., Jenkins D.G., Quintana-Ascencio P.F<\/em>. 2013. Isolated wetland loss and degradation over two decades in an increasingly urbanized landscape. Wetlands<\/strong> 33: 117-127 |\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Nicholson, A. E., Y. En Chee, and P.F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>. 2012. A state-transition DBN for management of willow in an American Heritage River Catchment. Proceedings of the 9th Australian Bayesian Network Modeling Societ<\/strong>y, Catalina Island, California USA Paper 20.<\/p>\n

Ellis, M.M., J. Williams, P. Lesica, T. J. Bell, P. Bierzychudek, M. Bowles, E.E. Crone, D.F. Doak, J. Ehrl\u00e9n, A. Ellis-Adam, K. McEachern, R. Ganesan, P. Latham, S. Luijten, T.N. Kaye, T. M. Knight, E.S. Menges, W. F. Morris, H. den Nijs,G. Oostermeijer, P. F. Quintana-Ascencio, <\/em>J.S. Shelly, A. Stanley, A. Thorpe, T. Ticktin, T. Valverde, C. Weekley. 2012. Matrix population models from 20 studies of perennial populations. Ecology, <\/strong>93: 951 . (Data Paper: Ecological Archives) |\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Ferrer, M, M E., M\u00e9ndez-Gonz\u00e1lez, P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>, A. Dorantes Euan, G. Dzib, R. Dur\u00e1n Garc\u00eda. 2012. Population dynamics of the cactus Mammillaria gaumeri<\/em>: an integral projection model approach. Population Ecology, <\/strong>54: 321-334 |\u00a0<\/em>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Stephens, E.L., Castro-Morales, L.M., Quintana-Ascencio, P.F<\/em>. 2012. Post-dispersal seed predation, germination and seedling survival of five rare Florida scrub species in intact and degraded habitats. American Midland Naturalist<\/strong>, 167(2): 223-239. 2012. doi: http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1674\/0003-0031-167.2.223<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Kirkman, K.L., Smith, L.L., Quintana-Ascencio, P.F<\/em>., Kaeser, M.J., Golladay,\u00a0 S.W.\u00a0 & Farmer A.L. 2012. Is species richness congruent among taxa? Surrogacy, complementarity and environmental correlates among three disparate taxa in geographically isolated wetlands. Ecological Indicators, <\/strong>18:.<\/em>131-139 |\u00a0<\/b>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Navarra, J. J., and P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>. 2012. Spatial pattern and composition of the Florida Scrub seed bank and vegetation along an anthropogenic disturbance gradient. Applied Vegetation Science,<\/strong> 15: 349-358 |\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Menges, E.S, Stephens, E.L., Quintana-Ascencio, P.F<\/em>. & Ferrer-Cervantes M. E. 2012. Seed germination and seedling survival of Asimina obovata<\/em> in Florida Scrub. Florida Scientist,<\/strong> 75: 41-50 |<\/i>\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Miller, T, Quintana-Ascencio, P.F<\/em>. Maliakal-Witt, S, & E. S. Menges 2012. Metacommunity dynamics over 16 years in a pyrogenic shrubland. Conservation Biology, <\/strong>26: 357-366 |<\/i>\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2011<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Boughton, E H., Quintana-Ascencio, P. F<\/em>., Bohlen, & Nickerson, D. P. 2011. Differencial facilitative and competitive effects of a dominant macrophyte in grazed subtropical wetlands. Journal of Ecology,<\/strong> 99: 1263-1271. doi: 10.1111\/j.1365-2745.2011.01850.x<\/a> | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Mart\u00ednez-Camilo, R, Gonz\u00e1lez-Espinosa, M, P\u00e9rez-Farrera, M A. Quintana-Ascencio, P.F<\/em>. & L. Ruiz-Montoya. 2011. Evaluaci\u00f3n del efecto del aprovechamiento foliar en Chamaedorea quezalteca<\/em> Standl & Steyerm. (Palmae), in the Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, M\u00e9xico. Agrociencia, <\/strong>45: 507-518 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Navarra, J. J., N. Kohfeldt, E. S. Menges, and P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>. 2011. Seed bank changes with time-since-fire in Florida rosemary scrub. Fire Ecology<\/strong>, 7, 17-31. | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Boughton, E. H., P. F. Quintana-Ascencio,<\/em> and P. J. Bohlen. 2011. Refuge effects of Juncus effusus<\/em> in grazed, subtropical wetland plant communities. Plant Ecology <\/strong>212:451-460, doi 10.1007\/s11258-010-9836-4 |\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

L\u00e1zaro-Zerme\u00f1o J. M., Gonz\u00e1lez-Espinosa, M,Mendoza A, Mart\u00ednez-Ramos, M and P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>. Individual growth, reproduction and population dynamics of Dioon merolae<\/em> (Zamiaceae) under different leaf harvest histories in Central Chiapas, Mexico. Forestry Ecology and Management <\/strong>261: 427-438\u00a0| <\/i>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Boughton, E H., Quintana-Ascencio, P. F<\/em>., Nickerson, D. & Bohlen, P. 2011. Management intensity affects the relationship between non-native and native species in subtropical wetlands. Applied Vegetation Scienc<\/strong>e. 14: 210\u2013220<\/em>\u00a0| pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Crone, E., Menges, E., Ellis, M., Bell, T., Bierzychudek, P., Ehrlen, J., Kaye, T., Knight, T., Lesica, P., Morris, W., Oostermeijer, G., Quintana-Ascencio, P.F<\/em>., Stanley, A., Valverde, T., Ticktin, T., Williams, J. 2011. How do plant ecologists use matrix population models? Ecology Letters<\/strong> 14:1 -8 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Quintana-Ascencio, P. F<\/em>., E. S. Menges, C. W. Weekley and M. Kelrick. 2011. Biennial cycling caused by demographic delays in a fire-adapted annual plant. Population Ecology <\/strong>53:131\u2013142; DOI 10.1007\/s10144-010-0228-3 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2010<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Boughton, E., P.F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>, P.J. Bohlen, D. G. Jenkins and R. Pickert. 2010. Pasture intensity and isolation interact to affect wetland plant assemblages. Ecography<\/strong> 33: 461-470 | <\/em>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Matlaga, D , P.F<\/em>. Quintana-Ascencio,<\/em> E.S. Menges, and R. Pickert. 2010. Fire mediated edge effects\u00a0 in bayhead tree-islands. Journal of Vegetation Science<\/strong> 21: 190-200 |\u00a0<\/em>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Schaffer, J., E.S. Menges, P.F<\/em>. Quintana-Ascencio, <\/em>and C. W. Weekley. 2010. Effects of time-since-fire and microhabitat on the distribution and density of the endemic Parnonychia chartacea<\/em> ssp. chartacea<\/em> in Florida Scrub and along roadsides. American Midland Naturalist, <\/strong>163: 294-310 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2009<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Quintana-Ascencio, P.F<\/em>.,\u00a0 M. J. Albert, I. Caballero, J. M. Olano, and A. Escudero. 2009. Does habitat structure matter? Spatially explicit population modelling of an Iberian gypsum endemic. Population Ecology<\/strong> 51:317-328 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Knickerbocker, C.M., Leitholf, S., Stephens, E.L., Keellings, D. J., Laird, H., Anderson, C.J.R., Fauth, J. E., and P.F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em>. 2009. Tree encroachment of a sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense<\/em>) marsh within an increasingly urbanized ecosystem. Natural Areas Journal<\/strong> 29:15-26 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Pic\u00f3 F.X., Quintana-Ascencio, P. F.,<\/em> Mild\u00e9n M., Ehrl\u00e9n J., Pfingsten, I. 2009. Modelling the effects of genetics and habitat on the demography of a grassland herb. Basic and Applied Ecology<\/strong> 10: 122-130. Doi:10.1016\/j.baae.2008.02.006 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2008<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dolan, R. W., Quintana-Ascencio, P. F.,<\/em> Menges, E. S. 2008. Genetic change following fire in a population of a seed-banking perennial plant. Oecologia<\/strong> 158:355-360 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Glardon C.G., Walters L. J., Quintana-Ascencio, P. F.,<\/em> McCauley, L. A., Stam, W. T. and Olsen, J. L. 2008. Predicting risks of invasion of macroalgae in the genus Caulerpa<\/em> in Florida. \u00a0Biological Invasions<\/strong> 10: 1147-1157 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2007<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Weekley, C.W, E. S. Menges, and P. F. Quintana-Ascencio.<\/em> 2007.Seedling emergence and survival of Warea carteri (Brassicaceae), an endangered annual herb of the Florida Scrub. Canadian Journal of Botany<\/strong> 85: 621-628 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Edwards, C.E., M Arakaki, P.F<\/em>. Quintana-Ascencio, <\/em>D.E. Soltis, and P.S. Soltis. 2007. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci from the endangered scrub Hypericum (Hypericum cumulicola<\/em>).<\/em> Molecular Ecology Notes <\/strong>doi:10.1111\/j.1471-8286.2007.01808.x | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Trapnell, D. W., Schmidt, J. P., Quintana-Ascencio, P. F.<\/em> and Hamrick, J. L. 2007. Genetic diversity and biogeography of the southeastern endemic, Ceratiola ericoides<\/em> (Empetraceae). Journal of Heredity<\/strong> 98: 587-593 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Weekley, C. W., D. Gagnon, E. S. Menges, P. F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/em> and S. Saha. 2007. Soil moisture in relation to vegetation, gaps, and time since fire in Florida scrub. EcoScience<\/strong> 14: 377-386 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Quintana-Ascencio, P.F<\/em>., Weekley, C., and E. S. Menges. 2007. Comparative demography of a rare species in Florida scrub and road habitats. Biological Conservation<\/strong> 137:263-270 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2006<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Boughton, E.A.; Quintana-Ascencio,\u00a0<\/em>P.F.; Menges, E.S. & Boughton, R.K. 2006. Association of ecotones with relative elevation and fire in an upland Florida landscape. Journal of Vegetation Science<\/strong>. 17:361-368 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Maschinski, J. J.\u00a0E. Baggs. P. F. Quintana-Ascencio <\/em>and E. S. Menges. 2006. Using population viability analysis to predict the effects of climate change on the extinction risk of an endangered limestone endemic shrub, Arizona Cliffrose. Conservation Biology<\/strong>. 20: 218-228 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Menges, E.S., P.F.\u00a0<\/em>Quintana-Ascencio , C.W. Weekley, and O.G. Gaou\u00e9. 2006. Population viability analysis and fire return intervals for an endemic Florida scrub mint. Biological Conservation <\/strong>127: 115-127 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2005<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Trager, M. D., E. S. Menges, P. F Quintana-Ascencio, <\/em>and C. Weekley. 2005. Outcrossing effects on the reproductive performance of Hypericum\u00a0<\/em>cumulicola , an endangered Florida scrub endemic. Journal\u00a0of the Torrey Botanical Society<\/strong>, 132: 204-213 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Liu, H., E.S. Menges, and P. F. Quintana-Ascencio <\/em>. 2005. Population viability of Chamaecrista keyensis <\/em>\u2013 effects of fire, season and frequency. Ecological Applications <\/strong>, 15:210-221 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2004
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Quintana-Ascencio,<\/em>P. F ., N. Ram\u00edrez-Marcial, M. Gonz\u00e1lez-Espinosa,and M. Mart\u00ednez-Ic\u00f3. 2004. Sapling survival and growth of conifer and broad-leaved trees in successional habitats in the highlands of Chiapas , Mexico . Applied Vegetation Science <\/strong>, 7: 81-88 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Menges, E. S. and P.\u00a0<\/em>F. Quintana-Ascencio . 2004. Evaluating population viability analysis with fire in Eryringium cuneifolium <\/em>: deciphering a decade of demographic data. Ecological Monographs <\/strong>, 74: 79-100 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2003<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Brudvig, L. and P.\u00a0<\/em>F. Quintana-Ascencio . 2003. Herbivory and postgrazing response in Hypericum cumulicola <\/em>. Florida Scientist\u00a0<\/strong>66: 99-108.| pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Pic\u00f3, F.X., P. F. Quintana-Ascencio <\/em>, E. S. Menges, and F. L\u00f3pez-Barrera. 2003. Recruitment rates exhibit high elasticity and high temporal variation in populations of a short-lived perennial herb.\u00a0Oikos\u00a0<\/strong>103:69-74 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Quintana-Ascencio,\u00a0<\/em>P. F., E. S. Menges, and C. Weekley. 2003. A fire-explicit population viability analysis of Hypericum cumulicola <\/em>in Florida rosemary scrub. Conservation Biology <\/strong>17: 433-449 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Menges, E. S., and\u00a0P. F. Quintana-Ascencio <\/em>. 2003. Modeling the effects of disturbance, spatial variation and environmental heterogeneity on population viability of plants. pp. 289-311 in Brigham , C.A. and M.W. Schwartz (editors). Population Viability in Plants<\/strong> . Ecological Studies Series Vol 165. Springer Verlag Berlin , Heidelberg , Germany .<\/p>\n

2002<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Satterthwaite, W., E. S. Menges, and P. F. Quintana-Ascencio <\/em>. 2002. Populationviability of Scrub Buckwheat (Eriogonum logifolium <\/em>var. gnaphalifolium<\/em>) in relation to fire. Ecological Applications <\/strong>12: 1672-1678 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Galindo-Jaimes L.,\u00a0M. Gonz\u00e1lez-Espinosa, P. F. Quintana-Ascencio <\/em>and L. E. Garc\u00eda Barrios. 2002. Tree composition and structure in disturbed stands with varying dominance by Pinus sp. in the Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Plant Ecology<\/strong>. 62 (2): 259-272 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2000<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Quintana-Ascencio,\u00a0<\/em>P. F., and E. S. Menges 2000. Competitive abilities of three narrowly endemic plant species in experimental neighborhoods along a fire gradient. American Journal of\u00a0<\/strong>Botany<\/strong> , 87: 690-699 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

P\u00e9rez-Farrera, M.A., P. F. Quintana-Ascencio <\/em>, B. Salvatierra-Izaba, and A. P. Vovides. 2000. Population dynamics of Ceratozamia Matudai Lundell (Zamiaceae) in el Triunfo Biosphere Reserve , Chiapas , Mexico . Journal\u00a0of the Torrey Botanical Society<\/strong> 127 (4): 291-299.<\/p>\n

1998<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Quintana-Ascencio,\u00a0<\/em>P. F ., R. W. Dolan and E. S. Menges. 1998. Hypericum cumulicola demography in unoccupied and occupied Florida scrub patches with different time-since-fire. Journal of Ecology <\/strong>86: 640-651 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Ram\u00edrez Marcial, N., M. Gonz\u00e1lez-Espinosa, S. Ochoa Gaona y P. F.\u00a0<\/em>Quintana-Ascencio . 1998. An\u00e1lisis flor\u00edstico y sucesional en la Estaci\u00f3n Biol\u00f3gica Cerro Huitepec, Chiapas, M\u00e9xico. Acta Bot\u00e1nica Mexicana\u00a0<\/strong>44: 59-85 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

1997<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Quintana-Ascencio,\u00a0<\/em>P. F . and M. Morales Hern\u00e1ndez. 1997. Fire-mediated effects of shrubs, lichens and herbs on the demography of Hypericum cumulicola in patchy Florida scrub. Oecologia <\/strong>112: 267-271 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Gonz\u00e1lez-Espinosa, M., S. Ochoa Gaona, N. Ram\u00edrez Marcial and P. F. Quintana-Ascencio <\/em>. 1997. Contexto vegetacional y flor\u00edstico de la agricultura en Los Altos de Chiapas, M\u00e9xico. [Floristic and vegetational context of the agriculture in the highlands of Chiapas ] Pp. 85-117 in: M.R. Parra-V\u00e1zquez y B. M. D\u00edaz-Hern\u00e1ndez (eds.). Los Altos de\u00a0Chiapas: agricultura y crisis rural<\/strong> . El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. San Crist\u00f3bal de Las Casas, Chiapas, M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\n

1996<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Quintana-Ascencio,<\/em>P. F ., M. Gonz\u00e1lez Espinosa, N. Ram\u00edrez Marcial, G. Dom\u00ednguez-V\u00e1zquez and M. Mart\u00ednez-Ic\u00f3. 1996. Soil seed bank and regeneration of Tropical Rain Forest from milpa fields at The Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico. Biotropica\u00a0<\/strong>28: 192-209 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Quintana-Ascencio,\u00a0<\/em>P. F and E. S. Menges. 1996. Inferring metapopulation dynamics from patch-level incidence of Florida scrub plants. Conservation\u00a0Biology<\/strong> 10: 1210-1219 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

1993<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Gonz\u00e1lez-Espinosa, M., S. Ochoa Gaona, N. Ram\u00edrez Marcial and P. F.\u00a0<\/em>Quintana-Ascencio . 1993. Current land-use trends and conservation of old-growth forest habitats in the Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Pp. 190-198. In: M. H. Wilson and S. A. Sader (eds.). Conservation\u00a0of Neotropical migrant birds in Mexico<\/strong> . Maine Agricultural and Forest Experimental Station Micellaneous Publication 727, Maine , USA .<\/p>\n

1992<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Quintana-Ascencio,<\/em>P. F ., M. Gonz\u00e1lez Espinosa and N. Ram\u00edrez Marcial. 1992. Acorn removal, seedling survivorship and seedling growth of Quercus crispipilis in successional forests of the Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club\u00a0<\/strong>119: 6-18 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Ram\u00edrez-Marcial, N., M. Gonz\u00e1lez-Espinosa y P. F.\u00a0<\/em>Quintana-Ascencio . 1992. El banco y la lluvia de semillas en comunidades secundarias de los bosques de Pino-Encino de Los Altos de Chiapas. Acta Bot\u00e1nica Mexicana <\/strong>20: 59-75 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Quintana-Ascencio,\u00a0<\/em>P. F. y M. Gonz\u00e1lez-Espinosa. 1992. Papel sucesional y afinidad fitogeogr\u00e1fica de la flora le\u00f1osa de los bosques de pino-encino de Los Altos de Chiapas, M\u00e9xico. Acta\u00a0Bot\u00e1nica Mexicana<\/strong> 21:43-57 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

1991<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Gonz\u00e1lez-Espinosa, M., P. F. Quintana-Ascencio <\/em>, N. Ram\u00edrez Marcial y P. Gayt\u00e1n Guzm\u00e1n. 1991. Secondary succession in disturbed pine-oak forests of the Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Journal\u00a0of Vegetation Science 2<\/strong>: 351-360 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Gonz\u00e1lez-Espinosa, M., P. F. Quintana-Ascencio <\/em>y N. Ram\u00edrez Marcial. 1991. La demanda de recursos naturales y la alteraci\u00f3n de la estructura y diversidad de los bosques tropicales. Ciencia <\/strong>(Revista de la Academia de la Investigaci\u00f3n Cient\u00edfica) 42: 71-73.<\/p>\n

Quintana-Ascencio,\u00a0<\/em>P. F . y M. Gonz\u00e1lez-Espinosa. 1991. Variaci\u00f3n estacional en la dieta de Pogonomyrmex barbatus <\/em>(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) en nopaleras del Centro de M\u00e9xico. Folia Entomol\u00f3gica Mexicana <\/strong>80: 245-261 | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

1986<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Gonz\u00e1lez-Espinosa, M. and P. F. Quintana-Ascencio <\/em>. 1986. Seed predation and dispersal in a dominant desert plant: Opuntia <\/em>, ants, birds and mammals. pp 273-284. in: A. Estrada and T.H. Fleming (eds.). Frugivores and seed dispersal<\/strong> . Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht , The Netherlands | pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

1981<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Aznavurian-Apajian, A., P. F. Quintana-Ascencio <\/em>, y J. A. Vicc\u00f3n-Pale. 1981. Estudio de comportamiento de la garza chapulinera Bubulcus ibis <\/em>en la Mancha, Veracruz. Centzontle<\/strong>, Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Ornitolog\u00eda 1: 277-287.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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