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Qinfeng Guo, Ph.D.
Research Ecologist
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
8711 37th Street Southeast
Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

Phone: (701) 253-5565
Fax: (701) 253-5553
Email Qinfeng Guo
Research (Principal Investigator),
Jamestown Headquarters

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Guo, Q. 2003. Disturbance, life history, and optimal management for biodiversity. Ambio 32:428-430.

Guo, Q. 2003. Plant abundance: the measurement and relationship with seed size. Oikos 101: 639-642.

Guo, Q. 2003. Temporal species richness-biomass relationships along successional gradients. Journal of Vegetation Science 14:121-128.

Guo, Q. 2002. Perspectives on trans-Pacific biological invasions. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 26:724-730.

Guo, Q., and R.E. Ricklefs. 2000. Species richness in plant genera disjunct between temperate eastern Asia and North America. Botanical Journal of Linnean Society 134:401-423.

Guo, Q., J.H. Brown, and T.J. Valone. 2000. Abundance and distribution of desert annuals: are spatial and temporal patterns related? Journal of Ecology 88:551-560.

Guo, Q., J.H. Brown, T.J. Valone, and S.D. Kachman. 2000. Constraints of seed size on plant abundance and distribution. Ecology 81:2149-2155.

Guo, Q. 1999. Ecological comparisons between eastern Asia and North America: historical and geographical perspectives. Journal of Biogeography 26:199-206 (Guest Editorial).

Guo, Q., and W.L. Berry. 1998. Species richness and biomass: dissection of the hump-shaped relationships. Ecology 79:2555-2559.

Guo, Q., J.H. Brown, and B.F. Enquist. 1998. Using constraint lines to characterize plant performance. Oikos 83:237-245.

Guo, Q., and P.W. Rundel. 1998. Self-thinning in early post-fire chaparral succession: mechanisms, implications, and a combined approach. Ecology 79:579-586.

Guo, Q., and J.H. Brown. 1997. Interactions between winter and summer annuals in the Chihuahuan Desert. Oecologia 111:123-128.

Guo, Q., and J.H. Brown. 1996 Temporal fluctuations and experimental effects in desert plant communities. Oecologia 107:568-577.

Guo, Q. 1996. Effects of kangaroo rat mounds on small-scale plant community structure. Oecologia 106:247-256.

Guo, Q., D.B. Thompson, T.J. Valone, and J.H. Brown. 1995. The effects of vertebrates on plant community structure in the Chihuahuan Desert. Oikos 73:251-259.