Effects of disturbance on diversity in mixed-grass prairie

By S. Collins, S. C. Barber. Vegetatio, 2004

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Soil Heterogeneity Effects on Tallgrass Prairie Community Heterogeneity: An Application of Ecological Theory to Restoration Ecology (2005, background): “Disturbance and environmental heterogeneity affect the temporal and spatial variability of satellite species that contribute to the overall diversity of tallgrass prairie communities (Collins & Barber 1985; Collins & Glenn 1990).”
Impact of different-sized herbivores on recruitment opportunities for subordinate herbs in grasslands (2003, background): “Several herbivore species are reported to increase colonization rates and local plant species diversity through gap creation, e.g. wallows of bison (Collins & Barber 1985), uprooting wild boar (Milton et al. 1997) and burrowing prairie dogs (Coppock et al. 1983; Platt 1985).”
Temporal Changes in Native and Exotic Vegetation and Soil Characteristics following Disturbances by Feral Pigs in a California Grassland (2006, background): “In terrestrial plant communities, disturbance generally increases spatial and temporal heterogeneity of vegetation (Collins and Barber 1985) and is considered integral to the maintenance of species diversity (Grime 1973; Connell 1978; Huston 1979).”