Meghan Avolio

Woody Plant–Soil Relationships in Interstitial Spaces Have Implications for Future Forests Within and Beyond Urban Areas
Mejía, Gisselle A., Peter M. Groffman, Meghan L. Avolio, Anika R. Bratt, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Noortje H. Grijseels, Sharon J. Hall, et al. 2023. “Woody Plant–Soil Relationships in Interstitial Spaces Have Implications for Future Forests Within and Beyond Urban Areas”. Ecosystems. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s10021-023-00881-x.
Urban net primary production: Concepts, field methods, and Baltimore, Maryland, USA case study
Sonti, Nancy F., Peter M. Groffman, David J. Nowak, Jason G. Henning, Meghan L. Avolio, and Emma J. Rosi. 2022. “Urban Net Primary Production: Concepts, Field Methods, and Baltimore, Maryland, USA Case Study”. Ecological Applications 32 (4). Wiley. doi:10.1002/eap.2562.
More than green: Tree structure and biodiversity patterns differ across canopy change regimes in Baltimore’s urban forest
Anderson, Elsa C., Meghan L. Avolio, Nancy F. Sonti, and Shannon L. LaDeau. 2021. “More Than Green: Tree Structure and Biodiversity Patterns Differ across Canopy Change Regimes in Baltimore’s Urban Forest”. Urban Forestry &Amp; Urban Greening 65. Elsevier BV: 127365. doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127365.
Residential yard management and landscape cover affect urban bird community diversity across the continental USA
Lerman, Susannah B., Desirée L. Narango, Meghan L. Avolio, Anika R. Bratt, Jesse M. Engebretson, Peter M. Groffman, Sharon J. Hall, et al. 2021. “Residential Yard Management and Landscape Cover Affect Urban Bird Community Diversity across the Continental USA”. Ecological Applications. Wiley. doi:10.1002/eap.2455.
Linking yard plant diversity to homeowners’ landscaping priorities across the U.S
Cubino, Josep Padullés, Meghan L. Avolio, Megan M. Wheeler, Kelli L. Larson, Sarah E. Hobbie, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Sharon J. Hall, et al. 2020. “Linking Yard Plant Diversity to Homeowners’ Landscaping Priorities across the U.S”. Landscape and Urban Planning 196. Elsevier BV: 103730. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.103730.
Climate and lawn management interact to control C -4 plant distribution in residential lawns across seven U.S. cities
Trammell, Tara L. E., Diane E. Pataki, Christopher J. Still, James R. Ehleringer, Meghan L. Avolio, Neil D. Bettez, Jeannine Cavender‐Bares, et al. 2019. “Climate and Lawn Management Interact to Control C -4 Plant Distribution in Residential Lawns across Seven U.S. Cities”. Ecological Applications 29 (4). Wiley: e01884. doi:10.1002/eap.1884.
Drivers of plant species richness and phylogenetic composition in urban yards at the continental scale
Cubino, J. P., Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Sarah E. Hobbie, Diane E. Pataki, Meghan L. Avolio, Lindsay E. Darling, Kelli L. Larson, et al. 2019. “Drivers of Plant Species Richness and Phylogenetic Composition in Urban Yards at the Continental Scale”. Landscape Ecology 34 (1): 63-77. doi:10.1007/s10980-018-0744-7.
Contribution of non-native plants to the phylogenetic homogenization of US yard floras
Cubino, J. P., Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Sarah E. Hobbie, Sharon J. Hall, Tara L.E. Trammell, Christopher Neill, Meghan L. Avolio, Lindsay E. Darling, and Peter M. Groffman. 2019. “Contribution of Non-Native Plants to the Phylogenetic Homogenization of US Yard Floras”. Ecosphere 10 (3). doi:10.1002/ecs2.2638.
A multi-city comparison of front and backyard differences in plant species diversity and nitrogen cycling in residential landscapes
Locke, Dexter H., Meghan L. Avolio, Tara L.E. Trammell, Rinku Roy Chowdhury, Morgan Grove, John Rogan, Deborah G. Martin, et al. 2018. “A Multi-City Comparison of Front and Backyard Differences in Plant Species Diversity and Nitrogen Cycling in Residential Landscapes”. Landscape and Urban Planning 178: 102-11. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.05.030.
Homogenization of plant diversity, composition, and structure in North American urban yards
Pearse, W. D., Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Sarah E. Hobbie, Meghan L. Avolio, Neil D. Bettez, Rinku Roy Chowdhury, Lindsay Darling, et al. 2018. “Homogenization of Plant Diversity, Composition, and Structure in North American Urban Yards”. Ecosphere 9 (2): e02105. doi:10.1002/ecs2.2105.