Jan Lepš

Sewanee: The University of the South — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(222), Plant and animal studies(137), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies(68), Species Distribution and Climate Change(51), Plant Parasitism and Resistance(38)

Publications408 total

Reconciling links between diversity and population stability across global plant communities
New Phytologist·2026Open Access
Twenty-year effect of sewage-sludge fertilization in a Mediterranean grassland: Impact on species composition, functional groups and interrelation with climate
Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics·2025
Realistic species loss has little effects on local resource depletion and competitive pressure in a temperate grassland
2025Open Access
Disentangling Interspecific and Intraspecific Trait Variability of Carex Species Across Different Habitats
Journal of Vegetation Science·2025Open Access
Intraspecific differences in leaf decomposition and associated traits in closely related Carex species: a microcosm experiment
Oecologia·2025Open Access
Variation of seedling recruitment in wet meadow species over 6 years: Positive effects of mowing and negative effects of fertilization
Functional Ecology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Reconciling links between diversity and population stability across global plant communities
2025Open Access
Raunkiæran shortfalls: Challenges and perspectives in trait‐based ecology
Ecological Monographs·2025· 20 citedOpen Access
Biodiversity loss disrupts seasonal carbon dynamics in a species‐rich temperate grassland
Ecology·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Plant diversity loss has limited effects on below‐ground biomass and traits but alters community short‐term root production in a species‐rich grassland
Journal of Ecology·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Resistance and Resilience of Species Composition: Thirty Years of Experimental Mismanagement and Subsequent Restoration in a Species Rich Meadow
Ecology and Evolution·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Half a Century of Temperate Non‐Forest Vegetation Changes: No Net Loss in Species Richness, but Considerable Shifts in Taxonomic and Functional Composition
Global Change Biology·2025· 11 citedOpen Access
Author response for "Plant diversity loss has limited effects on below‐ground biomass and traits but alters community short‐term root production in a species‐rich grassland"
2024
Author response for "Plant diversity loss has limited effects on below‐ground biomass and traits but alters community short‐term root production in a species‐rich grassland"
2024
Closely related species differ in their traits, but competition induces high intra‐specific variability
Ecology and Evolution·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
No general support for functional diversity enhancing resilience across terrestrial plant communities
Global Ecology and Biogeography·2024· 12 citedOpen Access
Why are plant communities stable? Disentangling the role of dominance, asynchrony and averaging effect following realistic species loss scenario
Journal of Ecology·2024· 12 citedOpen Access
The convex relationship between plant cover and biomass: Implications for assessing species and community properties
Journal of Vegetation Science·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Author response for "Plant diversity loss has limited effects on below‐ground biomass and traits but alters community short‐term root production in a species‐rich grassland"
2024
Author response for "Why are plant communities stable? Disentangling the role of dominance, asynchrony and averaging effect following realistic species loss scenario"
2024
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Frequent Co-authors

Francesco de Bello(24), Sandra Lavorel(10), Jiří Doležal(9), Petr Šmilauer(7), Lars Götzenberger(6), Carlos P. Carmona(5), Wilfried Thuiller(5), Meelis Pärtel(4), Éric Garnier(4), Robin J. Pakeman(4), Martin Zobel(3), Karl Grigulis(3), Michael Kleyer(3), Norman W. H. Mason(3), Marcel Rejmánek(3), Maria‐Teresa Sebastià(3), Enrique Valencia(3), Maria Májeková(3), Tomáš Herben(3), Marie Šmilauerová(3)