Valerie Kathleen Brown

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PhD Ecology Stanford University
Masters Biology University of California, Berkeley
Bachelors Environmental Science University of California, Santa Cruz

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Herbivory in global climate change research: direct effects of rising temperature on insect herbivores (2002) (1355)
The role of weeds in supporting biological diversity within crop fields (2003) (808)
The management of lowland neutral grasslands in Britain: effects of agricultural practices on birds and their food resources (2001) (729)
Interactions between Aboveground and Belowground Biodiversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Feedbacks (2000) (647)
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in soil (1997) (594)
Redundancy in Ecosystems (1994) (534)
The relationships of plant and insect diversities in succession (1979) (469)
The response of two contrasting limestone grasslands to simulated climate change. (2000) (393)
Multitrophic Interactions in Terrestrial Systems (1997) (329)
Plant Resistance to Herbivores and Pathogens. (1993) (321)
Insect herbivory below ground. (1990) (318)
Plant species diversity as a driver of early succession in abandoned fields: a multi-site approach (2000) (284)
Herbivores Between Plants and Predators (1999) (273)
Plant mediated interactions between above- and below-ground insect herbivores (1993) (258)
Changes in spider (Araneae) assemblages in relation to succession and grazing management (1992) (221)
Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: A Determinant of Plant Community Structure in Early Succession (1993) (211)
Differential effects of above- and below-ground insect herbivory during early plant succession (1989) (208)
Plant species diversity, plant biomass and responses of the soil community on abandoned land across Europe: idiosyncracy or above-belowground time lags (2003) (203)
The relationship between abundance and body size in natural animal assemblages (1993) (194)
Effects of Global Changes on Above- and Belowground Biodiversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Implications for Ecosystem Functioning (2000) (194)
Diapause and life cycle strategies in insects. (1983) (193)
Effects of habitat fragmentation on Amazonian termite communities (1994) (189)
Enhancing pollinator biodiversity in intensive grasslands (2009) (183)
A test of mycorrhizal benefit in an early successional plant community (1990) (176)
Influence of agricultural management, sward structure and food resources on grassland field use, by birds in lowland England (2005) (169)
Seed Size of Woody Plants in Relation to Disturbance, Dispersal, Soil Type in Wet Neotropical Forests (1995) (159)
Herbivory and the evolution of leaf size and shape (1991) (159)
Effects of root herbivory by an insect on a foliar-feeding species, mediated through changes in the host plant (1989) (155)
Secondary plant succession: how is it modified by insect herbivory? (1992) (155)
Disturbance, phenology and life-history characteristics: factors influencing distance/density-dependent attack on tropical seeds and seedlings. (1998) (155)
The Locust and Grasshopper Agricultural Manual. (1984) (153)
The response of invertebrate assemblies to grazing (1992) (148)
Changing precipitation patterns alter plant community dynamics and succession in an ex-arable grassland (2004) (147)
Insect herbivores and plant succession (1985) (144)
Plant-mediated interactions between two spatially separated insects (1992) (144)
The use of sheep grazing to recreate species-rich grassland from abandoned arable land (1987) (143)
Multitrophic links between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and insect parasitoids (2003) (137)
Long-term effectiveness of sowing high and low diversity seed mixtures to enhance plant community development on ex-arable fields (2007) (131)
Hay strewing, brush harvesting of seed and soil disturbance as tools for the enhancement of botanical diversity in grasslands (2007) (120)
Effect of island geological age on the arthropod species richness of Azorean pastures (1999) (115)
Positive effects of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus on aphid life history traits (1999) (114)
Grazing and Vegetation Change: Deflected or Modified Succession? (1992) (113)
Plant community dynamics in a calcareous grassland under climate change manipulations (1999) (113)
Separating the chance effect from other diversity effects in the functioning of plant communities (2001) (111)
Responses of invertebrate trophic level, feeding guild and body size to the management of improved grassland field margins (2009) (109)
Seed bank dynamics: the role of fungal pathogens and climate change (2000) (108)
Herbivory by soil-dwelling insects depresses plant species richness (1989) (106)
Differential effects of insect herbivory on arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization (2002) (104)
Effects of host plant drought stress on the performance of the bird cherry‐oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (L.): a mechanistic analysis (2003) (104)
The nature and rate of development of calcareous grassland in Southern Britain (1991) (100)
Interactions between invertebrate herbivores and plant competition. (1992) (100)
Short-term effects of canopy openness on insect herbivores in a rain forest in Guyana (2001) (98)
Interactions between plant and insect diversity in the restoration of lowland calcareous grasslands in southern Britain (1998) (96)
The importance of sward architectural complexity in structuring predatory and phytophagous invertebrate assemblages (2007) (93)
Establishing field margins to promote beetle conservation in arable farms (2005) (87)
Summer drought alters plant‐mediated competition between foliar‐ and root‐feeding insects (2007) (87)
The effects of grazing on local colonisation and extinction during early succession (1991) (86)
The potential of grass field margin management for enhancing beetle diversity in intensive livestock farms (2006) (85)
ECOLOGICAL SPECIFICITY OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE: EVIDENCE FROM FOLIAR- AND SEED-FEEDING INSECTS (2005) (81)
The effects of small mammal predators on grassland invertebrates, investigated by field exclosure experiment (1991) (80)
Reduction of black vine weevil larval growth by vesicular‐arbuscular mycorrhizal infection (1994) (80)
The Ecotron: A Controlled Environmental Facility for the Investigation of Population and Ecosystem Processes (1993) (79)
Post‐dispersal seed predation of non‐target weeds in arable crops (2005) (74)
Phytophagous insects and web-building spiders in relation to pasture vegetation complexity (2001) (74)
The taxonomic status of pest species of Coptotermes in Southeast Asia: resolving the paradox in the pest status of the termites, Coptotermes gestroi, C. havilandi and C. travians (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). (2003) (73)
Successional communities of plants and phytophagous Coleoptera (1986) (72)
The effect of insect herbivory on the growth and reproduction of two annual Vicia species at different stages in plant succession (1987) (70)
Secondary Succession: Insect-Plant Relationships (1984) (67)
Effects of summer rainfall manipulations on the abundance and vertical distribution of herbivorous soil macro-invertebrates (2007) (67)
The effects of changes in habitat structure during succession in terrestrial communities (1991) (67)
Host-plant mediated interactions between spatially separated herbivores: effects on community structure. (1997) (61)
Leaf palatability, life expectancy and herbivore damage (1986) (61)
Soil food web components affect plant community structure during early succession (2002) (60)
SUCCESSION IN OLD PASTURES OF CENTRAL AMAZONIA: ROLE OF SOIL FERTILITY AND PLANT LITTER (2002) (59)
The effects of the insecticide chlorpyrifos on spider and Collembola communities (2007) (58)
A compilation of known Guianan timber trees and the significance of their dispersal mode, seed size and taxonomic affinity to tropical rain forest management (1996) (57)
Trophic diversity, niche breadth and generation times of exopterygote insects in a secondary succession (1983) (56)
Insect herbivory: effects on early old field succession demonstrated by chemical exclusion methods (1988) (54)
Effects of pesticides on the germination of weed seeds: implications for manipulative experiments (1992) (54)
Direct and indirect effects of climate change on St John's wort, Hypericum perforatum L. (Hypericaceae) (1999) (50)
The role of management and landscape context in the restoration of grassland phytophagous beetles (2010) (50)
Effects of initial site management on the Coleoptera assemblages colonising newly established chalk grassland on ex-arable land (2002) (49)
Direct and indirect effects of above- and below-ground insect herbivory on plant density and performance of Tripleurospermum perforatum during early plant succession (1995) (49)
Trophic interactions in a changing world: modelling aboveground-belowground interactions. (2004) (49)
Community organisation in leaf hoppers (1992) (49)
The Impact of Leaf Shape on the Feeding Preference of Insect Herbivores: Experimental and Field Studies with Capsella and Phyllotreta (1996) (47)
Community structure and habitat use of small mammals in grasslands of different successional age (2009) (46)
Drought stress differentially affects leaf‐mining species (2006) (45)
Population dynamics and survivorship patterns in the common shrew Sorex araneus in southern England (1995) (43)
Competition for light, plant-species replacement and herbivore abundance along productivity gradients. (1999) (43)
Effects of below-ground insects, mycorrhizal fungi and soil fertility on the establishment of Vicia in grassland communities (1997) (42)
The sustainable delivery of goods and services provided by soil biota (2004) (42)
Effects of seed mixture and management on beetle assemblages of arable field margins (2008) (40)
Actions and Interactions of Soil Invertebrates and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Affecting the Structure of Plant Communities (2002) (40)
Seasonal changes in the architecture of natural plant communities and its relevance to insect herbivores (2004) (39)
Contrasting success in the restoration of plant and phytophagous beetle assemblages of species-rich mesotrophic grasslands (2007) (39)
Spatial and temporal patterns of seed attack and germination in a large-seeded neotropical tree species (1999) (38)
Arthropod guild structure during early old field succession in a new and old world site (1988) (38)
Arthropod community structure in pastures of an island archipelago (Azores): looking for local–regional species richness patterns at fine-scales (2004) (37)
Spring grazing by sheep: effects on seasonal changes during early old field succession (1987) (36)
Insect herbivory affects size variability in plant populations (1989) (35)
Plant competition and slug herbivory: Effects on the yield and biomass allocation pattern of Poa annua L (1998) (35)
Plant succession and life history strategy. (1992) (35)
Ontogenetic changes in the micro‐habitat preferences of Decticus verrucivorus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) at the edge of its range (1992) (34)
The trophic impact of small mammals in successional grasslands (1987) (34)
The nature conservation value of scrub in Britain (2000) (32)
The life cycle and distribution of the wart-biter Decticus verrucivorus (L.) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in a chalk grassland in southern England. (1990) (30)
Size and shape as ecological discriminants in successional communities of Heteroptera (1982) (29)
Life Cycle Strategies and Plant Succession (1986) (29)
The effects of seed mix and management on the abundance of desirable and pernicious unsown species in arable buffer strip communities (2008) (26)
The experimental manipulation of insect herbivore load by the use of an insecticide (malathion): The effect of application on plant growth (1987) (25)
A General Relationship between Adult Weight and the Reproductive Potential of Aphids (1985) (25)
The vertical distribution of below-ground biomass in grassland communities in relation to grazing regime and habitat characteristics (1995) (25)
The habitat requirements of adults of the Wart-biter Decticus verrucivorus (L.) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in Southern England (1990) (25)
Successional trends in insect herbivore population densities: a field test of a hypothesis (1993) (24)
Aggregation of parasitism risk in an aphid-parasitoid system: Effects of plant patch size and aphid density (2008) (24)
Plants and insects in early old‐field succession: comparison of an English site and an American site (1987) (24)
Insect and nematode herbivory below ground: interaction and role in vegetation succesion (1999) (23)
Grassland invertebrates: Ecology, influence on soil fertility and effects on plant growth (1995) (21)
Relationships between the effects of insect herbivory and sheep grazing on seasonal changes in an early successional plant community (2004) (20)
ESTIMATING SPECIES RICHNESS OF ARTHROPODS IN AZOREAN PASTURES: THE ADEQUACY OF SUCTION SAMPLING AND PITFALL TRAPPING (2003) (20)
Variation in the Impact of Insect Herbivory on Trifolium Pratense Through Early Plant Succession (1989) (20)
Effects of insect herbivory on early plant succession: comparison of an English site and an American site (1988) (19)
Connecting Soil and Sediment Biodiversity: The Role of Scale and Implications for Management (2004) (19)
Variations in voltinism and diapause intensity in Nemobius sylvestris (Bosc.) (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) (1978) (19)
Infection of Holcus lanatus and H. mollis by Epichloë in Experimental Grasslands@@@Infection of Holcus lanatus and H. mollis by Epichloe in Experimental Grasslands (1997) (19)
Multitrophic effects of nutrient addition in upland grassland (2008) (18)
Prevalence of monodominant vigorous tree populations in the tropics: herbivory pressure on Tabebuia species in very different habitats (2006) (18)
Changes in lowland grassland management: implications for invertebrates and birds (1999) (18)
Leaf miner assemblies: effects of plant succession and grazing management (1992) (16)
The stenomatine moth, Stenoma catenifer Walsingham: a pre-dispersal seed predator of Greenheart (Chlorocardium rodiei (Schomb.) Rohwer, Richter & van der Werff) in Guyana. (1999) (16)
Developmental strategies in Ectobius pallidus (Dictyoptera: Blattidae) (1980) (16)
Plant succession (1985) (16)
Insect Herbivores, Herbivory and Plant Succession (1990) (16)
Novel margin management to enhance Auchenorrhyncha biodiversity in intensive grasslands (2011) (16)
Variation in aphid weight and reproductive potential in relation to plant growth form (1985) (16)
Mechanisms of seedling mortality by subterranean insect herbivores (1991) (16)
Multitrophic Level Interactions: Tritrophic below- and above-ground interactions in succession (2002) (15)
The Biology and Development of Brachygaster minutus Olivier (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae), a parasite of the oothecae of Ectobius spp. (Dictyoptera: Blattidae). (1973) (15)
Some ecological characteristics of the primary trophic level of a secondary succession (1988) (14)
Insect herbivory in tree crowns of Tabebuia aurea and T. ochracea (Bignoniaceae) in Brazil: contrasting the cerrado with the "Pantanal Matogrossense". (1999) (14)
The use of different stages of a secondary succession by birds (1986) (14)
Vulnerability to global change of ecosystem goods and services driven by soil biota (2004) (14)
Successional leafhopper assemblages: Pattern and process (1994) (14)
ASPECTS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF THREE SPECIES OF ECTOBIUS (DICTYOPTERA: BLATTIDAE) (1973) (13)
Community Associations of Chalk Grassland Leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha): Conclusions for Habitat Conservation (2005) (13)
Phyto-activity of biocides used to manipulate herbivory: tests of three pesticides on fourteen plant species (2004) (13)
The effect of established plants on recruitment in the annual forb Sinapis arvensis (1991) (12)
The effect of host-plant species on adult weight and the reproductive potential of aphids. (1985) (12)
Continuity of vegetation in space and time: A comparison of insects' habitat templet in different successional stages (2006) (12)
The pest status of the termite Coptotermes curvignathus in Acacia mangium plantations: incidence, mode of attack and inherent predisposing factors. (1999) (11)
The biology of some mine and gall forming Diptera on bracken, Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kühn (1982) (11)
Multitrophic interactions in terrestrial systems : the 36th Symposium of the British Ecological Society, Royal Holloway College, University of London, 1995 (1997) (11)
Buffer strip management to deliver plant and invertebrate resources for farmland birds in agricultural landscapes (2017) (11)
Meteorological correlates of wart-biter (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) abundance. (1990) (11)
Allometric growth in two species of Ectobius (Dictyoptera: Blattidae) (2009) (11)
Spatial distribution of garden chafer larvae in a golf tee. (1991) (10)
Secondary succession and summer herbivory in a subarctic grassland: community structure and diversity (1997) (9)
The importance of being a forest animal: implications for Guyana's timber trees (1992) (9)
Weevils and plants: characteristics of successional communities. (1995) (9)
Development of the male genitalia in Ectobius spp. Stephens (Dictyoptera: Blattidae) (1975) (9)
Tree species monodominance or species-rich savannas? The influence of abiotic factors in designing plant communities of the Brazilian cerrado and Pantanal Matogrossense: a review. (2002) (8)
The Restoration of Phytophagous Beetles in Species‐Rich Chalk Grasslands (2010) (8)
Herbivores : between plants and predators : the 38th symposium of the British Ecological Society in cooperation with the Netherlands Ecological Society held at the Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands, 1997 (1999) (8)
Effects of seed addition on beetle assemblages during the re‐creation of species‐rich lowland hay meadows (2012) (7)
Post-dispersal losses of Stellaria media and Polygonum aviculare seeds in spring barley (Hordeum vulgare) (2003) (7)
The impact of herbicides on weed abundance and biodiversity. DEFRA review PN0940 (2001) (7)
A multivariate analysis of postembryonic growth in two species of Ectobius (Dictyoptera: Blattidae) (2009) (6)
Variation in populations of mine- and gall-forming Diptera and the growth form of their host plant, bracken (Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn) (1986) (6)
Predicting the response of limestone grassland to climate change. (2000) (6)
PLANT DIVERSITY IN SUCCESSIONAL GRASSLANDS: HOW IS IT MODIFIED BY FOLIAR INSECT HERBIVORY? (1999) (6)
Metamorphosis: A morphometric description (1977) (6)
All mycorrhizas are not equal (2001) (6)
Culturing root aphids using hydroponics. (1991) (5)
A NEW METHOD OF TRAPPING SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES OF THE GENUS COPTOTERMES (ISOPTERA : RHINOTERMITIDAE) FOR FIELD AND LABORATORY EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES (1998) (5)
Qualitative Natural History is Not Enough@@@Biological Invasions: A Global Perspective. (1991) (5)
Ecosystem processes in natural and managed terrestrial soils and the role of soil organisms in the sustainable delivery of ecosystem goods and services (2004) (4)
Re-creation of species-rich calcicolous grassland communities (1994) (4)
Genetic provenance of seed mixtures for habitat restoration. (2003) (3)
Do forest-floor wood residues in plantations increase the incidence of termite attack? - testing current theory (1999) (3)
Effects of nutrient and insecticide treatments on invertebrate numbers and predation on slugs in an upland grassland: A monoclonal antibody-based approach (2009) (3)
Sublethal Injuries in a Field Population of the Bush Cricket Decticus verrucivorus (L.) (Tettigoniidae) in Southern England (1997) (3)
A risk assessment framework for determining the effects of pesticides on farmland biodiversity. (2003) (3)
Weeds: their impact and value in arable ecosystems (2003) (2)
The overwintering stages of Ectobius lapponicus (L.) (Dictyoptera: Blattidae) (2009) (2)
Interactions between soil biodiversity, vegetation and ecosystem processes (1997) (2)
key to the nymphal instars of the British species of Ectobius Stephens (Dictyoptera: Blattidae) (1973) (2)
Comparison of slug population dynamics at five sites in the UK (2003) (2)
Comparison of the distribution and nervous innervation of the sensilla on the labrum of Gryllus bimaculatus (De Geer) and Acheta domesticus (L.) (Orthoptera: Gryllidae), and an account of their development in A. domesticus (1984) (2)
Multitrophic Interactions in Terrestrial Systems (Symposium 36 of the British Ecological Society). (1997) (2)
First record of Pteromalus leucanthemi Janzon (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in Britain, with notes on identification and biology. (2004) (1)
Efficacy of Methods for Using Seed of Local Provenance to Enhance Grassland Diversity (2007) (1)
Non-Profit Accountability in Faith-Based Organizations: Implications for Philanthropy (2002) (1)
Response of planthoppers to novel margin management in arable systems (2007) (1)
Diversification of grassland through manipulation of plant-soil interactions: the DIGFOR experiment. (2007) (1)
Improved technique for rearing overwintering cockroach nymphs (1974) (1)
Plant-soil interactions and grassland diversity restoration (2012) (1)
The insects. An outline of entomology . By P. J. Gullan and P. S. Cranston. (London: Chapman & Hall, 1994). x+491 pp. Soft cover £24.99. ISBN 0-412-49360-8. (1995) (0)
Biodiversity restoration on ex-agricultural land: Slow response rates in soil ecosystems and the possible consequences for conservation policy (2003) (0)
Re-creating Plant and Beetle Assemblages of Species-rich Chalk Grasslands on Ex-arable Land (2008) (0)
Changing Land Usage, Enhancement of biodiversity and ecosystem development (CLUE) (2000) (0)
Temporal dynamics of a 13CO2 pulse in grassland mesocosms (2009) (0)
Aspects of the biology and growth of three species of Ectobius (Dictioptera: Blattidae) (1970) (0)
The impacts of climate change on calcareous grasslands. II. Preliminary results (1995) (0)
Diversity and functional role of predatory invertebrates and their prey in a grass ecosystem (2002) (0)
A Synthetic Approach to Long-Term Ecology@@@Long-Term Studies in Ecology: Approaches and Alternatives. (1990) (0)
Bioassays for Testing the Efficacy of Ground Sprayed Insecticides for Gypsy Moth Eradication Programs in California (1991) (0)
Predatory arthropods at Sourhope. (2003) (0)
Effects of the summer of 1989 on the phenology of the wart-biter, Decticus verrucivorus (L.), (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in Britain (1991) (0)
Attempting a Collaborative Approach to Community Ecology@@@Multitrophic Interactions in Terrestrial Systems (1998) (0)
A Milestone in Community Ecology@@@Perspectives on Plant Competition. (1991) (0)
The Influence of Seed Mix and Management on the Performance and Persistence of Sown Forbs in Buffer Strips (2018) (0)
Insects in a changing environment . Edited by R. Harrington and N.E. Stork (Sidcup: Academic Press/Harcourt Brace & Co. Ltd, 1995). xviii + 535 pp. Hard cover £60.00. ISBN 0 12 326430 8. (1997) (0)
QUALITATIVE NATURAL HISTORY IS NOT ENOUGH (1991) (0)
Impact of conservation grazing regimes on the development of patchiness in grassland structure (2002) (0)
Farm woodlands in the UK: effects of root herbivory. (1998) (0)
Leaf-Mining and Gall-Forming Insects: Tools for Teaching Population Ecology. (1984) (0)