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Creator:: Greer, Burke T., Still, Christopher, Cullinan, Grace L., Brooks, J. Renee, and Meinzer, Frederick C.
Abstract:: Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.), a widespread and keystone tree species in North America, experienced heat and drought stress in the years 2002 and 2003 in the southwestern United States. This led to widespread aspen mortality that has altered the composition of forests, and is expected to occur again if...
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Creator:: Kerr, Kelly L., Meinzer, Frederick C., McCulloh, Katherine A., Woodruff, David R., and Marias, Danielle E.
Abstract:: First-year tree seedlings represent a particularly vulnerable life stage and successful seedling establishment is crucial for forest regeneration. We investigated the extent to which Pinus ponderosa P. & C. Lawson populations from different climate zones exhibit differential expression of functional traits that may facilitate their establishment. Seeds from two populations...
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Creator:: Marias, Danielle E., Meinzer, Frederick C., Woodruff, David R., Shaw, David C., Lachenbruch, Barbara, Falk, Kristen, McKay, Jennifer, Voelker, Steven L., and Brooks, J. Renee
Abstract:: See article for Abstract. Keywords: mesophyll conductance, effective path length
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Creator:: Saffell, Brandy J., Meinzer, Frederick C., Woodruff, David R., Shaw, David C., Voelker, Steven L., Lachenbruch, Barbara, and Falk, Kristen
Abstract:: Stored non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) could play an important role in tree survival in the face of a changing climate and associated stress-related mortality. We explored the effects of the stomata-blocking and defoliating fungal disease called Swiss needle cast on Douglas-fir carbohydrate reserves and growth to evaluate the extent to which...
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Creator:: McCulloh, Katherine A., Johnson, Daniel M., Meinzer, Frederick C., and Woodruff, David R.
Abstract:: Recent work has suggested that plants differ in their relative reliance on structural avoidance of embolism versus maintenance of the xylem water column through dynamic traits such as capacitance, but we still know little about how and why species differ along this continuum. It is even less clear how or...
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Creator:: Voelker, Steven L., Meinzer, Frederick C., Lachenbruch, Barbara, Brooks, J. Renee, and Guyette, Richard P.
Abstract:: Tree-ring characteristics are commonly used to reconstruct climate variables, but divergence from the assumption of a single biophysical control may reduce the accuracy of these reconstructions. Here, we present data from bur oaks (Quercus macrocarpa Michx.) sampled within and beyond the current species bioclimatic envelope to identify the primary environmental...
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Creator:: Meinzer, Frederick C., Woodruff, David R., Eissenstat, David M., Lin, Henry S., Adams, Thomas S., and McCulloh, Katherine A.
Abstract:: Stomata control tree transpiration by sensing and integrating environmental signals originating in the atmosphere and soil, and co-occurring species may differ in inherent stomatal sensitivity to these above- and belowground signals and in the types of signals to which they respond. Stomatal responsiveness to environmental signals is likely to differ...
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Creator:: Voelker, Steven L., Lachenbruch, Barbara, Meinzer, Frederick C., Jourdes, Michael, Ki, Chanyoung, Patten, Ann M., Davin, Laurence B., Lewis, Norman G., Tuskan, Gerald A., Gunter, Lee, Decker, Stephen R., Selig, Michael J., Sykes, Robert, Himmel, Michael E., Kitin, Peter, Shevchenko, Olga, and Strauss, Steven H.
Abstract:: Transgenic down-regulation of the Pt4CL1 gene family encoding 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase (4CL) has been reported as a means for reducing lignin content in cell walls and increasing overall growth rates, thereby improving feedstock quality for paper and bioethanol production. Using hybrid poplar (Populus tremula 3 Populus alba), we applied this...
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Creator:: McCulloh, Katherine A., Meinzer, Frederick C., Sperry, John S., Lachenbruch, Barbara, Voelker, Steven L., Woodruff, David R., and Domec, Jean-Christophe
Abstract:: Plant hydraulic architecture (PHA) has been linked to water transport sufficiency, photosynthetic rates, growth form and attendant carbon allocation. Despite its influence on traits central to conferring an overall competitive advantage in a given environment, few studies have examined whether key aspects of PHA are indicative of successional stage, especially...
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Creator:: Voelker, S. L., Lachenbruch, Barbara, Meinzer, Frederick C., and Strauss, S. H.
Abstract:: • Reduced lignin content in perennial crops has been sought as a means to improve biomass processability for paper and biofuels production, but it is unclear how this could affect wood properties and tree form. • Here, we studied a nontransgenic control and 14 transgenic events containing an antisense 4-coumarate:coenzyme...
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