Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences and Policy
·
2020 - Present
Environmental Sciences and Policy,
Nicholas School of the Environment
Recent Publications
Elevated growth temperatures alter hydraulic characteristics in trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) seedlings: implications for tree drought tolerance.
Journal Article Plant, cell & environment · January 2013 Although climate change will alter both soil water availability and evaporative demand, our understanding of how future climate conditions will alter tree hydraulic architecture is limited. Here, we demonstrate that growth at elevated temperatures (ambient ... Full text CiteEnhanced isoprene-related tolerance of heat- and light-stressed photosynthesis at low, but not high, CO2 concentrations.
Journal Article Oecologia · May 2011 The principal function of isoprene biosynthesis in plants remains unclear, but emission rates are positively correlated with temperature and light, supporting a role for isoprene in maintaining photosynthesis under transient heat and light stress from sunf ... Full text CiteDifferential responses to changes in growth temperature between trees from different functional groups and biomes: a review and synthesis of data.
Journal Article Tree physiology · June 2010 The response of tree growth to a change in temperature may differ in predictable ways. Trees with conservative growth strategies may have little ability to respond to a changing climate. In addition, high latitude and altitude tree growth may be temperatur ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Constraining the Simultaneous Effects of Elevated CO2, Temperature, and Shifts in Rainfall Patterns on Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes Using Multi-Scale Resource Optimization Theories
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2011 - 2016Can Variation in Hydraulic Conductance Explain Isohydric and Anisohydric Stomatal Behavior?
ResearchPostdoc Scholar · Awarded by US-Israel Binational Science Foundation · 2011 - 2016Hydraulic Controls on Carbon Cycling and Water Exchange Rates of Southern Conifers
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Agriculture · 2011 - 2015View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Toronto (Canada) ·
2008
Ph.D.