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Jean Christophe Domec

Visiting Professor in the Nicholas School of the Environment
Environmental Natural Science
Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708-0328
LSRC A308, Durham, NC 27708

Featured Works


A network model links wood anatomy to xylem tissue hydraulic behaviour and vulnerability to cavitation.

Journal article Plant, cell & environment · December 2018 Featured Publication Plant xylem response to drought is routinely represented by a vulnerability curve (VC). Despite the significance of VCs, the connection between anatomy and tissue-level hydraulic response to drought remains a subject of inquiry. We present a numerical mode ... Full text Cite

Drought will not leave your glass empty: Low risk of hydraulic failure revealed by long-term drought observations in world's top wine regions.

Journal article Science advances · January 2018 Featured Publication Grapevines are crops of global economic importance that will face increasing drought stress because many varieties are described as highly sensitive to hydraulic failure as frequency and intensity of summer drought increase. We developed and used novel app ... Full text Open Access Cite

Increases in atmospheric CO2 have little influence on transpiration of a temperate forest canopy.

Journal article The New phytologist · January 2015 Featured Publication Models of forest energy, water and carbon cycles assume decreased stomatal conductance with elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration ([CO2]) based on leaf-scale measurements, a response not directly translatable to canopies. Where canopy-atmosphere are well- ... Full text Cite