Bianca Butter Zorger
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Ecophysiologist investigating plant responses to heat and drought π‘οΈπ¦ππ π§π·
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Harvey Mudd College
8 months ago
Plant ecophysiologist, data scientist & HMC climate & bio prof. Jessica Guo has co-authored a new paper in
@newphyt.bsky.social
examining how atmospheric drought shapes dryland plant productivity responses under variable precipitation regimes. Read more about Guo's work at
uqr.to/guo-np
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New Phytologist
8 months ago
High
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acclimation of
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II in land plants
#TansleyReview
by
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et al.
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#PlantScience
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Charlotte Grossiord
11 months ago
π³π₯Out now: Our review on compound droughts and forest responses - from leaf to ecosystem. Featuring a stunning 20-yr map of canopy temperatures variation across European forests.
@chriswernerlab.bsky.social
@simonhaber.bsky.social
@vallicrosah.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Impact of emerging compound droughts on forests: A water supply and demand perspective
This review examines the physiological and ecological responses of trees to emerging compound droughts from a water demand and supply perspective, as well as the role of acclimation and consequences ...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/plb.70080
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ESA Southwestern Chapter
11 months ago
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Luiza Aparecido
11 months ago
Come find the
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Ian Wright
about 1 year ago
Excited to share our new paper led by Tsinghua Uni ECR Zhang Han:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
. New model based on eco-evolutionary optimality explains observed seasonal and spatial trends in stem respiration, implies stem CO2 efflux down by >25% by 2100, reducing land carbon emissions.
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Thermal acclimation of stem respiration implies a weaker carbon-climate feedback
The efflux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from woody stems, a proxy for stem respiration, is a critical carbon flux from ecosystems to the atmosphere, which increases with temperature on short timescales. Ho...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr9978
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Very happy to be part this wonderful group! π€
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about 1 year ago
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Anthony Ricciardi
about 1 year ago
"Thinking time βthe time needed to concentrate without interruptions has always been central to scholarly work. It is essential to designing experiments, compiling data, assessing results, reviewing literature and, of course, writing. Yet, [it] is often undervalued."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Luiza Aparecido
about 1 year ago
Apply for the 2025 ESA Southwest Chapter travel awards!! Open to all early-career ecologists working in the Southwest US and Northern MX that are attending ESA 2025! Please share
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New paper π£ποΈ In tropical montane grassland, an increase of 3Β°C in temperature by 2100 will increase the proportion of species with entire leaves. In contrast, toothed leaves have higher stomatal conductance rates, making them vulnerable to atmospheric drought.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
about 1 year ago
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My PhD paper is out! We showed that both forest and grassland are vulnerable to drought, but the vulnerability is attributable to different reasons: higher sensitivity to drought in forests (narrower
#SM50
) and lower fog exposure in grasslands. Check it out:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
about 1 year ago
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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab
about 1 year ago
New paper published by Wilder et al. in the journal Global Change Biology reveals how recent anomalous drought and heat events are impacting native succulents in the Sonoran Desert. The paper can be accessed at:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Peter Gleick
about 1 year ago
Atmospheric CO2 has passed 430 parts per million. The last time atmospheric CO2 was at 430 ppm was during the ancient Pliocene Era, three to five million years ago, and humans didnβt exist.
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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
about 1 year ago
The Trump administration has removed protections on thousands of acres of land in Nevada and New Mexico. The administration hopes to encourage logging, oil, and mineral mining in the region.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/c...
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Louis Santiago
about 1 year ago
Leaf drought and heat tolerance are integrated across three temperate biome types I am very happy to see our paper out! Plant responses to many stresses are mediated by the same processes and I have long wondered how this relates to hotter droughts.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Leaf drought and heat tolerance are integrated across three temperate biome types - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Leaf drought and heat tolerance are integrated across three temperate biome types
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-95623-5?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20250410&utm_content=10.1038/s41598-025-95623-5
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Janisse Deluigi
over 1 year ago
My first paper is out! We investigated how
#photosynthetic
and
#respiratory
#thermal
#acclimation
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#canopy
size π³ shape tree net
#carbon
uptake under prolonged warming and drought. Check it out:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
@charlottegrossiord.bsky.social
@wslresearch.bsky.social
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Arthur Gessler
over 1 year ago
Leaf Excision and Exposure Duration Alter the Estimates of the Irreversible Photosynthetic Thermal Thresholds
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Leaf Excision and Exposure Duration Alter the Estimates of the Irreversible Photosynthetic Thermal Thresholds
Our study highlights the importance of assessing thermal thresholds using consistent exposure duration and plant material type when comparing studies, as well as their relationship to functional re...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pce.15521
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Luiza Aparecido
over 1 year ago
A busy day for the Aparecido lab!
@biancazorger.bsky.social
taught my Ecosystem Ecology class on warming effects on ecosystems. Later, lab undergrads, Tucker (mentored by
@rebeccasenft.bsky.social
) and Sydney, presented on their ug research at the College of Science res symp. Proud of this crew!! ππ€©
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Luiza Aparecido
over 1 year ago
Excited to share our detailed and comprehensive protocol on leaf clearing that has been developed throughout the years and across institutions. Enjoy! :)
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Plant Physiology
over 1 year ago
Leaf minimum conductance dynamics during and after heat stress: Implications for plant survival under hotter droughts (Viviane de AraΓΊjo Brito Fernandes, Fernanda Santos Farnese, Brenner Ryan Arantes, et. al.)
https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiaf026
@ASPB
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Luiza Aparecido
over 1 year ago
As we close the semester and 2024, I want to acknowledge the amazing work of the undergrads in our lab. Lucy, Sydney, Tucker, Brandt and Cindy have been outstanding! As students that had no prior research experience, they learned quickly and pulled thru in presenting⦠(1/3)
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