Search Results - "Michael E. Loik"

Quantifying ecological memory in plant and ecosystem processes by Ogle, Kiona, Barber, Jarrett J., Barron-Gafford, Greg A., Bentley, Lisa Patrick, Young, Jessica M., Huxman, Travis E., Loik, Michael E., Tissue, David T.

“…The role of time in ecology has a long history of investigation, but ecologists have largely restricted their attention to the influence of concurrent abiotic…”
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Tropicalization of Temperate Ecosystems in North America: The Northward Range Expansion of Tropical Organisms in Response to Warming Winter Temperatures by Osland, Michael J., Stevens, Philip W., Lamont, Margaret M., Brusca, Richard C., Hart, Kristen M., Waddle, J. Hardin, Langtimm, Catharine A., Williams, Caroline M., Keim, Barry D., Terando, Adam J., Reyier, Eric A., Marshall, Katie E., Loik, Michael E., Boucek, Ross E., Lewis, Amanda B., Seminoff, Jeffrey A.

“…Tropicalization is a term used to describe the transformation of temperate ecosystems by poleward-moving tropical organisms in response to warming…”
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Pushing precipitation to the extremes in distributed experiments: recommendations for simulating wet and dry years by Knapp, Alan K., Avolio, Meghan L., Beier, Claus, Carroll, Charles J. W., Collins, Scott L., Dukes, Jeffrey S., Fraser, Lauchlan H., Griffin‐Nolan, Robert J., Hoover, David L., Jentsch, Anke, Loik, Michael E., Phillips, Richard P., Post, Alison K., Sala, Osvaldo E., Slette, Ingrid J., Yahdjian, Laura, Smith, Melinda D.

“…Intensification of the global hydrological cycle, ranging from larger individual precipitation events to more extreme multiyear droughts, has the potential to…”
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Genetic variation in circadian regulation of nocturnal stomatal conductance enhances carbon assimilation and growth by Resco de Dios, Víctor, Loik, Michael E, Smith, Renee, Aspinwall, Michael J, Tissue, David T

“…Circadian resonance, whereby a plant's endogenous rhythms are tuned to match environmental cues, has been repeatedly shown to be adaptive, although the…”
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Adjustments in physiological and morphological traits suggest drought‐induced competitive release of some California plants by Luong, Justin C., Loik, Michael E.

“…Drought and competition affect how morphological and physiological traits are expressed in plants. California plants were previously found to respond less…”
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Nitrogen Addition Increases the Sensitivity of Photosynthesis to Drought and Re-watering Differentially in C3 Versus C4 Grass Species by Zhong, Shangzhi, Xu, Yueqiao, Meng, Bo, Loik, Michael E., Ma, Jian-Ying, Sun, Wei

“…Global change factors, such as variation in precipitation regimes and nitrogen (N) deposition, are likely to occur simultaneously and may have profound impacts…”
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Thresholds, Memory, and Seasonality: Understanding Pulse Dynamics in Arid/Semi-Arid Ecosystems by Schwinning, Susan, Sala, Osvaldo E., Loik, Michael E., Ehleringer, James R.

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Differential daytime and night-time stomatal behavior in plants from North American deserts by Ogle, Kiona, Lucas, Richard W., Bentley, Lisa Patrick, Cable, Jessica M., Barron‐Gafford, Greg A., Griffith, Alden, Ignace, Danielle, Jenerette, G. Darrel, Tyler, Anna, Huxman, Travis E., Loik, Michael E., Smith, Stanley D., Tissue, David T.

“…Night-time stomatal conductance (g night) occurs in many ecosystems, but the g night response to environmental drivers is relatively unknown, especially in…”
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Effects of climate and snow depth on Bromus tectorum population dynamics at high elevation by Griffith, Alden B, Loik, Michael E

“…Invasive plants are thought to be especially capable of range shifts or expansion in response to climate change due to high dispersal and colonization…”
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Convergence across biomes to a common rain-use efficiency by Huxman, T.E, Smith, M.D, Fay, P.A, Knapp, A.K, Shaw, M.R, Lolk, M.E, Smith, S.D, Tissue, D.T, Zak, J.C, Weltzin, J.F

“…Water availability limits plant growth and production in almost all terrestrial ecosystems. However, biomes differ substantially in sensitivity of aboveground…”
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Light‐limited photosynthesis under energy‐saving film decreases eggplant yield by Chavan, Sachin G., Maier, Chelsea, Alagoz, Yagiz, Filipe, Joao C., Warren, Charles R., Lin, Han, Jia, Baohua, Loik, Michael E., Cazzonelli, Christopher I., Chen, Zhonghua H., Ghannoum, Oula, Tissue, David T.

“…Glasshouse films with adjustable light transmittance and energy‐efficient designs have the potential to reduce (up to 80%) the high energy cost for greenhouse…”
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Assessing the Response of Terrestrial Ecosystems to Potential Changes in Precipitation by WELTZIN, JAKE F, LOIK, MICHAEL E, SCHWINNING, SUSANNE, WILLIAMS, DAVID G, FAY, PHILIP A, HADDAD, BRENT M, HARTE, JOHN, HUXMAN, TRAVIS E, KNAPP, ALAN K, LIN, GUANGHUI, POCKMAN, WILLIAM T, SHAW, M. REBECCA, SMALL, ERIC E, SMITH, MELINDA D, SMITH, STANLEY D, TISSUE, DAVID T, ZAK, JOHN C

“…Changes in Earth's surface temperatures caused by anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are expected to affect global and regional precipitation regimes…”
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Effects of an increase in summer precipitation on leaf, soil, and ecosystem fluxes of CO₂ and H₂O in a sotol grassland in Big Bend National Park, Texas by Patrick, Lisa, Cable, Jessica, Potts, Daniel, Ignace, Danielle, Barron-Gafford, Greg, Griffith, Alden, Alpert, Holly, Van Gestel, Natasja, Robertson, Traesha, Huxman, Travis E, Zak, John, Loik, Michael E, Tissue, David

“…Global climate models predict that in the next century precipitation in desert regions of the USA will increase, which is anticipated to affect…”
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Tropical Montane Forest Restoration in Costa Rica: Overcoming Barriers to Dispersal and Establishment by Holl, Karen D., Loik, Michael E., Lin, Eleanor H. V., Samuels, Ivan A.

“…Tropical forests are being cleared at an alarming rate although our understanding of their ecology is limited. It is therefore essential to design restoration…”
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Effect of nitrogen addition on leaf photosynthesis and water use efficiency of the dominant species Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvelev in a semi-arid meadow steppe by Song, Wenzheng, Loik, Michael E., Cui, Haiying, Fan, Mingcai, Sun, Wei

“…Effective utilization of water is the cornerstone of maintaining plant biomass. Water use efficiency (WUE), defined as plant carbon assimilated as biomass per…”
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Characterizing differences in precipitation regimes of extreme wet and dry years: implications for climate change experiments by Knapp, Alan K, Hoover, David L, Wilcox, Kevin R, Avolio, Meghan L, Koerner, Sally E, La Pierre, Kimberly J, Loik, Michael E, Luo, Yiqi, Sala, Osvaldo E, Smith, Melinda D

“…Climate change is intensifying the hydrologic cycle and is expected to increase the frequency of extreme wet and dry years. Beyond precipitation amount,…”
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Leaf traits and phylogeny explain plant survival and community dynamics in response to extreme drought in a restored coastal grassland by Luong, Justin C., Holl, Karen D., Loik, Michael E.

“…Climate change will increase uncertainty in restoration outcomes due to greater water stress and other abiotic filters that limit plant survival…”
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Effects of Changing Climate on the Hydrological Cycle in Cold Desert Ecosystems of the Great Basin and Columbia Plateau by Snyder, Keirith A., Evers, Louisa, Chambers, Jeanne C., Dunham, Jason, Bradford, John B., Loik, Michael E.

“…Climate change is already resulting in changes in cold desert ecosystems, lending urgency to the need to understand climate change effects and develop…”
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Nitrogen Addition Increases the Sensitivity of Photosynthesis to Drought and Re-watering Differentially in C 3 Versus C 4 Grass Species by Zhong, Shangzhi, Xu, Yueqiao, Meng, Bo, Loik, Michael E, Ma, Jian-Ying, Sun, Wei

“…Global change factors, such as variation in precipitation regimes and nitrogen (N) deposition, are likely to occur simultaneously and may have profound impacts…”
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Combined drought and episodic freezing effects on seedlings of low- and high-elevation subspecies of sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) by Lambrecht, Susan C., Shattuck, Anne K., Loik, Michael E.

“…Big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) is a dominant shrub throughout much of the arid western United States. Several recognized subspecies differ in physiology,…”
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