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Overview

Chris B. Zou is affiliated with Oklahoma State University in the United States and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research encompasses several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Water Science and Technology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics such as Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Tree-ring Climate Responses, and Forest Management and Policy.

Recent publications by Chris B. Zou include:

  • Interactive effect of climate warming and nitrogen deposition may shift the dynamics of native and invasive species (2020, Journal of Plant Ecology)
  • The effect of nitrogen and temperature changes on Solidago canadensis phenotypic plasticity and fitness (2020, Plant Species Biology)
  • Estimating root zone soil moisture across diverse land cover types by integrating in-situ and remotely sensed data (2021, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology)
  • Rear-side spectral irradiance at 1 sun and application to bifacial module power rating (2020, Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications)
  • Improvement of evapotranspiration estimates for grasslands in the southern Great Plains: Comparing a biophysical model (SWAT) and remote sensing (MODIS) (2022, Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Chris B. Zou include:

  • Rodney E. Will
  • Arjun Adhikari
  • Omkar Joshi
  • Daolin Du
  • Tyson E. Ochsner

They have published multiple articles in well-regarded journals, with frequent publication venues being:

  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Ecological Indicators

Best Publications

  • Temperature sensitivity of drought-induced tree mortality portends increased regional die-off under global-change-type drought

    Henry D. Adams;Maite Guardiola-Claramonte;Greg A. Barron-Gafford;Juan Camilo Villegas;Juan Camilo Villegas

  • Tree die-off in response to global change-type drought: mortality insights from a decade of plant water potential measurements.

    David D Breshears;Orrin B Myers;Clifton W Meyer;Fairley J Barnes

  • Increased vapor pressure deficit due to higher temperature leads to greater transpiration and faster mortality during drought for tree seedlings common to the forest-grassland ecotone.

    Rodney E. Will;Stuart M. Wilson;Chris B. Zou;Thomas C. Hennessey

  • Nonstructural leaf carbohydrate dynamics of Pinus edulis during drought-induced tree mortality reveal role for carbon metabolism in mortality mechanism

    Henry D. Adams;Henry D. Adams;Matthew J. Germino;Matthew J. Germino;David D. Breshears;Greg A. Barron‐Gafford

  • The critical amplifying role of increasing atmospheric moisture demand on tree mortality and associated regional die-off.

    David D. Breshears;David D. Breshears;Henry D. Adams;Derek Eamus;Nate G. McDowell

  • Vegetation synchronously leans upslope as climate warms

    David D. Breshears;Travis E. Huxman;Henry D. Adams;Chris B. Zou

  • Effects of grazing exclusion on carbon sequestration and plant diversity in grasslands of China—A meta-analysis

    Dingpeng Xiong;Peili Shi;Xianzhou Zhang;Chris B. Zou

  • Soil moisture redistribution as a mechanism of facilitation in savanna tree-shrub clusters.

    C. B. Zou;P. W. Barnes;S. Archer;C. R. McMurtry

  • Managing environmental contamination through phytoremediation by invasive plants: A review

    K. Prabakaran;Jian Li;A. Anandkumar;Zhanrui Leng

  • A conceptual framework for dryland aeolian sediment transport along the grassland–forest continuum: Effects of woody plant canopy cover and disturbance

    David D. Breshears;Jeffrey J. Whicker;Chris B. Zou;Jason P. Field

  • Least limiting water range : a potential indicator of physical quality of forest soils

    C. Zou;R. Sands;G. Buchan;I. Hudson

  • Ecohydrological controls of soil evaporation in deciduous drylands: How the hierarchical effects of litter, patch and vegetation mosaic cover interact with phenology and season

    Juan Camilo Villegas;Juan Camilo Villegas;David D. Breshears;Chris B. Zou;Darin J. Law

  • Effects of soil air-filled porosity, soil matric potential and soil strength on primary root growth of radiata pine seedlings

    C. Zou;C. Penfold;R. Sands;R.K. Misra

  • Alteration of hydrological processes and streamflow with juniper (Juniperus virginiana) encroachment in a mesic grassland catchment

    Chris B. Zou;Donald J. Turton;Rodney E. Will;David M. Engle

  • Vegetation responses to extreme hydrological events: sequence matters.

    Shi Li Miao;Chris B. Zou;Chris B. Zou;David D. Breshears

  • Effects of topography and woody plant canopy cover on near‐ground solar radiation: Relevant energy inputs for ecohydrology and hydropedology

    Chris B. Zou;Greg A. Barron-Gafford;David D. Breshears

  • Sediment capture by vegetation patches: Implications for desertification and increased resource redistribution

    Jason P. Field;David D. Breshears;Jeffrey J. Whicker;Chris B. Zou

  • Woody Plant Encroachment Impacts on Groundwater Recharge: A Review

    Bharat Sharma Acharya;Gehendra Kharel;Chris B. Zou;Bradford P. Wilcox

  • Canopy Interception for a Tallgrass Prairie under Juniper Encroachment

    Chris B. Zou;Giulia L. Caterina;Giulia L. Caterina;Rodney E. Will;Elaine Stebler

  • Evapotranspiration partitioning in dryland ecosystems: A global meta-analysis of in situ studies

    Xiangmin Sun;Bradford P. Wilcox;Chris B. Zou

  • Seasonally Pulsed Heterogeneity in Microclimate: Phenology and Cover Effects along Deciduous Grassland–Forest Continuum

    Juan Camilo Villegas;David D. Breshears;Chris B. Zou;Patrick D. Royer

  • Long-term effects of nitrogen fertilization on aggregation and localization of carbon, nitrogen and microbial activities in soil.

    Yidong Wang;Zhong-Liang Wang;Qingzhong Zhang;Ning Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

David D. Breshears
David D. Breshears University of Arizona
Rodney E. Will
Rodney E. Will Oklahoma State University
Henry D. Adams
Henry D. Adams Washington State University
Bradford P. Wilcox
Bradford P. Wilcox Texas A&M University
Travis E. Huxman
Travis E. Huxman University of California, Irvine
Greg A. Barron-Gafford
Greg A. Barron-Gafford University of Arizona
Tyson Ochsner
Tyson Ochsner Oklahoma State University
Samuel D. Fuhlendorf
Samuel D. Fuhlendorf Oklahoma State University
Neil S. Cobb
Neil S. Cobb Northern Arizona University
David M. Engle
David M. Engle Oklahoma State University

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