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Daniel M. Johnson is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with specific emphasis on global and planetary change, atmospheric science, plant science, nature and landscape conservation, and ecology. Their work contributes to a deeper understanding of plant water relations, tree-ring climate responses, fire effects on ecosystems, forest ecology and management, plant responses to water stress, hydrology and sediment transport processes, as well as ecology and vegetation dynamics studies.

Their recent publications highlight key topics in plant hydraulic and ecological functions. Notable papers include:

  • "Catastrophic hydraulic failure and tipping points in plants" (2022) published in Plant Cell & Environment
  • "The roles of conduit redundancy and connectivity in xylem hydraulic functions" (2021) published in New Phytologist
  • "Differences in leaf anatomy determines temperature response of leaf hydraulic and mesophyll CO2 conductance in phylogenetically related C4 and C3 grass species" (2021) published in New Phytologist
  • "Death from hunger or thirst? Phloem death, rather than xylem hydraulic failure, as a driver of fire-induced conifer mortality" (2022) published in New Phytologist
  • "Short- and long-term effects of fire on stem hydraulics in Pinus ponderosa saplings" (2020) published in Plant Cell & Environment

Johnson collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Alistair M. S. Smith
  • Henry D. Adams
  • Jean-Christophe Domec
  • Raquel Partelli-Feltrin
  • David M. Love

Their work has been published mainly in these venues:

  • New Phytologist
  • Plant Cell & Environment
  • Fire
  • Tree Physiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The research fields represented reflect an interdisciplinary approach spanning plant physiology, ecology, and environmental sciences. The scientist's expertise in plant water relations and carbon dynamics informs studies on how plants respond to environmental stresses such as drought and fire. This is supported by their engagement in topics like fire effects on ecosystems and forest ecology and management.

Johnson's scientific contributions encompass a variety of themes within environmental science and plant biology, contributing knowledge that intersects with climate change, ecosystem responses, and plant hydraulic functions.

Best Publications

  • Landsat-8: Science and Product Vision for Terrestrial Global Change Research

    David P. Roy;M.A. Wulder;Thomas R. Loveland;C.E. Woodcock

  • Weak tradeoff between xylem safety and xylem-specific hydraulic efficiency across the world's woody plant species

    Sean M. Gleason;Sean M. Gleason;Mark Westoby;Steven Jansen;Brendan Choat

  • Xylem hydraulic safety margins in woody plants: coordination of stomatal control of xylem tension with hydraulic capacitance

    Frederick C. Meinzer;Daniel M. Johnson;Barbara Lachenbruch;Katherine A. McCulloh

  • Another perspective on altitudinal limits of alpine timberlines

    William K. Smith;Matthew J. Germino;Thomas E. Hancock;Daniel M. Johnson

  • Hydraulic safety margins and embolism reversal in stems and leaves: why are conifers and angiosperms so different?

    Daniel M. Johnson;Katherine A. McCulloh;David R. Woodruff;Frederick C. Meinzer

  • The altitude of alpine treeline: a bellwether of climate change effects

    William K. Smith;Matthew J. Germino;Daniel M. Johnson;Keith Reinhardt

  • Leaf hydraulic conductance, measured in situ, declines and recovers daily: Leaf hydraulics, water potential and stomatal conductance in four temperate and three tropical tree species

    Daniel M. Johnson;David R. Woodruff;Katherien A. McCulloh;Frederick C. Meinzer

  • The dynamic pipeline: hydraulic capacitance and xylem hydraulic safety in four tall conifer species.

    Katherine A. McCulloh;Daniel M. Johnson;Frederick C. Meinzer;David R. Woodruff

  • The blind men and the elephant: the impact of context and scale in evaluating conflicts between plant hydraulic safety and efficiency.

    Frederick C. Meinzer;Katherine A. McCulloh;Barbara Lachenbruch;David R. Woodruff

  • A test of the hydraulic vulnerability segmentation hypothesis in angiosperm and conifer tree species

    Daniel M. Johnson;Remi Wortemann;Katherine A. McCulloh;Lionel Jordan-Meille

  • Does homeostasis or disturbance of homeostasis in minimum leaf water potential explain the isohydric versus anisohydric behavior of Vitis vinifera L. cultivars

    Jean-Christophe Domec;Jean-Christophe Domec;Jean-Christophe Domec;Daniel M. Johnson

  • Hydraulic patterns and safety margins, from stem to stomata, in three eastern US tree species

    D. M. Johnson;K. A. McCulloh;F. C. Meinzer;D. R. Woodruff

  • Co-occurring woody species have diverse hydraulic strategies and mortality rates during an extreme drought.

    Daniel M. Johnson;Jean-Christophe Domec;Jean-Christophe Domec;Z. Carter Berry;Z. Carter Berry;Amanda M. Schwantes

  • Climate-related trends in sapwood biophysical properties in two conifers: avoidance of hydraulic dysfunction through coordinated adjustments in xylem efficiency, safety and capacitance

    David M. Barnard;Frederick C. Meinzer;Barbara Lachenbruch;Katherine A. Mcculloh

  • The handbook for standardized field and laboratory measurements in terrestrial climate change experiments and observational studies (ClimEx)

    Aud Helen Halbritter Rechsteiner;Hans J. De Boeck;Amy Elizabeth Eycott;Amy Elizabeth Eycott;Sabine Reinsch

  • Leaf xylem embolism, detected acoustically and by cryo-SEM, corresponds to decreases in leaf hydraulic conductance in four evergreen species

    Daniel M. Johnson;Frederick C. Meinzer;David R. Woodruff;Katherine A. Mcculloh

  • A dynamic yet vulnerable pipeline: Integration and coordination of hydraulic traits across whole plants.

    Katherine A. McCulloh;Jean‐Christophe Domec;Daniel M. Johnson;Duncan D. Smith

  • Abiotic factors limiting photosynthesis in Abies lasiocarpa and Picea engelmannii seedlings below and above the alpine timberline

    Daniel M Johnson;Matthew J Germino;William K Smith

  • Coordination of leaf structure and gas exchange along a height gradient in a tall conifer.

    D. R. Woodruff;Frederick C. Meinzer;Barbara Lachenbruch;D. M. Johnson

  • Towards a new paradigm in fire severity research using dose–response experiments

    Alistair M. S. Smith;Aaron M. Sparks;Crystal A. Kolden;John T. Abatzoglou

  • Conversion of natural forests to managed forest plantations decreases tree resistance to prolonged droughts

    Jean-Christophe Domec;Jean-Christophe Domec;John S. King;Eric Ward;A. Christopher Oishi

  • Hydraulic architecture of two species differing in wood density: opposing strategies in co-occurring tropical pioneer trees

    Katherine A. Mcculloh;Daniel M. Johnson;Frederick C. Meinzer;Steven L. Voelker

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Christophe Domec
Jean-Christophe Domec Bordeaux Sciences Agro
Katherine A. McCulloh
Katherine A. McCulloh University of Wisconsin–Madison
Frederick C. Meinzer
Frederick C. Meinzer Oregon State University
William K. Smith
William K. Smith Wake Forest University
Robert B. Jackson
Robert B. Jackson Stanford University
David R. Woodruff
David R. Woodruff US Forest Service
Craig R. Brodersen
Craig R. Brodersen Yale University
Crystal A. Kolden
Crystal A. Kolden University of California, Merced
Alistair M. S. Smith
Alistair M. S. Smith University of Idaho
Barbara Lachenbruch
Barbara Lachenbruch Oregon State University

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