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David R. Woodruff

David R. Woodruff

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
50
Citations
9988
World Ranking
2125
National Ranking
551

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem

David R. Woodruff mostly deals with Botany, Xylem, Water transport, Soil science and Horticulture. Woody plant and Transpiration are the primary areas of interest in his Botany study. His study in Xylem is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Hydraulic conductivity and Tree species.

His Soil science study combines topics in areas such as Allometry and Basal area. His work deals with themes such as Photosynthesis, Stomatal conductance, Osmotic pressure and Growing season, which intersect with Horticulture. His research integrates issues of Soil water and Shoot in his study of Growing season.

His most cited work include:

  • Carbon dynamics in trees: feast or famine? (462 citations)
  • Leaf photosynthetic traits scale with hydraulic conductivity and wood density in Panamanian forest canopy trees (374 citations)
  • Xylem hydraulic safety margins in woody plants: coordination of stomatal control of xylem tension with hydraulic capacitance (349 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Botany, Xylem, Horticulture, Water transport and Transpiration. His study ties his expertise on Soil science together with the subject of Botany. His research in Xylem intersects with topics in Hydraulic conductivity and Ecology, Tree species.

His biological study deals with issues like Photosynthesis, which deal with fields such as Range. His Transpiration research includes themes of Evergreen, Water use, Woody plant and Deciduous. Leaf water is closely connected to Douglas fir in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Tracheid.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (71.70%)
  • Xylem (50.94%)
  • Horticulture (43.40%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Ecology (26.42%)
  • Xylem (50.94%)
  • Photosynthesis (22.64%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Ecology, Xylem, Photosynthesis, Stomatal conductance and Turgor pressure. His work in the fields of Climate change, Disturbance and Growing season overlaps with other areas such as Geography and Water extraction. The concepts of his Climate change study are interwoven with issues in Range and Prosopis glandulosa.

His studies in Xylem integrate themes in fields like Stem-and-leaf display, Hydraulic conductance and Vapour Pressure Deficit. Among his research on Photosynthesis, you can see a combination of other fields of science like Isotopes of carbon and Chemistry. He has researched Turgor pressure in several fields, including Soil science and Tracheid.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Mapping 'hydroscapes' along the iso- to anisohydric continuum of stomatal regulation of plant water status (97 citations)
  • Co-occurring woody species have diverse hydraulic strategies and mortality rates during an extreme drought. (63 citations)
  • Reliance on shallow soil water in a mixed-hardwood forest in central Pennsylvania (52 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

Ecology, Ecohydrology, Water content, Temperate forest and Soil water are his primary areas of study. Ecology is frequently linked to Drought resistance in his study. The study incorporates disciplines such as Osmotic pressure, Turgor pressure and Plant physiology in addition to Drought resistance.

His Ecohydrology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Drainage basin, Water use and Growing season. Quercus fusiformis combines with fields such as Prosopis glandulosa, Diospyros texana, Stomatal conductance, Climate change and Mortality rate in his work. His Prosopis glandulosa research includes elements of Photosynthesis and Range.

Best Publications

  • Carbon dynamics in trees: feast or famine?

    Anna Sala;David R. Woodruff;Frederick C. Meinzer

  • 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

  • Leaf photosynthetic traits scale with hydraulic conductivity and wood density in Panamanian forest canopy trees

    Louis S. Santiago;Louis S. Santiago;Guillermo Goldstein;Frederick C. Meinzer;Jack B. Fisher

  • Does turgor limit growth in tall trees

    D. R. Woodruff;B. J. Bond;F. C. Meinzer

  • Whole-tree water transport scales with sapwood capacitance in tropical forest canopy trees

    Frederick C. Meinzer;Shelley A. James;Guillermo Goldstein;David R. Woodruff

  • Impact of soil erosion on production in cropping systems .I. Development and validation of a simulation model

    M. Littleboy;D. M. Silburn;D. M. Freebairn;D. R. Woodruff

  • Mapping 'hydroscapes' along the iso- to anisohydric continuum of stomatal regulation of plant water status

    Frederick C. Meinzer;David R. Woodruff;Danielle E. Marias;Duncan D. Smith

  • 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

  • Non-structural carbohydrates in woody plants compared among laboratories.

    Audrey G. Quentin;Audrey G. Quentin;Elizabeth A. Pinkard;Michael G. Ryan;Michael G. Ryan;David T. Tissue

  • Transpiration and whole-tree conductance in ponderosa pine trees of different heights

    Michael G. Ryan;Barbara J. Bond;Beverly E. Law;Robert M. Hubbard

  • Maximum height in a conifer is associated with conflicting requirements for xylem design

    Jean-Christophe Domec;Barbara Lachenbruch;Frederick C. Meinzer;David R. Woodruff

  • Does water transport scale universally with tree size

    Frederick C. Meinzer;B. J. Bond;James M. Warren;David R. Woodruff

  • Cross-biome synthesis of source versus sink limits to tree growth

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  • Water stress, shoot growth and storage of non‐structural carbohydrates along a tree height gradient in a tall conifer

    David R. Woodruff;Frederick C. Meinzer

  • Axial and radial water transport and internal water storage in tropical forest canopy trees.

    Shelley A. James;Frederick C. Meinzer;Guillermo Goldstein;David Woodruff

  • Coordination of leaf and stem water transport properties in tropical forest trees

    Frederick C. Meinzer;David R. Woodruff;Jean-Christophe Domec;Guillermo Goldstein

  • 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

  • Dynamics of water transport and storage in conifers studied with deuterium and heat tracing techniques.

    Frederick C. Meinzer;J. R. Brooks;Jean-Christophe Domec;Barbara L. Gartner

  • Dynamics of leaf water relations components in co‐occurring iso‐ and anisohydric conifer species

    Frederick C. Meinzer;David R. Woodruff;Danielle E. Marias;Katherine A. Mcculloh

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederick C. Meinzer
Frederick C. Meinzer Oregon State University
Katherine A. McCulloh
Katherine A. McCulloh University of Wisconsin–Madison
Daniel M. Johnson
Daniel M. Johnson University of Georgia
Jean-Christophe Domec
Jean-Christophe Domec Bordeaux Sciences Agro
Barbara Lachenbruch
Barbara Lachenbruch Oregon State University
Barbara J. Bond
Barbara J. Bond Oregon State University
Michael G. Ryan
Michael G. Ryan Colorado State University
Nate G. McDowell
Nate G. McDowell Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
David M. Eissenstat
David M. Eissenstat Pennsylvania State University
Guillermo Goldstein
Guillermo Goldstein University of Miami

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