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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
41
Citations
9255
World Ranking
3601
National Ranking
907

Best Publications

  • Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought

    Brendan Choat;Steven Jansen;Tim J. Brodribb;Hervé Cochard;Hervé Cochard

  • 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

  • Do xylem fibers affect vessel cavitation resistance

    Anna L. Jacobsen;Frank W. Ewers;R. Brandon Pratt;William A. Paddock

  • Relationships among xylem transport, biomechanics and storage in stems and roots of nine Rhamnaceae species of the California chaparral.

    R. B. Pratt;A. L. Jacobsen;F. W. Ewers;S. D. Davis

  • CAVITATION RESISTANCE AMONG 26 CHAPARRAL SPECIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

    Anna L. Jacobsen;R. Brandon Pratt;Frank W. Ewers;Stephen D. Davis

  • Towards understanding resprouting at the global scale

    Juli García Pausas;R. Brandon Pratt;Jon E. Keeley;Jon E. Keeley;Anna L. Jacobsen

  • Xylem density, biomechanics and anatomical traits correlate with water stress in 17 evergreen shrub species of the Mediterranean-type climate region of South Africa

    Anna L. Jacobsen;Lize Agenbag;Karen J. Esler;R. Brandon Pratt

  • Conflicting demands on angiosperm xylem: Tradeoffs among storage, transport and biomechanics.

    R. Brandon Pratt;Anna L. Jacobsen

  • Mortality of resprouting chaparral shrubs after a fire and during a record drought: physiological mechanisms and demographic consequences

    R. Brandon Pratt;Anna L. Jacobsen;Aaron R. Ramirez;Anjel M. Helms

  • Forest and woodland replacement patterns following drought-related mortality

    Enric Batllori;Francisco Lloret;Tuomas Aakala;William R. L. Anderegg

  • Cavitation resistance and seasonal hydraulics differ among three arid Californian plant communities

    Anna L. Jacobsen;R. Brandon Pratt;Stephen D. Davis;Frank W. Ewers

  • A global analysis of xylem vessel length in woody plants

    Anna L. Jacobsen;R. Brandon Pratt;Michael F. Tobin;Uwe G. Hacke

  • Comparative community physiology: nonconvergence in water relations among three semi-arid shrub communities.

    Anna L. Jacobsen;R. Brandon Pratt;Stephen D. Davis;Frank W. Ewers

  • The cohesion-tension theory

    Guillermo Angeles;Barbara Bond;John S. Boyer;Tim Brodribb

  • Chaparral Shrub Hydraulic Traits, Size, and Life History Types Relate to Species Mortality during California’s Historic Drought of 2014

    Martin D. Venturas;Martin D. Venturas;Evan D. MacKinnon;Hannah L. Dario;Anna L. Jacobsen

  • The standard centrifuge method accurately measures vulnerability curves of long-vesselled olive stems

    Uwe G. Hacke;Martin D. Venturas;Evan D. MacKinnon;Anna L. Jacobsen

  • No evidence for an open vessel effect in centrifuge-based vulnerability curves of a long-vesselled liana (Vitis vinifera)

    Anna L. Jacobsen;R. Brandon Pratt

  • Xylem function of arid-land shrubs from California, USA: an ecological and evolutionary analysis

    U. G. Hacke;A. L. Jacobsen;R. B. Pratt

  • Linkage between water stress tolerance and life history type in seedlings of nine chaparral species (Rhamnaceae)

    R. B. Pratt;A. L. Jacobsen;R. Mohla;F. W. Ewers

  • LIFE HISTORY TYPE AND WATER STRESS TOLERANCE IN NINE CALIFORNIA CHAPARRAL SPECIES (RHAMNACEAE)

    R. B. Pratt;A. L. Jacobsen;K. A. Golgotiu;J. S. Sperry

  • Excising stem samples underwater at native tension does not induce xylem cavitation

    Martin D. Venturas;Evan D. Mackinnon;Anna L. Jacobsen;R. Brandon Pratt

  • Extensive drought-associated plant mortality as an agent of type-conversion in chaparral shrublands

    Anna L. Jacobsen;R. Brandon Pratt

  • Direct comparison of four methods to construct xylem vulnerability curves: Differences among techniques are linked to vessel network characteristics.

    Martin D. Venturas;R. Brandon Pratt;Anna L. Jacobsen;Viridiana Castro

  • Wood structure and function change with maturity: Age of the vascular cambium is associated with xylem changes in current-year growth.

    F. Daniela Rodriguez‐Zaccaro;Jessica Valdovinos‐Ayala;Marta I. Percolla;Martin D. Venturas;Martin D. Venturas

  • Functional lifespans of xylem vessels: Development, hydraulic function, and post-function of vessels in several species of woody plants.

    Anna L. Jacobsen;Jessica Valdovinos‐Ayala;R. Brandon Pratt

  • Identifying which conduits are moving water in woody plants: a new HRCT-based method

    R Brandon Pratt;Anna L Jacobsen

  • Geographic And Seasonal Variation In Chaparral Vulnerability To Cavitation

    Anna L. Jacobsen;R. Brandon Pratt;Stephen D. Davis;Michael F. Tobin

  • Water stress tolerance of shrubs in Mediterranean-type climate regions: Convergence of fynbos and succulent karoo communities with California shrub communities.

    Anna L. Jacobsen;Karen J. Esler;R. Brandon Pratt;Frank W. Ewers

Frequent Co-Authors

Anna L. Jacobsen
Anna L. Jacobsen California State University, Bakersfield
Frank W. Ewers
Frank W. Ewers California State Polytechnic University
Karen J. Esler
Karen J. Esler Stellenbosch University
Uwe G. Hacke
Uwe G. Hacke University of Alberta
Hervé Cochard
Hervé Cochard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Lawren Sack
Lawren Sack University of California, Los Angeles
John S. Sperry
John S. Sperry University of Utah
Stefan Mayr
Stefan Mayr University of Innsbruck
Sean M. Gleason
Sean M. Gleason Agricultural Research Service
Andrea Nardini
Andrea Nardini University of Trieste

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