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Sandra J. Bucci is affiliated with the National Scientific and Technical Research Council in Argentina. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on plant-related studies and ecosystem dynamics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
  • Plant responses to water stress
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Plant and animal studies

Bucci has published extensively in several frequent venues, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Oecologia
  • Plant and Soil
  • Arthropod-Plant Interactions
  • Tree Physiology

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Bucci include:

  • "Foliar water uptake in arid ecosystems: seasonal variability and ecophysiological consequences" (2020, Oecologia)
  • "Hydraulic dysfunction due to root-exposure-initiated water stress is responsible for the mortality of Salix gordejevii shrubs on the windward slopes of active sand dunes" (2020, Plant and Soil)
  • "Leaf surface traits contributing to wettability, water interception and uptake of above-ground water sources in shrubs of Patagonian arid ecosystems" (2022, Annals of Botany)
  • "Leaf herbivory and calcium oxalate crystal production in Prunus avium" (2020, Arthropod-Plant Interactions)
  • "Soil respiration and N-mineralization processes in the Patagonian steppe are more responsive to fertilization than to experimental precipitation increase" (2022, Plant and Soil)

Frequent coauthors in Bucci's research include:

  • Guillermo Goldstein
  • Fabián G. Scholz
  • Luisina Carbonell-Silletta
  • Nadia S. Arias
  • Agustín Cavallaro

In addition to journal publications, Bucci has contributed to book publications. One noted work is Saber, conocimiento y educación ambiental. Experiencias universitarias con comunidades rurales, published in 2022 by Ediciones Comunicación Científica eBooks.

The scientist's subfields of study illustrate a multidisciplinary approach, including:

  • Plant Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology

Through this combination of research topics, collaborations, and publication outlets, Sandra J. Bucci's scientific contributions address ecological and physiological aspects of plant-environment interactions, particularly in arid and semi-arid ecosystems.

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

  • Functional convergence in hydraulic architecture and water relations of tropical savanna trees: from leaf to whole plant.

    S J Bucci;G Goldstein;Frederick C Meinzer;F G Scholz

  • Dynamic changes in hydraulic conductivity in petioles of two savanna tree species: factors and mechanisms contributing to the refilling of embolized vessels

    S. J. Bucci;F. G. Scholz;G. Goldstein;G. Goldstein;F. C. Meinzer

  • Biophysical properties and functional significance of stem water storage tissues in Neotropical savanna trees.

    Fabian G. Scholz;Sandra J. Bucci;Sandra J. Bucci;Guillermo Goldstein;Guillermo Goldstein;Frederick C. Meinzer

  • Mechanisms contributing to seasonal homeostasis of minimum leaf water potential and predawn disequilibrium between soil and plant water potential in Neotropical savanna trees

    Sandra J. Bucci;Guillermo Goldstein;Guillermo Goldstein;Frederick C. Meinzer;Augusto C. Franco

  • Processes preventing nocturnal equilibration between leaf and soil water potential in tropical savanna woody species.

    Sandra J. Bucci;Fabian G. Scholz;Guillermo Goldstein;Frederick C. Meinzer

  • Hydraulic redistribution of soil water by neotropical savanna trees

    Fabian G Scholz;Sandra J Bucci;Guillermo Goldstein;Guillermo Goldstein;Frederick C Meinzer

  • Diurnal and seasonal variation in root xylem embolism in neotropical savanna woody species: impact on stomatal control of plant water status.

    Domec Jc;Scholz Fg;Bucci Sj;Meinzer Fc

  • Nutrient resorption and patterns of litter production and decomposition in a Neotropical Savanna

    A. R. Kozovits;M. M. C. Bustamante;C. R. Garofalo;S. Bucci

  • Nutrient availability constrains the hydraulic architecture and water relations of savannah trees.

    Sandra J. Bucci;Fabian G. Scholz;Guillermo Goldstein;Guillermo Goldstein;Frederick C. Meinzer

  • Hydraulic Capacitance: Biophysics and Functional Significance of Internal Water Sources in Relation to Tree Size

    Fabian G. Scholz;Fabian G. Scholz;Nathan G. Phillips;Sandra J. Bucci;Sandra J. Bucci;Frederick C. Meinzer

  • Stem and leaf hydraulics of congeneric tree species from adjacent tropical savanna and forest ecosystems

    Guang-You Hao;Guang-You Hao;William A. Hoffmann;Fabian Gustavo Scholz;Sandra Janet Bucci

  • Removal of nutrient limitations by long-term fertilization decreases nocturnal water loss in savanna trees.

    Fabian G. Scholz;Sandra J. Bucci;Guillermo Goldstein;Frederick C. Meinzer

  • Water economy of Neotropical savanna trees: six paradigms revisited

    Guillermo Goldstein;Frederick C. Meinzer;Sandra J. Bucci;Fabian G. Scholz

  • Evapotranspiration and energy balance of Brazilian savannas with contrasting tree density

    Thomas W. Giambelluca;Fabian Gustavo Scholz;Sandra Janet Bucci;Frederick C. Meinzer

  • Converging patterns of uptake and hydraulic redistribution of soil water in contrasting woody vegetation types.

    F. C. Meinzer;J. R. Brooks;S. Bucci;G. Goldstein

  • Water storage dynamics in the main stem of subtropical tree species differing in wood density, growth rate and life history traits

    Laureano Oliva Carrasco;Sandra Janet Bucci;Débora Di Francescantonio;Oscar Antonio Lezcano

  • Hydraulic differences along the water transport system of South American Nothofagus species: do leaves protect the stem functionality?

    Sandra J Bucci;Sandra J Bucci;Fabian G Scholz;Fabian G Scholz;Paula I Campanello;Paula I Campanello;Paula I Campanello;Lia Montti;Lia Montti

  • Hydraulic lift in a neotropical savanna

    M. Z. Moreira;F. G. Scholz;S. J. Bucci;L. S. Sternberg

  • Controls on stand transpiration and soil water utilization along a tree density gradient in a Neotropical savanna

    Sandra Janet Bucci;Fabian Gustavo Scholz;Guillermo Hernan Goldstein;Guillermo Hernan Goldstein;William A. Hoffmann

  • Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought

    B. Choat;S. Jansen;T.J. Brodribb;H. Cochard

Frequent Co-Authors

Guillermo Goldstein
Guillermo Goldstein University of Miami
Frederick C. Meinzer
Frederick C. Meinzer Oregon State University
Augusto C. Franco
Augusto C. Franco University of Brasília
William A. Hoffmann
William A. Hoffmann North Carolina State University
Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm
Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm University of Maryland, College Park
Hervé Cochard
Hervé Cochard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Kun-Fang Cao
Kun-Fang Cao Guangxi University
Sean M. Gleason
Sean M. Gleason Agricultural Research Service
Marcelo Zacharias Moreira
Marcelo Zacharias Moreira Universidade de São Paulo
Jean-Christophe Domec
Jean-Christophe Domec Bordeaux Sciences Agro

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