{"id":709,"date":"2019-10-12T11:59:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T18:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abclab.rc.nau.edu\/?page_id=709"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:31:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T23:31:47","slug":"evolution-and-ecology-of-riparian-trees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abclab.rc.nau.edu\/index.php\/evolution-and-ecology-of-riparian-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"evolution and ecology of riparian trees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In collaboration with the Cottonwood Ecology Group<\/a> at NAU and the Lindroth Lab<\/a> at the University of Wisconsin, our lab is working on understanding the evolutionary origins and ecosystem consequences of plasticity in the traits of leaves and leaf litter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NSF AWARD 1914433<\/a> Bridging Ecology and Evolution: Consequences of phenotypic plasticity for gene-to-ecosystem linkages: Multi-stress experiments across the climatic range of a foundation species<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Corbin, J.P.M., R.J. Best, I.J. Garthwaite<\/strong>, H.F. Cooper<\/strong>, C.E. Doughty, C.A. Gehring, K.R. Hultine, G.J. Allan, and T.G. Whitham. 2025. Hyperspectral leaf reflectance detects interactive genetic and environmental effects on tree phenotypes, enabling large-scale monitoring and restoration planning under climate change. Plant, Cell & Environment. open access link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garthwaite, I.J., C. Lepp, Z.S.R. Maldonado<\/strong>, D. Blasini, K.C. Grady, C.A. Gehring, K.R. Hultine, T.G. Whitham, G.J. Allan, and\u00a0R.J. Best<\/strong>. 2024. Plasticity in Hydraulic Architecture: Riparian Trees Respond to Increased Temperatures With Genotype\u2010Specific Adjustments to Leaf Traits. Ecology and Evolution 14: e70683.\u00a0open access link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooper, H.F., R.J. Best<\/strong>, L. Andrews, J.P.M. Corbin, I.J. Garthwaite<\/strong>, K.C. Grady, C.A. Gehring, K. Hultine, T.G. Whitham, and G.J. Allan. 2022. Evidence of climate-driven selection on both tree traits and trait plasticity across the climatic range of a riparian foundation species. Molecular Ecology. link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eisenring, M., R.J. Best<\/strong>, M.R. Zierden, H.F. Cooper, M.A. Norstrem<\/strong>, T.G. Whitham, K. Grady, G.J. Allan, and R.L. Lindroth. 2022. Genetic divergence along a climate gradient shapes chemical plasticity of a foundation tree species to both changing climate and herbivore damage. Global Change Biology 28: 4684\u20134700. open access link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeplawy, J.R.,<\/strong> H.F. Cooper<\/strong>, J. Marks, R.L. Lindroth, M.I. Andrews<\/strong>, Z.G. Compson, C. Gehring, K.R. Hultine, K. Grady, T.G. Whitham, G.J. Allan, and R.J. Best<\/strong>. 2021. Plastic responses to hot temperatures homogenize riparian leaf litter, speed decomposition, and reduce detritivores. Ecology 102:e03461. link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooper, H.F.<\/strong>, K.C. Grady, J.A. Cowan, R.J. Best<\/strong>, G.J. Allan, and T.G. Whitham. 2019. Genotypic variation in phenological plasticity: reciprocal common gardens reveal adaptive responses to warmer springs but not to fall frost. Global Change Biology 25:187-200. link.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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