List of works by David S. Ellsworth

A continental-scale assessment of variability in leaf traits: Within species, across sites and between seasons

scientific article published in 2018

A free-air enrichment system for exposing tall forest vegetation to elevated atmospheric CO2

article

A test of the 'one-point method' for estimating maximum carboxylation capacity from field-measured, light-saturated photosynthesis

scientific article

Acclimation and adaptation components of the temperature dependence of plant photosynthesis at the global scale

article

Asymmetrical effects of mesophyll conductance on fundamental photosynthetic parameters and their relationships estimated from leaf gas exchange measurements

scientific article published on 8 November 2013

Base cation fertilization and liming effects on nutrition and growth of Vermont sugar maple stands

article by Timothy R. Wilmot et al published August 1996 in Forest Ecology and Management

Belowground competition and the response of developing forest communities to atmospheric CO2and O3

article

Biochemical photosynthetic responses to temperature: how do interspecific differences compare with seasonal shifts?

scientific article published on 9 July 2013

Canopy leaf area of a mature evergreen Eucalyptus woodland does not respond to elevated atmospheric [CO2] but tracks water availability

scientific article

Canopy structure and vertical patterns of photosynthesis and related leaf traits in a deciduous forest

scientific article published on 01 November 1993

Carbon dioxide and water vapor exchange in a warm temperate grassland.

scientific article published on 20 November 2003

Challenges in elevated CO2 experiments on forests

scientific article

Climate and soils together regulate photosynthetic carbon isotope discrimination within C3 plants worldwide

article

Conserved stomatal behaviour under elevated CO2and varying water availability in a mature woodland

scientific article published in 2015

Controls on declining carbon balance with leaf age among 10 woody species in Australian woodland: do leaves have zero daily net carbon balances when they die?

article

Convergence in phosphorus constraints to photosynthesis in forests around the world

scholarly article

Corrigendum: Reconciling the optimal and empirical approaches to modelling stomatal conductance

correction of a scholarly article

Decoupling between stomatal conductance and photosynthesis occurs under extreme heat in broadleaf tree species regardless of water access

scientific article published on 12 September 2023

Different photosynthesis-nitrogen relations in deciduous hardwood and evergreen coniferous tree species.

scientific article

Do species and functional groups differ in acquisition and use of C, N and water under varying atmospheric CO2 and N availability regimes? A field test with 16 grassland species

article

Do thick leaves avoid thermal damage in critically low wind speeds?

scientific article published on February 2012

Drought increases heat tolerance of leaf respiration in Eucalyptus globulus saplings grown under both ambient and elevated atmospheric [CO2] and temperature.

scientific article

Effects of elevated atmospheric [CO2] on instantaneous transpiration efficiency at leaf and canopy scales in Eucalyptus saligna

Elevated CO2 affects photosynthetic responses in canopy pine and subcanopy deciduous trees over 10 years: a synthesis from Duke FACE

article

Elevated CO2 did not affect the hydrological balance of a mature native Eucalyptus woodland

scientific article published on 17 April 2018

Elevated CO2 does not affect stem CO2 efflux nor stem respiration in a dry Eucalyptus woodland, but it shifts the vertical gradient in xylem [CO2 ]

scientific article published on 23 April 2019

Elevated CO2 does not increase eucalypt forest productivity on a low-phosphorus soil

Exposure to an enriched CO2 atmosphere alters carbon assimilation and allocation in a pine forest ecosystem

Forest Canopy Properties and Variation in Aboveground Net Primary Production over Upper Great Lakes Landscapes

article

Forest fine-root production and nitrogen use under elevated CO2: contrasting responses in evergreen and deciduous trees explained by a common principle

article

Forest water use and water use efficiency at elevated CO2 : a model-data intercomparison at two contrasting temperate forest FACE sites

scientific article

Foreword: Measuring impacts of climate change on plants

article

From tropics to tundra: global convergence in plant functioning.

scientific article

Functional responses of plants to elevated atmospheric CO2- do photosynthetic and productivity data from FACE experiments support early predictions?

article

Global effects of soil and climate on leaf photosynthetic traits and rates

scholarly article by Vincent Maire et al published 7 April 2015 in Global Ecology and Biogeography

Global response patterns of plant photosynthesis to nitrogen addition: A meta-analysis

scientific article published on 07 March 2020

Growing-season temperature and precipitation are independent drivers of global variation in xylem hydraulic conductivity

scientific article published on 10 December 2019

How Nitrogen and Phosphorus Availability Change Water Use Efficiency in a Mediterranean Savanna Ecosystem

scientific article published on 04 April 2021

Integrating the evidence for a terrestrial carbon sink caused by increasing atmospheric CO2

scientific article published on 12 August 2020

Interactive effects of elevated CO2 and drought on nocturnal water fluxes in Eucalyptus saligna.

scientific article

Leaf and canopy conductance in aspen and aspen-birch forests under free-air enrichment of carbon dioxide and ozone

scientific article published on 22 September 2009

Leaf and canopy responses to elevated CO2 in a pine forest under free-air CO2 enrichment

article

Leaf gas exchange responses of 13 prairie grassland species to elevated CO2 and increased nitrogen supply

article

Leaf inclination angle and foliage clumping in an evergreen broadleaf Eucalyptus forest under elevated atmospheric CO2

scientific article published on 22 October 2021

Leaf lifespan as a determinant of leaf structure and function among 23 amazonian tree species

article

Lifetime return on investment increases with leaf lifespan among 10 Australian woodland species

scientific article

Light inhibition of leaf respiration in field-grown Eucalyptus saligna in whole-tree chambers under elevated atmospheric CO2 and summer drought

scientific article published on 14 December 2011

Light interception efficiency explained by two simple variables: a test using a diversity of small- to medium-sized woody plants.

scientific article

Lower photorespiration in elevated CO2 reduces leaf N concentrations in mature Eucalyptus trees in the field

scientific article published on 20 February 2019

Maintenance of leaf N controls the photosynthetic CO2 response of grassland species exposed to 9 years of free-air CO2 enrichment

article

Model-data synthesis for the next generation of forest free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) experiments

scientific article published on 6 August 2015

Modeling dynamic understory photosynthesis of contrasting species in ambient and elevated carbon dioxide

scientific article published on February 2001

Modelling Vegetation-Atmosphere Co2 Exchange By A Coupled Eulerian-Langrangian Approach

article

Modelling night-time ecosystem respiration by a constrained source optimization method

article

Multiscale analysis of vegetation surface fluxes: from seconds to years

article

Nitrogen limitation constrains sustainability of ecosystem response to CO2.

scientific article published on April 2006

Non-structural carbohydrates in woody plants compared among laboratories

scientific article

One Stomatal Model to Rule Them All? Toward Improved Representation of Carbon and Water Exchange in Global Models

scientific article published on 03 February 2022

Optimal stomatal behaviour around the world

article

Optimal stomatal conductance in relation to photosynthesis in climatically contrasting Eucalyptus species under drought

scientific article published on 7 August 2012

Optimal stomatal theory predicts <scp>CO<sub>2</sub></scp> responses of stomatal conductance in both gymnosperm and angiosperm trees

scientific article published on 15 December 2022

Phosphorus recycling in photorespiration maintains high photosynthetic capacity in woody species

scientific article published on 29 January 2015

Photosynthesis of temperate Eucalyptus globulus trees outside their native range has limited adjustment to elevated CO2 and climate warming

scientific article published on 11 October 2013

Photosynthesis, carboxylation and leaf nitrogen responses of 16 species to elevated pCO2 across four free-air CO2 enrichment experiments in forest, grassland and desert

article

Photosynthesis-nitrogen relations in Amazonian tree species

scientific article published on 01 February 1994

Plant diversity enhances ecosystem responses to elevated CO2 and nitrogen deposition

scientific article published on 12 April 2001

Plant species richness, elevated CO2, and atmospheric nitrogen deposition alter soil microbial community composition and function

article

Predicting resilience through the lens of competing adjustments to vegetation function

scientific article published on 6 July 2022

Reconciling the optimal and empirical approaches to modelling stomatal conductance

article

Relationships of leaf dark respiration to leaf nitrogen, specific leaf area and leaf life-span: a test across biomes and functional groups

scientific article

Rooting depth explains [CO2] x drought interaction in Eucalyptus saligna

scientific article

Seasonal acclimation of leaf respiration in Eucalyptus saligna trees: impacts of elevated atmospheric CO2 and summer drought

article

Seedling survival in a northern temperate forest understory is increased by elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide and atmospheric nitrogen deposition

Sensitivity of plants to changing atmospheric CO2 concentration: from the geological past to the next century.

scientific article

Soil fertility limits carbon sequestration by forest ecosystems in a CO2-enriched atmosphere

scientific article published on May 2001

Spatial Variability of Turbulent Fluxes in the Roughness Sublayer of an Even-Aged Pine Forest

article

Species and functional group diversity independently influence biomass accumulation and its response to CO2 and N.

scientific article

Specific leaf area and vapour pressure deficit control live fuel moisture content

scientific article published on 6 February 2023

Stomatal and non-stomatal fluxes of ozone to a northern mixed hardwood forest

Stomatal uptake of O3 in aspen and aspen-birch forests under free-air CO2 and O3 enrichment

scientific article published on 20 January 2010

Temperature responses of leaf net photosynthesis: the role of component processes

scientific article published on 25 January 2012

Temporal dynamics and spatial variability in the enhancement of canopy leaf area under elevated atmospheric CO2

article

The peaked response of transpiration rate to vapour pressure deficit in field conditions can be explained by the temperature optimum of photosynthesis

article

The role of plant species in biomass production and response to elevated CO2 and N

article

The validity of optimal leaf traits modelled on environmental conditions

scientific article published on 29 October 2018

Towards a more physiological representation of vegetation phosphorus processes in land surface models

scientific article published on 19 February 2019

Tree and forest functioning in an enriched CO2 atmosphere

article published in 1998

Using models to guide field experiments: a priori predictions for the CO2 response of a nutrient- and water-limited native Eucalypt woodland

scientific article

Water availability affects seasonal CO2 -induced photosynthetic enhancement in herbaceous species in a periodically dry woodland.

scientific article published on 10 July 2017

Whole-tree chambers for elevated atmospheric CO2 experimentation and tree scale flux measurements in south-eastern Australia: The Hawkesbury Forest Experiment

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Why are non-photosynthetic tissues generally13C enriched compared with leaves in C3plants? Review and synthesis of current hypotheses

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