List of works - Nate G McDowell

A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests

scholarly article by Craig D. Allen et al published February 2010 in Forest Ecology and Management

Mechanisms of plant survival and mortality during drought: why do some plants survive while others succumb to drought?

scientific article

The interdependence of mechanisms underlying climate-driven vegetation mortality

scientific article

Temperature as a potent driver of regional forest drought stress and tree mortality

How do trees die? A test of the hydraulic failure and carbon starvation hypotheses.

scientific article

Evaluating theories of drought-induced vegetation mortality using a multimodel-experiment framework.

scientific article published on 05 September 2013

Drivers and mechanisms of tree mortality in moist tropical forests

scientific article published on 16 February 2018

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

scientific article

Tree mortality from drought, insects, and their interactions in a changing climate

scientific article

Drought predisposes piñon-juniper woodlands to insect attacks and mortality

scientific article published on 20 February 2013

Hydraulic limits preceding mortality in a piñon-juniper woodland under experimental drought

scientific article published on 24 April 2012

A new measurement technique reveals rapid post-illumination changes in the carbon isotope composition of leaf-respired CO2.

scientific article published in April 2007

Assessing uncertainties in a second-generation dynamic vegetation model caused by ecological scale limitations

scientific article

Homeostatic maintenance of ponderosa pine gas exchange in response to stand density changes

scientific article published on June 2006

Response of the soil microbial community to changes in precipitation in a semiarid ecosystem

scientific article

A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality

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Feature: Improving our knowledge of drought-induced forest mortality through experiments, observations, and modeling.

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Toward a mechanistic modeling of nitrogen limitation on vegetation dynamics

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Regulation and acclimation of leaf gas exchange in a piñon-juniper woodland exposed to three different precipitation regimes

scientific article published on 28 March 2013

Drought and resprouting plants.

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Responses of two semiarid conifer tree species to reduced precipitation and warming reveal new perspectives for stomatal regulation.

scientific article published on 17 June 2015

Increased susceptibility to drought-induced mortality in Sequoia sempervirens (Cupressaceae) trees under Cenozoic atmospheric carbon dioxide starvation

scientific article

Global satellite monitoring of climate-induced vegetation disturbances.

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The energetic and carbon economic origins of leaf thermoregulation

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Our limited ability to predict vegetation dynamics under water stress

scientific article published on October 2013

Pragmatic hydraulic theory predicts stomatal responses to climatic water deficits.

scientific article

The critical amplifying role of increasing atmospheric moisture demand on tree mortality and associated regional die-off

scientific article published on 02 August 2013

Reduced transpiration response to precipitation pulses precedes mortality in a piñon-juniper woodland subject to prolonged drought

scientific article

Prolonged experimental drought reduces plant hydraulic conductance and transpiration and increases mortality in a piñon-juniper woodland

scientific article

The mechanisms of carbon starvation: how, when, or does it even occur at all?

scientific article published on 01 April 2010

Carbohydrate dynamics and mortality in a piñon-juniper woodland under three future precipitation scenarios

scientific article

Linking hydraulic traits to tropical forest function in a size-structured and trait-driven model (TFS v.1-Hydro)

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Projected Future Changes in Vegetation in Western North America in the Twenty-First Century

article by Xiaoyan Jiang et al published June 2013 in Journal of Climate

Methodology and performance of a rainfall manipulation experiment in a piñon–juniper woodland

article

Experimental drought and heat can delay phenological development and reduce foliar and shoot growth in semiarid trees

scientific article

Empirical and process-based approaches to climate-induced forest mortality models.

scientific article

Linking nonstructural carbohydrate dynamics to gas exchange and leaf hydraulic behavior in Pinus edulis and Juniperus monosperma.

scientific article published on 20 November 2014

High-frequency field measurements of diurnal carbon isotope discrimination and internal conductance in a semi-arid species, Juniperus monosperma

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Allocation to carbon storage pools in Norway spruce saplings under drought and low CO2.

scientific article published on 13 March 2015

The role of nutrients in drought-induced tree mortality and recovery

scientific article published on 28 November 2016

Correlations between components of the water balance and burned area reveal new insights for predicting forest fire area in the southwest United States

article by A. Park Williams et al published 2015 in International Journal of Wildland Fire

Mechanisms of piñon pine mortality after severe drought: a retrospective study of mature trees

scientific article published on 5 June 2015

A new measurement technique reveals temporal variation in delta18O of leaf-respired CO2.

scientific article published in April 2007

An allometry-based model of the survival strategies of hydraulic failure and carbon starvation

article

Quantifying tree mortality in a mixed species woodland using multitemporal high spatial resolution satellite imagery

article

Influence of diurnal variation in mesophyll conductance on modelled 13C discrimination: results from a field study

scientific article

Causes and Implications of Extreme Atmospheric Moisture Demand during the Record-Breaking 2011 Wildfire Season in the Southwestern United States*

scholarly article by A. Park Williams et al published December 2014 in Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Integrating ecophysiology and forest landscape models to improve projections of drought effects under climate change

scientific article

Transpiration and stomatal conductance across a steep climate gradient in the southern Rocky Mountains

article

Plant hydraulics as a central hub integrating plant and ecosystem function: meeting report for 'Emerging Frontiers in Plant Hydraulics' (Washington, DC, May 2015).

scientific article

List of works by Nate G McDowell

A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests

Mechanisms of plant survival and mortality during drought: why do some plants survive while others succumb to drought?

The interdependence of mechanisms underlying climate-driven vegetation mortality

Temperature as a potent driver of regional forest drought stress and tree mortality

How do trees die? A test of the hydraulic failure and carbon starvation hypotheses.

Evaluating theories of drought-induced vegetation mortality using a multimodel-experiment framework.

Drivers and mechanisms of tree mortality in moist tropical forests

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

Tree mortality from drought, insects, and their interactions in a changing climate

Drought predisposes piñon-juniper woodlands to insect attacks and mortality

Hydraulic limits preceding mortality in a piñon-juniper woodland under experimental drought

A new measurement technique reveals rapid post-illumination changes in the carbon isotope composition of leaf-respired CO2.

Assessing uncertainties in a second-generation dynamic vegetation model caused by ecological scale limitations

Homeostatic maintenance of ponderosa pine gas exchange in response to stand density changes

Response of the soil microbial community to changes in precipitation in a semiarid ecosystem

A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality

Feature: Improving our knowledge of drought-induced forest mortality through experiments, observations, and modeling.

Toward a mechanistic modeling of nitrogen limitation on vegetation dynamics

Regulation and acclimation of leaf gas exchange in a piñon-juniper woodland exposed to three different precipitation regimes

Drought and resprouting plants.

Responses of two semiarid conifer tree species to reduced precipitation and warming reveal new perspectives for stomatal regulation.

Increased susceptibility to drought-induced mortality in Sequoia sempervirens (Cupressaceae) trees under Cenozoic atmospheric carbon dioxide starvation

Global satellite monitoring of climate-induced vegetation disturbances.

The energetic and carbon economic origins of leaf thermoregulation

Our limited ability to predict vegetation dynamics under water stress

Pragmatic hydraulic theory predicts stomatal responses to climatic water deficits.

The critical amplifying role of increasing atmospheric moisture demand on tree mortality and associated regional die-off

Reduced transpiration response to precipitation pulses precedes mortality in a piñon-juniper woodland subject to prolonged drought

Prolonged experimental drought reduces plant hydraulic conductance and transpiration and increases mortality in a piñon-juniper woodland

The mechanisms of carbon starvation: how, when, or does it even occur at all?

Carbohydrate dynamics and mortality in a piñon-juniper woodland under three future precipitation scenarios

Linking hydraulic traits to tropical forest function in a size-structured and trait-driven model (TFS v.1-Hydro)

Projected Future Changes in Vegetation in Western North America in the Twenty-First Century

Methodology and performance of a rainfall manipulation experiment in a piñon–juniper woodland

Experimental drought and heat can delay phenological development and reduce foliar and shoot growth in semiarid trees

Empirical and process-based approaches to climate-induced forest mortality models.

Linking nonstructural carbohydrate dynamics to gas exchange and leaf hydraulic behavior in Pinus edulis and Juniperus monosperma.

High-frequency field measurements of diurnal carbon isotope discrimination and internal conductance in a semi-arid species, Juniperus monosperma

Allocation to carbon storage pools in Norway spruce saplings under drought and low CO2.

The role of nutrients in drought-induced tree mortality and recovery

Correlations between components of the water balance and burned area reveal new insights for predicting forest fire area in the southwest United States

Mechanisms of piñon pine mortality after severe drought: a retrospective study of mature trees

A new measurement technique reveals temporal variation in delta18O of leaf-respired CO2.

An allometry-based model of the survival strategies of hydraulic failure and carbon starvation

Quantifying tree mortality in a mixed species woodland using multitemporal high spatial resolution satellite imagery

Influence of diurnal variation in mesophyll conductance on modelled 13C discrimination: results from a field study

Causes and Implications of Extreme Atmospheric Moisture Demand during the Record-Breaking 2011 Wildfire Season in the Southwestern United States*

Integrating ecophysiology and forest landscape models to improve projections of drought effects under climate change

Transpiration and stomatal conductance across a steep climate gradient in the southern Rocky Mountains

Plant hydraulics as a central hub integrating plant and ecosystem function: meeting report for 'Emerging Frontiers in Plant Hydraulics' (Washington, DC, May 2015).