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Our research focuses on the physiological responses of plants to environmental variation and resource availability. Defining these relationships contributes to a greater understanding of ecosystem responses to our changing climate.
We use experimental and observational studies to examine the shifting roles of water and temperature as drivers of water-use patterns, gas exchange, water stress, and primary productivity in past, present, and future climates.
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Konza Prairie is the keystone grassland site and one of the best ecological research sites in the United States. |
As eco-physiologists, we dig into the mechanisms responsible for the larger ecological patterns (below: big bluestem vasculature) |