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Carbon dynamics in trees: feast or famine?Anna Sala
Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
Tree Physiol 32:764-75. 2012..Much research is needed to elucidate the extent to which allocation of C to storage in trees is a passive vs. an active process, the specific functions of stored C pools, and the factors that drive active C allocation to storage...
Masting in whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) depletes stored nutrientsAnna Sala
Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
New Phytol 196:189-99. 2012..We provide direct evidence that mast events in wild trees deplete stored nutrients. Our results highlight the importance of evaluating reproductive costs over time and at the individual level...
Height-related growth declines in ponderosa pine are not due to carbon limitationAnna Sala
Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
Plant Cell Environ 32:22-30. 2009..Our results provide first direct evidence that carbon supply does not limit growth in tall trees and that decreases of water availability might negatively impact growth processes more than net-photosynthesis...
Sensitivity of the invasive geophyte Oxalis pes-caprae to nutrient availability and competitionAnna Sala
Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
Ann Bot 99:637-45. 2007..Because Oxalis accumulates oxalic acid in its leaves, which could ameliorate soil phosphorous availability, field observations were made to determine whether the presence of Oxalis alters soil P availability...
Hydraulic compensation in northern Rocky Mountain conifers: does successional position and life history matter?Anna Sala
Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
Oecologia 149:1-11. 2006..A life history approach that takes into account the optimization of size- and species-specific ecological functions may also help researchers better understand biomass allocation and hydraulic function in trees...
Physiological responses of ponderosa pine in western Montana to thinning, prescribed fire and burning seasonAnna Sala
Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
Tree Physiol 25:339-48. 2005..Prescribed fire (either in the spring or in the fall) in addition to thinning, had no measurable effect on the mid-term physiological performance and wood growth of second growth ponderosa pine...
Frequent fire alters nitrogen transformations in ponderosa pine stands of the inland northwestThomas H DeLuca
Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, USA
Ecology 87:2511-22. 2006..Our results corroborate the largely untested hypothesis that frequent fire in ponderosa pine forests increases inorganic N availability in the long term and emphasize the need to study natural, unmanaged sites in far greater detail...
Xylem vulnerability to cavitation in Pseudotsuga menziesii and Pinus ponderosa from contrasting habitatsDeborah H Stout
Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula 59812, USA
Tree Physiol 23:43-50. 2003....
Interactive effects of historical logging and fire exclusion on ponderosa pine forest structure in the northern RockiesCameron Naficy
Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, USA
Ecol Appl 20:1851-64. 2010..We also highlight potential long-term risks of mechanical stand manipulation in unlogged forests and emphasize the need for a long-term view of fuels management...
Disappearing plants: why they hide and how they returnJennifer R Gremer
Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, USA
Ecology 91:3407-13. 2010....
How do plants know when other plants are flowering? Resource depletion, pollen limitation and mast-seeding in a perennial wildflowerElizabeth E Crone
Wildlife Biology Program, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
Ecol Lett 12:1119-26. 2009....
