Faculty research from the School of Life Sciences.
Submissions from 2004
Ecological species groups of South Carolina's Jocassee Gorges, southern Appalachian Mountains, Scott R. Abella and Victor B. shelburne
Photosynthesis, carboxylation and leaf nitrogen responses of 16 species to elevated pCO2 across four free-air CO2 enrichment experiments in forest, grassland and desert, David S. Ellsworth, Peter B. Reich, Elke Naumburg, George W. Koch, Mark E. Kubiske, and S. D. Smith
Analysis and comparison of the microbial community structures of two enrichment cultures capable of reductively dechlorinatint TCE and cis-DCE, April Z. Gu, Brian P. Hedlund, James T. Staley, Stuart E. Strand, and David Stensel
Carbon isotope discrimination and foliar nutrient status of Larrea tridentata (creosote bush) in contrasting Mojave Desert soils, Erik P. Hamerlynck, Travis E. Huxman, Joseph R. McAuliffe, and S. D. Smith
Microbial Endemism and Biogeography, Brian P. Hedlund and James T. Staley
Convergence across biomes to a common rain-use efficiency, Travis E. Huxman, Melinda D. Smith, Philip A. Fay, Alan K. Knapp, M. Rebecca Shaw, Michael E. Loik, S. D. Smith, D. T. Tissue, J. C. Zak, J. F. Weltzin, W. T. Pockman, O. E. Sala, B. Haddad, J. Harte, George W. Koch, S. Schwinning, E. A. Small, and D. G. Williams
CO2 enrichment reduces the energetic cost of biomass construction in an invasive desert grass, J. M. Nagel, K. L. Griffin, Travis E. Huxman, and S. D. Smith
Photosynthetic responses of Larrea tridentata to seasonal temperature extremes under elevated CO2, Elke Naumburg, Michael E. Loik, and S. D. Smith
Functional responses of plants to elevated atmospheric CO2– do photosynthetic and productivity data from FACE experiments support early predictions?, Robert S. Nowak, David S. Ellsworth, and S. D. Smith
Elevated atmospheric CO2 does not conserve soil water in the Mojave Desert, Robert S. Nowak, Stephen F. Zitzer, Derek Babcock, Vickie Smith-Longozo, Therese N. Charlet, James S. Coleman, Jeffrey R. Seemann, and S. D. Smith
Diversity and distribution of Frankia strains symbiotic with Ceanothus in California, B. Oakley, M. North, J. F. Franklin, Brian P. Hedlund, and James T. Staley
Changing the way we think about global change research: Scaling up in experimental ecosystem science, B. Osmond, G. Ananyev, J. Berry, C. Langdon, Z. Kolber, G. Lin, R. Monson, C. Nichol, U. Rascher, U. Schurr, S. D. Smith, and D. Yakir
Phylogeography and diversification, Brett R. Riddle and V Funk
Leaf to landscape, S. D. Smith, Elke Naumburg, ULo Niinemets, and Matthew J. Germino
Age and sex-specific rates of leaf regeneration in the Mojave Desert moss Syntrichia caninervis, Lloyd Stark, L. Nichols, Nicholas N. McLetchie, S. D. Smith, and C. Zundel
Submissions from 2003
Ecosystem modeling in Jocassee Gorges will help with future management, Scott R. Abella
Quantifying ecosystem geomorphology of the southern Appalachian Mountains, Scott R. Abella
Eastern White Pine Establishment in the Oak Landscape of the Ellicott Rock Wilderness, Southern Appalachian Mountains, Scott R. Abella and Victor B. Shelburne
Multifactor Classification of Forest Landscape Ecosystems of Jocassee Gorges, Southern Appalachian Mountains, South Carolina, Scott R. Abella, Victor B. Shelburne, and Neil W. MacDonald
Functional ecology of shrub seedlings after a natural recruitment event at the Nevada Desert FACE Facility, David C. Housman, Stephen F. Zitzer, Travis E. Huxman, and S. D. Smith
Photosynthetic responses of Mojave Desert shrubs to free air CO2 enrichment are greatest during wet years, Elke Naumburg, David C. Housman, Travis E. Huxman, Therese N. Charlet, Michael E. Loik, and S. D. Smith
Rapid Induction of Dendritic Spine Morphogenesis by trans-Synaptic EphrinB-EphB Receptor Activation of the Rho-GEF Kalirin, Peter Penzes, Alexander Beeser, Jonathan Chernoff, Martin R. Schiller, Betty A. Eipper, Richard E. Mains, and Richard L. Huganir
On the relationship between stomatal characters and atmospheric CO2, C. D. Reid, H. Maherali, H. B. Johnson, S. D. Smith, S. D. Wullschleger, and R. B. Jackson
Assessing the response of terrestrial ecosystems to potential changes in precipitation, J. Weltzin, Michael E. Loik, S. Schwinning, D. Williams, Philip A. Fay, B. Haddad, J. Harte, Travis E. Huxman, Alan K. Knapp, G. Lin, W. Pockman, R. Shaw, E. Small, Melinda D. Smith, S. D. Smith, D. Tissue, and J. Zak
Submissions from 2002
Jocassee Gorges ecosystem classification project continues, Scott R. Abella
Spatial and temporal patterns of eastern white pine regeneration in the northwestern Ohio oak stand, Scott R. Abella and Neil W. MacDonald
Nocturnally retained zeaxanthin does not remain engaged in a state primed for energy dissipation during the summer in two Yucca species growing in the Mojave Desert, D. H. Barker, William W. Adams III, Barbara Demmig-Adams, Barry A. Logan, Amy S. Verhoeven, and S. D. Smith
Alterations of nitrogen dynamics under elevated carbon dioxide in an intact Mojave Desert ecosystem: Evidence from nitrogen-15 natural abundance, Sharon A. Billings, S. M. Schaeffer, Stephen F. Zitzer, Therese N. Charlet, and S. D. Smith
Root channel macropores enhance downward movement of water in a Mojave Desert ecosystem, Dale A. Devitt and S. D. Smith
Effects of elevated CO2 (FACE) on the functional ecology of the drought-deciduous Mojave Desert shrub, Lycium andersonii, Erik P. Hamerlynck, Travis E. Huxman, Therese N. Charlet, and S. D. Smith
Ecological responses of two Mojave Desert shrubs to soil horizon development and soil water dynamics, Erik P. Hamerlynck, Joseph R. McAuliffe, Eric V. McDonald, and S. D. Smith
Phylogeny of the genus Simonsiella and other members of the Neisseriaceae, Brian P. Hedlund and James T. Staley
Detection of 16S rDNA sequences representing the novel phylum “Nanoarchaeota”: indication for a world-wide distribution in high temperature biotopes, Michael J. Hohn, Brian P. Hedlund, and Harald Huber
Genes for the cytoskeletal protein tubulin in the bacterial genus Prosthecobacter, Cheryl Jenkins, Ram Samudrala, Iain Anderson, Brian P. Hedlund, Giulio Petroni, Natasha Michailova, Nicolas Pinel, Ross Overbeek, Giovanna Rosati, and James T. Staley
Kalirin Dbl-Homology Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor 1 Domain Initiates New Axon Outgrowths via RhoG-Mediated Mechanisms, Victor May, Martin R. Schiller, Betty A. Eipper, and Richard E. Mains
Remarkable morphological diversity of viruses and virus-like particles in hot terrestrial environments, R. Rachel, M. Bettstetter, Brian P. Hedlund, M. Haring, A. Kessler, Karl O. Stetter, and D. Prangishvili
Soil resource heterogeneity in the Mojave Desert, J. H. Titus, Robert S. Nowak, and S. D. Smith
Arbuscular mycorrhizae of Mojave Desert plants, J. H. Titus, P. J. Titus, R. S. Nowak, and S. D. Smith
Submissions from 2001
Effectiveness of Different Management Strategies for Controlling Spotted Knapweed in Remnant and Restored Prairies, Scott R. Abella
Restoring Historic Plant Communities in the Oak Openings Region of Northwest Ohio, Scott R. Abella, John F. Jaeger, Denise H. Gehring, Robert G. Jacksy, Karen S. Menard, and Kim A. High
Marinobacter strain NCE312 has a Pseudomonas-like naphthalene dioxygenase, Brian P. Hedlund, Allison D. Geiselbrecht, and James T. Staley
Vibrio cyclotrophicus sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading marine bacterium, Brian P. Hedlund and James T. Staley
The Effects of parental CO2 and offspring nutrient environment on initial growth and photosynthesis in an annual grass, Travis E. Huxman, Therese N. Charlet, C. Grant, and S. D. Smith
Photosynthesis in an invasive grass and native forb at elevated CO2 during an El Niño year in the Mojave Desert, Travis E. Huxman and S. D. Smith
Differential gene expression in a murine model of cancer cachexia, Constance L. Monitto, Dan Berkowitz, Kyoung Min Lee, Sokhon Pin, Daqing Li, Michael Breslow, Bert O’malley, and Martin R. Schiller
Leaf conductance decreased under free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) for three perennials in the Nevada desert, Robert S. Nowak, Lesley A. DeFalco, Carolyn S. Wilcox, Dean N. Jordan, James S. Coleman, S. D. Smith, and Jeffrey R. Seemann
Elevated atmospheric CO2 and deserts: Will increasing CO2 alter deserts and the desertification process?, S. D. Smith and Travis E. Huxman
Expression of multiple larger-sized transcripts for several genes in oligodendrogliomas; potential markers for glioma subtypes, Xueying Xu, Hong Dong Joh, Sukhon Pin, Noraisha I. Schiller, Christa Prange, Peter C. Burger, and Martin R. Schiller
Submissions from 2000
Harroun Park: Hidden gem of Sylvania, Scott R. Abella
Intense Burns May Reduce Spotted Knapweed Germination, Scott R. Abella
Jocassee ecosystem diversity to be researched, Scott R. Abella
Metroparks restore habitat with controlled fire, Scott R. Abella
Nature's datebook: Seasonal highlights to search for in your metroparks, Scott R. Abella
Residents landscape with native plants, Scott R. Abella
Ecological interactions in the biological control of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) in the United States: Toward a new understanding, C. J. DeLoach, R. I. Carruthers, J. E. Lovich, T. L. Dudley, and S. D. Smith
Effects of extreme high temperature, drought and elevated CO2 on photosynthesis of the Mojave Desert evergreen shrub, Larrea tridentata, Erik P. Hamerlynck, Travis E. Huxman, Michael E. Loik, and S. D. Smith
Photosynthetic responses of Larrea tridentata to a step-increase in atmospheric CO2 at the Nevada Desert FACE Facility, Erik P. Hamerlynck, Travis E. Huxman, Robert S. Nowak, S. Redar, Michael E. Loik, Dean N. Jordan, Stephen F. Zitzer, James S. Coleman, Jeffrey R. Seemann, and S. D. Smith
Effects of surface and sub-surface soil horizons on the seasonal performance of Larrea tridentata (creosotebush), Erik P. Hamerlynck, Joseph R. McAuliffe, and S. D. Smith
Low temperature tolerance and cold acclimation for seedlings of three Mojave Desert Yucca species exposed to elevated CO2, Michael E. Loik, Travis E. Huxman, Erik P. Hamerlynck, and S. D. Smith
Humoral autoreactivity to an alternatively spliced variant of ICA512/IA-2 in Type I diabetes., Y. S. Park, E. Kawasaki, K. Kelemen, L. Yu, Martin R. Schiller, M. Rewers, M. Mizuta, G. S. Eisenbarth, and J. C. Hutton
Water use of two Mojave Desert shrubs under elevated CO2, Diane E. Pataki, Travis E. Huxman, Dean N. Jordan, Stephen F. Zitzer, James S. Coleman, S. D. Smith, Robert S. Nowak, and Jeffrey R. Seemann
Anaerobic naphthalene degradation by microbial pure cultures under nitrate-reducing conditions, Karl J. Rockne, Joanne C. Chee-Sanford, Robert A. Sanford, Brian P. Hedlund, James T. Staley, and Stuart E. Strand
Genes expressed in the mouse pituitary corticotrope AtT-20/D-16v tumor cell line, Martin R. Schiller
Elevated CO2 increases productivity and invasive species success in an arid ecosystem, S. D. Smith, Travis E. Huxman, Stephen F. Zitzer, Therese N. Charlet, David C. Housman, James S. Coleman, Lynn F. Fenstermaker, Jeffrey R. Seemann, and Robert S. Nowak
Comparative phylogenetic analyses of members of the order Planctomycetales and the division Verrucomicrobia: 23S rRNA gene sequence analysis supports the 16S rRNA gene sequence-derived phylogeny, Naomi L. Ward, Fred A. Rainey, Brian P. Hedlund, James T. Staley, Wolfgang Ludwig, and Erko Stackebrandt
Submissions from 1999
Molecular Genetic Alterations in Radiation-Induced Astrocytomas, Daniel J. Brat, C. David James, Anne E. Jedlicka, Denise C. Connolly, Ed Chang, Rudy J. Castellani, Mathias Schmid, Martin R. Schiller, Dennis A. Carson, and Peter C. Burger
Induction of integral membrane PAM expression in AtT-20 cells alters the storage and trafficking of POMC and PC1, Giuseppe D. Ciccotosto, Martin R. Schiller, Betty A. Eipper, and Richard E. Mains
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation by a new marine bacterium, Neptunomonas naphthovorans gen. nov., sp. nov, Brian P. Hedlund, Allison D. Geiselbrecht, Timothy J. Bair, and James T. Staley
Root hydraulic conductivity of Larrea tridentata and Helianthus annuus under elevated CO2, K. A. Huxman, S. D. Smith, and D. S. Neuman
Reproductive allocation and seed production in Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens at elevated atmospheric CO2, Travis E. Huxman, Erik P. Hamerlynck, and S. D. Smith
Biotic, abiotic and performance aspects of the Nevada Desert Free-Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) Facility, Dean N. Jordan, Stephen F. Zitzer, George R. Hendrey, Keith F. Lewin, John Nagy, Robert S. Nowak, S. D. Smith, James S. Coleman, and Jeffrey R. Seemann
Effect of atmospheric CO2 enrichment on root growth and carbohydrate allocation of Phaseolus spp., Katrina J. Salsman, Dean N. Jordan, S. D. Smith, and D. S. Neuman
Effects of elevated CO2 and temperature stress on ecosystem processes, S. D. Smith, Dean N. Jordan, and Erik P. Hamerlynck
Submissions from 1998
Bowen ratio estimates of evapotranspiration for stands on the Virgin River in Southern Nevada, Dale A. Devitt, A. Sala, S. D. Smith, J. Cleverly, L. K. Shaulis, and R. Hammett
Isolation of marine polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading Cycloclasticus strains from the Gulf of Mexico and comparison of their PAH degradation ability with that of Puget Sound Cycloclasticus strains, Allison D. Geiselbrecht, Brian P. Hedlund, Mary A. Tichi, and James T. Staley
Prohormone thiol protease' (PTP) a novel cysteine protein for proenkephalin and prohormone processing" in Proteolytic and cellular mechanisms in prohormone and proprotein processing, Vivian Y. Hook, Yuan-Hsu Kang, Martin R. Schiller, Nikolaos Tezapsidis, Jane M. Johnston, and Ada Azaryan
The Effects of parental CO2 environment on seed quality and subsequent seedling performance in Bromus rubens, Travis E. Huxman, Erik P. Hamerlynck, Dean N. Jordan, Katrina J. Salsman, and S. D. Smith
Gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence responses of three south-western Yucca species to elevated CO2 and high temperature, Travis E. Huxman, Erik P. Hamerlynck, Michael E. Loik, and S. D. Smith
Photosynthetic down-regulation in Larrea tridentata exposed to elevated atmospheric CO2: Interaction with drought under glasshouse and field (FACE) exposure, Travis E. Huxman, Erik P. Hamerlynck, B. D. Moore, S. D. Smith, Dean N. Jordan, Stephen F. Zitzer, Robert S. Nowak, James S. Coleman, and Jeffrey R. Seemann
Water relations of riparian plants from warm desert regions, S. D. Smith, Dale A. Devitt, A. M. Sala, J. R. Cleverly, and D. E. Busch
Submissions from 1997
Invasive capacity of Tamarix ramosissima in a Mojave Desert floodplain: The role of drought, J. R. Cleverly, S. D. Smith, A. Sala, and Dale A. Devitt
Expression of RESP18 in peptidergic and catecholaminergic neurons., Daniel N. Darlington, Martin R. Schiller, Richard E. Mains, and Betty A. Eipper
The expression of regulated endocrine-specific protein of 18 kDa in peptidergic cells of rat peripheral endocrine tissues and in blood., Daniel N. Darlington, Martin R. Schiller, Richard E. Mains, and Betty A. Eipper
Plant water relations of Tamarix ramosissima in response to the imposition and alleviation of soil moisture stress, Dale A. Devitt, J. M. Piorkowski, S. D. Smith, J. R. Cleverly, and A. Sala
The Effect of applied water on the water use of saltcedar in a desert riparian environment, Dale A. Devitt, A. Sala, K. A. Mace, and S. D. Smith
Leaf carbon isotope ratios in three landscape species growing in an arid environment, Dale A. Devitt, S. D. Smith, and D. S. Neuman
Verrucomicrobia div. nov., a new division of the bacteria containing three new species of Prosthecobacter, Brian P. Hedlund, John J. Gosink, and James T. Staley
Immobilized Iron(III) Metal Affinity Chromatography for the Separation of Phosphorylated Macromolecules: Ligands and Applications, Leonard D. Holmes and Martin R. Schiller
High-level expression of the prohormones proenkephalin, pro-neuropeptide Y, proopiomelanocortin, and beta-protachykinin for in vitro prohormone processing., Vivian Y. Hook, Kim Moran, Rama Kannan, Andrea Kohn, Mark O. Lively, Anahit Azaryan, Martin R. Schiller, and Kurt Miller
A novel neuroendocrine intracellular signaling pathway., Martin R. Schiller, Richard E. Mains, and Betty A. Eipper
Physiological ecology of North American Desert Plants, S. D. Smith
Impacts of invasive plants on community and ecosystem properties, L. R. Walker and S. D. Smith
Submissions from 1996
Phylogeny of Prosthecobacter, the fusiform caulobacters: members of a recently discovered division of the Bacteria, Brian P. Hedlund, John J. Gosink, and James T. Staley
The processing proteases prohormone thiol protease, PC1/3 and PC2, and 70-kDa aspartic proteinase show preferences among proenkephalin, proneuropeptide Y, and proopiomelanocortin substrates., Vivian Y. Hook, Martin R. Schiller, and Anahit Azaryan
Proenkephalin-processing enzymes in chromaffin granules: model for neuropeptide biosynthesis., Vivian Y. Hook, Martin R. Schiller, Anahit Azaryan, and Nikolaos Tezapsidis
Water use by Tamarix ramosissima and associated phreatophytes in a Mojave Desert floodplain, A. Sala, S. D. Smith, and Dale A. Devitt
Stage-specific expression of RESP18 in the testes., Martin R. Schiller and Daniel N. Darlington
Analysis of wild-type and mutant aspartate aminotransferases using integrated rate equations., Martin R. Schiller, Leonard D. Holmes, and Elizabeth A. Boeker
Expression of recombinant pro-neuropeptide Y, proopiomelanocortin, and proenkephalin: relative processing by 'prohormone thiol protease' (PTP)., Martin R. Schiller, Andrea B. Kohn, Liane M. Mende-Mueller, Kurt Miller, and Vivian Y. Hook
Evapotranspiration from a saltcedar-dominated desert floodplain: A scaling approach, S. D. Smith, A. M. Sala, and Dale A. Devitt