Doctor Brendan Choat

Journal Articles

• Choat, B. (2012), 'Measurements of stem xylem hydraulic conductivity in the laboratory and field', Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 10.
• Choat, B. (2012), 'Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought', NATURE, 4.
• Choat, B., Medek, D., Stuart, S., Pasquet-Kok, J., Egerton, J., Salari, H., Sack, L. and Ball, M. (2011), 'Xylem traits mediate a trade-off between resistance to freeze/thaw-induced embolism and photosynthetic capacity in overwintering evergreens.', New Phytologist, 10.
• Brodersen, C., Lee, E., Choat, B., Jansen, S., Phillips, R., Shackel, K., Mcelrone, A. and Matthews, M. (2011), 'Automated analysis of three-dimensional xylem networks using high-resolution computed tomography', New Phytologist, 12.
• Lens, F., Sperry, J., Christman, M., Choat, B., Rabaey, D. and Jansen, S. (2011), 'Testing hypotheses that link wood anatomy to cavitation resistance and hydraulic conductivity in the genus Acer', New Phytologist, 15.
• Wada, H., Matthews, M., Choat, B. and Shackel, K. (2011), 'In situ turgor stability in grape mesocarp cells and its relation to cell dimensions and microcapillary tip size and geometry', Environmental Control in Biology, 13.
• Brodersen, C., Lee, E., Choat, B., Matthews, M. and Shackel, K. (2010), 'The Dynamics of Embolism Repair in Xylem: In Vivo Visualizations Using High-Resolution Computed Tomography', Plant Physiology, 8.
• Sack, L., Cornwell, W., Santiago, L., Barbour, M., Choat, B., Evans, J., Munns, R. and Nicotra, A. (2010), 'A unique web resource for physiology, ecology and the environmental sciences: PrometheusWiki', Functional Plant Biology, 7.
• Pittermann, J., Choat, B., Jansen, S., Stuart, S., Lynn, L. and Dawson, T. (2010), 'The relationships between xylem safety and hydraulic efficiency in the Cupressaceae: the evolution of pit membrane form and function.', Plant Physiology, 13.
• Choat, B., Drayton, W., Brodersen, C., Matthews, M., Shackel, K., Wada, H. and Mcelrone, A. (2010), 'Measurement of vulnerability to water-stress induced cavitation in grapevine: a comparison of four techniques applied to a long-vesseled species', Plant Cell and Environment, 11.
• Choat, B., Gambetta, G., Shackel, K. and Matthews, M. (2009), 'Vascular function in grape berries across development and its relevance to apparent hydraulic isolation', Plant Physiology, 11.
• Choat, B., Gambetta, G., Wada, H., Shackel, K. and Matthews, M. (2009), 'The effects of Pierce's disease on leaf and petiole hydraulic conductance in Vitis vinifera cv. Chardonnay.', Physiologia Plantarum, 11.
• Choat, B. and Pittermann, J. (2009), 'New insights into bordered pit structure and cavitation resistance in angiosperms and conifers', New Phytologist, 4.
• Jansen, S., Choat, B. and Plesters, A. (2009), 'Morphological variation of intervessel pit membranes and implications to xylem function in angiosperms', American Journal of Botany, 11.
• Choat, B., Cobb, A. and Jansen, S. (2008), 'Structure and function of bordered pits: new discoveries and impacts on whole-plant hydraulic function', New Phytologist, 19.
• Choat, B., Sack, L. and Holbrook, N. (2007), 'Diversity of hydraulic traits in nine Cordia species growing in tropical rainforests with contrasting precipitation', New Phytologist, 13.
• Cobb, A., Choat, B. and Holbrook, N. (2007), 'Dynamics of freeze-thaw embolism in Smilax rotundifolia (Smilacaceae)', American Journal of Botany, 10.
• Jansen, S., Sano, Y., Choat, B., Rabaey, D., Lens, F. and Dute, R. (2007), 'Pit membranes in tracheary elements of Rosaceae and related families: new records of tori and pseudo-tori.', American Journal of Botany, 12.
• Stuart, S., Choat, B., Martin, K., Holbrook, N. and Ball, M. (2007), 'The role of freezing in defining the latitudinal limits of mangrove forests', New Phytologist, 8.
• Choat, B., Brodie, T., Cobb, A., Zwieniecki, M. and Holbrook, N. (2006), 'Direct measurements of intervessel pit membrane hydraulic resistance in two angiosperm tree species', American Journal of Botany, 8.
• Choat, B., Ball, M., Luly, J., Donnelly, C. and Holtum, J. (2006), 'Seasonal patterns of leaf gas exchange and water relations in dry rainforest trees of contrasting leaf phenology', Tree Physiology, 8.
• Lovelock, C., Ball, M., Choat, B., Holbrook, N. and Feller, I. (2006), 'Linking physiological processes with patterns in mangrove forest structure: Phosphorus deficiency limits canopy development, hydraulic conductivity and photosynthetic carbon gain in dwarf Rhizophora mangle', Plant, Cell and Environment, 10.
• Choat, B., Lahr, E., Melcher, P., Zwieniecki, M. and Holbrook, N. (2005), 'The spatial pattern of air seeding thresholds in mature sugar maple trees', Plant, Cell and Environment, 8.
• Choat, B., Ball, M., Luly, J. and Holtum, J. (2005), 'Hydraulic architecture of deciduous and evergreen dry rainforest tree species from north-eastern Australia.', Trees - Structure and Function, 7.