Professor David Ellsworth

Journal Articles

• Tissue, D., Ellsworth, D. and Riegler, M. (2013), 'Interactive effects of pre-industrial, current and future [CO2] and temperature on an insect herbivore of Eucalyptus', Oecologia , 11.
• Ellsworth, D. (2013), 'Optimal stomatal conductance in relation to photosynthesis in climatically contrasting Eucalyptus species under drought', Plant, Cell and Environment, 13.
• Ellsworth, D., Tissue, D. and Riegler, M. (2013), 'Interactive direct and plant-mediated effects of elevated atmospheric [CO2] and temperature on a eucalypt-feeding insect herbivore', Global Change Biology, 10.
• Falster, D., Reich, P., Ellsworth, D., Ellsworth, D., Wright, I., Westoby, M., Oleksyn, J. and Lee, T. (2012), 'Lifetime return on investment increases with leaf lifespan among 10 Australian woodland species', New Phytologist, 11.
• Barton, C., Liberloo, M., Low, M., Linder, S., McMurtie, R., Duursma, R., Medlyn, B., Ellsworth, D., Eamus, D., Tissue, D., Adams, M., Conroy, J. and Crous, K. (2012), 'Effects of elevated atmospheric [CO2] on instantaneous transpiration efficiency at leaf and canopy scales in Eucalyptus saligna', Global Change Biology, 11.
• Duursma, R., Atwell, B., Kelly, N., Kelly, J., Liberloo, M., Tissue, D., Medlyn, B., Ellsworth, D., Falster, D., Valladares, F., Sterck, F., Pearcy, R., Lusk, H., Sendall, K., Nordenstahl, M. and Houter, N. (2012), 'Light interception efficiency explained by two simple variables: a test using a diversity of small- to medium-sized woody plants', New Phytologist, 12.
• Crous, K., Zaragoza-Castells, J., Ellsworth, D., Duursma, R., Low, M., Tissue, D. and Atkin, O. (2012), 'Light inhibition of leaf respiration in field-grown Eucalyptus saligna in whole-tree chambers under elevated atmospheric CO2 and summer drought', Plant, Cell & Environment, 16.
• Leigh, A., Sevanto, S., Ball, M., Close, J., Ellsworth, D., Knight, C., Nicotra, A. and Vogel, S. (2012), 'Do thick leaves avoid thermal damage in critically low wind speeds?', New Phytologist, 11.
• Ellsworth, D., Thomas, R., Crous, K., Palmroth, S., Ward, E., Maier, C., Delucia, E. and Oren, R. (2012), 'Elevated CO2 affects photosynthetic responses in canopy pine and subcanopy deciduous trees over 10 years : a synthesis from Duke FACE', Global Change Biology, 20.
• Barton, C., Liberloo, M., Low, M., Linder, S., McMurtrie, R., Duursma, R., Medlyn, B., Ellsworth, D., Eamus, D., Tissue, D., Adams, M., Conroy, J. and Crous, K. (2012), 'Effects of elevated atmospheric [CO2] on instantaneous transpiration efficiency at leaf and canopy scales in Eucalyptus saligna', Global Change Biology, 11.
• Crous, K., Zaragoza-Castells, J., Ellsworth, D., Duursma, R., Low, M., Tissue, D. and Atkin, O. (2012), 'Light inhibition of leaf respiration in field-grown Eucalyptus saligna in whole-tree chambers under elevated atmospheric CO2 and summer drought', Plant, Cell and Environment, 16.
• Falster, D., Reich, P., Ellsworth, D., Wright, I., Westoby, M., Oleksyn, J. and Lee, T. (2012), 'Lifetime return on investment increases with leaf lifespan among 10 Australian woodland species', New Phytologist, 11.
• Duursma, R., Atwell, B., Kelly, N., Kelly, J., Liberloo, M., Tissue, D., Medlyn, B., Ellsworth, D., Falster, D., Valladares, F., Sterck, F., Pearcy, R., Lusk, C., Sendall, K., Nordenstahl, M. and Houter, N. (2012), 'Light interception efficiency explained by two simple variables : a test using a diversity of small- to medium-sized woody plants', New Phytologist, 12.
• Ellsworth, D. (2012), 'Temperature responses of leaf net photosynthesis : the role of component processes', Tree Physiology, 13.
• Crous, K., Zaragoza-Castells, J., Low, M., Ellsworth, D., Tissue, D., Tjoelker, M., Barton, C., Gimeno, T. and Atkin, O. (2011), 'Seasonal acclimation of leaf respiration in Eucalyptus saligna trees: Impacts of elevated atmospheric CO2 and summer drought', Global Change Biology, 17.
• Duursma, R., Barton, C., Eamus, D., Medlyn, B., Ellsworth, D., Forster, M., Tissue, D., Linder, S. and McMurtie, R. (2011), 'Rooting depth explains [CO2] x drought interaction in Eucalyptus saligna', Tree Physiology, 10.
• Zeppel, M., Forster, M., Tissue, D., Lewis, J., Lewis, J., Medlyn, B., Barton, C., Duursma, R., Eamus, D., Adams, M., Ellsworth, D., Tissue, D., Phillips, N. and Ellsworth, D. (2011), 'Interactive effects of elevated CO2 and drought on nocturnal water fluxes in Eucalyptus saligna', Tree Physiology, 13.
• Zeppel, M., Forster, M., Tissue, D., Lewis, J., Lewis, J., Medlyn, B., Barton, C., Duursma, R., Eamus, D., Adams, M., Ellsworth, D., Tissue, D., Phillips, N. and Ellsworth, D. (2011), 'Interactive effects of elevated CO2 and drought on nocturnal water fluxes in Eucalyptus saligna', Tree Physiology, 13.
• Medlyn, B., Wingate, L., Duursma, R., Eamus, D., Ellsworth, D., Prentice, C., Barton, C., Crous, K., Paolo, D. and Freeman, M. (2011), 'Reconciling the optimal and empirical approaches to modelling stomatal conductance', Global Change Biology, 11.
• Dronova, I., Bergen, K., Ellsworth, D. and Ellsworth, D. (2011), 'Forest Canopy Properties and Variation in Aboveground Net Primary Production over Upper Great Lakes Landscapes', Ecosystems, 15.
• Dronova, I., Bergen, K. and Ellsworth, D. (2011), 'Forest Canopy Properties and Variation in Aboveground Net Primary Production over Upper Great Lakes Landscapes', Ecosystems, 15.
• Barton, C., Parsby, J., Linder, S., Ellsworth, D., Medlyn, B., Duursma, R., Tissue, D., Adams, M., Eamus, D., Conroy, J. and McMurtri, R. (2010), 'Whole-tree chambers for elevated atmospheric CO2 experimentation and tree scale flux measurements in south-eastern Australia: The Hawkesbury Forest Experiment', Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 11.
• Crous, K., Reich, P., Hunter, M. and Ellsworth, D. (2010), 'Maintenance of leaf N controls the photosynthetic CO2 response of grassland species exposed to 9 years of free-air CO2 enrichment', Global Change Biology, 13.
• Uddling, J., Hogg, A., Techlaw, R., Caroll, M. and Ellsworth, D. (2010), 'Stomatal uptake of O-3 in aspen and aspen-birch forests under free-air CO2 and O-3 enrichment', Environmental Pollution, 9.
• Calfapietra, C., Karnosky, D., King, J., Korner, C., Leakey, A., Lewin, K., Liberloo, M., Long, S., Lukac, M., Matyssek, R., Miglietta, F., Ainsworth, E., Nagy, J., Norby, R., Oren, R., Percy, K., Rogers, A., Mugnozza, G., Stitt, M., Taylor, G., Ceulemans, R., Beier, C., De Angelis, P., Ellsworth, D., Godbold, D., Hendrey, G., Hickler, T. and Hoosbeek, M. (2010), 'Challenges in elevated CO2 experiments on forests', Trends in Plant Science, 6.
• Calfapietra, C., Ainsworth, E., Beier, C., De Angelis, P., Ellsworth, D., Godbold, D., Hendrey, G. and Hickler, T. (2009), 'New challenges and priorities in the next generation of elevated CO2 experiments on forest ecosystems and plantations.', Trends in Plant Science, 6.
• Uddling, J., Teclaw, R., Kurt, S. and Ellsworth, D. (2009), 'Leaf and canopy conductance in aspen and aspen-birch forests under free-air enrichment of carbon dioxide and ozone', Tree Physiology, 14.
• Reich, P., Falster, D., Ellsworth, D., Wright, I., Westoby, M., Oleksyn, J. and Lee, T. (2009), 'Controls on declining carbon balance with leaf age among 10 woody species in Australian woodland: Do leaves have zero daily net carbon balances when they die?', New Phytologist, 14.
• Cernusak, L., Ellsworth, D., Dawson, T., Griffiths, H., Farquhar, G., Wright, I., Westoby, M., Tcherkez, G., Keitel, C., Cornwell, W., Santiago, L., Knohl, A., Barbour, M., Williams, D. and Reich, P. (2009), 'Within plant variation in stable carbon isotopes: why are non-photosynthetic tissues generally 13C enriched compared to leaves?', Functional Plant Biology, 15.
• Franklin, O., Mcmurtrie, R., Iversen, C., Crous, K., Finzi, A., Tissue, D., Ellsworth, D., Oren, R. and Norby, R. (2009), 'Forest fine-root production and nitrogen use under elevated CO2: contrasting responses in evergreen and deciduous trees explained by a common principle.', Global Change Biology, 13.
• Udding, J., Teclaw, R., Kubiske, M., Pregitzer, K. and Ellsworth, D. (2008), 'Sap flux in pure aspen and mixed aspen-birch forests exposed to elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide and ozone', Tree Physiology, 13.
• Crous, K., Walters, M. and Ellsworth, D. (2008), 'Elevated CO2 concentration affects leaf photosynthesis-nitrogen relationships in Pinus taeda over nine years in FACE', Tree Physiology, 8.
• Hogg, A., Uddling, J., Ellsworth, D., Carroll, M., Pressley, S., Lamb, B. and Vogel, C. (2007), 'Stomatal and non-stomatal fluxes of ozone to a northern mixed hardwood forest', Tellus Series B Chemical & Physical Meterology, 12.
• Sefcik, L., Zak, D. and Ellsworth, D. (2007), 'Seedling survival in a northern temperate forest understory is increased by elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide and atmospheric nitrogen deposition', Global Change Biology, 15.
• Zak, D., Holmes, W., Pregitzer, K., Kings, J., Ellsworth, D. and Kubiske, M. (2007), 'Belowground competition and the response of developing forest communities to atmospheric CO2 and O3', Global Change Biology, 9.
• Chung, H., Zak, D., Reich, P. and Ellsworth, D. (2007), 'Plant species richness, elevated CO2, and atmospheric nitrogen deposition alter soil microbial community composition and function', Global Change Biology, 10.
• Mccarthy, H., Oren, R., Finzi, A., Ellsworth, D., Kim, H., Johnsen, K. and Millar, B. (2007), 'Temporal dynamics and spatial variability in the enhancement of canopy leaf area under elevated atmospheric CO2', Global Change Biology, 19.
• Reich, P., Hobbie, T., Lee, T., Ellsworth, D., West, J. and + 4 Externals, .. (2006), 'Nitrogen limitation constrains sustainability of ecosystem response to CO2', Nature, 4.
• Sefcik, L., Zak, D. and Ellsworth, D. (2006), 'Photosynthetic responses to understory shade and elevated CO2 in northern hardwood tree species differing in shade tolerance', Tree Physiology, 11.
• Novic, K., Stoy, P., Katul, G., Ellsworth, D., Siqueira, M., Juang, J. and Oren, R. (2004), 'Carbon dioxide exchange and water vapor in a warm temperate grassland', Oecologia, 16.
• Nowak, R., Ellsworth, D. and Smith, S. (2004), 'Functional responses of plants to elevated atmospheric CO2 - Do photosynthetic and productivity data from FACE experiments support early predictions', New Phytologist, 28.
• Crous, K. and Ellsworth, D. (2004), 'Canopy position affects photosynthetic adjustments to long-term elevated CO2 concentration (FACE) in a mature Pinus taeda L. forest', Tree Physiology, 10.
• Reich, P., Naeem, S., Tilman, D., Ellsworth, D., Knops, J., Craine, J., Wedin, D. and Trost, J. (2004), 'Species and functional group diversity independently influence biomass accumulation and its response to CO2 and N', Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 6.
• Ellsworth, D., Reich, P., Naumburg, E., Koch, G., Kubiske, M. and Smith, S. (2004), 'A comparison of photosynthetic characteristics and leaf nitrogen responses of 16 species to atmospheric CO2 across four free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) experiments', Global Change Biology, 18.
• Reich, P., Uhl, C., Walters, M., Prugh, L. and Ellsworth, D. (2004), 'Leaf demography and phenology in Amazonian rain forest: A census of 40 000 leaves of 23 tree species', Ecological Monographs, 21.
• Schafer, K., Oren, R., Katul, G., Ellsworth, D., Lai, C., Herrick, J., Finzi, A. and Richter, D. (2003), 'Exposure to an enriched CO2 atmosphere alters carbon assimilation and allocation in a pine forest ecosystem', Global Change Biology, 23.
• Pataki, D., Ellsworth, D., Evans, R., Gonzalez-Meler, M., King, J. and + 7 Externals, . (2003), 'Tracing changes in ecosystem function under elevated carbon dioxide conditions', BioScience, 14.
• Craine, J., Reich, P., Tilman, D., Ellsworth, D., Fargione, J., Knops, J. and Naeem, S. (2003), 'The role of plant species in biomass production and response to elevated CO2 and N', Ecology Letters, 8.
• Luo, Y., White, L., Canadell, J., Delucia, E., Ellsworth, D., Finzi, A., Lichter, J. and Schlesinger, W. (2003), 'Sustainability of terrestrial carbon sequestration: a case study in Duke forest with inversion approach', Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 13.
• Lai, C., Katul, G., Butnor, J., Ellsworth, D. and Oren, R. (2002), 'Modeling night-time ecosystem respiration by a constrained source optimization method', Global Change Biology, 18.
• Davidson, E., Savage, K., Bolstad, P., Clark, D., Ellsworth, D. and + 7 Externals, . (2002), 'Belowground carbon allocation in forests estimated from litterfall and IRGA-based soil respiration measurements', Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 13.
• Thornton, P., Law, B., Gholz, H., Clark, K., Ellsworth, D. and + 7 Externals, . (2002), 'Modeling and measuring the effects of disturbance history and climate on carbon and water budgets in evergreen needleleaf forests', Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 38.
• Lai, C., Katul, G., Butnor, J., Siqueira, M., Ellsworth, D. and + 4 Externals, . (2002), 'Modeling the limits on the response of net carbon exchange to fertilization in a south-eastern pine forest', Plant, Cell and Environment, 25.
• Medlyn, B., Dreyer, E., Ellsworth, D., Forstreuter, M., Harley, P. and + 7 Externals, . (2002), 'Temperature response of parameters of a biochemically based model of photosynthesis II. A review of experimental data', Plant, Cell and Environment, 9.
• Niinemets, U., Ellsworth, D., Lukjanova, A. and Tobias, M. (2002), 'Dependence of needle architecture and chemical composition on canopy light availability in three North American Pinus species with contrasting needle length', Tree Physiology, 16.
• Rogers, A. and Ellsworth, D. (2002), 'Photosynthetic acclimation of Pinus taeda (loblolly pine) to long-term growth in elevated pCO2 (FACE)', Plant, Cell and Environment, 8.
• Naumburg, E. and Ellsworth, D. (2002), 'Short-term light and leaf photosynthetic dynamics affect estimates of daily understory photosynthesis in four tree species', Tree Physiology, 9.
• Katul, G., Lai, C., Schafer, K., Vidakovic, B., Ellsworth, D., Albertson, J. and Oren, R. (2001), 'Multiscale analysis of vegetation surface fluxes: from seconds to years', Water Resources Research, 14.
• Niinemets, U., Ellsworth, D., Lukjanova, A. and Tobias, M. (2001), 'Site fertility and the morphological and photosynthetic acclimation of Pinus sylvestris needles to light', Tree Physiology, 14.
• Rogers, A., Ellsworth, D. and Humphries, S. (2001), 'Possible explanation of the disparity between the in vitro measurements of Rubisco activity: A study in loblolly pine grown at elevated pCO2', Journal of Experimental Botany, 7.
• Oren, R., Ellsworth, D., Johnsen, K., Phillips, N., Ewers, B. and + 6 Externals, . (2001), 'Soil fertility limits carbon sequestration by forest ecosystems in a CO2-enriched atmosphere', Nature, 4.
• Johnsen, K., Wear, D., Oren, R., Teskey, R., Ellsworth, D. and + 11 Externals, . (2001), 'Meeting global policy commitments: Carbon sequestration and southern pine forests', Journal of Forestry, 8.
• Reich, P., Goth, J., Bengtson, W., Lee, T., Tilman, D., Craine, J., Ellsworth, D., Tjoelker, M., Knops, J., Wedin, D., Naeem, S. and Bahauddin, D. (2001), 'Do species and functional groups differ in acquisition and use of C, N and water under varying atmospheric CO2 and N availability regimes? A field test with 16 grassland species', New Phytologist, 14.
• Lee, T., Tjoelker, M., Ellsworth, D. and Reich, P. (2001), 'Leaf gas exchange responses of 13 prairie grassland species to elevated CO2 and increased nitrogen supply', New Phytologist, 14.
• Reich, P., Knops, J., Tilman, D., Craine, J., Ellsworth, D. and + 10 Externals, .. (2001), 'Plant diversity enhances ecosystem responses to elevated CO2 and nitrogen deposition', Nature, 4.
• Naumburg, E., Ellsworth, D. and Pearcy, R. (2001), 'Crown carbon gain and elevated CO2 responses of understory saplings with differing allometry and architecture', Functional Ecology, 11.
• Naumburg, E., Ellsworth, D. and Katul, G. (2001), 'Modeling dynamic understory photosynthesis of contrasting species in ambient and elevated carbon dioxide', Oecologia, 13.
• Finzi, A., Allen, A., Delucia, E., Ellsworth, D. and Schlesinger, W. (2001), 'Forest litter production, chemistry and decomposition following two years of Free-Air CO2 Enrichment', Ecology, 15.
• Luo, Y., Medlyn, B., Hui, D., Ellsworth, D., Reynolds, J. and Katul, G. (2001), 'Gross primary productivity in the Duke Forest: modeling synthesis of CO2 experiment and eddy flux data', Ecological Applications, 14.