Position Title
Ph.D., Professor Emeritus (In Memoriam)
Position Title
Ph.D., Professor Emeritus (In Memoriam)
- Evolution and Ecology
Bio
Research Interests
Interactions between plants and their environments. Plant acquisition and use of light, carbon, water, and nutrients for growth and survival in natural environments.
Education and Degree(s)
- 1963 B.S. in Forest Ecology, University of Montana
- 1969 Ph.D. in Plant Ecology, Colorado State University
Publications
- Valladares F, MT Allen, and RW Pearcy. 1997. Photosynthetic responses to dynamic light under field conditions in six tropical rainforest shrubs occurring along a light gradient. Oecologia. 111:505-514
- Pearcy RW, LJ Gross, and D He. 1997. An improved dynamic model of photosynthesis for estimation of carbon gain in sunfleck light regimes. Plant Cell and Environment. 20:411-424
- Valladares F and RW Pearcy. 1997. Interactions between water stress, sun-shade acclimation, heat tolerance and photoinhibition in the sclerophyll Heteromeles arbutifolia. Plant Cell and Environment. 20:25-36