Katherine A. McCulloh

12.0k citations

81 papers · 7.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 43

Global and Planetary Change top 0.2%
Atmospheric Science top 0.5%
Plant Science top 0.5%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
Mechanical Engineering top 2%

Co-authors: Frederick C. Meinzer John S. Sperry David R. Woodruff Daniel M. Johnson Barbara Lachenbruch Uwe G. Hacke William T. Pockman Stephen D. Davis
Topics: Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (66 papers)Tree-ring climate responses (39 papers)Forest ecology and management (18 papers)
Cited by: Global and Planetary Change Nature and Landscape Conservation Atmospheric Science
Journals: Nature Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nature Communications
Partner nations: United States Australia France

In The Last Decade

Katherine A. McCulloh

80 papers receiving 6.9k citations

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Trends in wood density and structure are linked to prevention of xylem implosion by negative pressure

2001 1.2k citations John S. Sperry, Katherine A. McCulloh et al. Oecologia profile →
Xylem hydraulic safety margins in woody plants: coordination of stomatal control of xylem tension with hydraulic capacitance

2009 496 citations Frederick C. Meinzer, Daniel M. Johnson et al. Functional Ecology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Save or spend? Diverging water‐use strategies of grasses and encroaching clonal shrubs 2024 ·Journal of Ecology ·Rachel M. Keen,Brent R. Helliker,Katherine A. McCulloh,Jesse B. Nippert	6
2	Water, not carbon, drives drought‐constraints on stem terpene defense against simulated bark beetle attack in Pinus edulis 2024 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown),R. Alex Thompson,Pak S. Chow,(unknown),Simon M. Landhäusser,Diana L. Six,Katherine A. McCulloh,Henry D. Adams,Amy M. Trowbridge	4
3	Functional traits and trait coordination change over the life of a leaf in a tropical fern species 2023 ·American Journal of Botany ·Christopher P. Krieg,(unknown),Courtney Campany,James E. Watkins,Deedra McClearn,Katherine A. McCulloh,Emily B. Sessa	2
4	Linking stem rehydration kinetics to hydraulic traits using a novel method and mechanistic model 2023 ·Annals of Botany ·(unknown),Duncan D. Smith,Katherine A. McCulloh	1
5	Revisiting the Source of Wilt Symptoms: X-Ray Microcomputed Tomography Provides Direct Evidence That Ralstonia Biomass Clogs Xylem Vessels 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Dilworth Y. Parkinson,Katherine A. McCulloh,Anjali S. Iyer‐Pascuzzi,Andrew J. McElrone,Tiffany M. Lowe‐Power	25
6	A dynamic yet vulnerable pipeline: Integration and coordination of hydraulic traits across whole plants 2019 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Katherine A. McCulloh,Jean‐Christophe Domec,Daniel M. Johnson,Duncan D. Smith,Frederick C. Meinzer	82
7	Water relations of Calycanthus flowers: Hydraulic conductance, capacitance, and embolism resistance 2018 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Adam B. Roddy,Kevin A. Simonin,Katherine A. McCulloh,Craig R. Brodersen,Todd E. Dawson	40
8	Leaf hydraulic parameters are more plastic in species that experience a wider range of leaf water potentials 2018 ·Functional Ecology ·Daniel M. Johnson,Z. Carter Berry,(unknown),Duncan D. Smith,Katherine A. McCulloh,Jean‐Christophe Domec	55
9	Thermotolerance and heat stress responses of Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine seedling populations from contrasting climates 2016 ·Tree Physiology ·Danielle Ulrich,Frederick C. Meinzer,David R. Woodruff,Katherine A. McCulloh	48
10	Limited variation found among Norway spruce half-sib families in physiological response to drought and resistance to embolism 2016 ·Tree Physiology ·Daniel J. Chmura,(unknown),Katherine A. McCulloh,Roma Żytkowiak	16
11	Do ray cells provide a pathway for radial water movement in the stems of conifer trees? 2013 ·American Journal of Botany ·David M. Barnard,Barbara Lachenbruch,Katherine A. McCulloh,Peter Kitin,Frederick C. Meinzer	30
12	Climate‐related trends in sapwood biophysical properties in two conifers: avoidance of hydraulic dysfunction through coordinated adjustments in xylem efficiency, safety and capacitance 2011 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·David M. Barnard,Frederick C. Meinzer,Barbara Lachenbruch,Katherine A. McCulloh,Daniel M. Johnson,David R. Woodruff	75
13	Comparative hydraulic architecture of tropical tree species representing a range of successional stages and wood density 2011 ·Oecologia ·Katherine A. McCulloh,Frederick C. Meinzer,John S. Sperry,Barbara Lachenbruch,Steven L. Voelker,David R. Woodruff,Jean‐Christophe Domec	68
14	Moving water well: comparing hydraulic efficiency in twigs and trunks of coniferous, ring‐porous, and diffuse‐porous saplings from temperate and tropical forests 2010 ·New Phytologist ·Katherine A. McCulloh,John S. Sperry,Barbara Lachenbruch,Frederick C. Meinzer,Peter B. Reich,Steven L. Voelker	138
15	Leaf xylem embolism, detected acoustically and by cryo‐SEM, corresponds to decreases in leaf hydraulic conductance in four evergreen species 2009 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Daniel M. Johnson,Frederick C. Meinzer,David R. Woodruff,Katherine A. McCulloh	83
16	Maximum height in a conifer is associated with conflicting requirements for xylem design 2008 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jean‐Christophe Domec,Barbara Lachenbruch,Frederick C. Meinzer,David R. Woodruff,J. M. Warren,Katherine A. McCulloh	177
17	Safety and efficiency conflicts in hydraulic architecture: scaling from tissues to trees 2007 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·John S. Sperry,Frederick C. Meinzer,Katherine A. McCulloh	368
18	A comparison of daily water use estimates derived from constant-heat sap-flow probe values and gravimetric measurements in pot-grown saplings 2007 ·Tree Physiology ·Katherine A. McCulloh,Klaus Winter,Frederick C. Meinzer,M. García,Jorge Aranda,(unknown)	54
19	Impacts of tree height on leaf hydraulic architecture and stomatal control in Douglas‐fir 2007 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·David R. Woodruff,Katherine A. McCulloh,J. M. Warren,Frederick C. Meinzer,Barbara Lachenbruch	103
20	The evaluation of Murray's law in Psilotum nudum (Psilotaceae), an analogue of ancestral vascular plants 2005 ·American Journal of Botany ·Katherine A. McCulloh,John S. Sperry	23

About Katherine A. McCulloh

Katherine A. McCulloh is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Atmospheric Science, having authored 81 papers that have together received 7.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (66 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (39 papers) and Forest ecology and management (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Global and Planetary Change (5.5k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.6k citations) and Atmospheric Science (3.2k citations). Katherine A. McCulloh has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. Frequent co-authors include Frederick C. Meinzer, John S. Sperry, David R. Woodruff, Daniel M. Johnson, Barbara Lachenbruch, Uwe G. Hacke, William T. Pockman, Stephen D. Davis, Frederick R. Adler and Jean‐Christophe Domec. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

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