Publications & Data
Savage, J., Hudzinski, S., and M. Olson. (2024) Use of electrolyte leakage to assess floral damage after freezing. Applications in Plant Science. e11569.
Data archive: Electrolyte leakage
Savage, J.A., McMann, N., Park, D., Rothendler, M., and K. Mosher (2022) Wood anatomy correlates with leaf out time across large geographic scales and within communities. New Phytologist.
Data archive: Phenology and wood anatomy
McMann, N., Peichel, A. and J. A. Savage (2022) Early spring flowers rely on xylem hydration but are not limited by stem xylem conductivity. New Phytologist 233(2): 838-850.
Data archive: Phenology and anatomy data, Heating experiment, floral gas exchange
Hammerschmidt, S.R., Dymond, S.F, Feng, X., Savage, J.A., and J.W. Wagenbrenner (2022) Understory transpiration rates in a coast redwood forest. Ecohydrology. e2404.
Ray, D. and J.A. Savage (2021) Seasonal changes in temperate woody plant phloem anatomy and physiology: Implications for long-distance transport. AoB Plants: plab028.
Data archive: Phloem model
Savage, J.A. and I. Chuine (2021) Coordination of spring vascular and organ phenology in deciduous angiosperms growing in seasonally cold climates. New Phytologist. 230: 1700–1715
Ray, D. and Savage, J.A. (2020) Immunodetection of cell wall pectin galactan opens up new avenues for phloem research. Plant Physiology 183 (4): 1425-1437.
O’Connell, E. and Savage, J.A. (2020) Extended leaf phenology has limited benefits for invasive species growing at northern latitudes. Biological Invasions. 22: 2957-2974.
Data archive: Plants traits, Understory light, Carbon model
Savage, J.A. (2020) It's all about timing—or is it? Exploring the potential connection between phloem physiology and whole plant phenology. American Journal of Botany 107(6):848-851.
Clerx, L.E., Rockwell, F.E., Savage, J.A. and N.M. Holbrook (2020) Ontogenetic scaling of phloem sieve tube anatomy and hydraulic resistance with tree height in Quercus rubra. American Journal of Botany. 107(6):852-863.
Savage, J.A. (2019) A temporal shift in resource allocation facilitates flowering before leaf out and spring vessel maturation in woody species. American Journal of Botany 106(1):113-122.
Data archive: Phenology data, Xylem and bud data
Huggett, B.A., Savage, J.A., Hao, G.-Y., Preisser, E.L. and N.M. Holbrook (2018) Impact of hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand) infestation on leaf physiology and xylem structure and function in eastern hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis (L.) Carrière). Functional Plant Biology. 45(5):501-508.
Erlandson, S. , Wei, X. , Savage, J.A. Cavender-Bares, J. and K. Peay (2018) Soil abiotic variables are more important than Salicaceae phylogeny or habitat specialization in determining soil microbial community structure. Molecular Ecology. 27(8): 2007-2024.
Savage et al. (2017) Maintenance of carbohydrate transport in tall trees. Nature Plants 3: 965–972.
Wei, X. , Savage, J.A., Riggs, C.E. and J.M. Cavender-Bares (2017) An experimental test of fitness variation among willow and poplar species across a hydrologic gradient predicts species distributions. Ecology 98(5): 1311-23.
Knoblauch, M., Knoblauch, J., Mullendore, D.L., Savage, J.A., Babst, B.A., Beecher, S.D., Dodgen, A.C. , Jensen, K.H. and N.M. Holbrook (2016) Phloem transport in plants: A test of the Münch pressure flow hypothesis. eLife. 5: e15341.
Sack, L.,… Savage, J.A., et al. (2016) Plant hydraulics as a central hub integrating plant and ecosystem function: meeting report for “Emerging Frontiers in Plant Hydraulics” Plant, Cell and Environment 39(9): 2085-2094.
Savage, J.A., Clearwater, M.J., Haines, D.F, Klein, T., Mencuccini, M., Sevanto. S., Turgeon, R. and C. Zhang (2016) Allocation, stress tolerance and carbon transport in plants: How does phloem physiology affect plant ecology? Plant, Cell and Environment 39(4):709-725.
Erlandson, S.R., Savage, J.A., Cavender-Bares, J.M., and K.B. Peay (2016) Soil moisture and chemistry influence diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities associating with willow along a hydrologic gradient. FEMS Microbiology Ecology.92 (1):1-9.
Riggs, C.E., Hobbie, S.E., Cavender-Bares, J.M., Savage, J.A. and X. Wei (2015) Contrasting effects of plant species traits and moisture on the decomposition of multiple litter fractions. Oecologia. 179(2): 573-584.
Savage, J.A., Haines, D.F. and N.M. Holbrook (2015) The making of giant pumpkins: How selective breeding changed the phloem of Cucurbita maxima from source to sink. Plant, Cell and Environment. 38(8): 1543-1554. Cover photograph.
Savage, J.A., Zwieniecki, M. and N.M. Holbrook (2013) Phloem transport velocity varies over time and among vascular bundles during early cucumber seedling development. Plant Physiology 163:1409–1418.
Savage, J.A. and J. Cavender-Bares (2013) Phenological cues drive an apparent trade-off between freezing tolerance and growth in the family Salicaceae. Ecology 94(8):1708–1717.
Jensen, K., Savage, J.A. and N.M. Holbrook (2013) Optimal concentration for sugar transport in plants. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 10(83). Cover photograph.
Kurtz, C.M., Savage, J.A., Huang, I-Y and J. Cavender-Bares (2013) Consequences of salinity and freezing stress for two populations of Quercus virginiana Mill. (Fagaceae) grown in a common garden. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 140(2):145–156.
Savage, J.A. and J. Cavender-Bares (2012) Habitat specialization and the role of trait lability in structuring diverse willow (genus: Salix) communities. Ecology 93(8):S138–S150.
Savage, J.A. and J. Cavender-Bares (2011) Contrasting drought survival strategies of sympatric willows (genus: Salix): consequences for coexistence and habitat specialization. Tree Physiology 31: 604–614.
Savage, J.A., Cavender-Bares, J. and A. Verhoeven (2009) Willow species (genus: Salix) with contrasting habitat affinities differ in their photoprotective responses to water stress. Functional Plant Biology 36: 300–309.
Cavender-Bares, J., Sack, L. and J. A. Savage (2007) Drought reduces nocturnal transpiration in two live oak species. Tree Physiology 27: 611–620.