Woodruff, David

Woodruff, David
Position Type:
Faculty
Job Title:
Courtesy Faculty
Department:
Forest Ecosystems & Society
Office Location:
338 FSL
Phone Number:
(541) 750-7494
Fax Number:
(541) 758-7760
Education:
B.A., 1992, University of Colorado, Boulder
M.S., 2000, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Ph.D., 2008, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Research Areas:
- Genetics and Physiology
- Forest, Wildlife and Landscape Ecology
Research Interests:
- Ecophysiology
Tree physiology, forest canopy processes, plant water relations, plant stress physiology, photosynthetic gas exchange
Advising
Graduate Major Advisor
Selected Publications:
- Merschel, A.G., P.A. Beedlow, D.C. Shaw, D.R. Woodruff, E.H. Lee, S.P. Cline, R.L. Comeleo, K. Hagmann, M.J.Reilly (2021) An ecological perspective on living with fire in ponderosa pine forests of Oregon and Washington: Resistance, gone but not forgotten, Trees Forests and People 4(18):100074
- Cabon, A., L. Fernández-de-Uña, G. Gea-Izquierdo, F.C. Meinzer, D.R. Woodruff, J. Martínez-Vilalta, M. De Cáceres (2019) Water potential control of turgor-driven tracheid enlargement in Scots pine at its xeric distribution edge. New Phytologist
- Johnson, D.M., Domec, J.C., Carter Berry, Z., Schwantes, A.M., Woodruff, D.R., Katherine A. McCulloh, K.A., Wortemann, Remi, Swenson, J.J. and Jackson, R.B. (2018) Co-occurring woody species have diverse hydraulic strategies and mortality rates during an extreme drought. Plant, Cell and Environment 41(3):576-588
- Woodruff, D.R., F.C. Meinzer and K.A. McCulloh (2016) Forest canopy hydraulics. In: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration Including Biofuels and Related Processes
- Woodruff, D.R. (2013) The impacts of water stress on phloem transport in Douglas-fir trees. Tree Physiology 34: 5-24
- Sala, A., D.R. Woodruff , F.C. Meinzer (2012) Carbon dynamics in trees: feast or famine? Tree Physiology, doi:10.1093/treephys/tpr143
- Woodruff, D.R. and F.C. Meinzer (2011) Water stress, shoot growth and storage of nonstructural carbohydrates along a tree height gradient in a tall conifer. Plant Cell and Environment, 34: 1920-1930
- Woodruff, D.R., F.C. Meinzer (2011) Size-dependent changes in biophysical control of tree growth: the role of turgor. In: Size- and Age-Related Changes in Tree Structure and Function” F. Meinzer, B. Lachenbruch, T. Dawson, Editors. Springer, pp.363-384
- Woodruff, D.R., F.C. Meinzer, K. A. McCulloh (2010) Height-related trends in stomatal sensitivity to leaf-to-air vapor pressure deficit in a tall conifer. Journal of Experimental Botany, 61: 203-210