Pacific Northwest Research Station

ABOUT US

RESEARCH AREAS

The Canopy Processes in Temperate Mesic Forests Team is one of several teams in the Ecosystem Processes Program.

Canopy crane.

Core areas of study:

-Develop basic knowledge of canopy processes in temperate mesic forests and relate those processes to stand, landscape, and regional phenomena regulating water and carbon budgets.

- Coordinate, develop, and promote cooperative research at the Wind River canopy crane and nearby research sites.

- Develop universal organizing principles governing canopy processes in all types of forests.

Wind River Canopy Crane Research Facility

This site includes a bibliography of publications about research involving the canopy crane.

Research Programs
Detailed information about our research programs.

This team's 2008 Science Accomplishments

Hydraulic redistribution of water from Pinus ponderosa trees to seedlings: evidence for an ectomycorrhizal pathway, by Jeffrey M. Warren, J. Renee Brooks, Frederick C. Meinzer, Joyce L. Eberhart (PDF - 4.09 MB)

Impacts of tree height on leaf hydraulic architecture and stomatal control in Douglas-fir, by D.R. Woodruff, K.A. McCulloh, J.M. Warren, F.C. Meinzer, B.L. Gartner (PDF - 1.89 MB)