Contact Information
505 S. Goodwin Ave
Urbana, IL 61801
Research Interests
Physiological ecology of vascular plants, photosynthesis, plant architecture, stress, climate change
Research Description
My laboratory is studying the physiological ecology of vascular plants with an emphasis on the environmental limitations to photosynthesis and resource allocation. I am particularly interested in developing integrated models of light utilization by plants in different habitats, with an emphasis on woody plants.
Other research projects include investigations of the effects of UV-B irradiation on growth and photosynthesis, and the impact of elevated CO2 on nutrient acquisition of trees. Currently we are using growth analysis, leaf and plant gas exchange, water relations, tissue chemistry, carbon isotope discrimination, and foliar optical properties, among other methods, in these studies. Research sites include grasslands, old fields, and deciduous forests in Illinois; subalpine and alpine habitats in Wyoming; and shrub steppe in Nevada.
Education
PhD, 1986, Duke University
M.S., 1982, Yale University
B.A., 1979, Bennington College
Additional Campus Affiliations
G. William Arends Professor Emeritus, Plant Biology
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Recent Publications
Aspray, E. K., Mies, T. A., McGrath, J. A., Montes, C. M., Dalsing, B., Puthuval, K. K., Whetten, A., Herriott, J., Li, S., Bernacchi, C. J., DeLucia, E. H., Leakey, A. D. B., Long, S. P., McGrath, J. M., Miglietta, F., Ort, D. R., & Ainsworth, E. A. (2023). Two decades of fumigation data from the Soybean Free Air Concentration Enrichment facility. Scientific Data, 10(1), Article 226. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02118-x
Blanc-Betes, E., Gomez-Casanovas, N., Yang, W. H., Chandrasoma, J., Clark, T. J., De Lucia, E. H., Hyde, C. A., Kent, A. D., Pett-Ridge, J., Rabinowitz, J., Raglin, S. S., Schwender, J., Shen, Y., Van Allen, R., & von Haden, A. C. (2023). Accelerating the development of a sustainable bioenergy portfolio through stable isotopes. GCB Bioenergy, 15(7), 840-866. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13056
Gomez-Casanovas, N., Mwebaze, P., Khanna, M., Branham, B., Time, A., DeLucia, E. H., Bernacchi, C. J., Knapp, A. K., Hoque, M. J., Du, X., Blanc-Betes, E., Barron-Gafford, G. A., Peng, B., Guan, K., Macknick, J., Miao, R., & Miljkovic, N. (2023). Knowns, uncertainties, and challenges in agrivoltaics to sustainably intensify energy and food production. Cell Reports Physical Science, 4(8), Article 101518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2023.101518
Guan, K., Jin, Z., Peng, B., Tang, J., DeLucia, E. H., West, P. C., Jiang, C., Wang, S., Kim, T., Zhou, W., Griffis, T., Liu, L., Yang, W. H., Qin, Z., Yang, Q., Margenot, A., Stuchiner, E. R., Kumar, V., Bernacchi, C., ... Yang, S. J. (2023). A scalable framework for quantifying field-level agricultural carbon outcomes. Earth-Science Reviews, 243, Article 104462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104462
Kantola, I. B., Blanc-Betes, E., Masters, M. D., Chang, E., Marklein, A., Moore, C. E., von Haden, A., Bernacchi, C. J., Wolf, A., Epihov, D. Z., Beerling, D. J., & DeLucia, E. H. (Accepted/In press). Improved net carbon budgets in the US Midwest through direct measured impacts of enhanced weathering. Global change biology, 29(24), 7012-7028. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16903