Publications

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Pittermann, J., Sperry J., Hacke U., Wheeler J. and E. Sikkema. 2005. Torus-margo pits help conifers compete with angiosperms. Science.Publications_files/Science%202005%20PittermannTorus-Margo%20Pits%20Help%20Conifers%20Compete.pdf
Pittermann, J., Sperry J., Hacke U., Wheeler J. and E. Sikkema. 2006. Inter-tracheid pitting and the hydraulic efficiency of conifer wood: the role tracheid allometry and cavitation protection. American Journal of Botany.Publications_files/Am%20J%20Bot%202006%20PittermannInter-tracheid%20pitting%20and%20the%20hydraulic.pdf
Pittermann, J. and J. Sperry J. 2005. Analysis of freeze-thaw embolism in conifers. The interaction between cavitation pressure and tracheid size. Plant Physiology.Publications_files/PLANT%20PHYSIOLOGY%202005%20Pittermann%E2%80%A6%20of%20Freeze-Thaw%20Embolism%20in.pdf
Hacke U., Sperry J., Field T., Sano Y., Sikkema, E. and J. Pittermann. 2007. Water transport in vesselless angiosperms: conducting efficiency and cavitation safety. International Journal of Plant Sciences.Publications_files/International%20Journal%20of%20Plant%20Sciences%202007%20HackeWater%20Transport%20in%20Vesselless%20Angiosperms.pdf
Pittermann, J. and J. Sperry. 2003. Tracheid diameter is a key trait determining the extent of freezing-induced embolism in conifers. Tree Physiology.Publications_files/Tree%20Physiol%202003%20PittermannTracheid%20diameter%20is%20the%20key.pdf
Choat B. and J. Pittermann. 2009. New insights into bordered pit structure and cavitation resistance in angiosperms and conifers. New Phytologist.Publications_files/New%20Phytol%202009%20ChoatNew%20insights%20into%20bordered%20pit.pdf
Burgess, S., Pittermann, J. and T. Dawson . 2006. Hydraulic efficiency and safety of branch xylem increases with height in Sequioa sempervirens. Plant, Cell & Env.Publications_files/Plant%202006%20BurgessHydraulic%20efficiency%20and%20safety%20of-1.pdf
Pittermann, J., Sperry, J., Wheeler J., Hacke U and E. Sikkema. 2006. Mechanical reinforcement of tracheids compromises the hydraulic efficiency of conifer xylem. Plant, Cell & Env.Publications_files/Plant%20Cell%20Environ%202006%20PittermannMechanical%20reinforcement%20of%20tracheids%20compromises.pdf
Pittermann, J. and R.F. Sage. 2000. Photosynthetic performance at low temperature of Bouteloua gracilis, a high altitude C4 grass from the Rocky Mountains. Plant, Cell & Env.Publications_files/Plant%20Cell%20Environment%202000%20PittermannPhotosynthetic%20performance%20at%20low%20temp.pdf
Pittermann, J. and R.F. Sage. 2001. The response of the high altitude grass Muhlenbergia montana to long and short-term chilling. J.Exp. Bot.Publications_files/2001%202001%20Pittermann%20Sage%20Muhlenbergia.pdf
Hacke, U., Sperry J. and J. Pittermann. 2004 Analysis of circular bordered pit function II. Gymnosperm tracheids with torus-margo pit membranes. Am. J. Bot.Publications_files/2004%202004%20Hacke%20Sperry%20Pittermann%20AJB.pdf

Book chapters

Pittermann J. 2008. Pliocene Era. in Encyclopedia of Global Warming, G. Philander, ed, Volume 2, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA 796-798.

Pittermann J. 2008. Pleistocene Era. in Encyclopedia of Global Warming, G. Philander, ed, Volume 2, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA 794-796.

Other publications

Pittermann J. 2007. Plant water transport in the Boreal Ecosystem: hydraulic performance of Picea mariana and Larix laricina stems and roots. In Under the Canopy, a publication of the University of Alaska Forestry Extension Service.Publications_files/Under%20the%20Canopy%202007%20PittermannUnder%20the%20Canopy%20Alaskan.pdf
Pittermann J. 2007. Miller Fellow Focus: The evolutionary ecophysiology of the Redwood family. Miller Institute Newsletter, University of California, Berkeley.Publications_files/2007%20Pittermann%20Miller%20Article.pdf

Hacke, U.G, Sperry J. and J. Pittermann. 2005. Efficiency versus safety trade-offs for water conduction in angiosperm vessels versus gymnosperm tracheids. in Vascular Transport in Plants, eds. N.M. Holbrook and M. Zwieniecki. Elsevier Academic Press. p.333-353

Pittermann J. 2010. The Evolution of Water Transport in Plants: an integrated approach. Geobiology. Publications_files/Pittermann%202010%20Evolution%20of%20plant%20water%20transport%20Geobiology.pdf
Pittermann J., Choat B., Jansen S, Stuart SA, Lynn L and Dawson T. 2010. The relationships between xylem safety and hydraulic efficiency in the Cupressaceae: the evolution of pit membrane form and function.Publications_files/PLANT%20PHYSIOLOGY%202010%20PITTERMANNThe%20Relationships%20between%20Xylem%20Safety.pdf
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Pittermann, J, Limm E, Rico C., Christman M.A. 2011. Structure-function constraints of tracheid-based xylem: a comparison of conifers and ferns. New Phytologist, in press.Publications_files/Pittermann%20et%20al%202011%20ferns.pdf
Brodersen C, Roark LC, Pittermann J. 2012. The physiological implications of primary xylem organization in two ferns. Plant, Cell and Environment.Publications_files/The%20physiological%20implications%20of%20primary%20xylem%20organization%20in%20two%20ferns.pdf
Brodribb T, Pittermann J, Coomes DA. 2012. Elegance versus speed: examining the competition between conifer and angiosperm trees. International Journal of Plant Sciences.Publications_files/Elegance%20versus%20Speed_%20Examining%20the%20Competition%20between%20Conifer%20and%20Angiosperm%20Trees.pdf
Pittermann J, Stuart SA, Dawson TE, Moreau A. 2012. Cenozoic climate change shaped the evolutionary ecophysiology of the Cupressaceae conifers. PNAS.Publications_files/pnas201114378%209647..9652.pdf

Choat, Jansen, Brodribb, Cochard, Delzon, Bhaskar, Bucci, Feild, Gleason, Hacke, Jacobsen, Lens, Maherali, Miartinez-Vilalta, Mayr, Mencuccini, Mitchell, Nardini, Pittermann, Pratt, Sperry, Westoby, Wright and Zanne. 2012. Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought.  Nature.