Publications

(35) Simovic M, KE Mueller, SM McMahon and JS Medeiros. In Press. Functional traits and size interact to influence growth and carbon sequestration in urban greenspaces. Functional Ecology https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14505   

(34) Harbol S, RW Long and JS Medeiros. In press. Juniperus virginiana sourced from colder climates maintain higher ratios of soluble sugars to starch during cold acclimation. Tree Physiology https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpad115 

(33) Liu Y, DJ Burke, JS Medeiros, SR Carrino-Kyker, JH Burns. In Press. Phosphite indirectly mediates protection against root rot disease via altering soil fungal communities in Rhododendron species. Plant & Soil https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-06129-w

(32) Long RW, D Ward, C Baker* and JS Medeiros. Some like it dry: Differences in water use strategies between historic and range expanding populations of Juniperus virginiana. International Journal of Plant Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1086/725385

(31) Danielson S, Mascia R, Metzger M, Stuble K, Medeiros JS. Stress-resistant trees are more common in urban than rural forests: A case study of Cleveland, Ohio’s natural parks, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Volume 82, 2023, 127864, ISSN 1618-8667, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127864

(30) Hamati S, Medeiros JS, Ward D (2023) Effects of post oak (Quercus stellata) and smooth brome (Bromus inermis) competition on water uptake and root partitioning of eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana). PLoS ONE 18(2):e0280100. Link to Hamati S, Medeiros JS, et al 2023.pdf

(29) Medeiros JS, MA Mann*, JH Burns, S Kyker and D Burke. 2022. Host ancestry and morphology differentially influence bacterial and fungal community structure of Rhododendron leaves, roots, and soil. Botany https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2021-0104

(28) Cope CG, SR Eysenbach, AS Faidiga, CE Hausman, JS Medeiros, JE Murphy and JH Burns. 2021. Potential interactive effects between invasive Lumbricus terrestris earthworms and the invasive plant Alliaria petiolata on a native plant Podophyllum peltatum in northeastern Ohio, USA. AoB Plants 13: plaa0073.

(27) Liu Y, JS Medeiros and JH Burns. 2021. The soil biotic community protects Rhododendron spp. across multiple clades from the oomycete Phytophthora cinnamomi at a cost to plant growth. Oecologia 195: 1-12.

(26) Long R and JS Medeiros. 2020. Water in, water out: root form influences leaf function. New Phytologist 229: 1186-1188.

(25) Caruso CM, CM Mason and JS Medeiros. 2020. The evolution of functional traits in plants: is the giant still sleeping? International Journal of Plant Sciences 181: 1-8.

(24) Medeiros JS, CR Hewins, AW Baumgardner and JH Burns. 2020. Shifts in phenology and plant architecture across genus Rhododendron highlight different ways to become more acquisitive despite universally conservative xylem anatomy. International Journal of Plant Sciences 181: 103-115.

(23) Kattge J…JS Medeiros…et al. 2019. TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access. Global Change Biology 26: 119-188.

(22) Liu B, Y-P Xia, SL Krebs, J Medeiros and R Arora. 2019. Seasonal responses to cold and light stresses by two elevational ecotypes of Rhododendron catawbiense: A comparative study of overwintering strategies. Environmental and Experimental Botany 163: 86-96.

(21) Medeiros JS, Y Liu and JH Burns. 2019. The Unique Value of Genus Rhododendron for Investigating the Evolutionary Ecology of Root-microbe Interactions. Rhododendrons International 3: 66-81.

(20) Medeiros JS and E Nilsen. 2019. The Rhododendron Research Network: Promoting and Enhancing Rhododendron Research through Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Public Engagement. Rhododendrons International 3: 1-7.

(19) Medeiros JS, F Lens, S Jansen and H Maherali. 2019. Vestured pits and scalariform perforation plate morphology modify the relationships between angiosperm vessel traits, climate and maximum plant height. New Phytologist 221: 1802-1813.

(18) Burke DJ, MK Klenkar and JS Medeiros. 2018. The effects of mycorrhizal colonization, water reduction, and neighboring plant species on seedling growth and physiological performance of two forest wildflowers. International Journal of Plant Sciences 179: 314–324.

(17) Medeiros JS and SC Danielson. 2018. Renewed interest in whole-plant physiology sheds light on the complexity of plant stress response architecture. Tree Physiology 38: 503–506.

(16) Medeiros JS, JH Burns, J Nicholson, L Rogers and O Valverde-Barrantes. 2017. Decoupled leaf and root carbon economics is a key component in the ecological diversity and evolutionary divergence of deciduous and evergreen lineages of genus Rhododendron. American Journal of Botany 104: 1-14.

Editor’s Choice, featured in “Highlights: A quick glance at noteworthy articles in this month’s issue” 10.3732/ajb.1700970

(15) Medeiros JS, NJ Tomeo, CR Hewins and DM Rosenthal. 2016. Fast-growing Acer rubrum differs from slow-growing Quercus alba in leaf, xylem and hydraulic trait coordination responses to simulated acid rain. Tree Physiology 36: 1032-1044.

(14) Medeiros JS, A Begaye, DT Hanson, B Logan and WT Pockman. 2015. Photoprotective response to chilling differs among high and low latitude Larrea divaricata grown in a common garden. Journal of Arid Environments 120: 51-54.

(13)Westerband A, M Dovciak, G La Quay-Velasquez and JS Medeiros. 2015. Aspect reduces soil moisture and tree cover, but not nitrogen mineralization or grass cover in semi-arid pinyon-juniper woodlands of the southwestern United States. Southwestern Naturalist 60: 21–29.

(12) Medeiros JS and WT Pockman. 2014. Freezing regime and trade-offs with water transport efficiency generate variation in xylem structure across diploid populations of Larrea sp. American Journal of Botany 101: 598-607.

(11)Becklin KM*, JS Medeiros*, KR Sale and JK Ward. 2014. Evolutionary history underlies plant physiological responses to global change since the Last Glacial Maximum. Ecology Letters 17: 691-699. *Co-first authors

(10) Medeiros JS and JK Ward. 2013. Increasing atmospheric [CO2] from glacial through future levels affects drought tolerance via impacts on leaves, xylem and their integrated function. New Phytologist 199: 738-748.

(9) Medeiros JS, DL Marshall, H Maherali and WT Pockman. 2012. Variation in seedling freezing response is associated with climate in Larrea. Oecologia 169: 73-84.

(8) Medeiros JS and WT Pockman. 2011. Drought increases freezing tolerance in both leaves and xylem of Larrea tridentata. Plant, Cell and Environment 34:  43-51.                        

(7) D’Odorico P, JD Fuentes, WT Pockman, SL Collins, Y He, JS Medeiros, S DeWekker and ME Litvak. 2010. Positive feedback between microclimate and shrub encroachment in the northern Chihuahuan desert. EcoSphere 1: 1-11.

(6) Marshall DL, AP Tyler, MGM Shaner, NJ Abrahamson, JJ Avritt, MG Barnes, LL Larkin, JS Medeiros, J Reynolds, HL Simpson and S Maliakal-Witt. 2010. Pollen performance of Raphanus sativus (Brassicaceae) declines over time in response to elevated [CO2]. Sexual Plant Reproduction 23: 325-336.

(5) Diggle P, NJ Abrahamson, RL Baker, MG Barnes, TL Koontz, CR Lay, JS Medeiros, JL Murgel, MGM Shaner, HL Simpson, CC Wu and DL Marshall. 2010. Dynamics of maternal and paternal effects on embryo and seed development in wild radish (Raphanus sativus). Annals of Botany 106: 309-319.

(4) Medeiros JS and WT Pockman. 2010. Carbon gain and hydraulic limits on water use differ between size classes of Larrea tridentata. Journal of Arid Environments 74: 1121-1129.

(3) Marshall DL, J. Avritt, S Maliakal-Witt, JS Medeiros and MGM Shaner. 2010. The impact of plant and flower age on mating patterns. Annals of Botany 105:  7-22.

(2) Marshall DL, J Reynolds, NJ Abrahamson, HL Simpson, MG Barnes, JS Medeiros, S Walsh, DM Oliveras and JJ Avritt. 2007. Do differences in plant and flower age change mating patterns and alter offspring fitness in Raphanus sativus (Brassicaceae)?  American Journal of Botany 94:  409-418.

 (1) Marshall DL, NJ Abrahamson, JJ Avritt, PM Hall, JS Medeiros, J Reynolds, MGM Shaner, HL Simpson, AN Trafton, AP Tyler and S Walsh. 2004. Differences in plastic responses to defoliation due to variation in the timing of treatments for two species of Sesbania (Fabaceae). Annals of Botany 95:  1049-1058.