Rhododendron Ecology .

Lei, T.T., Nilsen, E.T., Semones, S.W. (in press). Light environment under Rhododendron maximum thickets and estimated carbon gain of regenerating forest tree seedlings. Plant Ecology:

 

Erik T Nilsen. (Accepted) Inhibitory effect of evergreen shrubs on canopy dynamics: What have we learned from studies of Rhododendron maximum and its application to Rhododendron ponticum. In: Ian Rotherham ed. The Ecology and Management of Rhododendron ponticum – an invasive alien or a neglected native? South Yorkshire Biodiversity Research Network.

 

Eppard H.R.,  J. L. Horton, E. T. Nilsen,  P. Galusky, B. D. Clinton. 2005. Investigating the Allelopathic Potential of Kalmia latifolia L.(Ericaceae). Southeast Naturalist: 4:383-392

 

Beier, C.M., E.T. Nilsen, J.L. Horton, B.D. Clinton, and J.F. Walker. 2005. Resource availability and tree seedling performance along natural gradients of subcanopy density in an eastern deciduous forest. Plant Ecology. 176(2): 131-142.

 

E.T. Nilsen, and Stephen E. Scheckler. 2003. A unique “giant” cell type in leaves of Vireyas. J. of the American Rhododendron Society 57 (1): 6-11

 

Erik T Nilsen. 2003. Unique anatomical traits in leaves of Rhododendron section Vireya: a discussion of functional significance. Pg. 20-36.  In: G. Argent and M McFarlane eds. Rhododendrons in Horticulture and Science. Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh, Scotland. 312pp.

 

Erik T Nilsen and Jonathan Horton. 2003. Rhododendron maximum in the USA: Similarities to Rhododendron ponticum in Britain and ecological mechanisms for community effects. Pg. 259-272. In: G. Argent and M McFarlane eds. Rhododendrons in Horticulture and Science. Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh, Scotland. 312pp.

 

Nilsen ET. 2002. Ecological Relevance of Allelopathy: Some Considerations Related to Mediterranean, subtropical, temperate, and boreal forest shrubs. pp 109-129 In: Inderjit and A.U. Mallik (eds.) Chemical Ecology of Plants: Allelopathy in Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems. Birkhauser Verlag/Switzerland.

 

Lei Thomas T., Shawn W. Semones, John F. Walker, Barton D. Clinton, Erik T. Nilsen. 2002. Effects of Rhododendron maximum thickets on tree seed dispersal, seedling morphology, and survivorship. International Journal of Plant Science 163(6):991-1000.

 

Cordero, R.A., and E.T. Nilsen. 2002 Effects of summer drought and winter freezing on stem hydraulic conductivity of Rhododendron species from contrasting climates. Tree Physiology 22: 919-928.

 

Walker, J.F., O.K. Miller, Jr., J.L. Horton, C. Beier, Barton D. Clinton, and E.T. Nilsen. 2002. Distribution of ectomycorrhizal fungi on tree seedlings grown in gradients of ericaceous shrubs in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Inoculum 53(3):58.

 

Nilsen E.T., T. Lei, S. Semones, J. Walker, O.K. Miller, and B. Clinton. 2001.  Does Rhododendron maximum L. (Ericaceae) reduce the availability of resources above and belowground for canopy tree seedlings. American Midland Naturalist 145: 324-343.

 

Walker J., O.K. Miller, T. Lei, S. Semones, E.T. Nilsen, and B.D. Clinton. 1999. Inhibition of ectomycorrhizal synthesis in subcanopy seedlings of canopy trees below Rhododendron maximum. Mycorrhiza 9: 49-56

 

Nilsen E.T., John F. Walker, O.K. Miller, S.W. Semones, T.T. Lei, and B.D. Clinton. 1999. Inhibition of seedling survival under Rhododendron maximum: Could allelopathy be a cause? American Journal of Botany 86(11):1597-1605

 

Lipp C.C., and E.T. Nilsen. 1997. The impact of sub-canopy light environment on the hydraulic vulnerability of Rhododendron maximum, to freeze-thaw and drought. Plant Cell and Environment 20:1264-1272

 

Nilsen, E. T. and A. Tolbert. 1993. Does winter leaf curling confer cold stress tolerance in Rhododendrons. J. of The American Rhododendron Society 47 (2):98-104

 

Nilsen, E. T.  1992.  Thermonastic leaf movements:  A synthesis of research with Rhododendron.  The Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 110:205-233.

 

Nilsen, E. T.  1991.  The relationship between freezing tolerance and thermotropic leaf movement in five Rhododendron species.  Oecologia 87:63‑71

 

Nilsen, E. T.  1990.  Why do Rhododendron Leaves Curl?  Arnoldia 50(1):30‑35

 

Lipscomb, M.V. and E.T. Nilsen.  1990.  Environmental and physiological factors influencing the natural distribution of evergreen and deciduous, Ericaceous shrubs on North and South facing slopes of the southern Appalachian mountains.  II.  Water Relations. American Journal of Botany.  77(4):517‑526

 

Lipscomb, M.V. and E.T. Nilsen.  1990.  Environmental and physiological factors influencing the natural distribution of evergreen and deciduous, Ericaceous shrubs on North and South facing slopes of the southern Appalachian mountains.  I.  Irradiance responses. American Journal of Botany.  77:108‑115

 

Bao, Y., and E.T. Nilsen.  1988.  The ecophysiological significance of leaf movements in Rhododendron maximum L. Ecology. 69(5):1578‑1587

 

Nilsen, E. T., D. A. Stetler, and C. A. Gassman.  1988. The influence of age and microclimate on the photochemistry of Rhododendron maximum leaves II. Chloroplast structure and photosynthetic light response. American Journal of Botany  75(10):1526‑1534

 

Nilsen, E.T., Y. Bao.  1987.  The influence of age, season, and microclimate on the photochemistry of Rhododendron maximum.  I:  Chlorophylls.  Photosynthetica. 1(4):535‑542

 

Nilsen, E. T., M. R. Sharifi, and P. W. Rundel.  1987.  Leaf dynamics in an evergreen and a deciduous species with even‑aged leaf cohorts from different environments.  American Midland Naturalist 118(1):46‑55

 

Nilsen, E. T.  1987.  The influence of temperature and water relations components on leaf movements in Rhododendron maximum.  Plant Physiology:  83:607‑612

 

Nilsen, E. T.  1986.  Quantitative phenology and leaf survivorship of Rhododendron maximum L. in contrasting irradiance environments of the Appalachian mountains. American Journal of Botany 73:822‑831

 

Nilsen, E. T.  1985.  Causes and significance of winter leaf movements in Rhododendrons.  Journal of the American Rhododendron Society 40(1): 14‑15

 

Nilsen, E. T.  1985.  Seasonal and diurnal leaf movements of Rhododendron maximum L. in contrasting irradiance environments.  Oecologia:  65:296‑302

 

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