Scholars@UK
Community-level trait variation of epiphytic bryophytes supports trade-off aligned with leaf-economic spectrum in vertically stratified tropical montane cloud forest canopies
Tucker, D. B. L., Gotsch, S. G., Vaughan, D., Gradstein, S. R., Moreno, L., Shackelford, N. & Starzomski, B. M., Sep 2025, In: Functional Ecology. 39, 9, p. 2300-2313 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A novel model quantifies epiphyte-mediated temperature and water dynamics in a tropical montane cloud forest
Carchipulla-Morales, D., Corbett, H., Vaughan, D., Gotsch, S. G., Dawson, T. E., Nadkarni, N. & Lowman, L. E. L., Nov 15 2025, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 374, 110770.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Trait plasticity and adaptive strategies of vascular epiphytes to a large-scale experimental reduction of fog immersion in a tropical montane cloud forest
Anders, E. M., Gotsch, S. G., Vadeboncoeur, M. A., Metcalfe, D. B., Bartholomew, D. C., Horwath, A. B., Espinoza, B., Galiano, D. & Asbjornsen, H., May 2025, In: American Journal of Botany. 112, 5, e70042.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaporation and condensation dynamics within saturated epiphyte communities in a Quercus virginiana forest (coastal Georgia, USA)
Raffai, A., Gotsch, S. G., Moore, A. F. P., Buck, C. S. & Van Stan, J. T., Feb 15 2025, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 361, 110329.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Drought response strategies of vascular epiphytes in isolated pasture trees in a Costa Rican tropical montane landscape
Vaughan, D., Williams, C. B., Nadkarni, N., Dawson, T. E., Draguljic, D., Næsborg, R. R. & Gotsch, S. G., Oct 2024, In: American Journal of Botany. 111, 10, e16423.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Do plants matter? Determining what drives variation in urban rain garden performance
Dudrick, R., Hoffman, M., Antoine, J., Austin, K., Bedoya, L., Clark, S., Dean, H., Medina, A. & Gotsch, S. G., Apr 2024, In: Ecological Engineering. 201, 107208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Shower thoughts: why scientists should spend more time in the rain
Van Stan, J. T., Allen, S. T., Aubrey, D. P., Carter Berry, Z., Biddick, M., Coenders-Gerrits, M. A. M. J., Giordani, P., Gotsch, S. G., Gutmann, E. D., Kuzyakov, Y., Magyar, D., Mella, V. S. A., Mueller, K. E., Ponette-Gonzalez, A. G., Porada, P., Rosenfeld, C. E., Simmons, J., Sridhar, K. R., Stubbins, A. & Swanson, T., Jun 1 2023, In: BioScience. 73, 6, p. 441-452 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Drought decreases water storage capacity of two arboreal epiphytes with differing ecohydrological traits
Moore, A. F. P., Antoine, J., Bedoya, L. I., Medina, A., Buck, C. S., Van Stan, J. T. & Gotsch, S. G., Oct 10 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 894, 164791.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Litter decomposition rates across tropical montane and lowland forests are controlled foremost by climate
Ostertag, R., Restrepo, C., Dalling, J. W., Martin, P. H., Abiem, I., Aiba, S. I., Alvarez-Dávila, E., Aragón, R., Ataroff, M., Chapman, H., Cueva-Agila, A. Y., Fadrique, B., Fernández, R. D., González, G., Gotsch, S. G., Häger, A., Homeier, J., Iñiguez-Armijos, C., Llambí, L. D. & Moore, G. W. & 8 others, , Mar 2022, In: Biotropica. 54, 2, p. 309-326 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ecohydrological advances and applications in plant-water relations research: A review
Asbjornsen, H., Goldsmith, G. R., Alvarado-Barrientos, M. S., Rebel, K., Van Osch, F. P., Rietkerk, M., Chen, J., Gotsch, S., Tobón, C., Geissert, D. R., Gómez-Tagle, A., Vache, K. & Dawson, T. E., Mar 2011, In: Journal of Plant Ecology. 4, 1-2, p. 3-22 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Leaf traits and water relations of 12 evergreen species in Costa Rican wet and dry forests: Patterns of intra-specific variation across forests and seasons
Gotsch, S. G., Powers, J. S. & Lerdau, M. T., 2010, In: Plant Ecology. 211, 1, p. 133-146 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluating the effectiveness of urban trees to mitigate storm water runoff via transpiration and stemflow
Gotsch, S. G., Draguljić, D. & Williams, C. J., Feb 1 2018, In: Urban Ecosystems. 21, 1, p. 183-195 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Vascular epiphytes show low physiological resistance and high recovery capacity to episodic, short-term drought in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Williams, C. B., Murray, J. G., Glunk, A., Dawson, T. E., Nadkarni, N. M. & Gotsch, S. G., Aug 1 2020, In: Functional Ecology. 34, 8, p. 1537-1550 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Distinct roles of savanna and forest tree species in regeneration under fire suppression in a Brazilian savanna
Geiger, E. L., Gotsch, S. G., Damasco, G., Haridasan, M., Franco, A. C. & Hoffmann, W. A., Apr 2011, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 22, 2, p. 312-321 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Water relations and microclimate around the upper limit of a cloud forest in Maui, Hawai'i
Gotsch, S. G., Crausbay, S. D., Giambelluca, T. W., Weintraub, A. E., Longman, R. J., Asbjornsen, H., Hotchkiss, S. C. & Dawson, T. E., Jul 2014, In: Tree Physiology. 34, 7, p. 766-777 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Foggy days and dry nights determine crown-level water balance in a seasonal tropical montane cloud forest
Gotsch, S. G., Asbjornsen, H., Holwerda, F., Goldsmith, G. R., Weintraub, A. E. & Dawson, T. E., Jan 2014, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 37, 1, p. 261-272 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Vapor pressure deficit predicts epiphyte abundance across an elevational gradient in a tropical montane region
Gotsch, S. G., Davidson, K., Murray, J. G., Duarte, V. J. & Draguljić, D., Dec 2017, In: American Journal of Botany. 104, 12, p. 1790-1801 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tree topkill, not mortality, governs the dynamics of savanna-forest boundaries under frequent fire in central Brazil
Hoffmann, W. A., Adasme, R., Haridasan, M., De Carvalho, M. T., Geiger, E. L., Pereira, M. A. B., Gotsch, S. G. & Franco, A. C., May 2009, In: Ecology. 90, 5, p. 1326-1337 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Allocation to leaf area and sapwood area affects water relations of co-occurring savanna and forest trees
Gotsch, S. G., Geiger, E. L., Franco, A. C., Goldstein, G., Meinzer, F. C. & Hoffmann, W. A., Jun 2010, In: Oecologia. 163, 2, p. 291-301 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nighttime transpiration in a seasonally dry tropical montane cloud forest environment
Alvarado-Barrientos, M. S., Holwerda, F., Geissert, D. R., Muñoz-Villers, L. E., Gotsch, S. G., Asbjornsen, H. & Dawson, T. E., Feb 2015, In: Trees - Structure and Function. 29, 1, p. 259-274 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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