David Eissenstat, Ph.D.
- Interim Head and Professor
University Park, PA 16802
- Email dme9@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-3371
Areas of Expertise
- Root biology and ecology
- Mycorrhizal ecology
- Plant Physiological Ecology
- Plant Ecology
- Global Change Biology
- Belowground Ecology
- Fruit tree physiology
Websites
Education
- PhD., Plant Physiological Ecology, Utah State University, 1987
- M.S., Range Science, University of Idaho, 1980
- B.S., Agriculture, Cornell University, 1978
Publications
Topographic and Host Effects on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal and Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Communities in a Forested Watershed
Ecosystems, Chen, Weile, Koide, Roger T., Eissenstat, David M., 2020
On the controls of preferential flow in soils of different hillslope position and lithological origin
Hydrological Processes, Tang, Qicheng, Duncan, Jonathan M., Guo, Li, Lin, Henry, Xiao, Dacheng, Eissenstat, David M., 2020
Bark decomposition in white oak soil outperforms eastern hemlock soil, while bark type leads to consistent changes in soil microbial composition
Biogeochemistry, Malik, Rondy J., Trexler, Ryan V., Eissenstat, David M., Bell, Terrence H., 2020
On characterizing root function in perennial horticultural crops
American journal of botany, Lavely, Emily K., Chen, Weile, Peterson, K. Aysha, Klodd, Annie E., Volder, Astrid, Marini, Richard P., Eissenstat, David M., 2020
Belowground responses of woody plants to nitrogen addition in a phosphorus-rich region of northeast China
Trees - Structure and Function, Guo, Jing, Gao, Yingzhi, Eissenstat, David M., He, Chunguang, Sheng, Lianxi, 2020
Observing and Simulating Spatial Variations of Forest Carbon Stocks in Complex Terrain
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, Smeglin, Yuting H., Davis, Kenneth J., Shi, Yuning, Eissenstat, David M., Kaye, Jason P., Kaye, Margot W., 2020
Warming and grazing interact to affect root dynamics in an alpine meadow
Plant and Soil, Wu, Yibo, Zhu, Biao, Eissenstat, David M., Wang, Shiping, Tang, Yanhong, Cui, Xiaoyong, 2020
Limiting similarity shapes the functional and phylogenetic structure of root neighborhoods in a subtropical forest
New Phytologist, Luo, Wenqi, Lan, Runxuan, Chen, Dongxia, Zhang, Bingwei, Xi, Nianxun, Li, Yuanzhi, Fang, Suqing, Valverde-Barrantes, Oscar J., Eissenstat, David M., Chu, Chengjin, Wang, Youshi, 2020
Rootstock vigor shifts aboveground response to groundcover competition in young grapevines
Plant and Soil, Fleishman, Suzanne M., Eissenstat, David M., Centinari, Michela, 2019
Soil organic carbon stability in forests
Global Change Biology, Angst, Gerrit, Mueller, Kevin E., Eissenstat, David M., Trumbore, Susan, Freeman, Katherine H., Hobbie, Sarah E., Chorover, Jon, Oleksyn, Jacek, Reich, Peter B., Mueller, Carsten W., 2019
Ideas and perspectives: Proposed best practices for collaboration at cross-disciplinary observatories
Biogeosciences, Kaye, Jason, Brantley, Susan, Williams, Jennifer, Eissenstat, David, Davis, Kenneth, Li, Li, Russo, Tess, DiBiase, Roman, Lin, Henry, Kaye, Margot, Shi, Yuning, Guo, Li, Hasenmueller, Elizabeth, Brubaker, Kristen, Adams, Thomas, Bao, Chen, Del Vecchio, Joanmarie, None, Gu, Xin, He, Yuting, Hoagland, Elizabeth, Reed, Warren, Szink, Ismaiel, Weitzman, Julie, Xiao, Dacheng, Forsythe, Brandon, Dillner, Benjamin, Hodges, Caitlin, Marcon, Virginia, Primka, Edward, Silverhart, Perri, Tang, Qicheng, 2019
Asymmetry in above- and belowground productivity responses to N addition in a semi-arid temperate steppe
Global Change Biology, Wang, Jing, Gao, Yingzhi, Zhang, Yunhai, Yang, Junjie, Smith, Melinda D., Knapp, Alan K., Eissenstat, David M., Han, Xingguo, 2019
Changes in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi between young and old Vitis roots
Symbiosis, Vukicevich, Eric, Thomas Lowery, D., Eissenstat, David, Hart, Miranda, 2019
Root and mycorrhizal fungal foraging responses to fruit removal in apple trees
Plant and Soil, Lavely, Emily K., Zhang, Jianghong, Adams, Thomas, Bryla, David R., DeForest, Jared L., Marini, Richard P., Crassweller, Robert Michael, Eissenstat, David, 2018
Linking fine root morphology, hydraulic functioning and shade tolerance of trees
Annals of botany, Zadworny, Marcin, Comas, Louise H., Eissenstat, David M., 2018
Using a spatially-distributed hydrologic biogeochemistry model with a nitrogen transport module to study the spatial variation of carbon processes in a Critical Zone Observatory
Ecological Modelling, Shi, Yuning, Eissenstat, David, He, Yuting, Davis, Kenneth James, 2018
Root diameter predicts the extramatrical hyphal exploration distance of the ectomycorrhizal fungal community
Ecosphere, Chen, Weile, Eissenstat, David M., Koide, Roger T., 2018
Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits
Nature, Ma, Zeqing, Guo, Dali, Xu, Xingliang, Lu, Mingzhen, Bardgett, Richard D., Eissenstat, David M., McCormack, M. Luke, Hedin, Lars O., 2018
The effect of lithology and agriculture at the susquehanna shale hills critical zone observatory
Vadose Zone Journal, Li, Li, DiBiase, Roman, Vecchio, Joanmarie, Marcon, Virginia, Hoagland, Beth, Xiao, Dacheng, Wayman, Callum, Tang, Qicheng, He, Yuting, Silverhart, Perri, Szink, Ismaiel, Forsythe, Brandon, Williams, Jennifer, Shapich, Dan, Mount, Gregory, Kaye, Jason, Guo, Li, Lin, Henry, Eissenstat, David, Dere, Ashlee, Brubaker, Kristen, Kaye, Margot, Davis, Kenneth, Russo, Tess, Brantley, Susan, 2018
Susquehanna shale hills critical zone observatory: Shale hills in the context of shaver’s creek watershed
Vadose Zone Journal, Brantley, Susan Louise, White, Timothy Stapler, West, Nicole, Williams, Jennifer Zan, Forsythe, Brandon Robert, Shapich, Danny, Kaye, Jason Philip, Lin, Hangsheng, Shi, Yuning, Kaye, Margot Wilkinson, Herndon, Elizabeth, Davis, Kenneth James, He, Yuting, Eissenstat, David, Weitzman, Julie, Dibiase, Roman Alexander, Li, Li, Reed, Warren, Brubaker, Kristen, Gu, Xin, 2018
Root morphology and mycorrhizal type strongly influence root production in nutrient hot spots of mixed forests
Journal of Ecology, Chen, Weile, Koide, Roger T., Eissenstat, David M., 2018
On the sensitivity of root and leaf phenology to warming in the Arctic
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Radville, Laura, Post, Eric S, Eissenstat, David M., 2018
Above-and belowground responses to shifts in soil moisture in bearing apple trees
HortScience, Eissenstat, David M., Neilsen, Denise, Neilsen, Gerry H., Adams, Thomas S., 2018
Reviews and syntheses
Biogeosciences, Brantley, Susan L., Eissenstat, David M., Marshall, Jill A., Godsey, Sarah E., Balogh-Brunstad, Zsuzsanna, Karwan, Diana L., Papuga, Shirley A., Roering, Joshua, Dawson, Todd E., Evaristo, Jaivime, Chadwick, Oliver, McDonnell, Jeffrey J., Weathers, Kathleen C., 2017
Weathering of rock to regolith: the activity of deep roots in bedrock fractures
Geoderma, Hasenmueller, Elizabeth A., Gu, Xin, Weitzman, Julie N., Adams, Thomas S., Stinchcomb, Gary E., Eissenstat, David M., Drohan, Patrick J., Brantley, Susan L., Kaye, Jason P., 2017
Building a better foundation
New Phytologist, McCormack, M. Luke, Guo, Dali, Iversen, Colleen M., Chen, Weile, Eissenstat, David M., Fernandez, Christopher W., Li, Le, Ma, Chengen, Ma, Zeqing, Poorter, Hendrik, Reich, Peter B., Zadworny, Marcin, Zanne, Amy, 2017
Variability in aboveground carbon driven by slope aspect and curvature in an eastern deciduous forest, USA
Canadian Journal of Forest Research, Smith, Lauren A., Eissenstat, David M., Kaye, Margot W., 2017
CZ-tope at Susquehanna Shale Hills CZO
Chemical Geology, Sullivan, P. L., Ma, L., West, N., Jin, L., Karwan, D. L., Noireaux, J., Steinhoefel, G., Gaines, K. P., Eissenstat, D. M., Gaillardet, J., Derry, L. A., Meek, K., Hynek, S., Brantley, S. L., 2016
Rapid tree water transport and residence times in a Pennsylvania catchment
Ecohydrology, Gaines, Katie P., Meinzer, Frederick C., Duffy, Christopher J., Thomas, Evan M., Eissenstat, David M., 2016
Limited linkages of aboveground and belowground Phenology
American journal of botany, Radville, Laura, Bauerle, Taryn L., Comas, Louise H., Marchetto, Katherine A., Lakso, Alan N., Smart, David R., Dunst, Richard M., Eissenstat, David M., 2016
Linking the respiration of fungal sporocarps with their nitrogen concentration
Functional Ecology, Trocha, Lidia K., Rudy, Elżbieta, Chen, Weile, Dabert, Miroslawa, Eissenstat, David M., 2016
Mycorrhizal fungi and roots are complementary in foraging within nutrient patches
Ecology, Cheng, Lei, Chen, Weile, Adams, Thomas S., Wei, Xing, Li, Le, McCormack, Michael Luke, Deforest, Jared L., Koide, Roger T., Eissenstat, David M., 2016
Root morphology and mycorrhizal symbioses together shape nutrient foraging strategies of temperate trees
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Chen, Weile, Koide, Roger T., Adams, Thomas S., DeForest, Jared L., Cheng, Lei, Eissenstat, David M., 2016
Untangling the effects of root age and tissue nitrogen on root respiration in Populus tremuloides at different nitrogen supply
Tree Physiology, Ceccon, Christian, Tagliavini, Massimo, Schmitt, Armin Otto, Eissenstat, David M., 2016
Reliance on shallow soil water in a mixed-hardwood forest in central Pennsylvania
Tree Physiology, Gaines, Katie P., Stanley, Jane W., Meinzer, Frederick C., McCulloh, Katherine A., Woodruff, David R., Chen, Weile, Adams, Thomas S., Lin, Henry, Eissenstat, David M., 2016
Designing a suite of measurements to understand the critical zone
Earth Surface Dynamics, Brantley, Susan Louise, Dibiase, Roman Alexander, Russo, Tess Alethea, Shi, Yuning, Lin, Hangsheng, Davis, Kenneth James, Kaye, Margot Wilkinson, Hill, Lillian, Kaye, Jason Philip, Eissenstat, David, Hoagland, Beth, Dere, Ashlee L., Neal, Andrew L., Brubaker, Kristen M., Arthur, Dan K., 2016
Coping with cover crop competition in mature grapevines
Plant and Soil, Klodd, A. E., Eissenstat, David, Wolf, T. K., Centinari, Michela, 2016
Limited variation in proportional contributions of auto- and heterotrophic soil respiration, despite large differences in vegetation structure and function in the Low Arctic
Biogeochemistry, Cahoon, Sean M.P., Sullivan, Patrick F., Gamm, Cassandra, Welker, Jeffrey M., Eissenstat, David, Post, Eric, 2016
Variability in aboveground carbon driven by slope aspect and curvature in an eastern deciduous forest, USA
Canadian Journal of Forest Research, Smith, Lauren, Eissenstat, David, Kaye, Margot, 2016
Linking root traits to nutrient foraging in arbuscular mycorrhizal trees in a temperate forest
New Phytologist, Eissenstat, David M., Kucharski, Joshua M., Zadworny, Marcin, Adams, Thomas S., Koide, Roger T., 2015
Complementarity in nutrient foraging strategies of absorptive fine roots and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi across 14 coexisting subtropical tree species
New Phytologist, Liu, Bitao, Li, Hongbo, Zhu, Biao, Koide, Roger T., Eissenstat, David M., Guo, Dali, 2015
On the controls of root lifespan
Plant and Soil, Adams, Thomas S., Eissenstat, David M., 2015
Early season root production in relation to leaf production among six diverse temperate tree species
Plant and Soil, McCormack, M. Luke, Gaines, Katie P., Pastore, Melissa, Eissenstat, David M., 2015
Importance of vegetation for manganese cycling in temperate forested watersheds
Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Herndon, Elizabeth M., Jin, Lixin, Andrews, Danielle M., Eissenstat, David M., Brantley, Susan L., 2015
Sensitivity of four ecological models to adjustments in fine root turnover rate
Ecological Modelling, McCormack, M. Luke, Crisfield, Elizabeth, Raczka, Brett, Schnekenburger, Frank, Eissenstat, David M., Smithwick, Erica A.H., 2015
Variability in root production, phenology, and turnover rate among 12 temperate tree species
Ecology, Luke McCormack, M., Adams, Thomas S., Smithwick, Erica A.H., Eissenstat, David M., 2014
The continuous incorporation of carbon into existing Sassafras albidum fine roots and its implications for estimating root turnover
PloS one, Adams, Thomas S., Eissenstat, David M., 2014
Foraging strategies in trees of different root morphology
Tree Physiology, Adams, Thomas S., Mccormack, M. Luke, Eissenstat, David M., 2013
What controls the concentration of various aliphatic lipids in soil?
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Mueller, Kevin E., Eissenstat, David M., Müller, Carsten W., Oleksyn, Jacek, Reich, Peter B., Freeman, Katherine H., 2013
Variation of first-order root traits across climatic gradients and evolutionary trends in geological time
Global Ecology and Biogeography, Chen, Weile, Zeng, Hui, Eissenstat, David M., Guo, Dali, 2013
Regional scale patterns of fine root lifespan and turnover under current and future climate
Global Change Biology, Luke McCormack, M., Eissenstat, David M., Prasad, Anantha M., Smithwick, Erica A.H., 2013
Above-and belowground controls on water use by trees of different wood types in an eastern US deciduous forest
Tree Physiology, Meinzer, Frederick C., Woodruff, David R., Eissenstat, David M., Lin, Henry S., Adams, Thomas S., McCulloh, Katherine A., 2013
Spatial Distribution of Tree Species Governs the Spatio-Temporal Interaction of Leaf Area Index and Soil Moisture across a Forested Landscape
PloS one, Naithani, Kusum J., Baldwin, Doug C., Gaines, Katie P., Lin, Henry, Eissenstat, David M., 2013
Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees
New Phytologist, Luke Mccormack, M., Adams, Thomas, Smithwick, Erica A H., Eissenstat, David, 2012
Avoiding transport bottlenecks in an expanding root system
American journal of botany, Bagniewska-Zadworna, Agnieszka, Byczyk, Julia, Eissenstat, David M., Oleksyn, Jacek, Zadworny, Marcin, 2012
Do evergreen and deciduous trees have different effects on net N mineralization in soil?
Ecology, Mueller, Kevin E., Hobbie, Sarah E., Oleksyn, Jacek, Reich, Peter B., Eissenstat, David M., 2012
Tree species effects on coupled cycles of carbon, nitrogen, and acidity in mineral soils at a common garden experiment
Biogeochemistry, Mueller, Kevin E., Eissenstat, David M., Hobbie, Sarah E., Oleksyn, Jacek, Jagodzinski, Andrzej M., Reich, Peter B., Chadwick, Oliver A., Chorover, Jon, 2012
Growth and physiology of olive pioneer and fibrous roots exposed to soil moisture deficits
Tree Physiology, Polverigiani, S., McCormack, M. L., Mueller, C. W., Eissenstat, D. M., 2011
Hydraulic patterns and safety margins, from stem to stomata, in three eastern US tree species
Tree Physiology, Johnson, D. M., McCulloh, K. A., Meinzer, F. C., Woodruff, D. R., Eissenstat, D. M., 2011
Contrasting the morphology, anatomy and fungal colonization of new pioneer and fibrous roots
New Phytologist, Zadworny, Marcin, Eissenstat, David M., 2011
Decomposition of the finest root branching orders
Ecological Monographs, Goebel, Marc, Hobbie, Sarah E., Bulaj, Bartosz, Zadworny, Marcin, Archibald, Douglas D., Oleksyn, Jacek, Reich, Peter B., Eissenstat, David M., 2011