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David Eissenstat, Ph.D.
Professor of Woody Plant Physiology
Areas of Expertise
Root biology and ecology
Mycorrhizal ecology
Plant Physiological Ecology
Plant Ecology
Global Change Biology
Belowground Ecology
Fruit tree physiology
Email
dme9@psu.edu
Office
814-863-3371
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Margarita Fernandez
PhD Student, Ecology
Email
mmf5814@psu.edu
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Climate Change
Root Biology and Ecology
Ecosystems Ecology
Physiology of Fruit Crops and Temperate Trees
Active Lab Projects
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Ecology of Root Lifespan
Nutrient Foraging by Mycorrhizal Roots
Belowground Phenology in a Warming Arctic
Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory
Topographical Controls on Belowground Carbon
Completed Lab Projects
Completed Lab Projects
Completed Lab Projects Overview
Grape Root Growth in Relation to Vine Crop Load
Root responses to soil moisture deficits in fruit crops
Linking leaf and root traits in 14 temperate tree species
Root and Mycorrhizal Fungal Respiration Along Broad Latitudinal Gradients
Current Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Research
Current Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Research
Current Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Research Overview
Suzanne Fleishman
Emily Lavely
Edward (Ted) Primka
Ismaiel Szink
Jing Guo
Wenqi Luo
Margarita Fernández
Past Graduate Students and their Research
Past Graduate Students and their Research
Past Graduate Students and their Research Overview
Thomas Adams
Taryn Bauerle
Quanying Du
Jenny Edwards Dauer
Marc Goebel
Luke McCormack
Kevin Mueller
Luis Valenzuela
Jennifer M. Withington
Jane Wubbels
Huining Xu
Katie Gaines
Laura Radville
Weile Chen
Anne Klodd
Alexandra (Lexie) Orr
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Melissa Pastore
Cody Barnyak
Jenna Mitchell
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