RACHEL SPICER

 

Spicer, R. (2005 in press) Senescence in secondary xylem: heartwood formation as an active developmental program. In: Vascular Transport in Plants (eds. N.M. Holbrook and M. Zwieniecki). Elsevier/Academic Press, Oxford Olszyk, D., M. Apple, B. L. Gartner, R. Spicer, C. Wise, E. Buckner, A. Benson-Scott, and D.Tingey (2005 in press) Xeromorphy increases in shoots of Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco seedlings with exposure to elevated temperature but not elevated CO2. Trees: Structure and Function Spicer, R. and N.M. Holbrook (2005) Within-stem oxygen concentration and sap flow in four temperate tree species: does long-lived xylem parenchyma experience hypoxia? Plant, Cell & Environment 28:192-201 pdf Spicer, R. and B.L. Gartner (2002) Compression wood has little impact on the water relations of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) seedlings despite a large effect on shoot hydraulic properties. New Phytologist 154:633-640 pdf Spicer, R. and B.L. Gartner (2001) The effects of cambial age and position within the stem on specific conductivity in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) sapwood. Trees: Structure and Function 15:222-229 pdf Gartner, B.L., D.C. Baker and R. Spicer (2000) Distribution and vitality of xylem rays in relation to tree leaf area in Douglas-fir. IAWA Journal 21:389-401 Spicer, R., B.L. Gartner and R. L. Darbyshire (2000) Sinuous stem growth in a Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) plantation: growth patterns and wood quality effects. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 30:761-768 Gartner, B.L., J.J. Morrell, C.M. Freitag, R. Spicer (1999) Heartwood decay resistance by vertical and radial position in Douglas-fir trees from a young stand. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 29:1993-1996 Spicer, R. and B.L. Gartner (1998) Hydraulic properties of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) branches and branch halves with reference to compression wood. Tree Physiology 18:777-784 pdf Spicer, R. and B.L. Gartner (1998) How does a gymnosperm branch assume the hydraulic status of a main stem when it takes over as leader? Plant, Cell & Environment 21:1063-1070 pdf