Dr. Amy E. Zanne
      
     CURRENT ADDRESS 
     National Evolutionary Synthesis Center
     2024 W. Main Street
     Suite A200
     Durham, NC, 27705, USA
     Phone:  919-668-9107, Fax: 919-668-9198
     Email: aezanne at gmail.com
 
*I will be joining the Department of Biology at the University of Missouri, St. Louis as an Assistant Professor starting August 2008. Prospective students, please follow the link below.

PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

RESEARCH INTERESTS

I work at the crossroads of plant ecology, physiology, and evolutionary biology. I am interested in determining suites of plant functional traits (ecological, morphological, and physiological) and how these suites allow species to grow in different environments. I especially enjoy examining these suites in a phylogenetic context and view that such analyses can give us enhanced insight into interspecific differences.

Currently I am working in collaboration with Mark Westoby and Ian Wright at Macquarie University, David Ackerly at University of California, Berkeley, Peter Reich at University of Minnesota, Lawren Sack at University of Hawaii, David Coomes at University of Cambridge, and Rob Jackson at Duke University. I have been examining relationships between plant physiological and anatomical traits. In this work, I am relating hydraulic safety and efficiency traits in Australian woody angiosperms between sites contrasting in nutrients and rainfall. This work entails measuring hydraulic conductivity, vulnerability to embolism, and various anatomical and leaf traits. Additionally, I am comparing species from global databases of wood anatomy traits related to hydraulic safety and efficiency.

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Pictures of places I have been

RESEARCH HISTORY

• Assistant Professor. University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO. Beginning Augustl 2008.
• Postdoctoral Fellow. Jointly supported by NESCent at Duke University, Durham, NC and NSF IRFP at Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia and University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. July 2005 – April 2008.  
• Postdoctoral Research Associate. Tufts University, Medford, MA. March 2003 – December 2004.
• Ph.D. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. May 2003. 
• M. S.  University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. August 1998. 
• B. A.  Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. June 1992. 

PUBLICATIONS

• Chapman, C. A., L. J. Chapman, A. E. Zanne, K. Kitajima, L. Kaufman, and M. J. Lawes. Submitted. A 10-Year evaluation of life history strategies of forest and gap tree species in an African tropical forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology.
• Zanne, A. E., S. S. Lower, Z.G. Cardon, and C. M. Orians. 2006. ¹⁵N partitioning in tomato: vascular constraints versus tissue demand. Functional Plant Biology. 33: 457-464. [Link]
• Zanne, A. E., K. P. Sweeney, M. Sharma, and C. M. Orians. 2006. Patterns and consequences of differential sectoriality in 18 temperate tree and shrub species. Functional Ecology. 20: 200-206. [Link]
• Ellmore, G. S., A. E. Zanne, and C. M. Orians. 2006. Comparative sectoriality in temperate hardwoods: hydraulics and xylem anatomy. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 150: 61-71. [Link]
• Chapman, C. A., L. J. Chapman, A. E. Zanne, J. R. Poulsen, and C. J. Clark. 2005. A 12-year phenological record of fruiting: implications for frugivore populations and indicators of climate change. In: J.L. Dew and J. Boubli (eds.), Tropical Fruits and Frugivores: The Search for Strong Interactions. Kluwer Press. [Link]
• Zanne, A. E. and C. A. Chapman. 2005. Diversity of woody species in forest, treefall gaps, and edge in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Plant Ecology. 178: 121-139. [Link]
• Orians, C. M., B. B. Babst, and A. E. Zanne 2005. Vascular constraints and long-distance transport in dicots. In: N. M. Holbrook, M. A. Zwieniecki (eds.), Vascular Transport in Plants. Elsevier/AP co-imprint: Oxford. 355-371. [Link]
• Zanne, A. E., C. A. Chapman, and K. Kitajima. 2005. Evolutionary and ecological correlates of early seedling morphology in East African trees and shrubs. American Journal of Botany. 92: 972-978. [Link]
• Chapman, C. A., L. J. Chapman, T. T. Struhsaker , A. E. Zanne, C. J. Clark, and J. R. Poulsen. 2005. A long-term evaluation of fruiting phenology: importance of climate change. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 21: 31-45. [Link]
• Chapman, C. A., L. J. Chapman, K. Vulinec, A. Zanne, and M. J. Lawes. 2003. Fragmentation and alteration of seed dispersal processes: An Initial Evaluation of dung beetles, seed fate, and seedling diversity. Biotropica. 35:382-393. [Link]
• Chapman, C.A., L. J. Chapman, A. E. Zanne, and M. Burgess. 2002. Does weeding promote regeneration of an indigenous tree community in felled pine plantations in Uganda? Restoration Ecology 10:408-415. [Link]
• Zanne, A. E., and C. A. Chapman. 2001. Expediting reforestation in tropical grasslands: distance and isolation from seed sources in plantations. Ecological Applications. 11:1610-1621. [Link]
• Zanne, A. E., C. A. Chapman, and B. Keith. 2001. Protecting terrestrial mammal communities: potential role of pine plantations. Journal of African Ecology. 39:399-401. [Link]
• Chapman, C. A., L. J. Chapman, L. Kaufman, and A. E. Zanne. E. 1999. Potential causes of arrested succession in Kibale National Park: growth and mortality of seedlings. African Journal of Ecology 37:81-92. [Link]
• Chapman, C. A., L. J. Chapman, W. Wrangham, D. Kennard, and A. E. Zanne. 1999. Patterns in fruiting and flowering phenology at two sites in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Journal of Tropical Ecology 15:180-211. [Link]