RECENT PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
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Lusk, C.H., Saldaña, A., Piper, F.I., Pérez-Millaqueo, M. (2011) Ontogeny, understorey light
interception and simulated carbon gain of juvenile rainforest evergreens differing in shade
tolerance. Annals of Botany (accepted 3 May 2011)
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Lusk, C.H., Corcuera, L. (2011) Effects of light availability on growth rate and leaf lifespan of
four rainforest Proteaceae. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural (accepted 15 Mar 2011)
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Parada, T.E., Lusk, C.H. (2011) Patterns of tree seedling mortality in a temperate-Mediterranean
transition zone forest in Chile. Gayana Botanica (accepted 11 Dec 2010)
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Peppe, D.J., Royer, D.L., Cariglino, B., Oliver, S.Y., Newman, S., Leigh, E., Enikolopo, E.,
Fernandez-Burgos, M., Herrera, F., Adams, J.M, Correa, E., Currano, E.D., Erickson, J.M.,
Hinojosa, L.F., Hoganson, J.W., Iglesias, A., Jaramillo, C.A., Johnson, K.R., Jordan, G.J., Kraft,
N.J.B., Lovelock, E.C., Lusk, C.H., Niinemets, Ü. Peñuelas, J., Rapson, G., Wing, S.L., Wright,
I.J. (2011) Sensitivity of leaf size and shape to climate: global patterns and paleoclimatic
applications. New Phytologist 190: 724–739
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Lusk, C.H., Sendall, K., Kooyman, R. (2011) Latitude, solar elevation angles and gapregenerating rainforest pioneers. Journal of Ecology 99: 491-502.
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Lusk, C.H., Onoda, Y., Kooyman, R., Gutiérrez-Girón, A. (2010) Reconciling plastic versus
species-level responses of evergreen leaves to light gradients: shade leaves punch above their
weight. New Phytologist 186: 429–438.
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Piper, F.I., Reyes-Díaz, M., Corcuera, L.J., Lusk, C.H. (2009) Carbohydrate storage, survival
and growth of two evergreen Nothofagus species in two contrasting light environments.
Ecological Research 24: 1233-1241.
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Jiménez-Castillo, M., Lusk, C.H. (2009) Host infestation patterns of the massive liana
Hydrangea serratifolia (Hydrangeaceae) in a Chilean temperate rainforest. Austral Ecology 34:
829-834.
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Lusk, C.H., Duncan, R.P., Bellingham, P.J. (2009) Light environments occupied by conifer and
angiosperm seedlings in a New Zealand podocarp–broadleaf forest. New Zealand Journal of
Ecology 33: 83-89.
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Atala, C. & Lusk, C.H. (2008) Xylem anatomy of Betula pendula Roth saplings: relationship to
vascular models. Gayana Botanica 65: 18-27.
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Lusk, C.H., Reich, P.B., Montgomery, R.A., Ackerly, D.A., Cavender-Bares, J. (2008) Why are
evergreen leaves so contrary about shade? Trends in Ecology & Evolution 23: 299-303.
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Lusk, C.H., Falster, D.S., Jara-Vergara, C.K., Jimenez-Castillo, M., Saldaña-Mendoza, A. (2008)
Ontogenetic variation in light requirements of juvenile rainforest evergreens. Functional Ecology
22: 454-459.
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Piper, F.I., Zúñiga-Feest, A., Rojas, P., Alberdi, M., Corcuera, L.J., Lusk, C.H. (2008)
Responses of two temperate evergreen Nothofagus species to sudden and gradual waterlogging:
relationships with distribution patterns. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 81: 257-266.
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Lusk, C.H. (2008) Constraints on the evolution and geographic range of Pinus. New Phytologist
178: 1-3.
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Matus, F., Maire, C., Lusk, C.H. (2008) Effects of soil texture, C input rates and litter quality on
free organic matter and N mineralization in Chilean rain forest and agricultural soils.
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 39: 187-201.
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Lusk, C.H. & Warton, D. (2007) Global meta-analysis shows that relationships of leaf mass per
area with species shade tolerance depend on leaf habit and ontogeny. New Phytologist 176: 764–
774.
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Royer, D.L., Sack, L., Wilf, P., Lusk, C.H., Jordan, G.J., Niinemets, Ü., Wright, I.J., Westoby,
M., Cariglino, B., Coley, P.D., Cutter, A.D., Johnson, K.R., Labandeira, C.C., Moles, A.T.,
Palmer, M.B. & Valladares, F. (2007) Predicting fossil leaf economics from scaling principles.
Paleobiology 33: 574–589.
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Reich, P.B., Wright, I.A., Lusk, C.H. (2007) Predicting leaf physiology from simple plant and
climate attributes: a global Glopnet analysis. Ecological Applications 17: 1982–1988.
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Donoso, P. & Lusk, C.H. (2007) Differential effects of emergent Nothofagus dombeyi on growth
and basal area of canopy species in an old-growth temperate rainforest. Journal of Vegetation
Science 18: 675-684.
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Lusk, C.H., Jimenez-Castillo, M, Salazar-Ortega, N. (2007) Evidence that branches of evergreen
angiosperm and coniferous trees differ in hydraulic conductance but not in Huber values.
Canadian Journal of Botany 85: 141-147.
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Saldaña, A., Gianoli, E., Gonzalez, W.E. & Lusk, C.H. (2007) Natural selection on
ecophysiological traits of a fern species in a temperate rainforest. Evolutionary Ecology 21: 651–
662.
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Piper, F.I., Corcuera, L.J., Alberdi, M., Lusk, C.H. (2007) Differential photosynthetic and
survival responses to soil drought in two evergreen Nothofagus species. Annals of Forest Science
64: 447-452.
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Lusk, C.H. & Piper, F.I. (2007) Seedling size influences relationships of shade tolerance with
carbohydrate storage patterns in a temperate rainforest. Functional Ecology 28: 78-86.
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Jiménez-Castillo, M., Wiser, S.K., Lusk, C.H. (2007) Elevational parallels of latitudinal
variation in the proportion of lianas in woody floras. Journal of Biogeography 34: 163-168.
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Lusk, C.H., Falster, D., Millaqueo, M.M., Saldaña, A. (2006) Ontogenetic variation in light
interception, self-shading and biomass distribution of seedlings of the conifer Araucaria
araucana (Molina) K. Koch. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 79: 321-328
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Wright, I.J., Reich, P.B., Atkin, O.K., Lusk, C.H., Tjoelker, M.G., Westoby, M. (2006)
Irradiance, temperature and rainfall influence leaf dark respiration in woody plants: evidence
from comparisons across 20 sites. New Phytologist 169: 309-319.
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Lusk, C.H., Chazdon, R.L. Hofmann, G. (2006) A bounded null model explains juvenile tree
community structure along light availability gradients in a temperate rain forest. Oikos 112: 131137.