Dr. Amy E. Zanne
Postdoctoral Research Associate
ADDRESS
Department of Biological Sciences
Macquarie University
North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia
Phone: 612-9850-8194
Fax: 612-9850-8245
Email: aezanne at yahoo.com
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, Ian Wright, and Huw Morgan at Macquarie University, David Ackerly at University of California, Berkeley, Peter Reich at University of Minnesota, Lawren Sack at University of Hawaii, 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, it compares species from a global database of wood anatomy traits related to hydraulic safety and efficiency.
RESEARCH HISTORY
¬ NESCent Postdoctoral Fellow. Duke University, Durham, NC. September 2006 – April 2008
¬ NSF International Research Postdoctoral Fellow. Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia. July 2005 – April 2007.
¬ Postdoctoral Research Associate. University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. March 2005 – June 2005. Based at Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia.
¬ Postdoctoral Research Associate. Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. January – February 2005.
¬ Postdoctoral Research Associate. Tufts University, Medford, MA. March 2003 – December 2004.
¬ Workshop in Applied Phylogenetics and Supertree Construction at Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory sponsored by University of California Davis. 2004.
¬ Ph.D. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. May 2003. Major Advisor: Dr. Colin Chapman
¬ M. S. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. August 1998. Major Advisor: Dr. Colin Chapman
¬ Organization for Tropical Studies Tropical Biology Program 97-3 in Costa Rica. Summer 1997.
¬ University of Florida Tropical Biology and Conservation Program in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Summer 1995.
¬ B. A. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. June 1992. Major Advisor: Dr. C. Robertson McClung
¬ Dartmouth Foreign Studies Program in Environmental Studies, Kenya. Winter 1992.
PUBLICATIONS
Zanne, A. E., S. S. Lower, Z.G. Cardon, and C. M. Orians. Submitted. 15N Fertilization of Tomatoes: vascular constraints vs. sink strength. Functional Plant Biology.
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., K. P. Sweeney, M. Sharma, and C. M. Orians. In press. Patterns and consequences of differential sectoriality in 18 temperate tree and shrub species. Functional Ecology.
Chapman, C. A., L. J. Chapman, A. E. Zanne, J. R. Poulsen, and C. J. Clark. In Press. A 12-year phenological record of fruiting: implications for frugivore populations and indicators of climate change. In: J. Boubli, J.L. Dew, and K. Milton (eds.), Floristics, Phenology and Frugivore Communities: A Pan tropical Comparison. Kluwer Press.
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]
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.
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. Fruit and flower phenology at two sites in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Journal of Tropical Ecology 15:180-211 [link].