David Eissenstat
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Professor of Woody Plant Physiology
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Shale Hills Professor of Woody Plant Physiology
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PhD, Plant Physiological Ecology, Utah State University, 1986
Climate change, ecosystems ecology, physiology of fruit crops, root biology and ecology.
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CZO Publications
Papers/Books
2019 (In Review)
Observing and Simulating Spatial Variations of Forest Carbon Stocks in Complex Terrain. He, Yuting, Kenneth Davis, Yuning Shi, Dave Eissenstat, Jason Kaye, Margot Kaye (2019): Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences (submitted)
2019 (In Review)
What Controls Above- and Belowground Partitioning Patterns in Temperate Forests?. Orr, A., T.S. Adams, K. Naithani, M. McCormack, J. Kaye, D. Baldwin, Y. Shi and D.M. Eissenstat (2019): Functional Ecology, submitted
2019 (In Review)
Lithology differentially shifts root distribution of co-occurring tree species. Szink, Ismaiel, Hasenmueller, Elizabeth A., Orr, Alexandra S., Adams, Thomas S., Long, Robert S., Eissenstat, David M. (2019): Ecology (submitted)
2018
Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory: Shale Hills in the Context of Shaver's Creek Watershed. Brantley Susan, White Timothy, West Nicole, Williams Jennifer, Forsythe Brandon, Shapich Dan, Kaye Jason, Lin Hangsheng (Henry), Shi Yuning, Kaye Margot, Herndon Elizabeth, Davis Kenneth, He Yuting, Eissenstat David, Weitzman Julie, DiBiase Roman, Li Li, Reed Warren, Brubaker Kristen, Gu Xin (2018): Vadose Zone Journal, 17:180092
2018
Root morphology and mycorrhizal type strongly influence root production in nutrient hot spots of mixed forests . Chen, W., Koide, R. T., Eissenstat, D. M. (2018): Journal of Ecology, 106:148-156
2018
Nutrient foraging by mycorrhizas: From species functional traits to ecosystem processes. Chen, Weile, Koide, Roger T., and Eissenstat, David M. (2018): Functional Ecology, 00:1–12
2018
The Effect of Lithology and Agriculture at the Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory. Li Li, DiBiase Roman A., Del Vecchio Joanmarie, Marcon Virginia, Hoagland Beth, Xiao Dacheng, Wayman Callum, Tang Qicheng, He Yuting, Silverhart Perri, Szink Ismaiel, Forsythe Brandon, Williams Jennifer Z., Shapich Dan, Mount Gregory J., Kaye Jason, Guo Li, Lin Henry, Eissenstat David, Dere Ashlee, Brubaker Kristen, Kaye Margot, Davis Kenneth J., Russo Tess A., Brantley Susan L. (2018): Vadose Zone Journal, 17:180063
2018
Using a spatially-distributed hydrologic biogeochemistry model with a nitrogen transport module to study the spatial variation of carbon processes in a Critical Zone Observatory. Shi, Y., Eissenstat, D.M., He, Y., and Davis, K.J. (2018): Ecological Modelling, 380:8-21
2017
Reviews and syntheses: on the roles trees play in building and plumbing the critical zone. Brantley, Susan L., David M. Eissenstat, Jill A. Marshall, Sarah E. Godsey, Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad, Diana L. Karwan, Shirley A. Papuga, Joshua Roering, Todd E. Dawson, Jaivime Evaristo, Oliver Chadwick, Jeffrey J. McDonnell, Kathleen C. Weathers (2017): Biogeosciences, 14, 5115-5142 Cross-CZO National
2017
Weathering of rock to regolith: The activity of deep roots in bedrock fractures. Hasenmueller, E., Gu, X., Weitzman, J., Adams, T., Stinchcomb, G., Eissenstat, D., Drohan, P., Brantley, S., and Kaye, J. (2017): Geoderma 300:11-31
2017
Variability in aboveground carbon dynamics driven by slope aspect and curvature in an eastern deciduous forest, USA. Smith, L., Eissenstat, D., and Kaye, M. (2017): Canadian Journal of Forest Research, vol. 47: 149–158
2016
Designing a suite of measurements to understand the critical zone. Brantley, S. L., DiBiase, R. A., Russo, T. A., Shi, Y., Lin, H., Davis, K. J., Kaye, M., Hill, L., Kaye, J., Eissenstat, D. M., Hoagland, B., Dere, A. L., Neal, A. L., Brubaker, K. M., and Arthur, D. K (2016): Earth Surface Dynamics 4: 211-235
2016
Rapid tree water transport and residence times in a Pennsylvania catchment. Gaines KP, FC Meinzer, CJ Duffy, EM Thomas, and DM Eissenstat (2016): Ecohydrology, 9 (8): 1554–1565
2016
Reliance on shallow soil water in a mixed-hardwood forest in central Pennsylvania. Gaines KP, JW Stanley, FC Meinzer, KA McCulloh, DR Woodruff, W Chen, TS Adams, H Lin and DM Eissenstat (2016): Tree Physiology, 36 (4): 444-458
2016
CZ-tope at Susquehanna Shale Hills CZO: Synthesizing multiple isotope proxies to elucidate Critical Zone processes across timescales in a temperate forested landscape. Sullivan P., Ma L., West N., Jin L., Karwan D., Noireaux J., Steinhoefel G., Gaines K., Eissenstat D., Gaillardet J., Derry L., Meek K., Hynek S., and Brantley S.L. (2016): Chemical Geology, vol 445, 103–119
2015
Importance of vegetation for manganese cycling in temperate forested watersheds. Herndon Elizabeth, Lixin Jin, Danielle Andrews, David Eissenstat, Susan Brantley (2015): Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 29(2):160-174
2013
Above- and belowground controls on water use by trees of different wood types in an eastern United States deciduous forest. Meinzer, F.C., D.R. Woodruff, D.M. Eissenstat, H.S. Lin, T. Adams, K.A. McCulloh. (2013): Tree Physiology, Vol 33 (4): 345-356
2013
Spatial distribution of tree species governs the spatio-temporal interaction of leaf area index and soil moisture across a forested landscape. Naithani K.J., Baldwin D., Gaines K., Lin H. & Eissenstat D.M. (2013): PLoS ONE
2011
Hydraulic patterns and safety margins, from stem to stomata, in three eastern US tree species. Johnson, D. M., McCulloh, K. A., Meinzer, F. C., Woodruff, D. R., and Eissenstat, D. M. (2011): Tree Physiology 31:659-68
Papers and books that explicitly acknowledge a CZO grant are highlighted in PALE ORANGE.
Other CZO Publications
2019
Using the Susquehanna - Shale Hills CZO to Project from the Geological Past to the Anthropocene Future. Brantley, Susan L., Davis, Kenneth J., Eissenstat, David M., and Li, Li (2019): NSF Award # 1331726 - Annual Report: Year 6
2018
Using the Susquehanna - Shale Hills CZO to Project from the Geological Past to the Anthropocene Future. Brantley, Susan L., Davis, Kenneth J., Eissenstat, David M., and Li, Li (2018): NSF Award # 1331726 - Annual Report: Year 5
2018
Critical measurements of hydrologic response in a first-order, forested catchment at the Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory (SSHCZO). Dacheng Xiao*, Yuning Shi, Qicheng Tang, Henry Lin, David M Eissenstat, Susan Brantley, Li Li (2018): Abstract EP11C-2065 presented at 2018 AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C., 10-14 Dec
2018
Biomass Partitioning to Absorptive Roots in the Context of Multiple Resource Limitation. David M Eissenstat*, Alexandra S. Orr, Ismaiel Szink, Kusum J. Naithani, Jason P Kaye, Thomas S Adams (2018): Abstract B41K-2856 presented at 2018 AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C., 10-14 Dec
2018
The Weathering of Rock to Regolith: Activity of Deep Roots in Bedrock Fractures (Invited). Elizabeth Ann Hasenmueller*, Xin Gu, Julie N Weitzman, Thomas S Adams, Gary E. Stinchcomb, David M Eissenstat, Patrick J Drohan, Susan Brantley, Jason P Kaye (2018): Abstract EP11D-2082 presented at 2018 AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C., 10-14
2018
Comparing preferential flow between two catchments with contrasting lithologies. Qicheng Tang*, Jonathan M Duncan, Dacheng Xiao, Li Li, Li Guo, Henry Lin, David M Eissenstat (2018): Abstract H41O-2310 presented at 2018 AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C., 10-14 Dec
2017
Using the Susquehanna - Shale Hills CZO to Project from the Geological Past to the Anthropocene Future. Brantley, Susan L., Davis, Kenneth J., Eissenstat, David M., Li, Li, Russo, Tess (2017): NSF Award # 1331726 - Annual Report: Year 4
2017
WEATHERING OF ROCK TO REGOLITH: THE ACTIVITY OF DEEP ROOTS IN BEDROCK FRACTURES. Hasenmueller, E.A., Gu, X., Weitzman, J.N., Adams, T.S., Stinchcomb, G.E., Eissenstat, D.M., Drohan, P.J., Brantley, S.L., and Kaye, J.P. (2017): 2017 Geological Society of America Fall Meeting, Seattle, WA, 22-25 October
2017
Using a spatially-distributed hydrologic biogeochemistry model with nitrogen transport to study the spatial variation of carbon stocks and fluxes in a Critical Zone Observatory. Shi, Y., Eissenstat, D.M., He, Y., and Davis, K.J. (2017): 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11-15 Dec
2017
Slope position and Soil Lithological Effects on Live Leaf Nitrogen Concentration. Szink, I., Adams, T., Orr, A., Eissenstat, D. (2017): 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11-15 Dec
2017
Comparing preferential flow and soil moisture dynamics in two catchments of contrasting lithology. Tang, Q., Guo, L., Eissenstat, D.M., Lin, H. (2017): 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11-15 Dec
2016
Using the Susquehanna - Shale Hills CZO to Project from the Geological Past to the Anthropocene Future. Brantley, Susan L., Davis, Kenneth J., Eissenstat, David M., Li, Li, Russo, Tess (2016): NSF Award # 1331726 - Annual Report: Year 3
2016
Plant Functional Traits Associated with Mycorrhizal Root Foraging in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal and Ectomycorrhizal Trees. Eissenstat, D.M., Chen, W., Cheng, L., Liu, B., Koide, R.T., and Guo, D. (2016): 2016 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, 12-16 Dec.
2016
Using a spatially-distributed hydrologic biogeochemistry model to study the spatial variation of carbon processes in a Critical Zone Observatory. Shi, Y., Eissenstat, D.M., Davis, K.J., and He, Y. (2016): 2016 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, 12-16 Dec.
2016
Comparing Rooting Depth and Niche Partitioning Between Shale and Sandstone Derived Soils in Central Pennsylvania Mixed Forests. Szink, I., Adams, T.S., Orr, A.S., Ruppel, M., Donnelly, S., Brazil, L.I., and Eissenstat, D.M. (2016): 2016 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, 12-16 Dec.
2015
Using the Susquehanna - Shale Hills CZO to Project from the Geological Past to the Anthropocene Future . Brantley, Susan L., Davis, Kenneth J., Eissenstat, David M., Li, Li, Russo, Tess (2015): NSF Award # 1331726 - Annual Report: Year 2
2015
Influence of Topography on Root Processes in the Shale Hills Susquehanna Critical Zone Observatory (Invited). Eissenstat, David M, Alexandra S. Orr, Thomas S Adams, Weile Chen and Katie Gaines (2015): H23J-02 Ecohydrology in the Critical Zone II, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 Dec.
2014
An Accomplishment-Based Request for Renewal of the Susquehanna-Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory (SSHO). Brantley, S.L., Duffy, C.J., Eissenstat, D.M., and Kirby, E. (2014): NSF Award # 1239285 Project Outcomes Report
2014
Using the Susquehanna - Shale Hills CZO to Project from the Geological Past to the Anthropocene Future . Brantley, Susan L., Davis, Kenneth J., Duffy, Christopher J., Eissenstat, David M., Li, Li (2014): NSF Award # 1331726 - Annual Report: Year 1
2014
B22A-01 Rapid Water Uptake and Limited Storage Capacity at Height of Growing Season in Four Temperate Tree Species in a Central Pennsylvania Catchment . Katie Gaines • Frederick Meinzer • Christopher Duffy • Evan Thomas • David Eissenstat (2014): 2014 AGU Annual Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec 15-19th
2014
Model-data synthesis of the carbon and water cycles at very high resolution in complex topography. Kenneth Davis, Chris Duffy, David Eissenstat, Yuning Shi, Susan Brantley, Yuting He, Jason Kaye, Margot Kaye, Henry Lin, Andrew Neal, Xuan Yu, Fuqing Zhang (2014): AmeriFlux Annual Meeting, May 4-5, 2014
2014
An Accomplishment-Based Request for Renewal of the Susquehanna-Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory (SSHO). Susan L Brantley, Christopher J Duffy, David M Eissenstat, Eric Kirby (2014): NSF Award # 1239285 Final Report
2014
H43G-1032 Exploring the Influence of Topography on Belowground C Processes Using a Coupled Hydrologic-Biogeochemical Model . Yuning Shi • Kenneth Davis • David Eissenstat • Jason Kaye • Christopher Duffy • Xuan Yu • Yuting He (2014): 2014 AGU Annual Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec 15-19th
2013
Using the Susquehanna - Shale Hills CZO to Project from the Geological Past to the Anthropocene Future. Brantley, Susan L., Davis, Kenneth J., Duffy, Christopher J., Eissenstat, David M., Li, Li (2013): NSF Award # 1331726
2013
Susquehanna/Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory: Annual Report to National Science Foundation. Duffy, C. and Brantley, S.L. (2013): NSF Award #1239285
2013
Scaling root processes based on plant functional traits (Invited). Eissenstat, D.M., McCormack, M.L., Gaines, K., Adams, T. (2013): Abstract H14D-01 presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 9-13 Dec.
2013
Patterns in tree water extraction depth at the Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory in central Pennsylvania. Katie P Gaines, David Eissenstat, and Henry Lin (2013): ESA Annual Meeting,Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 4-9, 2013
2012
An Accomplishment-Based Request for Renewal of the Susquehanna-Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory (SSHO). Brantley, S.L., Duffy, C.J., Eissenstat, D.M., and Kirby, E. (2012): NSF Award # 1239285
2012
Patterns in tree water isotopic signature at the Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory. Gaines, K., Eissenstat, D.M. (2012): AGU Annual Fall Conference Proceedings
2011
Biogeochemical characterization of contaminant Mn sequestration. Herndon E.M., Eissenstat D., Martinez C.E., and Brantley S.L. (2011): Goldschmidt
2011
Tree transpiration at the Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory. Meinzer F.C., D. Woodruff, T.A. Adams & D. M. Eissenstat (2011): All Hands Meeting, Oracle, AZ, May, 2011
2011
Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Vegetation Structure and Hydrology at Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory in Central Pennsylvania. Naithani K.J., K. Gaines, D. Baldwin, H. Lin, & D.M. Eissenstat (2011): 1st Conference on Spatial Statistics, Enschede, Netherlands. March 23-25, 2011. Poster
2011
Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Vegetation Structure and Hydrology at Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory in Central Pennsylvania. Naithani, K.J., Gaines, K., Baldwin, D., Lin, H., Eissenstat, D.M. (2011): Postdoctoral Research Exhibition, PSU. April 12, 2011. Poster
2011
Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Vegetation Structure and Hydrology at Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory in Central Pennsylvania. Naithani, K.J., Gaines, K., Baldwin, D., Lin, H., Eissenstat, D.M. (2011): All Hands Meeting, Oracle, AZ, May, 2011 Poster
2010
Vegetation: A natural capacitor for contaminant metals input into the Critical Zone (Invited). Brantley, S.L., Herndon, E.M., Jin, L., Eissenstat, D., Raymond, P. (2010): AGU Annual Fall Conference Proceedings
2010
Soil production is faster on south-facing slopes in the Susquehanna/Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory due to periglacial, vegetative, and climate factors (Invited). Jin, L., Eissenstat, D., Lin, H., Chabaux, F.J., Ma, L., Brantley, S.L. (2010): AGU Annual Fall Conference Proceedings
2010
Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Vegetation and Hydrological Properties at Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory in Central Pennsylvania. Naithani, K.J., Gaines, K., Baldwin, D., Lin, H., Eissenstat, D.M. (2010): AGU Annual Fall Conference Proceedings
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News
Eissenstat laboratory group shares ecology research with Franklin & Marshall College class
20 Oct 2018 - Visiting Professor of Biology, Dr. J.B. Moon (Penn State Alumna, Ecology - 2012), toured the Shale Hills catchment with BIO 323 – Ecological...
82nd Annual Field Conference of PA Geologists tour the CZO
05 Oct 2017 - Just under 250 geologists from across the state of Pennsylvania spent three days (Oct 5-7) exploring outcrops and research sites in Blair, Centre...
Shale Hills CZO hosts Jorden Hayes for All-Hands 2016
16 May 2016 - Jorden Hayes (Southern Sierra CZO) was an invited speaker and visitor to the Shale Hills CZO All-Hands meeting in May 2016
The 2015 CZO REU/RET orientation begins at Penn State
10 Jun 2015 - Funded by the National Science Foundation, eight REU/RET participants with Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory joined seven...
Susquehanna Shale Hills CZO hosts Dorothy Merritts for All Hands 2015
13 May 2015 - The annual SSHCZO All Hands meeting featured Dr. Dorothy Merritts, Harry W. and Mary B. Huffnagle Professor of Geosciences and Chair of the...
CZO REUs and RETs present research at 2014 CUAHSI Biennial Meeting
26 Aug 2014 - The Critical Zone Observatory Research Experience for Undergraduates and Research Experience for Teachers program participants traveled to...
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Events
SSHCZO Seminar Series - Spring 2014
Effective rooting depth and water age of vegetation at the SSHCZO
102 Forest Resources Building.Critical Zone Seminar Series - All Hands Fall 2012
Critical Zone Seminar Series - All Hands Fall 2012
117 EES Building.Critical Zone Seminar series - Recap of CZO LiDAR workshop
A Recap of the CZO LiDAR Workshop held in Berkeley, CA December 2011
301 Steidle Building.
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