Center for Ecology and Conservation Biology

Nathan Phillips
Email: nathan@bu.edu
Assistant Professor of Geography

Ph.D., Duke University (1997)

Biogeography

Global change biology, plant physiological ecology, ecohydrology, tree
physiology and hydraulic architecture. Current research sites include
temperate forests (Sargent Center for Outdoor Education and Harvard
Forest) and tropical rainforest (Tiputini Biodiversity Station).

The National Science Foundation has just awarded a new project grant for a three year study to examine the physiological ecology of palm Mauritia flexuosa at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station in Ecuador.

Phillips N, Oren R, Licata J, Linder S. (2004) Time series diagnosis of tree hydraulic characteristics. Tree Physiology 24:879.890.
Phillips N, Ryan MG, Bond BJ, McDowell N (2003) Reliance on stored water increases with tree size in three Pacific Northwest species. Tree Physiology 23:237-245.
Phillips N, Bond BJ, McDowell NG, Ryan MG, Schauer A (2003) Leaf area compounds height-related hydraulic costs of water transport in Oregon White Oak trees. Functional Ecology 17, 832.840.
Phillips N, Bond B, Ryan M, McDowell N. (2002) Canopy and hydraulic conductance in young, mature, and old-growth Douglas-fir Tree. Physiology 22:205-211.
Phillips N, Bond BJ, Ryan MG (2000) Interaction of hydraulic properties and gas exchange in tree crowns in a Panamanian moist forest. Trees: Structure and Function 15(2):123-130.