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Sari Palmroth is a Research Professor of Environmental Natural Sciences at Duke University, based in Durham, NC. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Helsinki (2000). Her primary affiliation is with the Environmental Natural Sciences division within Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment.
Her research focuses on ecophysiological processes in trees, particularly conifers, examining how resource availability and climatic variability influence carbon uptake, allocation, and canopy radiation dynamics. Key topics include radiative transfer in forest canopies, carbon-nitrogen interactions under elevated CO2, and feedbacks between environmental factors and plant physiology.
Recent grants include studies on critical zone dynamics, CO2 effects on ecosystem carbon, and root-canopy interactions. Notable publications explore canopy conductance responses to drought, mycelial biomass mediation, and overlooked branch turnover biases in carbon accounting.
Dr. Palmroth’s work spans experimental field studies at the Duke Forest FACE site and collaborative projects with institutions like North Carolina State University. Her contributions address pressing climate change impacts on forest ecosystems through interdisciplinary approaches.
