Faculty
Louis Santiago
Assistant Professor of Physiological Ecology (Ph.D., 2003, University of Florida)
Office: 4113 Batchelor Hall
Phone: (951) 827-4951
Fax: (951) 827-4437
Email: louis.santiago@ucr.edu
Santiago Lab Website
Research Interests
- Environmental Physiology
- Ecosystem Science
- Evolutionary Physiology
- Stable Isotopes
- Tropical Biology
Selected Publications
Santiago, L.S., Kim, S. 2009. Correlated evolution of leaf shape and physiology in the woody Sonchus alliance (Asteraceae: Sonchinae) in Macaronesia. International Journal of Plant Sciences. Vol. 170: 1 p.83-92. 10p. (Refereed, Electronic)
Santiago, L.S., Kim, S. 2009. Correlated evolution of leaf shape and physiology in the woody Sonchus alliance (Asteraceae: Sonchinae) in Macaronesia. International Journal of Plant Sciences. Vol. 170: p.83-92. (Refereed, Electronic)
Ballina-Gómez, H.S., Iriarte-Vivar, S., Orellana, R., Santiago, L.S. 2008. Growth, survival and herbivory of seedlings of Brosimum alicastrum (Moraceae), a species of the neotropical understorey (published in Spanish) . International Journal of Tropical Biology (Revista de Biología Tropical). Vol. 56: 4 p.2055-2067. 13p. (Refereed, Electronic)
Ballina-Gómez, H.S., Iriarte, S., Orellana, R., Santiago, L. 2008. Crecimiento, supervivencia y herbivoría de plántulas de una especie de sotobosque neotropical, Brosimum alicastrum (Moraceae). Revista de Biología Tropical. Vol. 56: p.2055-2067. (Refereed, Electronic)
Cornwell, W.K., Cornelissen, H., Amatangelo, K., Dorrepaal, E., Eviner, V.T., Godoy, O., Hobbie, S.E., Hoorens, B., Kurokawa, H., Perez-Harguindeguy, N., Quested, H.M., Santiago, L.S., Wardle, D.A., Wright, I.J., Aerts, R., Allison, S., vanBodegom, P., Brovkin, V., Chatain, A., Callaghan, T., Díaz, S., Garnier, E., Gurvich, D.E., Kazakou, E., Klein, J.A., Read, J., Reich, P.B., Soudzilovskaia, N.A., Vaieretti, M.V., Westoby, M. 2008. Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide. Ecology Letters. Vol. 11: p.1065-1071. 7p. (Refereed, Electronic)
Santiago LS (2007) Extending the leaf economics spectrum to decomposition: Evidence from a tropical forest. Ecology 88:1126-1131
Santiago LS, Wright SJ (2007) Leaf functional traits of tropical forest plants in relation to growth form. Functional Ecology 21:19-27
Santiago LS, Schuur EAG, Silvera K (2005) Nutrient cycling and plant-soil feedbacks along a precipitation gradient in lowland Panama. Journal of Tropical Ecology 21:461-470
Santiago LS, Goldstein G, Meinzer FC, Fisher JB, Machado K, Woodruff D, Jones T (2004) Leaf photosynthetic traits scale with hydraulic conductivity and wood density in Panamanian forest canopy trees. Oecologia 140:543-550
Santiago LS (2000) Use of coarse woody debris by the plant community of a Hawaiian montane cloud forest. Biotropica 32:633-641