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Elizabeth A. (Lisa) Ainsworth

USDA ARS Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit
Verified email at ars.usda.gov
Cited by 34209

What have we learned from 15 years of free‐air CO2 enrichment (FACE)? A meta‐analytic review of the responses of photosynthesis, canopy properties and plant production to …

EA Ainsworth, SP Long - New phytologist, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Free‐air CO 2 enrichment (FACE) experiments allow study of the effects of elevated [CO 2 ]
on plants and ecosystems grown under natural conditions without enclosure. Data from 120 …

The response of photosynthesis and stomatal conductance to rising [CO2]: mechanisms and environmental interactions

EA Ainsworth, A Rogers - Plant, cell & environment, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
This review summarizes current understanding of the mechanisms that underlie the response
of photosynthesis and stomatal conductance to elevated carbon dioxide concentration ([…

The effects of tropospheric ozone on net primary productivity and implications for climate change

EA Ainsworth, CR Yendrek, S Sitch… - Annual review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Tropospheric ozone (O 3 ) is a global air pollutant that causes billions of dollars in lost plant
productivity annually. It is an important anthropogenic greenhouse gas, and as a secondary …

Attachments beyond infancy.

MS Ainsworth - American psychologist, 1989 - psycnet.apa.org
Ainsworth and Eichberg (in press) found evidence that both feelings of responsibility in
caring for others in the family and/or a sense of family solidarity were important factors in …

Infant–mother attachment.

MS Ainsworth - American psychologist, 1979 - psycnet.apa.org
… I have considered this problem elsewhere (Ainsworth, 1979) and have concluded that in
our sample of normal babies there is a strong case to be made for differences in attachment …

A meta‐analysis of elevated [CO2] effects on soybean (Glycine max) physiology, growth and yield

EA Ainsworth, PA Davey, CJ Bernacchi… - Global change …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of elevated [CO 2 ] on 25 variables describing soybean physiology, growth and
yield are reviewed using meta‐analytic techniques. This is the first meta‐analysis to our …

Estimation of total phenolic content and other oxidation substrates in plant tissues using Folin–Ciocalteu reagent

EA Ainsworth, KM Gillespie - Nature protocols, 2007 - nature.com
Non-structural phenolic compounds perform a variety of functions in plants, including acting
as antioxidants. We describe a microplate-adapted colorimetric total phenolics assay that …

Food for Thought: Lower-Than-Expected Crop Yield Stimulation with Rising CO2 Concentrations

SP Long, EA Ainsworth, ADB Leakey, J Nosberger… - science, 2006 - science.org
Model projections suggest that although increased temperature and decreased soil moisture
will act to reduce global crop yields by 2050, the direct fertilization effect of rising carbon …

Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide: plants FACE the future

SP Long, EA Ainsworth, A Rogers… - Annu. Rev. Plant Biol., 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Atmospheric CO 2 concentration ([CO 2 ]) is now higher than it was at any time in
the past 26 million years and is expected to nearly double during this century. Terrestrial …

Elevated CO2 effects on plant carbon, nitrogen, and water relations: six important lessons from FACE

ADB Leakey, EA Ainsworth… - Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Plant responses to the projected future levels of CO 2 were first characterized in short-term
experiments lasting days to weeks. However, longer term acclimation responses to elevated …