Noel Michele Holbrook

 Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry
 Professor of Biology

• Harvard University Center for the Environment
• Future of Energy at Harvard
• Dept. of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
• Harvard University Plant Biology Initiative
• Center for Nanoscale Systems

Research Interests

Long-distance transport physiology in plants; root physiology, including interactions between uptake and growth; water relations associated with flowering and flower production; biomechanics of growth and development; factors controlling uptake and movement of water in tropical trees.

Environmental Courses

[Science B-64: Feeding the World; Feeding Yourself]
OEB 10: Foundations of Biological Diversity
OEB 52: Biology of Plants
[OEB 120: Physiology of Plants]
[OEB 122: Field Research in Ecology and Conservation]
OEB 193: Advanced Research in Ecology and Conservation
[OEB 212r: Advanced Topics in Plant Physiology]
OEB 339: Whole-Plant Physiology

Related Publications

Diversity of hydraulic traits in nine Cordia species growing in tropical rainforests with contrasting precipitation. (2007)
Leaf hydraulic design: insights from rehydration kinetics. (2007)
Dynamic changes in root hydraulic properties in response to nitrate availability. (2007)
Forced depression of leaf hydraulic conductance in situ: effects on the leaf gas exchange of forest trees. (2007)
The role of freezing in setting the latitudinal limits of mangrove forests. (2007)