Philip Roy Rundel


Work Titles
UCLA Distinguished Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Member, Organismic Biology, Ecology & Evolution

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rundel@biology.ucla.edu


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(310) 825-4072

(310) 825-8777

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Detailed Biography:

Adaptations of plants to environmental stress, focusing on ecophysiological, morphological and phenological traits that Our laboratory maintains a breadth of interests centering on aspects of vascular plant adaptation to environmental water and nutrient stress. Within this context we have focused particularly on the interactions of physiological water stress and nutrient availability in limiting net primary production of arid zone plants. We are looking intensively at the relationship of seasonal changes in morphological, architectural and physiological components of plant form and function in woody desert legumes and evergreen shrubs. Our approaches in these investigations involve analysis of components of tissue water relations, photosynthetic capacity, foliar nutrient levels, leaf morphology and canopy architecture. We are very interested in applications of stable isotope ratios to ecological research studies as a means of developing integrated measurements of physiological response to environmental stress. Such measures will help us link physiological process studies to an ecosystem perspective. In addition to our work on desert ecosystems, my laboratory group maintains interests in several other areas. These include the physiological ecology of plant species in Mediterranean-type and tropical ecosystems, parallel with our desert research. We are also investigating the impact of air pollutants on photosynthetic capacity and productivity of coniferous forest trees in California.

Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Rundel, P.W. and R.E. Gustafson   An Introduction to the Plant Communities and Plants of Southern California, , ; (in press).
Timmins, R.J., J.W. Duckworth, P.W. Rundel, E. Sterling and M.C. Baltzer (eds.)   Biodiversity and Conservation in Cambodia, Lao and Vietnam, , ; (in preparation).
Lambrinos, J.G., C.C. Kleier and P.W. Rundel   Community organization of a dry puna shrubland in the Chilean Andes, Journal of Vegetation Science , ; (in review).
Rundel, P.W. and K.J. Esler   Distichous leaf morphology in Boophane haemanthioides: Is it selective in plant energy balance?, Austral Ecology , ; (in review).
Rundel, P.W., A.C. Gibson, G.S. Midgley, S.J.E. Wand, B. Palma, C. Kleier and J. Lambrinos   Ecological and ecophysiological patterns in a pre-Altiplano shrubland of the Andean Cordillera in northern Chile, Plant Ecology , ; (in press).
Rundel, P.W., C. Kleier and B. Palma   Protecting a low diversity Andean ecosystem: Parque Nacional Nevado de Tres Cruces, Chile, Mountain Research and Development , ; (in review).
Gibson, A.C., M.R. Sharifi and P.W. Rundel   Resprout characteristics of creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) when subjected to repeated vehicle damage, Journal of Arid Environments , ; (in review).
Rundel , P.W., P.E Villagra, M.O. Dillon, S. Roig-Ju?ent and G. Debandi   Arid and semi-arid ecosystems, In: Veblin, T, K. Young and A. Orme (eds.) The Physical Geography of South America, 2003; .
Schoenberg, F.P., R. Peng, Z. Huang and P.W. Rundel   Detection of non-linearities in the dependence of burn area on fuel age and climatic variables, International Journal of Wildland Fire , 2003; 12: (in press).
Midgley, G.F., S.J. E. Wand, P.W. Rundel, A.C. Gibson and B. Palma   Gas exchange physiology of Polylepis tarapacana, an angiosperm tree of the Chilean Altiplano , , 2003; (in review).
Rundel, P.W., D.J. Middleton, M. patterson and Meng Monyrak   Structure and ecological function in a tropical montane sphagnum bog of the Elephant Mountains, Bokor National Park, Cambodia, Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society , 2003; (in review).
Rundel, P.W.   Abies concolor, In: Forestry Compendium Global Module (CD-ROM Multimedia Encyclopedia), 2002; .
Rundel, P.W.   Abies magnifica, In: Forestry Compendium Global Module (CD-ROM Multimedia Encyclopedia), 2002; .
Rundel, P.W.   Calocedrus decurrens, In: Forestry Compendium Global Module (CD-ROM Multimedia Encyclopedia), 2002; .
Boonratana, R., P. Rundel and E. Wikramanayake   Cardamom Mountains rain forests, In: Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C.J. Louks, et al. (eds.) Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-P, 2002; 389-391.
Wikramanayake, E., R. Boonratana, P. Rundel and N. Aggimarangsee   Central Indochina dry forests, In: Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C.J. Louks, et al. (eds.) Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-P, 2002; 421-424.
Reich A., M.R. Sharifi, C.S. Connors, B.L. Bentley and P.W. Rundel   Comparative phenology and water relations of yellow bush lupine (Lupinus arboreus) in coastal north-central California, Journal of Mediterranean Ecology , 2002; .
Rundel, P.W.   Cupressus macrocarpa, In: Forestry Compendium Global Module (CD-ROM Multimedia Encyclopedia), 2002; .
Rundel, P.W., M. Patterson, K. Boonpragob and K. J. Esler   Demography and ecophysiology of Cycas siamensis in a deciduous dipterocarp woodland of central Thailand, Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society , 2002; 50: 15-24.
Palma, B., A.L. Alvarez, P. Rundel and N.H. Holbrook   Ecotourism in Chile: a scientific view, ReVista, Harvard Review of Latin America, 2002; 27-29.
Wikramanayake, E., R. Boonratana, P. Rundel and N. Aggimarangsee   Indochina mangroves, In: Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C.J. Louks, et al. (eds.) Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-P, 2002; 435-436.
Wikramanayake, E., R. Boonratana, P. Rundel and N. Aggimarangsee   Luang Prabang montane rainforests, In: Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C.J. Louks, et al. (eds.) Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-P, 2002; 382-383.
Boonratana, R., P. Rundel and E. Wikramanayake   Northern Annamites rain forests, In: Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C.J. Louks, et al. (eds.) Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-P, 2002; 386-389.
Carpenter,C., R. Boonratana and P. Rundel   Northern Indochina subtropical forests, In: Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C.J. Louks, et al. (eds.) Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-P, 2002; 426-428.
Wikramanayake, E. and P. Rundel   Northern Vietnam lowland forests, In: Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C.J. Louks, et al. (eds.) Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-P, 2002; 391-393.
Brostoff, W., M.R Sharifi and P.W. Rundel   Photosynthesis of cryptobiotic crusts in a seasonally inundated system of pans and dunes at Edwards Air Force Base, western Mojave Desert, California: laboratory studies, Flora , 2002; 197: 143-151.
Rundel, P.W.   Pinus edulis, In: Forestry Compendium Global Module (CD-ROM Multimedia Encyclopedia), 2002; .
Rundel, P.W.   Pinus edulis, In: Forestry Compendium Global Module (CD-ROM Multimedia Encyclopedia), 2002; .
Rundel, P.W.   Pinus jeffreyi, In: Forestry Compendium Global Module (CD-ROM Multimedia Encyclopedia), 2002; .
Rundel, P.W.   Pinus jeffreyi, In: Forestry Compendium Global Module (CD-ROM Multimedia Encyclopedia), 2002; .
Rundel, P.W.   Pinus lambertiana, In: Forestry Compendium Global Module (CD-ROM Multimedia Encyclopedia), 2002; .
Rundel, P.W.   Pinus lambertiana, In: Forestry Compendium Global Module (CD-ROM Multimedia Encyclopedia), 2002; .
Rundel, P.W.   Preserving biodiversity, In: Southern California Environmental Report Card 2002, 2002; 4-13.
Rundel, P.W.   Sequoia sempervirens, In: Forestry Compendium Global Module (CD-ROM Multimedia Encyclopedia), 2002; .
Rundel, P.W.   Sequoiadendron giganteum, In: Forestry Compendium Global Module (CD-ROM Multimedia Encyclopedia), 2002; .
Wikramanayake, E., R. Boonratana, and P. Rundel   South China - Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests, In: Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C.J. Louks, et al. (eds.) Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-P, 2002; 429-430.
Wikramanayake, E., R. Boonratana, and P. Rundel   South China ? Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests, In: Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C.J. Louks, et al. (eds.) Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-P, 2002; 429-430.
Wikramanayake, E., P. Rundel, R. Boonratana, and N. Aggimarangsee   Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen forests, In: Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C.J. Louks, et al. (eds.) Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-P, 2002; 397-400.
Wikramanayake, E., P. Rundel and R. Boonratana   Southern Annamites montane rain forests, In: Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C.J. Louks, et al. (eds.) Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-P, 2002; 393-395.
Wikramanayake, E. and P. Rundel   Southern Vietnam lowland dry forests, In: Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C.J. Louks, et al. (eds.) Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-P, 2002; 396-397.
Rundel, P.W.   The Chilean wine palm, Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden Newsletter , 2002; 5: 37-39.
Wikramanayake, E. and P. Rundel   Tonle Sap - Mekong peat swamp forests, In: Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C.J. Louks, et al. (eds.) Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-P, 2002; 404-406.
Wikramanayake, E. and P. Rundel   Tonle Sap ? Mekong peat swamp forests, In: Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C.J. Louks, et al. (eds.) Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-P, 2002; 404-406.
Wikramanayake, E. and P. Rundel   Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests, In: Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C.J. Louks, et al. (eds.) Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-P, 2002; 410-412.
Rundel, P.W. and D. Middleton   Vegetation and vascular plant flora of Doi Sutep-Pui, National park, northern Thailand (Book Review), Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society , 2002; 50: 117-118.
Gibson, A.C. and P. W. Rundel   Browningia candelaris in the Andean of pre-puna communities of northern Chile, Cactus and Succulent Journal , 2001; 73: 27-33.
Rundel, P.W. and J. A. King   Ecosystem processes and dynamics in the urban/wildland interface of Southern California, Journal of Mediterranean Ecology , 2001; 2: 209-219.
Rundel, P.W.   Forest habitats and flora in Lao P.D.R, Cambodia and Vietnam, In: Baltzer, M.C., Nguyen Thi Dao, R.G. Shore (eds.) Towards a Vision for Biodiversity Conservation , 2001; .
Rundel, P.W., M. Patterson, K. Boonpragob and S. Watthana   Photosynthetic capacity in Thai conifers, Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society , 2001; 49: 295-303.
Rundel, P.W.   Pinus edulis, In: Pines of Silvicultural Importance, 2001; .
Rundel, P.W.   Pinus edulis, In: Pines of Silvicultural Importance, 2001; .
Rundel, P.W.   Pinus jeffreyi, In: Pines of Silvicultural Importance, 2001; .
Rundel, P.W.   Pinus jeffreyi, In: Pines of Silvicultural Importance, 2001; .
Rundel, P.W.   Pinus lambertiana, In: Pines of Silvicultural Importance, 2001; .
Rundel, P.W.   Pinus lambertiana, In: Pines of Silvicultural Importance, 2001; .
Kleier, C.C. and P.W.Rundel   Sunlight foraging in two tropical Southeast Asian pioneer trees: Macaranga denticulata and Mallotus paniculata, Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society , 2001; 49: 231-241.
Rundel, P.W.   Alien species in the flora and vegetation of the Santa Monica Mountains, California: patterns, processes, and management implications, In: J.E. Keeley (ed.) 2nd Interface Between Ecology and Land Development in California, 2000; 145-152.
Rundel, P.W.   Biodiversity of mediterranean-type ecosystems, Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, 2000; .
Rundel, P.W.   Oxidant pollution impacts in the montane forests of Southern California. (Book Review), Mountain Research and Development, 2000; 20: 288-289.
Rundel, P.W. and B. Palma   Preserving the unique puna ecosystems of the Andean Altiplano: a descriptive account of Lauca National Park, Chile, Mountain Research and Development, 2000; 20: 262-271.
Wand, S.J.E., K.J. Esler, P.W. Rundel and H.W. Sherwin   A preliminary study of the responsiveness to seasonal atmospheric and rainfall patterns of wash woodland species in the arid Richtersveld, Plant Ecology , 1999; 142: 149-160.
Meinzer, F.C., G. Goldstein, A.C. Franco, M. Bustamente, E. Ingler, P. Jackson, L. Caldas and P.W. Rundel   Atmospheric and hydraulic limitations on transpiration in Brazilian cerrado woody species, Functional Ecology , 1999; 13: 273-282.
Esler, K.J., P. W. Rundel, M. Collins and P. Vorster   Biogeography of prostrate-leaved geophytes in semi-arid South Africa: hypotheses on functionality, Plant Ecology , 1999; 142: 105-120.
Esler, K. J. and P.W. Rundel   Comparative patterns of phenology and growth form diversity in two winter rainfall deserts: the Succulent Karoo and Mojave Desert, Plant Ecology , 1999; 142: 97-104.
Rundel, P.W.   Disturbance in mediterranean-climate shrublands and woodlands, In: L. Walker (ed.) Ecosystems of Disturbed Ground, 1999; 271-285.
Rundel, P.W., K.J. Esler and R.M. Cowling   Ecological and phylogenetic patterns of carbon isotope discrimination in the winter-rainfall flora of the Richtersveld, South Africa, Plant Ecology , 1999; 142: 133-148.
Cowling, R.M., K.J. Esler and P.W. Rundel   Editorial. [Introduction to the special issue: the plant ecology of Namaqualand, South Africa], Plant Ecology , 1999; 142: 1-2.
Rundel, P.W.   Forest habitats and floristics of Indochina: Lao PDR, Cambodia and Vietnam, Desk Study for World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), 1999; 194p.
Cowling, R.M., K.J. Esler and P.W. Rundel   Namaqualand, South Africa - an overview of a unique winter-rainfall desert ecosystem, Plant Ecology , 1999; 142: 3-21.
Cowling, R.M., K.J. Esler and P.W. Rundel   Namaqualand, South Africa ? an overview of a unique winter-rainfall desert ecosystem, Plant Ecology , 1999; 142: 3-21.
Jackson, P.C., F.C. Meinzer, M. Bustamante, G. Goldstein, P.W. Rundel, L. Caldas, E. Igler and F. Causin   Partitioning of soil water among trees in a Brazilian cerrado ecosystem, Tree Physiology , 1999; 11: 717-724.
Sharifi, M.R., A.C. Gibson and P.W. Rundel   Phenological and physiological responses of heavily dusted creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) to summer irrigation, Flora , 1999; 194: 369-378.
Guo, Q., P.W. Rundel and D.W. Goodall   Structure of desert seed banks: comparison across four North American desert sites, Journal of Arid Environments , 1999; 42: 1-14.
Cowling, R.M., K.J. Esler and P.W. Rundel (eds.)   The Plant Ecology of Namaqualand, South Africa, Plant Ecology , 1999; 142: 1-190.
Esler, K.J., P.W. Rundel and R.H. Cowling   The Succulent Karoo in a global context: plant structural and functional comparison with North American winter rainfall deserts, .; In: W. R. J. Dean and S. J. Milton (eds.) The Karoo: Ecological Patterns and Processes, 1999; 303-313.
Esler, K.J., P.W. Rundel and R.H. Cowling   Biodiversity and conservation biology of coastal transition zones from mediterranean to desert ecosystems: an intercontinental comparison, In: P.W. Rundel, G. Montenegro and F. Jaksic (eds.) 1998. Landscape Disturbance and Biodiversity in , 1998; 205-230.
Ehleringer, J.R., P.W. Rundel, B. Palma and H.A. Mooney   Carbon isotope ratios of Atacama Desert plants reflect hyperaridity of the region, Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 1998; 71: 79-86.
Gibson, A.C., Sharifi, M.R. and P.W. Rundel   Ecophysiological observations on Lane Mountain milkvetch, Astragalus jagerianus (Fabaceae): a proposed endangered species of the Mojave Desert, Aliso , 1998; 17: 77-82.
Rundel, P.W., K.J. Esler and G. Midgley   Ecophysiological significance of mesemb growth forms and demography, Aloe , 1998; 35: 35-37.
Rundel, P.W. and B. J. Yoder   Ecophysiology of pines, In: Richardson, D. R. (ed.) Biogeography and Ecology of Pinus, 1998; 296-323.
Rundel, P.W. and M.O. Dillon   Evolutionary patterns, habitat selection, and speciation of Bromeliaceae in the loma formations of the Peruvian and Atacama Desert regions, Plant Systematics and Evolution, 1998; 212: 261-278 .
Guo, Q., P.W. Rundel and D.W. Goodall   Horizontal and vertical distribution of desert seed banks: patterns, causes and implications, Journal of Arid Environments , 1998; 38: 465-478.
Richardson, D.R. and P.W. Rundel   Introduction: biogeography and ecology of pines, In: Richardson, D. R. (ed.) Biogeography and Ecology of Pinus, 1998; 3-46.
Rundel, P.W., G. Montenegro and F. Jaksic (eds.)   Landscape Disturbance and Biodiversity in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems, , 1998; .
Rundel, P.W.   Landscape disturbance in mediterranean-type ecosystems: an overview, In: P.W. Rundel, G. Montenegro and F. Jaksic (eds.) 1998. Landscape Disturbance and Biodiversity in , 1998; 3-22.
Rundel, P.W., A.C. Gibson and M.R. Sharifi, and K.J. Esler   Morphological and physiological components of adaptation to light environments in neotropical Heliconia (Heliconiaceae). , Journal of Tropical Ecology , 1998; 14: 789-801.
Rundel, P.W. and S. Sturmer   Native plant diversity in riparian communities of the Santa Monica Mountains, California. Madro?o , 1998; 45: 93-100.
Cowling, R.M., P.W. Rundel, K.J. Esler and P.G. Desmet   Regional-scale plant diversity in southern African arid lands: subcontinental and global comparisons, Diversity and Distributions , 1998; 4: 27-36.
Guo, Q. and P.W. Rundel   Self-thinning during early post-fire chaparral succession: mechanisms and implications, Ecology , 1998; 79: 579-586.
Esler, K.J. and P.W. Rundel   Unusual geophytes of the Succulent Karoo; how form can relate to function, Veld and Flora , 1998; 84: 6-7.
Rundel, P.W.   Vegetation of Southern Africa (book review), Journal of Biogeography, 1998; .
Guo, Q. and P. W. Rundel   Measuring dominance-diversity in ecological communities: choosing the right parameters, Journal of Vegetation Science , 1997; 8: 405-408.
Midgely, J. J., R. M. Cowling, H. Hendricks, P. G. Desmet, K. J. Esler, and P. W. Rundel   Population ecology of tree succulents (Aloe and Pachypodium) in the arid western Cape: decline of keystone species, Biodiversity and Conservation , 1997; 6: 869-876.
Esler, K.J. and P.W. Rundel   So what is so special about Namaqualand, South African Journal of Science , 1997; 93: 488-489.
Rundel, P. W.   Succession as a unifying theme (Book review), Trends in Ecology and Evolution , 1997; 12: 330-331.
Sharifi, M. R., A.C. Gibson, and P. W. Rundel   Surface dust impacts on gas exchange in Mojave Desert shrubs, Journal of Applied Ecology , 1997; 34: 837-846.
Rundel, P.W. and K. Boonpragob   The significance of long-term ecological research at the Sakaerat Environmental Research Station, In: Khenmark, C.Thaiutsa, L. Puangchit and S. Thammincha (eds.) Tropical Forestry in the 21st Centur, 1997; 184-194.
Rundel, P. W., B. Palma, M.O. Dillon, M.R. Sharifi, E.T. Nilsen, and K. Boonpragob   Tillandsia landbeckii in the coastal Atacama Desert of northern Chile, Revista Chilena de Historia Natural , 1997; 70: 341-348.
Rundel, P. W. and A. C. Gibson   Adaptive strategies of growth form and physiological ecology in neotropical rain forest plants, In: Gibson, A. C. (ed.) Neotropical Biodiversity and Conservation. Occasional Publication of the Mil, 1996; 33-71.
Nilsen, E. T., P. W. Rundel. and M. R. Sharifi   Diurnal gas exchange characteristics of two stem photosynthesizing legumes in relation to climate at two contrasting sites in the California desert, Flora , 1996; 191: 105-116.
Rundel, P.W. and A.C. Gibson   Ecological Communities and Processes in a Mojave Desert Ecosystem: Rock Valley, Nevada, , 1996; 376p.
Lu, Z-M., J-W Chen, R. G. Percy. M. R. Sharifi, P. W. Rundel, and E. Zeiger   Genetic variation in carbon isotope discrimination and its relations to stomatal conductance in Pima cotton, Australian Journal of Plant Physiology , 1996; 23: 127-132.
Rundel, P. W.   Monocotyledonous geophytes in the California flora, Madrono , 1996; 43: 354-368.
Rundel, P. W. K. Boonpragob, and M. Patterson   Photosynthetic response and heat tolerance in dry forest trees of Thailand, In: Proceedings of a Workshop on the Changes of Tropical Forest Ecosystems by El Nino and Others, 1996; .
Cowling, R. M., P. W. Rundel, B. B. Lamont, M. K. Arroyo, and M. Arianoutsou   Plant diversity in Mediterranean-climate regions, Trends in Ecology and Evolution , 1996; 11: 352-360.
Rundel, M. O. Dillon, and B. Palma   The vegetation and flora of Pan de Az?car National Park in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, Gayana, Botanica , 1996; 53: 295-315.
Rundel, M. O. Dillon, and B. Palma   The vegetation and flora of Pan de Azoecar National Park in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, Gayana, Botanica , 1996; 53: 295-315.
Midgely, J., R. Cowling, P. Desmet, K. Esler, and P. Rundel   Tree succulents in the Richtersveld: some charismatic keystone species, Veld and Flora , 1996; 82: 74-75.

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