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Philip A. Fay

Ecologist


 

 

Philip A. Fay

Research Ecologist

 

Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory

808 E Blackland Rd.

Temple, TX 76502

 

Voice: (254) 770 6533

Fax: (254) 770 6561

 

email: philip.fay@ars.usda.gov

http://www.ars.usda.gov/spa/gswrl/pfay

Education

Kansas State University Bachelor of Science, Biology, 1982

Northern Arizona University Master of Science, Biology, 1987

Kansas State University Doctorate, Biology, 1992

Research Interests  (CV)
 

Ecosystem ecology of grasslands- soil and plant carbon and water relations, primary productivity, and their responses to rising greenhouse gas (CO2) concentrations and temperature and precipitation variability.

 

Current Research Projects

Lysimeter CO2 Gradient Experiment (realtime display)

Nutnet

Grassland Plant Diversity Impacts on Soil CO2 Efflux

Rainfall Manipulation Plot (RaMP) Experiment (Konza Prairie Biological Station)

Rainfall Mesocosm Experiment (Konza Prairie Biological Station)

 

Laboratory Personnel

 

Anne Gibson

Virginia Jin

Alicia Naranjo

Kyle Tiner

 

Presentations

 

Plant composition and soil respiration in grassland. European Geophysical Union, Vienna, Austria, 13-18 April 2008.  (Abstract, Presentation)

 

Photosynthetic water use efficiency and biomass of Sorghastrum nutans (C4) and Solidago canadensis (C3) in three soils along a CO2 concentration gradient.  Ecological Society of America, San Jose, CA, 6-10 August 2007. (Abstract, Presentation)

 

Publications

 

Fay PA, Kaufman DM, Nippert JB, Carlisle JD, Harper CW (2008) Changes in grassland ecosystem function due to extreme rainfall events: implications for responses to climate change. Glob. Change Biol. 14:1600-1608 (PDF).

Hatfield J, Boote K, Fay P, Hahn L, Izaurralde C, Kimball BA, Mader T, Morgan J, Ort D, Polley W, Thomson A, Wolfe D (2008) Agriculture. In: Backlund P, Janetos A, Schimel DS (eds) The efects of climate change on agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity in the United States Washington, D.C., pp 21-74

Knapp AK, Beier C, Briske DD, Classen AT, Luo Y, Reichstein M, Smith MD, Smith SD, Bell JE, Fay PA, Heisler JL, Leavitt SW, Sherry RA, Smith B, Weng E (2008) Consequences of more extreme precipitation regimes for terrestrial ecosystems. Bioscience 58:811-821 (PDF)

Polley HW, Johnson HB, Fay PA, Sanabria J (2008) Initial response of evapotranspiration from tallgrass prairie vegetation to CO2 at subambient to elevated concentrations. Functional Ecology 22:163-171 (PDF)

Nippert JB, Fay PA, Knapp AK (2007)  Photosynthetic traits in C3 and C4 grassland species in mesocosm and field environments.  Environmental and Experimental Botany,  60, 412-420 (PDF)

Travers SE, Smith MD, Bai J, Hulbert SH, Leach JE, Schnable PS, Knapp AK, Milliken GA, Fay PA, Saleh A, Garrett KA (2007) Ecological genomics: making the leap from model systems in the lab to native populations in the field. Frontiers in Ecology Environment 5:19-24 (PDF)

Porporato A, Vico G, Fay PA (2006) Superstatistics of hydro-climatic fluctuations and interannual ecosystem productivity. Geophysical Research Letters 33:L15402 (PDF)

Harper CW, Blair JM, Fay PA, Knapp AK, Carlisle JD (2005) Increased rainfall variability and reduced rainfall amount decreases soil CO 2 flux in a grassland ecosystem. Glob. Change Biol. 11:322-334 (PDF)

Huxman TE, Smith MD, Fay PA, Knapp AK, Shaw MR, Loik ME, Smith SD, Tissue DT, Zak JC, Weltzin JF, Pockman WT, Sala OE, Haddad BM, Harte J, Koch GW, Schwinning S, Small EE, Williams DG (2004) Convergence across biomes to a common rain-use efficiency. Nature 429:651-654 (PDF)

Fay PA, Carlisle JD, Knapp AK, Blair JM, Collins SL (2003) Productivity responses to altered rainfall patterns in a C4-dominated grassland. Oecologia 137:245-251 (PDF)

Fay PA, Blair JM, Carlisle JD, Knapp AK (2003) Precipitation and terrestrial ecosystems: mesic grassland case study. In: Weltzin JF, McPherson GR (eds) Precipitation Impacts on Terrestrial Ecosystems. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, pp 147-163

Quist MC, Fay PA, Guy CS, Knapp AK, Rubenstein BN (2003) Military training effects on terrestrial and aquatic communities on a grassland military installation. Ecol. Applic. 13:432-442 (PDF)

Weltzin JF, Loik ME, Schwinning S, Williams DG, Fay PA, Haddad BM, Harte J, Huxman TE, Knapp AK, Lin G, Pockman WT, Shaw MR, Small EE, Smith MD, Smith SD, Tissue DT, Zak JC (2003) Assessing the response of terrestrial ecosystems to potential changes in precipitation. Bioscience 53:941-952 (PDF)

Fay PA, Carlisle JD, Danner BN, Lett MS, McCarron JK, Stewart C, Knapp AK, Blair JM, Collins SL (2002) Altered rainfall patterns, gas exchange, and growth in grasses and forbs. Int. J. Plant Sci. 163:549-557 (PDF)

Goodin DG, Fay PA, McHugh MM (2002) Climate variability at a tallgrass prairie site at multiple time scales: Konza Prairie Biological Station. In: Greenland D, Fountain A, Goodin DG, Juday G, Lyons B, Smith R (eds) Climate variability and ecosystem response at long-term ecological research (LTER) sites. Oxford University Press, New York, pp 411-424

Knapp AK, Fay PA, Blair JM, Collins SL, Smith MD, Carlisle JD, Harper CW, Danner BT, Lett MS, McCarron JK (2002) Rainfall variability, carbon cycling, and plant species diversity in a mesic grassland. Science 298:2202-2205 (PDF)

Fay PA, Carlisle JD, Knapp AK, Blair JM, Collins SL (2000) Altering rainfall timing and quantity in a mesic grassland ecosystem: Design and performance of rainfall manipulation shelters. Ecosystems 3:308-319 (PDF)

Throop HL, Fay PA (1999) Effects of fire, browsers and gallers on New Jersey tea (Ceanothus herbaceous) growth and reproduction. Am. Midl. Nat. 141:51-58 (PDF)

Fay PA, Knapp AK (1998) Responses to short-term reductions in light in soybean leaves: effects of leaf position and drought stress. Int. J. Plant Sci. 159:805-811 (PDF)

Hartnett DC, Fay PA (1998) Plant populations: patterns and processes. In: Knapp AK, Briggs JM, Hartnett DC, Collins SL (eds) Grassland Dynamics: Long-term ecological research in tallgrass prairie. Oxford University Press, New York, pp 81-100

Knapp AK, Fay PA (1997) Plant strategies for coping with variable light regimes. In: Basra AS (ed) Mechanisms of environmental stress resistance in plants. Harwood Academic, Amsterdam, pp 191-212

Fay PA, Hartnett DC, Knapp AK (1996) Plant tolerance of gall-insect attack and gall-insect performance. Ecology 77:521-534 (PDF)

Fay PA, Knapp AK (1996) Photosynthetic and stomatal responses to variable light in a cool-season and a warm-season prairie forb. Int. J. Plant Sci. 157:303-308 (PDF)

Fay PA, Knapp AK (1995) Stomatal and photosynthetic responses to shade in sorghum, soybean and. Phys. Plant. 94:613-620 (PDF)

Fay PA, Samenus RJ (1993) Gall wasp (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) mortality in a spring tallgrass prairie fire. Environ. Entomol. 22:1333-1337 (PDF)

Fay PA, Hartnett DC, Knapp AK (1993) Increased photosynthesis and water potentials in Silphium integrifolium galled by cynipid wasps. Oecologia 93:114-120 (PDF)

Fay PA, Hartnett DC (1991) Constraints on growth and allocation patterns of Silphium integrifolium (Asteraceae) caused by a cynipid gall wasp. Oecologia 88:243-250 (PDF)

   
 
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