At the cellular level, wood anatomy provides new, finer-scale details of the environment.
At CTRS, we measure anatomical characteristics within tree rings to study factors affecting wood density and cell properties such as sizes and shapes. Studies in growing season temperature effects, late spring freeze events, historical floods, and fire injuries. Our lab facilities are equipped for quantitative wood anatomy (QWA) measurements with tissue processing stations (micro-sectioning, staining, light microscopy), precision scanning instruments, software (e.g., Roxas, WinCell), and more.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Variation of anatomical structure of false rings in Eastern red cedar.
1973 | Kuo, M-L., and E.A. McGinnes. | Wood Science 5:205-210.
Frequency and selected anatomical features of included sapwood in eastern red cedar.
1969 | McGinnes, E.A., S.A. Kandeel, and P.S. Szopa. | Wood Science 2(2):100-106.
Extent of shake in black walnut.
1968 | McGinnes, E.A. | Forest Products Journal 18(5):80-82.
Wood anatomy after tree injury.
1977 | McGinnes, E.A. | Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 1025. University of Missouri-Columbia. 35 p.
A note on effects of wounds on heartwood formation in white oak (Quercus alba L).
1975 | McGinnes, E.A., and A.L. Shigo. | Wood and Fiber 6(4):327-331.
Anatomy of xylem tissue formation associated with radial seams and cracks in black oak.
1975 | Phelps, J.E., E.A. McGinnes, and P. J-Y. Lieu. | Wood Science 8(1):397-405.
Age, growth, longevity, and post-fire/thinning response of chinkapin oak seedlings in a Kansas upland hardwood forest. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society
2022 | Dee, J.R., M.C. Stambaugh, and D.C. Dey | 149(2): 122-134
Fire scars negatively affect hydraulic conductivity in white oak (Quercus alba)
2019 | Dee, J.R., M.C. Stambaugh, K.T. Smith, and D.C. Dey | Forests 10(9): 812
A comparison of pre-Millennium eruption (946 AD) and modern temperatures from tree rings in the Changbai Mountain, northeast Asia
2023 | Du, H., M.C. Stambaugh, J.J. Camarero, M.-H. Li, D. Yu, S. Zong, H.S. He, and Z. Wu | Climate of the Past 19: 1295–1304