Maciej A. Zwieniecki

Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Harvard University

Cambridge MA 02138
mzwienie@oeb.harvard.edu

Further Information: http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/holbrook/people/maciej/maciej.htm

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 1995 in Forest Ecology at Oregon State University, Department of Forest Science, USA.
Dissertation title: "Meta-Sedimentary Bedrock as an Alternative Source of Water for Forest Ecosystems in a Mediterranean Climate".
M.S. 1987 in Forest Silviculture at Warsaw Agricultural University, College of Forestry, POLAND.
Dissertation title: "Influence of Electrostatic Field on Development of Pinus sylvestris L. Seedlings."

POSITIONS HELD

• 1997-Present Research Associate, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA.
• 1995-1997 Research Associate, Forest Science Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
• 1992-1995 Graduate Research Assistant, Ph.D. candidate in Forest Ecology in the Forest Science Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
• 1991-1992 Research Assistant, University of Gent, Forest Management and Remote Sensing, Scholarship of Flemish Community, Gent, Belgium.
• 1987-1992 Research Assistant, Warsaw Agricultural University, Institute of Plant Physiology, Warsaw, Poland.

PUBLICATIONS

Zwieniecki M.A., Orians C., Melcher P.J. and Holbrook N.M. 2003. Ionic control of lateral exchange of water between vascular bundles in tomato. Journal of Experimental Botany 2003 54: 1399-1405.

Melcher P. J., Zwieniecki M.A. and Holbrook N.M. 2003. Vulnerability of Xylem Vessels to Cavitation in Acer saccharum (Marsh.): Scaling from Individual Vessels to Whole Branches. Plant Physiology 131: 1775-1780

Sack L, Melcher P. J., Zwieniecki M.A. and Holbrook N.M. 2002. The hydraulic conductance of the angiosperm leaf lamina: a comparison of three independent measurement methods. Journal of Experimental Botany 53:2177-2184.

Zwieniecki M.A., Melcher P.J. Boyce C.K., Sack L. and Holbrook N.M. 2002 Hydraulic architecture of leaf venation in Laurus nobilis L. Plant, Cell and Environment 25:1445-1450.

Holbrook NM, Zwieniecki MA, Melcher PJ. 2002. The dynamics of "dead wood": Maintenance of water transport through plant stems. Integrative and Comparative Biology 42 (3): 492-496.

Zwieniecki M.A., Melcher P.J. and Holbrook N.M. 2001. Hydrogel control of xylem hydraulic resistance in plants. Science 291:1059-1062.

Zwieniecki M.A., Melcher P.J. and Holbrook N.M. 2001. Hydraulic properties of individual xylem vessels of Fraxinus americana. Journal of Experimental Botany 52: 257-264.

Holbrook N.M., Ahrens E.T., Burns M.J. and Zwieniecki M.A. 2001. In-vivo observation of cavitation and embolism repair using magnetic resonance imaging. Plant Physiology 126: 27-31.

Feild T. S., Zwieniecki M. A., and Holbrook N.M. 2000. Winteraceae evolution: an ecophysiological perspective. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 87:323-334.

Zwieniecki M. A., and Holbrook N.M. 2000. Bordered pit structure and vessel wall surface properties - implications for embolism repair. Plant Physiology 123:1015-1020.

Feild T.S. ,Zwieniecki M. A., Brodribb T., Jaffre T., Donoghue M.J. and Holbrook N.M.. 2000. Structure and function of tracheary elements in Amborella trichopoda. International Journal of Plant Science 161:705-712.

Zwieniecki M.A., Hutyra L., Thompson M.V. and Holbrook N.M. 2000. Dynamic changes in petiole specific conductivity in red maple (Acer rubrum L.), tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera L.) and northern fox grape (Vitis labrusca L.). Plant Cell and Environment 23:407-414.

Zwieniecki M.A. and Newton M. 1999 Influence of streamside cover and stream features on temperature trends in forested streams of western Oregon. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 14(2):106-113.

Zwieniecki M.A. and Holbrook N.M. 1998. Short term changes in xylem water conductivity in white ash, red maple and white spruce. Plant Cell and Environment 21:1173-1180.

Feild T.S., Zwieniecki M.A., Donoghue M.J. and Holbrook N.M. 1998. Stomatal plugs of Drimys winteri (Winteraceae) protect leaves from mist not drought. Proceedings of National Academy of Science, USA 95:14256-14259

Zwieniecki M.A. and Boersma L. 1997. A noninvasive method to measure root hydraulic conductivity and water potential simultaneously. Journal of Experimental Botany 46:333-336.

Zwieniecki M.A. and Newton M. 1996. Seasonal patterns of water depletion from soil/rock profile by selected ecosystems in Mediterranean climate. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 26:1346-1352.