Tsun Fung Au
Global Change Ecologist
Publications
2024
19. Zhao Y, Li J, Jin Y, Au TF, Cui D, Chen Z. Divergent growth and responses of conifer and broad-leaved trees to warming-drying climate in a semi-arid region, northern China. European Journal of Forest Research. [PDF]
18. Li T, Peng J, Au TF, Li J. April-September minimum temperature variability based on Sabina tibetica ring-width in western Sichuan, China. Journal of Forestry Research 35(37). [PDF]
17. Li J, Jin Y, Zhao Y, Au TF, Wang Y, Chen Z. The intra-annual rhythm of Pinus sylvestris growth-climate responses under a warming climate in middle-high latitude. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 346, p109871. [PDF]
16. Li T, Peng J, Au TF, Li J, Li J, Zhang Y. Dendroclimatological study in the mixed forests from Sabina saltuaria and Abies faxoniana in the mixed forests of the Qionglai Mountains, eastern Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Forestry Research 35(20). [PDF]
2023
15. Lockwood BR, Maxwell JT, Denham SO, Robeson SM, LeBlanc DC, Pederson N, Novick KA, Au TF. Interspecific differences in drought and pluvial responses for Quercus alba and Quercus rubra across the eastern United States. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 340, p.109597. [PDF]
2022
14. Au TF, Maxwell J, Robeson S, Li J, Siani S, Novick K, Dannenberg M, Phillips R, Li T, Chen Z, Lenoir J. Younger trees in the upper canopy are more sensitive but also more resilient to drought. Nature Climate Change, 12, 1168–1174. [PDF]
13. Maxwell J, Harley G, Tucker C, Galuska T, Ficklin D, Bregy J, Heeter K, Au TF, Lockwood B, King D, Maxwell R. 1,100‐Year Reconstruction of Baseflow for the Santee River, South Carolina, USA Reveals Connection to the North Atlantic Subtropical High. Geophysical Research Letters, p.e2022GL100742. [PDF]
12. Au TF, Maxwell J. Drought sensitivity and resilience of oak–hickory stands in the eastern United States. Forests,13(3), p389. [PDF]
11. Novick K, Jo I, D’Orangeville L, Benson M, Au TF, Barnes M, Denham S, Fei S, Heilman K, Hwang T, Keyser T, Maxwell J, Miniat C, McLachlan J, Pederson N, Wood J, Phillips R. The drought response of Eastern US oaks in the context of their declining abundance. BioScience, 72(4). [PDF]
2021
10. Li T, Li J, Au TF, Zhang DD. Tree-Ring Width Data of Tsuga longibracteata Reveals Growing Season Temperature Signal in the North-Central Pearl River Basin since 1824 AD. Forests, 12(8), p1067. [PDF]
9. Lockwood B, Maxwell J, Robeson S, Au TF. Assessing bias in diameter at breast height estimated from tree rings and its effects on basal area increment and biomass. Dendrochronologia, p.125844. [PDF]
8. Li J, Li J, Li T, Au TF. 351-year tree-ring reconstruction of the Gongga Mountains winter minimum temperature and its relationship with the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation. Climatic Change, 165(49). [PDF]
2020
7. Li T, Li J, Au TF, Zhang DD. Moisture Variability over the East Pearl River Basin since 1894 AD Inferred from Tree-ring Records. Atmosphere, 11(10), p1075. [PDF]
6. Maxwell J, Harley G, Matheus T, Strange B, Van Aken K, Au TF, Bregy J. Sampling density and date along with species selection influence spatial representation of tree-ring reconstructions. Climate of the Past, 16(5), pp.1901-1916. [PDF]
5. Au TF, Maxwell J, Novick K, Robeson S, Warner S, Lockwood B, Phillips R, Harley G, Telewski F, Therrell M, Pederson N.
Demographic shifts in eastern US forests increases the impact of late-season drought on forest growth. Ecography, 43(10), pp.1475-1486. [PDF]
4. Li J, Li J, Li T, Au TF. Tree growth divergence from winter temperature in the Gongga Mountains, southeastern Tibetan Plateau Asian Geographer, pp.1-15. [PDF]
2019
3. Maxwell J, Harley G, Mandra T, Yi K, Kannenberg S, Au TF, Robeson S, Pederson N, Sauer P, Novick K. Higher CO2 concentrations and lower acidic deposition has not changed drought response of hardwood trees in the Midwestern US Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 124, 3798-3813. [PDF]
2. Au TF, Bonebrake TC. Increased suitability of poleward climate for a tropical butterfly (Euripus nyctelius) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) accompanies its successful range expansion. Journal of Insect Science, 19(6), p.2. [PDF]
1. Xing S‡, Au TF‡, Dufour P, Cheng W, Landry Yuan F, Jia FH, Vu LV, Wang M, Bonebrake TC. Conservation of data deficient species under multiple threats: lessons from an iconic tropical butterfly (Teinopalpus aureus) Biological Conservation, 234, pp.154-164. [PDF]
‡ Equal Contribution