Publications

​2024

• Ávila-Lovera E, Vargas OM, Funk JL, Kay KM, Goldsmith GR (2024) Climate and shared evolutionary history drive trait variation among species of Neotropical understory monocots. Ecosphere 15(6): e4880. link

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• Ávila-Lovera E, Haro R*, Choudhary M*, Acosta-Rangel A, Pratt RB, Santiago LS (2024) The benefits of woody plant stem photosynthesis extend to hydraulic function and drought survival. Tree Physiology 44(3): 1-11. link 

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• Ávila-Lovera E, Winter K (2023) Variation in stem bark conductance to water vapor in Neotropical plant species. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 6. link

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2023

• Valverdi NA, Acosta C, Dauber GR, Goldsmith GR, Ávila-Lovera E. (2023) A comparison of methods for excluding light from stems to evaluate stem photosynthesis. Applications in Plant Sciences 11(6): e11542. link

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• Valverdi NA, Guzmán-Delgado P, Acosta C, Dauber GR, Goldsmith GR, Ávila-Lovera E. (2023) Is green stem photosynthesis in avocado related to plant hydraulics? Acta Horticulturae 1372: 129-136. link

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• Ávila-Lovera E, Urich R, Coronel I, Tezara W (2023) Ecophysiological traits change little along a successional gradient in a tropical dry deciduous woodland from Margarita Island, Venezuela. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 6:1043574. link

 

• Ávila-Lovera E, Winter K, Goldsmith GR (2023) Evidence for phylogenetic signal and correlated evolution in plant-water relations traits. New Phytologist 237(2): 392-407. link

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2022​

• Berry ZC, Ávila-Lovera E, Ellerston K, Goldsmith GR (2022) Increased conductance associated with higher photosynthesis in leaves and green stems of avocado exposed to diffuse light. bioRxiv: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.09.507344.

 

• Harenčár JG*, Ávila-Lovera E, Goldsmith GR, Chen GF, Kay KM (2022) Drought avoidance mechanisms in a lowland neotropical understory herb. American Journal of Botany 109(8): 1262-1272. link

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• Ávila-Lovera E, Goldsmith GR, Kay KM, Funk JL (2022) Above and belowground functional trait coordination in the Neotropical understory genus Costus. AoB PLANTS 14(1): plab073. link​

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2021

• Berry ZC, Ávila-Lovera E, De Guzman ME, O’Keefe K, Emery NC (2021) Beneath the bark: assessing woody stem water and carbon fluxes and its prevalence across climates and the woody plant phylogeny. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 4: 675299. link

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• Vieria TO, Santiago LS, Pestana, IA, Ávila-Lovera E, Silva JLA, Vitória AP (2021) Species-specific performance and trade-off between growth and survival in the early-successional light-demanding group. Photosynthetica 59(1): 203-214. link

 

• Ávila-Lovera E, Garcillán PP (2021) Phylogenetic signal and ecology of stem photosynthesis in the Mediterranean and Desert regions of California and Baja California. American Journal of Botany 108(2): 334-345. link

 

• Ávila-Lovera E, Blanco H, Móvil O, Santiago LS, Tezara W (2021) Shade tree species affect gas exchange and hydraulic conductivity of cacao cultivars in an agroforestry system. Tree Physiology 41(2): 240-253. link

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2020

• Ávila-Lovera E, Garcillán PP, Silva-Bejarano C, Santiago LS (2020) Functional traits of leaves and photosynthetic stems of species from a sarcocaulescent scrub in the southern Baja California Peninsula. American Journal of Botany 107(10): 1410-1422. link

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• Tezara W, Peryera G, Ávila-Lovera E, Herrera A (2020) Variability in physiological responses of Venezuelan cacao to drought. Experimental Agriculture 56: 407-421. link

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2019

• Ávila-Lovera E, Urich R, Coronel I, Tezara W (2019) Seasonal gas exchange and resource-use efficiency in evergreen versus drought-deciduous woody species from a tropical dry forest. Tree Physiology 39(9): 1561-1571. link

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• Ávila-Lovera E, Haro R*, Ezcurra E, Santiago LS (2019) Costs and benefits of photosynthetic stems in desert species from southern California. Functional Plant Biology 46(2): 175-186. link

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2018

• Blanco-Flores HA, Ávila-Lovera E, Movil O, Tezara W (2018) Gas exchange and photochemical activity in cacao clones (Theorboma cacao L.) grown in an agroforestry system in INIA-Miranda (published in Spanish). Memorias del Instituto de Biología Experimental 9: 93-96.

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• Villanueva-Almanza L, Garcillán PP, Ávila-Lovera E, Pérez V, Silva-Bejarano C, Focht E, Ezcurra E (2018) A Hollywood palm icon unmasked: clinal variation in Washingtonia (Arecaceae) along Peninsular California. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 188(4): 406-425. link

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• Ávila-Lovera E and Tezara W (2018) Water-use efficiency is higher in green stems than in leaves of a tropical tree species. Trees 32(6): 1547-1558. link

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• Acosta-Rangel A, Ávila-Lovera E, De Guzman ME, Torres L*, Haro R*, Arpaia ML, Focht E, Santiago LS (2018) Evaluation of leaf carbon isotopes and functional traits in avocado reveals water-use efficient cultivars. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 263: 60-66. link

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• Vitória AP, Ávila-Lovera E, Vieira TO, do Couto-Santos APL, Pereira TJ, Funch LS, Freitas L, de Miranda LdP, Rodrigues PJFP, Rezende1 CE, Santiago LS (2018) Isotopic composition of leaf carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) of deciduous and evergreen understorey trees in two tropical Brazilian Atlantic forests. Journal of Tropical Ecology 34(2): 145-156. link

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2017

• De Almeida J, Ávila-Lovera E, Jaimez RE, Araque O, Móvil O, González R, Tezara W (2017) Photosynthetic traits of four clones of cocoa in an agroforestry system in Barlovento, Edo Miranda (published in Spanish). Investigación y Saberes 6(3):1-14.

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• Ávila-Lovera E, Zerpa AJ, Santiago LS (2017) Stem photosynthesis and hydraulics are coordinated in desert plant species. New Phytologist 216(4): 1119-1129. link

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2016​

• Ávila-Lovera E and Ezcurra E. (2016) Stem-Succulent Trees from the Old and New World Tropics. In: Goldstein G. and Santiago L.S. (eds.) Tropical Tree Physiology: Adaptations and Responses in a Changing Environment. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp 45–65. link

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• Santiago L, Bonal D, De Guzman M, Ávila-Lovera E (2016) Drought Survival Strategies in Tropical Trees. In: Goldstein G. and Santiago L.S. (eds.) Tropical Tree Physiology: Adaptations and Responses in a Changing Environment. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp 243–258. link

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• Ávila-Lovera E, Coronel I, Jaimez R, Urich R, Pereyra G, Araque O, Chacón I, Tezara W (2016) Ecophysiological traits of adult trees of Criollo cacao (Theobroma cacao L) cultivars grown at a germplasm bank in the southern region of Maracaibo Lake Basin, Venezuela. Experimental Agriculture 52(1): 137-153. link

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2014

• Ávila E, De Almeida J, Urich R, Coronel I, Herrera A, Tezara W (2014) Leaf and stem photosynthetic traits of Cercidium praecox (published in Spanish). Memorias del Instituto de Biología Experimental 7: 149-152.

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• Ávila E, De Almeida J, Urich R, Coronel I, Tezara W (2014) Ecophysiological aspects and leaf and stem photosynthetic traits of Cercidium praecox in a tropical dry forest (published in Spanish). Experimentia 4:63-68.

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• Ávila E, De Almeida J, Tezara W (2014) Ecophysiological and anatomical comparison of photosynthetic tissues of Cercidium praecox (Ruiz & Pavon ex Hook) Harms (Fabaceae, Caesalpinoidae) (published in Spanish). Acta Botánica Venezuelica 37(1) 59-76. link

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• Ávila E, Herrera A, Tezara W (2014) Contribution of CO2 fixation by stems to whole-plant carbon balance in nonsucculent species. Photosynthetica 52(1): 3-15. link

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2012

• ​Tezara W, Coronel I, Ávila E, De Almeida J, Ángel A, Urich R, Herrera A (2012) Control of photosynthesis during water deficit in tropical species (published in Spanish). Memorias del Instituto de Biología Experimental 6: 161-164.