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M. C. Schuman

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Organism:plant (other)· 8 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 5 Approach:statistical model· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:imaging· 3 Assay:metabolomics· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2

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B. Schmid· 3 shared E. A. Czyz· 3 shared I. T. Baldwin· 3 shared M. E. Schaepman· 3 shared C. Li· 2 shared E. McGale· 2 shared R. Halitschke· 2 shared A. Gargallo-Garriga· 1 shared

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Genome-wide associations of leaf spectral variation in MAGIC lines of Nicotiana attenuata

C. Li, E. A. Czyz, B. Schmid, R. Ray, R. Halitschke, I. T. Baldwin, M. E. Schaepman, M. C. Schuman

This study uses MAGIC lines of Nicotiana attenuata to associate genetic variation with leaf spectral variation, identifying a novel locus linked to red-edge and near-infrared reflectance.

Ecology · Apr 12, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Associations of genetic and spectral diversity in European beech

E. A. Czyz, B. Schmid, M. B. Eppinga, M. de La Harpe, A. Moradi, C. Li, D. Coq--Etchegaray, M. E. Schaepman, M. C. Schuman

This study links spectral and genomic variation in European beech to support scalable monitoring of genetic diversity loss.

bioRxiv · Aug 16, 2023 · PreprintPlant Biology

Screening of leaf extraction and storage conditions for eco-metabolomics studies

J. Lang, S. E. Ramos, M. Smohunova, L. Bigler, M. C. Schuman

The paper screens extraction and storage methods for maize leaf metabolites to develop a reliable on-site protocol for tropical ecological studies.

bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2023Plant Biology

Leaf metabolic traits reveal hidden dimensions of plant form and function

T. W. N. Walker, F. Schrodt, P.-M. Allard, E. Defossez, V. E. Jassey, M. C. Schuman, J. M. Alexander, O. Baines, V. Baldy, R. D. Bardgett, P. Capdevila, P. D. Coley, N. M. van Dam, B. David, P. Descombes, , J. Penuelas

The paper analyzes leaf metabolome variation across plant species to identify metabolic functional traits that reveal new dimensions of plant form and function.

bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2023Ecology

Individual tree-based vs pixel-based approaches to mapping forest functional traits and diversity by remote sensing

Z. Zheng, Y. Zeng, M. C. Schuman, H. Jiang, B. Schmid, M. Schaepman, F. Morsdorf

This study compares tree-based and pixel-based remote sensing approaches for mapping forest functional traits and diversity, finding that tree-based methods better capture trait variation at high resolution.

bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2022Ecology

Variation in reflectance spectroscopy of European beech leaves captures phenology and biological hierarchies despite measurement uncertainties

F. Petibon, E. A. Czyz, G. Ghielmetti, A. Hueni, M. Kneubühler, M. E. Schaepman, M. C. Schuman

This paper quantifies measurement uncertainty in leaf reflectance and shows it is small compared to biological variation in European beech trees, recommending standardized protocols for trait monitoring.

bioRxiv · Mar 9, 2021 · PreprintEcology

Allelic differences of clustered terpene synthases contribute to correlated intra-specific variation of floral and herbivory induced volatiles in a wild tobacco

S. Xu, C. Kreitzer, E. McGale, N. D. Lackus, H. Guo, T. G. Koellner, M. C. Schuman, I. T. Baldwin, W. Zhou

The paper identifies allelic differences in terpene synthase genes that contribute to correlated variation in herbivory-induced and floral volatiles in wild tobacco.

bioRxiv · Apr 26, 2020Evolutionary Biology

Determining the scale at which variation in WUE traits changes population yields

E. McGale, H. de Aguiar Valim, D. Mittal, J. Morales Jimenez, R. Halitschke, M. C. Schuman, I. T. Baldwin

The paper investigates the scale at which variation in water-use efficiency (WUE) traits affects population yields, finding that effects occur at the population scale rather than the neighbor scale.

bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2019Ecology