Publications
Tennessen DJ, Singsaas EL, Sharkey TD (1994) Light emitting diodes as a light source for photosynthesis research. Photosynthesis Research 39: 85-92.
Sharkey TD, Singsaas EL (1995) Why plants emit isoprene. Nature 374: 769.
Sharkey TD, Singsaas EL, Vanderveer PJ, Geron CD (1996) Field measurements of isoprene emission from trees in response to temperature and light. Tree Physiology 16: 649-654.
Arnts RR, Singsaas EL, Sharkey TD (1997) Gas chromatographic techniques for the measurement of isoprene in air. Modern Methods in Plant Analysis 19: 47-71.
Geron CD, Nie D, Kleindienst TE, Arnts RR, Sickles RR, II, Sharkey TD, Singsaas EL, Vanderveer PJ (1997) Biogenic isoprene emission: Model evaluation in a southeastern United States bottomland deciduous forest. Journal of Geophysical Research 102: 18889-18901.
Singsaas EL, Lerdau M, Winter K, Sharkey TD (1997) Isoprene increases thermotolerance of isoprene-emitting leaves. Plant Physiology 115:1413-1420.
Singsaas EL, Sharkey TD. (1998) Isoprene emission under rapidly fluctuating leaf temperatures. Plant, Cell & Environment 21: 1181-1188.
Sharkey TD, Singsaas EL, Geron CD (1999) Weather effects on isoprene emission capacity and applications in emissions algorithms. Ecological Applications 9: 1132-1137.
Singsaas EL, Laporte MM, Shi JZ, Monson RK, Bowling DR, Johnson K, Lerdau MT, Jasentuliytana A, Sharkey TD. (1999) Kinetics of leaf temperature fluctuation affects isoprene emission from red oak (Quercus rubra L.) leaves. Tree Physiology 19: 917-924.
Singsaas EL, Ort DR, DeLucia EH. (2000) Diurnal patterns of photosynthesis in understory saplings. New Phytologist 145: 39-49.
Singsaas EL (2000). Terpenes and the thermotolerance of photosynthesis. New Phytologist 145: 1-2. (Forum commentary)
Singsaas EL, Sharkey TD. (2000) Regulation of isoprene synthesis during high temperature stress. Plant, Cell & Environment 23: 751-757.
Bernacchi CJ, Singsaas EL, Pimentel C, Portis AR, Long SP (2001). Improved temperature response functions for models of Rubisco-limited photosynthesis. Plant, Cell & Environment 24: 253-259.
Singsaas EL, Ort DR, DeLucia EH (2001) Variation in measured values of photosynthetic quantum yield in ecophysiological studies. Oecologia 128 (1): 15-23.
Hoch WA, Singsaas EL, McCown BH (2003). Resorption protection. Anthocyanins facilitate nutrient recovery in autumn by shielding leaves from potentially damaging light levels. Plant Physiology 133 (3) 1296-1305.
Singsaas EL, Ort DR, DeLucia EH (2004). Elevated CO2 effects on mesophyll conductance and its consequences for interpreting photosynthetic physiology. Plant, Cell & Environment 27 (1) 41-50.
Wertin TM, Singsaas EL, Kruger (In Prep). Reassessing the limitation imposed on photosynthesis in low light. Plant, Cell & Environment.
Popular press
Anon. (1995). Plant Parasols. Discover. 16 (10) 28.
Hoch WA, Singsaas EL, McCown BH (2003). The Hunt for Red October. American Nurseryman. 198 (7) 18-22.
Zimmer C. (2004) Those brilliant outfits may be saving trees. The New York Times, national ed., Tuesday October 19, 2004, p.D1+.
Abstracts
Singsaas EL, Tennessen DJ, Sharkey TD (1993) Isoprene emission and photosynthesis responses to irradiation by red light and white light from an xenon-arc lamp. Plant Physiology (Supplement) 102: 135.
Singsaas EL, Sharkey TD (1994) Isoprene reduces heat damage to photosynthetic leaves. Plant Physiology (Supplement) 105: 77.
Sharkey TD, Singsaas EL, Vanderveer PJ, Geron C (1995) Responses of isoprene and photosynthesis to temperature and light in a North Carolina forest. Plant Physiology (Supplement) 180: 60.
Singsaas EL, Sharkey TD (1996) Isoprene protects leaves from temperature stress. Poster presentation at the Gordon Research Conference: Temperature Stresses in Plants. January 29 - February 6, 1996. Oxnard, CA.
Singsaas EL, Sharkey TD (1997) Effects of transient changes in PAR and leaf temperature on isoprene emission. Plant Physiology (Supplement) 114: 91.
Singsaas EL, Sharkey TD (1997) Isoprene emission under rapidly fluctuating leaf temperatures. Oral presentation at the Workshop on Biogenic Hydrocarbons in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer. August 24-27, 1997. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Singsaas EL, Sharkey TD (1998) Isoprene synthesis kinetics during rapid leaf-temperature fluctuations. Poster presentation at Plant Biology ‘98. Madison, WI.
Sharkey TD, Singsaas EL, Lerdau MT, Geron C (1998) Weather effects on isoprene emission capacity and applications in emissions inventories. Poster presentation at Plant Biology ‘98. Madison, WI.
Singsaas EL, Ort DR, DeLucia EH (1999) Diurnal patterns of photosynthesis in understory plants. Paper presented at the Midwestern Section of the American society of Plant Physiologists. East Lansing, MI.
Bovard, B.D., E. Singsaas, and P.S. Curtis (2001) Partitioning ecosystem respiration in a northern hardwood forest. American Geophysical Union fall meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Dunston D and E Singsaas. (2002) The Effects of Caterpillar Damage on Photosynthesis. Final conference of Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Global Change Education Program, Summer Undergraduate Research Education. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL.