Publications
2022
Scholarly publications
Röckmann, T., Adnew, G., Pons, T., Koren, G., & Peters, W. (2022). Exploring the use of 17O-excess in CO2 for estimating mesophyll conductance of C3 and C4 plants. Abstract from Goldschmidt Conference 2022, Hawai, United States.
Adnew, G., Pons, T., Koren, G., Peters, W., & Röckmann, T. (2022). Exploring the potential of Δ17O in CO2 for determining mesophyll conductance. Abstract from 10th International Symposium on Isotopomers (ISI) and
12th Isotopes Conference, Dübendorf/Zürich, Switzerland.
12th Isotopes Conference, Dübendorf/Zürich, Switzerland.
Poorter, H., Knopf, O., Wright, I. J., Temme, A. A., Hogewoning, S. W., Graf, A., Cernusak, L. A., & Pons, T. L. (2022). A meta-analysis of responses of C3 plants to atmospheric CO2: dose-response curves for 85 traits ranging from the molecular to the whole-plant level. New Phytologist, 233(4), 1560-1596. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17802
2021
Scholarly publications
Adnew, G. A., Hofmann, M. E. G., Pons, T. L., Koren, G., Ziegler, M., Lourens, L. J., Peters, W., & Röckmann, T. (2021). Fractionation of clumped isotopes of CO2 during photosynthesis. Abstract from EGU General Assembly 2021, Vienna, Austria. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-9164
Postma, J. A., Hecht, V. L., Hikosaka, K., Nord, E. A., Pons, T. L., & Poorter, H. (2021). Dividing the pie: A quantitative review on plant density responses. Plant Cell and Environment, 44(4), 1072-1094. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.13968
Adnew, G. A., Hofmann, M. E. G., Pons, T. L., Koren, G., Ziegler, M., Lourens, L. J., & Röckmann, T. (2021). Leaf scale quantification of the effect of photosynthetic gas exchange on Δ47 of CO2. Scientific Reports, 11(1), [14023]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93092-0
2020
Scholarly publications
Adnew, G. A., Pons, T. L., Koren, G., Peters, W., & Röckmann, T. (2020). Leaf-scale quantification of the effect of photosynthetic gas exchange on Δ<sup>17</sup>O of atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2020-91
Adnew, G. A., Pons, T. L., Koren, G., Peters, W., & Röckmann, T. (2020). Leaf-scale quantification of the effect of photosynthetic gas exchange on Δ17O of atmospheric CO2. Biogeosciences, 17(14), 3903-3922. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-3903-2020
2019
Scholarly publications
Poorter, H., Niinemets, Ü., Ntagkas, N., Siebenkäs, A., Mäenpää, M., Matsubara, S., & Pons, T. L. (2019). A meta‐analysis of plant responses to light intensity for 70 traits ranging from molecules to whole plant performance. New Phytologist, 223(3), 1073-1105. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15754
Lin, T., Klinkhamer, P. G. L., Pons, T. L., Mulder, P. P. J., & Vrieling, K. (2019). Evolution of Increased Photosynthetic Capacity and Its Underlying Traits in Invasive Jacobaea vulgaris. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01016
2017
Scholarly publications
van der Sleen, P., Zuidema, P. A., & Pons, T. L. (2017). Stable isotopes in tropical tree rings: theory, methods and applications. Functional Ecology, 31(9), 1674-1689. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12889
2016
Scholarly publications
Pons, T. L. (2016). Regulation of leaf traits in canopy gradients. In K. Hikosaka, Ü. Niinemets, & N. P. R. Anten (Eds.), Canopy Photosynthesis: From basics to Applications (1 ed., pp. 143-168). (Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration; Vol. 42). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7291-4_5
Other output
Pons, T. L., Hofmann, M. E. G., & Rockmann, T. (2016). Fractionation of clumped isotopes of CO2 (18O13C16O) during photosynthesis.. Poster session presented at 17th International Congress on Photosynthesis Research., Maastricht, Netherlands.
2015
Scholarly publications
Lin, T., Doorduin, L., Temme, A., Pons, T. L., Lamers, G. E. M., Anten, N. P. R., & Vrieling, K. (2015). Enemies lost: parallel evolution in structural defense and tolerance to herbivory of invasive Jacobaea vulgaris. Biological Invasions, 17(8), 2339-2355. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-0879-2
van der Sleen, P., Groenendijk, P., Vlam, M., Anten, N., Boom, A., Bongers, F., Pons, T., Terburg, G., & Zuidema, P. (2015). No growth stimulation of tropical trees by 150 years of CO2 fertilization but water-use efficiency increased. Nature Geoscience, 8, 24-28. https://doi.org/10.1038/NGEO2313
2014
Scholarly publications
Houter, N. C., & Pons, T. L. (2014). Gap effects on leaf traits of tropical rainforest trees differing in juvenile light requirement. Oecologia, 175(1), 37-50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-014-2887-9
van der Sleen, P., Soliz Gamboa, C., Helle, G., Pons, T., Anten, N., & Zuidema, P. (2014). Understanding causes of tree growth response to gap formation: D13C-values in tree rings reveal a predominant effect of light. Trees-Structure and Function, 28, 439-448. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-013-0961-2
Pons, T., & Poorter, H. (2014). The effect of irradiance on the carbon balance and tissue charcteristics of five herbaceous species differing in shade-tolerance. Frontiers in Plant Science, 5, [12]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2014.00012
2013
Scholarly publications
van der Sleen, P., Soliz-Gamboa, C. C., Helle, G., Pons, T., Anten, N. P. R., & Zuidema, P. A. (2013). Understanding causes of tree growth response to gap formation: 13C-values in tree rings reveal a predominant effect of light. Trees-Structure and Function.
Pons, T. L. (2013). Light mediated germination. In R. S. Gallagher (Ed.), Seeds: The Ecology of Regeneration in Plant Communities
van Zanten, M., Bours, R., Pons, T. L., & Proveniers, M. C. G. (2013). Plant acclimation and adaptation to warm environments. In K. A. Franklin, & P. A. Wigge (Eds.), Temperature and Plant Development (pp. 49-68). Wiley-Blackwell.
2012
Scholarly publications
Pons, T., Brienen, R. J. W., Helle, G., Guyot, J. L., & Gloor, M. (2012). Oxygen isotopes in tree rings are a good proxy for Amazon precipitation and ENSO variability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
Pons, T., Poorter, H., Fiorani, F., Stitt, M., Schurr, U., Finck, A., Gibon, Y., Usadel, B., Munns, R. W., Atkin, O. K., & Tardieu, F. (2012). The art of growing plants for experimental purposes: a practical guide for the plant biologist. Functional Plant Biology, 39, 821-838.
Houter, N. C., & Pons, T. L. (2012). Ontogenic changes in leaf traits of tropical rainforest trees differing in juvenile light requirement. Oecologia, 169, 33-45.
Pons, T. (2012). Interactions of temperature and irradiance effects on photosynthetic acclimation in two accessions of Arabidopsis thaliana. Photosynthesis research., 113, 207-219.
Other output
Czerednik, A., Ammerlaan, J. M. H., Marlen, R. L. M. V., Pons, T. L., & Peeters, A. J. M. (2012). Acclimatization and growth of in vitro grown Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings after transplanting to soil. Poster session presented at ALW meeting Experimental Plant Sciences 2012, Lunteren.
2011
Scholarly publications
Pons, T. L., & Helle, G. (2011). Identification of anatomically non-district annual rings in tropical trees using stable isotopes. Trees-Structure and Function.
Other output
Czerednik, A., Ammerlaan, J. M. H., Marlen, R. L. M. V., Pons, T., & Peeters, A. J. M. (2011). Acclimatization and growth of in vitro grown Arabidopsis thaliana seedings after transplanting to soil. Poster session presented at 7th International Symposium on in vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding Biotechnological advances in In Vitro Horticultural Breeding, Gent, Belgium.
Czerednik, A., Ammerlaan, J. M. H., Marlen, R. L. M. V., Pons, T., & Peeters, A. J. M. (2011). Acclimatization and growth of in vitro grown Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings after transplanting to soil. Paper presented at 7th International Symposium on In Vitro Culture and Horticulture Breeding Biotechnological advances in In Vitro Horticultural Breeding, Gent, Belgium.
2010
Scholarly publications
Pons, T. L., & Helle, G. (2010). Identification of anatomically non-distinct annual rings in tropical trees using stable isotopes. Trees-Structure and Function, 25, 83-93.
van Zanten, M., Pons, T. L., Janssen, J. A. M., Voesenek, L. A. C. J., & Peeters, A. J. M. (2010). On the relevance and control of leaf angle. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 29, 300-316.
2009
Scholarly publications
Boonman, A., Prinsen, E., Voesenek, L. A. C. J., & Pons, T. L. (2009). Redundant roles of photoreceptors and cytokinins in regulating photosynthetic acclimation to canopy density. Journal of Experimental Botany, 60, 1179-1190.
Hannemann, J., Poorter, H., Usadel, B., Bläsing, O. E., Finck, A., Tardieu, F., Atkin, O., Pons, T. L., Stitt, M., & Gibon, Y. (2009). Xeml Lab: a tool that supports the design of experiments at a graphical interface and generates computer-readable metadata files, which capture information about genotypes, growth conditions, environmental perturbations and sampling strategy. Plant, Cell and Environment, 32, 1185-1200.
Pons, T. L., Flexas, J., Caemmerer, S., Evans, J. R., Genty, B., Ribas-Carbo, M., & Brugnoli, E. (2009). Estimating mesophyll conductance to CO2: methodology, potential errors, and recommendations. Journal of Experimental Botany, 60, 2217-2234.
2008
Scholarly publications
Lambers, H., Chaplin III, F. S., & Pons, T. L. (2008). Plant Physiological Ecology. Springer.
2007
Scholarly publications
Pons, T. L., Perreijn, C. E., van Kessel, C., & Werger, M. J. A. (2007). Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in a tropical rainforest; 15 N natural abundance measurements supported by experimental isotopic enrichment. New Phytologist, 173, 154-167.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/36074/PonsEtAl%2520-2007-NewPhytol%2520173.pdf?sequence=1
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/36074/PonsEtAl%2520-2007-NewPhytol%2520173.pdf?sequence=1
Atkin, O. K., Scheurwater, F. I., & Pons, T. L. (2007). Respiration as a percentage of daily photosynthesis in whole-plants is homeostatic at moderate but not high growth temperatures. New Phytologist, 174, 367-380.
Tholen, D. J. H., Pons, T. L., Voesenek, L. A. C. J., & Poorter, H. (2007). Ethylene insensitivity results in a down-regulation of Rubisco expression and photosynthetic capacity in Nicotiana tabacum. Plant Physiology, 144, 1305-1315.
Boonman, A., Prinsen, E., Gilmer, F., Schurr, U., Peeters, A. J. M., Voesenek, L. A. C. J., & Pons, T. L. (2007). Cytokinin import rate as a signal for photosynthetic acclimation to canopy light gradients. Plant Physiology, 143, 1841-1852.
Boonman, A., & Pons, T. L. (2007). Canopy light gradient perception by cytokinin. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 2(6), 489-491.
Other output
Pons, T. L., & Hell, G. (2007). Identification of annual rings in tropical trees using stable isotopes.. Poster session presented at Workshop: Stable isotopes in dendroclimatology – Current status and future prospects., Potsdam, Germany.
Pons, T. L., & Boonman, A. (2007). Perception of canopy density by cytokinin import rate regulates photosynthetic acclimation.. Poster session presented at 14th International Congress of Photosynthesis., Glasgow, Scotland.
2006
Scholarly publications
Atkin, O. K., Scheurwater, F. I., & Pons, T. L. (2006). High thermal acclimation potential of both photosynthesis and respiration in two lowland Plantago species in contrast to an alpine congeneric. Global Change Biology, 12, 500-515.
Boonman, A., Anten, N. P. R., Dueck, T. A., Groenwold, J., Jordi, W. J. R. M., van der Werf, A., Voesenek, L. A. C. J., & Pons, T. L. (2006). Functional significance of shade-induced leaf senescence in dense canopies: an experimental test using transgenic tobacco. American Naturalist, 168, 597-607.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/19476/voesenek_06_functional.pdf?sequence=2
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/19476/voesenek_06_functional.pdf?sequence=2
Atkin, O. K., Loveys, B. R., Atkinson, L. J., & Pons, T. L. (2006). Phenotypic plasticity and growth temperature: understanding interspecific variability. Journal of Experimental Botany, 57, 267-281.
Mommer, L., Pons, T. L., & Visser, E. J. W. (2006). Photosynthetic consequences of phenotypic plasticity in response to submergence: Rumex palustris as a case study. Journal of Experimental Botany, 57, 283-290.
Anten, N. P. R., Casado-Garcia, R., Pierik, R., & Pons, T. L. (2006). Ethylene sensitivity affects changes in growth patterns, but not stem properties, in response to mechanical stress in tobacco. Physiologia Plantarum, 128, 274-282.
Other output
Onoda, Y., Anten, N. P. R., Schieving, F., & Pons, T. L. (2006). Changes in leaf biomechanics and photosynthesis in response to different light and nutrient availability. Paper presented at The 14th New Phytologist Symposium. London, UK, 23-24 January 2006.
2005
Scholarly publications
Houter, N. C., & Pons, T. L. (2005). Gap size effects on photoinhibition in understorey saplings in tropical rainforest. Plant Ecology, 179, 43-51.
Lambers, H., Chapin III, F. S., & Pons, T. L. (2005). Plant Physiological Ecology; Chinese edition. Zhejiang University Press.
Mommer, L., Pons, T. L., Wolters-Arts, M., Venema, J. H., & Visser, E. J. W. (2005). Submergence-induced morphological, anatomical, and biochemical responses in a terrestrial species affect gas diffusion resistance and photosynthetic performance. Plant Physiology, 139, 497-508.
Sterck, F. J., Schieving, F., Lemmens, A., & Pons, T. L. (2005). Performance of trees in forest canopies: explorations with a bottom-up functional-structural plant growth model. New Phytologist, 166, 827-843.
Pons, T. L., Alexander, E. E., Houter, N. C., Rose, S. A., & Rijkers, T. (2005). Ecophysiological Patterns in Guianan Forest Plants. In D. S. Hammond (Ed.), Tropical Forests of the Guiana Shield (pp. 195-231). CABI publishing.
2004
Scholarly publications
Pons, T. L., & Westbeek, M. H. M. (2004). Analysis of differences in photosynthetic nitrogen-use efficiency between four contrasting species. Physiologia Plantarum, 122, 68-78.
Pons, T. L., & Anten, N. P. R. (2004). Is plasticity in partitioning of photosynthetic resources between and within leaves important for whole-plant carbon gain in canopies? Functional Ecology, 802-811.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/10495/Anten_04_Pons_Is-plasticity-in-partitioning-of-photosynthetic-resources.pdf?sequence=2
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/10495/Anten_04_Pons_Is-plasticity-in-partitioning-of-photosynthetic-resources.pdf?sequence=2
Pons, T. L., & de Jong-van Berkel, Y. E. M. (2004). Species-specific variation in the importance of the spectral quality gradient in canopies as a signal for photosynthetic resource partitioning. Annals of Botany, 94, 725-732.
Sterck, F. J., Schieving, F., & Pons, T. L. (2004). Performance of trees in canopies: explorations with a bottom-up functional-structural plant growth model. New Phytologist, in press.
Houter, N. C., & Pons, T. L. (2004). Gap size effects on photoinhibition in understorey saplings in tropical rainforest. Plant Ecology. Plant Ecology, in press.
Other output
Pons, T. L., Boonman, A., van Drent, R., Gilmer, F., Prinsen, E., & Schurr, U. (2004). Whole-plant carbon gain in canopies; possible mechanisms of adaptive response to canopy density. Abstract from 14th FESPB Congress, 23 - 27 August 2004, Cracow, Poland.
2003
Scholarly publications
Pons, T. L., & Welschen, R. A. M. (2003). Midday depression of net photosynthesis in the tropical rainforest tree Eperua grandiflora. Contribution of stomatal and internal conductances, respiration and Rubisco functioning. Tree Physiology, 23, 937-947.
2002
Scholarly publications
Loveys, B. R., Scheurwater, F. I., Pons, T. L., Fitter, A. H., & Atkin, O. K. (2002). Growth temperature influences the underlying components of relative growth rate:: an investigation using inherently fast- and slow-growing plant species. Plant, Cell and Environment, 25, 975-988.
Pons, T. L., & Welschen, R. A. M. (2002). Overestimation of respiration rates in commercially available clamp-on leaf chambers. Complications with measurement of net photosynthesis. Plant, Cell and Environment, 25, 1367-1372.
Other output
Venema, J. H., Dijk, B. E., Durenkamp, M., Pons, T. L., & Hasselt, P. R. (2002). Impact of suboptimal shoot and/or root temperature on growth and carbohydrate utilisation in two Lycopersicon species of different cold tolerance. 657. Abstract from Unknown event, Asilomar, USA.
2001
Scholarly publications
Pons, T. L., Jordi, W., & Kuiper, D. (2001). Acclimation of plants to light gradients in leaf canopies: evidence for a possible role for cytokinins transported in the transpiration stream. Journal of Experimental Botany, 52, 1563-1574.
2000
Scholarly publications
Atkin, O. K., Evans, J. R., Ball, M. C., Lambers, J. T., & Pons, T. L. (2000). Leaf respiration of snow gum in the light and dark. Interaction between temperature and irradiance. Plant Physiology, 122, 915-923.
Rijkers, T., Pons, T. L., & Bongers, F. J. J. M. (2000). The effect of tree height and light availability on photosynthetic leaf traits fo four neotropical species differing in shade tolerance. Functional Ecology, 14, 77-86.
Rijkers, T., de Vries, P. J., Pons, T. L., & Bongers, F. J. J. M. (2000). Photosynthetic induction in saplins of tree shade-tolerant tree species: comparing understorey and gap habitats in a French Guiana rain forest. Oecologia, 125, 331-340.
Pons, T. L. (2000). Seed responses to light. In M. Fenner (Ed.), Seeds- the Ecology of Regeneration in Plant Communities (pp. 237-260). (2nd edition). CAB international.
Ramalho, J. C., Pons, T. L., Groeneveld, H. W., Azinheira, H. G., & Nunes, M. A. (2000). Photosynthetic acclimation to high light conditions in mature leaves of Coffea arabica L.: role of xanthophylls, quenching mechanisms and nitrogen nutrition. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 27, 43-51.
1999
Scholarly publications
Westbeek, M. H. M., Pons, T. L., Cambridge, M., & Atkin, O. K. (1999). Analysis of differences in photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency of alpine and lowland Poa species. Oecologia, 120, 19-26.