Garcia, Milton
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute staff
Selected Publications
Article
Leverett, Alistair, Hartzell, Samantha, Winter, Klaus, Garcia, Milton, Aranda, Jorge, Virgo, Aurelio, Smith, Abigail, Focht, Paulina, Rasmussen‐Arda, Adam, Willats, William G. T., Cowan‐Turner, Daniel, and Borland, Anne M. 2023. "Dissecting succulence: Crassulacean acid metabolism and hydraulic capacitance are independent adaptations in Clusia leaves ." Plant, Cell & Environment , 46, (5) 1472–1488. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14539 .
2023
Cushman, K. C., Detto, Matteo, Garcia, Milton, and Muller-Landau, Helene C. 2022. "Soils and topography control natural disturbance rates and thereby forest structure in a lowland tropical landscape." Ecology Letters , https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13978 .
2022
Winter, Klaus, Garcia, Milton, Virgo, Aurelio, Ceballos, Jorge, and Holtum, Joseph A. M. 2021. "Does the C-4 plant Trianthema portulacastrum (Aizoaceae) exhibit weakly expressed crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM)? (vol 48, pg 655, 2021) ." Functional Plant Biology , 48, (12) 1315. https://doi.org/10.1071/FP20247_CO .
2021
Araujo, Raquel Fernandes, Grubinger, Samuel, Celes, Carlos Henrique Souza, Negrón-Juárez, Robinson I., Garcia, Milton, Dandois, Jonathan P., and Muller-Landau, Helene. 2021. "Strong temporal variation in treefall and branchfall rates in a tropical forest is related to extreme rainfall: results from 5 years of monthly drone data for a 50 ha plot ." Biogeosciences , 18, (24) 6517–6531. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-6517-2021 .
2021
Winter, Klaus, Virgo, Aurelio, Garcia, Milton, Aranda, Jorge, and Holtum, Joseph A. M. 2020. "Constitutive and facultative crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in Cuban oregano, Coleus amboinicus (Lamiaceae) ." Functional Plant Biology , https://doi.org/10.1071/FP20127 .
2020
Winter, Klaus, Garcia, Milton, Virgo, Aurelio, Ceballos, Jorge, and Holtum, Joseph A. M. 2020. "Does the C-4 plant Trianthema portulacastrum (Aizoaceae) exhibit weakly expressed crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM)? " Functional Plant Biology , https://doi.org/10.1071/FP20247 .
2020
Winter, Klaus, Garcia, Milton, Virgo, Aurelio, and Smith, J. A. 2020. "Low-level CAM photosynthesis in a succulent-leaved member of the Urticaceae, Pilea peperomioides ." Functional Plant Biology , https://doi.org/10.1071/FP20151 .
2020
Winter, Klaus, Garcia, Milton, Virgo, Aurelio, and Holtum, Joseph A. M. 2018. "Operating at the very low end of the crassulacean acid metabolism spectrum: Sesuvium portulacastrum (Aizoaceae) ." Journal of experimental botany , 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ery431 .
2018
Wright, S. Joseph, Turner, Benjamin L., Yavitt, Joseph B., Harms, Kyle E., Kaspari, Michael, Tanner, Edmund V. J., Bujan, Jelena, Griffin, Eric A., Mayor, Jordan R., Pasquini, Sarah C., Sheldrake, Merlin, and Garcia, Milton N. 2018. "Plant responses to fertilization experiments in lowland, species-rich, tropical forests ." Ecology , 99, (5) 1129–1138. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2193 .
2018
Slot, Martijn, Garcia, Milton N., and Winter, Klaus. 2016. "Temperature responses of CO(subscript)2 exchange in three tropical tree species ." Functional Plant Biology , 43 468–478.
2016
Reef, Ruth, Slot, Martijn, Motro, Uzi, Motro, Michal, Motro, Yoav, Adame, Maria F., Garcia, Milton, Aranda, Jorge, Lovelock, Catherine E., and Winter, Klaus. 2016. "The effects of CO2 and nutrient fertilisation on the growth and temperature response of the mangrove Avicennia germinans ." Photosynthesis Research , 129, (2) 159–170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-016-0278-2 .
2016
Dalling, James W., Cernusak, Lucas A., Winter, Klaus, Aranda, Jorge, Garcia, Milton N., Virgo, Aurelio, Cheesman, Alexander W., Baresch, Andres, Jaramillo, Carlos A., and Turner, Benjamin L. 2016. "Two tropical conifers show strong growth and water-use efficiency responses to altered CO2 concentration ." Annals of Botany , 1113–1125. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcw162 .
2016
Stapley, Jessica, Garcia, Milton N., and Andrews, Robin M. 2015. "Long-Term Data Reveal a Population Decline of the Tropical Lizard Anolis apletophallus , and a Negative Affect of El Nino Years on Population Growth Rate ." PloS One , 10, (2) 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115450 .
2015
Turner, Benjamin L., Yavitt, Joseph B., Harms, Kyle E., Garcia, Milton N., and Wright, S. Joseph. 2015. "Seasonal changes in soil organic matter after a decade of nutrient addition in a lowland tropical forest ." Biogeochemistry , 123, (1-2) 221–235. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-014-0064-1 .
2015
Winter, Klaus, Garcia, Milton N., and Holtum, Joseph A. M. 2014. "Nocturnal versus diurnal CO2 uptake: how flexible is Agave angustifolia ? " Journal of experimental botany , 65, (13) 3695–3703. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eru097 .
2014
Mejía, Luis C., Herre, Edward Allen, Sparks, Jed P., Winter, Klaus, Garcia, Milton N., Van Bael, Sunshine A., Stitt, Joseph, Shi, Zi, Zhang, Yufan, Guiltinan, Mark J., and Maximova, Siela N. 2014. "Pervasive effects of a dominant foliar endophytic fungus on host genetic and phenotypic expression in a tropical tree ." Frontiers in Microbiology , 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00479 .
2014
Turner, Benjamin L., Yavitt, Joseph B., Harms, Kyle Edward, Garcia, Milton N., Romero, Tania, and Wright, S. Joseph. 2013. "Seasonal changes and treatment effects on soil inorganic nutrients following a decade of fertilizer addition in a lowland tropical forest ." Soil Science Society of America Journal , 77, (4) 1357–1369. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2012.0128 .
2013
Mirabello, M. J., Yavitt, J. B., Garcia, Milton N., Harms, Kyle Edward, Turner, Benjamin L., and Wright, S. Joseph. 2013. "Soil phosphorus responses to chronic nutrient fertilisation and seasonal drought in a humid lowland forest, Panama ." Soil Research , 51, (3) 215–221. https://doi.org/10.1071/SR12188 .
2013
Krause, G. H., Winter, Klaus, Matsubara, Shizue, Krause, Barbara, Jahns, Peter, Virgo, Aurelio, Aranda, Jorge, and Garcia, Milton N. 2012. "Photosynthesis, photoprotection, and growth of shade-tolerant tropical tree seedlings under full sunlight ." Photosynthesis Research , 113, (1-3) 273–285. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-012-9731-z .
2012
Santiago, Louis S., Wright, S. Joseph, Harms, Kyle Edward, Yavitt, Joseph B., Korine, Carmi, Garcia, Milton N., and Turner, Benjamin L. 2012. "Tropical tree seedling growth responses to nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium addition ." Journal of Ecology , 100, (2) 309–316. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01904.x .
2012
Sayer, Emma J., Wright, S. Joseph, Tanner, Edmund V. J., Yavitt, Joseph B., Harms, Kyle Edward, Powers, Jennifer S., Kaspari, Michael E., Garcia, Milton N., and Turner, Benjamin L. 2012. "Variable Responses of Lowland Tropical Forest Nutrient Status to Fertilization and Litter Manipulation ." Ecosystems , 15, (3) 387–400. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-011-9516-9 .
2012
Winter, Klaus, Garcia, Milton N., and Holtum, Joseph A. M. 2011. "Drought-stress-induced up-regulation of CAM in seedlings of a tropical cactus, Opuntia elatior , operating predominantly in the C3 mode ." Journal of experimental botany , 62, (11) 4037–4042. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/err106 .
2011
Wright, S. Joseph, Yavitt, Joseph B., Wurzburger, Nina, Turner, Benjamin L., Tanner, Edmund V. J., Sayer, Emma J., Santiago, Louis S., Kaspari, Michael E., Hedin, Lars O., Harms, Kyle Edward, Garcia, Milton N., and Corre, Marife D. 2011. "Potassium, phosphorus, or nitrogen limit root allocation, tree growth, or litter production in a lowland tropical forest ." Ecology , 92, (8) 1616–1625. https://doi.org/10.1890/10-1558.1 .
2011
Cernusak, Lucas A., Winter, Klaus, Martinez, Carlos, Correa, Edwin, Aranda, Jorge, Garcia, Milton N., Jaramillo, Carlos A., and Turner, Benjamin L. 2011. "Responses of legume versus non-legume tropical tree seedlings to elevated [CO2] ." Plant Physiology , 157, (1) 372–385. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.111.182436 .
2011
Yavitt, Joseph B., Harms, Kyle Edward, Garcia, Milton N., Mirabello, Matt J., and Wright, S. Joseph. 2011. "Soil fertility and fine root dynamics in response to 4 years of nutrient (N, P, K) fertilization in a lowland tropical moist forest, Panama." Austral Ecology , 36, (4) 433–445. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02157.x .
2011
Krause, G. H., Winter, Klaus, Krause, Barbara, Jahns, Peter, Garcia, Milton N., Aranda, Jorge, and Virgo, Aurelio. 2010. "High-temperature tolerance of a tropical tree, Ficus insipida: Methodological reassessment and climate change considerations ." Functional Plant Biology , 37, (9) 890–900. https://doi.org/10.1071/FP10034 .
2010
Winter, Klaus, Garcia, Milton N., and Holtum, Joseph A. M. 2009. "Canopy CO2 exchange of two neotropical tree species exhibiting constitutive and facultative CAM photosynthesis, Clusia rosea and Clusia cylindrica ." Journal of Experimental Botany , 60, (11) 3167–3177. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erp149 .
2009
Yavitt, J. B., Harms, Kyle Edward, Garcia, Milton N., Wright, S. Joseph, He, F., and Mirabello, M. J. 2009. "Spatial Heterogeneity of Soil Chemical Properties in a Lowland Tropical Moist Forest, Panama ." Australian Journal of Soil Research , 47, (7) 674–687. https://doi.org/10.1071/SR08258 .
2009
Cernusak, Lucas A., Winter, Klaus, Aranda, Jorge E., Virgo, Aurelio, and Garcia, Milton N. 2009. "Transpiration efficiency over an annual cycle, leaf gas exchange and wood carbon isotope ratio of three tropical tree species ." Tree Physiology , 29, (9) 1153–1161. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpp052 .
2009
Kaspari, Michael E., Garcia, Milton N., Harms, Kyle Edward, Santana, Mirna, Wright, S. Joseph, and Yavitt, Joseph B. 2008. "Multiple nutrients limit litterfall and decomposition in a tropical forest ." Ecology Letters , 11, (1) 35–43.
2008
Winter, Klaus, Garcia, Milton N., and Holtum, Joseph A. M. 2008. "On the Nature of Facultative and Constitutive CAM: Environmental and Developmental Control of CAM Expression During Early Growth of Clusia , Kalanchoe , and Opuntia ." Journal of Experimental Botany , 59, (7) 1829–1840. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ern080 .
2008
Mcculloch, M., Winter, Klaus, Meinzer, Frederick C., Garcia, Milton N., Aranda, Jorge E., and Lachenbrunch, B. 2007. "A comparison of daily water use estimates derived from constant-heat sap-flow probe values and gravimetric measurements in pot-grown saplings ." Tree Physiology , 27, (9) 1355–1360. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/27.9.1355 .
2007
Krause, G. Heinrich, Jahns, Peter, Virgo, Aurelio, Garcia, Milton N., Aranda, Jorge E., Wellmann, Eckard, and Winter, Klaus. 2007. "Photoprotection, Photosynthesis and Growth of Tropical Tree Seedlings Under Near-Ambient and Strongly Reduced Solar Ultraviolet-B Radiation ." Journal of Plant Physiology , 164, (10) 1311–1322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2006.09.004 .
2007
Dataset
Mitchell, Maria, Muller-Landau, Helene, Vasquez, Vicente, Cushman, Katherine, Garcia, Milton, Ramos, Pablo, and Villareal, Paulino. 2023. [Dataset] Digital Surface Models, Barro Colorado, 2018-2023 . Distributed by Barro Colorado Island, Panama: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.25573/DATA.24021381.V2 .
2023
Garcia, Milton, Dandois, Jonathan P., Araujo, Raquel F., Grubinger, Samuel, and Muller-Landau, Helene C. 2021. [Dataset] Color orthomosaics of the 50-ha plot on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, for 2014-2019 . Distributed by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.25573/DATA.16869259.V1 .
2021
Araujo, Raquel F., Grubinger, Samuel, Garcia, Milton, Dandois, Jonathan P., and Muller-Landau, Helene C. 2021. [Dataset] Shapefiles of canopy disturbances for the 50-ha plot on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, for 2014-2019 . Distributed by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.25573/DATA.14417915.V1 .
2021
Garcia, Milton, Dandois, Jonathan P., Araujo, Raquel F., Grubinger, Samuel, and Muller-Landau, Helene C. 2021. [Dataset] Surface elevation models and associated canopy height change models for the 50-ha plot on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, for 2014-2019 . Distributed by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.25573/DATA.14417933.V1 .
2021
Report
Araujo, Raquel Fernandes, Grubinger, Samuel, Celes, Carlos Henrique Souza, Negrón-Juárez, Robinson I., Garcia, Milton, Dandois, Jonathan P., and Muller-Landau, Helene. 2021. Strong temporal variation in treefall and branchfall rates in a tropical forest is explained by rainfall: results from five years of monthly drone data for a 50-ha plot https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2021-102 .
2021
