Chantal D. Reid
Research Associate
Department of Botany
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708
E-mail:
chantal@duke.eduPhone: (919) 660-7378
Fax.: (919) 660-7425
Research Interests -- Physiological Ecology
Chantal D. Reid's research focuses on plant responses to global environmental changes, particularly to atmospheric pollutants such as elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations and tropospheric ozone. Our previous studies on the interactive effects of CO2 and O3 on crop physiology and yield suggest an amelioration of O3 damage by elevated CO2, and stomatal function appears to be partly involved. A current project uses elevated CO2 as a selective agent to alter stomatal function and potentially confer O3 tolerance in annuals. The project examines potential implications for water use and effects on energy balance.
Chantal Reid's experience spans from biochemical to ecosystem levels in natural and managed vegetation. Chantal Reid worked on plant-insect interactions while at McGill University where she received a B. Sc. in Biology (1981). She studied physiological aspects of ecosystem productivity for her M. Sc. in Biology (1985) while at San Diego State University, and she studied whole-plant carbon balance in forest seedlings for her Ph. D. in Botany (1990) while at Duke University. She is continuing her elevated CO2 research at different scales.
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