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Lasantha K. Weerasinghe
Researcher at University of Peradeniya
Publications - 20
Citations - 1530
Lasantha K. Weerasinghe is an academic researcher from University of Peradeniya. The author has contributed to research in topics: Photosynthesis & Photosynthetic capacity. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 17 publications receiving 1121 citations. Previous affiliations of Lasantha K. Weerasinghe include Australian National University.
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Global variability in leaf respiration in relation to climate, plant functional types and leaf traits
Owen K. Atkin,Keith J. Bloomfield,Peter B. Reich,Peter B. Reich,Mark G. Tjoelker,Gregory P. Asner,Damien Bonal,Gerhard Bönisch,Matt Bradford,Lucas A. Cernusak,Eric G. Cosio,Danielle Creek,Danielle Creek,Kristine Y. Crous,Kristine Y. Crous,Tomas F. Domingues,Jeffrey S. Dukes,John J. G. Egerton,John R. Evans,Graham D. Farquhar,Nikolaos M. Fyllas,Paul P. G. Gauthier,Paul P. G. Gauthier,Emanuel Gloor,Teresa E. Gimeno,Kevin L. Griffin,Rossella Guerrieri,Rossella Guerrieri,Mary A. Heskel,Chris Huntingford,Françoise Yoko Ishida,Jens Kattge,Hans Lambers,Michael J. Liddell,Jon Lloyd,Jon Lloyd,Christopher H. Lusk,Roberta E. Martin,Ayal P. Maksimov,Trofim C. Maximov,Yadvinder Malhi,Belinda E. Medlyn,Belinda E. Medlyn,Patrick Meir,Patrick Meir,Lina M. Mercado,Nicholas Mirotchnick,Desmond Ng,Desmond Ng,Ülo Niinemets,Odhran S. O'Sullivan,Oliver L. Phillips,Lourens Poorter,Pieter Poot,I. Colin Prentice,I. Colin Prentice,Norma Salinas,Norma Salinas,Lucy Rowland,Michael G. Ryan,Stephen Sitch,Martijn Slot,Martijn Slot,Nicholas G. Smith,Matthew H. Turnbull,Mark C. Vanderwel,Mark C. Vanderwel,Fernando Valladares,Erik J. Veneklaas,Lasantha K. Weerasinghe,Lasantha K. Weerasinghe,Christian Wirth,Ian J. Wright,Kirk R. Wythers,Jen Xiang,Shuang Xiang,Shuang Xiang,Joana Zaragoza-Castells,Joana Zaragoza-Castells +78 more
TL;DR: A new global database of Rdark and associated leaf traits is analyzed and values at any given Vcmax or leaf nitrogen concentration were higher in herbs than in woody plants, and variation in Rdark among species and across global gradients in T and aridity is highlighted.
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Convergence in the temperature response of leaf respiration across biomes and plant functional types
Mary A. Heskel,Mary A. Heskel,Odhran S. O'Sullivan,Odhran S. O'Sullivan,Peter B. Reich,Peter B. Reich,Mark G. Tjoelker,Lasantha K. Weerasinghe,Lasantha K. Weerasinghe,Aurore Penillard,John J. G. Egerton,Danielle Creek,Danielle Creek,Keith J. Bloomfield,Jen Xiang,Felipe Sinca,Zsofia R. Stangl,Alberto Martínez-de la Torre,Kevin L. Griffin,Chris Huntingford,Vaughan Hurry,Patrick Meir,Patrick Meir,Matthew H. Turnbull,Owen K. Atkin +24 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that temperature-dependent increases in leaf respiration do not follow a commonly used exponential function, and are found to find a decelerating function as leaves warm, reflecting a declining sensitivity to higher temperatures that is remarkably uniform across all biomes and plant functional types.
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Non-structural carbohydrates in woody plants compared among laboratories.
Audrey G. Quentin,Audrey G. Quentin,Elizabeth A. Pinkard,Michael G. Ryan,Michael G. Ryan,David T. Tissue,L. Scott Baggett,Henry D. Adams,Pascale Maillard,Jacqueline Marchand,Simon M. Landhäusser,André Lacointe,André Lacointe,Yves Gibon,William R. L. Anderegg,Shinichi Asao,Owen K. Atkin,Marc Bonhomme,Marc Bonhomme,Caroline Claye,Pak S. Chow,Anne Clément-Vidal,Noel W. Davies,L. Turin Dickman,Rita Dumbur,David S. Ellsworth,Kristen Falk,Lucía Galiano,José M. Grünzweig,Henrik Hartmann,Günter Hoch,Sharon M. Hood,Joanna E. Jones,Takayoshi Koike,Iris Kuhlmann,Francisco Lloret,Melchor Maestro,Shawn D. Mansfield,Jordi Martínez-Vilalta,Mickaël Maucourt,Mickaël Maucourt,Nate G. McDowell,Annick Moing,Bertrand Muller,Sergio G. Nebauer,Ülo Niinemets,Sara Palacio,Frida I. Piper,Eran Raveh,Andreas Richter,Gaëlle Rolland,Teresa Rosas,Brigitte Saint Joanis,Brigitte Saint Joanis,Anna Sala,Renee Smith,Frank J. Sterck,Joseph R. Stinziano,Mari Tobias,Faride Unda,Makoto Watanabe,Danielle A. Way,Danielle A. Way,Lasantha K. Weerasinghe,Lasantha K. Weerasinghe,Birgit Wild,Birgit Wild,Erin Wiley,David R. Woodruff +68 more
TL;DR: It is shown that NSC estimates for woody plant tissues cannot be compared among laboratories, and users can either adopt the reference method given in this publication, or report estimates for a portion of samples using thereference method, and report estimates to a standard reference material.
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Global photosynthetic capacity is optimized to the environment.
Nicholas G. Smith,Nicholas G. Smith,Trevor F. Keenan,Trevor F. Keenan,I. Colin Prentice,Han Wang,Ian J. Wright,Ülo Niinemets,Kristine Y. Crous,Tomas F. Domingues,Rossella Guerrieri,Rossella Guerrieri,F. Yoko Ishida,Jens Kattge,Jens Kattge,Eric L. Kruger,Vincent Maire,Alistair Rogers,Shawn P. Serbin,Lasse Tarvainen,Henrique Furstenau Togashi,Philip A. Townsend,Meng Wang,Meng Wang,Lasantha K. Weerasinghe,Lasantha K. Weerasinghe,Shuangxi Zhou,Shuangxi Zhou +27 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that environmentally regulated biophysical constraints and light availability are the first‐order drivers of global photosynthetic capacity, thus maximizing potential resource use for growth and reproduction.
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A test of the ‘one‐point method’ for estimating maximum carboxylation capacity from field‐measured, light‐saturated photosynthesis
Martin G. De Kauwe,Yan-Shih Lin,Ian J. Wright,Belinda E. Medlyn,Kristine Y. Crous,Kristine Y. Crous,David S. Ellsworth,Vincent Maire,I. Colin Prentice,I. Colin Prentice,Owen K. Atkin,Alisdair Rogers,Ülo Niinemets,Ülo Niinemets,Shawn P. Serbin,Patrick Meir,Patrick Meir,Johan Uddling,Henrique Furstenau Togashi,Henrique Furstenau Togashi,Lasse Tarvainen,Lasantha K. Weerasinghe,Lasantha K. Weerasinghe,Bradley Evans,F. Yoko Ishida,Tomas F. Domingues +25 more
TL;DR: The one-point method provides a robust means to expand current databases of field-measured Vcmax, giving new potential to improve vegetation models and quantify the environmental drivers of Vc Max variation.