Biology

Max Taub

Associate Professor of Biology

Areas of expertise
Plant Ecophysiology

Education

PhD, Stony Brook University 1997
B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1989

Positions

Chair of the Biology Department
Southwestern University
August 01, 2008 - August 01, 2011

Courses: Fall 2009

Methods in Ecol & Evol Biology

Research

Currently I am studying the effects of rising atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide on various aspects of plant function. I am particularly interested in effects on the quality of food, including concentrations of protein and minerals.

Publications

Selected Publications:

Taub, Daniel R. and Wang, Xianzhong (2008) Why are Nitrogen Concentrations in Plant Tissues Lower under Elevated CO2? A Critical Examination of the Hypotheses. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 2008, 50 (11): 1365?1374.

Taub, Daniel R.; *Miller, Brian and *Allen, Holly (2008). Effects of elevated CO2 on the protein concentration of food crops: a meta-analysis. Global Change Biology 14: 565-575.

Taub, D.R. (2002). Analysis of interspecific variation in plant growth responses to nitrogen Canadian Journal of Botany, 80: 34-41.

Taub, D.R., Seemann, J.R. and Coleman, J.S. (2000). Growth in elevated CO2 protects photosynthesis against high temperature damage. Plant, Cell and Environment, 23: 649-656.

Taub, D.R. (2000) Climate and the U.S. distribution of C4 grass subfamilies and decarboxylation variants of C4 photosynthesis. American Journal of Botany, 87: 1211-1215.
 
Taub, Daniel R. and Lerdau, Manuel (2000).  Relationship between leaf nitrogen and photosynthetic rate for three NAD-ME and three NADP-ME C4 grasses.  American Journal of Botany, 87: 412-417.