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Lance S. Evans

Lance Evans

Lance S. Evans

Professor of Biology

Catherine and Robert Fenton Endowed Chair

Chair of Department

 

Education:

  • B.S., California State Polytech University 1967
  • Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 1970.

Research Interests:

  • Injuries of surfaces of long-lived, columnar cacti
    • During 2003, we re-evaluated 1100 saguaros near Tucson, Arizona
    • During the summer of 2007, two students, Jennifer Dutan and Annarita Macri joined the group to study the surface injuries in Ecuador and on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
  • Anatomical basis/mechanical properties of joints of cacti
  • Anatomical basis/mechanical properties of grass stems.
  • Structure, anatomy, and function of mangroves
    • During the summers of 2006 and 2007, many students (during 2006, Maryvic de Leon, Chesea Marks and Erika Sai joined the group to study mangroves in Queensland, Australia while during the summer of 2007, Jonathan Cerutti and Zachary Testo joined the group to study mangroves in Darwin Australia.
  • Mechanical properties of tree branches
    • The mechanical properties of trees in New York have been studied for many years. During the summer of 2008, Christina Pereira and Alana Wolfe will join the group to study the mechanical properties of trees in California, Arizona, and Panama.

For more information please visit my homepage.

 

Recent Publications:

Evans, Lance S. and Matthew Domser. 2006. Stem Injuries of Red Spruce Trees of the Adirondack Mountains, New York, USA. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 56: 286-292.

Evans, Lance S., Sr. Joan Harnett and Zella Kahn-Jetter 2006. Procedures to Determine the Amount of Plant Cover around individual Plants. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 58: 180-187.

Evans, Lance S., Z. Kahn-Jetter, C, Marks, and K. Harmoney. 2007. Mechanical properties and anatomical components of stems of 42 grass species. J. Torrey Botanical Society. 134: 458-467.

Evans, Lance S., Z. Kahn-Jetter, Jessica Torres, Mabel Martinez, and Paul Tarsia. 2008. Mechanical stresses of primary branches: A survey of 40 woody tree and shrub species. Trees. 22: 283-289.

Evans, Lance S., Maryvic F. de Leon and Erika Sai. 2008. Anatomy and morphology of Rhizophora stylosa in relation to internal airflow and Attim’s plant architecture. J. Torrey Botanical Society. 135: 114-125.

Evans, Lance S. and Annarita Macri. 2008. Stem Surface Injuries of several species of Columnar Cacti of Ecuador. J. Torrey Botanical Society. 135: 475-482.

 

Additional Publications - (Word format)

 

Contact Information:

Address:
Laboratory of Plant Morphogensis
Biological Research Laboratories
Manhattan College
Manhattan College Parkway
Riverdale, NY 10471