4,941 research outputs found
Root and shoot hydraulic conductance of seven Quercus species
No full textThe root (KR) and shoot (KS) hydraulic conductances of seven different Quercus species, as well as the leaf blade hydraulic resistance (RLL), were measured in potted plants with the aim of understanding whether a relationship exists between the hydraulic architecture and the general ecological behaviour of different species of this genus. The KR values were scaled by dividing by root surface area (KRR) and by leaf surface area (KRL) and the KS values were scaled by dividing by leaf surface area (KSL). The likely drought-adapted species (Quercus suber, Q. pubescens, Q. petraea) showed lower KRL and KRR, lower KSL and higher RLL with respect to the known water-demanding species (Q. alba, Q. cerris, Q. robur, Q. rubra). The possible physiological and ecological significance of such differences are discussed. (© Inra/Elsevier, Paris.)Les conductivités hydrauliques de la racine et de la tige de sept espèces de Quercus. Les conductivités hydrauliques de la racine (KR) et de la tige (KS) et la résistance hydraulique des feuilles (RLL) des sept espèces de Quercus ont été mesurées avec pour objectif la compréhension de la relation qui existe entre l'écologie de l'espèce et son architecture hydraulique. Les valeurs des KR ont été divisées par les surfaces des feuilles (KRL) et des racines (KRR), celles des K S par les surfaces des feuilles (KSL). Les KRR, KRL et KSL des espèces adaptées aux environnements arides (Q. suber, Q. pubescens, Q. petraea) sont inférieures et leurs RLL supérieures par rapport aux valeurs de celles adaptées aux environnements humides (Q. alba, Q. cerris, Q. robur, Q. rubra). Cet article se propose d'illustere ces différentces au plan physiologique et écologique
Xylem cavitation in the leaf of Prunus laurocerasus L. and its impact on leaf hydraulics
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Changes in root hydraulic conductance of Olea oleaster Hoffmgg. et Link seedlings following drought stress and irrigation
No full textInfluence of the ectomycorrhizas formed by Tuber melanosporum Vitt. on hydraulic conductance and water relations of Quercus ilex L. seedlings
No full textThe dependence of leaf hydraulic conductance on irradiance during HPFM measurements: any role for stomatal response?
No full textThis paper examines the dependence of whole leaf hydraulic conductance to liquid water (KL) on irradiance when measured with a high pressure flowmeter (HPFM). During HPFM measurements, water is perfused into leaves faster than it evaporates hence water infiltrates leaf air spaces and must pass through stomates in the liquid state. Since stomates open and close under high versus low irradiance, respectively, the possibility exists that KL might change with irradiance if stomates close tightly enough to restrict water movement. However, the dependence of KL on irradiance could be due to a direct effect of irradiance on the hydraulic properties of other tissues in the leaf. In the present study, KL increased with irradiance for 6 of the 11 species tested. Whole leaf conductance to water vapour, gL, was used as a proxy for stomatal aperture and the time-course of changes in KL and gL was studied during the transition from low to high irradiance and from high to low irradiance
Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound
No full textDevil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound is a short story collection that features strong female characters against a backdrop of ghosts, fairy tales, and urban legends. The thirteen stories subvert the historical narrative of women in fairy tales, positioning them as bold and willing to step into the face of danger. “The Braided Veil” features a young orphan in Victorian New Orleans who seeks revenge upon her mother’s abuser. “Devil’s Oak” addresses the horrors of slavery through the eyes of a young girl who learns that her family owned human beings. “Good Little Girls” takes readers back to childhood in which a sick girl explores her neighbor’s attic on a stormy day; she discovers more than she bargained for. “The Game” features relational aggression in the 1990’s in a “mean girls” style that takes a grizzly turn. “Selkie Skin” leans into Celtic lore, following a young pregnant girl who longs for freedom. “The Ripper Society” reaches back through time to Jack the Ripper’s wife, who discovers his misdeeds and takes matters into her own hands. “She Has Seen the Wolf” is longer story that connects to my novel, The Butterfly Circle; when a graduate student learns she is pregnant, she uncovers her family’s connected history to a haunted home for unwed mothers. In “Roots in the Cove,” a woman in an unhealthy relationship shapeshifts into a bear on a trip to Gatlinburg and finally finds her freedom. Both “Marsh Girl” and “Cicadas in the Suburbs” explore the psychological challenges of suburban life, including postpartum depression and the longing for the magic of youth. In “Honey Tree,” a divorced woman seeks comfort from the bees, and in “Crow Woman,” a widow faces metaphorical death and is reborn. Finally, “Ghost Apples” is a retelling of Snow White from the perspective of the queen; she shapeshifts into a wolf to protect a young girl who has been attacked and seeks revenge upon her abuser.
~A literary horror/fiction short story collection by Mary Carroll Leoson. Foreword by Christopher Barzak, author of A Voice Calling and One for Sorrow. Editor and jacket design by A.Miller. Available in PDF, Ebook (epub), paperback, and hardcover in October 2025.
--Publisher\u27s Note: Each story has been editor and press reviewed, and the entire book has been externally reviewed by experts in the field as part of the quality review process. Indexed in the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). Official press release.--
Reviews
“What distinguishes Mary Carroll Leoson’s work is her ability to inhabit the liminal spaces between myth and reality, past and present, the seen and the unseen. These stories are rooted deeply in the soil of ancestral memory and the landscapes of the American South, yet they reach far beyond that geography into the universal territory of trauma, resilience, and transformation.” --Christopher Barzak, author of One for Sorrow and A Voice Calling.
“Each story reads like an old heirloom passed from hand to hand, warm with use and heavy with meaning. The prose is lyrical but never ornamental; the horror, earned. And as the final page turns, it leaves you changed. Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound isn’t just read. The stories linger like the smell of roses at a closed casket.” --Diane Sismour, author of novels, short stories, and screenplays
“I loved Marguerite in “Devil’s Oak,” her personality shone through, and I found myself rooting for her immediately. I loved seeing her rebel against expectations of femininity. Go, Marguerite!” -- Janet Alcorn, author of award-winning short stories
“Kate, Bea, and Nana from “She Has Seen the Wolf” are my favorite characters in this standout story of this Devil’s Oak collection; and I could easily see it adapted to television in some way.” --Ada Wofford, Sundress Publications
“My favorite character and story is Claire in “Marsh Girl,” plus “Good Little Girls” is especially chilling, and I enjoyed “The Ripper Society” so much, I was bereft at the end, hoping for more!” --Jasmine De La Paz, Gothic horror author
Book information
Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound
© 2025 Mary Carroll Leoson
Published by MT Open Press (Blue Crescent Books imprint) at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro
Identifiers
ISBN (paperback) 979-8-9995864-0-7
ISBN (hardcover) 979-8-9871721-9-3
ISBN (digital PDF) 979-8-9871721-6-2
ISBN (digital epub) 979-8-9871721-7-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56638/mtopb00425
Distribution
Print-on-demand version (epub, paperback, hardcover) available at https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/mtop
Follow and review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239910520-devil-s-oak
Suggested Citation
Leoson, Mary Carroll. Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound. MT Open Press, Middle Tennessee State University, 2025. https://doi.org/10.56638/mtopb00425
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial No Derivatives-4.0 International Licens
Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound
No full textDevil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound is a short story collection that features strong female characters against a backdrop of ghosts, fairy tales, and urban legends. The thirteen stories subvert the historical narrative of women in fairy tales, positioning them as bold and willing to step into the face of danger. “The Braided Veil” features a young orphan in Victorian New Orleans who seeks revenge upon her mother’s abuser. “Devil’s Oak” addresses the horrors of slavery through the eyes of a young girl who learns that her family owned human beings. “Good Little Girls” takes readers back to childhood in which a sick girl explores her neighbor’s attic on a stormy day; she discovers more than she bargained for. “The Game” features relational aggression in the 1990’s in a “mean girls” style that takes a grizzly turn. “Selkie Skin” leans into Celtic lore, following a young pregnant girl who longs for freedom. “The Ripper Society” reaches back through time to Jack the Ripper’s wife, who discovers his misdeeds and takes matters into her own hands. “She Has Seen the Wolf” is longer story that connects to my novel, The Butterfly Circle; when a graduate student learns she is pregnant, she uncovers her family’s connected history to a haunted home for unwed mothers. In “Roots in the Cove,” a woman in an unhealthy relationship shapeshifts into a bear on a trip to Gatlinburg and finally finds her freedom. Both “Marsh Girl” and “Cicadas in the Suburbs” explore the psychological challenges of suburban life, including postpartum depression and the longing for the magic of youth. In “Honey Tree,” a divorced woman seeks comfort from the bees, and in “Crow Woman,” a widow faces metaphorical death and is reborn. Finally, “Ghost Apples” is a retelling of Snow White from the perspective of the queen; she shapeshifts into a wolf to protect a young girl who has been attacked and seeks revenge upon her abuser.
~A literary horror/fiction short story collection by Mary Carroll Leoson. Foreword by Christopher Barzak, author of A Voice Calling and One for Sorrow. Editor and jacket design by A.Miller. Available in PDF, Ebook (epub), paperback, and hardcover in October 2025.
--Publisher\u27s Note: Each story has been editor and press reviewed, and the entire book has been externally reviewed by experts in the field as part of the quality review process. Indexed in the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). Official press release.--
Reviews
“What distinguishes Mary Carroll Leoson’s work is her ability to inhabit the liminal spaces between myth and reality, past and present, the seen and the unseen. These stories are rooted deeply in the soil of ancestral memory and the landscapes of the American South, yet they reach far beyond that geography into the universal territory of trauma, resilience, and transformation.” --Christopher Barzak, author of One for Sorrow and A Voice Calling.
“Each story reads like an old heirloom passed from hand to hand, warm with use and heavy with meaning. The prose is lyrical but never ornamental; the horror, earned. And as the final page turns, it leaves you changed. Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound isn’t just read. The stories linger like the smell of roses at a closed casket.” --Diane Sismour, author of novels, short stories, and screenplays
“I loved Marguerite in “Devil’s Oak,” her personality shone through, and I found myself rooting for her immediately. I loved seeing her rebel against expectations of femininity. Go, Marguerite!” -- Janet Alcorn, author of award-winning short stories
“Kate, Bea, and Nana from “She Has Seen the Wolf” are my favorite characters in this standout story of this Devil’s Oak collection; and I could easily see it adapted to television in some way.” --Ada Wofford, Sundress Publications
“My favorite character and story is Claire in “Marsh Girl,” plus “Good Little Girls” is especially chilling, and I enjoyed “The Ripper Society” so much, I was bereft at the end, hoping for more!” --Jasmine De La Paz, Gothic horror author
Book information
Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound
© 2025 Mary Carroll Leoson
Published by MT Open Press (Blue Crescent Books imprint) at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro
Identifiers
ISBN (paperback) 979-8-9995864-0-7
ISBN (hardcover) 979-8-9871721-9-3
ISBN (digital PDF) 979-8-9871721-6-2
ISBN (digital epub) 979-8-9871721-7-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56638/mtopb00425
Distribution
Print-on-demand version (epub, paperback, hardcover) available at https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/mtop
Follow and review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239910520-devil-s-oak
Suggested Citation
Leoson, Mary Carroll. Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound. MT Open Press, Middle Tennessee State University, 2025. https://doi.org/10.56638/mtopb00425
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial No Derivatives-4.0 International Licens
Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound
No full textDevil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound is a short story collection that features strong female characters against a backdrop of ghosts, fairy tales, and urban legends. The thirteen stories subvert the historical narrative of women in fairy tales, positioning them as bold and willing to step into the face of danger. “The Braided Veil” features a young orphan in Victorian New Orleans who seeks revenge upon her mother’s abuser. “Devil’s Oak” addresses the horrors of slavery through the eyes of a young girl who learns that her family owned human beings. “Good Little Girls” takes readers back to childhood in which a sick girl explores her neighbor’s attic on a stormy day; she discovers more than she bargained for. “The Game” features relational aggression in the 1990’s in a “mean girls” style that takes a grizzly turn. “Selkie Skin” leans into Celtic lore, following a young pregnant girl who longs for freedom. “The Ripper Society” reaches back through time to Jack the Ripper’s wife, who discovers his misdeeds and takes matters into her own hands. “She Has Seen the Wolf” is longer story that connects to my novel, The Butterfly Circle; when a graduate student learns she is pregnant, she uncovers her family’s connected history to a haunted home for unwed mothers. In “Roots in the Cove,” a woman in an unhealthy relationship shapeshifts into a bear on a trip to Gatlinburg and finally finds her freedom. Both “Marsh Girl” and “Cicadas in the Suburbs” explore the psychological challenges of suburban life, including postpartum depression and the longing for the magic of youth. In “Honey Tree,” a divorced woman seeks comfort from the bees, and in “Crow Woman,” a widow faces metaphorical death and is reborn. Finally, “Ghost Apples” is a retelling of Snow White from the perspective of the queen; she shapeshifts into a wolf to protect a young girl who has been attacked and seeks revenge upon her abuser.
~A literary horror/fiction short story collection by Mary Carroll Leoson. Foreword by Christopher Barzak, author of A Voice Calling and One for Sorrow. Editor and jacket design by A.Miller. Available in PDF, Ebook (epub), paperback, and hardcover in October 2025.
--Publisher\u27s Note: Each story has been editor and press reviewed, and the entire book has been externally reviewed by experts in the field as part of the quality review process. Indexed in the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). Official press release.--
Reviews
“What distinguishes Mary Carroll Leoson’s work is her ability to inhabit the liminal spaces between myth and reality, past and present, the seen and the unseen. These stories are rooted deeply in the soil of ancestral memory and the landscapes of the American South, yet they reach far beyond that geography into the universal territory of trauma, resilience, and transformation.” --Christopher Barzak, author of One for Sorrow and A Voice Calling.
“Each story reads like an old heirloom passed from hand to hand, warm with use and heavy with meaning. The prose is lyrical but never ornamental; the horror, earned. And as the final page turns, it leaves you changed. Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound isn’t just read. The stories linger like the smell of roses at a closed casket.” --Diane Sismour, author of novels, short stories, and screenplays
“I loved Marguerite in “Devil’s Oak,” her personality shone through, and I found myself rooting for her immediately. I loved seeing her rebel against expectations of femininity. Go, Marguerite!” -- Janet Alcorn, author of award-winning short stories
“Kate, Bea, and Nana from “She Has Seen the Wolf” are my favorite characters in this standout story of this Devil’s Oak collection; and I could easily see it adapted to television in some way.” --Ada Wofford, Sundress Publications
“My favorite character and story is Claire in “Marsh Girl,” plus “Good Little Girls” is especially chilling, and I enjoyed “The Ripper Society” so much, I was bereft at the end, hoping for more!” --Jasmine De La Paz, Gothic horror author
Book information
Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound
© 2025 Mary Carroll Leoson
Published by MT Open Press (Blue Crescent Books imprint) at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro
Identifiers
ISBN (paperback) 979-8-9995864-0-7
ISBN (hardcover) 979-8-9871721-9-3
ISBN (digital PDF) 979-8-9871721-6-2
ISBN (digital epub) 979-8-9871721-7-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56638/mtopb00425
Distribution
Print-on-demand version (epub, paperback, hardcover) available at https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/mtop
Follow and review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239910520-devil-s-oak
Suggested Citation
Leoson, Mary Carroll. Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound. MT Open Press, Middle Tennessee State University, 2025. https://doi.org/10.56638/mtopb00425
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial No Derivatives-4.0 International Licens
Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound
No full textDevil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound is a short story collection that features strong female characters against a backdrop of ghosts, fairy tales, and urban legends. The thirteen stories subvert the historical narrative of women in fairy tales, positioning them as bold and willing to step into the face of danger. “The Braided Veil” features a young orphan in Victorian New Orleans who seeks revenge upon her mother’s abuser. “Devil’s Oak” addresses the horrors of slavery through the eyes of a young girl who learns that her family owned human beings. “Good Little Girls” takes readers back to childhood in which a sick girl explores her neighbor’s attic on a stormy day; she discovers more than she bargained for. “The Game” features relational aggression in the 1990’s in a “mean girls” style that takes a grizzly turn. “Selkie Skin” leans into Celtic lore, following a young pregnant girl who longs for freedom. “The Ripper Society” reaches back through time to Jack the Ripper’s wife, who discovers his misdeeds and takes matters into her own hands. “She Has Seen the Wolf” is longer story that connects to my novel, The Butterfly Circle; when a graduate student learns she is pregnant, she uncovers her family’s connected history to a haunted home for unwed mothers. In “Roots in the Cove,” a woman in an unhealthy relationship shapeshifts into a bear on a trip to Gatlinburg and finally finds her freedom. Both “Marsh Girl” and “Cicadas in the Suburbs” explore the psychological challenges of suburban life, including postpartum depression and the longing for the magic of youth. In “Honey Tree,” a divorced woman seeks comfort from the bees, and in “Crow Woman,” a widow faces metaphorical death and is reborn. Finally, “Ghost Apples” is a retelling of Snow White from the perspective of the queen; she shapeshifts into a wolf to protect a young girl who has been attacked and seeks revenge upon her abuser.
~A literary horror/fiction short story collection by Mary Carroll Leoson. Foreword by Christopher Barzak, author of A Voice Calling and One for Sorrow. Editor and jacket design by A.Miller. Available in PDF, Ebook (epub), paperback, and hardcover in October 2025.
--Publisher\u27s Note: Each story has been editor and press reviewed, and the entire book has been externally reviewed by experts in the field as part of the quality review process. Indexed in the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). Official press release.--
Reviews
“What distinguishes Mary Carroll Leoson’s work is her ability to inhabit the liminal spaces between myth and reality, past and present, the seen and the unseen. These stories are rooted deeply in the soil of ancestral memory and the landscapes of the American South, yet they reach far beyond that geography into the universal territory of trauma, resilience, and transformation.” --Christopher Barzak, author of One for Sorrow and A Voice Calling.
“Each story reads like an old heirloom passed from hand to hand, warm with use and heavy with meaning. The prose is lyrical but never ornamental; the horror, earned. And as the final page turns, it leaves you changed. Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound isn’t just read. The stories linger like the smell of roses at a closed casket.” --Diane Sismour, author of novels, short stories, and screenplays
“I loved Marguerite in “Devil’s Oak,” her personality shone through, and I found myself rooting for her immediately. I loved seeing her rebel against expectations of femininity. Go, Marguerite!” -- Janet Alcorn, author of award-winning short stories
“Kate, Bea, and Nana from “She Has Seen the Wolf” are my favorite characters in this standout story of this Devil’s Oak collection; and I could easily see it adapted to television in some way.” --Ada Wofford, Sundress Publications
“My favorite character and story is Claire in “Marsh Girl,” plus “Good Little Girls” is especially chilling, and I enjoyed “The Ripper Society” so much, I was bereft at the end, hoping for more!” --Jasmine De La Paz, Gothic horror author
Book information
Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound
© 2025 Mary Carroll Leoson
Published by MT Open Press (Blue Crescent Books imprint) at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro
Identifiers
ISBN (paperback) 979-8-9995864-0-7
ISBN (hardcover) 979-8-9871721-9-3
ISBN (digital PDF) 979-8-9871721-6-2
ISBN (digital epub) 979-8-9871721-7-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56638/mtopb00425
Distribution
Print-on-demand version (epub, paperback, hardcover) available at https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/mtop
Follow and review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239910520-devil-s-oak
Suggested Citation
Leoson, Mary Carroll. Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound. MT Open Press, Middle Tennessee State University, 2025. https://doi.org/10.56638/mtopb00425
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial No Derivatives-4.0 International Licens
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