Philippa Drennan

Professor of Biology Loyola Marymount University

  • Los Angeles CA

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

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Phone: 310.338.1983
Email: Philippa.Drennan@lmu.edu
Office: Pereira Hall 100; Life Sciences Building 215

Phillippa Drennan is a Professor of Biology at Loyola Marymount University.

Education

University of Natal

Ph.D.

Biology

1987

University of Natal

B.Sc.

Biology

1981

University of Natal

B.Sc.

Biology

1980

Areas of Expertise

Plant Ecophysiology
Ecology
Plant Stress Biology
Structure/Function Relationships in Plants
Biology

Industry Expertise

Environmental Services
Research
Education/Learning

Articles

Mojave Stress

The Magazine of Loyola Marymount University

2014-06-21

Thirty years ago, Philippa Drennan joined her colleague John Waggoner in a study of Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert. His initial research that concerned the distribution of Joshua trees within a range of altitudes in the remote desert became long-term monitoring of new growth and flowering of specific trees. Changes in climate and environment have affected the trees, and Drennan describes here what they have observed through their research in the Mojave National Preserve.

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Green Roofs: Developing a Native Plant Palette for Southern California

Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation

2011-01-01

Green roofs offer a variety of ecological benefits that include decreased storm water runoff, reduced pollutant loading of storm water, and reduced urban heat island effects. This study investigated suitable plant species for green roofs in southern California. Four treatments were selected: plant species native to southern California, with and without irrigation; and plant species typical of green roof industries, with and without irrigation.

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Marginal and laminar hydathode-like structures in the leaves of the desiccation-tolerant angiosperm Myrothamnus flabellifolius Welw

Flora - Morphology Distribution Functional Ecology of Plants

2009-01-01

The fan-shaped leaves of the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolius Welw. fold during episodes of drought and consequent desiccation of the tissue. The leaf teeth of M. flabellifolius have several features characteristic of hydathodes. Tracheary elements from the three vein endings that converge in each leaf tooth subtend and extend into a cluster of cells significantly smaller than those of the adjacent mesophyll.

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