Evolutionary relationships are likely to play a significant role in shaping plant physiological
and structural traits observed in contemporary taxa. We review research on phylogenetic …

Hydraulic properties control plant responses to climate and are likely to be under strong
selective pressure, but their macro‐evolutionary history remains poorly characterised. To fill …

Evolutionary radiation is a widely recognized mode of species diversification, but its
underlying mechanisms have not been unambiguously resolved for species-rich …

Background and Aims The co-occurring of evergreen and deciduous angiosperm trees in
Asian tropical dry forests on karst substrates suggests the existence of different water-use …

Plant hydraulic characteristics were studied in diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid cytotypes of
Atriplex canescens (Chenopodiaceae) to investigate the potential physiological basis …

It is important to understand the ecophysiological characters of plants when exploring
mechanisms underlying species substitution in the process of plant succession. In the …

The early diverged Magnoliaceae shows a historical temperate-tropical distribution among
lineages indicating divergent evolution, yet which ecophysiological traits are …

Plant thermoregulation through transpirational cooling is important when facing heat stress
and is suggested as an active mechanism to maintain lower leaf temperature during …

Drought combined with extreme heatwaves has been increasingly identified as the
important trigger of worldwide tree mortality in the context of climate change; nonetheless …

Epiphytes that grow in the canopies of tropical and subtropical forests experience different
water regimes when compared with terrestrial plants. However, the differences in adaptive …