Background and Aims Vulnerability of the leaf hydraulic pathway to water-stress-induced
dysfunction is a key component of drought tolerance in plants and may be important in …

An adequate general drought tolerance and the ability to acclimate to changing hydraulic
conditions are important features for long-lived woody plants. In this study, we compared …

The effect of freezing on stem xylem hydraulic conductivity and leaf chlorophyll a
fluorescence was measured in 12 tree and shrub species from a treeline heath in Tasmania …

Recent changes in species composition, and increases in shrub abundance in particular,
have been reported as a result of warming in Arctic tundra. Despite these changes, the …

Previous studies indicate that conifers are vulnerable to cavitation induced by drought but in
many cases, not by freezing. Rarely have vulnerability to drought and freezing stress been …

We studied hydraulic traits of young plants of the Mediterranean cedar species Cedrus
atlantica (Endl.) G. Manetti ex Carrière (Luberon, France), C. brevifolia (Hook. f.) Henry …

Determining the relationship between reductions in stomatal conductance (gs) and leaf
water transport during dehydration is key to understanding plant drought responses. While …

Conifers growing at the alpine timberline are exposed to frost drought and freeze-thaw
cycles during winter—stress factors known to induce embolism in tree xylem. The two …

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The red spruce-Fraser fir ecosystem [Picea rubens Sarg.-Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.] of the
southern Appalachian mountains, USA, is a temperate zone cloud forest immersed in clouds …