We still have a poor understanding of what limits tree growth under many conditions. In
general, tree growth can be limited by the availability of carbon within the plant (carbon …

Storage is a fundamental process that allows organisms to meet variable demand for 22
resources during their development and buffer environmental fluctuations in resource 23 …

The control of tree growth vs environment by carbon sources or sinks remains unresolved
although it is widely studied. This study investigates growth of tree components and carbon …

The concentrations of nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC s) in plant tissues are commonly
used as an indicator of total plant carbon (C) supply; but some evidence suggests the …

As C3 photosynthesis is not yet CO2-saturated, forests offer the possibility of enhanced
growth and carbon (C) sequestration with rising atmospheric CO2. However, at an …

Trade‐offs among carbon sinks constrain how trees physiologically, ecologically, and
evolutionarily respond to their environments. These trade‐offs typically fall along a …

Decreased gas exchange as trees grow tall has been proposed to explain age‐related
growth declines in trees. We examined changes of mobile carbon stores (starch, sugars and …

The allocation of nonstructural carbon (NSC) to growth, metabolism and storage remains
poorly understood, but is critical for the prediction of stress tolerance and mortality. We used …

Carbon use efficiency (CUE) may be a critical control on carbon (C) storage in ecosystems
(Allison et al., 2010; Ise et al., 2010; Manzoni et al., 2012). This physiological parameter is …

There is no consensus about how stresses such as low water availability and temperature
limit tree growth. Sink limitation to growth and survival is often inferred if a given stress does …