Root access to bedrock water storage or groundwater is an important trait allowing plant
survival in seasonally dry environments. However, the degree of coordination between …

Forests contribute strongly to global carbon (C) sequestration and the exchange of
greenhouse gases (GHG) between the soil and the atmosphere. Whilst the microbial activity …

Leaf habit has been hypothesized to define a linkage between the slow‐fast plant economic
spectrum and the drought resistance‐avoidance trade‐off in tropical forests ('slow‐safe vs …

Transpiration dynamics of karst ecosystems are not conditioned only by the shallow-soil
water status, mainly because of the presence of deep-water source pools formed within the …

Plantations, as a form of vegetation restoration, play a critical role in the recent greening of
the earth. However, the sustainability of the restored vegetation under precipitation changes …

Live fuel moisture content (LFMC) is a key factor that determines the flammability of
vegetation in ecosystems. Soil moisture (SM) is one of the variables that is known to …

As a result of anthropogenic pressure, three drives are expected to affect Brazilian
savannas: an increase in the dry season, more frequent fire events, and defaunation. These …

Global change significantly influences plant leaf gas exchange, which affects the carbon-
water cycle of terrestrial ecosystems. However, the magnitudes of the effects of multiple …

Stable isotope tracing of plant water use can illuminate plant water sources. But to date, the
number of species tested at any given site has been minimal. Here, we sample 46 tropical …

In seasonally dry tropical forests, plant functional type can be classified as deciduous low
wood density, deciduous high wood density, or evergreen high wood density species. While …