Functional xylem characteristics associated with drought‐induced embolism in angiosperms

F Lens, SM Gleason, G Bortolami, C Brodersen… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hydraulic failure resulting from drought‐induced embolism in the xylem of plants is a key
determinant of reduced productivity and mortality. Methods to assess this vulnerability are …

Why is tree drought mortality so hard to predict?

AT Trugman, LDL Anderegg, WRL Anderegg… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2021 - cell.com
Widespread tree mortality following droughts has emerged as an environmentally and
economically devastating 'ecological surprise'. It is well established that tree physiology is …

Adjustments and coordination of hydraulic, leaf and stem traits along a water availability gradient

T Rosas, M Mencuccini, J Barba, H Cochard… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Trait variability in space and time allows plants to adjust to changing environmental
conditions. However, we know little about how this variability is distributed and coordinated …

Diversification, adaptation, and community assembly of the American oaks (Quercus), a model clade for integrating ecology and evolution

J Cavender‐Bares - New Phytologist, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 669 I. Model clades for the study and integration of ecology and
evolution 670 II. Oaks: an important model clade 671 III. Insights from the history of the …

Drought response strategies and hydraulic traits contribute to mechanistic understanding of plant dry-down to hydraulic failure

CJ Blackman, D Creek, C Maier, MJ Aspinwall… - Tree …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Drought-induced tree mortality alters forest structure and function, yet our ability to predict
when and how different species die during drought remains limited. Here, we explore how …

Evolutionary relationships between drought-related traits and climate shape large hydraulic safety margins in western North American oaks

RP Skelton, LDL Anderegg, J Diaz… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Quantitative knowledge of xylem physical tolerance limits to dehydration is essential to
understanding plant drought tolerance but is lacking in many long-vessel angiosperms. We …

Linking drought‐induced xylem embolism resistance to wood anatomical traits in Neotropical trees

S Levionnois, S Jansen, RT Wandji… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Drought‐induced xylem embolism is considered to be one of the main factors driving
mortality in woody plants worldwide. Although several structure–functional mechanisms …

Xylem embolism in leaves does not occur with open stomata: evidence from direct observations using the optical visualization technique

D Creek, LJ Lamarque, JM Torres-Ruiz… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Drought represents a major abiotic constraint to plant growth and survival. On the one hand,
plants keep stomata open for efficient carbon assimilation while, on the other hand, they …

Optimization can provide the fundamental link between leaf photosynthesis, gas exchange and water relations

RM Deans, TJ Brodribb, FA Busch, GD Farquhar - Nature Plants, 2020 - nature.com
Tight coordination in the photosynthetic, gas exchange and water supply capacities of
leaves is a globally conserved trend across land plants. Strong selective constraints on leaf …

A dynamic yet vulnerable pipeline: Integration and coordination of hydraulic traits across whole plants

KA McCulloh, JC Domec, DM Johnson… - Plant, Cell & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The vast majority of measurements in the field of plant hydraulics have been on small‐
diameter branches from woody species. These measurements have provided considerable …