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 …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies of tree species to adapt to drought from leaf stomatal regulation and stem embolism resistance to root properties

Z Chen, S Li, X Wan, S Liu - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Considerable evidences highlight the occurrence of increasing widespread tree mortality as
a result of global climate change-associated droughts. However, knowledge about the …

Co‐occurring woody species have diverse hydraulic strategies and mortality rates during an extreme drought

DM Johnson, JC Domec, Z Carter Berry… - Plant, Cell & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
From 2011 to 2013, Texas experienced its worst drought in recorded history. This event
provided a unique natural experiment to assess species‐specific responses to extreme …

Plant water relations

H Lambers, RS Oliveira, H Lambers… - Plant physiological …, 2019 - Springer
Although water is the most abundant molecule on the Earth's surface, the availability of
water is the factor that most strongly restricts terrestrial plant production on a global scale …

More than iso/anisohydry: hydroscapes integrate plant water use and drought tolerance traits in 10 eucalypt species from contrasting climates

X Li, CJ Blackman, JMR Peters, B Choat… - Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The iso/anisohydric continuum describes how plants regulate leaf water potential and is
commonly used to classify species drought response strategies. However, drought response …

Phenotypic plasticity and genetic adaptation of functional traits influences intra-specific variation in hydraulic efficiency and safety

C Pritzkow, V Williamson, C Szota, R Trouvé… - Tree …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Understanding which hydraulic traits are under genetic control and/or are phenotypically
plastic is essential in understanding how tree species will respond to rapid shifts in climate …

Aridity‐dependent sequence of water potentials for stomatal closure and hydraulic dysfunctions in woody plants

Y Jin, G Hao, WM Hammond, K Yu, X Liu… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The sequence of physiological events during drought strongly impacts plants' overall
performance. Here, we synthesized the global data of stomatal and hydraulic traits in leaves …

[HTML][HTML] Unlocking drought-induced tree mortality: physiological mechanisms to modeling

X Li, B Xi, X Wu, B Choat, J Feng, M Jiang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Drought-related tree mortality has become a major concern worldwide due to its pronounced
negative impacts on the functioning and sustainability of forest ecosystems. However, our …

Theory and tests for coordination among hydraulic and photosynthetic traits in co‐occurring woody species

SS Chhajed, IJ Wright, O Perez‐Priego - New Phytologist, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Co‐occurring plants show wide variation in their hydraulic and photosynthetic traits. Here,
we extended 'least‐cost'optimality theory to derive predictions for how variation in key …

At least it is a dry cold: the global distribution of freeze–thaw and drought stress and the traits that may impart poly-tolerance in conifers

KA McCulloh, SP Augustine, A Goke, R Jordan… - Tree …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Conifers inhabit some of the most challenging landscapes where multiple abiotic stressors
(eg, aridity, freezing temperatures) often co-occur. Physiological tolerance to multiple …