Future increases in drought severity and frequency are predicted to have substantial impacts
on plant function and survival. However, there is considerable uncertainty concerning what …

Variation in xylem vessel diameter is one of the most important parameters when evaluating
plant water relations. This review provides a synthesis of the ecophysiological implications …

Plant hydraulics mediate terrestrial woody plant productivity, influencing global water,
carbon, and biogeochemical cycles, as well as ecosystem vulnerability to drought and …

The secondary xylem of woody plants transports water mechanically supports the plant body
and stores resources. These three functions are interdependent giving rise to tradeoffs in …

Increasing temperature and drought can result in leaf dehydration and defoliation even in
drought‐adapted tree species such as the Mediterranean evergreen Quercus ilex L. The …

Xylem cavitation resistance is a key physiological trait correlated with species tolerance to
extreme drought stresses. Little is known about the genetic variability and phenotypic …

An effective description of water transport in the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum (SPAC) is
needed for wide-ranging applications in hydrology and climate-vegetation interactions. In …

Variation in xylem structure and function has been extensively studied across different
species with a wide taxonomic, geographical, and ecological coverage. In contrast, our …

In angiosperms, many studies have described the inter-specific variability of hydraulic-
related traits and little is known at the intra-specific level. This information is however …

Woody species hydraulically vulnerable to xylem cavitation may experience daily xylem
embolism. How such species cope with the possibility of accumulated embolism is unclear …