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 …

In the stems of terrestrial vascular plants studied to date, the diameter of xylem water‐
conducting conduits D widens predictably with distance from the stem tip L approximating …

Drought‐induced xylem embolism is considered to be one of the main factors driving
mortality in woody plants worldwide. Although several structure–functional mechanisms …

Shaping global water and carbon cycles, plants lift water from roots to leaves through xylem
conduits. The importance of xylem water conduction makes it crucial to understand how …

Cavitation resistance has often been viewed as a relatively static trait, especially for stems of
forest trees. Meanwhile, other hydraulic traits, such as turgor loss point (Ψtlp) and xylem …

All students of xylem structure–function relations need to be familiar with the work of Sherwin
Carlquist. He studies xylem through the lens of the comparative method, which uses the …

Sherwin Carlquist established xylem vessel indices and parameters to quantify the degree
of mesomorphy or xeromorphy exhibited by plants. These indices were developed as part of …

Mangroves are frequently inundated with saline water and have evolved different
anatomical and physiological mechanisms to filter and, in some species, excrete excess salt …

Abstract Key message Seven European beech provenances differing largely in growth
performance were grown at two common garden sites in Germany and Slovakia. The intra …

Abstract Hypoallometric (slope< 1) scaling between metabolic rate and body mass is often
regarded as near-universal across organisms. However, there are compelling reasons to …