A catastrophic tropical drought kills hydraulically vulnerable tree species

JS Powers, G Vargas G, TJ Brodribb… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Drought‐related tree mortality is now a widespread phenomenon predicted to increase in
magnitude with climate change. However, the patterns of which species and trees are most …

Climate and functional traits jointly mediate tree water‐use strategies

V Flo, J Martínez‐Vilalta, M Mencuccini… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tree water use is central to plant function and ecosystem fluxes. However, it is still unknown
how organ‐level water‐relations traits are coordinated to determine whole‐tree water‐use …

Interannual and seasonal variations in ecosystem transpiration and water use efficiency in a tropical rainforest

M Aguilos, C Stahl, B Burban, B Hérault, E Courtois… - Forests, 2018 - mdpi.com
Warmer and drier climates over Amazonia have been predicted for the next century with
expected changes in regional water and carbon cycles. We examined the impact of …

Leaf habit affects the distribution of drought sensitivity but not water transport efficiency in the tropics

G Vargas G, N Kunert, WM Hammond, ZC Berry… - Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Considering the global intensification of aridity in tropical biomes due to climate change, we
need to understand what shapes the distribution of drought sensitivity in tropical plants. We …

Functional diversity improves tropical forest resilience: Insights from a long‐term virtual experiment

S Schmitt, I Maréchaux, J Chave, FJ Fischer… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Human activities modify the disturbance regimes of tropical forests. Since tropical forests
host high biological diversity, understanding the role of biodiversity in ecosystem recovery …

Effects of land-use change and drought on decadal evapotranspiration and water balance of natural and managed forested wetlands along the southeastern US lower …

M Aguilos, G Sun, A Noormets, JC Domec… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2021 - Elsevier
Forested wetlands are important in regulating regional hydrology and climate. However,
long-term studies on the hydrologic impacts of converting natural forested wetlands to pine …

Using botanic gardens and arboreta to help identify urban trees for the future

AD Hirons, JHR Watkins, TJ Baxter… - Plants, People …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement Diversification of urban forests is essential to enhance their
resilience to future biotic threats as well as those posed by a changing climate. Arboreta and …

Long-term carbon flux and balance in managed and natural coastal forested wetlands of the Southeastern USA

M Aguilos, B Mitra, A Noormets, K Minick… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wetlands store large carbon (C) stocks and play important roles in biogeochemical C
cycling. However, the effects of environmental and anthropogenic pressures on C dynamics …

Climate anomalies and neighbourhood crowding interact in shaping tree growth in old‐growth and selectively logged tropical forests

D Nemetschek, G Derroire, E Marcon… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate extremes and biotic interactions at the neighbourhood scale affect tropical forest
dynamics with long‐term consequences for biodiversity, global carbon cycling and climate …

Leaf drought tolerance cannot be inferred from classic leaf traits in a tropical rainforest

I Maréchaux, L Saint‐André, MK Bartlett… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Plants are enormously diverse in their traits and ecological adaptation, even within given
ecosystems, such as tropical rainforests. Accounting for this diversity in vegetation models …