Linking water relations and hydraulics with photosynthesis
For land plants, water is the principal governor of growth. Photosynthetic performance is
highly dependent on the stable and suitable water status of leaves, which is balanced by the …
highly dependent on the stable and suitable water status of leaves, which is balanced by the …
Phenological physiology: seasonal patterns of plant stress tolerance in a changing climate
JJ Grossman - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The physiological challenges posed by climate change for seasonal, perennial plants
include increased risk of heat waves, postbudbreak freezing ('false springs'), and droughts …
include increased risk of heat waves, postbudbreak freezing ('false springs'), and droughts …
Linking hydraulic traits to tropical forest function in a size-structured and trait-driven model (TFS v. 1-Hydro)
Forest ecosystem models based on heuristic water stress functions poorly predict tropical
forest response to drought partly because they do not capture the diversity of hydraulic traits …
forest response to drought partly because they do not capture the diversity of hydraulic traits …
Synthesis and future research directions linking tree diversity to growth, survival, and damage in a global network of tree diversity experiments
Despite considerable research demonstrating that biodiversity increases productivity in
forests and regulates herbivory and pathogen damage, there remain gaps in our …
forests and regulates herbivory and pathogen damage, there remain gaps in our …
Interactions between beech and oak seedlings can modify the effects of hotter droughts and the onset of hydraulic failure
Mixing species with contrasting resource use strategies could reduce forest vulnerability to
extreme events. Yet, how species diversity affects seedling hydraulic responses to heat and …
extreme events. Yet, how species diversity affects seedling hydraulic responses to heat and …
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 …
water is the factor that most strongly restricts terrestrial plant production on a global scale …
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 …
a result of global climate change-associated droughts. However, knowledge about the …
Amazonia trees have limited capacity to acclimate plant hydraulic properties in response to long‐term drought
PRL Bittencourt, RS Oliveira… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The fate of tropical forests under future climate change is dependent on the capacity of their
trees to adjust to drier conditions. The capacity of trees to withstand drought is likely to be …
trees to adjust to drier conditions. The capacity of trees to withstand drought is likely to be …
Hard and tough: the coordination between leaf mechanical resistance and drought tolerance
A Nardini - Flora, 2022 - Elsevier
Leaves of terrestrial plants vary tremendously in size, shape, and stiffness. Hard leaves with
high mass per unit area (LMA) occur more frequently in water-and nutrient-limited habitats …
high mass per unit area (LMA) occur more frequently in water-and nutrient-limited habitats …
Vapour pressure deficit modulates hydraulic function and structure of tropical rainforests under nonlimiting soil water supply
Atmospheric conditions are expected to become warmer and drier in the future, but little is
known about how evaporative demand influences forest structure and function …
known about how evaporative demand influences forest structure and function …