Located along the northeastern edge of the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau in China, the Qilian
Mountains are an important ecological barrier in Northwest China. Therefore, it is of great …

Widespread shrubification across the Arctic has been generally attributed to increasing air
temperatures, but responses vary across species and sites. Wood structures related to the …

Establishing drying‐limits for mortality of different tree species and understanding the
anatomical and physiological traits involved is crucial to predict forests' responses to climate …

Introduction Mean xylem vessel or tracheid area have been demonstrated to represent
powerful proxies to better understand the response of woody plants to changing climatic …

During winter, conifers at the alpine treeline suffer dramatic losses of hydraulic conductivity,
which are successfully recovered during late winter. Previous studies indicated branch water …

The dye injection method has been applied to many species to analyze the xylem water
transport pathway in trees. However, traditional dye injection methods introduced dye …

Xylem conductive capacity is a key determinant of plant hydraulic function and intimately
linked to photosynthesis and productivity, but can be impeded by temporary or permanent …

(1) Background: Water transport systems play an important role in maintaining plant growth
and development. The plasticity responses of the xylem anatomical traits of different species …

Prolonged and/or intense drought leads to the deterioration of plant water balance, inducing
embolism formation in the water conducting system, the xylem. The consequent loss of water …

(1) Background: Water transport systems play an important role in maintaining plant growth
and development. The plasticity responses of the xylem anatomical traits of different species …