The demographics of water: A review of water ages in the critical zone
The time that water takes to travel through the terrestrial hydrological cycle and the critical
zone is of great interest in Earth system sciences with broad implications for water quality …
zone is of great interest in Earth system sciences with broad implications for water quality …
Conflicting demands on angiosperm xylem: tradeoffs among storage, transport and biomechanics
RB Pratt, AL Jacobsen - Plant, Cell & Environment, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
and stores resources. These three functions are interdependent giving rise to tradeoffs in …
Weak tradeoff between xylem safety and xylem‐specific hydraulic efficiency across the world's woody plant species
The evolution of lignified xylem allowed for the efficient transport of water under tension, but
also exposed the vascular network to the risk of gas emboli and the spread of gas between …
also exposed the vascular network to the risk of gas emboli and the spread of gas between …
AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora
We introduce the AusTraits database-a compilation of values of plant traits for taxa in the
Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). AusTraits synthesises data on 448 traits across 28,640 …
Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). AusTraits synthesises data on 448 traits across 28,640 …
Balancing the costs of carbon gain and water transport: testing a new theoretical framework for plant functional ecology
A novel framework is presented for the analysis of ecophysiological field measurements and
modelling. The hypothesis 'leaves minimise the summed unit costs of transpiration and …
modelling. The hypothesis 'leaves minimise the summed unit costs of transpiration and …
Hydraulic traits are coordinated with maximum plant height at the global scale
Water must be transported long distances in tall plants, resulting in increasing hydraulic
resistance, which may place limitations on the maximum plant height (H max) in a given …
resistance, which may place limitations on the maximum plant height (H max) in a given …
How adaptable is the hydraulic system of European beech in the face of climate change‐related precipitation reduction?
Climate warming will increase the drought exposure of many forests world‐wide. It is not
well understood how trees adapt their hydraulic architecture to a long‐term decrease in …
well understood how trees adapt their hydraulic architecture to a long‐term decrease in …
Universal hydraulics of the flowering plants: vessel diameter scales with stem length across angiosperm lineages, habits and climates
Angiosperm hydraulic performance is crucially affected by the diameters of vessels, the
water conducting conduits in the wood. Hydraulic optimality models suggest that vessels …
water conducting conduits in the wood. Hydraulic optimality models suggest that vessels …
Climate determines vascular traits in the ecologically diverse genus Eucalyptus
S Pfautsch, M Harbusch, A Wesolowski, R Smith… - Ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Current theory presumes that natural selection on vascular traits is controlled by a trade‐off
between efficiency and safety of hydraulic architecture. Hence, traits linked to efficiency …
between efficiency and safety of hydraulic architecture. Hence, traits linked to efficiency …
Bark thickness across the angiosperms: more than just fire
JA Rosell - New Phytologist, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Global variation in total bark thickness (TBT) is traditionally attributed to fire. However, bark
is multifunctional, as reflected by its inner living and outer dead regions, meaning that, in …
is multifunctional, as reflected by its inner living and outer dead regions, meaning that, in …