Functional xylem characteristics associated with drought‐induced embolism in angiosperms
Hydraulic failure resulting from drought‐induced embolism in the xylem of plants is a key
determinant of reduced productivity and mortality. Methods to assess this vulnerability are …
determinant of reduced productivity and mortality. Methods to assess this vulnerability are …
Root anatomy and soil resource capture
Background Suboptimal water and nutrient availability are primary constraints in global
agriculture. Root anatomy plays key roles in soil resource acquisition. In this article we …
agriculture. Root anatomy plays key roles in soil resource acquisition. In this article we …
Divergent forest sensitivity to repeated extreme droughts
WRL Anderegg, AT Trugman, G Badgley… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
Climate change-driven increases in drought frequency and severity could compromise forest
ecosystems and the terrestrial carbon sink,–. While the impacts of single droughts on forests …
ecosystems and the terrestrial carbon sink,–. While the impacts of single droughts on forests …
Global patterns of drought recovery
Drought, a recurring phenomenon with major impacts on both human and natural systems,,,
is the most widespread climatic extreme that negatively affects the land carbon sink …
is the most widespread climatic extreme that negatively affects the land carbon sink …
Pervasive drought legacies in forest ecosystems and their implications for carbon cycle models
The impacts of climate extremes on terrestrial ecosystems are poorly understood but
important for predicting carbon cycle feedbacks to climate change. Coupled climate–carbon …
important for predicting carbon cycle feedbacks to climate change. Coupled climate–carbon …
Plant xylem hydraulics: what we understand, current research, and future challenges
MD Venturas, JS Sperry… - Journal of integrative plant …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Herein we review the current state‐of‐the‐art of plant hydraulics in the context of plant
physiology, ecology, and evolution, focusing on current and future research opportunities …
physiology, ecology, and evolution, focusing on current and future research opportunities …
Tree carbon allocation explains forest drought‐kill and recovery patterns
The mechanisms governing tree drought mortality and recovery remain a subject of inquiry
and active debate given their role in the terrestrial carbon cycle and their concomitant impact …
and active debate given their role in the terrestrial carbon cycle and their concomitant impact …
The Plant Vascular System: Evolution, Development and FunctionsF
Contents I. Introduction 295 II. Evolution of the Plant Vascular System 295 III. Phloem
Development & Differentiation 300 IV. Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Xylem Cell …
Development & Differentiation 300 IV. Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Xylem Cell …
What plant hydraulics can tell us about responses to climate‐change droughts
JS Sperry, DM Love - New Phytologist, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change exposes vegetation to unusual drought, causing declines in productivity and
increased mortality. Drought responses are hard to anticipate because canopy transpiration …
increased mortality. Drought responses are hard to anticipate because canopy transpiration …
Mechanisms linking drought, hydraulics, carbon metabolism, and vegetation mortality
NG McDowell - Plant physiology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Events of regional-scale vegetation mortality appear to be increasing in a variety of biomes
throughout the Earth and are frequently associated with increased temperatures, droughts …
throughout the Earth and are frequently associated with increased temperatures, droughts …