Tip‐to‐base xylem conduit widening as an adaptation: causes, consequences, and empirical priorities
In the stems of terrestrial vascular plants studied to date, the diameter of xylem water‐
conducting conduits D widens predictably with distance from the stem tip L approximating …
conducting conduits D widens predictably with distance from the stem tip L approximating …
Scaling of xylem vessel diameter with plant size: causes, predictions, and outstanding questions
Abstract Purpose of Review This review shows that a more or less constant rate of tip-to-
base vessel widening across species, together with the assumption that wider vessels are …
base vessel widening across species, together with the assumption that wider vessels are …
Plant height and hydraulic vulnerability to drought and cold
Understanding how plants survive drought and cold is increasingly important as plants
worldwide experience dieback with drought in moist places and grow taller with warming in …
worldwide experience dieback with drought in moist places and grow taller with warming 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 …
Xylem vessel‐diameter–shoot‐length scaling: ecological significance of porosity types and other traits
Flowering plants predominantly conduct water in tubes known as vessels, with vessel
diameter playing a crucial role in plant adaptation to climate and reactions to climate …
diameter playing a crucial role in plant adaptation to climate and reactions to climate …
Stem length, not climate, controls vessel diameter in two trees species across a sharp precipitation gradient
A Fajardo, C Martínez‐Pérez… - New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Variation in xylem conduit diameter traditionally has been explained by climate, whereas
other evidence suggests that tree height is the main driver of conduit diameter. The effect of …
other evidence suggests that tree height is the main driver of conduit diameter. The effect of …
Do lianas really have wide vessels? Vessel diameter–stem length scaling in non-self-supporting plants
Lianas and other climbing plants are known for their extraordinarily wide vessels. Wide
vessels are thought to contribute to the extreme hydraulic efficiency of lianas and to play a …
vessels are thought to contribute to the extreme hydraulic efficiency of lianas and to play a …
Evolutionary diversification in the hyper-diverse montane forests of the tropical Andes: radiation of Macrocarpaea (Gentianaceae) and the possible role of range …
JC Vieu, CE Hughes, J Kissling… - Botanical Journal of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The humid mid-elevation montane forests (MMF) of the tropical Andes harbour high levels of
plant species diversity, contributing to the exceptional overall diversity of the tropical Andean …
plant species diversity, contributing to the exceptional overall diversity of the tropical Andean …
Do woody plants of the Caatinga show a higher degree of xeromorphism than in the Cerrado?
The maintenance and success of plants in different environments is tied to water availability,
to the capacities in water transport and to the development of strategies to deal with water …
to the capacities in water transport and to the development of strategies to deal with water …
The hydraulic architecture of an arborescent monocot: ontogeny‐related adjustments in vessel size and leaf area compensate for increased resistance
Bamboos are arborescent monocotyledons that have no secondary growth, but can
continually produce conduits with diameters appropriate to the current size of the plant …
continually produce conduits with diameters appropriate to the current size of the plant …