Trees are the living foundations on which most terrestrial biodiversity is built. Central to the
success of trees are their woody bodies, which connect their elevated photosynthetic …

Severe droughts have caused widespread tree mortality across many forest biomes with
profound effects on the function of ecosystems and carbon balance. Climate change is …

Widespread tree mortality following droughts has emerged as an environmentally and
economically devastating 'ecological surprise'. It is well established that tree physiology is …

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 …

Trait variability in space and time allows plants to adjust to changing environmental
conditions. However, we know little about how this variability is distributed and coordinated …

Aim The intensity and frequency of drought have increased considerably during recent
decades in some Northern Hemisphere forested areas, and future climate warming could …

Plant hydraulics mediate terrestrial woody plant productivity, influencing global water,
carbon, and biogeochemical cycles, as well as ecosystem vulnerability to drought and …

Water stress is one of the primary selective forces in plant evolution. There are characters
often cited as adaptations to water stress, but links between the function of these traits and …

Although xylem embolism resistance is traditionally considered as static, we hypothesized
that in grapevine (Vitis vinifera) leaf xylem becomes more embolism‐resistant over the …

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 …