Forests are essential in regulating global carbon and water cycles and are critical in
mitigating climate change. Water-use efficiency, defined by the ratio of plant productivity per …

Drought will increasingly threaten forest ecosystems worldwide. Understanding how
competition influences tree growth response to drought is essential for forest management …

Root access to bedrock water storage or groundwater is an important trait allowing plant
survival in seasonally dry environments. However, the degree of coordination between …

The relationship between stomatal conductance (gs) and leaf water potential (Ψl) is key to
the understanding of plant function under changing climate. The variability among tree …

Stomatal closure is the first reaction to drought stress in most plants. Stomatal closure
prevents water loss from transpirational pathways. Stomatal closure is more closely related …

Understanding which species are able to recover from drought, under what conditions, and
the mechanistic processes involved, will facilitate predictions of plant mortality in response to …

Despite substantial drought conditions in the karst critical zone (KCZ), the KCZ landscapes
are often covered with forest woody plants. However, it is not well understood how these …

Climate change will affect tree species growth and distribution; however, under the same
climatic conditions species may differ in their response according to site conditions. We …

Over the past decade, the concept of isohydry or anisohydry, which describes the link
between soil water potential (ΨS), leaf water potential (ΨL), and stomatal conductance (gs) …

Species‐specific responses of plant intrinsic water‐use efficiency (iWUE) to multiple
environmental drivers associated with climate change, including soil moisture (θ), vapor …