Global warming and associated precipitation changes will negatively impact on many
agricultural ecosystems. Major food production areas are expected to experience reduced …

The control of gaseous exchange between the leaf and external atmosphere is governed by
stomatal conductance (gs); therefore, stomata play a critical role in photosynthesis and …

Tree mortality during global‐change‐type drought is usually attributed to xylem dysfunction,
but as climate change increases the frequency of extreme heat events, it is necessary to …

The relationship between stomatal traits and environmental drivers across plant
communities has important implications for ecosystem carbon and water fluxes, but it has …

The intricate and interconnecting reactions of C3 photosynthesis are often limited by one of
two fundamental processes: the conversion of solar energy into chemical energy, or the …

The key role of cell walls in setting mesophyll conductance to CO2 (gm) and, consequently,
photosynthesis is reviewed. First, the theoretical properties of cell walls that can affect gm …

The terrestrial carbon and water cycles are strongly coupled. As atmospheric carbon dioxide
concentration increases, climate and the coupled hydrologic cycle are modified, thus …

Stomatal conductance (gs) and mesophyll conductance (gm) represent major constraints to
photosynthetic rate (A), and these traits are expected to coordinate with leaf hydraulic …

Stomata, the microvalves on leaf surfaces, exert major influences across scales, from plant
growth and productivity to global carbon and water cycling. Stomatal opening enables leaf …

The functions of stomata have been studied for a long time; however, a clear understanding
of the influences of stomatal distribution on photosynthesis, especially the CO2 diffusion, is …