Severe droughts have been associated with regional‐scale forest mortality worldwide.
Climate change is expected to exacerbate regional mortality events; however, prediction …

Stomatal responses to humidity, soil moisture and other factors that influence plant water
status are critical drivers of photosynthesis, productivity, water yield, ecohydrology and …

The first edition of this book was the first to provide an integrated description of sap
ascension from an anatomical and functional point of view. The second edition opens with …

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 …

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 …

Cohesion-tension transport of water is an energetically efficient way to carry large amounts
of water from the roots up to the leaves. However, the cohesion-tension mechanism places …

Many aspects of plant water use–particularly in response to soil drought–may have as their
basis the alteration of hydraulic conductance from soil to canopy. The regulation of plant …

Improving our understanding of species ranges under rapid climate change requires
application of our knowledge of the tolerance and adaptive capacity of populations to …

It is clear that stomata play a critical role in regulating water loss from terrestrial vegetation.
What is not clear is how this regulation is achieved. Stomata appear to respond to …

Water transport is an integral part of the process of growth by cell expansion and accounts
for most of the increase in cell volume characterizing growth. Under water deficiency, growth …