Functional xylem characteristics associated with drought‐induced embolism in angiosperms

F Lens, SM Gleason, G Bortolami, C Brodersen… - New …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Drought response of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)—A review

C Leuschner - Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
European beech (Fagus sylvatica) is the dominant tree species of Central Europe's natural
forests and one of the continent's most important timber species. This highly competitive …

Addressing controversies in the xylem embolism resistance–vessel diameter relationship

E Isasa, RM Link, S Jansen, FR Tezeh… - New …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Although xylem embolism is a key process during drought‐induced tree mortality, its
relationship to wood anatomy remains debated. While the functional link between bordered …

[HTML][HTML] From the comfort zone to crown dieback: sequence of physiological stress thresholds in mature European beech trees across progressive drought

L Walthert, A Ganthaler, S Mayr, M Saurer… - Science of the Total …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Drought responses of mature trees are still poorly understood making it difficult to predict
species distributions under a warmer climate. Using mature European beech (Fagus …

A whole-plant perspective of isohydry: stem-level support for leaf-level plant water regulation

H Hartmann, RM Link, B Schuldt - Tree Physiology, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
The woody vegetation, in particular trees, is facing difficult times in many regions across the
globe. Unprecedented rapid increases in average temperatures along with increasingly …

Positive pressure in xylem and its role in hydraulic function

HJ Schenk, S Jansen, T Hölttä - New Phytologist, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Although transpiration‐driven transport of xylem sap is well known to operate under
absolute negative pressure, many terrestrial, vascular plants show positive xylem pressure …

Vulnerability and hydraulic segmentations at the stem–leaf transition: coordination across Neotropical trees

S Levionnois, C Ziegler, S Jansen, E Calvet… - New …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Hydraulic segmentation at the stem–leaf transition predicts higher hydraulic resistance in
leaves than in stems. Vulnerability segmentation, however, predicts lower embolism …

Hydraulics in the 21 st century

NG McDowell, TJ Brodribb, A Nardini - The New Phytologist, 2019‏ - JSTOR
The science of plant hydraulics has long sought to understand the fundamental mechanisms
of how water moves through plant vascular systems (Dixon & Joly, 1895). Over the last 50 …

No gas source, no problem: proximity to pre‐existing embolism and segmentation affect embolism spreading in angiosperm xylem by gas diffusion

X Guan, L Pereira, SAM McAdam… - Plant, Cell & …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Embolism spreading in dehydrating angiosperm xylem is driven by gas movement between
embolized and sap‐filled conduits. Here we examine how the proximity to pre‐existing …

Residual water losses mediate the trade-off between growth and drought survival across saplings of 12 tropical rainforest tree species with contrasting hydraulic …

C Ziegler, H Cochard, C Stahl, L Foltzer… - Journal of …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract Knowledge of the physiological mechanisms underlying species vulnerability to
drought is critical for better understanding patterns of tree mortality. Investigating plant …