Despite the fundamental significance of water to plants and the persisting question of how
competing species coexist, this is the first review of hydrological niches. We define …

Water transport in vascular plants represents a critical component of terrestrial water cycles
and supplies the water needed for the exchange of CO2 in the atmosphere for …

Abstract Version 5 of the Community Land Model (CLM5) introduces the plant hydraulic
stress (PHS) configuration of vegetation water use, which is described and compared with …

Plant function requires effective mechanisms to regulate water transport at a variety of
scales. Here, we develop a new theoretical framework describing plant responses to drying …

The terrestrial water and carbon cycles are coupled through plant regulation of stomatal
closure. Both soil moisture and vapour pressure deficit—the amount of moisture in the air …

We assessed whether diversity in plant hydraulic traits can explain the observed diversity in
plant responses to water stress in seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTF s). The Ecosystem …

Attempts to understand mechanisms underlying plant mortality during drought have led to
the emergence of a hydraulic framework describing distinct hydraulic strategies among …

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 …

Plant transpiration links physiological responses of vegetation to water supply and demand
with hydrological, energy and carbon budgets at the land-atmosphere interface. However …

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 …