Future increases in drought severity and frequency are predicted to have substantial impacts
on plant function and survival. However, there is considerable uncertainty concerning what …

Although primarily valued for their suitability for oceanographic applications and soil
moisture estimation, microwave remote sensing observations are also sensitive to plant …

Plant microbiota are the subject of new product developments, primarily aimed at improving
plant health, nutrition, and stress resilience. However, current application of microbials in the …

Drought-induced tree mortality alters forest structure and function, yet our ability to predict
when and how different species die during drought remains limited. Here, we explore how …

Vegetation and the water cycles are inherently coupled across a wide range of spatial and
temporal scales. Water availability interacts with plant ecophysiology and controls …

The transfer of water from phloem into xylem is thought to mitigate increasing hydraulic
tension in the vascular system of trees during the diel cycle of transpiration. Although a …

Predicting responses of tropical forests to climate change‐type drought is challenging
because of high species diversity. Detailed characterization of tropical tree hydraulic …

Drought‐induced mortality and regional dieback of woody vegetation are reported from
numerous locations around the world. Yet within any one site, predicting which species are …

Woody stems, branches, and roots display large progressive changes in structure and
function from the pith outwards, a pattern known as the core/outerwood or juvenile/mature …

The vast majority of measurements in the field of plant hydraulics have been on small‐
diameter branches from woody species. These measurements have provided considerable …