Global forests are experiencing rising temperatures and more severe droughts, with
consistently dire forecasts for negative future impacts. Current research on the physiological …

Many of the scientific and societal challenges in understanding and preparing for global
environmental change rest upon our ability to understand and predict the water cycle …

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

The response of tree growth to a change in temperature may differ in predictable ways.
Trees with conservative growth strategies may have little ability to respond to a changing …

The role of evapotranspiration (ET) in the global, continental, regional, and local water
cycles is reviewed. Elevated atmospheric CO2, air temperature, vapor pressure deficit (D) …

The Ball–Berry stomatal conductance model is commonly used in earth system models to
simulate biotic regulation of evapotranspiration. However, the dependence of stomatal …

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 …

Plant water loss, regulated by stomata and driven by atmospheric demand, cannot exceed
the maximum steady-state supply through roots. Just as an electric circuit breaks when …

Climate models have evolved into Earth system models with representation of the physics,
chemistry, and biology of terrestrial ecosystems. This companion book to Gordon Bonan's …

Understanding how different plants prioritize carbon gain and drought vulnerability under a
variable water supply is important for predicting which trees will maximize woody biomass …