Xylem resistance to cavitation increases during summer in Pinus halepensis

F Feng, Y Wagner, T Klein… - Plant, Cell & …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Cavitation resistance has often been viewed as a relatively static trait, especially for stems of
forest trees. Meanwhile, other hydraulic traits, such as turgor loss point (Ψtlp) and xylem …

Leaf hydraulic distance is a good predictor of growth response to climate aridity within and across conifer species in a Taiga ecosystem

X Li, D Fan, Z Liu, Z Fu, C Gan, Z Lin, C Xu… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Despite inter-specific differences in hydraulic traits at broad scale have been
comprehensively studied, intra-specific hydraulic variability in situ is less well known. Which …

[HTML][HTML] High and variable hydraulic resistance to embolism among three Asian juniper species: Hydraulic resistance to embolism in Asian junipers

M Larter, A Akhmedov, C Payne, S Delzon… - Journal of Plant …, 2024‏ - jplanthydro.org
Over a background of a warming planet, with increasing occurrence of extreme climate
events, junipers stand out as tree species thriving in inhospitable environments, enduring …

[HTML][HTML] Climate effect on the growth and hydraulic traits of two shrubs from the top of a Mediterranean mountain

D Rudley, L DeSoto, S Rodríguez-Echeverría… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Increasing mean global temperatures in conjunction with increases in the frequency and
severity of drought events affect plant growth and physiology, particularly in more arid and …

Environmental changes in eastern Iberia during the Solutrean: Contribution of isotopic analysis (δ13C) of charcoal from l'Abrigo de la Boja and la Cova de les …

B Audiard, V Villaverde, J Zilhao, J Zapata… - Review of Palaeobotany …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
During the coldest periods of the Pleistocene, parts of the Iberian Peninsula were favorable
to the establishment of forest refuges. It is therefore essential to characterize them and study …

Subalpine dwarf shrubs differ in vulnerability to xylem cavitation: An innovative staining approach enables new insights

A Ganthaler, S Mayr - Physiologia Plantarum, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Dwarf shrubs are a key functional group of the high‐elevation vegetation belt. Despite their
ecological relevance and high sensitivity to environmental changes, the hydraulic …

Transient effects of snow cover duration on primary growth and leaf traits in a tundra shrub

L Unterholzner, AL Prendin, R Dibona… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
With the recent climate warming, tundra ecotones are facing a progressive acceleration of
spring snowpack melting and extension of the growing season, with evident consequences …

[HTML][HTML] Limited Phenotypic Variation in Vulnerability to Cavitation and Stomatal Sensitivity to Vapor Pressure Deficit among Clones of Aristotelia chilensis from …

MA Yáñez, JI Urzua, SE Espinoza, VL Peña - Plants, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Aristotelia chilensis (Molina) Stuntz is a promising species in the food industry as it provides
'super fruits' with remarkable antioxidant activity. However, under the predicted climate …

Stem photosynthetic efficiency across woody angiosperms and gymnosperms with contrasting drought tolerance

S Natale, F Petruzzellis, A Alboresi, N La Rocca… - Trees, 2023‏ - Springer
Key message Stem photosynthesis seems to play an adaptive role for woody plants that
prosper in hot and dry ecosystems. Abstract Stem photosynthesis is thought to be involved in …

Can trees harden up to survive global change-type droughts?

A Nardini - Tree Physiology, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
As we leave behind another extreme summer that hit several areas of the Northern
Hemisphere, bringing prolonged heat waves and drought in some regions and massive …