Diel growth dynamics in tree stems: linking anatomy and ecophysiology

K Steppe, F Sterck, A Deslauriers - Trends in plant science, 2015‏ - cell.com
Impacts of climate on stem growth in trees are studied in anatomical, ecophysiological, and
ecological disciplines, but an integrative framework to assess those impacts remains …

Modelling carbon sources and sinks in terrestrial vegetation

S Fatichi, C Pappas, J Zscheischler… - New …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 652 I. Introduction 652 II. Discrepancy in predicting the effects of rising
[CO2] on the terrestrial C sink 655 III. Carbon and nutrient storage in plants and its modelling …

Moving beyond photosynthesis: from carbon source to sink-driven vegetation modeling

S Fatichi, S Leuzinger, C Körner - New Phytologist, 2014‏ - JSTOR
Knowledge of future terrestrial carbon (C) pools and fluxes is based on simulations by
Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs; Cox et al., 2000; Sitch et al., 2008). For …

Evaluating theories of drought‐induced vegetation mortality using a multimodel–experiment framework

NG McDowell, RA Fisher, C Xu, JC Domec… - New …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Model–data comparisons of plant physiological processes provide an understanding of
mechanisms underlying vegetation responses to climate. We simulated the physiology of a …

Modelling water fluxes in plants: from tissues to biosphere

M Mencuccini, S Manzoni, B Christoffersen - New Phytologist, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Models of plant water fluxes have evolved from studies focussed on understanding the
detailed structure and functioning of specific components of the soil–plant–atmosphere …

Phloem transport and drought

S Sevanto - Journal of experimental botany, 2014‏ - academic.oup.com
Drought challenges plant water uptake and the vascular system. In the xylem it causes
embolism that impairs water transport from the soil to the leaves and, if uncontrolled, may …

Modeling plant–water interactions: an ecohydrological overview from the cell to the global scale

S Fatichi, C Pappas, VY Ivanov - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Sap flow and sugar transport in plants

KH Jensen, K Berg-Sørensen, H Bruus… - Reviews of modern …, 2016‏ - APS
Green plants are Earth's primary solar energy collectors. They harvest the energy of the Sun
by converting light energy into chemical energy stored in the bonds of sugar molecules. A …

Coming of leaf age: control of growth by hydraulics and metabolics during leaf ontogeny

F Pantin, T Simonneau, B Muller - New Phytologist, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Leaf growth is the central process facilitating energy capture and plant performance. This is
also one of the most sensitive processes to a wide range of abiotic stresses. Because …

Phloem as capacitor: radial transfer of water into xylem of tree stems occurs via symplastic transport in ray parenchyma

S Pfautsch, J Renard, MG Tjoelker, A Salih - Plant physiology, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
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 …