The critical temperature beyond which photosynthetic machinery in tropical trees begins to
fail averages approximately 46.7° C (T crit). However, it remains unclear whether leaf …

Woody plant species store nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) for many functions. While
known to buffer against fluctuations in photosynthetic supply, such as at night, NSC stores …

Nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) facilitate the adaptation of trees to drought stress. There
have been a large number of studies exploring NSC changes in individual plant species and …

Stomata have recently been theorized to have evolved strategies that maximize turgor-
driven growth over plants' lifetimes, finding support through steady-state solutions in which …

Non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) are major substrates for plant metabolism and have
been implicated in mediating drought-induced tree mortality. Despite their significance, NSC …

Functional relationships between wood density and measures of xylem hydraulic safety and
efficiency are ambiguous, especially in wet tropical forests. In this meta‐analysis, we move …

Stomata regulate CO2 uptake for photosynthesis and water loss through transpiration. The
approaches used to represent stomatal conductance (gs) in models vary. In particular …

Approaches that enable high-throughput, non-destructive measurement of plant traits are
essential for programs seeking to improve crop yields through physiological breeding …

Abstract Knowledge of the physiological mechanisms underlying species vulnerability to
drought is critical for better understanding patterns of tree mortality. Investigating plant …

During the last two decades the tropical Amazon forests have been impacted by frequent
and severe droughts. However, little is known about the impacts of these extreme events on …