The pipe model theory half a century on: a review

Plant xylem hydraulics: What we understand, current research, and future challenges

(2017) Martin D. Venturas et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

The scaling of the hydraulic architecture in poplar leaves

(2017) Mónica R. Carvalho et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Non-destructive aboveground biomass estimation of coniferous trees using terrestrial LiDAR

(2017) Atticus E.L. Stovall et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Convergence in leaf size versus twig leaf area scaling: do plants optimize leaf area partitioning?

(2016) Duncan D. Smith et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Crown allometry and application of the pipe model theory to white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) and aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) in the western boreal forest of Canada

(2016) Derek F. Sattler et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

TYLOSES AND GUMS: A REVIEW OF STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND OCCURRENCE OF VESSEL OCCLUSIONS

(2016) Veronica De Micco et al.   IAWA JOURNAL

Critical review on the mechanisms of maturation stress generation in trees

(2016) Tancrède Alméras et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Heartwood/sapwood profile and the tradeoff between trunk and crown increment in a natural forest: the case study of a tropical tree (Dicorynia guianensis Amsh., Fabaceae)

(2016) Romain Lehnebach et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Hydraulic Anatomy and Function of Trees—Basics and Critical Developments

(2016) Sebastian Pfautsch   Current Forestry Reports

Models of the Vertical Distribution of Sapwood Area for Lodgepole Pine and Western Hemlock in Western Canada

(2015) Mike G. Cruickshank et al.   FOREST SCIENCE

On the applicability of the pipe model theory on the chestnut tree (Castanea sativa Mill.)

(2015) Eric Gehring et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Darcy's law predicts widespread forest mortality under climate warming

(2015) Nathan G. McDowell et al.   Nature Climate Change

Patterns in hydraulic architecture from roots to branches in six tropical tree species from cacao agroforestry and their relation to wood density and stem growth

(2015) Martyna M. Kotowska et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Traits, properties, and performance: how woody plants combine hydraulic and mechanical functions in a cell, tissue, or whole plant

(2014) Barbara Lachenbruch et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Coordination of stem and leaf hydraulic conductance in southern California shrubs: a test of the hydraulic segmentation hypothesis

(2014) Alexandria L. Pivovaroff et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The Influence of Branch Order on Optimal Leaf Vein Geometries: Murray’s Law and Area Preserving Branching

(2014) Charles A. Price et al.   PLoS One

The Fiber Walk: A Model of Tip-Driven Growth with Lateral Expansion

(2014) Alexander Bucksch et al.   PLoS One

Tree Branching: Leonardo da Vinci's Rule versus Biomechanical Models

(2014) Ryoko Minamino et al.   PLoS One

Longitudinal Variation of Ring Width, Wood Density and Basal Area Increment in 26-Year-Old Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) Trees

(2014) Mukui Yu et al.   Tree-Ring Research

Mathematical consideration of the pipe model theory in woody plant species

(2014) Kazuharu Ogawa   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Modeling tree crown dynamics with 3D partial differential equations

(2014) Robert Beyer et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

On seeing the wood from the leaves and the role of voxel size in determining leaf area distribution of forests with terrestrial LiDAR

(2013) Martin Béland et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Do ray cells provide a pathway for radial water movement in the stems of conifer trees?

(2013) David M. Barnard et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Models of the longitudinal distribution of ring area as a function of tree and stand attributes for four major Canadian conifers

(2013) Francesco Cortini et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Conducting Pathways in North Temperate Deciduous Broadleaved Trees

(2013) Toshihiro Umebayashi et al.   IAWA JOURNAL

Effect of rainfall seasonality on the growth of Cecropia sciadophylla: intra-annual variation in leaf production and node length

(2013) Paul-Camilo Zalamea et al.   JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY

Azimuthal and radial variations in sap flux density and effects on stand-scale transpiration estimates in a Japanese cedar forest

(2013) Y. Shinohara et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Scaling of xylem and phloem transport capacity and resource usage with tree size

(2013) Teemu Hölttä et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Analysis of spatial and temporal dynamics of xylem refilling in Acer rubrum L. using magnetic resonance imaging

(2013) Maciej A. Zwieniecki et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Development of allometric leaf area models for intensively managed black walnut (Juglans nigra L.)

(2012) Christopher E. Zellers et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Hydraulic connectivity from roots to branches depicted through sap flow: analysis on a Quercus suber tree

(2012) Teresa S. David et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Testing the packing rule across the twig–petiole interface of temperate woody species

(2012) Hong Chen et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Sapwood to heartwood ratio affects whole-tree water use in dry forest legume and non-legume trees

(2012) Casandra Reyes-García et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Analysing the effects of local environment on the source-sink balance of Cecropia sciadophylla: a methodological approach based on model inversion

(2011) Véronique Letort et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Leonardo’s Rule, Self-Similarity, and Wind-Induced Stresses in Trees

(2011) Christophe Eloy   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Within crown variation in the relationship between foliage biomass and sapwood area in jack pine

(2011) R. Schneider et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Modeling the influence of differential sectoriality on the photosynthetic responses of understory saplings to patchy light and water availability

(2011) Alexandra M. Thorn et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Structural and hydraulic correlates of heterophylly in Ginkgo biloba

(2010) A. Leigh et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

A hydraulic explanation for size-specific plant shrinkage: developmental hydraulic sectoriality

(2010) Roberto Salguero-Gómez et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Hydraulic trade-offs and space filling enable better predictions of vascular structure and function in plants

(2010) V. M. Savage et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Spatial sap flow and xylem anatomical characteristics in olive trees under different irrigation regimes

(2010) A. Lopez-Bernal et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

A dynamic model of plant growth with interactions between development and functional mechanisms to study plant structural plasticity related to trophic competition

(2009) A. Mathieu et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Integration of water transport pathways in a maple tree: responses of sap flow to branch severing

(2009) Nadezhda Nadezhdina   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Degree of tapering of xylem conduits in stems and roots of small Pinus cembra and Larix decidua trees

(2009) Giai Petit et al.   Botany

Species differences in total and vertical distribution of branch- and tree-level leaf area for the five primary conifer species in Maine, USA

(2009) Aaron R. Weiskittel et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Hydraulically integrated or modular? Comparing whole-plant-level hydraulic systems between two desert shrub species with different growth forms

(2009) Susana Espino et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Volume increment efficiency of Picea mariana in northern Ontario, Canada

(2008) Arthur Groot et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Parametric identification of a functional–structural tree growth model and application to beech trees (Fagus sylvatica)

(2008) Véronique Letort et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Maintenance mechanisms of the pipe model relationship and Leonardo da Vinci’s rule in the branching architecture of Acer rufinerve trees

(2008) Kosei Sone et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH

Biomechanical design and long-term stability of trees: Morphological and wood traits involved in the balance between weight increase and the gravitropic reaction

(2008) T. Alméras et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Hydraulic and mechanical stem properties affect leaf-stem allometry in mango cultivars

(2008) F. Normand et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Hydraulic integration and shrub growth form linked across continental aridity gradients

(2008) H. J. Schenk et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA