New insight into leaf drought tolerance

Drought tolerance as predicted by leaf water potential at turgor loss point varies strongly across species within an Amazonian forest

(2015) Isabelle Maréchaux et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Extreme Aridity Pushes Trees to Their Physical Limits

(2015) Maximilian Larter et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Global analysis of plasticity in turgor loss point, a key drought tolerance trait

(2014) Megan K. Bartlett et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Recent advances in tree hydraulics highlight the ecological significance of the hydraulic safety margin

(2014) Sylvain Delzon et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Drought survival of tropical tree seedlings enhanced by non-structural carbohydrate levels

(2014) Michael J. O’Brien et al.   Nature Climate Change

Interspecific differences in tree growth and mortality responses to environmental drivers determine potential species distributional limits in Iberian forests

(2013) Marta Benito-Garzón et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Methods for measuring plant vulnerability to cavitation: a critical review

(2013) Hervé Cochard et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Limited genetic variability and phenotypic plasticity detected for cavitation resistance in a Mediterranean pine

(2013) Jean-Baptiste Lamy et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Xylem embolism threshold for catastrophic hydraulic failure in angiosperm trees

(2013) M. Urli et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

The determinants of leaf turgor loss point and prediction of drought tolerance of species and biomes: a global meta-analysis

(2012) Megan K. Bartlett et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Rapid determination of comparative drought tolerance traits: using an osmometer to predict turgor loss point

(2012) Megan K. Bartlett et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

A drought-induced pervasive increase in tree mortality across Canada's boreal forests

(2011) Changhui Peng et al.   Nature Climate Change

Leaf hydraulic vulnerability is related to conduit dimensions and drought resistance across a diverse range of woody angiosperms

(2010) Christopher J. Blackman et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Mechanism of water-stress induced cavitation in conifers: bordered pit structure and function support the hypothesis of seal capillary-seeding

(2010) SYLVAIN DELZON et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests

(2009) Craig D. Allen et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Widespread Increase of Tree Mortality Rates in the Western United States

(2009) P. J. van Mantgem et al.   SCIENCE

Leaf water relations during summer water deficit: differential responses in turgor maintenance and variation in leaf structure among different plant communities in south-western Australia

(2008) PATRICK J. MITCHELL et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Hydraulic Failure Defines the Recovery and Point of Death in Water-Stressed Conifers

(2008) T. J. Brodribb et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY