Potential hydraulic efficiency in angiosperm trees increases with growth-site temperature but has no trade-off with mechanical strength

Stem hydraulic traits and leaf water-stress tolerance are co-ordinated with the leaf phenology of angiosperm trees in an Asian tropical dry karst forest

(2012) Pei-Li Fu et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Spatiotemporal variability of reference evapotranspiration and its contributing climatic factors in Yunnan Province, SW China, 1961–2004

(2012) Ze-Xin Fan et al.   CLIMATIC CHANGE

Stem xylem conductivity is key to plant water balance across Australian angiosperm species

(2012) Sean M. Gleason et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Xylem function and climate adaptation in Pinus

(2011) Chris Creese et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Still rethinking the value of high wood density

(2011) Markku Larjavaara et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Hydraulic failure and tree dieback are associated with high wood density in a temperate forest under extreme drought

(2011) WILLIAM A. HOFFMANN et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Hydraulics and life history of tropical dry forest tree species: coordination of species’ drought and shade tolerance

(2011) Lars Markesteijn et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Structure-function constraints of tracheid-based xylem: a comparison of conifers and ferns

(2011) Jarmila Pittermann et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The trade-off between safety and efficiency in hydraulic architecture in 31 woody species in a karst area

(2011) D.-Y. Fan et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Angiosperm wood structure: Global patterns in vessel anatomy and their relation to wood density and potential conductivity

(2010) Amy E. Zanne et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

PERSPECTIVE: Rethinking the value of high wood density

(2010) Markku Larjavaara et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

The evolution of water transport in plants: an integrated approach

(2010) J. PITTERMANN   Geobiology

Spatial patterns of wood traits in China are controlled by phylogeny and the environment

(2010) Shi-Bao Zhang et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Ecological differentiation in xylem cavitation resistance is associated with stem and leaf structural traits

(2010) LARS MARKESTEIJN et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The importance of wood traits and hydraulic conductance for the performance and life history strategies of 42 rainforest tree species

(2009) Lourens Poorter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The relationship between stem biomechanics and wood density is modified by rainfall in 32 Australian woody plant species

(2009) Yusuke Onoda et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Safety and efficiency conflicts in hydraulic architecture: scaling from tissues to trees

(2008) JOHN S. SPERRY et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT