How do leaf veins influence the worldwide leaf economic spectrum? Review and synthesis

New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

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Ecological variation in leaf biomechanics and its scaling with tissue structure across three mediterranean-climate plant communities

(2013) Rodrigo Méndez-Alonzo et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Assessing the causes and scales of the leaf economics spectrum using venation networks inPopulus tremuloides

(2013) Benjamin Blonder et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Ontogeny strongly and differentially alters leaf economic and other key traits in three diverse Helianthus species

(2013) Chase M. Mason et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Leaf mesophyll conductance and leaf hydraulic conductance: an introduction to their measurement and coordination

(2013) Jaume Flexas et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Understanding ecological variation across species: area-based vs mass-based expression of leaf traits

(2013) Mark Westoby et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Unified changes in cell size permit coordinated leaf evolution

(2013) Tim J. Brodribb et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Leaf venation: structure, function, development, evolution, ecology and applications in the past, present and future

(2013) Lawren Sack et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Photosynthetically relevant foliar traits correlating better on a mass vs an area basis: of ecophysiological relevance or just a case of mathematical imperatives and statistical quicksand?

(2013) Jon Lloyd et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Global Leaf Trait Relationships: Mass, Area, and the Leaf Economics Spectrum

(2013) J. L. D. Osnas et al.   SCIENCE

Biogeographic constraints on the world-wide leaf economics spectrum

(2012) J. Mason Heberling et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Trade-offs between leaf hydraulic capacity and drought vulnerability: morpho-anatomical bases, carbon costs and ecological consequences

(2012) Andrea Nardini et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Hydraulic conductance of leaves correlates with leaf lifespan: implications for lifetime carbon gain

(2012) Kevin A. Simonin et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Differential leaf expansion can enable hydraulic acclimation to sun and shade

(2012) MADELINE R. CARINS MURPHY et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Assimilate transport in phloem sets conditions for leaf gas exchange

(2012) EERO NIKINMAA et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Mesophyll diffusion conductance to CO2: An unappreciated central player in photosynthesis

(2012) Jaume Flexas et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Evolutionary Association of Stomatal Traits with Leaf Vein Density in Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae

(2012) Shi-Bao Zhang et al.   PLoS One

Leaf fossil record suggests limited influence of atmospheric CO2 on terrestrial productivity prior to angiosperm evolution

(2012) C. K. Boyce et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A critical transition in leaf evolution facilitated the Cretaceous angiosperm revolution

(2012) Hugo Jan de Boer et al.   Nature Communications

Developmentally based scaling of leaf venation architecture explains global ecological patterns

(2012) Lawren Sack et al.   Nature Communications

Angiosperm leaf vein patterns are linked to leaf functions in a global-scale data set

(2011) Ramona L. Walls   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Global patterns of leaf mechanical properties

(2011) Yusuke Onoda et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

TRY - a global database of plant traits

(2011) J. KATTGE et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Dynamics of leaf hydraulic conductance with water status: quantification and analysis of species differences under steady state

(2011) Christine Scoffoni et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Calcium delivery and storage in plant leaves: exploring the link with water flow

(2011) M. Gilliham et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Water supply and demand remain balanced during leaf acclimation of Nothofagus cunninghamii trees

(2011) Timothy J. Brodribb et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

A critical framework for the assessment of biological palaeoproxies: predicting past climate and levels of atmospheric CO2 from fossil leaves

(2011) Gregory J. Jordan   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Biomass allocation to leaves, stems and roots: meta-analyses of interspecific variation and environmental control

(2011) Hendrik Poorter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Sensitivity of leaf size and shape to climate: global patterns and paleoclimatic applications

(2011) Daniel J. Peppe et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Fossil evidence for low gas exchange capacities for Early Cretaceous angiosperm leaves

(2011) Taylor S. Feild et al.   PALEOBIOLOGY

Hydraulic conductance of Acacia phyllodes (foliage) is driven by primary nerve (vein) conductance and density

(2011) KATY E. SOMMERVILLE et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Whole organ, venation and epidermal cell morphological variations are correlated in the leaves of Arabidopsis mutants

(2011) JOSÉ MANUEL PÉREZ-PÉREZ et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Combined impacts of irradiance and dehydration on leaf hydraulic conductance: insights into vulnerability and stomatal control

(2011) GAËLLE GUYOT et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The Péclet effect on leaf water enrichment correlates with leaf hydraulic conductance and mesophyll conductance for CO2

(2011) JUAN PEDRO FERRIO et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Phloem Loading Strategies and Water Relations in Trees and Herbaceous Plants

(2011) Q. Fu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Decline of Leaf Hydraulic Conductance with Dehydration: Relationship to Leaf Size and Venation Architecture

(2011) C. Scoffoni et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Role of Bundle Sheath Extensions and Life Form in Stomatal Responses to Leaf Water Status

(2011) T. N. Buckley et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Fossil evidence for Cretaceous escalation in angiosperm leaf vein evolution

(2011) T. S. Feild et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The evolution of the worldwide leaf economics spectrum

(2011) Lisa A. Donovan et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Leaf economic traits from fossils support a weedy habit for early angiosperms

(2010) Dana L. Royer et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Decoding Leaf Hydraulics with a Spatially Explicit Model: Principles of Venation Architecture and Implications for Its Evolution

(2010) Athena D. McKown et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Venation networks and the origin of the leaf economics spectrum

(2010) Benjamin Blonder et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Differentiation of leaf water flux and drought tolerance traits in hemiepiphytic and non-hemiepiphytic Ficus tree species

(2010) Guang-You Hao et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Viewing leaf structure and evolution from a hydraulic perspective

(2010) Tim J. Brodribb et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

The hidden cost of transpiration

(2010) David J. Beerling et al.   NATURE

COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF LEAF FORM: ASSESSING THE RELATIVE ROLES OF SELECTIVE PRESSURES AND PHYLOGENETIC CONSTRAINTS

(2010) THOMAS J. GIVNISH   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

A new, vapour-phase mechanism for stomatal responses to humidity and temperature

(2010) DAVID PEAK et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Response to comment on Coomes et al. 'Scaling of xylem vessels and veins within the leaves of oak species'

(2009) D.A. Coomes et al.   Biology Letters

Leaf hydraulic evolution led a surge in leaf photosynthetic capacity during early angiosperm diversification

(2009) Tim J. Brodribb et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Ancestral xerophobia: a hypothesis on the whole plant ecophysiology of early angiosperms

(2009) T. S FEILD et al.   Geobiology

Leaf Trait Diversification and Design in Seven Rare Taxa of the Hawaiian Plantago Radiation

(2009) Stephanie Dunbar‐Co et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES

Causes and consequences of variation in leaf mass per area (LMA): a meta-analysis

(2009) Hendrik Poorter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The importance of nutritional regulation of plant water flux

(2009) Michael D. Cramer et al.   OECOLOGIA

Angiosperm leaf vein evolution was physiologically and environmentally transformative

(2009) C. K. Boyce et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Scaling of Frond Form in Hawaiian Tree FernCibotium glaucum: Compliance with Global Trends and Application for Field Estimation

(2008) Naomi Arcand et al.   BIOTROPICA

Accumulation of calcium in the centre of leaves of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) is due to an uncoupling of water and ion transport

(2008) M. Kerton et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Nutrient availability moderates transpiration inEhrharta calycina

(2008) Michael D. Cramer et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Leaf palmate venation and vascular redundancy confer tolerance of hydraulic disruption

(2008) L. Sack et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Optimal vein density in artificial and real leaves

(2008) X. Noblin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA