Diurnal changes in embolism rate in nine dry forest trees: relationships with species-specific xylem vulnerability, hydraulic strategy and wood traits

Functional traits and adaptive capacity of European forests to climate change

(2015) Filippo Bussotti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Grapevine species from varied native habitats exhibit differences in embolism formation/repair associated with leaf gas exchange and root pressure

(2015) THORSTEN KNIPFER et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Phloem as Capacitor: Radial Transfer of Water into Xylem of Tree Stems Occurs via Symplastic Transport in Ray Parenchyma

(2015) Sebastian Pfautsch et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The variability of stomatal sensitivity to leaf water potential across tree species indicates a continuum between isohydric and anisohydric behaviours

(2014) Tamir Klein   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

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

(2014) Sylvain Delzon et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Relationships between stomatal behavior, xylem vulnerability to cavitation and leaf water relations in two cultivars ofVitis vinifera

(2014) Sergio Tombesi et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Are leaves ‘freewheelin'? Testing for a Wheeler-type effect in leaf xylem hydraulic decline

(2014) CHRISTINE SCOFFONI et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Relax and refill: xylem rehydration prior to hydraulic measurements favours embolism repair in stems and generates artificially low PLC values

(2014) PATRIZIA TRIFILÒ et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Excising stem samples underwater at native tension does not induce xylem cavitation

(2014) MARTIN D. VENTURAS et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Threats to xylem hydraulic function of trees under ‘new climate normal’ conditions

(2014) MACIEJ A. ZWIENIECKI et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

X-ray microtomography (micro-CT): a reference technology for high-resolution quantification of xylem embolism in trees

(2014) H. COCHARD et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Direct X-Ray Microtomography Observation Confirms the Induction of Embolism upon Xylem Cutting under Tension

(2014) José M. Torres-Ruiz et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Uptake of Water via Branches Helps Timberline Conifers Refill Embolized Xylem in Late Winter

(2014) S. Mayr et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Down-Regulation of Plasma Intrinsic Protein1 Aquaporin in Poplar Trees Is Detrimental to Recovery from Embolism

(2014) F. Secchi et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Coping with drought-induced xylem cavitation: coordination of embolism repair and ionic effects in three Mediterranean evergreens

(2014) P. Trifilo et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Whole-plant capacitance, embolism resistance and slow transpiration rates all contribute to longer desiccation times in woody angiosperms from arid and wet habitats

(2014) S. M. Gleason et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Wood anatomical correlates with theoretical conductivity and wood density across China: evolutionary evidence of the functional differentiation of axial and radial parenchyma

(2013) Jingming Zheng et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Embolism resistance as a key mechanism to understand adaptive plant strategies

(2013) Frederic Lens et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

The challenge of the Mediterranean climate to plant hydraulics: Responses and adaptations

(2013) Andrea Nardini et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Sudden forest canopy collapse corresponding with extreme drought and heat in a mediterranean-type eucalypt forest in southwestern Australia

(2013) George Matusick et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Sapwood capacitance is greater in evergreen sclerophyll species growing in high compared to low-rainfall environments

(2013) Anna E. Richards et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Transpirational demand affects aquaporin expression in poplar roots

(2013) Joan Laur et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Methods for measuring plant vulnerability to cavitation: a critical review

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

Measurement of the matric potential of soil water in the rhizosphere

(2013) W.R. Whalley et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Feature: Improving our knowledge of drought-induced forest mortality through experiments, observations, and modeling

(2013) Nate G. McDowell et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Bark functional ecology: evidence for tradeoffs, functional coordination, and environment producing bark diversity

(2013) Julieta A. Rosell et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Shoot desiccation and hydraulic failure in temperate woody angiosperms during an extreme summer drought

(2013) Andrea Nardini et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Shoot hydraulic characteristics, plant water status and stomatal response in olive trees under different soil water conditions

(2013) J. M. Torres-Ruiz et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

How do trees die? A test of the hydraulic failure and carbon starvation hypotheses

(2013) SANNA SEVANTO et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Cutting xylem under tension or supersaturated with gas can generate PLC and the appearance of rapid recovery from embolism

(2013) JAMES K. WHEELER et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The dynamic pipeline: hydraulic capacitance and xylem hydraulic safety in four tall conifer species

(2013) KATHERINE A. MCCULLOH et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Xylem recovery from drought-induced embolism: where is the hydraulic point of no return?

(2013) F. C. Meinzer et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Recovery performance in xylem hydraulic conductivity is correlated with cavitation resistance for temperate deciduous tree species

(2013) M. Ogasa et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Xylem embolism threshold for catastrophic hydraulic failure in angiosperm trees

(2013) M. Urli et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

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

Maintenance of xylem Network Transport Capacity: A Review of Embolism Repair in Vascular Plants

(2013) Craig R. Brodersen et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought

(2012) Brendan Choat et al.   NATURE

Diverse functional responses to drought in a Mediterranean-type shrubland in South Africa

(2012) A. G. West et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Analysis of Xylem Sap from Functional (Nonembolized) and Nonfunctional (Embolized) Vessels of Populus nigra: Chemistry of Refilling

(2012) F. Secchi et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Hydraulic safety margins and embolism reversal in stems and leaves: Why are conifers and angiosperms so different?

(2012) Daniel M. Johnson et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

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

Diurnal cycles of embolism formation and repair in petioles of grapevine (Vitis vinifera cv. Chasselas)

(2011) V. Zufferey et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Rare pits, large vessels and extreme vulnerability to cavitation in a ring-porous tree species

(2011) Mairgareth A. Christman et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Refilling embolized xylem conduits: Is it a matter of phloem unloading?

(2011) Andrea Nardini et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Constraints on physiological function associated with branch architecture and wood density in tropical forest trees

(2011) F. C. Meinzer et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

The interdependence of mechanisms underlying climate-driven vegetation mortality

(2011) Nate G. McDowell et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Xylem function and growth rate interact to determine recovery rates after exposure to extreme water deficit

(2010) Tim J. Brodribb et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

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

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

The Dynamics of Embolism Repair in Xylem: In Vivo Visualizations Using High-Resolution Computed Tomography

(2010) C. R. Brodersen et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Xylem hydraulic safety margins in woody plants: coordination of stomatal control of xylem tension with hydraulic capacitance

(2009) Frederick C. Meinzer et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Starch-to-sugar conversion in wood parenchyma of field-growingLaurus nobilisplants: a component of the signal pathway for embolism repair?

(2009) Sebastiano Salleo et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

The transpiration of water at negative pressures in a synthetic tree

(2008) Tobias D. Wheeler et al.   NATURE

Vein recovery from embolism occurs under negative pressure in leaves of sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

(2008) Andrea Nardini et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Climate change projections for the Mediterranean region

(2007) Filippo Giorgi et al.   GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE