Tree hydraulic traits are coordinated and strongly linked to climate-of-origin across a rainfall gradient

Differences in xylem and leaf hydraulic traits explain differences in drought tolerance among mature Amazon rainforest trees

(2017) Thomas L. Powell et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Aridity drove the evolution of extreme embolism resistance and the radiation of conifer genus Callitris

(2017) Maximilian Larter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Does the turgor loss point characterize drought response in dryland plants?

(2017) Claire Farrell et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Stomatal Closure, Basal Leaf Embolism, and Shedding Protect the Hydraulic Integrity of Grape Stems

(2017) Uri Hochberg et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Leaf photosynthetic, economics and hydraulic traits are decoupled among genotypes of a widespread species of eucalypt grown under ambient and elevated CO2

(2016) Chris J. Blackman et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

INTERVESSEL PIT MEMBRANE THICKNESS AS A KEY DETERMINANT OF EMBOLISM RESISTANCE IN ANGIOSPERM XYLEM

(2016) Shan Li et al.   IAWA JOURNAL

Plant hydraulics improves and topography mediates prediction of aspen mortality in southwestern USA

(2016) Xiaonan Tai et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Diversity in plant hydraulic traits explains seasonal and inter-annual variations of vegetation dynamics in seasonally dry tropical forests

(2016) Xiangtao Xu et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Conflicting demands on angiosperm xylem: Tradeoffs among storage, transport and biomechanics

(2016) R. Brandon Pratt et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Vulnerability to xylem embolism as a major correlate of the environmental distribution of rain forest species on a tropical island

(2016) Santiago Trueba et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Xylem and stomata, coordinated through time and space

(2016) Timothy J Brodribb et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Evidence for Hydraulic Vulnerability Segmentation and Lack of Xylem Refilling under Tension

(2016) Guillaume Charrier et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The correlations and sequence of plant stomatal, hydraulic, and wilting responses to drought

(2016) Megan K. Bartlett et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plasticity in Vulnerability to Cavitation of Pinus canariensis Occurs Only at the Driest End of an Aridity Gradient

(2016) Rosana López et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Leaf economics and hydraulic traits are decoupled in five species-rich tropical-subtropical forests

(2015) Le Li et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

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

Common garden experiments in the genomic era: new perspectives and opportunities

(2015) P de Villemereuil et al.   HEREDITY

Weak tradeoff between xylem safety and xylem-specific hydraulic efficiency across the world's woody plant species

(2015) Sean M. Gleason et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Stem and leaf hydraulic properties are finely coordinated in three tropical rain forest tree species

(2015) Markus Nolf 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

Predicting plant vulnerability to drought in biodiverse regions using functional traits

(2015) Robert Paul Skelton et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

(2015) Patrizia Trifilò et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Leaf hydraulic vulnerability to drought is linked to site water availability across a broad range of species and climates

(2014) Chris J. Blackman et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

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

The world-wide ‘fast-slow’ plant economics spectrum: a traits manifesto

(2014) Peter B. Reich   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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

(2014) Sylvain Delzon et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Synchrotron X-ray microtomography of xylem embolism inSequoia sempervirenssaplings during cycles of drought and recovery

(2014) Brendan Choat et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

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

Trade-offs between xylem hydraulic properties, wood anatomy and yield in Populus

(2014) P. Hajek 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

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

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

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

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

Rapid hydraulic recovery inEucalyptus paucifloraafter drought: linkages between stem hydraulics and leaf gas exchange

(2013) SEBASTIÀ MARTORELL et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

In Vivo Visualizations of Drought-Induced Embolism Spread in Vitis vinifera

(2013) C. R. Brodersen et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Functional traits predict relationship between plant abundance dynamic and long-term climate warming

(2013) N. A. Soudzilovskaia et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Predicting thresholds of drought-induced mortality in woody plant species

(2013) B. Choat   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

Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought

(2012) Brendan Choat et al.   NATURE

Comparative hydraulic architecture of tropical tree species representing a range of successional stages and wood density

(2011) Katherine A. McCulloh et al.   OECOLOGIA

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

Testing hypotheses that link wood anatomy to cavitation resistance and hydraulic conductivity in the genus Acer

(2010) Frederic Lens 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

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

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

Passive Origins of Stomatal Control in Vascular Plants

(2010) T. J. Brodribb et al.   SCIENCE

Plant phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate

(2010) A.B. Nicotra et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

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

Structure and function of bordered pits: new discoveries and impacts on whole-plant hydraulic function

(2009) Brendan Choat et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Tolerance to low leaf water status of tropical tree seedlings is related to drought performance and distribution

(2008) Thomas A. Kursar et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

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

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