Changing precipitation regimes and the water and carbon economies of trees

• Published in: Theoretical and experimental plant physiology Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 65 - 82
• Main Authors: Oliveira, Rafael S., Christoffersen, Bradley O., de V. Barros, Fernanda, Teodoro, Grazielle S., Bittencourt, Paulo, Brum-Jr, Mauro M., Viani, Ricardo A. G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.03.2014
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Life Sciences; Original Paper; Climate change; Drought-response; Plant-water relations; Ecohydrology; Amazonia; Hydraulic traits; Cavitation; Soil–plant–atmosphere continuum; Drought-induced mortality

Climate change is predicted to affect the water balance of several ecosystems mostly through changes in the energy budget and hydrological input (rainfall frequency, intensity, and timing). Changes in rainfall patterns and cloudiness directly affect incoming radiation, atmospheric water vapor satura...