Functional xylem characteristics associated with drought‐induced embolism in angiosperms

• Published in: The New phytologist Vol. 236; no. 6; pp. 2019 - 2036
• Main Authors: Lens, Frederic, Gleason, Sean M., Bortolami, Giovanni, Brodersen, Craig, Delzon, Sylvain, Jansen, Steven
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lancaster Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2022; Wiley
• Subjects: Angiosperms; Biodiversity and Ecology; Blood vessels; Diameters; Drought; Embolism; Environmental Sciences; Evaluation; fluid transport; Global Changes; mortality; pit membrane thickness; plant–water relations; vessel diameter; Vulnerability; Water transport; wood anatomy; Xylem; xylem sap; fluid transport; drought; plant-water relations; pit membrane thickness; xylem sap; embolism; vessel diameter; wood anatomy

Summary Hydraulic failure resulting from drought‐induced embolism in the xylem of plants is a key determinant of reduced productivity and mortality. Methods to assess this vulnerability are difficult to achieve at scale, leading to alternative metrics and correlations with more easily measured trait...