Stronger cooling effects of transpiration and leaf physical traits of plants from a hot dry habitat than from a hot wet habitat

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 31; no. 12; pp. 2202 - 2211
• Main Authors: Lin, Hua, Chen, Yajun, Zhang, Houlei, Fu, Peili, Fan, Zexin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley 01.12.2017; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: canopy; coevolution; Cooling; Cooling effects; Diurnal; Dominant species; Epidermis; Gas exchange; greenhouses; Habitats; Heat exchange; Heat stress; Heat tolerance; Heat transfer; Herbivores; hot dry; hot wet; insurance; leaf temperature; Leaves; Overheating; Photosynthesis; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY; Plants; rain; Rainfall; Seedlings; Stomata; synergism; temperature; Temperature effects; temperature regulation; thermal effect; Thermal properties; Thermodynamic properties; Transpiration; transpiration capacity

Leaf temperature exerts an important impact on the microenvironment and physiological processes of leaves. Plants from different habitats have different strategies to regulate leaf temperature. The relative importance of physical traits and transpiration for leaf temperature regulation in the hot ha...