Acclimation to water stress improves tolerance to heat and freezing in a common alpine grass

• Published in: Oecologia Vol. 199; no. 4; pp. 831 - 843
• Main Authors: Sumner, Emma E., Williamson, Virginia G., Gleadow, Roslyn M., Wevill, Tricia, Venn, Susanna E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2022; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acclimation; Acclimatization; Alpine ecosystems; Aquatic resources; Australia; Biomedical and Life Sciences; climate; Cold tolerance; Damage tolerance; Drought; Ecology; Exposure; Freezing; Grasses; Growth; Heat; Heat recovery; Heat stress; Heat tolerance; Heat waves; Heatwaves; Hydrology/Water Resources; Life Sciences; Low temperature; Photosynthesis; Photosystem II; Physiological aspects; Physiological Ecology–Original Research; Physiology; Plant Sciences; Plants; Purification; Recovery; Stress (physiology); Stress response; summer; temperature; Temperature tolerance; Thermal stress; Water; Water potential; Water stress; Australia; Climate change; Heat; Alpine plants; Thermotolerance; Drought; Stress; Acclimation

Alpine plants in Australia are increasingly exposed to more frequent drought and heatwaves, with significant consequences for physiological stress responses. Acclimation is a critical feature that allows plants to improve tolerance to environmental extremes by directly altering their physiology or m...