Drought tolerance as predicted by leaf water potential at turgor loss point varies strongly across species within an Amazonian forest - Marechaux, Isabelle; Bartlett, Megan K.; Sack, Lawren; Baraloto, Christopher; Engel, Julien; Joetzjer, Emilie; Chave, Jérôme (Functional ecology, 2015)
Keywords: Acclimation; Acclimatization; Bark; carbon; Carbon isotopes; climate change; correlation; Correlation analysis; data collection; Drought; Drought resistance; drought tolerance; Dry season; Extreme drought; Forest communities; Forests; French Guiana; functional traits; Herbivores; interspecific variation; Isotope ratios; isotopes; Leaf area; leaf water potential; Leaves; Life Sciences; mortality; nitrogen; Physiology; Plant physiological ecology; Plant species; Plants; plant–water relations; quantitative analysis; sapwood; Species; Species diversity; Thickness; Trees; tropical trees; Turgor; Water potential; water stress; Wilting; French Guiana; Climate change; Tropical trees; Functional traits; French Guiana; Plant-water relations