Tolerance to low leaf water status of tropical tree seedlings is related to drought performance and distribution.

By T. A. Kursar, Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht, Amy R. Burke, M. Tyree, B. E. Omari, J. P. Giraldo. 2009

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science

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Life in the treetops: ecophysiological strategies of canopy epiphytes in a tropical montane cloud forest (2015, background): “Despite high humidity and generally ample precipitation in tropical rainforests, water limitations can still influence species distribution and survival in these ecosystems (Engelbrecht et al. 2007, Kursar et al. 2009).”
Leaf adaptations of evergreen and deciduous trees of semi‐arid and humid savannas on three continents (2013, background): “Consequently, they are thought to possess traits that allow them to be active at low soil water potentials, including adaptations that reduce xylem cavitation (such as small vessels, high stem density) and minimize water loss [small leaf size (LS), low specific leaf area (SLA) and low transpiration ”
A synthesis of tree functional traits related to drought-induced mortality in forests across climatic zones (2017, background): “In both Panama and the Malay-Thai Peninsula, across a wet to dry forest gradient, maintenance of living tissue at low lethal leaf water potentials directly correlated with seedling survival under drought in the field (Baltzer et al. 2008; Kursar et al. 2009).”
Ecological strategies begin at germination: Traits, plasticity and survival in the first 4 days of plant life (2020, background): “However, dense, thick leaf tissues that can maintain hydraulic conductance under extreme water deficit may also promote drought ‘tolerance’ (e.g., Kursar et al. 2009).”
Drought tolerance as predicted by leaf water potential at turgor loss point varies strongly across species within an Amazonian forest (2015, methodology): “Previous studies also found strong species differences in physiological drought tolerance among selected species within a given vegetation type (Engelbrecht et al. 2007; Baltzer et al. 2008; Kursar et al. 2009; Blackman, Brodribb & Jordan 2012; McDowell et al. 2013).”
The world‐wide ‘fast–slow’ plant economics spectrum: a traits manifesto (2014, background): “Key-words: carbon, ecophysiology, leaf, light, nutrient, phylogeny, root, stem, strategy, water”
Trait selection and community weighting are key to understanding ecosystem responses to changing precipitation regimes (2018, background): “Additionally, these traits align well with precipitation gradients (Blackman, Brodribb, & Jordan, 2012) and are related to relative plant performance during drought (Kursar et al., 2009).”