Xylem density, biomechanics and anatomical traits correlate with water stress in 17 evergreen shrub species of the Mediterranean‐type climate region of South Africa

By Anna L. Jacobsen, L. Agenbag, Karen J. Esler, R. Pratt, F. Ewers, S. Davis. 2007

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Subfields: Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Mechanical Engineering

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Xylem hydraulic safety margins in woody plants: coordination of stomatal control of xylem tension with hydraulic capacitance (2009, unknown): “However, some studies have not detected a dependence of some of these traits on wood density (e.g. Jac- obsen et al. 2007;Meinzer et al. 2008b).”
Wood anatomy and hydraulic architecture of stems and twigs of some Mediterranean trees and shrubs along a mesic-xeric gradient (2008, background): “…and mechanical strength, have been widely investigated (Zimmermann 1982, 1983; Ewers 1985; Salleo and Lo Gullo 1993; Lo Gullo et al. 1995; Wagner et al. 1998; Martı́nez-Vilalta et al. 2002; Sperry 2003, Hacke et al. 2006; Pittermann et al. 2006; Sperry et al. 2006; Jacobsen et al. 2007a, b).”
Hydraulic conductivity traits predict growth rates and adult stature of 40 Asian tropical tree species better than wood density (2012, background): “Jacobsen et al. (2007) proposed that variation in wood density might be driven by fibre cell wall thickness, rather than by variations in fibre tissue area.”
Measurements of stem xylem hydraulic conductivity in the laboratory and field (2012, background): “…is often summarized by the tension that results in a 50% loss in hydraulic conductivity (P50); a large tension is often correlated with highly negative minimum leaf water potentials and species drought tolerance (Hacke & Sperry 2001; Maherali, Pockman & Jackson 2004; Jacobsen et al. 2007).”
Interspecific variation in functional traits, not climatic differences among species ranges, determines demographic rates across 44 temperate and Mediterranean tree species (2010, background): “On the other hand, WD is related to the mechanical properties of wood (Poorter 2008; Chave et al. 2009) and to the hydraulic properties of the xylem (Hacke et al. 2001; Jacobsen et al. 2007; Zanne et al. 2010).”
Morphological traits and water use strategies in seedlings of Mediterranean coexisting species (2010, unknown): “In this context, droughtresistant plant traits have been synthesized in several functional classifications, on the basis of leaf habit (Clemente et al. 2005; Jacobsen et al. 2007a ), rooting structure (Kummerow 1981; Canadell and Zedler 1995; Jacobsen et al. 2007a), regeneration strategy (Paula and”
A synthesis of tree functional traits related to drought-induced mortality in forests across climatic zones (2017, background): “2010), a result supported by studies on shrub species in other sites (Jacobsen et al. 2007).”
Branch xylem density variations across the Amazon Basin (2009, background): “…and angiosperm trees and shrubs with distinct xylem structure (ring porous and diffuse porous),ρx scales positively with xylem resistance to cavitation and mechanical strength (Hacke et al., 2001; Pratt et al., 2007; Scholz et al., 2007; Jacobsen et al., 2007a, b; Dalla-Salda et al., 2008).”