Hydraulic conductivity traits predict growth rates and adult stature of 40 Asian tropical tree species better than wood density

By Z. Fan, Shi-Bao Zhang, Guang‐You Hao, J. F. Ferry Slik, K. Cao. 2012

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On the link between functional traits and growth rate: meta‐analysis shows effects change with plant size, as predicted (2016, background): “…al 2011 Read et al 2011 Kohyama et al 2003 Chao et al 2008 Nascimento et al 2005 MullerLandau 2004 Easdale & Healey 2009 MartinezVilalta et al 2010 Fan et al 2012 Herault et al 2011 Poorter et al 2008 Wright et al 2010 Poorter et al 2008 Shen et al 2014 Iida et al 2014b Poorter et al 2010 Easdale…”
Fibre wall and lumen fractions drive wood density variation across 24 Australian angiosperms (2013, background): “…be expected to negatively relate to wood density on the basis that higher investment in mass per volume should slow down growth (Enquist et al. 1999) and, while generally true, the correlation is not always strong (Poorter et al. 2008, 2010; Chave et al. 2009; Wright et al. 2010; Fan et al. 2012).”
Leaf phenology is associated with soil water availability and xylem traits in a tropical dry forest (2012, background): “…be associated with lower leaf hydraulic conductivities and lower photosynthetic rates, allowing a slower growth rate that is sustained through the year and that might be associated with increased foliar longevity (Farmer 1918; Brodribb and Field 2000; Miyazawa and Kikuzawa 2005; Fan et al. 2012).”