Diversity of Tropical Tree Seedling Responses to Drought

By M. Slot, Lourens Poorter. 2007

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Seedling Traits Determine Drought Tolerance of Tropical Tree Species (2008, background): “High biomass investment in roots and high specific root length enhance water uptake, and low transpiring leaf area and strong stomatal control reduce water loss (Slot & Poorter 2007), both of which contribute to drought delay.”
Water and nutrients alter herbaceous competitive effects on tree seedlings in a semi‐arid savanna (2009, background): “Studies in both semi-arid grassland (Harrington 1991) and tropical forests (Engelbrecht et al. 2006; Engelbrecht et al. 2007; Slot & Poorter 2007 ) showed that visual signs of water stress are good predictors of actual water stress and subsequent survival in woody seedlings.”
The role of desiccation tolerance in determining tree species distributions along the Malay–Thai Peninsula (2008, background): “Although photosynthetic capacity is reduced during drought, some species maintain reasonably high rates even under severe drought conditions (e.g. Slot & Poorter 2007); undoubtedly maintenance of cell turgor plays an integral role in this.”
Seedling root morphology and biomass allocation of 62 tropical tree species in relation to drought‐ and shade‐tolerance (2009, background): “Traits associated with this form of drought-delay include high biomass investments to the root system; high specific root lengths, small leaf area and strong stomatal control (cf. Paz 2003; Slot & Poorter 2007; Poorter & Markesteijn 2008).”