Death from drought in tropical forests is triggered by hydraulics not carbon starvation

By L. Rowland, A. D. Costa, D. Galbraith, R. S. Oliveira, O. Binks, A. A. Oliveira, A. M. Pullen, Christopher E. Doughty, D. Metcalfe, S. S. Vasconcelos and 5 more. Nature, 2015

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Density‐dependent vulnerability of forest ecosystems to drought (2017, background): “Prolonged severe droughts may, in fact, profoundly impact tree physiological responses, leading to irreversible alterations in the xylem hydraulic sys-tem, loss of hydraulic conductivity and depletion of stored carbohydrates (McDowell et al. 2011; Rigling et al. 2013; Rowland et al. 2015).”
Xylem embolism refilling and resilience against drought-induced mortality in woody plants: processes and trade-offs (2018, background): “(2a, 2b) provides a testable hypothesis explaining why larger trees are more vulnerable to drought (Nepstad et al. 2007) or have an apparently lower xylem P50 compared to smaller trees of the same species (Rowland et al. 2015).”
Land-use and climate change risks in the Amazon and the need of a novel sustainable development paradigm (2016, background): “It was observed, however, that these large trees could be under water stress due to a significant exposure to solar radiation, eventually dying by cavitation and embolism (113) during extreme droughts.”
A synthesis of tree functional traits related to drought-induced mortality in forests across climatic zones (2017, background): “Experimental drought manipulation for trees is challenging because of the size and longevity of trees (but see examples Moser et al. 2014; Rowland et al. 2015).”
Which trees die during drought? The key role of insect host‐tree selection (2019, background): “However, Rowland et al. (2015) gave no indication that they assessed bark beetles or wood borers.”