Hydraulic traits are coordinated with maximum plant height at the global scale

Water must be transported long distances in tall plants, resulting in increasing hydraulic resistance, which may place limitations on the maximum plant height (H max ) in a given habitat. However, the coordination of hydraulic traits with H max and habitat aridity remains poorly understood. To explo...

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Autores principales: Liu, H., Gleason, S.M., Hao, G., Hua, L., He, P., Goldstein, G., Ye, Q.
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spelling todo:paper_23752548_v5_n2_p_Liu2023-10-03T16:41:19Z Hydraulic traits are coordinated with maximum plant height at the global scale Liu, H. Gleason, S.M. Hao, G. Hua, L. He, P. Goldstein, G. Ye, Q. Economic and social effects Efficiency Global scale Hydraulic efficiency Hydraulic resistances Plant height Sorting process Trade off Water availability Woody species Ecosystems Water must be transported long distances in tall plants, resulting in increasing hydraulic resistance, which may place limitations on the maximum plant height (H max ) in a given habitat. However, the coordination of hydraulic traits with H max and habitat aridity remains poorly understood. To explore whether H max modifies the trade-off between hydraulic efficiency and safety or how water availability might influence the relationship between H max and other hydraulic traits, we compiled a dataset including H max and 11 hydraulic traits for 1281 woody species from 369 sites worldwide. We found that taller species from wet habitats exhibited greater xylem efficiency and lower hydraulic safety, wider conduits, lower conduit density, and lower sapwood density, which were all associated with habitat water availability. Plant height and hydraulic functioning appear to represent a single, coordinated axis of variation, aligned primarily with water availability, thus suggesting an important role for this axis in species sorting processes. Copyright © 2019 The Authors. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_23752548_v5_n2_p_Liu
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topic Economic and social effects
Efficiency
Global scale
Hydraulic efficiency
Hydraulic resistances
Plant height
Sorting process
Trade off
Water availability
Woody species
Ecosystems
spellingShingle Economic and social effects
Efficiency
Global scale
Hydraulic efficiency
Hydraulic resistances
Plant height
Sorting process
Trade off
Water availability
Woody species
Ecosystems
Liu, H.
Gleason, S.M.
Hao, G.
Hua, L.
He, P.
Goldstein, G.
Ye, Q.
Hydraulic traits are coordinated with maximum plant height at the global scale
topic_facet Economic and social effects
Efficiency
Global scale
Hydraulic efficiency
Hydraulic resistances
Plant height
Sorting process
Trade off
Water availability
Woody species
Ecosystems
description Water must be transported long distances in tall plants, resulting in increasing hydraulic resistance, which may place limitations on the maximum plant height (H max ) in a given habitat. However, the coordination of hydraulic traits with H max and habitat aridity remains poorly understood. To explore whether H max modifies the trade-off between hydraulic efficiency and safety or how water availability might influence the relationship between H max and other hydraulic traits, we compiled a dataset including H max and 11 hydraulic traits for 1281 woody species from 369 sites worldwide. We found that taller species from wet habitats exhibited greater xylem efficiency and lower hydraulic safety, wider conduits, lower conduit density, and lower sapwood density, which were all associated with habitat water availability. Plant height and hydraulic functioning appear to represent a single, coordinated axis of variation, aligned primarily with water availability, thus suggesting an important role for this axis in species sorting processes. Copyright © 2019 The Authors.
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author Liu, H.
Gleason, S.M.
Hao, G.
Hua, L.
He, P.
Goldstein, G.
Ye, Q.
author_facet Liu, H.
Gleason, S.M.
Hao, G.
Hua, L.
He, P.
Goldstein, G.
Ye, Q.
author_sort Liu, H.
title Hydraulic traits are coordinated with maximum plant height at the global scale
title_short Hydraulic traits are coordinated with maximum plant height at the global scale
title_full Hydraulic traits are coordinated with maximum plant height at the global scale
title_fullStr Hydraulic traits are coordinated with maximum plant height at the global scale
title_full_unstemmed Hydraulic traits are coordinated with maximum plant height at the global scale
title_sort hydraulic traits are coordinated with maximum plant height at the global scale
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_23752548_v5_n2_p_Liu
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