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Regulation of Transpiration and Whole-Tree Crown Conductance in Tropical Forests.
Plant, Cell & Environment · · Journal Article · Open access
Rahman, Zambrano + more
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Tropical tree crown conductance shows a consistent emergent relationship with its sensitivity to vapour pressure deficit across diverse species and sites.
- Why it matters: This addresses how stomatal–hydraulic regulation is coordinated in tropical forests, and how drought sensitivity differs among plant functional types.
- What they did: The study compared crown conductance and vapour pressure deficit sensitivity across multiple tropical tree species and sites, identifying a convergent regulation pattern.
- The result: The findings reveal convergent stomatal–hydraulic regulation while also showing distinct drought sensitivities among plant functional types.
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