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- from the sun and shade in a seasonally dry tropical forest.
- • Maximum leaf hydraulic conductivity (
- K
- leaf
- ) in the four pteridophytes was within
- the range of the sampled shade angiosperms but much lower than that of the sundwelling
- angiosperms. Hydraulic conductivity of both angiosperm and pteridophyte
- leaves showed a similar response to desiccation, with
- K
- leaf
- becoming rapidly depressed
- once leaf water potential fell below a threshold. Stomatal closure in angiosperms
- corresponded closely with the water potential responsible for 50% loss of
- K
- leaf
- while
- pteridophytes were found to close stomata before
- K
- leaf
- depression.
- • The contrasting behaviour of stomata in this sample of pteridophytes suggest that
- this may be an intrinsic difference between pteridophytes and angiosperms, with
- lower safety margins in angiosperms possibly enhancing both optimization of gas
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- • Eight species of pteridophytes and associated woody angiosperms were examined
- from the sun and shade in a seasonally dry tropical forest.
- • Maximum leaf hydraulic conductivity (
- K
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- ) in the four pteridophytes was within
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- leaves showed a similar response to desiccation, with
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- leaf
- becoming rapidly depressed
- once leaf water potential fell below a threshold. Stomatal closure in angiosperms
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- K
- leaf
- while
- pteridophytes were found to close stomata before
- K
- leaf
- depression.
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- <h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Stomatal protection against hydraulic failure: a comparison of coexisting ferns and angiosperms</h1>
- <p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Brodribb, Tim J.</span> and <span class="person_name">Holbrook, N. M.</span> (2004) <xhtml:em>Stomatal protection against hydraulic failure: a comparison of coexisting ferns and angiosperms.</xhtml:em> New Phytologist, 162 (3). pp. 663-670. ISSN 0028-646X</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2595/1/Brodribb_Holbrook_fern.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2595/1/Brodribb_Holbrook_fern.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Full text restricted - Requires a PDF viewer<br />325Kb</td><td><form method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/request_doc"><input accept-charset="utf-8" value="3401" name="docid" type="hidden" /><div class=""><input value="Request a copy" name="_action_null" class="ep_form_action_button" onclick="return EPJS_button_pushed( '_action_null' )" type="submit" /> </div></form></td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01060.x">http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01060.x</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">• Hydraulic characteristics of pteridophyte (fern and
- Selaginella
- ) foliage were investigated
- to determine whether the processes of water conduction and water loss are
- coordinated in these early vascular plants similarly to angiosperms.
- • Eight species of pteridophytes and associated woody angiosperms were examined
- from the sun and shade in a seasonally dry tropical forest.
- • Maximum leaf hydraulic conductivity (
- K
- leaf
- ) in the four pteridophytes was within
- the range of the sampled shade angiosperms but much lower than that of the sundwelling
- angiosperms. Hydraulic conductivity of both angiosperm and pteridophyte
- leaves showed a similar response to desiccation, with
- K
- leaf
- becoming rapidly depressed
- once leaf water potential fell below a threshold. Stomatal closure in angiosperms
- corresponded closely with the water potential responsible for 50% loss of
- K
- leaf
- while
- pteridophytes were found to close stomata before
- K
- leaf
- depression.
- • The contrasting behaviour of stomata in this sample of pteridophytes suggest that
- this may be an intrinsic difference between pteridophytes and angiosperms, with
- lower safety margins in angiosperms possibly enhancing both optimization of gas
- exchange and xylem investment.</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Additional Information:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">"The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com"
- </td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">leaf hydraulics, cavitation, stomatal closure, ferns, stomatal optimization,
- vulnerability, leaf xylem.</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/270402.html">270000 Biological Sciences > 270400 Botany > 270402 Plant Physiology</a><br /><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/270400.html">270000 Biological Sciences > 270400 Botany</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">2595</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Scholarly Publications Librarian</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">30 Nov 2007 09:13</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">09 Jan 2008 02:30</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=2595;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=2595">item control page</a></p>
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