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- <meta content="Leaf structure and physiology are thought to be
- closely linked to leaf longevity and leaf habit. Here we compare
- the seasonal variation in leaf hydraulic conductance
- (kleaf ) andwater potential of two evergreen tree species with
- contrasting leaf life spans, and two species with similar
- leaf longevity but contrasting leaf habit, one being deciduous
- and the other evergreen. One of the evergreen species,
- Simarouba glauca, produced relatively short-lived leaves
- that maintained high hydraulic conductance year round by
- periodic flushing. The other evergreen species, Quercus
- oleoides, produced longer-lived leaves with lower kleaf and
- as a result minimum leaf water potential was much lower
- than in S. glauca (−2.8 MPa vs −1.6 MPa). Associated
- with exposure to lower water potentials, Q. oleoides leaves
- were harder, had a higher modulus of elasticity, and were
- less vulnerable to cavitation than S. glauca leaves. Both
- species operate at water potentials capable of inducing 20
- (S. glauca) to 50% (Q. oleoides) loss of kleaf during the
- dry season although no evidence of cumulative losses in
- kleaf were observed in either species suggesting regular repair
- of embolisms. Leaf longevity in the deciduous species
- Rhedera trinervis is similar to that of S. glauca, although
- maximum kleaf was lower. Furthermore, a decline in leaf
- water potential at the onset of the dry season led to cumulative
- losses in kleaf in R. trinervis that culminated in leaf
- shedding." name="eprints.abstract" />
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- the seasonal variation in leaf hydraulic conductance
- (kleaf ) andwater potential of two evergreen tree species with
- contrasting leaf life spans, and two species with similar
- leaf longevity but contrasting leaf habit, one being deciduous
- and the other evergreen. One of the evergreen species,
- Simarouba glauca, produced relatively short-lived leaves
- that maintained high hydraulic conductance year round by
- periodic flushing. The other evergreen species, Quercus
- oleoides, produced longer-lived leaves with lower kleaf and
- as a result minimum leaf water potential was much lower
- than in S. glauca (−2.8 MPa vs −1.6 MPa). Associated
- with exposure to lower water potentials, Q. oleoides leaves
- were harder, had a higher modulus of elasticity, and were
- less vulnerable to cavitation than S. glauca leaves. Both
- species operate at water potentials capable of inducing 20
- (S. glauca) to 50% (Q. oleoides) loss of kleaf during the
- dry season although no evidence of cumulative losses in
- kleaf were observed in either species suggesting regular repair
- of embolisms. Leaf longevity in the deciduous species
- Rhedera trinervis is similar to that of S. glauca, although
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- water potential at the onset of the dry season led to cumulative
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- <h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Leaf physiology does not predict leaf habit; examples from tropical dry forest</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> (2005) <xhtml:em>Leaf physiology does not predict leaf habit; examples from tropical dry forest.</xhtml:em> Trees -Structure and Function, 19 . pp. 290-295. ISSN 0931-1890</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/2594/1/trees_leaf_habit.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/2594/1/trees_leaf_habit.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Full text restricted - Requires a PDF viewer<br />292Kb</td><td><form method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/request_doc"><input accept-charset="utf-8" value="3400" 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/10.1007/s00468-004-0390-3">http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00468-004-0390-3</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">Leaf structure and physiology are thought to be
- closely linked to leaf longevity and leaf habit. Here we compare
- the seasonal variation in leaf hydraulic conductance
- (kleaf ) andwater potential of two evergreen tree species with
- contrasting leaf life spans, and two species with similar
- leaf longevity but contrasting leaf habit, one being deciduous
- and the other evergreen. One of the evergreen species,
- Simarouba glauca, produced relatively short-lived leaves
- that maintained high hydraulic conductance year round by
- periodic flushing. The other evergreen species, Quercus
- oleoides, produced longer-lived leaves with lower kleaf and
- as a result minimum leaf water potential was much lower
- than in S. glauca (−2.8 MPa vs −1.6 MPa). Associated
- with exposure to lower water potentials, Q. oleoides leaves
- were harder, had a higher modulus of elasticity, and were
- less vulnerable to cavitation than S. glauca leaves. Both
- species operate at water potentials capable of inducing 20
- (S. glauca) to 50% (Q. oleoides) loss of kleaf during the
- dry season although no evidence of cumulative losses in
- kleaf were observed in either species suggesting regular repair
- of embolisms. Leaf longevity in the deciduous species
- Rhedera trinervis is similar to that of S. glauca, although
- maximum kleaf was lower. Furthermore, a decline in leaf
- water potential at the onset of the dry season led to cumulative
- losses in kleaf in R. trinervis that culminated in leaf
- shedding.</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 original publication is available at www.springerlink.com)</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Embolism . Leaf hydraulic conductance .
- Leaf water potential . Phenology . Tropical dry forest</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">2594</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 08:39</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=2594;">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=2594">item control page</a></p>
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