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stomatal response to leaf water potential (
Y
L
), and
loss of leaf turgor in eight species of seasonally dry tropical
forest trees. In order to maximize the potential variation in
these traits species that exhibit a range of leaf habits and
phenologies were selected. It was found that in all species
stomatal conductance was responsive to
Y
L
over a narrow
range of water potentials, and that
Y
L
inducing 50% stomatal
closure was correlated with both the
Y
L
inducing a
20% loss of xylem hydraulic conductivity and leaf water
potential at turgor loss in all species. In contrast, there was
no correlation between the water potential causing a 50%
loss of conductivity in the stem xylem, and the water potential
at stomatal closure (
Y
SC
) amongst species. It was concluded
that although both leaf and xylem characters are
correlated with the response of stomata to
Y
L,
there is
considerable flexibility in this linkage. The range of
responses is discussed in terms of the differing leaf-loss
strategies exhibited by these species." name="eprints.abstract" />
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stomatal response to leaf water potential (
Y
L
), and
loss of leaf turgor in eight species of seasonally dry tropical
forest trees. In order to maximize the potential variation in
these traits species that exhibit a range of leaf habits and
phenologies were selected. It was found that in all species
stomatal conductance was responsive to
Y
L
over a narrow
range of water potentials, and that
Y
L
inducing 50% stomatal
closure was correlated with both the
Y
L
inducing a
20% loss of xylem hydraulic conductivity and leaf water
potential at turgor loss in all species. In contrast, there was
no correlation between the water potential causing a 50%
loss of conductivity in the stem xylem, and the water potential
at stomatal closure (
Y
SC
) amongst species. It was concluded
that although both leaf and xylem characters are
correlated with the response of stomata to
Y
L,
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<h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Relations between stomatal closure, leaf turgor and xylem vulnerability in eight tropical dry forest trees</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> and <span class="person_name">Edwards, E. J.</span> and <span class="person_name">Gutierrez, M. V.</span> (2003) <xhtml:em>Relations between stomatal closure, leaf turgor and xylem vulnerability in eight tropical dry forest trees.</xhtml:em> Plant, Cell and Environment, 26 (3). pp. 443-450. ISSN 1365-3040</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/2599/1/stem__cav__stomata.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" border="0" class="ep_doc_icon" /></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2599/1/stem__cav__stomata.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Full text restricted - Requires a PDF viewer<br />411Kb</td><td><form method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/request_doc"><input value="3407" name="docid" accept-charset="utf-8" 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/10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.00975.x">http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.00975.x</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">This study examined the linkage between xylem vulnerability,
stomatal response to leaf water potential (
Y
L
), and
loss of leaf turgor in eight species of seasonally dry tropical
forest trees. In order to maximize the potential variation in
these traits species that exhibit a range of leaf habits and
phenologies were selected. It was found that in all species
stomatal conductance was responsive to
Y
L
over a narrow
range of water potentials, and that
Y
L
inducing 50% stomatal
closure was correlated with both the
Y
L
inducing a
20% loss of xylem hydraulic conductivity and leaf water
potential at turgor loss in all species. In contrast, there was
no correlation between the water potential causing a 50%
loss of conductivity in the stem xylem, and the water potential
at stomatal closure (
Y
SC
) amongst species. It was concluded
that although both leaf and xylem characters are
correlated with the response of stomata to
Y
L,
there is
considerable flexibility in this linkage. The range of
responses is discussed in terms of the differing leaf-loss
strategies exhibited by these species.</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" border="0" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block"><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">cavitation; percentage loss of conductivity;
pressure–volume curve; stomatal closure; tropical dry forest
trees; turgor loss point; water potential.</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">Collections:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">UNSPECIFIED</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">2599</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 15:06</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">11 Feb 2008 11:28</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=2599;">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=2599">item control page</a></p>
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