Wood density predicts mortality threshold for diverse trees

New Phytol. 2021 Mar;229(6):3053-3057. doi: 10.1111/nph.17117. Epub 2020 Dec 19.

Xingyun Liang¹, Qing Ye^{1

2

3}, Hui Liu¹, Timothy J Brodribb⁴

¹ Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xingke Road 723, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
² College of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, China.
³ Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), No. 1119, Haibin Rd., Nansha District, Guangzhou, 511458, China.
⁴ School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, TAS, Private Bag 55, Hobart, 7001, Australia.

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Keywords: drought; functional trait; hydraulic failure; tree mortality; water potential; wood density; xylem vulnerability.

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