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Drought survival of tropical tree seedlings enhanced by non-structural carbohydrate levels

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  • Michael J. O’Brien

    (Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190)

  • Sebastian Leuzinger

    (Institute for Applied Ecology New Zealand, School of Applied Sciences, Auckland University of Technology)

  • Christopher D. Philipson

    (Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190
    Mountain Ecosystems WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, SLF, Flüelastrasse 11)

  • John Tay

    (School of International Tropical Forestry, University Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, Kota Kinabalu)

  • Andy Hector

    (Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190
    University of Oxford)

Abstract

Widespread forest die-back due to the increasing frequency and intensity of drought in many parts of the planet is focusing attention on the mechanisms of tree drought resistance. This study provides direct experimental evidence that greater non-structural carbohydrate concentrations before drought help maintain hydraulic function and thereby prolong drought tolerance in seedlings of ten tropical tree species.

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  • Michael J. O’Brien & Sebastian Leuzinger & Christopher D. Philipson & John Tay & Andy Hector, 2014. "Drought survival of tropical tree seedlings enhanced by non-structural carbohydrate levels," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 4(8), pages 710-714, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:4:y:2014:i:8:d:10.1038_nclimate2281
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2281
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    2. Rahul Bhadouria & Pratap Srivastava & Rishikesh Singh & Sachchidanand Tripathi & Hema Singh & A. S. Raghubanshi, 2017. "Tree seedling establishment in dry tropics: an urgent need of interaction studies," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 37(1), pages 88-100, March.
    3. R. Alexander Thompson & Henry D. Adams & David D. Breshears & Adam D. Collins & L. Turin Dickman & Charlotte Grossiord & Àngela Manrique‐Alba & Drew M. Peltier & Michael G. Ryan & Amy M. Trowbridge & , 2023. "No carbon storage in growth-limited trees in a semi-arid woodland," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
    4. Liu, Qiuyu & Peng, Changhui & Schneider, Robert & Cyr, Dominic & Liu, Zelin & Zhou, Xiaolu & Kneeshaw, Daniel, 2021. "TRIPLEX-Mortality model for simulating drought-induced tree mortality in boreal forests: Model development and evaluation," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 455(C).

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