Limited hydraulic recovery in seedlings of six tree species with contrasting leaf habits in subtropical China.

ABSTRACT: Subtropical tree species may experience severe drought stress due to variable rainfall under future climates. However, the capacity to restore hydraulic function post-drought might differ among co-occurring species with contrasting leaf habits (e.g., evergreen and deciduous) and have implications for future forest composition. Moreover, the links between hydraulic recovery and physiological and morphological traits related to water-carbon availability are still not well understood. Here, potted seedlings of six tree species (four evergreen and two deciduous) were grown outdoors under a rainout shelter. They grew under favorable water conditions until they were experimentally subjected to a soil water deficit leading to losses of ca. 50% of hydraulic conductivity, and then soils were

SUBMITTER: Duan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9403191 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature