Hydraulic architecture explains species moisture dependency but not mortality rates across a tropical rainfall gradient
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Intensified droughts are affecting tropical forests across the globe. However, underlying mechanisms of tree drought response and mortality poorly understood. Hydraulic traits especially hydraulic safety margins (HSMs), that is, extent to which plants buffer themselves from thresholds water stress, provide insights into species-specific vulnerability. We investigated during an intense triggered by 2015–2016 El Niño on 27 canopy species three forest sites with differing precipitation. capitalized event as a time when plant status might approach or exceed stress. degree these varied rainfall gradient, well relationships among optimal moisture rates. There were no differences for any measured trait. was strong coordination traits, network analysis revealing two major groups coordinated traits. In one group, there potentials, turgor loss point, sapwood capacitance density, HSMs, rate. second leaf mass per area, dry matter content, architecture (leaf area ratio), moisture. These results demonstrated while greater had lower rates, only trait explained species’ dependency. Species ratio associated drier reduced their transpirational demand season via deciduousness. La intensificación de las sequías está afectando los bosques tropicales todo el mundo. Sin embargo, mecanismos subyacentes la respuesta sequía y mortalidad árboles son poco conocidos. Los rasgos hidráulicos y, especialmente, márgenes seguridad hidráulica (HSM, por sus siglas en inglés), esto es, medida que plantas se protegen frente umbrales estrés hídrico, proporcionan información sobre vulnerabilidad específica cada especie. Investigamos durante una intensa desencadenada 2015-2016 del dosel superior tres sitios bosque con diferentes niveles precipitación. Aprovechamos este evento ser un momento estado hídrico podía acercarse o superar hídrico. grado estos varían lo largo gradiente precipitaciones, así como relaciones entre humedad óptima tasas No hubo diferencias para ninguno medidos. Éstos presentaron fuerte coordinación ellos. Un análisis redes reveló dos grandes grupos coordinados. En grupo estaban potenciales hídricos, punto pérdida turgencia, capacitancia densidad albura, HSM tasa mortalidad. segundo estaba formado masa foliar área, contenido materia seca foliar, arquitectura (relación área : albura) Estos resultados demostraron mientras especies mayor turgencia tuvieron menores mortalidad, fue único rasgo explicaba dependencia especie humedad. Las relación foliar: albura asociadas lugares más secos redujeron su demanda transpiración estación través hojas. potential conflict interest reported authors. Meteorological data publicly available Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute “Physical Monitoring Program” site (http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/physical_monitoring/research/). ForestGEO census at sites, used calculate through Data Portal (http://ctfs.si.edu/datarequest/). related fitted coefficients relating probability occurrence dry-season intensity each our study species, moisture, in supplemental Condit et al., 2013. potentials this NGEE-Tropics dataset archive (Ely 2019; Wolfe 2019). The raw pressure–volume curves stem release presented Supplemental Information (Figures S1 S3, respectively). addition, summary means is Table S1. Please note: publisher not responsible content functionality supporting information supplied Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed corresponding author article.
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عنوان ژورنال: Biotropica
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0006-3606', '1744-7429']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12964