Membrane failure and fluorescence predict mortality

1 RESEARCH ARTICLE: Short title: Membrane failure and fluorescence predict mortality *Author for correspondence: Carmela Rosaria Guadagno, PhD University of Wyoming, Botany Department, 1000 University Avenue-Aven Nelson Bldg., 82071-Laramie (WY), U.S.A. (+1) 307-223-6447 Dead or alive? Using membrane failure and chlorophyll a fluorescence to predict plant mortality from drought C. R. Guadagno, B. E. Ewers , H.N. Speckman, T. L. Aston , B. J. Huhn, S. B. DeVore, J. T. Ladwig, R. N. Strawn, C. Weinig 2, 3 University of Wyoming, Botany Department, 1000 University Avenue Aven Nelson Bldg., 82071-Laramie (WY), U.S.A. 2 University of Wyoming, Program in Ecology University of Wyoming, Department of Molecular Biology, 1000 University Avenue-3994 Dept., 82071Laramie (WY), U.S.A. One Sentence Summary: Chlorophyll fluorescence and cellular leakage from disrupted membranes are reliable indicators of the precise timing of plant mortality from drought and beetle kill across species.