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Li Y, Eugster W, Riedl A, Lehmann MM, Aemisegger F, Buchmann N. Dew benefits on alpine grasslands are cancelled out by combined heatwave and drought stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1136037. [PMID: 37229137 PMCID: PMC10203623 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1136037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Increasing frequencies of heatwaves combined with simultaneous drought stress in Europe threaten the ecosystem water and carbon budgets of alpine grasslands. Dew as an additional water source can promote ecosystem carbon assimilation. It is known that grassland ecosystems keep high evapotranspiration as long as soil water is available. However, it is rarely being investigated whether dew can mitigate the impact of such extreme climatic events on grassland ecosystem carbon and water exchange. Here we use stable isotopes in meteoric waters and leaf sugars, eddy covariance fluxes for H2O vapor and CO2, in combination with meteorological and plant physiological measurements, to investigate the combined effect of dew and heat-drought stress on plant water status and net ecosystem production (NEP) in an alpine grassland (2000 m elevation) during the June 2019 European heatwave. Before the heatwave, enhanced NEP in the early morning hours can be attributed to leaf wetting by dew. However, dew benefits on NEP were cancelled out by the heatwave, due to the minor contribution of dew in leaf water. Heat-induced reduction in NEP was intensified by the combined effect of drought stress. The recovery of NEP after the peak of the heatwave could be linked to the refilling of plant tissues during nighttime. Among-genera differences of plant water status affected by dew and heat-drought stress can be attributed to differences in their foliar dew water uptake, and their reliance on soil moisture or the impact of the atmospheric evaporative demand. Our results indicate that dew influence on alpine grassland ecosystems varies according to the environmental stress and plant physiology.
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- Yafei Li
- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Roth-Nebelsick A, Hacke UG, Voigt D, Schreiber SG, Krause M. Foliar water uptake in Pinus species depends on needle age and stomatal wax structures. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2023; 131:287-300. [PMID: 36420705 PMCID: PMC9992939 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcac141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Foliar water uptake (FWU) has been documented in many species and is increasingly recognized as a non-trivial factor in plant-water relationships. However, it remains unknown whether FWU is a widespread phenomenon in Pinus species, and how it may relate to needle traits such as the form and structure of stomatal wax plugs. In this contribution, these questions were addressed by studying FWU in current-year and 1-year-old needles of seven Pinus species. METHODS We monitored FWU gravimetrically and analysed the needle surface via cryo-scanning electron microscopy. Additionally, we considered the effect of artificial wax erosion by application of the surfactant Triton X-100, which is able to alter wax crystals. KEY RESULTS The results show for all species that (1) FWU occurred, (2) FWU is higher in old needles compared to young needles and (3) there is substantial erosion of stomatal wax plugs in old needles. FWU was highest in Pinus canariensis, which has a thin stomatal wax plug. Surfactant treatment enhanced FWU. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study provide evidence for (1) widespread FWU in Pinus, (2) the influence of stomatal wax plugs on FWU and (3) age-related needle surface erosion.
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 442 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E3, Canada
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- EnviroStats Solutions Inc., 4715 117A ST NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6H 3R9, Canada
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- State Museum of Natural History, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany
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Qin J, Si J, Jia B, Zhao C, Zhou D, He X, Wang C, Zhu X. Water use strategies of Ferula bungeana on mega-dunes in the Badain Jaran Desert. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:957421. [PMID: 36561438 PMCID: PMC9763701 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.957421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In desert ecosystems, ephemeral plants have developed specialized water use strategies in response to long-term natural water stress. To examine the water use strategies of desert ephemeral plants under natural extreme drought conditions, we investigated the water absorption sources, water potential, hydraulic conductivity, and water use efficiency of Ferula bungeana at different elevations on the slopes of mega-dunes in the Badain Jaran Desert, Inner Mongolia, during a period of extreme drought. We found that the water utilized by F. bungeana was mostly absorbed from the 0-60 cm soil layers (80.47 ± 4.28%). With progression of the growing season, the source of water changed from the 0-30 cm soil layer to the 30-60 cm layer. The water potentials of the leaves, stems, and roots of F. bungeana were found to be characterized by clear diurnal and monthly variation, which were restricted by water availability and the hydraulic conductivity of different parts of the plant. The root hydraulic conductivity of F. bungeana was found to be considerably greater than that of the canopy, both of which showed significant diurnal and monthly variation. The water use efficiency of F. bungeana under extreme drought conditions was relatively high, particularly during the early and late stages of the growing season. Variations in water availability led to the regulation of water uptake and an adjustment of internal water conduction, which modified plant water use efficiency. These observations tend to indicate that the water use strategies of F. bungeana are mainly associated with the growth stage of plants, whereas the distribution pattern of plants on mega-dunes appeared to have comparatively little influence. Our findings on the water use of ephemeral plants highlight the adaptive mechanisms of these plants in desert habitats and provide a theoretical basis for selecting plants suitable for the restoration and reconstruction of desert ecosystems.
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- Jie Qin
- Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Dawson TE. Sourcing the water that makes up tree biomass. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 42:2149-2152. [PMID: 36094844 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpac109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Determining the potential sources of water that eventually become organic matter that make up the bulk of tree biomass has been facilitated by using the stable isotope composition of waters. Until recently these water sources were thought to only be taken up by roots from soils and other subsurface reservoirs. However, there is a growing body of evidence that now shows that water taken up directly by leaves and stems can not only be significant but can also dominate as the water source used in organic matter synthesis. In this commentary, I review and discuss these issues and point to an important paper by Akira Kagawa in this issue of Tree Physiology that provides a new experimental method and some striking evidence that foliar water uptake can be the primary water source that makes up tree biomass.
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- Todd E Dawson
- Departments of Integrative Biology and Environmental Science, Policy & Management, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley CA 94720, USA
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Kagawa A. Foliar water uptake as a source of hydrogen and oxygen in plant biomass. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 42:2153-2173. [PMID: 35554604 PMCID: PMC9652008 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpac055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Introductory biology lessons around the world typically teach that plants absorb water through their roots, but, unfortunately, absorption of water through leaves and subsequent transport and use of this water for biomass formation remains a field limited mostly to specialists. Recent studies have identified foliar water uptake as a significant net water source for terrestrial plants. The growing interest in the development of a new model that includes both foliar water uptake (in liquid form) and root water uptake to explain hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios in leaf water and tree rings demands a method for distinguishing between these two water sources. Therefore, in this study, I have devised a new labelling method that utilizes two different water sources, one enriched in deuterium (HDO + D2O; δD = 7.0 × 10 4‰, δ18O = 4.1‰) and one enriched in oxygen-18 (H218O; δD = -85‰, δ18O = 1.1 × 104‰), to simultaneously label both foliar-absorbed and root-absorbed water and quantify their relative contributions to plant biomass. Using this new method, I here present evidence that, in the case of well-watered Cryptomeria japonica D. Don, hydrogen and oxygen incorporated into new leaf cellulose in the rainy season derives mostly from foliar-absorbed water (69% from foliar-absorbed water and 31% from root-absorbed water), while that of new root cellulose derives mostly from root-absorbed water (20% from foliar-absorbed water and 80% from root-absorbed water), and new branch xylem is somewhere in between (55% from foliar-absorbed water and 45% from root-absorbed water). The dual-labelling method first implemented in this study enables separate and simultaneous labelling of foliar-absorbed and root-absorbed water and offers a new tool to study the uptake, transport and assimilation processes of these waters in terrestrial plants.
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Kagawa A. Foliar water uptake as a source of hydrogen and oxygen in plant biomass. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 42:2153-2173. [PMID: 35554604 DOI: 10.1101/2020.08.20.260372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Introductory biology lessons around the world typically teach that plants absorb water through their roots, but, unfortunately, absorption of water through leaves and subsequent transport and use of this water for biomass formation remains a field limited mostly to specialists. Recent studies have identified foliar water uptake as a significant net water source for terrestrial plants. The growing interest in the development of a new model that includes both foliar water uptake (in liquid form) and root water uptake to explain hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios in leaf water and tree rings demands a method for distinguishing between these two water sources. Therefore, in this study, I have devised a new labelling method that utilizes two different water sources, one enriched in deuterium (HDO + D2O; δD = 7.0 × 10 4‰, δ18O = 4.1‰) and one enriched in oxygen-18 (H218O; δD = -85‰, δ18O = 1.1 × 104‰), to simultaneously label both foliar-absorbed and root-absorbed water and quantify their relative contributions to plant biomass. Using this new method, I here present evidence that, in the case of well-watered Cryptomeria japonica D. Don, hydrogen and oxygen incorporated into new leaf cellulose in the rainy season derives mostly from foliar-absorbed water (69% from foliar-absorbed water and 31% from root-absorbed water), while that of new root cellulose derives mostly from root-absorbed water (20% from foliar-absorbed water and 80% from root-absorbed water), and new branch xylem is somewhere in between (55% from foliar-absorbed water and 45% from root-absorbed water). The dual-labelling method first implemented in this study enables separate and simultaneous labelling of foliar-absorbed and root-absorbed water and offers a new tool to study the uptake, transport and assimilation processes of these waters in terrestrial plants.
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- Akira Kagawa
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Wood Anatomy and Quality Laboratory, Tsukuba 305-8687, Japan
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Gimeno TE, Stangl ZR, Barbeta A, Saavedra N, Wingate L, Devert N, Marshall JD. Water taken up through the bark is detected in the transpiration stream in intact upper-canopy branches. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2022; 45:3219-3232. [PMID: 35922889 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Alternative water uptake pathways through leaves and bark complement water supply with interception, fog or dew. Bark water-uptake contributes to embolism-repair, as demonstrated in cut branches. We tested whether bark water-uptake could also contribute to supplement xylem-water for transpiration. We applied bandages injected with 2 H-enriched water on intact upper-canopy branches of Pinus sylvestris and Fagus sylvatica in a boreal and in a temperate forest, in summer and winter, and monitored transpiration and online isotopic composition (δ2 H and δ18 O) of water vapour, before sampling for analyses of δ2 H and δ18 O in tissue waters. Xylem, bark and leaf waters from segments downstream from the bandages were 2 H-enriched whereas δ18 O was similar to controls. Transpiration was positively correlated with 2 H-enrichment. Isotopic compositions of transpiration and xylem water allowed us to calculate isotopic exchange through the bark via vapour exchange, which was negligible in comparison to estimated bark water-uptake, suggesting that water-uptake occurred via liquid phase. Results were consistent across species, forests and seasons, indicating that bark water-uptake may be more ubiquitous than previously considered. We suggest that water taken up through the bark could be incorporated into the transpiration stream, which could imply that sap-flow measurements underestimate transpiration when bark is wet.
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- Teresa E Gimeno
- CREAF, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Catalonia, Spain
- Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, Sweden
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- BEECA, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, Sweden
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Cernusak LA, Barbeta A, Bush RT, Eichstaedt (Bögelein) R, Ferrio JP, Flanagan LB, Gessler A, Martín‐Gómez P, Hirl RT, Kahmen A, Keitel C, Lai C, Munksgaard NC, Nelson DB, Ogée J, Roden JS, Schnyder H, Voelker SL, Wang L, Stuart‐Williams H, Wingate L, Yu W, Zhao L, Cuntz M. Do 2 H and 18 O in leaf water reflect environmental drivers differently? THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2022; 235:41-51. [PMID: 35322882 PMCID: PMC9322340 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We compiled hydrogen and oxygen stable isotope compositions (δ2 H and δ18 O) of leaf water from multiple biomes to examine variations with environmental drivers. Leaf water δ2 H was more closely correlated with δ2 H of xylem water or atmospheric vapour, whereas leaf water δ18 O was more closely correlated with air relative humidity. This resulted from the larger proportional range for δ2 H of meteoric waters relative to the extent of leaf water evaporative enrichment compared with δ18 O. We next expressed leaf water as isotopic enrichment above xylem water (Δ2 H and Δ18 O) to remove the impact of xylem water isotopic variation. For Δ2 H, leaf water still correlated with atmospheric vapour, whereas Δ18 O showed no such correlation. This was explained by covariance between air relative humidity and the Δ18 O of atmospheric vapour. This is consistent with a previously observed diurnal correlation between air relative humidity and the deuterium excess of atmospheric vapour across a range of ecosystems. We conclude that 2 H and 18 O in leaf water do indeed reflect the balance of environmental drivers differently; our results have implications for understanding isotopic effects associated with water cycling in terrestrial ecosystems and for inferring environmental change from isotopic biomarkers that act as proxies for leaf water.
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- Lucas A. Cernusak
- College of Science and EngineeringJames Cook UniversityCairnsQld4878Australia
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- BEECADepartment of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental SciencesUniversitat de BarcelonaBarcelonaCatalonia08028Spain
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- Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesNorthwestern UniversityEvanstonIL60208USA
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- ARAID‐Departamento de Sistemas AgrícolasForestales y Medio AmbienteCentro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA)Zaragoza50059Spain
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of LethbridgeLethbridgeABT1K 3M4Canada
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- WSL Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ResearchBirmensdorf8903Switzerland
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- INRAEBordeaux Sciences AgroUMR ISPAVillenave d'Ornon 33140France
- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC)SolsonaCatalonia25280Spain
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- Technische Universität MünchenLehrstuhl für GrünlandlehreFreising‐Weihenstephan85354Germany
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- Department of Environmental Sciences–BotanyUniversity of BaselBasel4056Switzerland
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- School of Life and Environmental SciencesSydney Institute of AgricultureThe University of SydneyCamdenNSW2006Australia
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- Department of BiologySan Diego State UniversitySan DiegoCA92182USA
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- College of Science and EngineeringJames Cook UniversityCairnsQld4878Australia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences–BotanyUniversity of BaselBasel4056Switzerland
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- INRAEBordeaux Sciences AgroUMR ISPAVillenave d'Ornon 33140France
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- Department of BiologySouthern Oregon UniversityAshlandOR97520USA
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- Technische Universität MünchenLehrstuhl für GrünlandlehreFreising‐Weihenstephan85354Germany
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- College of Forest Resources and Environmental ScienceMichigan Technological UniversityHoughtonMI49931USA
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- Department of Earth SciencesIndiana University–Purdue University IndianapolisIndianapolisIND46202USA
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- INRAEBordeaux Sciences AgroUMR ISPAVillenave d'Ornon 33140France
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- Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environmental Changes and Land Surface ProcessesInstitute of Tibetan Plateau ResearchChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100101China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying CapacityCollege of Urban and Environmental SciencesNorthwest UniversityXi'an 710127China
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- Université de LorraineAgroParisTechINRAEUMR SilvaNancy54000France
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Boanares D, Bueno A, de Souza AX, Kozovits AR, Sousa HC, Pimenta LPS, Isaias RMDS, França MGC. Cuticular wax composition contributes to different strategies of foliar water uptake in six plant species from foggy rupestrian grassland in tropical mountains. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2021; 190:112894. [PMID: 34364088 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The cuticle is the outermost region of the epidermal cell wall of plant aerial organs. The cuticle acts as a two-way lipid barrier for water diffusion; therefore, it plays a vital role in foliar water uptake (FWU). We hypothesised that the chemical composition of the cuticular waxes influences the FWU strategy that plants adopt in a foggy tropical ecosystem. We analysed the leaf cuticular waxes of six plant species known by their different FWU strategies, in both qualitative and quantitative approaches, to test this hypothesis. We also investigated the fine structure of the plant cuticle by scanning electron microscopy. Neither the total wax loads nor the amounts of single wax compound classes correlated to the FWU. In contrast, the qualitative chemical composition of the cuticular waxes was related to the water absorption speed but not to the maximum water absorbed. The presence of wax crystals might interfere with the FWU. Our findings suggest that a complex three-dimensional network of the cuticular compounds contributes to different strategies of FWU in six plant species from foggy tropical mountaintops.
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- Daniela Boanares
- Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- University of Würzburg, Julius-von-Sachs Institute of Biological Sciences, Chair of Botany II - Ecophysiology and Vegetation Ecology, Würzburg, Germany.
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- University of Würzburg, Julius-von-Sachs Institute of Biological Sciences, Chair of Botany II - Ecophysiology and Vegetation Ecology, Würzburg, Germany
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- Departamento de Biodiversidade, Evolução e Meio Ambiente, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Farquhar GD, Griffani DS, Barbour MM. The effects on isotopic composition of leaf water and transpiration of adding a gas-exchange cuvette. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2021; 44:2844-2857. [PMID: 33938016 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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An expression was earlier derived for the non-steady state isotopic composition of a leaf when the composition of the water entering the leaf was not necessarily the same as that of the water being transpired (Farquhar and Cernusak 2005). This was relevant to natural conditions because the associated time constant is typically sufficiently long to ensure that the leaf water composition and fluxes of the isotopologues are rarely steady. With the advent of laser-based measurements of isotopologues, leaves have been enclosed in cuvettes and time courses of fluxes recorded. The enclosure modifies the time constant by effectively increasing the resistance to the one-way gross flux out of the stomata because transpiration increases the vapour concentration within the chamber. The resistance is increased from stomatal and boundary layer in series, to stomata, boundary layer and chamber resistance, where the latter is given by the ratio of leaf area to the flow rate out of the chamber. An apparent change in concept from one-way to net flux, introduced by Song, Simonin, Loucos and Barbour (2015) is resolved, and shown to be unnecessary, but the value of their data is reinforced.
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- Graham D Farquhar
- Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Te Aka Mātuatua-School of Science, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Zweifel R, Sterck F, Braun S, Buchmann N, Eugster W, Gessler A, Häni M, Peters RL, Walthert L, Wilhelm M, Ziemińska K, Etzold S. Why trees grow at night. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 231:2174-2185. [PMID: 34118158 PMCID: PMC8457160 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The timing of diel stem growth of mature forest trees is still largely unknown, as empirical data with high temporal resolution have not been available so far. Consequently, the effects of day-night conditions on tree growth remained uncertain. Here we present the first comprehensive field study of hourly-resolved radial stem growth of seven temperate tree species, based on 57 million underlying data points over a period of up to 8 yr. We show that trees grow mainly at night, with a peak after midnight, when the vapour pressure deficit (VPD) is among the lowest. A high VPD strictly limits radial stem growth and allows little growth during daylight hours, except in the early morning. Surprisingly, trees also grow in moderately dry soil when the VPD is low. Species-specific differences in diel growth dynamics show that species able to grow earlier during the night are associated with the highest number of hours with growth per year and the largest annual growth increment. We conclude that species with the ability to overcome daily water deficits faster have greater growth potential. Furthermore, we conclude that growth is more sensitive than carbon uptake to dry air, as growth stops before stomata are known to close.
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- Roman Zweifel
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSLBirmensdorf8903Switzerland
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- Forest Ecology and Management GroupWageningen UniversityWageningen6708 PBthe Netherlands
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- Institute for Applied Plant BiologyWitterswil4108Switzerland
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- Department of Environmental Systems ScienceInstitute of Agricultural SciencesETH ZurichZurich8092Switzerland
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- Department of Environmental Systems ScienceInstitute of Agricultural SciencesETH ZurichZurich8092Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSLBirmensdorf8903Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSLBirmensdorf8903Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSLBirmensdorf8903Switzerland
- Laboratory of Plant EcologyGhent UniversityGhent9000Belgium
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSLBirmensdorf8903Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSLBirmensdorf8903Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSLBirmensdorf8903Switzerland
- Department of Plant Ecology and EvolutionUppsala UniversityUppsalaSE‐751 05Sweden
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSLBirmensdorf8903Switzerland
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Hill AJ, Dawson TE, Dody A, Rachmilevitch S. Dew water-uptake pathways in Negev desert plants: a study using stable isotope tracers. Oecologia 2021; 196:353-361. [PMID: 34008141 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-021-04940-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Dew is an important water resource for plants in most deserts. The mechanism that allows desert plants to use dew water was studied using an isotopic water tracer approach. Most plants use water directly from the soil; the roots transfer the water to the rest of the plant, where it is required for all metabolic functions. However, many plants can also take up water into their leaves and stems. Examining the dew water uptake pathways in desert plants can lend insight on another all water-use pathways examination. We determined where and how dew water enters plants in the water limited Negev desert. Highly depleted isotopic water was sprayed on three different dominant plant species of the Negev desert-Artemesia sieberi, Salsola inermis and Haloxylon scoparium-and its entry into the plant was followed. Water was sprayed onto the soil only, or on the leaves/stems only (with soil covered to prevent water entry via root uptake). Thereafter, the isotopic composition of water in the roots and stems were measured at various time points. The results show that each plant species used the dew water to a different extent, and we obtained evidence of foliar uptake capacity of dew water that varied depending on the microenvironmental conditions. A. sieberi took up the greatest amount of dew water through both stems and roots, S. inermis took up dew water mainly from the roots, and H. scoparium showed the least dew capture overall.
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- Amber J Hill
- The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Sede Boqer Campus Midreshet Ben Gurion, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 84990, Beersheba, Israel.
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- Center for Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry and the Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Geography and Environmental Developing Department, Ben Gurion University, BeerSheba, Israel
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- The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Sede Boqer Campus Midreshet Ben Gurion, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 84990, Beersheba, Israel
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Tracing plant–environment interactions from organismal to planetary scales using stable isotopes: a mini review. Emerg Top Life Sci 2021; 5:301-316. [DOI: 10.1042/etls20200277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Natural isotope variation forms a mosaic of isotopically distinct pools across the biosphere and flows between pools integrate plant ecology with global biogeochemical cycling. Carbon, nitrogen, and water isotopic ratios (among others) can be measured in plant tissues, at root and foliar interfaces, and in adjacent atmospheric, water, and soil environments. Natural abundance isotopes provide ecological insight to complement and enhance biogeochemical research, such as understanding the physiological conditions during photosynthetic assimilation (e.g. water stress) or the contribution of unusual plant water or nutrient sources (e.g. fog, foliar deposition). While foundational concepts and methods have endured through four decades of research, technological improvements that enable measurement at fine spatiotemporal scales, of multiple isotopes, and of isotopomers, are advancing the field of stable isotope ecology. For example, isotope studies now benefit from the maturation of field-portable infrared spectroscopy, which allows the exploration of plant–environment sensitivity at physiological timescales. Isotope ecology is also benefiting from, and contributing to, new understanding of the plant–soil–atmosphere system, such as improving the representation of soil carbon pools and turnover in land surface models. At larger Earth-system scales, a maturing global coverage of isotope data and new data from site networks offer exciting synthesis opportunities to merge the insights of single-or multi-isotope analysis with ecosystem and remote sensing data in a data-driven modeling framework, to create geospatial isotope products essential for studies of global environmental change.
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Juhlke TR, Van Geldern R, Barth JAC, Bendix J, Bräuning A, Garel E, Häusser M, Huneau F, Knerr I, Santoni S, Szymczak S, Trachte K. Temporal offset between precipitation and water uptake of Mediterranean pine trees varies with elevation and season. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 755:142539. [PMID: 33045601 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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For climate models that use paleo-environment data to predict future climate change, tree-ring isotope variations are one important archive for the reconstruction of paleo-hydrological conditions. Due to the rather complicated pathway of water, starting from precipitation until its uptake by trees and the final incorporation of its components into tree-ring cellulose, a closer inspection of seasonal variations of tree water uptake is important. In this study, branch and needle samples of two pine species (Pinus pinaster and Pinus nigra subsp. laricio) and several water compartments (precipitation, creek, soil) were sampled over a two-year period and analyzed for the temporal variations of their oxygen and hydrogen stable isotope ratios (δ18O and δ2H) at five sites over an elevation gradient from sea level to around 1600 m a.s.l. on the Mediterranean island of Corsica (France). A new model was established to disentangle temporal relationships of source water uptake of trees. It uses a calculation method that incorporates the two processes mostly expected to affect source water composition: mixing of waters and evaporation. The model results showed that the temporal offset from precipitation to water uptake is not constant and varies with elevation and season. Overall, seasonal source water origin was shown to be dominated by precipitation from autumn and spring. While autumn precipitation was a more important water source for trees growing at mid- (~800-1000 m a.s.l) and high-elevation (~1600 m a.s.l.) sites, trees at coastal sites mostly took up water from late winter and spring. These findings show that predicted decreases in precipitation amounts during the wet season in the Mediterranean can have strong impacts on water availability for pine trees, especially at higher elevations.
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- T R Juhlke
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department Geographie und Geowissenschaften, GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Schlossgarten 5, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department Geographie und Geowissenschaften, GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Schlossgarten 5, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department Geographie und Geowissenschaften, GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Schlossgarten 5, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Philipps University of Marburg, Faculty of Geography, Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing, Deutschhausstr. 12, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department Geographie und Geowissenschaften, Institut für Geographie, Wetterkreuz 15, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Université de Corse Pascal Paoli, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Laboratoire d'Hydrogéologie, Campus Grimaldi, BP 52, F-20250 Corte, France; CNRS, UMR 6134 SPE, F-20250 Corte, France
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department Geographie und Geowissenschaften, Institut für Geographie, Wetterkreuz 15, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Université de Corse Pascal Paoli, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Laboratoire d'Hydrogéologie, Campus Grimaldi, BP 52, F-20250 Corte, France; CNRS, UMR 6134 SPE, F-20250 Corte, France
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- Philipps University of Marburg, Faculty of Geography, Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing, Deutschhausstr. 12, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Université de Corse Pascal Paoli, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Laboratoire d'Hydrogéologie, Campus Grimaldi, BP 52, F-20250 Corte, France; CNRS, UMR 6134 SPE, F-20250 Corte, France
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department Geographie und Geowissenschaften, Institut für Geographie, Wetterkreuz 15, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU), Institute for Environmental Sciences, 03044 Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany
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Wang A, Siegwolf RTW, Joseph J, Thomas FM, Werner W, Gessler A, Rigling A, Schaub M, Saurer M, Li MH, Lehmann MM. Effects of soil moisture, needle age and leaf morphology on carbon and oxygen uptake, incorporation and allocation: a dual labeling approach with 13CO2 and H218O in foliage of a coniferous forest. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 41:50-62. [PMID: 32879961 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The carbon and oxygen isotopic composition of water and assimilates in plants reveals valuable information on plant responses to climatic conditions. Yet, the carbon and oxygen uptake, incorporation and allocation processes determining isotopic compositions are not fully understood. We carried out a dual-isotope labeling experiment at high humidity with 18O-enriched water (H218O) and 13C-enriched CO2 (13CO2) with attached Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) branches and detached twigs of hemiparasitic mistletoes (Viscum album ssp. austriacum) in a naturally dry coniferous forest, where also a long-term irrigation takes place. After 4 h of label exposure, we sampled previous- and recent-year leaves, twig phloem and twig xylem over 192 h for the analysis of isotope ratios in water and assimilates. For both species, the uptake into leaf water and the incorporation of the 18O-label into leaf assimilates was not influenced by soil moisture, while the 13C-label incorporation into assimilates was significantly higher under irrigation compared with control dry conditions. Species-specific differences in leaf morphology or needle age did not affect 18O-label uptake into leaf water, but the incorporation of both tracers into assimilates was two times lower in mistletoe than in pine. The 18O-label allocation in water from pine needles to twig tissues was two times higher for phloem than for xylem under both soil moisture conditions. In contrast, the allocation of both tracers in pine assimilates were similar and not affected by soil moisture, twig tissue or needle age. Soil moisture effects on 13C-label but not on 18O-label incorporation into assimilates can be explained by the stomatal responses at high humidity, non-stomatal pathways for water and isotope exchange reactions. Our results suggest that non-photosynthetic 18O-incorporation processes may have masked prevalent photosynthetic processes. Thus, isotopic variation in leaf water could also be imprinted on assimilates when photosynthetic assimilation rates are low.
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- Ao Wang
- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Birmensdorf, Zuercherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zurich, Universitaetsstrasse 16, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Birmensdorf, Zuercherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Birmensdorf, Zuercherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Geobotany, University of Trier, Behringstrasse 21, 54296 Trier, Germany
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- Geobotany, University of Trier, Behringstrasse 21, 54296 Trier, Germany
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Birmensdorf, Zuercherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zurich, Universitaetsstrasse 16, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Birmensdorf, Zuercherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zurich, Universitaetsstrasse 16, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Birmensdorf, Zuercherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Birmensdorf, Zuercherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Birmensdorf, Zuercherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Birmensdorf, Zuercherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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Modified Hiltner Dew Balance to Re-Estimate Dewfall Accumulation as a Reliable Water Source in the Negev Desert. WATER 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/w12102952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Dew formation is an essential component of the water balance in dry ecosystems, but measuring dew is challenging due, in part, to its dependency on the surface on which it forms. We detail the use of a modified Hiltner dew balance to illustrate how more accurate measurements of dewfall may be obtained. Using a modified Hiltner dew balance, we measured dewfall in the Negev Desert continuously for 3 years (2013–2015). Data analyses examined the relationship between dew formation, rain events and other environmental parameters in order to re-evaluate the importance of dew in the water budget. In line with previous research, our findings demonstrate that dewfall is a substantial and stable input of water in the Negev desert, providing inputs in the dry summer and the wet winter. Our results show that while dewfall was larger and more prevalent in proximity to rain events, a notable portion of dewfall took place on days distant from any rain event. The Hiltner dew balance modifications proved to be reliable and increased the efficacy of measuring the quantity and timing of dew formation. This study demonstrates the importance of integrating dewfall data into decision-making models for dryland ecosystems and agriculture, as well as into climate models.
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Lehmann MM, Goldsmith GR, Mirande-Ney C, Weigt RB, Schönbeck L, Kahmen A, Gessler A, Siegwolf RTW, Saurer M. The 18 O-signal transfer from water vapour to leaf water and assimilates varies among plant species and growth forms. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2020; 43:510-523. [PMID: 31732962 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The 18 O signature of atmospheric water vapour (δ18 OV ) is known to be transferred via leaf water to assimilates. It remains, however, unclear how the 18 O-signal transfer differs among plant species and growth forms. We performed a 9-hr greenhouse fog experiment (relative humidity ≥ 98%) with 18 O-depleted water vapour (-106.7‰) on 140 plant species of eight different growth forms during daytime. We quantified the 18 O-signal transfer by calculating the mean residence time of O in leaf water (MRTLW ) and sugars (MRTSugars ) and related it to leaf traits and physiological drivers. MRTLW increased with leaf succulence and thickness, varying between 1.4 and 10.8 hr. MRTSugars was shorter in C3 and C4 plants than in crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plants and highly variable among species and growth forms; MRTSugars was shortest for grasses and aquatic plants, intermediate for broadleaf trees, shrubs, and herbs, and longest for conifers, epiphytes, and succulents. Sucrose was more sensitive to δ18 OV variations than other assimilates. Our comprehensive study shows that plant species and growth forms vary strongly in their sensitivity to δ18 OV variations, which is important for the interpretation of δ18 O values in plant organic material and compounds and thus for the reconstruction of climatic conditions and plant functional responses.
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- Marco M Lehmann
- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland
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- Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, CA, 92866
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland
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- Department of Environmental Sciences-Botany, University of Basel, Basel, 4056, Switzerland
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland
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Yang Y, Lee EB, Kim JE, Song HJ, Choi Y, Kim KJ, Kumaran RS, Lee SH, Yang Y, Kim HJ. Monitoring Plant Moisture Content Using an Induction Coil Sensor. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.11883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yunjeong Yang
- Department of Biological EngineeringKonkuk University Seoul 05029 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological EngineeringKonkuk University Seoul 05029 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological EngineeringKonkuk University Seoul 05029 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological EngineeringKonkuk University Seoul 05029 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological EngineeringKonkuk University Seoul 05029 Republic of Korea
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- Urban Agriculture Research DivisionNational Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science Chunjoo 54875 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological EngineeringKonkuk University Seoul 05029 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological EngineeringKonkuk University Seoul 05029 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological EngineeringKonkuk University Seoul 05029 Republic of Korea
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Schreel JDM, Van de Wal BAE, Hervé-Fernandez P, Boeckx P, Steppe K. Hydraulic redistribution of foliar absorbed water causes turgor-driven growth in mangrove seedlings. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:2437-2447. [PMID: 30953380 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Although foliar water uptake (FWU) has been shown in mature Avicennia marina trees, the importance for its seedlings remains largely unknown. A series of experiments were therefore performed using artificial rainfall events in a greenhouse environment to assess the ecological implications of FWU in A. marina seedlings. One-hour artificial rainfall events resulted in an increased leaf water potential, a reversed sap flow, and a rapid diameter increment signifying a turgor-driven growth of up to 30.1 ± 5.4 μm. Furthermore, the application of an artificial rainfall event with deuterated water showed that the amount of water absorbed by the leaves and transported to the stem was directly and univocally correlated to the observed growth spurts. The observations in this process-based study show that FWU is an important water acquisition mechanism under certain circumstances and might be of ecological importance for the establishment of A. marina seedlings. Distribution of mangrove trees might hence be more significantly disturbed by climate change-driven changes in rainfall patterns than previously assumed.
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- Jeroen D M Schreel
- Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
- Isotope Bioscience Laboratory (ISOFYS), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Isotope Bioscience Laboratory (ISOFYS), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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Influence of Drought on Foliar Water Uptake Capacity of Temperate Tree Species. FORESTS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/f10070562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Foliar water uptake (FWU) has been investigated in an increasing number of species from a variety of areas but has remained largely understudied in deciduous, temperate tree species from non-foggy regions. As leaf wetting events frequently occur in temperate regions, FWU might be more important than previously thought and should be investigated. As climate change progresses, the number of drought events is expected to increase, basically resulting in a decreasing number of leaf wetting events, which might make FWU a seemingly less important mechanism. However, the impact of drought on FWU might not be that unidirectional because drought will also cause a more negative tree water potential, which is expected to result in more FWU. It yet remains unclear whether drought results in a general increase or decrease in the amount of water absorbed by leaves. The main objectives of this study are, therefore: (i) to assess FWU-capacity in nine widely distributed key tree species from temperate regions, and (ii) to investigate the effect of drought on FWU in these species. Based on measurements of leaf and soil water potential and FWU-capacity, the effect of drought on FWU in temperate tree species was assessed. Eight out of nine temperate tree species were able to absorb water via their leaves. The amount of water absorbed by leaves and the response of this plant trait to drought were species-dependent, with a general increase in the amount of water absorbed as leaf water potential decreased. This relationship was less pronounced when using soil water potential as an independent variable. We were able to classify species according to their response in FWU to drought at the leaf level, but this classification changed when using drought at the soil level, and was driven by iso- and anisohydric behavior. FWU hence occurred in several key tree species from temperate regions, be it with some variability, which potentially allows these species to partly reduce the effects of drought stress. We recommend including this mechanism in future research regarding plant–water relations and to investigate the impact of different pathways used for FWU.
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Dubbert M, Werner C. Water fluxes mediated by vegetation: emerging isotopic insights at the soil and atmosphere interfaces. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2019; 221:1754-1763. [PMID: 30341780 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Plants mediate water fluxes within the soil-vegetation-atmosphere continuum. This water transfer in soils, through plants, into the atmosphere can be effectively traced by stable isotopologues of water. However, rapid dynamic processes have only recently gained attention, such as adaptations in root water uptake depths (within hours to days) or the imprint of transpirational fluxes on atmospheric moisture, particularly promoted by the development of real-time in-situ water vapour stable isotope observation techniques. We focus on open questions and emerging insights at the soil-plant and plant-atmosphere interfaces, as we believe that these are the controlling factors for ecosystem water cycling. At both interfaces, complex pictures of interacting ecophysiological and hydrological processes emerge: root water uptake dynamics depend on both spatiotemporal variations in water availability and species-specific regulation of adaptive root conductivity within the rooting system by, for example, modulating soil-root conductivity in response to water and nutrient demands. Similarly, plant water transport and losses are a fine-tuned interplay between species-specific structural and functional strategies of water use and atmospheric processes. We propose that only by explicitly merging insights from distinct disciplines - for example, hydrology, plant physiology and atmospheric sciences - will we gain a holistic picture of the impact of vegetation on processes governing the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum.
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- Maren Dubbert
- Ecosystem Physiology, University of Freiburg, 79110, Freiburg, Germany
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- Ecosystem Physiology, University of Freiburg, 79110, Freiburg, Germany
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Berry ZC, Emery NC, Gotsch SG, Goldsmith GR. Foliar water uptake: Processes, pathways, and integration into plant water budgets. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:410-423. [PMID: 30194766 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Nearly all plant families, represented across most major biomes, absorb water directly through their leaves. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as foliar water uptake. Recent studies have suggested that foliar water uptake provides a significant water subsidy that can influence both plant water and carbon balance across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Despite this, our mechanistic understanding of when, where, how, and to what end water is absorbed through leaf surfaces remains limited. We first review the evidence for the biophysical conditions necessary for foliar water uptake to occur, focusing on the plant and atmospheric water potentials necessary to create a gradient for water flow. We then consider the different pathways for uptake, as well as the potential fates of the water once inside the leaf. Given that one fate of water from foliar uptake is to increase leaf water potentials and contribute to the demands of transpiration, we also provide a quantitative synthesis of observed rates of change in leaf water potential and total fluxes of water into the leaf. Finally, we identify critical research themes that should be addressed to effectively incorporate foliar water uptake into traditional frameworks of plant water movement.
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- Z Carter Berry
- Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, California, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Biology, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, California, USA
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Thomas FM, Rzepecki A, Lücke A, Wiekenkamp I, Rabbel I, Pütz T, Neuwirth B. Growth and wood isotopic signature of Norway spruce (Picea abies) along a small-scale gradient of soil moisture. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 38:1855-1870. [PMID: 30265369 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpy100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Among the environmental factors that have an effect on the isotopic signature of tree rings, the specific impact of soil moisture on the Δ13C and, in particular, the δ18O ratios has scarcely been investigated. We studied the effects of soil type and soil moisture (from moderately moist [Cambisol] to wet [Gleysol]) on the growth and isotopic signature of tree rings of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] H. Karst.), a widely distributed forest tree species in Central Europe, at a small spatial scale in a typical mature forest plantation in the low mountain ranges of Western Germany. The δ18O ratios were lower in rings of trees growing at the wettest microsite (Gleysol) than in tree rings from the microsite with moderately moist soil (Cambisol). This indicates higher uptake rates of 18O-unenriched soil water at the Gleysol microsite and corresponds to less negative soil water potentials and higher transpiration rates on the Gleysol plots. Contrary to our expectations, the basal area increments, the Δ13C ratios and the intrinsic water-use efficiency (calculated on the basis of δ13C) did not differ significantly between the Cambisol and the Gleysol microsites. For average values of each microsite and year investigated, we found a significantly positive correlation between δ13C and δ18O, which indicates a consistent stomatal control over gas exchange along the soil moisture gradient at comparable relative air humidity in the stand. As δ18O ratios of tree rings integrate responses of wood formation to soil moisture over longer periods of time, they may help to identify microsites differing in soil water availability along small-scale gradients of soil moisture under homogeneous climatic conditions and to explain the occurrence of particular tree species along those gradients in forest stands.
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- Frank M Thomas
- University of Trier, Faculty of Regional and Environmental Sciences, Geobotany, Behringstraße 21, Trier, Germany
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- University of Trier, Faculty of Regional and Environmental Sciences, Geobotany, Behringstraße 21, Trier, Germany
- Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Weimarer Allee 1, Trier, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, Jülich, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, Jülich, Germany
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- University of Bonn, Department of Geography, Meckenheimer Allee 166, Bonn, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, Jülich, Germany
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- Burkhard Neuwirth, DeLaWi Tree Ring Analyses, Preschlin-Allee 2, Windeck, Germany
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Dawson TE, Goldsmith GR. The value of wet leaves. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 219:1156-1169. [PMID: 29959896 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Contents Summary 1156 I. Introduction 1156 II. How often are leaves wet? 1157 III. The costs of leaf wetting 1157 IV. The real and potential benefits of leaf wetting 1161 V. Wet leaves: costs, benefits and tradeoffs in a changing world 1165 Acknowledgements 1166 References 1166 SUMMARY: An often-overlooked feature of all plants is that their leaf surfaces are wet for significant periods over their lifetimes. Leaf wetting has a number of direct and indirect effects on plant function from the scale of the leaf to that of the ecosystem. The costs of leaf wetting for plant function, such as the growth of pathogens and the leaching of nutrients, have long been recognized. However, an emerging body of research has also begun to demonstrate some very clear benefits. For instance, leaf wetting can improve plant-water relations and lead to increased photosynthesis. Leaf wetting may also lead to synergistic effects on plant function, such as when leaf water potential improvements lead to enhanced growth that does not occur when plant leaves are dry. We identify important reasons why leaf wetting can be critical for plant sciences to not only acknowledge, but also directly address, in future research. To do so, we provide a framework for the consideration of the relative balance of the various costs and benefits resulting from leaf wetting, as well as how this balance may be expected to change given projected scenarios of global climate change in the future.
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- Todd E Dawson
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Ecosystem Fluxes Group, Laboratory for Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
- Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, CA, 92866, USA
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Dew-induced transpiration suppression impacts the water and isotope balances of Colocasia leaves. Oecologia 2018; 187:1041-1051. [DOI: 10.1007/s00442-018-4199-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Fog Water Is Important in Maintaining the Water Budgets of Vascular Epiphytes in an Asian Tropical Karst Forests during the Dry Season. FORESTS 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/f9050260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lehmann MM, Goldsmith GR, Schmid L, Gessler A, Saurer M, Siegwolf RTW. The effect of 18 O-labelled water vapour on the oxygen isotope ratio of water and assimilates in plants at high humidity. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 217:105-116. [PMID: 28940549 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Our understanding of how temporal variations of atmospheric water vapour and its isotopic composition (δ18 OV ) influence water and assimilates in plants remains limited, restricting our ability to use δ18 O as a tracer of ecophysiological processes. We exposed oak (Quercus robur) saplings under wet and dry soil moisture conditions to 18 O-depleted water vapour (c. - 200‰) at high relative humidity (c. 93%) for 5 h, simulating a fog event. We then traced the step change in δ18 OV into water and assimilates (e.g. sucrose, hexoses, quercitol and starch) in the leaf lamina, main veins and twigs over 24 h. The immediate δ18 OV effect was highest for δ18 O of leaf lamina water, but 40% lower on δ18 O of main vein water. To a smaller extent, we also observed changes in δ18 O of twig xylem water. Depending on the individual assimilation rate of each plant, the 18 O-label was partitioned among different assimilates, with highest changes in δ18 O of starch/sucrose and lowest in δ18 O of quercitol. Additionally, 18 O-label partitioning and allocation towards leaf starch and twig phloem sugars was influenced by the plant water status. Our results have important implications for water isotope heterogeneity in plants and for our understanding of how the δ18 O signal is incorporated into biomarkers.
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- Marco M Lehmann
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
- Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, CA, 92866, USA
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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