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Intensive leaf cooling promotes tree survival during a record heatwave.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 22 Oct 2024
Posch Bradley C, Bush Susan E, Koepke Dan F, Schuessler Alexandra, Anderegg Leander L D, Aparecido Luiza M T, Blonder Benjamin W, Guo Jessica S, Kerr Kelly L, Moran Madeline E, Cooper Hillary F, Doughty Christopher E, Gehring Catherine A, Whitham Thomas G, Allan Gerard J, Hultine Kevin R
Abstract excerpt
Increasing heatwaves are threatening forest ecosystems globally. Leaf thermal regulation and tolerance are important for plant survival during heatwaves, though the interaction between these processes and water availability is unclear. Genotypes of the widely distributed foundation tree species Populus fremontii were studied in a controlled common garden during a record summer heatwave-where air temperature...
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