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A framework for identifying plant species to be used as 'ecological engineers' for fixing soil on unstable slopes

scientific article

A possible link between hydraulic properties and leaf habits in Hevea brasiliensis

scientific article published on 01 July 2015

Above- and below-ground competition in high and low irradiance: tree seedling responses to a competing liana Byttneria grandifolia

article

An observational study of the carbon-sink strength of East Asian subtropical evergreen forests

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Annual temperature reconstruction in the central Hengduan Mountains, China, as deduced from tree rings

article

Are leaves more vulnerable to cavitation than branches?

scientific article published in 2016

Changes in activities of antioxidative system and monoterpene and photochemical efficiency during seasonal leaf senescence in Hevea brasiliensis trees

Co-ordination between leaf biomechanical resistance and hydraulic safety across 30 sub-tropical woody species

scientific article published on 24 April 2021

Contrasting Water Use, Stomatal Regulation, Embolism Resistance, and Drought Responses of Two Co-Occurring Mangroves

scientific article published on 15 July 2021

Contrasting cost-benefit strategy between lianas and trees in a tropical seasonal rain forest in southwestern China

scientific article published on 27 February 2010

Convergent Evolution towards High Net Carbon Gain Efficiency Contributes to the Shade Tolerance of Palms (Arecaceae).

scientific article published on 13 October 2015

Correlations between leaf economics, mechanical resistance and drought tolerance across 41 cycad species

scientific article published on 04 December 2021

Cyclic electron flow plays an important role in photoprotection for the resurrection plant Paraboea rufescens under drought stress

scientific article published on 13 November 2011

Cyclic electron flow plays an important role in photoprotection of tropical trees illuminated at temporal chilling temperature

scientific article published on 9 November 2010

Determinants of water circulation in a woody bamboo species: afternoon use and night-time recharge of culm water storage

scientific article published on 31 July 2015

Differences in the responses of photosystem I and photosystem II of three tree species Cleistanthus sumatranus, Celtis philippensis and Pistacia weinmannifolia exposed to a prolonged drought in a tropical limestone forest

scientific article published on 17 January 2013

Different biomechanical design and ecophysiological strategies in juveniles of two liana species with contrasting growth habit

scientific article

Different hydraulic traits of woody plants from tropical forests with contrasting soil water availability

scientific article

Differentiation in Leaf Physiological Traits Related to Shade and Drought Tolerance Underlies Contrasting Adaptations of Two Cyclobalanopsis (Fagaceae) Species at the Seedling Stage

scientific article published on 05 August 2020

Differentiation in light energy dissipation between hemiepiphytic and non-hemiepiphytic Ficus species with contrasting xylem hydraulic conductivity

scientific article published on 21 June 2011

Differentiation of leaf water flux and drought tolerance traits in hemiepiphytic and non-hemiepiphytic Ficus tree species

scientific article published in 2010

Effects of lianas on forest biogeochemistry during their lives and afterlives

scientific article published in April 2024

Environmental filtering and dispersal limitation jointly shaped the taxonomic and phylogenetic beta diversity of natural forests in southern China

scientific article published on 27 May 2021

Epiphytes and hemiepiphytes have slower photosynthetic response to lightflecks than terrestrial plants: evidence from ferns and figs

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Evidence for leaf fold to remedy the deficiency of physiological photoprotection for photosystem II.

scientific article published on 25 December 2011

Evidence for the role of cyclic electron flow in photoprotection for oxygen-evolving complex

scientific article published on 4 March 2016

Evolutionary association of stomatal traits with leaf vein density in Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae

scientific article

Extended leaf senescence promotes carbon gain and nutrient resorption: importance of maintaining winter photosynthesis in subtropical forests

scientific article published on May 2013

Extending the generality of leaf economic design principles in the cycads, an ancient lineage

scientific article published on 26 January 2015

Factors controlling bark decomposition and its role in wood decomposition in five tropical tree species

scientific article

Freezing resistance in Patagonian woody shrubs: the role of cell wall elasticity and stem vessel size

scientific article published on 22 May 2016

Gas exchange and hydraulics in seedlings of Hevea brasiliensis during water stress and recovery

scientific article

Gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence, and osmotic adjustment in two mango cultivars under drought stress

Global analysis of plasticity in turgor loss point, a key drought tolerance trait.

scientific article

Growth–climate responses of high-elevation conifers in the central Hengduan Mountains, southwestern China

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Hydraulic conductivity traits predict growth rates and adult stature of 40 Asian tropical tree species better than wood density

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Hydraulic prediction of drought‐induced plant dieback and top‐kill depends on leaf habit and growth form

scientific article published on 19 August 2021

Hydraulic properties and photosynthetic rates in co-occurring lianas and trees in a seasonal tropical rainforest in southwestern China

article

Hydraulic redistribution in dwarf Rhizophora mangle trees driven by interstitial soil water salinity gradients: impacts on hydraulic architecture and gas exchange

scientific article published on 11 March 2009

Hydraulic traits are more diverse in flowers than in leaves

scientific article published on 18 March 2019

Increased water use in dry season in eight dipterocarp species in a common plantation in the northern boundary of Asian tropics

article

Increasing axial parenchyma fraction in the Malagasy Magnoliids facilitated the co-optimization of hydraulic efficiency and safety

scientific article published on 27 September 2020

Independence of stem and leaf hydraulic traits in six Euphorbiaceae tree species with contrasting leaf phenology

scientific article

Inhibition of monoterpene biosynthesis accelerates oxidative stress and leads to enhancement of antioxidant defenses in leaves of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis)

Inter-species variation of photosynthetic and xylem hydraulic traits in the deciduous and evergreen Euphorbiaceae tree species from a seasonally tropical forest in south-western China

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Interspecific variation in branch and leaf traits among three Syzygium tree species from different successional tropical forests

scientific article published on 01 April 2015

Is fog an important water source for woody plants in an Asian tropical karst forest during the dry season?

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Is hemiepiphytism an adaptation to high irradiance? Testing seedling responses to light levels and drought in hemiepiphytic and non-hemiepiphytic Ficus

scientific article published on 10 October 2012

Leaf element concentrations of terrestrial plants across China are influenced by taxonomy and the environment

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Leaf photosynthetic rate of tropical ferns is evolutionarily linked to water transport capacity

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Leaf trait variations associated with habitat affinity of tropical karst tree species.

scientific article published on 28 November 2017

Leaf turgor loss point is correlated with drought tolerance and leaf carbon economics traits

scientific article published on 21 February 2018

Lianas from lives to afterlives

scientific article published on 15 April 2024

Midday stomatal conductance is more related to stem rather than leaf water status in subtropical deciduous and evergreen broadleaf trees

scientific article published on 13 July 2012

Models to estimate the above and below ground carbon stocks from a subtropical scrub forest of Pakistan

scientific article published in 2021

More sensitive response of crown conductance to VPD and larger water consumption in tropical evergreen than in deciduous broadleaf timber trees

No gas source, no problem: Proximity to pre‐existing embolism and segmentation affect embolism spreading in angiosperm xylem by gas diffusion

scientific article published in 2021

Photosynthesis, non-photochemical pathways and activities of antioxidant enzymes in a resilient evergreen oak under different climatic conditions from a valley-savanna in Southwest China

scientific article published on January 2009

Photosynthetic induction in leaves of co-occurring Fagus lucida and Castanopsis lamontii saplings grown in contrasting light environments

Photosynthetic thermotolerance of woody savanna species in China is correlated with leaf life span

scientific article (publication date: October 2012)

Physiological regulation and efficient xylem water transport regulate diurnal water and carbon balances of tropical lianas

scientific article published in 2016

Potential hydraulic efficiency in angiosperm trees increases with growth-site temperature but has no trade-off with mechanical strength

scientific article published in 2013

Productive leaf functional traits of Chinese savanna species

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Protein domain analysis of genomic sequence data reveals regulation of LRR related domains in plant transpiration in Ficus.

scientific article

Recovery of diurnal depression of leaf hydraulic conductance in a subtropical woody bamboo species: embolism refilling by nocturnal root pressure

scientific article published on 11 April 2012

Root structure-function relationships in 74 species: evidence of a root economics spectrum related to carbon economy

scientific article published on 14 January 2016

Salt management strategy defines the stem and leaf hydraulic characteristics of six mangrove tree species

scientific article published on 18 January 2017

Seasonal dynamics in photosynthesis of woody plants at the northern limit of Asian tropics: potential role of fog in maintaining tropical rainforests and agriculture in Southwest China

scientific article published on 8 October 2014

Seasonal variation in photosynthesis in six woody species with different leaf phenology in a valley savanna in southwestern China

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Seedling growth strategies in Bauhinia species: comparing lianas and trees

scientific article published on 24 August 2007

Size-dependent mortality in a Neotropical savanna tree: the role of height-related adjustments in hydraulic architecture and carbon allocation

scientific article published on 22 June 2009

Slow photosynthetic induction and low photosynthesis in Paphiopedilum armeniacum are related to its lack of guard cell chloroplast and peculiar stomatal anatomy

scientific article published on 6 April 2011

Spatial and temporal temperature trends on the Yunnan Plateau (Southwest China) during 1961-2004

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Spatial patterns of wood traits in China are controlled by phylogeny and the environment

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Speed versus endurance tradeoff in plants: Leaves with higher photosynthetic rates show stronger seasonal declines.

scientific article published on 10 February 2017

Stable stomatal number per minor vein length indicates the coordination between leaf water supply and demand in three leguminous species

scientific article

Steady and dynamic photosynthetic responses of seedlings from contrasting successional groups under low-light growth conditions

scientific article

Stem Hydraulic Traits are Decoupled from Leaf Ecophysiological Traits in Mangroves in Southern Philippines

scientific article published in 2022

Stem and leaf hydraulics of congeneric tree species from adjacent tropical savanna and forest ecosystems

scientific article published on 30 November 2007

Stem and leaf xylem of angiosperm trees experiences minimal embolism in temperate forests during two consecutive summers with moderate drought

scientific article published on 06 January 2022

Stem hydraulic traits and leaf water-stress tolerance are co-ordinated with the leaf phenology of angiosperm trees in an Asian tropical dry karst forest.

scientific article published on 14 May 2012

Stem hydraulics mediates leaf water status, carbon gain, nutrient use efficiencies and plant growth rates across dipterocarp species

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Stimulation of cyclic electron flow during recovery after chilling-induced photoinhibition of PSII.

scientific article published on 21 September 2010

Strong leaf morphological, anatomical, and physiological responses of a subtropical woody bamboo (Sinarundinaria nitida) to contrasting light environments

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Sustained diurnal photosynthetic depression in uppermost-canopy leaves of four dipterocarp species in the rainy and dry seasons: does photorespiration play a role in photoprotection?

scientific article published on 5 December 2008

The different effects of chilling stress under moderate light intensity on photosystem II compared with photosystem I and subsequent recovery in tropical tree species

scientific article published on 11 March 2010

The effects of intervessel pit characteristics on xylem hydraulic efficiency and photosynthesis in hemiepiphytic and non-hemiepiphytic Ficus species

scientific article published on 19 February 2019

The heterogeneity and spatial patterning of structure and physiology across the leaf surface in giant leaves of Alocasia macrorrhiza

scientific article

The maximum height of grasses is determined by roots

scientific article

The physiological cold tolerance of warm-climate plants is correlated with their latitudinal range limit

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

The relationship between acoustic indices, elevation, and vegetation, in a forest plot network of southern China

scientific article published in 2021

Thermal dissipation, leaf rolling and inactivation of PSII reaction centres in Amomum villosum

scientific article published in 2002

Time lags between crown and basal sap flows in tropical lianas and co-occurring trees

scientific article

Topography strongly affects drought stress and xylem embolism resistance in woody plants from a karst forest in Southwest China

scientific article published on 05 December 2020

Tree ring density-based summer temperature reconstruction for the central Hengduan Mountains in southern China

scholarly article

Tree ring recorded May–August temperature variations since A.D. 1585 in the Gaoligong Mountains, southeastern Tibetan Plateau

scientific article published in 2010

Tree-ring based drought reconstruction in the central Hengduan Mountains region (China) since A.D. 1655

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Variation in Xylem Hydraulic Structure and Function of Two Mangrove Species across a Latitudinal Gradient in Eastern Australia

scientific article published on 22 March 2021

Water-use advantage for lianas over trees in tropical seasonal forests

scientific article

Weak co-ordination between vein and stomatal densities in 105 angiosperm tree species along altitudinal gradients in Southwest China

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Weak tradeoff between xylem safety and xylem-specific hydraulic efficiency across the world's woody plant species.

scientific article published on 17 September 2015

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