Journal
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
Volume 42, Issue 6, Pages 1802-1815Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/pce.13517
Keywords
anisohydric; drought deciduousness; gas exchange; isohydric; leaf water potential; plant hydraulics; stomatal conductance; vapour pressure deficit
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- National Institute of Food and Agriculture [AFRI 2017-67013-26191, 2017-67013-26191]
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration [80NSSC18K0715, NNX17AE69G]
- Division of Environmental Biology [1552747]
- Division Of Environmental Biology
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1552747] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Over the past decade, the concept of isohydry or anisohydry, which describes the link between soil water potential (psi(S)), leaf water potential (psi(L)), and stomatal conductance (g(s)), has soared in popularity. However, its utility has recently been questioned, and a surprising lack of coordination between the dynamics of psi(L) and g(s) across biomes has been reported. Here, we offer a more expanded view of the isohydricity concept that considers effects of vapour pressure deficit (VPD) and leaf area index (A(L)) on the apparent sensitivities of psi(L) and g(s) to drought. After validating the model with tree- and ecosystem-scale data, we find that within a site, isohydricity is a strong predictor of limitations to stomatal function, though variation in VPD and leaf area, among other factors, can challenge its diagnosis. Across sites, the theory predicts that the degree of isohydricity is a good predictor of the sensitivity of g(s) to declining soil water in the absence of confounding effects from other drivers. However, if VPD effects are significant, they alone are sufficient to decouple the dynamics of psi(L) and g(s) entirely. We conclude with a set of practical recommendations for future applications of the isohydricity framework within and across sites.
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