Journal
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
Volume 40, Issue 6, Pages 921-937Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/pce.12843
Keywords
anatomy; anisohydric; cavitation; climate change; elevated CO2; embolism vulnerability; isohydric; transpiration; wood
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- National Science Foundation [NSF-EAR-1344703, NSF-IOS-1549959, NSF-IOS-1549897]
- French Research Agency [MACACC ANR-13-AGRO-0005, MARIS ANR-14-CE03-0007]
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Division Of Earth Sciences [1344703] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Here, we summarize studies on the effects of elevated [CO2] (CO2e) on the structure and function of plant hydraulic architecture and explore the implications of those changes using a model. Changes in conduit diameter and hydraulic conductance due to CO2e vary among species. Ring-porous species tend towards an increase in conduit size and consequently conductivity. The effect in diffuse-porous species is much more limited. In conifers, the results are mixed, some species show minor changes in xylem structure, while other studies found increases in tracheid density and diameter. Non-woody plants generally exhibited the reverse pattern with narrower conduits and lower hydraulic conductivity under CO2e. Further, changes in drought-resistance traits suggest that non-woody plants were the most affected by CO2e, which may permit them to better resist drought-induced embolism under future conditions. Due to their complexity, acclimation in hydraulic traits in response to CO2e is difficult to interpret when relying solely on measurements. When we examined how the observed tissues-specific trends might alter plant function, our modelling results suggest that these hydraulic changes would lead to reduced conductance and more frequent drought stress in trees that develop under CO2e with a more pronounced effect in isohydric than in anisohydric species.
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