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Leaf venation: structure, function, development, evolution, ecology and applications in the past, present and future
L Sack, C Scoffoni - New phytologist, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
… (l) Cross-section of the lamina of cycad Cycas szechuanensis, with transfusion tracheids
and sunken stomata. (m) Cross-section of the lamina of cycad Zamia furfuracea, with multiple …
and sunken stomata. (m) Cross-section of the lamina of cycad Zamia furfuracea, with multiple …
Leaf hydraulics
L Sack, NM Holbrook - Annu. Rev. Plant Biol., 2006 - annualreviews.org
… K l eaf reduction during water stress would protect the xylem by driving stomatal closure,
thus alleviating the tensions in the transpiration stream. Also, membrane channels important in …
thus alleviating the tensions in the transpiration stream. Also, membrane channels important in …
CTFS‐Forest GEO: a worldwide network monitoring forests in an era of global change
Global change is impacting forests worldwide, threatening biodiversity and ecosystem
services including climate regulation. Understanding how forests respond is critical to forest …
services including climate regulation. Understanding how forests respond is critical to forest …
Corrigendum to: New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide
…, HD Morgan, H Ter Steege, L Sack… - Australian Journal of …, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
Plant functional traits are the features (morphological, physiological, phenological) that
represent ecological strategies and determine how plants respond to environmental factors, …
represent ecological strategies and determine how plants respond to environmental factors, …
TRY–a global database of plant traits
Plant traits – the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants and their organs – determine how primary producers respond to …
characteristics of plants and their organs – determine how primary producers respond to …
The determinants of leaf turgor loss point and prediction of drought tolerance of species and biomes: a global meta‐analysis
Ecology Letters (2012) 15: 393–405 Abstract Increasing drought is one of the most critical
challenges facing species and ecosystems worldwide, and improved theory and practices are …
challenges facing species and ecosystems worldwide, and improved theory and practices are …
[HTML][HTML] Cumulative haploinsufficiency and triplosensitivity drive aneuploidy patterns and shape the cancer genome
Aneuploidy has been recognized as a hallmark of cancer for more than 100 years, yet no
general theory to explain the recurring patterns of aneuploidy in cancer has emerged. Here, we …
general theory to explain the recurring patterns of aneuploidy in cancer has emerged. Here, we …
The 'hydrology'of leaves: co‐ordination of structure and function in temperate woody species
L Sack, PD Cowan, N Jaikumar… - Plant, Cell & …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The hydraulic conductance of the leaf lamina (K lamina ) substantially constrains whole‐plant
water transport, but little is known of its association with leaf structure and function. K …
water transport, but little is known of its association with leaf structure and function. K …
Meta-analysis reveals that hydraulic traits explain cross-species patterns of drought-induced tree mortality across the globe
… The final “forest” is a combination of these model trees, with the percentage variance explained
based off of out of bag predictions. We compared predicted values vs. observed mortality …
based off of out of bag predictions. We compared predicted values vs. observed mortality …
Global climatic drivers of leaf size
Leaf size varies by over a 100,000-fold among species worldwide. Although 19th-century
plant geographers noted that the wet tropics harbor plants with exceptionally large leaves, the …
plant geographers noted that the wet tropics harbor plants with exceptionally large leaves, the …