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Local Adaptation Drives Leaf Thermoregulation in Tropical Rainforest Trees
We tested whether tropical rainforest trees adjust their leaf traits and resulting leaf temperatures across their distributions within the Australian Wet Tropics. Using field measurements from across...
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Congrats @kalimiddleby.bsky.social on this exciting paper showing local adaptation to warm temperatures in some tropical trees - and to coauthors @drrebeccajordan.bsky.social @martinbreed.bsky.social @awcheesman.bsky.social @mrossettorecer.bsky.social @dcrayn.bsky.social
dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Reposted by Lucas A. Cernusak, Darío Martin‐Benito
Diego A. Márquez
@dmarquez.bsky.social
· Jul 13
Preprint with @lucascernusak.bsky.social, @florianabusch.bsky.social and Graham Farquhar!
We show that mesophyll cell water status is the key signal regulating non-stomatal control of transpiration. We introduce a mechanistic model linking plant hydraulics and gas exchange.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
We show that mesophyll cell water status is the key signal regulating non-stomatal control of transpiration. We introduce a mechanistic model linking plant hydraulics and gas exchange.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Lucas Cernusak
@lucascernusak.bsky.social
· Jul 13
Lecturer, Animal Ecology - Townsville, QLD, Australia
James Cook University (JCU) is creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally and globally.
We now have an opportunity a...
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Reposted by Jesús Aguirre‐Gutiérrez
Canopy functional trait variation across Earth’s tropical forests - Nature
Data from a variety of sources—including satellite, climate and soil data, as well as field-collected information on plant traits—are pooled and analysed to map the functional diversity of tropical fo...
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New paper out about functional trait variation in the canopies of the world's tropical rainforests - congrats Jesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez @jeaggu.bsky.social and co-authors!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...