Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
99(5), P. 1595 - 1612
Published: April 5, 2024
Efficient
post-drought
recovery
of
growth
and
assimilation
enables
a
plant
to
return
its
undisturbed
state
functioning.
Unlike
annual
plants,
trees
suffer
not
only
from
the
current
drought,
but
also
cumulative
impacts
consecutive
water
stresses
which
cause
adverse
legacy
effects
on
survival
performance.
This
review
provides
an
integrated
assessment
ecological,
physiological
molecular
evidence
photosynthesis
in
trees,
with
view
informing
breeding
better
ability
recover
stress.
Suppression
processes
can
result
stress
damage
controlled
downshift
as
part
tree
acclimation
water-limited
conditions.
In
latter
case,
could
potentially
be
activated
by
turning
off
controlling
mechanisms,
several
obstacles
make
this
unlikely.
Tree
phenology,
specifically
photoperiodic
constraints,
limit
photosynthesis,
targeting
these
constraints
may
represent
promising
way
breed
enhanced
post-drought.
The
mechanisms
photoperiod-dependent
regulation
shoot,
secondary
root
are
reviewed.
Finally,
limitations
trade-offs
altering
discussed.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
926, P. 171741 - 171741
Published: March 19, 2024
Mounting
evidence
points
to
the
need
for
high-resolution
climatic
data
in
biodiversity
analyses
under
global
change.
As
we
move
finer
resolution,
other
factors
than
climate,
including
abiotic
variables
and
biotic
interactions
play,
however,
an
increasing
role,
raising
question
of
our
ability
predict
community
composition
at
fine
scales.
Focusing
on
two
lineages
land
plants,
bryophytes
tracheophytes,
determine
relative
contribution
climatic,
non-climatic
environmental
drivers,
spatial
effects,
architecture
one
lineage
lineage,
how
varies
along
elevation
gradient.
The
relationship
between
68
2-25
m
factors,
was
investigated
by
hierarchical
variance
partitioning
across
413
2x2m
plots
Swiss
Alps.
Climatic
data,
although
significant,
contributed
less
model
any
variable
considered.
Community
reflecting
both
direct
unmeasured
(hidden)
best
predictor
lineage.
Total
explained
substantially
varied
with
elevation,
underlining
fact
that
strength
species
composition-environment
depending
conditions.
increased
towards
high
up
50
%,
importance
effects
vegetation
architecture,
pointing
positive
aggregated
distribution
patterns
alpine
environments.
In
increase
also
observed
line
hypothesis
a
stronger
control
harsher
Further
improvements
changes
plant
may
involve
implementation
historical
higher-resolution
better
describe
microhabitat
conditions
actually
experienced
organisms.
Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
99(5), P. 1595 - 1612
Published: April 5, 2024
Efficient
post-drought
recovery
of
growth
and
assimilation
enables
a
plant
to
return
its
undisturbed
state
functioning.
Unlike
annual
plants,
trees
suffer
not
only
from
the
current
drought,
but
also
cumulative
impacts
consecutive
water
stresses
which
cause
adverse
legacy
effects
on
survival
performance.
This
review
provides
an
integrated
assessment
ecological,
physiological
molecular
evidence
photosynthesis
in
trees,
with
view
informing
breeding
better
ability
recover
stress.
Suppression
processes
can
result
stress
damage
controlled
downshift
as
part
tree
acclimation
water-limited
conditions.
In
latter
case,
could
potentially
be
activated
by
turning
off
controlling
mechanisms,
several
obstacles
make
this
unlikely.
Tree
phenology,
specifically
photoperiodic
constraints,
limit
photosynthesis,
targeting
these
constraints
may
represent
promising
way
breed
enhanced
post-drought.
The
mechanisms
photoperiod-dependent
regulation
shoot,
secondary
root
are
reviewed.
Finally,
limitations
trade-offs
altering
discussed.
