Linking water use efficiency with water use strategy from leaves to communities.
New Phytol
; 240(5): 1735-1742, 2023 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Limitations and utility of three measures of water use characteristics were evaluated water use efficiency (WUE), intrinsic WUE and marginal water cost of carbon gain ( ∂ E / ∂ A ) estimated, respectively, as ratios of assimilation (A) to transpiration (E), of A to stomatal conductance (gs ) and of sensitivities of E and A with variation in gs . Only the measure ∂ E / ∂ A estimates water use strategy in a way that integrates carbon gain relative to water use under varying environmental conditions across scales from leaves to communities. This insight provides updated and simplified ways of estimating ∂ E / ∂ A and adds depth to understanding ways that plants balance water expenditure against carbon gain, uniquely providing a mechanistic means of predicting water use characteristics under changing environmental scenarios.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Fotosíntesis
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Agua
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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En
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New Phytol
Asunto de la revista:
BOTANICA
Año:
2023
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Article
País de afiliación:
Australia