Rooting depth and xylem vulnerability are independent woody plant traits jointly selected by aridity, seasonality, and water table depth

Laughlin, Daniel C.; Siefert, Andrew; Fleri, Jesse R.; Tumber-Dávila, Shersingh Joseph; Hammond, William M.; Sabatini, Francesco Maria; Damasceno, Gabriella; Aubin, Isabelle; Field, Richard; Hatim, Mohamed Z.; Jansen, Steven; Lenoir, Jonathan; Lens, Frederic; McCarthy, James K.; Niinemets, Ülo; Phillips, Oliver L.; Attorre, Fabio; Bergeron, Yves; Bruun, Hans Henrik; Byun, Chaeho; Ćušterevska, Renata; Dengler, Jürgen; De Sanctis, Michele; Dolezal, Jiri; Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja; Hérault, Bruno; Homeier, Jürgen; Kattge, Jens; Meir, Patrick; Mencuccini, Maurizio; Noroozi, Jalil; Nowak, Arkadiusz; Peñuelas, Josep; Schmidt, Marco; Škvorc, Željko; Sultana, Fahmida; Ugarte, Rosina Magaña; Bruelheide, Helge

doi:10.1111/nph.19276

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Rooting depth and xylem vulnerability are independent woody plant traits jointly selected by aridity, seasonality, and water table depth
Authors:	Laughlin, Daniel C. Siefert, Andrew Fleri, Jesse R. Tumber-Dávila, Shersingh Joseph Hammond, William M. Sabatini, Francesco Maria Damasceno, Gabriella Aubin, Isabelle Field, Richard Hatim, Mohamed Z. Jansen, Steven Lenoir, Jonathan Lens, Frederic McCarthy, James K. Niinemets, Ülo Phillips, Oliver L. Attorre, Fabio Bergeron, Yves Bruun, Hans Henrik Byun, Chaeho Ćušterevska, Renata Dengler, Jürgen De Sanctis, Michele Dolezal, Jiri Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja Hérault, Bruno Homeier, Jürgen Kattge, Jens Meir, Patrick Mencuccini, Maurizio Noroozi, Jalil Nowak, Arkadiusz Peñuelas, Josep Schmidt, Marco Škvorc, Željko Sultana, Fahmida Ugarte, Rosina Magaña Bruelheide, Helge
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1111/nph.19276
Published in:	New Phytologist
Volume(Issue):	240
Issue:	5
Page(s):	1774
Pages to:	1787
Issue Date:	2-Nov-2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Wiley
ISSN:	0028-646X 1469-8137
Language:	English
Subjects:	Cavitation; Drought avoider; Drought resistant; Embolism; Species distribution modeling; Tree; Water availability
Subject (DDC):	580: Plants (Botany)
Abstract:	Evolutionary radiations of woody taxa within arid environments were made possible by multiple trait innovations including deep roots and embolism-resistant xylem, but little is known about how these traits have coevolved across the phylogeny of woody plants or how they jointly influence the distribution of species. We synthesized global trait and vegetation plot datasets to examine how rooting depth and xylem vulnerability across 188 woody plant species interact with aridity, precipitation seasonality, and water table depth to influence species occurrence probabilities across all biomes. Xylem resistance to embolism and rooting depth are independent woody plant traits that do not exhibit an interspecific trade-off. Resistant xylem and deep roots increase occurrence probabilities in arid, seasonal climates over deep water tables. Resistant xylem and shallow roots increase occurrence probabilities in arid, nonseasonal climates over deep water tables. Vulnerable xylem and deep roots increase occurrence probabilities in arid, nonseasonal climates over shallow water tables. Lastly, vulnerable xylem and shallow roots increase occurrence probabilities in humid climates. Each combination of trait values optimizes occurrence probabilities in unique environmental conditions. Responses of deeply rooted vegetation may be buffered if evaporative demand changes faster than water table depth under climate change.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/29118
Related research data:	https://doi.org/10.25829/idiv.3555-akwd44
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Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
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Laughlin, D. C., Siefert, A., Fleri, J. R., Tumber-Dávila, S. J., Hammond, W. M., Sabatini, F. M., Damasceno, G., Aubin, I., Field, R., Hatim, M. Z., Jansen, S., Lenoir, J., Lens, F., McCarthy, J. K., Niinemets, Ü., Phillips, O. L., Attorre, F., Bergeron, Y., Bruun, H. H., et al. (2023). Rooting depth and xylem vulnerability are independent woody plant traits jointly selected by aridity, seasonality, and water table depth. New Phytologist, 240(5), 1774–1787. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19276

Laughlin, D.C. et al. (2023) ‘Rooting depth and xylem vulnerability are independent woody plant traits jointly selected by aridity, seasonality, and water table depth’, New Phytologist, 240(5), pp. 1774–1787. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19276.

D. C. Laughlin et al., “Rooting depth and xylem vulnerability are independent woody plant traits jointly selected by aridity, seasonality, and water table depth,” New Phytologist, vol. 240, no. 5, pp. 1774–1787, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.1111/nph.19276.

LAUGHLIN, Daniel C., Andrew SIEFERT, Jesse R. FLERI, Shersingh Joseph TUMBER-DÁVILA, William M. HAMMOND, Francesco Maria SABATINI, Gabriella DAMASCENO, Isabelle AUBIN, Richard FIELD, Mohamed Z. HATIM, Steven JANSEN, Jonathan LENOIR, Frederic LENS, James K. MCCARTHY, Ülo NIINEMETS, Oliver L. PHILLIPS, Fabio ATTORRE, Yves BERGERON, Hans Henrik BRUUN, Chaeho BYUN, Renata ĆUŠTEREVSKA, Jürgen DENGLER, Michele DE SANCTIS, Jiri DOLEZAL, Borja JIMÉNEZ-ALFARO, Bruno HÉRAULT, Jürgen HOMEIER, Jens KATTGE, Patrick MEIR, Maurizio MENCUCCINI, Jalil NOROOZI, Arkadiusz NOWAK, Josep PEÑUELAS, Marco SCHMIDT, Željko ŠKVORC, Fahmida SULTANA, Rosina Magaña UGARTE und Helge BRUELHEIDE, 2023. Rooting depth and xylem vulnerability are independent woody plant traits jointly selected by aridity, seasonality, and water table depth. New Phytologist. 2 November 2023. Bd. 240, Nr. 5, S. 1774–1787. DOI 10.1111/nph.19276

Laughlin, Daniel C., Andrew Siefert, Jesse R. Fleri, Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila, William M. Hammond, Francesco Maria Sabatini, Gabriella Damasceno, et al. 2023. “Rooting Depth and Xylem Vulnerability Are Independent Woody Plant Traits Jointly Selected by Aridity, Seasonality, and Water Table Depth.” New Phytologist 240 (5): 1774–87. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19276.

Laughlin, Daniel C., et al. “Rooting Depth and Xylem Vulnerability Are Independent Woody Plant Traits Jointly Selected by Aridity, Seasonality, and Water Table Depth.” New Phytologist, vol. 240, no. 5, Nov. 2023, pp. 1774–87, https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19276.