Water Availability and Hydraulic Strategies Control Leaf Thermoregulation and Damage During Heat Stress and Recovery in Temperate Tree Species
Jana K Zeppan, Lisa Hülsmann, Timo Knüver, Yanick Ziegler, Nadine K Ruehr · 2026
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Jana Zeppan and co-authors test in 2026 how three temperate tree species ride out heat under wet and dry soil. Heatwaves increasingly arrive with dry air and drought, a triple stress whose toll was unclear. Single trees in gas-exchange chambers faced air warmed stepwise to forty-five degrees, then two recovery days.
Heat raised water loss and cut carbon gain in all species, so leaves cooled below air temperature while water lasted. Under drought that cooling failed, leaves overheated, and damage rose. A maple that shuts its pores early suffered worst and recovered poorly. An oak that keeps pores open stayed cool, took little damage, and bounced back fast.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jana K Zeppan, Lisa Hülsmann, Timo Knüver, Yanick Ziegler, Nadine K Ruehr |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 62 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |