Within the Bauhinia genus is there a trade off between stem strength and hydraulic efficiency?
Tag - modulus of elasticity
William Salter
Hydraulic adjustments are of limited use in bracken fern
Changes in leaf anatomy, more than hydraulics, allowed the ferns to thrive in a high light environment.
Erin Zimmerman
Trait coordination and structural variation in Amborella trichopoda
Finding that Amborella trichopoda is sister to the rest of the angiosperms has raised the question of whether it shares certain key functional trait characteristics and plastic responses apparently widespread within the...
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Biomechanics of rhizophores in Rhizophora mangroves
Rhizophora mangle supports a thinner stem of higher mechanical resistance when compared to Avicennia germinans, a co-existing mangrove lacking rhizophores.
botanyone
Critical buckling height and stand variation in Pinus
Although elastic similarity models and determinations of critical buckling height often consider density-specific stiffness to be constant, few studies have tested this assumption in plantation-grown trees.
Leaf traits and disease tolerance in Dutch elm hybrids
Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, the causative agent of Dutch elm disease (DED), is able to colonize remote areas in infected plants of Ulmus such as the leaf midrib and secondary veins. Ďurkovič et al. compare leaf growth traits...
