Search Results - "ATKIN, OWEN K."
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Core principles which explain variation in respiration across biological scales
Published in The New phytologist (01-04-2019)“…Respiration is a core biological process that has important implications for the biochemistry, physiology, and ecology of plants. The study of plant…”
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crucial role of plant mitochondria in orchestrating drought tolerance
Published in Annals of botany (01-02-2009)“…BACKGROUND: Around the world, the frequency and intensity of droughts is increasing as a result of global climate change, with important consequences for the…”
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Trees tolerate an extreme heatwave via sustained transpirational cooling and increased leaf thermal tolerance
Published in Global change biology (01-06-2018)“…Heatwaves are likely to increase in frequency and intensity with climate change, which may impair tree function and forest C uptake. However, we have little…”
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Leaf day respiration: low CO2 flux but high significance for metabolism and carbon balance
Published in The New phytologist (01-12-2017)“…It has been 75 yr since leaf respiratory metabolism in the light (day respiration) was identified as a low-flux metabolic pathway that accompanies…”
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Mapping local and global variability in plant trait distributions
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (19-12-2017)“…Our ability to understand and predict the response of ecosystems to a changing environment depends on quantifying vegetation functional diversity. However,…”
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Rubisco deactivation and chloroplast electron transport rates co-limit photosynthesis above optimal leaf temperature in terrestrial plants
Published in Nature communications (17-05-2023)“…Net photosynthetic CO 2 assimilation rate ( A n ) decreases at leaf temperatures above a relatively mild optimum ( T opt ) in most higher plants. This decline…”
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Convergence in the temperature response of leaf respiration across biomes and plant functional types
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (05-04-2016)“…Plant respiration constitutes a massive carbon flux to the atmosphere, and a major control on the evolution of the global carbon cycle. It therefore has the…”
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Strong thermal acclimation of photosynthesis in tropical and temperate wet‐forest tree species: the importance of altered Rubisco content
Published in Global change biology (01-07-2017)“…Understanding of the extent of acclimation of light‐saturated net photosynthesis (An) to temperature (T), and associated underlying mechanisms, remains…”
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Global variability in leaf respiration in relation to climate, plant functional types and leaf traits
Published in The New phytologist (01-04-2015)“…Leaf dark respiration (Rdₐᵣₖ) is an important yet poorly quantified component of the global carbon cycle. Given this, we analyzed a new global database of…”
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Impacts of drought on leaf respiration in darkness and light in Eucalyptus saligna exposed to industrial-age atmospheric CO₂ and growth temperature
Published in The New phytologist (01-06-2011)“…Our study assessed the impact of a wide range of industrial-age climate scenarios on leaf respiration (R) in Eucalyptus saligna. Well-watered or sustained…”
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Simulated resilience of tropical rainforests to CO2-induced climate change
Published in Nature geoscience (01-04-2013)“…Assessing potential future carbon loss from tropical forests is important for evaluating the efficacy of programmes for reducing emissions from deforestation…”
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Thermal acclimation and the dynamic response of plant respiration to temperature
Published in Trends in plant science (01-07-2003)“…Temperature-mediated changes in plant respiration ( R) are now accepted as an important component of the biosphere's response to global climate change. Here we…”
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Trait convergence in photosynthetic nutrient‐use efficiency along a 2‐million year dune chronosequence in a global biodiversity hotspot
Published in The Journal of ecology (01-07-2019)“…The Jurien Bay dune chronosequence in south‐western Australia’s biodiversity hotspot comprises sites differing in nutrient availability, with phosphorus (P)…”
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Implications of improved representations of plant respiration in a changing climate
Published in Nature communications (17-11-2017)“…Land-atmosphere exchanges influence atmospheric CO 2 . Emphasis has been on describing photosynthetic CO 2 uptake, but less on respiration losses. New global…”
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Drought-induced shoot dieback starts with massive root xylem embolism and variable depletion of nonstructural carbohydrates in seedlings of two tree species
Published in The New phytologist (01-01-2017)“…Combining hydraulic- and carbon-related measurements helps to understand drought-induced plant mortality. Here, we investigated the role that plant respiration…”
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The crucial roles of mitochondria in supporting C4 photosynthesis
Published in The New phytologist (01-02-2022)“…Summary C4 photosynthesis involves a series of biochemical and anatomical traits that significantly improve plant productivity under conditions that reduce the…”
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Leaf nitrogen from the perspective of optimal plant function
Published in The Journal of ecology (01-11-2022)“…Leaf dry mass per unit area (LMA), carboxylation capacity (Vcmax) and leaf nitrogen per unit area (Narea) and mass (Nmass) are key traits for plant functional…”
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A test of the ‘one-point method’ for estimating maximum carboxylation capacity from field-measured, light-saturated photosynthesis
Published in The New phytologist (01-05-2016)“…Simulations of photosynthesis by terrestrial biosphere models typically need a specification of the maximum carboxylation rate (V cmax). Estimating this…”
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Coordination of photosynthetic traits across soil and climate gradients
Published in Global change biology (01-02-2023)“…“Least‐cost theory” posits that C3 plants should balance rates of photosynthetic water loss and carboxylation in relation to the relative acquisition and…”
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Predicting dark respiration rates of wheat leaves from hyperspectral reflectance
Published in Plant, cell and environment (01-07-2019)“…Greater availability of leaf dark respiration (Rdark) data could facilitate breeding efforts to raise crop yield and improve global carbon cycle modelling…”
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