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Casting light on xylem vulnerability in an herbaceous species reveals a lack of segmentation by Skelton, Robert P., Brodribb, Timothy J., Choat, Brendan

“…Finding thresholds at which loss of plant functionality occurs during drought is critical for predicting future crop productivity and survival. Xylem…”
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Visual quantification of embolism reveals leaf vulnerability to hydraulic failure by Brodribb, Timothy J, Skelton, Robert P, McAdam, Scott A. M, Bienaimé, Diane, Lucani, Christopher J, Marmottant, Philippe

“…Vascular plant mortality during drought has been strongly linked to a failure of the internal water transport system caused by the rapid invasion of air and…”
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Gas exchange recovery following natural drought is rapid unless limited by loss of leaf hydraulic conductance: evidence from an evergreen woodland by Skelton, Robert P., Brodribb, Timothy J., McAdam, Scott A. M., Mitchell, Patrick J.

“…Drought can cause major damage to plant communities, but species damage thresholds and postdrought recovery of forest productivity are not yet predictable. We…”
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Evolutionary relationships between drought-related traits and climate shape large hydraulic safety margins in western North American oaks by Skelton, Robert P., Anderegg, Leander D. L., Diaz, Jessica, Kling, Matthew M., Papper, Prahlad, Lamarque, Laurent J., Delzon, Sylvain, Dawson, Todd E., Ackerly, David D.

“…Quantitative knowledge of xylem physical tolerance limits to dehydration is essential to understanding plant drought tolerance but is lacking in many…”
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Beyond isohydricity: The role of environmental variability in determining plant drought responses by Feng, Xue, Ackerly, David D., Dawson, Todd E., Manzoni, Stefano, McLaughlin, Blair, Skelton, Robert P., Vico, Giulia, Weitz, Andrew P., Thompson, Sally E.

“…Despite the appeal of the iso/anisohydric framework for classifying plant drought responses, recent studies have shown that such classifications can be…”
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Exploring within‐plant hydraulic trait variation: A test of the vulnerability segmentation hypothesis by Wilkening, Jean V., Skelton, Robert P., Feng, Xue, Dawson, Todd E., Thompson, Sally E.

“…Observations show vulnerability segmentation between stems and leaves is highly variable within and between environments. While a number of species exhibit…”
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Quantifying plant hydraulic function becomes a tall order by Skelton, Robert P

“…This article comments on: Soriano D, Echeverría A, Anfodillo T, Rosell JA, Olson ME. 2020. Hydraulic traits vary following tip-to-base conduit widening in…”
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Simulation Modeling Platform Provides a Powerful Tool for Identifying Optimal Traits and Management Practices for Wheat Production by Skelton, Robert P

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Injecting New Life into a Classic Technique by Skelton, Robert P

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Consistent responses to moisture stress despite diverse growth forms within mountain fynbos communities by Skelton, Robert P., West, Adam G., Buttner, Daniel, Dawson, Todd E.

“…Understanding climate change impacts on the Cape Floristic Region requires improved knowledge of plant physiological responses to the environment. Studies…”
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Hydraulic segmentation explains differences in loss of branch conductance caused by fire by West, Adam G, Bloy, Shonese T, Skelton, Robert P, Midgley, Jeremy J

“…Abstract The hydraulic death hypothesis suggests that fires kill trees by damaging the plant’s hydraulic continuum in addition to stem cambium. A corollary to…”
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No local adaptation in leaf or stem xylem vulnerability to embolism, but consistent vulnerability segmentation in a North American oak by Skelton, Robert P., Anderegg, Leander D. L., Papper, Prahlad, Reich, Emma, Dawson, Todd E., Kling, Matthew, Thompson, Sally E., Diaz, Jessica, Ackerly, David D.

“…Vulnerability to embolism varies between con-generic species distributed along aridity gradients, yet little is known about intraspecific variation and its…”
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Phenological asynchrony between sexes of Restionaceae can explain culm δ13C differences by van Blerk, Justin J., West, Adam G., Skelton, Robert P., Midgley, Jeremy J.

“…Decade‐old observations of sex‐specific differences in culm δ13C for the diverse and ecologically important Restionaceae of the Cape Florisitic Region (CFR)…”
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Examining variation in hydraulic and resource acquisition traits along climatic gradients tests our understanding of plant form and function by Skelton, Robert P., Anderegg, Leander D. L., Lamarque, Laurent J.

“…This article is a Commentary on Rosas et al. 223: 632–646…”
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Simulation Modeling Platform Provides a Powerful Tool for Identifying Optimal Traits and Management Practices for Wheat Production by Skelton, Robert P

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Injecting New Life into a Classic Technique by Skelton, Robert P

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Phenological asynchrony between sexes of Restionaceae can explain culm δ 13 C differences by van Blerk, Justin J., West, Adam G., Skelton, Robert P., Midgley, Jeremy J.

“…Abstract Decade‐old observations of sex‐specific differences in culm δ 13 C for the diverse and ecologically important Restionaceae of the Cape Florisitic…”
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