No carbon storage in growth-limited trees in a semi-arid woodland

R. Alexander Thompson; Henry D. Adams; David D. Breshears; Adam D. Collins; L. Turin Dickman; Charlotte Grossiord; Àngela Manrique‐Alba; Drew M. Peltier; Michael G. Ryan; Amy M. Trowbridge; Nate G. McDowell

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37577-8

Nature Communications (Apr 2023)

No carbon storage in growth-limited trees in a semi-arid woodland

R. Alexander Thompson,
Henry D. Adams,
David D. Breshears,
Adam D. Collins,
L. Turin Dickman,
Charlotte Grossiord,
Àngela Manrique‐Alba,
Drew M. Peltier,
Michael G. Ryan,
Amy M. Trowbridge,
Nate G. McDowell

Affiliations

R. Alexander Thompson: School of the Environment, Washington State University
Henry D. Adams: School of the Environment, Washington State University
David D. Breshears: School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona
Adam D. Collins: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Earth & Environmental Sciences Division
L. Turin Dickman: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Earth & Environmental Sciences Division
Charlotte Grossiord: Plant Ecology Research Laboratory PERL, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, EPFL
Àngela Manrique‐Alba: Estación Experimental Aula Dei (EEAD-CSIC)
Drew M. Peltier: Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University
Michael G. Ryan: Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University
Amy M. Trowbridge: Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin
Nate G. McDowell: Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Lab

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37577-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Drought can have complex effects on plants due to different responses of photosynthesis, growth and carbon storage. Here, the authors show that tree growth does not always stop before photosynthesis and non-structural carbohydrate may not accumulate.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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