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Research article
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03 Aug 2021
Research article |
| 03 Aug 2021
| 03 Aug 2021
Plant hydraulic transport controls transpiration sensitivity to soil water stress
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Sally E. Thompson
Department of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Xue Feng
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Short summary
Plants affect the global water and carbon cycles by modifying their water use and carbon intake in response to soil moisture. Global climate models represent this response with either simple empirical models or complex physical models. We reveal that the latter improves predictions in plants with large flow resistance; however, adding dependence on atmospheric moisture demand to the former matches performance of the latter, leading to a new tool for improving carbon and water cycle predictions.
Plants affect the global water and carbon cycles by modifying their water use and carbon intake...
