No carbon storage in growth-limited trees in a semi-arid woodland
dc.contributor.author | Thompson, R.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Adams, H.D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Breshears, D.D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Collins, A.D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dickman, L.T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Grossiord, C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Manrique‐Alba, À. | |
dc.contributor.author | Peltier, D.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ryan, M.G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Trowbridge, A.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | McDowell, N.G. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-12T19:29:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-12T19:29:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-04-07 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Thompson, R.A., Adams, H.D., Breshears, D.D. et al. No carbon storage in growth-limited trees in a semi-arid woodland. Nat Commun 14, 1959 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37577-8 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2041-1723 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 37029120 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/s41467-023-37577-8 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/674179 | |
dc.description.abstract | Plant survival depends on a balance between carbon supply and demand. When carbon supply becomes limited, plants buffer demand by using stored carbohydrates (sugar and starch). During drought, NSCs (non-structural carbohydrates) may accumulate if growth stops before photosynthesis. This expectation is pervasive, yet few studies have combined simultaneous measurements of drought, photosynthesis, growth, and carbon storage to test this. Using a field experiment with mature trees in a semi-arid woodland, we show that growth and photosynthesis slow in parallel as ψpd declines, preventing carbon storage in two species of conifer (J. monosperma and P. edulis). During experimental drought, growth and photosynthesis were frequently co-limited. Our results point to an alternative perspective on how plants use carbon that views growth and photosynthesis as independent processes both regulated by water availability. © 2023, The Author(s). | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Nature Research | |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2023. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.title | No carbon storage in growth-limited trees in a semi-arid woodland | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.type | text | |
dc.contributor.department | School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona | |
dc.identifier.journal | Nature Communications | |
dc.description.note | Open access journal | |
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dc.eprint.version | Final Published Version | |
dc.source.journaltitle | Nature Communications | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2024-08-12T19:29:23Z |