ArticleNature communications2023
No carbon storage in growth-limited trees in a semi-arid woodland.
Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Evolutionary history drives organ-specific variability in plant non-structural carbohydrates.Nature ecology & evolution · 2026Article
- Divergent Temporal Trends in Carbon Assimilation-Growth Coupling Across Global Forests.Global change biology · 2026Article
- Tight stomatal regulation and high intrinsic capacity of carbon assimilation inferred from isotopic composition negatively correlate with drought-driven decline in sclerophyllous species.Annals of botany · 2026Article
- Stem Growth and Dehydration Responses of Mediterranean Tree Species to Atmospheric and Soil Drought.Plant, cell & environment · 2025Article
- Water, not carbon, drives drought-constraints on stem terpene defense against simulated bark beetle attack in Pinus edulis.The New phytologist · 2025Article
- A Preliminary Study on the Whole-Plant Regulations of the ShrubMetabolites · 2024Article
- Enhancement of Apple Stress Resistance via Proline Elevation by Sugar Substitutes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Drought induces opposite changes in organ carbon and soil organic carbon to increase resistance on moso bamboo.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
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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 [Formula: see text] 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.
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