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ArticleAmerican journal of botany2025

Testing key tenets of pyro-ecophysiology: Indicators of drought response in relation to shoot flammability.

Niger Sultana, Cate Macinnis-Ng, Sarah J Richardson, Md Azharul Alam, Xinglei Cui, Sarah V Wyse, Daniel C Laughlin, Katherine Seward, George L W Perry, Timothy J Curran

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Niger SultanaDepartment of Pest-management and Conservation, Lincoln University, Lincoln, 7647, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-4890-8988
Cate Macinnis-NgSchool of Biological Sciences and Te Pūnaha Matatini, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-3935-9814
Sarah J RichardsonManaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, PO Box 69040, Lincoln, 7640, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-4097-0381
Md Azharul AlamDepartment of Pest-management and Conservation, Lincoln University, Lincoln, 7647, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-9706-9925
Xinglei CuiDepartment of Pest-management and Conservation, Lincoln University, Lincoln, 7647, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-0853-8986
Sarah V WyseSchool of Forestry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-0442-9950
Daniel C LaughlinDepartment of Botany, University of Wyoming, Laramie, 82071, WY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9651-5732
Katherine SewardSchool of Biological Sciences and Te Pūnaha Matatini, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
George L W PerrySchool of Environment, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-9672-9135
Timothy J CurranDepartment of Pest-management and Conservation, Lincoln University, Lincoln, 7647, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-8817-4360

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Abstract

premiseRelationships between flammability and drought tolerance influence vegetation dynamics during fires. A goal of the emerging subdiscipline of pyro-ecophysiology is to identify ecophysiological traits that determine live fuel flammability, but empirical studies of these relationships are rare. Furthermore, drought tolerance has been suggested as a surrogate for low flammability when choosing species to plant near houses in fire-prone areas, but this hypothesis has not been tested.

methodsWe examined links between flammability and drought tolerance for 39 woody species, compiling existing data on shoot flammability and six drought-related variables: minimum leaf water potential (Ψ

resultsDrought-tolerant species did not have low shoot flammability, except for a negative relationship between ignition percentage and WD, and then only for conifers. In contrast, there were significant negative relationships between four of five shoot flammability variables and either or both Ψ

conclusionsPyro-ecophysiological traits, e.g. Ψ

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DroughtsFiresPlant ShootsPlant LeavesWaterWaterdrought tolerancefirewise plantingslive fuel moisture contentplant flammabilitypyro‐ecophysiologywater potential

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PMCPMC12572700

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