SynthesisNature communications2026
Decoupling of stomatal conductance, transpiration and photosynthesis in terrestrial plants under elevated temperature: a meta-analysis.
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- Stomatal decoupling during heatwaves does not alter leaf cooling or recovery in Quercus ilex under long-term experimental drought.Tree physiology · 2026Article
- Stomatal Decoupling From Photosynthesis Under High Temperatures Is Consistent With Stomatal Optimisation.Global change biology · 2026Article
- Metabolic Plasticity Versus Conservative Strategies: How Nitrogen Form and Foliar Proline Modulate Genotypic Heat Stress Responses in Tomato.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Photosynthetic rate dominates the seasonal variation of tree intrinsic water-use efficiency in the humid East Asian Monsoon region.Tree physiology · 2026Article
- Predicting Potential Distribution of the Acanthopanax Sessiliflorus in China Under Future Climate Scenarios Based the Optimized Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) Model.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Multi-tissue transcriptomic profiling of foxtail millet in response to drought and rewatering.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Coupling between stomatal conductance and photosynthesis of subtropical tree seedlings under warming and progressive drought.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- UV-B and far-red light shape morphological and phytochemical responses in kratom.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
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Abstract
Elevated temperatures pose challenges to stomatal conductance, which regulates transpiration and photosynthesis. However, the coupling of stomatal conductance, transpiration and photosynthesis may shift with warming. Here, we synthesize evidence from a meta-analysis of 207 studies to assess leaf physiological responses to warming. On average, the responses of stomatal conductance are highly variable, exhibiting no consistent directional trend, whereas transpiration increases and photosynthesis decreases, reflecting a shift towards transpirational cooling. Stomatal conductance declines until temperatures exceed 5 °C above ambient, whereas transpiration remains stable under warming <3 °C. Beyond these two thresholds, both stomatal conductance and transpiration increase with further warming. The sensitivity of stomatal conductance, photosynthesis, and water-use efficiency to warming varies substantially among plant functional types, with distinct responses across life forms, phylogenetic groups, and photosynthetic pathways. Higher mean annual temperature amplifies the positive responses of stomatal conductance and transpiration to warming, whereas greater mean annual precipitation mitigates the warming-induced declines in photosynthesis. Elevated CO
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