最高热带龙脑香树的水力系统不受高度影响

Height does not impair the hydraulic system of the tallest tropical Dipterocarp trees Paulo Bittencourt1,2*†, Arne Scheire2†, Palasiah Jotan3†, Jehova Lourenço Jr.4, Lindsay F. Banin5, Mohd Aminur Faiz bin Suis6,7, David F. R. P. Burslem8, Bradley Christoffersen9, David Coomes10, Peter Groenendijk11, Steven Jansen12, Tommaso Jucker13, Radim Matula3, Maurizio Mencuccini14,15, Rafael Oliveira11, Roman Plichta16, Reuben Nilus6, Rolando Robert6, Martin Svátek16, Lucy Rowland2 Half of the aboveground biomass in forests is stored in a disproportionately small number of very tall trees. These giants are predicted to be more vulnerable to drought- induced damage because height impairs their hydraulic system. We evaluated whether the hydraulic system of world’s tallest tropical tree species—Southeast Asian dipterocarps— are negatively affected by their height. …