M. Mencuccini

Thermal regulation shapes the coordination of stomatal conductance, transpiration, and photosynthesis in rice.

Heat-stress driven by global warming alters rice (Oryza sativa) water-use dynamics. To assess adaptive water-use strategies under elevated air temperature, we conducted a three-year whole-season experiment in natural light climate chambers with ambient, +1 °C, +2 °C, and +5 °C warming treatments. Stomatal conductance (...

Rooting for water: Bridging Plant Hydraulics and Ecohydrology to Predict Drought Stress

Forests regulate climate and sustain biodiversity, but their resilience is increasingly threatened by drought-induced hydraulic failure, when xylem water transport is impaired by embolism. A critical but poorly constrained determinant of this risk largely due to limited observations of deep root water uptake is the amo...

Amazonian trees under long-term drought exposure are more resilient to El Niño extreme

The rising frequency and intensity of extreme droughts across the Amazon raises uncertainty about the capacity of tropical forests to adjust to future climate. Here, we combined the severe 2023 El Niño drought with a multi-decadal throughfall-exclusion experiment to compare eco-physiological resilience between pre-expo...

Optimizing stand density enhances tree resilience in Robinia pseudoacacia L. plantations