Photosynthetic and water transport strategies of plants along a tropical forest aridity gradient: a test of optimality theory
H. Zhang-Zheng, Y. Malhi, A. Gvozdevaite, T. Peprah, M. Boackye, K. Zieminska, S. Adu-Bredu, J. Aguirre-Gutierrez, D. Sandoval, C. Prentice, I. Oliveras
The paper tests optimality theory predictions on plant photosynthetic and water transport traits along an aridity gradient in Ghana, finding support for photosynthetic trends but inconsistency in hydraulic traits.
bioRxiv · Jan 10, 2023Ecology