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Lack of co-ordination of stomatal, hydraulic and leaf browning traits in 16 perennial Australian grass species of differing climate origins
Arjunan Krishnananthaselvan, Vinod K. Jacob, Jinyan Yang…·Belinda E. Medlyn
The paper examines drought response mechanisms in 16 Australian grass species, finding that stomatal closure, hydraulic impairment, and leaf browning occur simultaneously, unlike in trees, and drought traits are not correlated with climate origin.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.04.736528