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Drought and resprouting plants.

Melanie J B Zeppel¹, Sandy P Harrison^1,2, Henry D Adams³

¹Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia.

The New Phytologist

|June 11, 2016

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Resprouting species can better withstand drought and recover faster than non-resprouters. This resilience suggests minimal impact from increased drought stress on resprouter-dominated ecosystems, though more research is needed.

Keywords:

carbon starvation drought-induced mortality global vegetation model hydraulic failure nonresprouter post-disturbance recovery post-drought recovery resprouter

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Climate Change Biology
Plant Physiology

Background:

Drought stress is increasing globally, impacting ecosystems.
Many ecosystems rely on resprouting species for biomass recovery after stress.
Ecosystem response assessments often overlook the resilience of resprouting species.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the resilience and recovery of resprouting species under drought stress.
To highlight the importance of resprouting in ecosystem response to climate change.
To identify knowledge gaps in modeling resprouting for climate change impact assessments.

Main Methods:

Comparative analysis of hydraulic and allocation traits.
Review of evidence on ecosystem recovery rates.
Identification of knowledge gaps for future modeling.

Main Results:

Resprouting species exhibit greater resilience to drought than non-resprouters.
Ecosystems dominated by resprouters demonstrate faster post-disturbance recovery.
Resprouters' ability to avoid mortality and recover rapidly suggests lower vulnerability to drought.

Conclusions:

Resprouting is a key trait for ecosystem resilience in the face of increased drought.
Current climate change impact models may underestimate ecosystem stability due to lack of explicit resprouting representation.
Further research is crucial to integrate resprouting dynamics into carbon cycle and climate change models.