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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5821-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5821-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Ideas and perspectives: Heat stress: more than hot air
Hans J. De Boeck
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centre of Excellence PLECO (Plant and Vegetation Ecology), Department
of Biology, Universiteit Antwerpen (Campus Drie Eiken), Universiteitsplein
1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
Helena Van De Velde
Centre of Excellence PLECO (Plant and Vegetation Ecology), Department
of Biology, Universiteit Antwerpen (Campus Drie Eiken), Universiteitsplein
1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
Terrestrial Ecology Unit, Department of Biology, Universiteit Gent,
K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Toon De Groote
Centre of Excellence PLECO (Plant and Vegetation Ecology), Department
of Biology, Universiteit Antwerpen (Campus Drie Eiken), Universiteitsplein
1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
Ivan Nijs
Centre of Excellence PLECO (Plant and Vegetation Ecology), Department
of Biology, Universiteit Antwerpen (Campus Drie Eiken), Universiteitsplein
1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Water availability influences thermal safety margins for leaves A. Cook et al.
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- Remote Sensing Monitoring of Summer Heat Waves–Urban Vegetation Interaction in Bucharest Metropolis M. Zoran et al.
- Mowing mitigated the sensitivity of ecosystem carbon fluxes responses to heat waves in a Eurasian meadow steppe X. Dong et al.
- Early Survival and Growth Plasticity of 33 Species Planted in 38 Arboreta across the European Atlantic Area A. Correia et al.
- Using functional–structural models to design architectural ideotypes of grapevine to cope with extreme heat and water stresses: a multi-criteria analysis M. Millan et al.
- Functional response of garlic to optimized regulated deficit irrigation (ORDI) across crop stages and years: Is physiological performance impaired at the most sensitive stages to water deficit? A. Sánchez-Virosta et al.
- Leaf temperature and its departure from ambient air temperature X. Lian et al.
- More realistic warming by including plant feedbacks: A new field-tested control method for infrared heating H. De Boeck et al.
- Application of 24-epibrassinolide promotes the development and growth of Genipa americana L. seedlings under varying shading levels G. Lima et al.
- Soil environmental anomalies dominate the responses of net ecosystem productivity to heatwaves in three Mongolian grasslands L. Qu et al.
- Explorations on cooling effect of small urban linear park design in low-rise, high-density district: The case of Gyeongui line forest park in Seoul E. Kim et al.
- Intraspecific diversity as a reservoir for heat-stress tolerance in sweet potato B. Heider et al.
- Agronomic Management for Enhancing Plant Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses: High and Low Values of Temperature, Light Intensity, and Relative Humidity A. Ferrante & L. Mariani
- Canopy architecture and leaf type as traits of heat resistance in pea E. Tafesse et al.
- Three‐dimensional soil heterogeneity modulates responses of grassland mesocosms to an experimentally imposed drought extreme Y. Liu et al.
- The handbook for standardized field and laboratory measurements in terrestrial climate change experiments and observational studies (ClimEx) A. Halbritter et al.
- A novel method for assessing climate change impacts in ecotron experiments I. Vanderkelen et al.
- Reclamation alters evapotranspiration and its biophysical controls in a meadow grassland on the Mongolian Plateau X. Dong et al.
- The complexity of heatwaves impact on terrestrial ecosystem carbon fluxes: Factors, mechanisms and a multi-stage analytical approach L. Qu et al.
- Rainfall relief or humidity havoc? The boon and curse of precipitation during heatwaves S. Bhattarai et al.
- Leaf temperature and its dependence on atmospheric CO2 and leaf size W. Konrad et al.
- Phenological Divergences in Vegetation with Land Surface Temperature Changes in Different Geographical Zones Y. Tian & B. Liu
- Heat tolerance of urban trees − A review G. Percival
- Potential impact of climate change on peanut yield in Senegal, West Africa B. Faye et al.
- Urban warming increases the temperature sensitivity of spring vegetation phenology at 292 cities across China L. Wang et al.
- Desiccant-based air dehumidifier and cooling system A. Al-Obaidi et al.
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Considering air temperature as a direct predictor of heat stress is misleading as physiological consequences from heat depend on tissue temperatures. This study helps to clarify more fundamentally when and how heat waves may lead to plant stress by demonstrating how several environmental variables contribute to tissue temperatures. This renders it easier for ecologists and agronomists to predict when the dangers of heat stress occurring are highest.
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