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Integration of tree hydraulic processes and functional impairment to capture the drought resilience of a semiarid pine forest
Daniel Nadal-Sala
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), KIT-Campus Alpin, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals (CREAF), Campus de Bellaterra (UAB) Edifici C, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), KIT-Campus Alpin, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
David Kraus
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), KIT-Campus Alpin, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Uri Hochberg
Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
Tamir Klein
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
Yael Wagner
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
Fedor Tatarinov
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Dan Yakir
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Nadine K. Ruehr
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), KIT-Campus Alpin, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Institute of Geography and Geoecology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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A hydraulic model approach is presented that can be added to any physiologically based ecosystem model. Simulated plant water potential triggers stomatal closure, photosynthesis decline, root–soil resistance increases, and sapwood and foliage senescence. The model has been evaluated at an extremely dry site stocked with Aleppo pine and was able to represent gas exchange, soil water content, and plant water potential. The model also responded realistically regarding leaf senescence.
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