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Plant height and climate variability

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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In a study of plant response to climate change, researchers sampled 537 plant species in climate zones around the world and found that tall plants had wider water-conducting vessels than short plants, and that, perhaps consequently, tall plants were more vulnerable than short plants to water-blocking embolisms caused by drought or cold, according to the authors.

Article #17-21728: "Plant height and hydraulic vulnerability to drought and cold," by Mark E. Olson et al.

MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Olson, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, MEXICO; e-mail: <molson@ib.unam.mx>

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