Angiosperm wood structure: Global patterns in vessel anatomy and their relation to wood density and potential conductivity.

Abstract:

:Woody stems comprise a large biological carbon fraction and determine water transport between roots and leaves; their structure and function can influence both carbon and hydrological cycles. While angiosperm wood anatomy and density determine hydraulic conductivity and mechanical strength, little is known about interrelations across many species. We compiled a global data set comprising two anatomical traits for 3005 woody angiosperms: mean vessel lumen area (Ā) and number per unit area (N). From these, we calculated vessel lumen fraction (F = ĀN) and size to number ratio (S = Ā/N), a new vessel composition index. We examined the extent to which F and S influenced potential sapwood specific stem conductivity (K(S)) and wood density (D; dry mass/fresh volume). F and S varied essentially independently across angiosperms. Variation in K(S) was driven primarily by S, and variation in D was virtually unrelated to F and S. Tissue density outside vessel lumens (D(N)) must predominantly influence D. High S should confer faster K(S) but incur greater freeze-thaw embolism risk. F should also affect K(S), and both F and D(N) should influence mechanical strength, capacitance, and construction costs. Improved theory and quantification are needed to better understand ecological costs and benefits of these three distinct dimensions.

journal_name

Am J Bot

authors

Zanne AE,Westoby M,Falster DS,Ackerly DD,Loarie SR,Arnold SE,Coomes DA

doi

10.3732/ajb.0900178

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-02-01 00:00:00

pages

207-15

issue

2

eissn

0002-9122

issn

1537-2197

pii

97/2/207

journal_volume

97

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