Different roads, same destination: The shared future of plant ecophysiology and ecohydrology.

Autor: Wilkening JV; Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.; St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA., Feng X; Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.; St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA., Dawson TE; Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.; Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA., Thompson SE; Civil, Environmental, and Mining Engineering, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.; Centre for Water and Spatial Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Plant, cell & environment [Plant Cell Environ] 2024 Sep; Vol. 47 (9), pp. 3447-3465. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 10.
DOI: 10.1111/pce.14937
Abstrakt: Terrestrial water fluxes are substantially mediated by vegetation, while the distribution, growth, health, and mortality of plants are strongly influenced by the availability of water. These interactions, playing out across multiple spatial and temporal scales, link the disciplines of plant ecophysiology and ecohydrology. Despite this connection, the disciplines have provided complementary, but largely independent, perspectives on the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum since their crystallization as modern scientific disciplines in the late 20th century. This review traces the development of the two disciplines, from their respective origins in engineering and ecology, their largely independent growth and maturation, and the eventual development of common conceptual and quantitative frameworks. This common ground has allowed explicit coupling of the disciplines to better understand plant function. Case studies both illuminate the limitations of the disciplines working in isolation, and reveal the exciting possibilities created by consilience between the disciplines. The histories of the two disciplines suggest opportunities for new advances will arise from sharing methodologies, working across multiple levels of complexity, and leveraging new observational technologies. Practically, these exchanges can be supported by creating shared scientific spaces. This review argues that consilience and collaboration are essential for robust and evidence-based predictions and policy responses under global change.
(© 2024 The Authors. Plant, Cell & Environment published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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