S. Delzon

Combined drought resistance strategies and the hydraulic limit in co-existing Mediterranean woody species

The paper examines drought resistance strategies in Mediterranean woody species, finding interspecific variation in hydraulic and osmotic traits that lead to narrow hydraulic safety margins and risk of mortality near their distribution's dry margin.

Physiological trait networks enhance understanding of crop growth and water use in contrasting environments

The paper uses a process-based model to identify contrasting trait networks in maize that enhance growth and water use in different environments.

Locally adapted oak populations along an elevation gradient display different molecular strategies to regulate bud phenology.

Seasonal and long-term consequences of esca on grapevine stem xylem integrity

This study examines how esca disease affects xylem integrity in grapevines, showing that tyloses cause hydraulic failure in symptomatic shoots, but not in asymptomatic ones.

Modelling live fuel moisture content at leaf and canopy scale under extreme drought using SurEau-Ecos, a lumped plant hydraulic model

This paper uses the SurEau-Ecos model to simulate live fuel moisture content at leaf and canopy scales during drought, showing that foliage mortality and hydraulic traits drive LFMC changes.

Maternal effects and environmental filtering shape seed fungal communities in oak trees

The paper examines how maternal effects and environmental factors influence fungal communities in oak seeds across elevation gradients.

Adaptive introgression as a driver of local adaptation to climate in European white oaks

This study investigates adaptive introgression from Q. robur into Q. petraea populations across climate gradients, finding evidence of gene flow and its role in local adaptation.

In situ estimation of genetic variation of functional and ecological traits in Quercus petraea and Q. robur

The paper estimates genetic parameters like heritability and genetic correlations in natural oak stands using in situ methods and compares them with ex situ experiments.

Plants resistance to drought relies on early stomata closure

The paper challenges the assumption that stomatal closure timing is linked to embolism resistance, showing stomata close earlier in drought-resistant species, which may accelerate plant death.