Claim · model-written summary
Recovery treatment reduced tree growth rates.
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Verbatim
e0“trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides)”
e1“Trees in the recovery treatment also exhibited lower growth rates and increased xylem damage in their older rings.”
Title
Lack of Hydraulic Acclimation in Response to Multiple Droughts and Recovery
Jaycie C. Fickle; Kelly L. Kerr; Lillie I. Congram; et al. Plant Cell & Environment 2026. doi:10.1111/pce.70671
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Intervention effect A recovery year between two droughts gave trees less drought resilience than consecutive drought treatments.
- Intervention effect Recovery treatment increased xylem damage in older rings.
- Intervention effect No hydraulic acclimation to severe drought was detected over time.
- Intervention effect The authors infer severe repeated drought raises hydraulic vulnerability.