American Journal of Botany, Vol. 100, No. 7, GLOBAL BIOLOGICAL CHANGE (July 2013), pp. 1332-1343 (12 pages) Premise of the study: Xylem structure determines the hydraulic and mechanical properties of ...

Consistent with a ubiquitous life history trade-off, trees exhibit a negative relationship between growth and longevity both among and within species. However, the mechanistic basis of this life ...