Hydraulic segmentation does not protect stems from acute water loss during fire
TREE PHYSIOLOGY, 41(10), 1785–1793.
author keywords: burn; cavitation; combustion; heat plume; Magnolia grandiflora; scorch; water transport
MeSH headings : Fires; Plant Leaves; Plant Stems; Trees; Water; Xylem
TL;DR:
The results indicate that the fire-plume hypothesis can be expanded to include a wide range of burning conditions experienced by plants, and high rates of water loss are sustained during burning, even when leaves are killed or completely consumed.
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