B002
Addressing Spatial-Temporal Variation, Plasticity and Acclimation of Key Hydraulic and Photosynthetic Plant Traits for Predicting Forest Responses to Climate Change

Session ID#: 74124

Session Description:
Modeling forest responses to climate change is challenging but critical for predicting global carbon- and water-cycles, and impacts on natural resources. Most plant, vegetation and earth system models are based on biophysical processes and require plant traits for their parameterization. Plant hydraulic traits are slowly gaining importance in these models, as productivity and mortality are correlated with a plant’s capacity to transport water to photosynthetic organs. This session intends to be multidisciplinary and to bridge knowledge gaps between scientists working at different scales (from plant organs to earth system models) and in different experimental settings (field observations, controlled experiments, or modeling) to address the following questions: How should we incorporate spatial-temporal trait intra-specific and inter-specific variability in models? How should we address trait acclimation and plasticity? What do we know about plant, forest or ecosystem traits’ acclimation? Which are the research paths we should follow to better predict forest responses?
Index Terms:

0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0439 Ecosystems, structure and dynamics [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0466 Modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0476 Plant ecology [BIOGEOSCIENCES]

Primary Convener:  Martin Venturas, University of Utah, School of Biological Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Conveners:  Anna T Trugman1, Yujie Wang1 and Xiaonan Tai2, (1)University of Utah, School of Biological Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, United States(2)University of Utah, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Primary Liaison:  Martin Venturas, University of Utah, School of Biological Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
 
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