Sentences with phrase «develops hydraulic failure»

The more readily a plant or tree develops hydraulic failure, the more susceptible it is to drought.
To study how Amazonian trees responded to drought, Santiago's team plucked branches from the tops of trees in French Guiana's Paracou Research Station and studied them in a lab to determine how readily they develop hydraulic failure, which is a function of their physics, including the dimensions of their plumbing and the pressure their vessels can withstand.
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