Patterns and drivers of leaf thermoregulation in rainforest trees of the Australian Wet Tropics
Middleby, Kali (2024) Patterns and drivers of leaf thermoregulation in rainforest trees of the Australian Wet Tropics. PhD thesis, James Cook University.
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Abstract
Kali Middleby examines how leaf traits vary within species of tropical rainforest trees in the Australian Wet Tropics, and how this variation impacts leaf temperatures and the ability of plants to avoid heat stress. She demonstrates that trait variation can enhance leaf cooling in warmer climates, but this effect is species and context-dependent.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
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| Copyright Information: | Copyright © 2024 Kali Middleby |
| Additional Information: | Three publications arising from this thesis are stored in ResearchOnline@JCU, at time of processing. Please see the Related URLS. The publications are: [Chapter 2] Middleby, Kali B., Cheesman, Alexander W., and Cernusak, Lucas A. (2024) Impacts of elevated temperature and vapour pressure deficit on leaf gas exchange and plant growth across six tropical rainforest tree species. New Phytologist, 243 (2). pp. 648-661. [Chapter 4] Middleby, Kali B., Cheesman, Alexander W., Hopkinson, Richard, Baker, Leesa, Ramirez Garavito, Sebastian, Breed, Martin F., and Cernusak, Lucas A. (2025) Ecotypic Variation in Leaf Thermoregulation and Heat Tolerance but Not Thermal Safety Margins in Tropical Trees. Plant, Cell & Environment, 48 (1). pp. 649-663. [Chapter 5] Middleby, Kali B., Jordan, Rebecca, Cheesman, Alexander W., Rossetto, Maurizio, Breed, Martin F., Crayn, Darren M., and Cernusak, Lucas A. (2025) Local Adaptation Drives Leaf Thermoregulation in Tropical Rainforest Trees. Global Change Biology, 31 (9). e70461. |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jul 2026 23:44 |
| FoR Codes: | 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3108 Plant biology > 310899 Plant biology not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences @ 100% |
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