Simonin KA

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• Diverse mangroves deviate from other angiosperms in their genome size, leaf cell size and cell packing density relationships
• Maximum CO2 diffusion inside leaves is limited by the scaling of cell size and genome size
• The scaling of genome size and cell size limits maximum rates of photosynthesis with implications for ecological strategies
• Hydraulic traits are more diverse in flowers than in leaves
• Genome downsizing, physiological novelty, and the global dominance of flowering plants
• Water relations of Calycanthus flowers: Hydraulic conductance, capacitance, and embolism resistance
• Isotopic composition of transpiration and rates of change in leaf water isotopologue storage in response to environmental variables