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. 2011 Oct 20;63(2):643–658. doi: 10.1093/jxb/err270

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Fig. 1. — A theoretical framework for the construction of vulnerability curves according to the degree that leaves recover in leaf hydraulic conductance (K_leaf) with rehydration. The black line is the ‘true’ vulnerability curve, the grey line is the vulnerability curve plotting K_leaf against ‘Ψ_lowest’, and the grey dotted line is the vulnerability curve plotting K_leaf against ‘Ψ_final’. Bounding cases were considered: (a) leaves were non-recoverable in their K_leaf during the measurement; (b) leaves were totally recoverable in their K_leaf; and (c) leaves were partially recoverable in their K_leaf (see the Materials and methods).