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atmospheric vapour pressure deficits. J Exp Bot 66:1845–1850
Devi MJ, Sinclair TR, Taliercio E (2015b) Comparisons of the effects of elevated vapour pressure
deficit on gene expression in leaves among two fast-wilting and a slow-wilting soybean. PLoS
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tree health. Ecol Evol 3(8):2711–2729
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and anatomical components involved in higher water loss rates after leaf development at high
humidity. J Plant Physiol 170:890–898
Fanourakis D, Bouranis D, Giday H, Carvalho DR, Nejad AR, Ottosen CO (2016) Improving
stomatal functioning at elevated growth air humidity: a review. J Plant Physiol 207:51–60
Fatichi S, Molnar P, Mastrotheodoros T, Burlando P (2015) Diurnal and seasonal changes in nearsurface humidity in a complex orography. J Geophys Res Atmos 120:2358–2374
Fu G, Shen ZX (2016) Environmental humidity regulates effects of experimental warming on
vegetation index and biomass production in an alpine meadow of the Northern Tibet. PLoS One
11(10):e0165643
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responses revealed by transcriptome-metabolome co-analysis. BMC Plant Biol 17(1):120
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(2014) Elevated atmospheric CO2 and humidity delay leaf fall in Betula pendula, but not in
Alnus glutinosa or Populus tremula  tremuloides. Ann For Sci 71:831–842
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Greenhouse gas fluxes in an open air humidity manipulation experiment. Landsc Ecol
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J Hortic Sci 65:31–39
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temperate broad-leaved forest during seasonal soil drought. Trees 19(6):628–637
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aspects of rainfall. Plant Cell Environ 18:431–438
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projections for European impact research. Reg Environ Chang 14(2):563–578
Jasińska AK, Alber M, Tullus A, Rahi M, Sellin A (2015) Impact of elevated atmospheric humidity
on anatomical and hydraulic traits of xylem in hybrid aspen. Funct Plant Biol 42(6):565–578
Kaldenhoff R, Grote K, Zhu J, Zimmermann U (1998) Significance of plasmalemma aquaporins for
water transport in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant J 14:121–128
Kellomäki S, Wang KY (2001) Growth and resource use of birch seedlings under elevated carbon
dioxide and temperature. Ann Bot 87(5):669–682
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communis L. (castor bean) by leaf to air vapour pressure deficit. Plant Physiol 99:1426–1434
Dessler AE, Schoeberl MR, Wang T, Davis SM, Rosenlof KH (2013) Stratospheric water vapour
feedback. Proc Natl Acad Sci 110:18087–18091
Devi MJ, Taliercio EW, Sinclair TR (2015a) Leaf expansion of soybean subjected to high and low
atmospheric vapour pressure deficits. J Exp Bot 66:1845–1850
Devi MJ, Sinclair TR, Taliercio E (2015b) Comparisons of the effects of elevated vapour pressure
deficit on gene expression in leaves among two fast-wilting and a slow-wilting soybean. PLoS
One 10:e0139134
Eamus D, Boulain N, Cleverly J, Breshears DD (2013) Global change-type drought-induced tree
mortality: vapour pressure deficit is more important than temperature per se in causing decline in
tree health. Ecol Evol 3(8):2711–2729
Fanourakis D, Heuvelink E, Carvalho SM (2013) A comprehensive analysis of the physiological
and anatomical components involved in higher water loss rates after leaf development at high
humidity. J Plant Physiol 170:890–898
Fanourakis D, Bouranis D, Giday H, Carvalho DR, Nejad AR, Ottosen CO (2016) Improving
stomatal functioning at elevated growth air humidity: a review. J Plant Physiol 207:51–60
Fatichi S, Molnar P, Mastrotheodoros T, Burlando P (2015) Diurnal and seasonal changes in nearsurface humidity in a complex orography. J Geophys Res Atmos 120:2358–2374
Fu G, Shen ZX (2016) Environmental humidity regulates effects of experimental warming on
vegetation index and biomass production in an alpine meadow of the Northern Tibet. PLoS One
11(10):e0165643
Georgii E, Jin M, Zhao J et al (2017) Relationships between drought, heat and air humidity
responses revealed by transcriptome-metabolome co-analysis. BMC Plant Biol 17(1):120
Godbold D, Tullus A, Kupper P, Sõber J, Ostonen I, Godbold JA, Lukac M, Ahmed IU, Smith AR
(2014) Elevated atmospheric CO2 and humidity delay leaf fall in Betula pendula, but not in
Alnus glutinosa or Populus tremula  tremuloides. Ann For Sci 71:831–842
Hansen R, Mander Ü, Soosaar K, Maddison M, Lõhmus K, Kupper P, Kanal A, Sõber J (2013)
Greenhouse gas fluxes in an open air humidity manipulation experiment. Landsc Ecol
28:637–649
Holder R, Cockshull K (1990) Effects of humidity on the growth and yield of glasshouse tomatoes.
J Hortic Sci 65:31–39
Hölscher D, Koch O, Korn S, Leuschner C (2005) Sap flux of five co-occurring tree species in a
temperate broad-leaved forest during seasonal soil drought. Trees 19(6):628–637
Hovenden MJ, Vander Schoor JK, Osanai Y (2012) Relative humidity has dramatic impacts on leaf
morphology but little effect on stomatal index or density in Nothofagus cunninghamii
(Nothofagaceae). Aust J Bot 60:700–706
IPCC (2013) Climate change 2013: the physical science basis. In: Stocker TF, Qin D, Plattner G-K,
Tignor M, Allen SK, Boschung J, Nauels A, Xia Y, Bex V, Midgley PM (eds) Contribution of
Working Group I to the fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Ishibashi M, Terashima I (1995) Effects of continuous leaf wetness on photosynthesis: adverse
aspects of rainfall. Plant Cell Environ 18:431–438
Jacob D, Petersen J, Eggert B et al (2014) EURO-CORDEX: new high-resolution climate change
projections for European impact research. Reg Environ Chang 14(2):563–578
Jasińska AK, Alber M, Tullus A, Rahi M, Sellin A (2015) Impact of elevated atmospheric humidity
on anatomical and hydraulic traits of xylem in hybrid aspen. Funct Plant Biol 42(6):565–578
Kaldenhoff R, Grote K, Zhu J, Zimmermann U (1998) Significance of plasmalemma aquaporins for
water transport in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant J 14:121–128
Kellomäki S, Wang KY (2001) Growth and resource use of birch seedlings under elevated carbon
dioxide and temperature. Ann Bot 87(5):669–682
332
E. Oksanen et al.