Thermodynamic insights into thermal acclimation of leaf dark respiration in two subtropical species: comparative analysis of MMRT and GTD models

In our study, the MMRT model is recommended to fit Rd-T response curves, and ΔC serves as a bridge between thermodynamic principles and species-specific thermal acclimation mechanisms, successfully distinguishing the strategy of C. glauca (associated with changing enzyme thermodynamics) from that of S. superba (independent of such thermodynamic adjustments).