From epiphyte to tree: Differences in leaf structure and leaf water relations associated with the transition in growth form in eight species of hemiepiphytes

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 631-642

  Holbrook, N M ^a,c   Putz, F E ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clusia; Coussapoa; Epiphyte; Ficus; Hemiepiphyte; Leaf anatomy; Pressure volume curves; Stomatal density; Strangler

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000729303     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00398.x     Document Type: Article

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