Diversity of hydraulic conductance in leaves of temperate and tropical species: Possible causes and consequences

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-60

  Tyree, M T ^a   Sobrado, M A ^b   Stratton, L J ^c   Becker, P ^d  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Borneo; Brunei; Leaf hydraulic conductance; Sclerophylly; Temperate and tropical leaves; Vermont

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001773585     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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