The role of stem recharge in reducing the winter desiccation of Picea engelmannii (Pinaceae) needles at alpine timberline

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1351-1355

  Sowell, John B ^a   Mcnulty, Seth P ^a   Schilling, Bradley K ^a  

^a WESTERN STATE COLORADO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alpine timberline; Engelmann spruce; needle desiccation; Picea engelmannii; Pinaceae; water relations; winter

Indexed keywords

PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PINACEAE;

EID: 0030457422     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446122     Document Type: Article

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