A survey of root pressures in vines of a tropical lowland forest

Oecologia

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-196

  Ewers, Frank W ^a   Cochard, Herve ^b   Tyree, Melvin T ^c,d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c US Forest Service   (United States)

^d SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Barro Colorado; Island; Lianas; Root pressure; Vines; Xylem water potential

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; FERN; LIANA; ROOT PRESSURE; VINE; XYLEM PRESSURE;

PANAMA, BARRO COLORADO ISLAND;

DILLENIACEAE; DOLIOCARPUS MAJOR; LYGODIUM VENUSTRUM; POACEAE; RHIPIDOCLADUM RACEMIFLORUM;

EID: 0030618280     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050149     Document Type: Article

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