Embolism vulnerability in drought-deciduous and evergreen species of a tropical dry forest

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 383-391

  Sobrado, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Deciduous trees; Embolism vulnerability; Hydraulic conductance; Sclerophylls evergreen; Tropical forest; Water relations; Xylem dysfunction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030731262     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(97)80030-6     Document Type: Article

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