Control of transpiration from the upper canopy of a tropical forest: The role of stomatal, boundary layer and hydraulic architecture components

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1242-1252

  Meinzer, F C ^a   Andrade, J L ^a   Goldstein, G ^b   Holbrook, N M ^c   Cavelier, J ^d   Jackson, P ^e  

^a HAWAII AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic architecture; Stomata; Transpiration; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030832702     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-26.x     Document Type: Article

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