Biomechanical and hydraulic determinants of tree structure in scots pine: Anatomical characteristics

Tree Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-113

  Mencuccini, Maurizio ^a,c   Grace, John ^b   Fioravanti, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c United States Department of Agriculture   (United States)

Author keywords

heartwood; Pinus sylvestris; sapwood; xylem anatomy; xylem conductivity; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0030941684     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/17.2.105     Document Type: Article

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