Vulnerability to drought-induced embolism of Bornean heath and dipterocarp forest trees

Tree Physiology

Volumn 18, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 583-588

  Tyree, Melvin T ^a,b   Patiño, Sandra ^a   Becker, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air injection technique; Tropical forest; Water stress

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE; UNDERSTORY;

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM;

EID: 0031660537     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/18.8-9.583     Document Type: Conference Paper

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