δ13C of wood in growth-rings indicates cambial activity of drought-stressed trees of Eucalyptus globulus

Functional Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 655-664

  Macfarlane, C ^a   Adams, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basic density; Biomass; Carbon isotope discrimination; Leaf area; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; DROUGHT STRESS; GROWTH; LEAF; TREE RING;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 0031690281     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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