Responses of sap flux and stomatal conductance of Pinus taeda L. trees to stepwise reductions in leaf area

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 49, Issue 322, 1998, Pages 871-878

  Pataki, Diane E ^a   Oren, Ram ^a   Phillips, Nathan ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy stomatal conductance; Defoliation; Hydraulic conductance; Sap flux; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0031957445     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/49.322.871     Document Type: Article

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