Limits to water transport in Juniperus osteosperma and Pinus edulis: Implications for drought tolerance and regulation of transpiration

Functional Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 906-911

  Linton, M J ^a,b   Sperry, J S ^a,c   Williams, D G ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductance; Pinyon Juniper communities; Stomatal regulation; Xylem cavitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032456668     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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