Atmospheric and hydraulic limitations on transpiration in Brazilian cerrado woody species

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 273-282

  Meinzer, F C ^a   Goldstein, G ^b   Franco, A C ^c   Bustamante, M ^c   Igler, E ^d   Jackson, P ^e   Caldas, L ^c   Rundel, P W ^e  

^a HAWAII AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Plant water relations; Sap flow; Stomata; Tropical savannas

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032999957     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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