Gas exchange and carbon isotope discrimination of Juniperus osteosperma and Juniperus occidentalis across environmental gradients in the Great Basin of western North America

Tree Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 421-433

  Moore, Darrin J ^a   Nowak, Robert S ^a   Tausch, Robin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope composition; Daily carbon gain; Daily water use; Leaf nitrogen; Mesophyll conductance; Plant water potential; Stomatal conductance; Utah juniper; Western juniper

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GAS EXCHANGE;

GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA;

JUNIPERUS OCCIDENTALIS; JUNIPERUS OSTEOSPERMA;

EID: 0033151306     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/19.7.421     Document Type: Article

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