Vulnerability to xylem cavitation and the distribution of Sonoran desert vegetation

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1287-1299

  Pockman, William T ^a,b   Sperry, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative approach; Sonoran desert vegetation; Species distribution; Water relations; Xylem cavitation; Xylem conducting efficiency

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; DESERT; DROUGHT STRESS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION; XYLEM;

NORTH AMERICA; SONORAN DESERT;

ACACIA; AMBROSIA DUMOSA; BACCHARIS; CERCIDIUM MICROPHYLLUM; ENCELIA FARINOSA; FOUQUIERIA SPLENDENS; FRAXINUS VELUTINA; JUNIPERUS MONOSPERMA; LARREA TRIDENTATA; POPULUS FREMONTII; PROSOPIS VELUTINA; SALIX GOODDINGII; TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA;

EID: 0033827101     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656722     Document Type: Article

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