Late-stage canopy tree species with extremely low δ13C and high stomatal sensitivity to seasonal soil drought in the tropical rainforest of French Guiana

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 445-459

  Bonal, D ^a   Barigah, T S ^a   Granier, A ^a   Guehl, Jean Marc ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope composition; Late stage canopy tree; Leaf gas exchange; Leaf water potential; Sap flow; Seasonal drought; Tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; DROUGHT STRESS; RAINFOREST; WATER RELATIONS;

FRENCH GUIANA;

DIPLOTROPIS PURPUREA; EPERUA FALCATA; VIROLA SURINAMENSIS;

EID: 0034029608     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2000.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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