Winter hydraulic conductivity and xylem cavitation in coniferous trees from upper and lower treeline

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 397-403

  Sparks, J P ^a   Black, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; TREELINE; XYLEM;

LARIX LYALLII; LARIX OCCIDENTALIS; PINUS ALBICAULIS; PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 0034446735     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552388     Document Type: Article

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