Dwarf mistletoe affects whole-tree water relations of Douglas fir and western larch primarily through changes in leaf to sapwood ratios

Oecologia

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 42-52

  Sala, Anna ^a   Carey, Eileen V ^a,b   Callaway, Ragan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Dwarf mistletoe; Larix occidentalis; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Sap flow

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GROWTH; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITIC PLANT; WATER RELATIONS;

ABIES; ARCEUTHOBIUM PUSILLUM; CONIFEROPHYTA; LARIX; LARIX OCCIDENTALIS; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0035026240     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000503     Document Type: Article

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