Hydraulic constraints in the functional scaling of trees

Tree Physiology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 553-565

  Mencuccini, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biomass allocation; Fractals; Hydraulic conductance; Xylem

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DIAMETER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; TREE;

ACER; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; PLANT STEM; SWEATING; TREE;

ACER; BIOMASS; PINUS; PLANT STEMS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; TREES;

EID: 0036018219     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/22.8.553     Document Type: Article

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