Xylem hydraulic properties of roots and stems of nine Mediterranean woody species

Oecologia

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-29

  Martínez Vilalta, Jordi ^a   Prat, Ester ^a   Oliveras, Imma ^a   Piñol, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought; Hydraulic limits; Trade off; Water transport; Xylem embolism

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; ROOT SYSTEM; STEM; WATER RELATIONS; WOODY PLANT; XYLEM;

SPAIN;

ACER; ACER MONSPESSULANUM; ARBUTUS; ARBUTUS UNEDO; CISTUS; ILEX; ILEX AQUIFOLIUM; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS; PHILLYREA; PHILLYREA LATIFOLIA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX; SORBUS; SORBUS TORMINALIS; TORMINALIS;

EID: 0036940426     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-1009-2     Document Type: Article

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