The relationship between tree height and leaf area: Sapwood area ratio

Oecologia

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 12-20

  McDowell, Nate ^a   Barnard, H ^b,d   Bond, B J ^a   Hinckley, T ^c   Hubbard, R M ^b,d   Ishii, H ^c,j   Kostner B ^e   Magnani, F ^h   Marshall, J D ^g   Meinzer, F C ^f   Phillips, N ^a,k   Ryan, M G ^b,d   Whitehead, D ⁱ  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^e DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^f PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^h CNR   (Italy)

ⁱ LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^j HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^k BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Hydraulic architecture; Hydraulic limitation; Leaf area; Old trees; Sapwood area

Indexed keywords

HEIGHT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEAF AREA; TREE;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII VAR. MENZIESII;

EID: 0036944134     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-0904-x     Document Type: Article

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