Relations between stomatal closure, leaf turgor and xylem vulnerability in eight tropical dry forest trees

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 443-450

  Brodribb, T J ^a   Holbrook, N M ^a   Edwards, E J ^b   Gutierrez M V ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Percentage loss of conductivity; Pressure volume curve; Stomatal closure; Tropical dry forest trees; Turgor loss point; Water potential

Indexed keywords

DRY FOREST; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; STOMATA; TROPICAL FOREST; XYLEM;

EID: 0037352052     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.00975.x     Document Type: Article

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