Reliance on stored water increases with tree size in three species in the Pacific Northwest

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 237-245

  Phillips, N G ^a   Ryan, M G ^b,c   Bond, B J ^d   McDowell, N G ^d   Hinckley, T M ^e   Cermak J ^f  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

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

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Hydraulic capacitance; Pinus ponderosa; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Quercus garryana; Sapwood; Water storage; Xylem

Indexed keywords

SIZE; TREE; WATER STORAGE; XYLEM;

ABIES; PINUS PONDEROSA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS GARRYANA;

EID: 0037367905     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.4.237     Document Type: Article

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