Responses of gas exchange to reversible changes in whole-plant transpiration rate in two conifer species

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 793-803

  Warren, C R ^a   Livingston, N J ^a   Turpin, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drought; Hydraulic limitation; Photosynthesis; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Stomatal conductance; Thuja plicata; Vapor pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; GAS EXCHANGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TRANSPIRATION;

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA; TRIXIS;

EID: 0041854535     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.12.793     Document Type: Article

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