Stomatal responses to drought at a Mediterranean site: A comparative study of co-occurring woody species differing in leaf longevity

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 987-996

  Mediavilla, Sonia ^a   Escudero, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deciduous species; Evergreen species; Predawn water potential; Stomatal conductance; Vapor pressure difference

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DROUGHT; LEAF; LONGEVITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WOODY PLANT;

BALLOTA; CRATAEGUS; CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA; ILEX; PYRUS; PYRUS BOURGAEANA; PYRUS COMMUNIS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS FAGINEA; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS PYRENAICA; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 0142031486     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.14.987     Document Type: Article

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