Water relations and gas exchange of tropical saplings during a prolonged drought in a Bornean heath forest, with reference to root architecture

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 101-116

  Cao, Kun Fang ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dipterocarps; Drought tolerance; El Nino drought; Haze; Leaf water potential; Osmotic potential; Photosynthesis; Root architecture; Stomatal conductance; Tropical heath forest

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; GAS EXCHANGE; ROOT SYSTEM; SAPLING; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER RELATIONS;

BORNEO;

CLEISTANTHUS BARAMICUS; COTYLELOBIUM BURCKII; DIPTEROCARPUS BORNEENSIS; TRISTANIOPSIS OBOVATA;

EID: 0343066701     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400001292     Document Type: Article

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