Deuterium labelling of roots provides evidence of deep water access and hydraulic lift by Pinus nigra in a Mediterranean forest of NE Spain

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-208

  Peñuelas, Josep ^a   Filella, Iolanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Hydraulic lift; Juniperus oxycedrus; Quercus ilex ballota; Water potential

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; ROOT SYSTEM;

SPAIN;

BALLOTA; ILEX; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS; PINUS NIGRA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 18344414921     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-8472(02)00070-9     Document Type: Article

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