Effect of height on tree hydraulic conductance incompletely compensated by xylem tapering

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 359-364

  Zaehle, S ^a  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydraulic limitation theory; Leaf specific conductance; Pipe model; Plant hydraulic architecture; WBE

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; XYLEM;

EID: 20444400895     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2005.00953.x     Document Type: Review

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