Xylem acoustic signals from mature Pinus sylvestris during an extended drought

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Perks, Michael P ^a,b   Irvine, James ^a   Grace, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drought; Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine); Time domain reflectometry; Ultrasonic acoustic emissions; Xylem cavitation

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DROUGHT STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; XYLEM;

CONIFERALES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 2142793132     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2003079     Document Type: Article

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