Laurel forests in Tenerife, Canary Islands: II. Efficiency of the water conducting system in Laurus azorica trees

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 538-546

  Cermák, Jan ^a   Jiménez, M Soledad ^b   González Rodríguez, Agueda M ^b   Morales, Domingo ^b  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Laurel forest; Laurus azorica; Water conducting system; Xylem sap flow

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; TISSUE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER; WOOD;

LAUREL FORESTS; LAURUS AZORICA; WATER CONDUCTING SYSTEMS; XYLEM SAP FLOWS;

FORESTRY;

EFFICIENCY; PLANT TISSUES; TRANSPIRATION; TREES; WATER; WOOD;

LAURUS; LAURUS AZORICA;

EID: 27144531278     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-002-0198-y     Document Type: Article

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