Water relations of amazonian várzea trees

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 361-364

  Parolin, Pia ^a   Müller, Ewald ^a   Junk, Wolfgang J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Transpiring Surface; Water Availability; Water Potential; Water Stress; Waterlogging; Xylem Sap Flux

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; FLOODPLAIN; SAP FLOW; TREE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER FLOW; WATER RELATIONS; WATER STORAGE; WATERLOGGING; XYLEM;

AMAZON RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

CRATEVA; NECTANDRA AMAZONUM; PSEUDOBOMBAX MUNGUBA; TABEBUIA; VITEX;

EID: 33748774166     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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