Changes in sapwood permeability and anatomy with tree age and height in the broad-leaved evergreen species Eucalyptus regnans

Tree Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1113-1124

  England, Jacqueline R ^a,b   Attiwill, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Ensis   (Australia)

Author keywords

Development; Sapwood hydraulic conductivity

Indexed keywords

AGE; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; EVERGREEN TREE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERMEABILITY; STAND STRUCTURE; WATER FLOW;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS REGNANS;

EID: 34548329969     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/27.8.1113     Document Type: Article

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