Changes in vessel anatomy in response to mechanical loading in six species of tropical trees

New Phytologist

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 610-622

  Christensen Dalsgaard, Karen K ^a,b   Fournier, Meriem ^c,d   Ennos, Anthony R ^a   Barfod, Anders S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Campus Agronomique   (France)

^d AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Hydraulic architecture; Hydraulic mechanical trade off; Mechanical adaptation; Rooting morphology; Tropical trees; Vascular anatomy

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADAPTATION; ANATOMY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TRADE-OFF; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE; XYLEM;

BIOMECHANICS; PLANT ROOTS; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER; XYLEM;

EID: 35448995666     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02227.x     Document Type: Article

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