Below-ground hydraulic conductance is a function of environmental conditions and tree size in Scots pine

Functional Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1072-1083

  Martinez Vilalta J ^a,c   Korakaki, E ^a   Vanderklein, D ^a,b   Mencuccini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Root water transport; Sap flow; Stem diameter variations; Tree height; Variable hydraulic resistance

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; ELASTICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SAP FLOW; SIZE EFFECT; STEM; TRANSPIRATION; WATER RETENTION;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 36248944147     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01332.x     Document Type: Article

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